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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
DAIRY NOTES.

The sooner the milk is strained after
it is drawn from the udder, the better
the proportion of cream obtained, and
the better the COW is for butter pur
poses the more important this becomes.
Those who like sweet cream butter
are usually willing to pay a fancy
price for it but it does not possess the
keeping qualities of butter from we'll
ripened cream, and should be quickly
sold and quickly consumed.
The daIryman who makes good but
ter should never send out any without
putting his name upon the package.
At first the butter will give him a good
reputation, and after a while his name
will recommend the butter. But he
must be careful to have all that he
makes up to his usual standard. and
sell all that which is a little ''off" in
flavor or other qualities for what it
will bring without the name.
Milk that contains ID per cent. of
solids Is called rich milk. but if a very
large part of these solids came from
the outside of the cow or from the
stable floor, we should call it too rich
for u blood" and take a thinner ar
ticle.
animals can be grown and disposed O
while n butter animal is being fully
developed" which is true, as goo(
steers can be fitted for market at tw,
wears old, while the butter COW seldom
reaches her best until at least six year
old, although she may have been pay
ing her keeping for at least three year
before that. But after that age lttake
no more to make 800 pounds or 70 cen
butter than it does to make D sam
amount OF four cent beef. There
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR
AGRICULTURE.

The appropriations for agriculture
last year amounted to S.. 2 1853 so.
Secretary Rusk has expressed the opin-
ion that about So 00O, 900 at least will
be necessary for the next fiscal year
and yet there are people who lookupon
these figures as extravagant. AS a
matter of fact the Department of Agri-
culture should, in a country of the
magnitude Of ours, whose wealth and
prosperity are dependent so largely
upon the success of agriculture, have a
much larger sum of o at it's dis
pOsal. The present ratio Of agricultural
appropriations to the population of the
country brings the cost of the depart
ment to less than five cents per capita
of the population, while we are paying
for the support Of the army and navy
about IS cents per head, and apprO
priations of all kinds amount to about
IS per head. This is to say, less than
1 per cent. of national appropriations
go to the exclusive use of a department
which is considered to be justly en-
titled to a representative in the Cabinet
council of the President. These facts
furnish their own comment. Is there
either justice Or-common sense in thus
stinting expenditure intended to pro
mote an industry which furnishes
three fOurths of our exports and which.
embraces so large a percentage of the
most substantial element of our people?
Scotsman and Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
FALL WORK ON STRAWBERRIES

Editors Country Gentleman 1t is
a common error to quit work on the
strawberry bed too early in the season.
Work till frost comes" is the rule
with a good many; but that is not late
enough. Work till the ground freezes,
would be a better rule. Mr.. Thayer,
President of the Wisconsin Horticul
tural Society, says he works his beds
till December when possible. To-day,
October 18th, [ went over a bed that
has been neglected of late, during the
rush of other work. The weather has
been warm and dry, and HE vines
have grown fast Owing to the drv-
ness of the surface soil, the Young
plants on the runners failed to take
root. Very often would { find three or
four hne sets on a single n n un-
able to DO anything save roll about
with the WIND, or it was often the case
that they got twisted into a tangled
mass IN which they stood no nance
WnaCeVer or amounting to ANYTHING if
left to themselves. Where not 5000
a moments work removed snch nse,
less saPpers of the parent plant, Where
there was space for them a little
sGralsnCenlng out and FASTENING in
Piiaoe WIN cords, ensured some GOOD
Pla a LOT future use. Nv work to deV
was 70 start line of plants aIoUo tbo
J space between the rows, for removal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
OLD AND NEW PorI.

