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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13
Business Locals.
For Sale.

EVl N6lts
On long time and easy terms,
my residence property on Broad
way. Also my horses, Cashier
and Legal Tender.
N. Noble.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13
INDEPENDENCE Races

For the meeting of the Independence
Driving Park Association, to be held at
Independence Iowa, August 24th to Oath,
inclusive, the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern R'y will sell excursion
tickets from all stations on it's line at
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP:
tickets on sale Auguts oath to Goth,
inclusive, good to return until August
31st. And will also run special trains
each day during the races. leaving Cedar
Rapids at 9:45 A. NJ, and Dccorah at
7:3O A. NJ, returning each day after
the races. This will be one of the largest
and best race meetings ever held in the
world, and the track is now acknowledged
to be the fastest on earth. See race bills
for detailed attractions, and enquire of
station agents for information regarding
rates and time of trains.
J. f. Hannegan,
Gen'l Tiki. e. Pass. Agt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13
Notice..

Notice.
Where as there has been sale Of de-
linpuent stock in the Farmers Publishing
Company and where as there is number
of the stockholders who wish to redeem
their stock therefore the Board of Direct
|ssSin compliance with resolution passed
astockholders meeting held in Canton
on the % day of June 1891 hereby
order the Secretary to reissue said stock to
the same persons on payment of the de-
linuenent dues and expens of sale 25 CITE.
expence of sale (25 cents) at any time
pryor to the First day of October 1891.
Payment on the above delinquent Stock
can be made at The LEADER Office in
Canton to, Mallory Bros. and they will
receipt for the same.
J. E. Hotter,
Henry Bradshaw, President.
Secretary,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13
Harvest Excursions.

On August 25 and September 20, the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Railway will sell Harvest Excursion
tickets from all stations on it's line south
Of and including Vinton, to all stations
on its line north of and including Vinton
to all stations on its line north of and
including Iowa Falls, in Iowa.
Minnesota and South Dakota, to hi
points il Arkansas, Indian Territory
Texas. New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming
Utah, Idaho, Montana, South and Nortl
Dakota: also to all points in Tennessee
Louisan5 Alabama Mississippi
Georgia. and Florida, at a rate, o
OEFARE AND ONE-THIQD THI
ROUND TRIP.
For further information, enquire o
any ticket agent of this Chmpany, o
J. E. HANNEGAN,
Gen. Ticket and Pass. Agent.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW

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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13
DON'T FORGET

To do unto others as we would they
should do unto you. Don't forget to help
your neighbor with many little kindness
that look small to you and may mean a
great deal to him. Don't forget any To-
cal interest, and, above all, don't forget
to get your ticket via the Sioux City &
Northern railroad, if you are going
North, South, East or West New line,
first class in every particular. Write to
Jas. V. Mahoney, Traffic Manager, Sioux
City Iowa. for information.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13

Gen'l Tiki. e. Pass. Agt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13

that while they have for the time being
blocked the Harrison train they have
aroused a sentiment in the great mass Of
their party that is loudly demanding the
nomination of Blaine. Changes in pol
itical feeling are so many and so sudden
in this country that it would be reck-
less man who would attempt at this time
to say who would be nominated, but
every truthful chronicler is compelled to
record the present Blaineish aspect of
things republican.
+. If the G. A. r. is not moved to come to
Washington for it's 1892 encampment by
the mammoth solid silver invitation in a
satin lined Russian leather box, the key
of which is of solid gold, which the
citizens committee has taken to Detroit
then lots of people hereabouts will be
very much disappointed.
Secretary Foster is the only cabinet
officer in town to-day and he expects to
leave for Ohio tomorrow or next day.
Meanwhile the assistants are playing at
being heads Ct the big departments, and
between us, some of them are exhibiting
heads that are nearly as big as their de-
partments. .s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13

It is stated here that the Treasury de-
partment has been asked to investigate
charges of undervaluation of imports
against the collector of customs at Ell
Paso, Texas but no confirmation can be
had at the department.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13
The NESToR OF THE MAGAZINES.

According to Homer, Nestor, the old
warrior and the wise counsellor Of the
Greeks, had ruled over three generations
of men, and was wise as the mortal
gods
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-13

I wish to request all my pat
rons who have unsettled accounts,
to call as soon as possible and
close up the same either with
cash or good paper. Money may
be left with Messrs. Ferguson &
Treat, in my absence, who will
xteceipt for the same.
~ II N. Noble.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
j. P. STEELE, EDITOR.

