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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-07
REPLY TO OUR MICHIGAN FAR
MER BY AN ORANGEITE.
CHAPEL HILL, Orange Co., N. c.,


April 16, 1889.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I have just read your
Michigan letter with interest and as
the vacancies caused by the negro
exodus ought to be filed, [ will en-
deavor to answer some of Mr.. Hollen-
beck's questions.
l. "Why don't you get rich off such
cheap lands ?" We live in such a
highly favored section that it requires
but little effort to make living =
hence we rely too much upon natural
advantages and have formed habits Of
idleness. If we were to work as he
says he does and had market for our
products we could soon become rich.
2. "What do you think of man
who runs in debt for nearly all of
forty acres of such land (worth $50
per acre) and pays for it from the
ground in eight to ten years ?' Well,
we have known men to do that well
in this country, Notwithstanding our
idleness.
3. "With your climate, why don't
YOU get rich ?" We have so little
severe weather that we do not provide
food nor shelter for our stock as we
should. We do not realize that time
is money. If we were to have snow
for forty days and eight months win
ter and four months steady cold
weather, we would spend less time in
annsements. &c. and do better.
4. "Do you work, or do you work
by proxy 2" We work some our
selves and employ some hired labor,
rent some for cash and some for a
part of the crop and furnish stock,
tools, &C., for some, but in no case do
we feel inclined to work as hard as
you say you and your people do.
Although some of our farmers work
hard flor this country and fail to
succeed because they do not couple
skill with their labor, while others ex-
ercise skill and succeed without per-
forming manual labor themselves.
Our latitude only gives us fourteen
hours in the longest days, hence we
do not work from ten to sixteen hours
a day and milk COWS after dark We
have no necessity for doing that to
make comfortable living if we are
temperate, economical, skillful and
energetic.
No, sir. You, as a landlord. nor
any man as tenant or hired laborer,
need not fear being socially ostracised
in this country on account of per-
forming manual labor. Men are re-
spected here for their moral worth and
treated accordingly.
Now, Mr.. Hollenbeck, your idea OF
starting private land bureau to aid
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-07
n1REcToRY OF FARMERS OR
CARNATIONS.

NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE
Presidents. B. Alexander, Charlotte
N. G. Mo
Secretary. L. Polk, Raleigh, n. y.
Treasurer D. Allen, Falls, N. Q.
Lecturer-Dr. D. Reid Parker, Trinity
Assistant Lecturer D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, n. G. uo
Door Keeper-w. H Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, N. G.
Assistant Door Keeper-R. 7. Rush,
Mt. Gilead, N. @.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. s. Holt, Chaik
Level, n. @.
State Business Agent-W. A. Darden.
xxrorTIyE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Elias Carr, Old Sparta, N. O., Chair
man; Thaddeus Ivey, Ashpole, N. C.; ). ;.
Johnston, Rufin, N. G.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
b. 4. h0SI0F, OA1O1Oj NOCA ~
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and W. Z. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
VIRGINIA STATE ALLIANCE.
President-G. 7. Barbee, Bridgewatar,
Virginia.
Tice-President- B. Massey, Wash
ington, Virginia.
Secretary. ]. silvey, Bridgewater,
Virginia.
Treasurer-Isaiah Printz, Luray, Vir-
ginia.
Virginia.
Asst. Lecturer. S. Bradley, Luray,
Virginia.
Chaplain-Wm. NJ. Rosser, Luray,
Virginia.
Door Keeper-B. Frank Beahm, Kim
ball, Virginia.
Asst. Door Keeper-G. E. Brubaker,
Luray, Virginia.
Serg't-at-Arms- 20. 81. Lillard, Wash
ington, Virginia.
State Business Agents.. P. A. Bru-
baker, of Luray, Virginia.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
E. T. Brumback, Jas. 3. Compton and
Geo. FL. Chrisman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-07
No, 13

your landless neighbors in getting
good homes, strikes me favorably, and
[ will also constitute myself into ..
private land bureau IN order to aid
my F" land-poor" neighbors in dispos-
ing of their surplus lands and viii
state that l am authorized to offer
:, 900 acres, Of the best farm lands in.
central North Carolina upon very rea-
-sonable terms.
sasI believe. a little mixing-a little
more Northern element brought South
and a little more Southern element
carried North would improve both
section of our common country.
Is W. G. Cole.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-07
WAYNE COUNTY.
More Grain and Less Cotton aud Less
Commercial Fertilizer.