The Formers Voice o.
good: 9' which il
Unless a man IS
ana shrlveled with par 1iga, 6liste
will admit that those i i'.,,IIrransdip,
trade is to bolster I'm f Jnao[Hals EbI
some political party C 'fq ~iortune
favorable to their party's mto That
7 frequently, therefore vreS8
as a guide and worthlo g q unreld
OF news. The independa"1<S a med5
certainly admit this 80 far Voter
TO the press of the old parties a. Ii nrels
US De frank and honest WITH But
and each other. Politics ourseN
under whatever party hanroS poit
take our place We ra11 9yF We n
excited politically Whether Ny oeco5
new party or an old one 9T are u
happen to be the editor of anu II
that Il devoted to tins ngr., ." Joun|
the great common partisan v VI lld
OF the race Is apt to devpJon" eaknd
sometimes become unfair j., and
ments upon our political onao OuL c1
Whenever we have deyoI.I
shrlveled-as you hke-mrII UPsa
celve that all the virtueiD tho we g
IN our party and that no orbo "Crll
possesses even the shadow If pa1
we are in a bad way. There " {. r rrt
individual on earth. bowa,,on VI
grovellng and brutal he NAV 10 ~ y
has not something of the divine ~. "
thing of virtue in him, and thero G jSl
a political party that has not ga ~ Isl ).
In It's ranks and something Of mo, u
the aggregate. RefOrmers mon :"
have become irritated and dioan'S
with the unquestiOnable corr1n,;
and treachery which can be far6pS S
partisan politics, and have strrrS 7,
for reform, should be relsoDabJa y
remember these facts.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15

where the profit of the butter anlmai9
oorooS IN Err should do SO If rightly
Some Of the agricultural writers are
J%;I;nn the arners now to "cuu out
ooJ oa1i all animals that 1t will not pay
o. rroin feed" but we believe it will
W 70 Grain feed the animals fit for
so3d no matter how old, if they are
booItbv and thrifty. If we had one
+bot we thought it would not pay to
Owe grain to before selling, we should
96rafeT to sell it TO the fertilizer manu-
f~acturers or dealers in dead animals
han to a brother farmer, unless we
had a spite against him on account of
some previous trade, and wanted to
get even. That would be wicked, we
know, but revenge is sweet.
If the man who raises his own heifer
calves does not have good COWS, it is
his own fault usually.
Poor butter requires a good salesman
to dispose of it, out good butter will
find a market for itself. A breeder of
high-class dairy COWS lately set prices
upon some of his surplus stock, but be-
fore the buyer accepted his offer he
was induced to have the milk product
analysed. The result asTonished him
and led to a complete revision of prices
One seven year old COW which he had
placed alta low price was found capable
of yielding Is pounds of butter a week,
and another COW gave him a similar
surprise, while one that he thought
more valuable than either could not
yield seven pounds a week. Test them
before buying or selling - UtttUdtOr.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
WHEAT PRICEsAND STATISTICS

Editors Country Gentleman The
question of wheat raising, transporta-
ton, statistics and prices has arrived
at a highly interesting point; and your
issue of Oct. 9Th contains matter for
serious consideration ABOUT It.
Wheat farmers have been struggling
against failures from various causes
with occasional favorable years, max
ing enough prof. to live and stave off
foreclosures of mortgages, with the
hope to do better mex time, and try it
again as fast as seed-time come rOunC.
Under these conditions a grain famine
occurs in foreign wheat producing
countries, coupled with an abundant
wheat crOp here in America. Able
correspondents predict higher prices
and the farmers are urged to hold
wheat. The statisticiaps go on coOlly
gathering statistics and broadcast them
around the world, while the would be
buyers of wheat for the necessities of
other nations sit down and wait, simply
waiting on the necessities of the farm
ers who are striding mortg4 age vol
canoes at high rates for the privilege
of continuing their trials.
Where is the gain in holding, In case
a rise should take place? Who gets it
when it does occur9 The last man in
the transaction, so far as Americans
are concerned, is the master of the
situation under systems. The de
velOpments show this so plainly that
he who reads may run.
One sees a class of men impelled by
necessity rushing on to their ruin,
while the action of the elevator men
is a refusal to aid further in despoiling
the class that make elevators possible
in the interest of outsiders.
Your last issue shows that not only
with these conditions wheat has been
reduced in price until Liverpool deliv-
cry can be made at lower prices than
obtained at time of making in Ameri-
can cities New York at least) but an
other correspondent (page 743) shows
that English farmers have had several
million acres of wheat land idle during
this race of Americas to destroy it's
sturdiest and most energetic class of
| citizens. Those acres are ready to hold
in check any excessive prices, by com
ing into production whenever this
unnatural strife competition for trade)
| ends or is checked by some adequate
limitation and price goes up to a point
where both the American and English
farmer can live.
Tnis beating down Of price comes
about by competition to secure the
trade and percentage at whOsoever
expense it mayfall upon. and breaches
the men whose whole energy, being
given TO production. is parafyzed by
the paltry price put in his hands when
marketing is done, The very mel
are ground between the millstOnes OF
trade as fine as the products of their
labor!
Verify, the laws of trade and stats
ties are a wonderful help to American
farmers-on the road up Salt river!
Suppose the statisticians we're K
change the field of their laoor5 o nal
J a decade and collect for American USE
the same classes of sta 1istlcs and lie
for tho +jTo T. E. E.
$ Raleigh, n. c., Oct. 10.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
FARM HINTS FOR NOVEMBER.
H SHEEP YARD.