at peanut culture made within the state,
but our familiarity with the crop in other
states led US to feel that Texas possessed
every natural requirement for the crop,
and that, therefore, it might be made a
grand success here. Those articles led to
the making of several tests this season,
some of them on pretty large scale. From
each of these, so far as we have yet heard,
the report is entirely favorable-the crops
have PANIED out better, even, than we had
predicted that they would.
Among the peanut testers of this section
of the state was Mr.. ]. NJ. Robbins of Fort
Worth. He planted small patch on sandy
lands two miles northeast of the city. His
crop is now harvested, and the yield has
proved SO enormous as TO as tonish all who
see what he has gathered. With many
punches, grown from a single seed, he has
brought up half a gallon as fine nuts as ever
went upon the market. Numerous nuts
measured by US have averaged two and one
fourth inches in length, and contains three
perfect kernels.
Any person desIrous of seeing what the
peanut may be made to do in Texas can ac-
commodate himself by calling at Mr.. Rob
BINS painting, papering and glazing estab-
lishment on East First street between Jones
and Calhoun. The vines are there on eXhi-
bition with the nuts and leaves still hang
ing on them just as they grew.
The lands upon which this test was made
were the ordinary sandy lands of Texas
with sandy-loam subsoil. No fertilizers
were used, and no special attention was
given the crop in its culture. Mr.. Robbins
says no other growth in that region APP
peared to stand drouth SO well-after all
weeds and grass had been parched and fin
ished up by the dry weather the peanut
vines appeared as green and fourishing as
in early spring, and so remained until har-
vested.
This fairly settles the question of peanut
culture for Texas. AS stated by US in
former article, Texas ought to be leading
the world in peanut production. The
quality of her product must rank in the
very highest grade, as to excellence, and
the heavy yield within her capabilities
must make the crop one of the most profit
able crops that could be grown.
1t has been intimated by some of our pea
nut roasters that Texas nuts do not roast
up so well as nuts from other regions.
This is all nonsense, undoubtedly. If any
one has found Texas peanuts not roasting
as well as nuts from other states, it has
sprung from the fact that they were not
l,;a
will never roast well. A thoroughly dried
peanut roasts the same no matter where it
was grown.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
SORGHUM AS STOCK FEED.

Please state through the Fort Worth
GAZETTE whether or not there is any differ
ence in feeding value between -sor-
ghum handled in every respect
as is ordinary hay, and sorghum
cut and put up in shocks after the manner
of cutting and shocking corn in the North
west, supposing each lot to be equally pro-
tected from rain. l have fancicd that the
breaking of the stalk in handling as ordi-
nary hay would have tendency to make
the stalk sour. Often have observed that
joints broken by handling on the hay plan
were very sour, while the adjoining joints
on the same stalk were sweet at the time
of feeding GEORGE L. PATTILo.
Gordon, Tex.
If sorghum is grown in the ordinary way,
as for making syrup, the best plan for saw
ing it as stock feed would be to cut and
shock it convert it into ''stover," as they
would say up North. Such has been the
decision rendered by several of our best ex-
pertinent stations. If sown thickly and
harvested before its arrival at full maturity,
then the hay plan of handling and curing
would be the best. You are entirely cor
rect in your surmises with reference to
souring of the stalk being brought ON by
rough handling-every stalk bruised by
rough handling, at maturity, would become
more or less acid, and hence would be low
cred in point of value as stock feed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
PLANNING TO RAISE BARLEY

Please refer me to some firm handling
barley, in order that ] may draw upon them
for information with reference to prices
paid, the best variety for the market, and
whether or not barley sowed in December
and January is suitable for brewing pur-
poses.
1t is very dry in this section and there is
little blowing done as yet.
l would like to sow some other paying
crop in addition to wheat. Have been
thinking of trying barley, rye and
flax. Is there any market for rye in Fort
Worthl Where would be found the best
market for flax, and what does fax usually
sell at? l fully believe that fax would
do well in these parts. So
Wichita Falls, Tex.
We would refer you to the Texas brew
ing company, Fort Worth, Tex This firm
handles an immense quantity of barley, and
is interested in having as much of it pro-
ducedsnear home as possible The concern
would doubtless favor you with all the bar
ley information that you might ask for.
Barley and rye would do better in Texas
than in any other Southern state-see our
first article appearing on this page. We
think there is always fair market for good
rye in Fort Worth.
As to fax culture in Texas, we think it
highly probable that fax might be grown
very well, though we are not sure that it
would be an overly profitable crop-it is not
considered crop Of much profit, nova
days, in any of the states of this country,
therefore American fax culture is rapidly
on the decline. We have no information
relative 70 market for fax.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
IRRIGATION BOOK WANTED.

win YOU please let me know where can
obtain book on general truck farming by
irrigationl Would like to have it give full
information with reference to onion culture.
1 have 4 four-inch flow of water on the
Paluxy, near Glen Rose, with good land.
Am DESTROYS of putting the land to some
thing better than cotton. Any information
in the direction mentioned would be thank
fully received by a regular subscriber to
The GAZETTE. j. 7. FOSTER
Stephenville, Tex.
Several letters similar in character to the
above from DR.. Foster have been received
by US of late. Making this sweeping re-
ply to all, we would state that so far as we
are aware no book on irrigation agriculture
has yet been published, though one is much
needed, evidently. 1t may be that there is
such work-if SO, our subscribers could
possibly get themselves put upon the track
of it by addressing Col. Richard ]. Hinton,
chief .. S. irrigation inquiry, care depart
ment OF agriculture, Washington, D. e.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
TEXAS AHEAD, AS USUAL.