More Grain and Less Cotton aud Less
Commercial Fertilizer.
Bro. PoLK:-As Correspondent of
Wayne County Alliance, I write to
say that grain crops of all kinds will
this year be increased in acreage.
Wheat is increased 80 per cent. in
acreage and is looking very promising.
Oats is increasing 40 to so per cent. ];
sown on good land, stand good,
growth strong and hearty. There are
only few lots seeded to clover as an
experiment. Wayne is not consid-
cred among the clover and grass coun-
ties, but | have seen some very fine
clover in. the county. In the matter
of cOrn, the great bread and food crop
in Eastern North Carolina, the acre
ageis large, beyond any former crop
of bhis county. The greater portion
oftthe crop is planted and coming up
in fine condition. Our farmers are
abused and are determined to raise
bead for man and food for beast, in
ependent of the great northwest.
this years acreage Of cotton will not
be so large as formerly-it will be at
least 20 per cent less. There is but a
small amount planted up to date; how
ever, the last ten days of April and
tae first five of May are considered
totton-planting days in this section.
IN the matter of homemade manures
this year, it is not perceptibly in
creased. The amount of commercial
fertilizer used this year is small COM
pared with former years-not more
than one-half as much as last year.
AT Walter station, on the Goldsboro
and Smithfeld railroad, there were
28O tons delivered in the year 1898,
but up to date this year only 35 tons
have been delivered and great many
farmers in the vicinity are ready to
plant their cotton. The amount de-
hvered at Walter this spring will not
reach 45 tons. The prospect for a
large cotton crop this year in this sec.
tion is not very hopeful. The old
mortgage system and increase in price
has walked up the country, and the
matter has been talked over by fifteen
hundred Alliance men in Wayne
county. Old Changers have walked
up from their lethargy and showed
themselves at the front, ready to fight
the old mortgage and trust tyranny.
Guano, like the bagging trust, oper-
ates entirely against the farmers, ex-
cept when a boycott " sets in and
the tide turns, and then the recoil is
at the other end of the line. And
then, oh, what sin and disgrace, that
farmer should show independence
and manhood
Trucking has become quite an in.
teresting business around Goldsboro
There are thousands of acres planted
In the various crops for Northern
markets, and nearly every acre Yields
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-07
CANE CULTURE.

ELIZABETH CRY, April Is, 80.
Mr.. ED1ToR:--In response to the in
ouiries of "Hog and Hominy," con-
corning the Culture of Cane" l will
say have had a little experience in
it. In answer to his first question as
to how and when to plant. My time
for planting is from the goth of April
to the 10th or 18th of May. Have
your land well prepared; manure same
as for cotton or corn; plant in drills,
fifteen or twenty inches apart, ten or
twelve seed in hill, Don't under
stand me to say the drills must be
fifteen to twenty inches apart-the
hills, mean. Rows same distance as
for cotton or corn. Cultivate same as
any other crop; when it needs work,
work it, of course. Thin to three Of
four stalks on strong land, and on
weak land, two to three stalks. 1t will
yield, on land that will produce four
barrels of corn to the acre, from one
to two hundred gallons per acre. A
gentleman in my county made l26
gallons from thirteen hundred cane
hills last year. The syrup is very
good. We find a ready market for
all we make at 80 cents per gallon, by
the barrel. It retails at 40 cents per
gallon very readily. Elizabeth City
buyers send out their kegs and have
them filed and tell us they would
rather have it than the 60-cent syrup.
There are several kinds-most of our
farmers prefer the Early Amber. 1t
ripens earlier than the other varieties
and gives a longer time in which to
make it before freezing weather sets
in. It must be made before it freezes,
as that Injuries the taste. The seeds
are said to be worth as much for hogs
and poultry, as corn. In other words,
the seed from an acre of cane are
said to be worth as much for stock as
is the corn from an acre. Our mill
cost us about one hundred and ten
dollars, fixed up and ready for use.
We made l, ,22e gallons last year. |
don't think there was less tnan ten or
fifteen thousand gallons made in our
county during the year 1888.
Fraternally,
II. NJ. PRITCHARD.
P. S.-Since writing the above l
notice G. P Edwards method, which
is good About the top suckers We
have been raising cane for the last
twenty-five years, and l have never
seen or heard tell of anyone pulling
them off before. The idea may be a
good one-can't say as I have never
tried it. But l do not like his plan of
cutting off so much top. Six inches
below the seed is about as much as we
generally leave. l think he is mis-
taken about injuring the syrup.
-. II. M. P.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-07

Blessed be mirthfulness. 1t is one
of the renovators of the world. Men
will let you abuse them if only You
will make them Beecher.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-07

The Alliance work is being pushed
in Ohio. Organizing committees have
been appointed and a State Alliance
will be organized March 2Sth and 3Oth.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-12-06
Fly & hobson.