1hh ShhhE GAhOs
The sheep need looking out for this
month. They should be in the sheds
every night, and the sheds should be
dry and we'll Uttered, but not too
warm. Look them over carefully and
see if there are any feeble or weakly
ones that are likely to be crowded out
from their share at the trough by the
others. If there are, separate them
out at once and give them better feed
than the others have until they come
up IN strength again. Late lambs and
old sheep that are shedding their teeth
are most frequently the ones to need
separating out. If not convenient to
give them a place away from the main
flock, it will be better to sell them, kill
them or give them away than to try to
winter them and have them die before
spring. Give the sheep a chance for
exercise in all pleasant weather, but
do not leave them out long in cold
rains.
H POULTRY HOUSE
Push the poultry along this month.
Give the poultry house one more clean
ing up before cold weather comes on
to destroy the lice and to remove all
accumulation under the rOosts. Kill
VI SCH JuS 6up6I1uOu6 COCkGE6lS dlu R0U
things on a winter basis. See that all
the cracks and broken windows are
stopped up, and the house so fixed that
it will be snug and too warm to freeze
inside Of it during the winter, and then
with good food there should be some
eggs at high prices soon.
PREPARATIONS FOR WINTER.
With all this work d not forget that
winter is fast approaching, with cold
winds and snowstOrms. We have been
favored in this section for some years
past, by having rather mild winters
with but little snow, but we cannot ex-
pect that this is a permanent thing,
and we may get an old fashioned win
ter this time. See that the woodpile
or the coaIbin are well stocked up for
a siege all of the time, and the grain
bin as well. 1t is not pleasant to think
of them as failing when the snow is
three or four feet deep upon the roads.
Every farmer should have two snow
plows. one wide enough to plow out a
road. and a smaller one for the
footpaths, if he has any great distance
to keep open, as it is much easier to
make the horse or oxen do the work
than to do it with a shovel. A v
shaped plow of stout plank, with a pair
of old pillow handles at the large end,
makes the best sort for this purpose.
See that the buildings are well banked
up to keep the wind out from the I'M
derpinning, and that doors and win
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15

S 6PoEe sh psb tight. land and tn that H.
t tine north and east StSo s5des vHin6doSsS az 0si
thick Pu cSrf5g}o is ;, much s eReos,ss iatss.
Sc See that all gates s and next Oest S ~
Gator. o0'' -dmericqn Scto
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
RE u

CAswELL COUNTY, N. O..
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His in
finite wisd 1m has seen fit to remove
by death from Us our beloved brother
and President of the N. f. A. add /.
U, L L Polk; therefore be it
Resolved, That in his death the Ali
ance has sustained an irreparable less,
which we deplore.
I'd. That we extend to his bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy and
commend them to our Heavenly Father
upon whom cur dear brother so i'm
plicitly relied,
Sd. That these resolutions be spread
upon a page in minutes devoted to
his memory, and that a copy be sent
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER with request
to publish.
Respectfully submitted,
THOS. l. LEA,
j. 2. POTEAT,
Committee.
Upon motion the above resolutions
were unanimously adopted by the Cas-
well County Farmers Alliance in regu-
lar session assembled Oct. 18th, 1892.
T. A. PIERSON, Eec'y.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-11-26
STATE AND COAST NEWS.

