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Questions and REPLIES.

Ghe Station will be glad to receive
any question on agricultural topics
any one may desire to send. Address
all questions to the N. c. Agricultural
Experiment Station, Raleigh. n CO
Replies will be written as early as pos
slble by the member of the Station
staff most competent to do so, and.
when of general interest, they will also
appear in these columns. The Station
expects, in this way, to enlarge its
sphere of usefulness and render great
assistance to practical farmers.
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THE n. {. AGRICULTURAL
EXPERIMENT STiiiJi.
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.
July 3, 1898.
What il An Agricultural Experiment sta

What ia An Agricultural Experiment sta
ton?
1t Is an institution established TO
benefit agricultural industry.
How can it do this?
To bear the expense and to conduct
work which will be useful to enter
prising farmers. Many of these often
desire to investigate for themselves
but arc prevented by expense and lack
of facilities Atan experiment station
are employed scientific and practical
men who, with every facility. devote
their time in invest rating agricultural
subjects.
What are these subjects?
How can farming u" made to pay?
How can we improve our worn soils at
a minimum expense? How should Ger
tain soils be fortified to Yield the best
crop? How can waste products be
saved and utilized? Can new plants
be advantagcOusly crown? The value
of certain foods for cattle. The best
grasses for contain soils. The dairy
industry. The value of cnsilage. A
study of the diseases and insects af
fccting crops. and the best methods TO
prevent their rava@cS. TO determine
the best varieties of grasses. fruits,
and vegetables for the hi@hcet mar
ketS. lhcAc ana Il score or kindred
subjects.
How long will 1t take to reach these
conclusions?
Answers should not he expected in a
short time. In many eases several sea-
sons of careful work will be necessary.
In the meantime the Station seeks to
disseminate valuable facts and truths
which will enable farmers to make and
save money.
Is the North Carolina Station at Raj
cigh doing all this?
Yes; and in addition, through the
Fertilizer Control, it protects farmers
from fraud in the sale of fertilizers.
In this way it has already saved them
millions of dollars. In answering cor
respondents, it is always ready to give
the best advice it can on agricultural
subjects.
Does the Station print the result of
its work.
Yes. 1t issues frequent bulletins,
and reports. These are all free to
those who request them. BY valuable
cooperation of the press of the state.
notes of the work Of the Station are
printed in their columns from time to
time.
How Is the North Carolina Station at
Raleigh supported?
Funds for its support are appropria-
ted by the /. :. Congress. Though it
is working for the farmers OF North
Carolina, the state appropriatc> moth
ing to it. No one need. there fore, fear
that the cost to sustain il is burden
some. ii. Is. BATTLE, Experiment Sta
ton, Raleigh.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, }
LUCAS COUNTY. "

Frank }. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner Of the firm of +. J. Che
ney X Co.. doing business in the CITY of
Toledo, county and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum of one hun
dred dollars for each and every case of
catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of
Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day Of December, \. D.
1886. y. W. GLEASON.
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Is the price of health. But with all our
precautiOn there are enemies always lurk-
ing about our systems, only waiting a
favorable opportunity to assert themselves.
Impurities in the blood may be hidden for
years Or even for generations and suddenly
break forth, undermining health and
fastening death For all diseases arising
from impure blood Hoods Sarsaparilla is
the unequalled and unapproached remedy
1t is King Of them all, for it c0nqucrs
disease.
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Publications of the Experiment station.