Few young men in the great and
rising city of Memphis have been o
successful than the firm of Fly &
Hobson. Beginning with the old firm
Of Fly, Heron & HobsOn, they began
business in the face of the most i'll
tense competition and largest capital.
The odds seemed fearful at the be-
ginning, but with honesty, pluck and
fair dealing, they 0 o planted their
standard in the front, and today there
is no house in Memphis that stands
higher i , the estimation of the COM
mercial public in this part of Missls-
sippi than the name Of these two Mis-
sissippians. With q large and in
creasing trade, their motto, their en-
ergy aud success each proc aim excel,
sior. Personally, their able represen-
tative in the person of Mr.. Sam Hob.
son is known to the head of every bus
iness house aud every man and almos1
every boy in every town of North
Mississippi for his urbanity and bus
mess push. We refer our readers aud
all business men to their card, which
will be seer in this issue.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-12-06
The Oil Mill.

Amongst the material glOries OF
Grenada We may mention her Oil
Mil, which is now turning out about
eleven hundred gallons per day.
Considering the number Of men ELL
ployed, and the hundreds OF bushels
Of seed daily sold there, and that
money distributed in town every
week, some idea may be forlned vi
its pecuniary advantage to the cor
poration. Admitting that country
people sell the seed, the product is
generally left in Grenada among her
merchants.
Over this valuable factor to our
town presides q gentleman, quiet iu
his manner and affaDle in his adj
dress, Mr.. Allison. Not much IN
physical size, he is a power in bust.
ness relations, having the habits and
education, which he Utilities for the
best interest Of the company, which
he faithfully represents. He is not u
fixture there, but can always be found
at his post, ready to answer any
question or meet any demand OF sf-
fetal requirement. The right man
in the right place is ever a fortunate
fact in the general distribution OF
representatives. in society, and We
1T, = - soy snIs VI rIi. s...-~~-,
without a stretch of truth or a strain
of conscience.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-12-06
Mr.. Wahl, Of tho Compress.

The Compress is another Of Gren-
ads's material benefits. How much
money 1t makes for the company we
do not know, but 1t 10 very busy now
in comprising bales Of cotton for
shipment to northern markets and
manufacturers. Itkeepss consider
able force Of men to handle the cot
ton, taking of one set Of ties and
putting on Othera, after the ponder
Gus pressure Of the heavy machinery
ia brought to bear on II. Workers
there must move lively or they are In
the way, aud under the energetic
Mr.. Wall they must seek some other
quarters for the exercise Of their 10.
ertia, or get ur with vim. MI. wal!
IL one Of the best mechanics and
engineers that ever made his marx IN
Grenada. Tho force and :Ower Of
levers, pulleys, wedges, screws, &C.,
can be readily calculated by him, and
then he can set all the parts or ma
chinery In the right place, aud make
them move "a . whole at his will.
Besides these, Mr.. Wall IL an intelli-
gent, enQuiring man In every depart.
ment Of active life. A constant read.
or, newspapers supply al intellectual
pabuluni, which his craving for
knowledge demands. Social 10 priv
ate life and off duty, he is often In
structive - we'll - interesting. The
Compress Is fortunate In securing the
services Of such . competent gentle-
man as Mr.. Wahl.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-12-06
TINE MOLE MILL AND THE MOUNTAIN.

To convert a mole hill into a noun
tain, is not hard work, when the
builders are ready and anxious, as
they must have been, when a little
sqib Of inquiry in the GAZETTE of No
yember the end, founded upon tho
sales oflong staple cotton in Memphis,
a. published in the Memphis Appeal,
Of November-which we publish else
where. The highest price Of cotton
that was sold at the time in Grenada,
was that of Mr.. Henry Heath, at thir-
teen cents, per pound. W. simply
asked, why the difference between
the Memphis and Grenada prices
for the same cotton, forgetting
that Mr.. Max Ginsburger, had paid
1917 cents for . bale of Allen cotton
made by Mr.. Tom Bowles, and exhib-
tied at the Fair, and which took the
blue ribbon " the competition of
about twenty bales or more, of differ
ent varieties. Now If there was any
thing In this to raise o rufle IN any
mans' serenity, we have not been able
to SEQ it. All that was required, all
that was asked, was a simple solution
of q fact. Yet Jul friend Of the Sen
tinel would almost doubt our sanity
in committing snch a %grievous wrong.
We believe buyers in Grenada have
always paid the top of the market for
every grade Of cotton brought to this
market, and We simply wished to
know q fact for the sake of infor-
nation.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-12-06
n CREAMERY.