Congressman Newlands is going to
give great blowout at Reno pretty
soon and invite the whole State to at
tend.
It is estimated that since the cream
cries and Touring mill started in Ma
son Valley between s., 900 and 81 900
changes hands in Greenfield monthly.
Misfortune never comes singly. The
Helena, Montana, State Journal, own
ed by Russell Harrison, son of Presi-
dent, was attached by the Sheriff last
week. Tt is stated that he is $125, 900
in debt.
Major Young of Bellevue, Idaho. !,
Friday night was beaten and tied in a
chair by two men, who then robbed
his safe of 1926 and gold watch and
chain.
Clayton Belknap of Virginia City
will be candidate for Warden of the
State Prison.
Harry P. Flannery, of Virginia
City, Secretary of the State Central
Committee of the Silver party, is a
candidate for Sergeant-at-arms of the
Assembly.
Tintic Miner: Frank Newton NOV
ed his family and household goods to
the Tintic mill this week. In Com
pany with III. F. Gear and others as
the Columbia Mining and Milling COM
pany, they will work over the tailings
of the Shoebridge.
The editor of the Independent wish
es to inform his brothers and sisters
of the Nevada press that the voters of
Elko county sent him up Salt River
instead of the Legislature.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-11-26
The Next Legislature.

The following members will consti-
tute the next Legislature, which con-
venes in Carson upon the third Mon
day of January next
SENATE.
Churchill-Charles Kaiser.
Douglas-G. N. Folsom.
Elko-D. B. Williams.
Eureka-A. T. Stearns.
Esmeralda-John Forbes.
LANDER. R. Williamson.
Ormsby-T. B. Hickey.
Storey-A. J. Mcdonnell, E. D.
Boyle.
Humboldt-C. A. La Grave.
Lincoln-C. HI. Patchen.
Lyon. E. Gignoux.
Nye-Andrew Maute.
Washoe-M. D. Foley.
White Pine-H. A. Comins.
ASSEMBLY.
Churchill-Lem Allen.
Douglas-H. Harris.
Elko-W. A. Massey, George Rus
sell, R. P. Hamill.
Esmeralda-S. L. McNaughton, A.
J. Mccarthy
Eureka M. G.. Foster, T. III.
Wheeler.
Humboldt. II. Thies, T. l..
Hoppin.
Lander-C. A. Richards.
Lincoln-J. J. Manning.
Lyons. G. Boston, A. J. NAL
arkey.
Nye-T. J. Bell.
Ormsby-Frank G. Folsom, Robert
Logan, Ed. Reynolds.
Storey = Wilson Locklin, FL. T.
Carah, James Langan, F. Monahan,
G.. r. Smith.
Washoe-A. D. Griffin, G. A. Nor
cross, j. P. Foulks, w. III. A. Pike
White Pine-Sol Hip.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-11-26

DiscOuraginR for the salt Lake Road.
The San Francisco Chronicle of the
10th had the following unfavorable
view of the present prospects of the
San Francisco and Salt Lake Railroad:
There has been discomfting quiet
ness for some weeks about the affairs
of the San Francisco and Great Salt
Lake Railroad 1t was learned yes
terday from one of the originators
that it's collapse is imminent. The sole
cause of the non-success is the apathy
of the community. Many who clam
ored loudly for competing road be-
came very shy when the subscription
lists were presented to them, and as
consequence the whole scheme is on
the verge of dissolution.
A good deal of preliminary work
was done in the line of surveying, and
in this way about $4,000 in round
figures were expended. The work of
securing subscriptions was at once
taken up, and though many gentle
men did much to urge the scheme,
and even solicited in person, only one
third of the sum which it was agreed
should be subscribed before floating
the bonds could be got together even
on paper. It was agreed at the out
set that six months should be allowed
for the collection of the subscriptions,
the understanding being that if at the
expiration of that time the money was
not subscribed all would be released
of their pledge to take stock. There
are still two and one-half months of
these six to run, but the general apathy
is such that the promoters seem to
feel that it would be useless to attempt
to 60 any further
Alvinza Hayward was one of the
leading spirits in the undertaking.
He gave both time and money, but is
now quite discouraged He sub
scribed 800, 900 to start the subscrip-
tions and agreed to take more stock
as soon as general desire for the
stock was shown.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-11-26

The election is over, the battle is
won and we are all happy. We know
that Bro. Nixon, of the Silver State,
Treasurer of the Cassidy fund, has
been hard-worked for the past two
months and had little time to devote
to anything but the campaign. Now,
however, his work is done, and the
News, as the originator of the fund
for Mrs. Cassidy, would like to see
statement of the total amount col
-lected and learn if the money has
been paid over to the widow. A state
ment of this kind is due to the sub
scribers to the fund, and we know it
will be forthcoming when the Treasu-
rer's attention is called to it.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-11-26
The Grizzly Mine.