The Experiment Station at Raleigh
publishes six classes of bulletins and
three of reports, as follows
A. Regular Bulletins. Sent to all
names on the station list Are for pop
ular reading, with scientific terms
avoided as far as possible. Sub iectS
are chosen to be of most interest and
value to farmers and others. 81 have
been issued.
II. Technical Bulletins. Relate only
to technical subjects and results Of cX-
periments. and only intended for sci
entific and technical exchanges. q
have been issued.
{. State Weather Service bulletins.
The Meteorological Division of the sta
ton co-operates with the L. :. Weather
Bureau and issues these bulletins Civ
ing monthly summaries from meteorO-
logical observers scattered over the
State IA have been issued.
ID. Special bulletins. Issued when
special subjects demand. Among them
are included special bi-weellly fertilizer
analyses. Is have been issued.
f. Weekly Weather Crop Bulletins.
Issued each week during the principal
crop season during the year, and con-
tain compilation of reports from sew
eral hundred observers in 90 of the g6
counties of the state. Copies are sent
to any one who desires, provided he
posts them in conspicuous place after
reading. 1872 have been issued.
+. Press Bulletins. Contain short
reading articles for newspaper columns
about the station and its work. Al have
been issued.
q. Annual reports of the station.
These give outlines of work done, and
not details. during the year. - have
been issued.
II. Annual Reports of the State
Weather Service. Contain summary of
work during the year, and valua bic
meteorological facts are recorded 6
have been issued.
|. biennial Reports of the Station.
Sent to the governor for transmission
to the legislature every two years.
Give outline of work accomplished dur
ing this period. have been issued.
PUBLICATIONS ARE FREE.
The bulletins and other publications
of the Experiment Station are free to
any one in North Carolina who requests
them. Write application to
DR.. II. Is. BATTLE. Director,
Raleigh. n. c.
SOME INTERESTING BULLETINS.
No. 20. The Weed Pests of the Farm.
and How to ENterminate Them. 30
pages with 10 full-page cuts.
No. 3. The Best Agricultural Grasses.
A valuable compendium of 100 pages.
with "a cuts. many of full pages. Seed
and seed adulteration is also treated.
Mixtures for sowing on different soils
arc given.
No. II. Value of Pea Vine Manuring;
with full-pagc Photographic cut show
ing increased growth of wheat PIP.
No. rs. Some Injurious Insects 80
pages giving descriptions of injurious
insects, illustrated with IS cuts Rem
edleS are suggested also.
No. 20. Facts for Farmers. II pages
devoted to explaining in plain way
the growth of plants and what they
need. Homemade nanures are also
treated, and the action and use of lime.
A very interesting bulletin.
No. so. Silos and Ensilage. Is pages
describing the construction OF a silo
and what to put in it, with suggestions
for stock rations. Illustrated with II
cuts.
If you want either of these bulletins,
write for it.
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Blue Stone FOR Corn


Please write me if, in your opinion. it is les.
to soak corn in blue stone before planting it
J. p. b. Germanton, n. c.
(-Answered by Gerald Mccarthy, Botanist Elk.
pertinent Statlon) Seed corn should not be
soaked in blue stone the trca tmcnt will in
Jurc the sproutfng power of the grain and so
cause an uneven stand. The only purpose which
struction of the spores of corn smut Istilano
maydls) But the spores of this fungus are
more likely to be present in the soil or manure
put on 1t, than on the grains of sound seed corn
The best preventive of corn smut is rotation of
crops, and the removal and destruction by fire
of all smutty ears as soon as they show upou
the growing plants.
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A Battle for Blood.

Is what Hoods Sarsapalilla vigorously
fights and it is always victorious in eXpell-
ing all the foul taintS and giving the vital
fluid the quality and quantity of perfect
health
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. 2Jc
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SEAL.
Notary Public.

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send for testimialS
free.
- Sold by druggists. 75c.
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We are less apt to criticise the ex-
travagances OF Others when we are
made the favored partakers thereof.
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Canes of Fowls.
Gerald Mccarthy, EntonloIo2ist Experiment
StatiOn.)