The Creamery and Cheese Factory
which DR.. Campbell begun and carried
on through the mails, with much
pluck and persistence, is now assisted
by Mr.. McHannah, the intelligent
agent Of Davis & Rankin, Of Chicago,
who stand at the head Of this sort of
business. MI. McHannah's business
is to give all information publicly and
privately, which bears upon the
creamery, the cold storage room, and
the ice factory. This is his special
work, and as far as we are capable of
judging he is highly qualified to show
to u citizens that in this industry,
there is no fear of failure. To estab.
fish this plant, it does not take the
large amounts required for saw mills,
cotton factories &c. To begin with,
six or even thousand dollars will an
swer, until it grows itself, and requires
more capital, which it will make for
all additional purposes. At present
the signs of success are bright, and we
would urge all of our citizens, every
one of whom is interested, to lend a
helping hand. 1t will be Q good be.
ginning to a bright future which will
be utilized for the best interest Of the
stockholders first, and secondarily the
people Of Grenada, both in town and
county. Don't fear failure, for every
one of them in the North, West and
South, is doing o profitable business.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-12-06
FACTS AND NOT FANcIEs,

Inc following from the Memphis
appeal o the 18th ult. is the article
from which we crew the animus of
the squib of inquiry which appeared
In the GAZETTE two weeks ago.
Whether Ryan & Co. are myths or
cotton factors which meyer had eighty
bales Of any sort Of cotton at one time
under their control, as was intimsted,
if not openly said on the streets here,
Is a fact which We leave to the Appeal
and Ryan 4 Co. to settle. As to the
article being nothing more than q vol
untary advertisement in the interest
of Memphis, this statement of facts
settles that 1t was all bona fide work,
without exaggeration, much less
fraud:
Tho CIR. Grocery Company yester-
day made the banner sale of the sea-
son, of fine Allen cotton, "a bales av-
eraging strict good middling, at 1910
per pound, and 8 bales off grades and
mapped at 1l.37c, averaging 16c for the
9S bales, each bale averaging 700
pounds, all being of one crop grown by
Mr.. T. N. McLemore, at Nebletts,
Bolivar county, Miss, one of the most
systametic and enterprising planters
on the Mississippi river, whose ambi-
ton is 10 excel In Whatever he under
takes.
The C. R. Ryan Grocery Company
young and enterprising business men,
succeeding the we'll known house Of
C. R. Ryan & Co., and are pushing
their business to the front, having a
large and extensive trade in West
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and
Arkansas. They are making a spec
ialty Of all lines of canned goods and
fancy groceries. This is, however,
their first year in the cotton trade, and
although the crop is short they are
rapidly coming to the front in that
line under the management of John
A. Crawford, assisted by Maj. John
P. Hill, as is evidenced by their COM
plimentary receipts.
The trade can do no better than con-
sign their cotton aud send their or
ders for groceries to this house."
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-12-06
EXPLANATORY.