This company recently organized to
purchase and operate the Grizzly
property in Ruby Fill District, Ne
vada, paid the entire purchase price
yesterday-S4O, OOO-to w. B. Law
Ter, the owner. The company, which
is composed of Isaac Jennings, J. R.
Sharp, L. G.. Hardy, A. E. Hyde,
John Beck, A. M. Cannon, J. M.
Fox, Jr., D. w. James and J. E.
Jennings, is capitalized at million
dollars, and is incorporated as the
Grizzly Mining Company.
A. E. Hyde, J. M. Fox, Jr., and
others of the company leave for the
mine to-day.
II. A. Mears, of Denver, Colorado,
one of the best mining men in the
West, and whose personal character
makes friends of all with whom he
comes in contact, has accepted the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the property, and
under his efficient management it will
doubtless develop into one of the great
mines of Nevada
Ore from this mine runs from Ia
to $4,000 ounces silver, there being
11-foot body which will average ], 1000
ounces. Salt Lake Journal 10Th.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-11-26
A Lively Camp.

At least one camp in Nevada has
some life and vim left. The Phoebe
Record says: There was a high old
time at Helene last Saturday night
The Democrats held a rousing ratifca-
ton meeting, enlivened by music from
the Phoebe brass band, free dance
was given by the citizens, FIVE poker
games and one faro game were going
at the same time, with good-sized pots,
five free-for-all fights took place dur
ing the evening, whiskey and beer
flowed freely, and altogether the scene
was one to bring warmth to the cock
les of the heart of the old timer
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-11-26

Arizona has produced So, 900; 900 in
gold, $4,000, 900 in silver and 81, $780,
900 in copper during the year.
Stephen Dakin, an old and esteem
ed resident of Elko county, died at
his home in Lamoille Valley on the
18th instant.
People who have travelled over the
State this Fall claim that Mason VAL
ley and Lovelocks show more prosper
ity than any other section of the State.
The total vote cast in Lincoln coun-
ty for Presidential electors was 542-
Republican SO, Democat %, Silver
party Ala, Prohibition 3. The per-
centage is as follows Republican 49,
O8, Democrats 5. O6, Silver Party &c.
38, Prohibition 300.
Times Review: The holidays are al
most ready to break out and break
everybody and everything else. The
boys are making preparations to shake
the girls and the girls are laying wires
to retain the boys. AS it is things are
almost even and the Wholesale demolish-
ing of savings bank accounts will go
on as before.
Ferguson District seems destined to
be opened up gradually and not with a
rush. With winter approaching rap
idly and work contracting instead of
expanding, many of those who recent
ly went there will have to pull out for
other quarters until next Spring. In
a business point of view the place is
very much overdone at the present
time. Phoebe Record.
At Democratic ratification meet
ing in Arkansas on the 18th, a quaint
tity of powder exploded, killing 8 per-
sons and injuring 10.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-11-26
Big None y.

Big Meadow potatoes command $15
to $17 80 per ton, loaded on the cars
at Lovelock. At this price Big Mead
ow land producing six to fourteen
tons to the acre, there is big money in
the potato. A twenty-acre farm would
support large family and give them
a bank account from one years crop.
A ten acre track this year produced
81, 200 worth of potatoes, leaving
enough for seed, the family use, and
provender for pigs. This is re-
markable showing. If Nevada pota-
toes were to regularly command that
price, the majority of our farmers
would soon be wealthy. New Era.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-11-26
They were Scared.

The attendance at the female min
strels last night was quite large, and the
show gave as much satisfaction as up
on the previous evening; although it
was announced that no woman would
be admitted. 1t was cruel joke how
ever, that the management played up
on some of the staid married men who
had slipped away from their wives and
were enjoying stolen sweets on the front
seats. One of the female performers
stole around to the door and ATTEMPTED
to pass the doorkeeper. He being in
the joke, stopped her, but she insisted
on going in, and declared in loud tones
that her husband was there and she
was going to pull him out of the thea
ter. It is said that some of the gentle
men crawled beneath the seats, some
climbed the gallery rail and others
made frantic attempts to break through
the windows. Those who had their
wives at the seaside or in the noun
tains sat complacently and enjoyed the
fun. After it was found who the fe-
male was they could point with en-
phasis to the fact that it was safer to
send their better-halves out of town be-
fore attempting to view show for men
only. Mercury.