The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04
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but the management is giving it all
proper attention and will be heard
from in due time. We are assured
that every possible effort will be made
to make it a. grand success and that
liberal cash premiums will be awarded
on allfield crops, stock &c. The pre-
MUM list will be out and we advise
our friends to send their postofice ad.
dress to Mr.. P. M. Wilson, Secretary,
Raleigh, N. c., for a copy when Is
sued.
| The PROGRESSIVE FARMER wants
to see adepartmentin our State Fair, in
charge Of 661d Soldiers, filled with war
relics, mementoes, trophies and curl
osities for oureiyoung people to see.
Let it be understood that this depart
ment will gladly and thankfully re-
cieve contributions of any and all kinds,
which are to be sold at a moderate
price. Let it be made really attractive,
and let all the proceeds goto the fund
for building the Confederate soldiers
Home. Agood sum may thus be raised
and at the same time add greatly to
the attraction and interest of the Fair.
y DR.. Station, of Edgecombe
county, a lover of fine stock, and one
Of the most progressive men in the
State, has satisfied himself by expert
ment and test, Of the value of cotton
seed hulls as feed for cattle. He uses
it, as does Mr.. Upchurch and others
who have succeeded SO well with it,
in connection with cotton seed meal.
| While some of our most enterprising
farmers are thus bringing to light,
new ideas and new Developments in
progressive thought, there are others
who are contributing no less valuable
lessons by adhering to some of the old
ideas of the olden time. Thus, our
good friend, Mr.. T. B. Lindsay, of
Douglas, N. c., has never abandoned
the idea that sheep can be made to
pay. He attends to his flock. He
has just clipped his flock and the av-
erage per head, was 6a pounds of
wool.
The Interstate Farmers Asso.
citation will meet in Montgomery, Ala,
on the third Wednesday in August
This body is composed of representa-
tive farmers from all the Southern
States, who are appointed by the Vice
Presidents of each of the States. The
following are the officers. L. L. Polk,
| President; Hon. Robert Beverly, of
Virginia, Vice President for the States
at large; J. |. Cheney, of Montgom-
cry, Ala, Secretary and Treasurer;
R. F. Kolb, Vice-President for Ala
bama; l.. P. Featherston, Vice do. for
Arkansas; J. P. Fort, Vice do. for
Georgia; J. G. Petersen, Vice do. for
Florida; John Dymond, Vice do. for
Louisiana; J. P. Henry, Vice do. for
Mississippi; Elias Carr, Vice do. for
North Carolina; E A. McIver, Vice
do. for South Carolina; B. M. Hord,
Vice do. for Tennessee; G. B. Pickett,
Vice do. for Texas; L.. d. Yarrell,
Vice do. Virginia,
Elsewhere we refer to the ALI
ance meeting in Caldwell county, but
we must express our warm apprecia-
ton of the kind and fraternal greet
ing of our good friend DR.. Beall, and
other brethren. They 5are a big
hearted people, kind, clever, generous,
cultivated and h~ospitable. Among the
most pleasing recollections of our de-
lightful trip, was our visit to the ele-
Pgant home Of Bro. Beall and to the
concert1given by the pupils of Miss
Rankin's School. 1t was as creditsble
to teacher and pupil, as it. was enter
tanning to the visitors. At Lincoln
ton we found about one hundred
brethren in waiting, and we had a
hurried, but most pleasant meeting
The Al1ianceim Lincoln is jealous and
frain It's allegiance to- the order and
its2prnciples, and it will do good work
for the cause. : 1t was a fine, body of
men-made up of some of the best
material of the county. The more
we see and know of Piedmont Caro-,
.Elina, the more we are impressed with
the belief that it: is one of the best
sections, not only IN our State, but IN
all this country. The wheat crop is
very fine. Oats, corn, clover and
vegetables had suffered greatly fol
want of rain. We met a large and
refined audience at the closing exer
cises of Piedmont Seminary, over which
Prof.-D. Matt Thompson presides as
Principal. It is a very fine school
Located in one of the healthiest and
most beautiful sections of the State
supported by a progressive, substan
tial people and conducted by one Of
the most thorough and Jealous edu
Gators of the State, we predict for the
school a prosperous future and for the
community the reaping of good re
suits. Such a school is a great bless
ing to any community. By the way
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