Gerald Mccarthy, EntonloIosist Experiment
Stationl
.'Gapcs'' is a disease well known to
most growers of poultry, and often des-
trovs whole broods of young chicks.
The disease is caused by very slender,
thread-like reddish nematoid worm,
scientifically known as syngamus ira
chealis. This worm is characterized by
the permanent union of the paired
sexes. and cannot b. ;,I.-e-,i trout
rnpt1lriu@ The bu4iy:. ihc female
greatly exceeds the i.iale Ia "iZr.
The matured WORMS are found only
III the vind-pipe OF fowls to which they
cling leech-likc on the walls. sucking
the blood Of the parts. The female OF
each pair produces 1000 to 5000 eggs
which remain within her body until
she dies. They are then loosed by the
decay of the parent body, and If they
remain within the wind-pipe of the
fowl the young worms emerge from the
shell in few days. and in a few days
are mature couples and begin to repro
ducc eggs. The Matching of the egg
occurs only when it is kept constantly
moist and at a temperature of about 63
degrees +. The sexes never pair eN-
cept in the wind-pipe Of a fowl. II the
temperature is below 60 degrees +. the
eggs Will HOt lldLcl, but VIII iClaiiu
their vitality for Il year or more, pro-
yided they are kept moist. hence con-
taelous Gapes is a wet land disease.
When the affected fowl gapcs and
coughs for breath some of the worms
with their eggs are elected into the
water troughs where the fowls fire.
qucntly cOngregatc, evidently trying
to allay the inflammation in the wind
pipe by drinking cepiously. The
elected worms or eggs are greedlly
eaten by other fowls present, or the
water containing them is drunk, thus
spreading the disease, and in large
flocks producing veritable epidemic.
REMEDIEs.-Theb best remedy is pre-
vention. Keep the fowls on dry per-
meablc soil. Feed generously. includ-
ing chopped onions or garlic OCCASION
ally. Wash out the water trough or
pan daily with boiling water. If gapcs
is present among the fowls, separate
the sick ones. add to each quart of
drinking water four fluid ounces of q
solution of salicylic acid, made by dis
solving 16 grains of the dry acid in four
fluid ounces of clear, boiled rain water.
The pen in which the sick fowls are
kept should be as dry as possible, and
the ground should be sprinhlcd twice
daily with water, to each quart of which
add four fluid ounces OF commercial
sulphurc acid.
Where only a few fowls are affected
a bit of camphor about the size of a
grain of wheat may be forced down the
throat of each and will by its odor kill
the worms. One drop of turpentine
dropped into the throat has given good
results. Powdered asafetida, 10 grains
per head, may be fed in mash of corn
meal. Chopped garlic or strong smell
4
Turpentine rubbed on the outside of
the throat will sometimes cause the
worms to let go their hold. The use of
a small feather or hair loop, dipped in
turpentine and thrust down the wind
| pipe of the sick fowl is often effective.
The worms may either be withdrawn or
else coughed out by the chick.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-13

Art cannot live without genius, but
genius may live without art.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-13
All Free.

Those who have used Dr. Kings New
Discovery know its value, and those who
have not have now the opportunity to Try
it free. Call on the advertised drugGi st
and get a trial bottle free. Send your name
and address to II. f. Bucklcn & Co.. Chi
cago, and get 2 sample box of DR.. King $
New Life Pill free. as wcll as . copy OF
Guide to Health ana Household Instructor
free, all Of which is guaranteed to DO good
and cost YOU nothing Sold at Dorscy's
drugstore.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-13

The healthy people you meet have heal
thy liverS. They take Simmons Liver Reg
ulatOr
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-13

Enclosed find specimens of insects that infcSt
my grape vines more or less each year. They
do no serious damage. Would like to know
what they are and how TO destroy them
What causes so many apple trees to die in
the tWlgS about May lists. A A, Pleasant
Lodge, N. c.
(Answered by Gerald Mccarthy, Botanist Ex-
pertinent Station)
The insects are Siphonophora viticola the
grape vine louise. This is not the much dreaded
phylloxera, but Il closely related species. This
insect may be readily destroyed by spraying
with the kerosene emulsion, or tobacco decoc-
ton prepared according to formulas Nos. and
10 bulletin No. ~, of this Station. The insects,
If let alone. will disappear of themselves short
ly, as they are pursued by numerous enemies
among their own kind.
The dying of apple twigs is probably caused
by the Fire Blight, bacterial disease for which
there is no remedy except excelsior and burning
which should be promptly attended to. ALWAYS
cut off the diseased twig 1T least six inches be-
low the lowest discolorCd point. Burn the part
cut off $500
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-13

Don't almost kill yourself by violent
purgativeS. Take Simmons Liver Regula-
tor mild laxative
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-13