The United States department of agricul-
ture report on the condition Of crops, aver
age yields, etc., is before US for October,
1891. A glance at the tables relating to
average yields shows Texas far ahead of all
the other Southern states proper, as usual.
The averages per acre in bushels are given
on the crops then harvested as follows:
Wheat-Texas, 100; North Carolina, 6S;
South Carolina, 5.5; Georgia, rs; Ala
hama, o; Mississippi, rs; Arkansas, 90;
Tennessee, 81.
Rye-Texas, ILL.,; North Carolina, 10;
South Carolina, 60; Georgia, 80; Ala
bama, rs; Mississippi, 20; Arkansas, 9.3;
Tennessee, 81.
Oats-Texas, 2f.5; North Carolina, 9.5;
South Carolina, 1916; Georgia, III; Flor
ida, ia; Alabama, 1913; Mississippi, lis;
Louisiana, 11.3; Arkansas, 1876; Tennessee,
144.
Barley-Texas, 152; Tennessee, 127
OF the ten Southern states on the list,
Florida and Louisiana raised neither wheat
nor rye, and Texas and Tennessee are the
only states that seem to have raised barley
Aside from her much greater yields there
is another thing to take into consideration,
which shows vastly to the advantage of
Texas as an agricultural state. The Texans
used no fertilizers in the production Of their
crops. while the farmers of all the other
states, with the exception, possibly, of
Louisiana and Arkansas, were forced to
fertilize heavily.
With these plain facts from an official
and impartial source staring US squarely in
the face, one can scarcely help feeling him
self at a loss to make out why it is that
every farmer in the other states. who de-
sires to do the best that can be done at his
calling, does not make an effort to transfer
himself to Texas
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
MUST PEopUCE SOMETHING

The Baird Star seems to be in full accord
with US in our position to the effect that
region of country must produce something
ere it can become entirely prosperous. II can
not get along all right if it depends solely
upon the products of other regions-it must
OF itself add something to the worlds goods
as an original product of its own, and the
more it adds in this way the greater its
prosperity. And the Star goes on further
rule holds good with relation to indiyid-
uals. Some farmers, says the writer. are
so busy saving the country and telling what
ought to be done to make the people pros
porous that they have no time to attend to
the weeds and crab grass in the cotton
patch, so they don't make the cotton patch
produce much, save hard times for them
selves. IF money was floating down every
stream in the land and sub-treasuries ex-
listed by the score, man must produce
something, or he could not get dollar"
His talks on saving the country might do
something towards boosting few leaders
into fat positions, but so far as he himself
was individually concerned it would never
pay for the salt in his corn-dodger.
OF course the farmer has just as much
right to talk about saving the country as has
the man of any other calling, and doubtless
he makes as much az it as do the chin-musi-
clans in other purspi,s-it don't pay any of
them. The beIj-wsthers of the flock get it
ali, and once secured hey very soon forget
all about how they got it
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
PROTECTING CALADIuMs

After reading your article appearing in
THE GAZETTE lasti spring about the Gala
dunn esculentum as desirable foliage
plant for Texas, sent to a nurseryman
and procured three bulbs. They have given
entire satisfaction. but of course frost will
soon put an end to their attractiveness for
the present. l write to ask how l must
treat the bulbs through winter. VIII they
live in the ground and come up of them
selves next spring, or is it necessary to
take them up and give them protections
Fort Worth, Tex. A LADY.
They would have lived out and unpro-
tecteu through last winter but our winters
are not always so mild as that winter was.
1t would be safest to give them protection.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
WHAT BIRD WAS 1T.