All that We have la here and that Ia
insignificant in quantity and weight
and they are the little talents that
God gave US, the edu cation that our
father gave us, and the experience
that time has given Us, and for several
years these have been dedicated to
tho town and county Of Grenada es-
necialiy; and the idea Of presenting us
even in~ferentially an enemy, where
most all Of our friend ships exist, Is too
thin for central analysis. With this
preface We pass t. our subject.
Some twelve OF fourteen days ago
We read in the Memphis Appeal .
brief account Of the sale of two large
lots Of long staple or Allen cotton, one
lot bringing ls4 cents and the
other mapped ll.s7 cents per pound.
Knowing, that the farmers
all over the county took tho
weekly Appeal, and would wonder
why the same cotton did not bring
the same price in Grenada, We
wrote . little squib Of enquiry (which
has been read by everybody
the county perhaps asking why in
the difference between this and the
Memphis market? 1t was in good
faith simply to bring out the facts.
At the time We wrote, the highest
Prico hiSh i.-s .t~rl~ as Allies. a~t
ton had brought in Grenada was
thirteen cents, sold by Mr.. Henry
Heath, except q fancy bale prepared
for the Fair, end which took the blue
ribbon over all competition, which was
bought at public auction by Mr.. Max
Ginsburger at le1s cents. Our object
was information, for the beneM of the
farmer, the merchant and the cotton
buyer, aud il We have got that, our
aim and end has been attained. Now
for the information for the public.
We learn on good authority that the
long staple under consideration which
was sold In Memphis was raised Ia the
rich slluvial soil of Bolivar county,
which increases the length of the 1ber,
the real value of any cotton, and con-
sequently is lntrinsically worth more,
as Sea Island, raised in the atmos-
pheric influences of the sea-, Is more
valuable for the fineness aud length
Of its fiber w any long staple raised
inlannd beyond salt atmosphere. Up
on this natural as we'll as commercial
basis the long staple raised on the
deep sandy, old river and lake beds
of the Delta is better than that which
grows elsewhere in the same latitude.
If now, this little squib Of inquiry
has been productive of getting at the
truth, we and all others, should be
satisfied and gratined, and if we have
missed it, it is because our in'orma-
ton is erroneous, and not because our
will and purp So were u~nfriendly to
the best interests Of the people
amongst whom we we have lived 50
long and love SO we'll.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-12-06
Death Of Mr.. Jesse crlffls, Of
Hardy Station.

At s O'Clock this morning sunk to
rest, as quietly rs the setting sun,
wreathed in clouds Of gold, the spirit
of Mr.. Jesse Grinis, Of Hardy, IN the
eighty-fift year Of his age. Coming
to this state in 1887, from South Car
DINA, In the primo OF bis manhood,
he laid the foundation OF that pure,
manly, christian character, which
has stood tho trials and temptations
Of . half century here. growing
stronger and brighter Is the years
rolled on, until at last full Of years
aud full Of honors, like Paul he could
say, II have fought the good fight; l
have kept the faith" and am now
ready to be offered up, whom his d.
vine Master ON high said in the silent
watches Of the night. "come up
higher" A pure, spotless, long,
private life is the noblest legacy OF
inheritance, not only to the bereaved
family, but to all those who knew and
loved the deceased, Is Is the case
with the subject of this brief memoir.
His name has ever been the synonnm
Of honor and truth, his home the
house Of the most generous hospital
ity, his family altar the symbol Of
eonsecrated devotion. Here the dis
tressed never knocked without ad-
mittsnce, the hungry never called
wtehout food, the poor man never
plead without relief. AS q farmer,
Mr.. Critic loved his calling and was
proud of the name. A man Of strong
intellect, his reading was practical,
bis observation close, his conclusions
correct. From boyhood to old age
he was . Baptist, and more, . chris
tian exemplified at all times. The
time never came when he was
ashamed Of Christ, or would COM
promise bis religious convictions.
Long . pillar In the church of his
choice, the Baptist. b. leaves behind
the example Of long y~ell-spent life,
dedicated 10 the best Interest OF
church aud state. Sons and
daughters, nieces sad nephews,
children and grandchildren, q as
semble around the bier Of their hon.
ored dead, and look on the rale face
whose lips are forever mute, and learn
q lesson Of truth and virtue, stronger
In its emblenatic teachings than vol.
umes Of written words. Peace and
honor to the memory Of o Of the
oldest aud truest citizens Of Grenada
county, IL the farewell OF tue
GAZETTE,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-12-06

The following are the names Of
the finest looking and most stalwart
men which We have seen associated in
common business for q long time: A.
NJ. Holder, Fulton, KY, foreman; l..
g. Friedenstein, Vaudeville, KY; W.
NJ. Lindsey, Arlington, KY; G. B.
Patrick, Bradford, Tenn; J. H. Lewis,
Wickliffe, KY; J. Z. Finley, Paducah,
KY; w. A. Cothran, Fulton, Ky;
Robt. Causing, Iuka, Miss. They are
not only physically large and we'll
proportional, but in manners they are
gentlemen Of intelligence and pride,
temperate In habits, genial in feelings
and digniied in bearing; They are
mechanics whose earnings are worth
from $50 to 500 per month. Several
weeks in occasional association with
them at the hotel, where we soon
learn to respect them for their intrinsic
worth, Is the handspring Of this spec
ial but deserved notice. They worth
ily represent the great Illinois Central
railroad, In whose interest they are
mployed.