The staunchest adhcrents of blue
blood are those animated by a more
sanguine variety.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-13

=" BE sure you get Ayers" is an impor-
tant caution to all in search Of a thoroughly
reliable blood purifier, Aver Sarsaparilla
being the one on which there can be no
manner Of doubt. 1t has stood the the test
Of nearly half a century, and has long
been cons idercd the standard.
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Eternal Vigilance

Obstinacy is not force OF character
SO much as it is its opposite.
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Drunkenness or the Liquor Habit
Cured at Home in Ten Days bv Adj
ministcring DIR. IIaines' Golden
SnCCific.

1t can be given in glass of beer, a cup
of coffee or tea. or in food without the
knowledge of the patient. 1t is absolute
ly harmless; and will effect a permanent
and speedy cure, whether the patient is a
moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck.
1t has been given in thousands of cases.
and in every instance a perfect cure has
followed. 1t never fails. The system
once impregnated with the specific, it be-
comes an utter impOSsihility for the liquor
appetite to exist.
Cures guaranteed. is page book of par
ticulars free. Address the GOLDEN SPE-
CIFIC COMPANY, 1S5 Race street, Cincn-
natl, Ohio.
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: 0 Pres erye

The richness, color. and beauty of the
hair. the greatest care is necessary,
much harm being done by the use OF
worthless dressings. To BE sure Of h;lv-
ING tirst-class article. ask Your drug
gist or pcrtumer for Ayers Hair Ei2or.
1t is absolutely superior to any other
preparation Of the kind, L restores the
original color ana fuIIness to hair which
has become thin, faded, or cray. Il
keeps the scalp cool. moist. ana free
from dandrUtr. 1t heals itching EumDrs,
prevents badness, and iInlart5 to
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-13

\ tiny voice will always be raised in
defense Of the mother in law.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-13

The society Of ladies IS the school
of politeness.
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The Culture and Fert ilizing of Potatoes.

Iwant special information on the culture and
fertilizing of the potato. / 90 not have as much
stable manure as need will have to buy some
commercial fertilizer. What to buy for ccono-
my: How much to use for the greatest profit?
! have good potatoes made from Northern seed;
some from seed raised in the country: former
much better. viii it pay to sell what have
and buy Northern seed: Have tried expert
ment with the different ends of potatoes. I am
not satisfied yet. The little end seemed to pro
duce fourteen pecks where the large end, or vine
end, gave only nine, but the little end did not give
as smooth and nice potato as the large end. used
little phosphate. found it to pay best where 1
put most used at the rate of 300 to 100 pounds
to the acre,T, H E.. Neho n G;
Experiment StatiOn)
The lack of stable manure need be no him
drance to the growing OF good crops of potatoes
In fact, have long ago abandoned the of
stable manure for this crop as it seems to pro-
mote the growth of scab fungus. The best pre-
paratiOn for a crop Of Irish potatoes is good
clover sod or pea fallow plOWed late in Fall SO
as to get well decayed by planting time. Next
best piece ofnewly cleared land. Use COM
plete fertilizer analyzing about to per cent
phoSphoric Acid, to , per cent Nitrogen Gas
Ammonia) and not less than per cent Potash.
If on clover sod, less Ammonia will do, but we
lind that the crop needs more Nitrogen South
than it does at the North. Use this at the rate
of 600 to 600 pounds per acre for tlrst-class re-
suits. Our Newbern truckers rarely use less
than 900 pounds. Cut good sized potatoes into
good sized pieces and plant as early you
work the ground in good order in February or
March for the early crop. The best seed to use
we have found to be potatoes of the late Fall
crop grown here. They will always do better
than any Northern seed. of same variety You
have grown seed probably not of the late Fail
crop and had been kept too long for good results.
If you would send into the Eastern truck sec
ton and buy the second crop seed you would find
them better than Northern. In your elevated
mountain country it may not be practicable to
raise second crop from your early ones but if
you could get some of the late Fall crop pota-
toes from the Eastern part of the state i'll early
Spring and keep them until July LIST or late
June, and plant them, you could use better
keeping crop for winter use, and for planting the
fb11o S,,rr
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| AM, VERY TRULY
ONE FACT
IS WORTH 4 THOUSAND
THEORIES.