As you give through THE GAZETTE many
good answers to inquiries about agriculture
in general, and bugs, plants, ETC., in partic-
ular, have concluded to try you with a
bird OF kind entirely new to me. 1 shot it
from lot of two or three flying over to-
day. Its greatest measurement from tip 20
tip of wings is two feet eleven inches.
From point of bill to end of tail it measures
fifteen inches. Bill is something like that of
pigeon, but larger; color of the bill black
to the point end, where it is red.
The entire color of the bird is hard for
one to describe, owing to the fact that do
not well understand naming different shades
of Color The top of the head is covered
with mixture of black, blush and white
feathers, giving it a somewhat dark appear
ance. The eyes are very bright and black.
Below the head comes wide white band
around the neck, extending well down
towards the body. Next to this comes a
coat of blush or dove-colored feathers,
which extends along the back and wings to
root of tail. The long feathers of the tail
are bluish-white. The ends Of The wings
are black, with little white, and extend
beyond the tail.
Underneath the bird beginning at the
bill, the color is white with a most delicate
pink shade. Taking tie bird as whole,
would call it very beautiful. In general APP
pearance it resembles pigeon more than
anything can think of, with the exception
of its legs and feet. Its legs are much too
long for those of pigeon and its feet are
webbed. The general color of the bird may
be classed as white, varied by the black,
blue and dove colors already mentioned.
Please name it and oblige, d. S. Troy.
Elmore, Hall county, Tex, October l.
You have evidently shot seashore bird
generally known by the common name of
tern. There are large number of species
in the same family, all more or less alike,
but your description leads US to suppose
that the species taken by you is scientifi-
cally called Sterna cantiaca. There is but
one slight hitch in your complete descrip-
ton of this species, and that lies in the
color of the point of the bill it ought to be
orange color instead of red. But consider
able variations in color do sometimes oc-
cur so far as relates to the bills of birds,
and therefore we must conclude that your
specimen is the Sterna cantiaca of orni-
biologists.
The terms are "birds Of passage" In
the spring of the year they go north to
rear their young along the upper coasts,
but when the weather gets cold up there
they return to pass the winter on the shores
of the Southern seas. They are by no
means uncommon along our gulf shores in
the winter season, though one does not
often meet with them far inland. On ac-
count of having long and pointed wings
the sea-coast people usually consider them
a kind of gull, though they are something
entirely distinct from the gull. They feed
about as the gulls feed, depending mainly
upon the sea for their sustenance
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
wINTERING SWEET POTATOES.

Please give US through THE GAZETTE an
article on the best methods of keeping
sweet potatoes through winter in this eli
mate At Ocean Springs, Miss, where
spent one winter, nobody seemed to think
of housing sweet potatoes, nor even of put
ting them under shelter, and yet they. kept
right along without any trouble whatever
until they were all used. Near every negro
cabin in that region had two or three conf
cal-shaped sweet potato hills in its yard
they called them ''tater banks" I don't
know exactly how these banks were fixed,
but / do know that the potatoes kept well,
thing we cannot always make them do
here TRINITY.
Tarrant county, Tex.
We will endeavor to give you the article
next week. Sweet potatoes ought to keep
as well here as in Mississippi.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
SATISFIED AFTER THOROUGH TEST.
JOSHUA, JOHNSON Co., .

1891
Worth. Tex:
machine good
well will machine
Weekly machine
splendid respectfully W. P.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
THE LANrANA IN DALLAS.

While in Dallas last week I visited the
city park where saw some kind of flower
ing shrub in great abundance which 1 took,
from your previous descriptions, to be the
lantana. 1t was five or six feet high, and
was certainly the most magnificent thing l
ever saw. If this really was the lantana l
do not wonder that you should have recon-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
THE OLD SPANISH PEACHES.

| must say that have been greatly ben
Gifted by your articles on peach culture for
Texas, and that I am specially in
terested in what you have said con-
corning the old Spanish strain Of
seedlings. Everything advanced by you
under that head appears entirely reason
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devote, tn answering
such questions as may be asked. py cir sun
scrioers, which may be OF genera information
Inquiries of porsoual character .hsl require an
swer by mail should always have stamp in
eia~"o. Please give full name and postotice
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05

mended it so warmly for Fulturq7 in our
yards at Fort Worth. oSne M at the
park seemed to know wh3 it WI. Have
you ever visited the Dall$ park, fand if so
is the hedge OF fowerin2Shrubs{ 10 be seen
soon after entering the 5groun& from the
west the lantana2 4 MRS.
Fort Worth, Texas.
Yes, we have been tt pre-. Ehe shrubs to
which you refer are TIM laQfana, and very
might have them equally as fine in Fort
Worth. It is possible those Dallas plants
may be two or three years old from their
setting The older the roots the larger the
plants with each succeeding year for num-
Der of wears
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05

address in addition to any such Signature as
subscriber" or VA. G. D" not to- Publication.
il agrinst the will CT the writer, but to ADMIT OF
direct communication should such a thing be
deemed necessary. Address as directed at head
Of this page
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
THE PEANUT IN TEXAS.

Several articles on peanut culture for
Texas have appeared in these columns.
We had mover heard of any particular effort
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
ALL THAT IS CLAIMED FOR ~.

Publishing Worth Tex.
No sewing
order
exceedingly
truly I. NOURANT
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
To the Gazette:

SIR machine arrived due time and all than
ended Ny vile is well pleased work that
respectfully M PITTMAN.