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return the policy hold
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years, in addition to the
assurance Of his life du-
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20~Year EndoWnents.
ACE \ return in cash Of all premiums
with interest at the rate OF
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Is 6 81 per cent.
90 s per cent.
LIFE RATE.
lontine period tern1i-
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AGE Arctnrn in cash q II premiums
35 2 81 per cent.
IS , l-2 per cent.
55 5 IL per cent.
The return OH the 9th
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upon the kind Of policy
and the premiums paid
There is no assurance
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which compares with
this. The Equitable is
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Assets, S125,000,C0o,
Surplus, 25,000,000,
Further information will be
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sssscs< iCns' Nrks;c. SafEc

The best S.lye in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhcnm, Fever
Sores, letter, Chappcd Hands. Chilhlaians
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
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Only parent can understand the
language OF a baby's cry.
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70 feel bright and cheerful attend TO
your stomach, and take Simmons Liver
Regulator.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-31

WAsHIEGToN, March 81. The interior
department had not Wednesday been
officially notified Of the Choetaw In
dian trouble. The army officials are
also In the dark. Gen. Sehoheld said
Wednesday that no information had
been received at headquarters IN regard
70 the trouble at Antlers, Ark, and he
did not expect any report on the sub
ject, for the reason 1t was matter in
which the military could not interfere
unless specially called on TO do so by
the interior department, as the Indians
are more directly underline Jurisdiction
OF that department.
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FOR MONEY
Admission Of d Han Charged With
Wife Murder.
MRS, ANNIE B. BUCHANAN



NEw YoEK. March ST. The strong
statement against DIR Robert w. Bur
chanan, charged with poisoning his
.mife. Annie b buchanan. madc by
Assistant District Attorney Osbornc.
marked tho real opening 81 what prom
iscs 70 Dc as sensatio nal atrial as that
81 Carlyle w Harris
lie reviewed closely the history Of
the bcyish looking prisoner lie told
how nc had attended the college OF
Physicians aud Surgeons at Chicago,
and had gone later 10 Edinburgh to
complete his medical studies. In his
tf4s. abroad he had taken pretty,
young. auburn-h haired wife with him
across the ocean.
Later he had settled down IN this city
70 the practice 81 his profession. In
1890 he had trouble with his young wife
and secured a divorce shortly after
this wife No comes into the case.
She was Mrs, Annie y, Sutherland. the
keeper OF disorderly house on Halsey
street, Newark buchanan married
her seventeen days after obtaining the
divorce decree This Ii the woman he
Is charged with numbering He often
said he married her for her money. aud
spoke OF her In terms the reverse 81
complimentary He openly rejoiccd
over her death
Then he went TO Nova Scotia and re-
married the young wife from whom he
had been divorced
James N Smith was the FIRST witness
examined. He had been supported by
the Sutherland woman fourteen years
before buchanan snpplanted him.
DR.. buchanan was looking paler than
usual when Recorder Smyth took his
seat in court Wednesday morning He
talked nervously with his counsel. Ills
eyes shifted now aud then about tho
courtroom.
Richard w. Macombcr, who had
known buchanan. intimately for three
years. was on the witness-stand the
greater part Of the day, and gave some
sensational testimony. He detailed
numerous conversations had with the
prisoner regarding his wife ands her
will
Dr.. Buchanan, the witness said, at
one time declared that hla wifo had
Bright's disease and would dio Ia Xix
months The old woman was driving
him crazy, he said, and her face was
enough 70 drive him to drink DIR.
buchanan also said that his wife was
talking about poisoning herself, and de-
clared that IL would be good thing for
both Of them IL she would do 50. some
time later, witness said, when tho
woman was very Ill, DR.. buchanan told
him that providence seemed 70 smile
upon him; that he thought the old lady
was going to cause him trouble, but
now she would probably stcpout grace
fulfv