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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
Farming Does Pay.

a correspondent OF the Ohio Farmer
writes ~ follows:
1t really does one good to visit and
have a talk with a successful farmer.
| visited one recently. He got his
start working by the month. Being
All extra good hand, he received
from a fourth to half more THAI
ordinary help. He now has one nun
dred acres of land, with tirst.class
improvements. l enjoyed walking
through his forty acres OF wheat aud
comparing the effects Of fertilizers,
both homemade and commercial,
This wheat promises yield of % or
20 bushels per acre. The seed used
WAS recleaued and the ground put in
the best possible Shape aud sown
early Che first few days of Septen-
ber}. He thinks one bushel per acre
is about right, aud the way this crop
stands on tue ground it seems to b-
all that is required to produce a
maximum yield.
Another interesting part of this
wheat tielt WAS II spot hete baru
mad formerly stood. Where the
floor and bay had been the wheat
WAS vigorous and n dark green color
Where the stable floor hau been, aud
uleO where tue manure from the Sta
| ole in heaps, there WAS not spear of
heat growing, not even weed.
| There had been feed lot connected
wilh this barn; in this the droppiugs,
straw aud stalks, which were allowed
! to accumul ate during the winter and
spriug months. After the feeding
season WAS over tue manure would
DE thrown up in long heaps where it
remained until Tall, when il was
hauled on the wheat ground. On
this plot there were a few weeds
! making a sickly effort toward get
ing y ztart, but no wheat. Around
this lot where the fence Lad stood ID,
the wheat was all right, and several
inches taller than that next to it,
Can auy one give n reason for this
variation? DID the stock tramp the
! life out Of the soil in this lot? II
tins is the reason why does not the
wheat grow where the stable floor
! WASP II it is because there is an eX-
cessive amount OF fertility in the
soil, why is it that there is a very
] RlOhNl vi NuChJ III we
fence row, where, necessarily large
amount Of manure would collect?
Tue real secret III there is any OF
this mans success il staying ut home
aud attending strictly to his Ousi-
ness. When the time comes TO plCw,
sow or reap, he il ready; does not
have to "bTiggle" around day or
two getting tools repaired and hunt
ing help. While this farmer has
done An immense amount OF hard
labor on the farm, it is not all work
and no play with him. He works
/ first; does uot stop his work in q
| busy time to attend public Eale or
| spend an afternoon loafing around
town. He takes time to use his lawn
mower at the proper time, and to
keep things neat aud tidy about tie
BARI aud fsrm No brier patches or
weedy fence corners Sre to be seen,
neither can you rec any farm nipple
ments standing where they were last
used. They are invariably found I'M
der shelter when not in actual us, -.
/ There IL no man OF my acquaintance
who enjoys being at neighboIhood
gathering, picnic, fair, or taking a
trip through the wrst, any better
than this one, and he INDUCES in
these pleasures quite often, but docs
not neglect his business 10 do 50.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
STOCK, FARM AND GARDEN.
Horse and Stock NOtes.-Wheat Crop
and Prices.-Farming Does Pay
A Well Managed Parm.-WateriRg
Horses IN Hot Weather.

Boone Wilson, trotting record
2:201a, is one OF the most promising
Of the new comers to the pacing lists.
He was not extended in his recent
mile in 2:l3.
On the opening day of last week the
hog receipts at Chicago were the
largest since fall, ard also the largest
ever recorded in July, aggFegating
As 1854 head.
Martha Wilkes mile in 2:ll4, as
shown in the summaries Published
is the fastest trOrlei this season.
The trotler that pulls hlgh-wheel
sulky around the Cleveland track in
2:0434 or better during 'he Grand
Circuit meeting ut the Forest City,
will receive 5000
G. w. Boyer, Tully, Kas., has col,
that was born June ! which has SIX
feet aud walks on all OF them. The
legs are double from the knee down
and separate below the lellock. 1t
is IS healthy as auy colt.
S.R Gilbert, the Tennessee trainer,
bought Fred ) Wilkes, 2:ll3i, as II
wo-year-old, unbroken, for $50, and
the June OF his three yeSr-Old year
drove mile in 2:25la >, aud sold him
for So ,0O0.
The Arabs never tie their horses by
the head. The common way of Sc
curing them is 10 put an iron clasp
around one of the hind ankles aud
fasten it with p tdlOck and key, and
10 this clasp IL attached long chain,
the other end Of which is rivited to
one of the trnt pegs. Then the horse
Is free to rove about and he cannot be
stolen.
1t is hard to tell at what period ia
the life of q stallion he is at his best.
This is illustrated by Joe Bassrtt, that
was but two years OF age when hr
sired Johnson, 2:O64, and Tom Hal
that WAS twenty-three years OF age
when he sired Hal Pointer, 2:04H
The recuperative power Of Ameri-
can agriculture, so to speak, is well
illustrated in the history of the hog
supply this year up to date. Our
Chicago letter this week shows that
last weeks receipts footed up l50,00G
head, against III, ga the corresponds
ing week last year, before any scarci.
ty was even intimsted, and hogs are
only 20 cents higher than NJ that
time. Last winter, during the time
OF small receipts and big prices, II
was predicted that values would be
high for year, MS the country cOuld
not possibly stock up before mex
winter. The American farmer has
resources not realized by the public
and when Il living profit is in sigh
he can develop them sometimes Will
marvellous rspidity Ohio Farmer
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
Some Prize Massachusetts Crops.

f. G.. Little, Haverhill, Mass,
raised the premium crop OF potatoes
PSI bushels, on one-half an acre,
worth $3.50 80 at cost OF $50 80 The
profit was $l3l 40 or 1852 50 per acre.
The same gentleman raised 740 bush
els Of mangel beets on l06 rods OF
ground at cost of $3.50 and values
the same at $l73; profit $lo7 80. The
only reason this man (as well a. many
others is not millionaire is berau, e
he does not do business enough. ID.
A. Carleton, North AndOver, Mass,
raised oue-half acre OF cabb age worth
$3.50 at cost of S5l; profit per acre,
$l99. G. G Blunt, of Andover, raised
one-half acre of Carrots worth $l62.50
at cost OF $54.75, profit per acre $2l5 80,
also one.half acre of parsuips worth
at 81 per bushel $295 at cost OF S66 50,
profit per acre $457, and one-half acre
of turnips yielding $50 bushels worth
Sl75 at u cost of $l5 35; profit per acre
$3l9.30. H. NJ. Killam, West Bedford,
grew one acre Of corn on which the
corn aud slower was worth Sl07 80 ri
a cost Of $S7 50; profit $20.3O.-N. E
Farmer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
Feeding ShOats.

Prof. w. A. Henry says to a cores
pOudent: II the shOats weigh under
100 pounds, feed twO-tifths Oil-meaI ,
by weight. II they weigh more than
this feed more corn and rather Less
shorts and oil.meal. There three
feeds compounded as directed should
prove eminently satisfactory. Do
not fail to supply hardwood ashes.
Such shoats should not be closely
confined, but have exercise and
should be on the hard wood floor just
as little as possible. Thus fed aid
managed they should make 8 gain
of from three-quarters to one pound
per day OH medium feeding and go
INTO grass in condition to take a large
amount Of cOru and make heavy
gains.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28

is broke il cultivated in corn for two
years; the second year the corn
ground is seeded to wheat. There
are three fields under cultivation aud
four in grass. Three are pastured
aud one cut for hay. He always has
one corn crop ahead, that IL, he feeds
his last years crop into hogs the fol-
lowing June aud July. Has them
leady for August or September mar
ket, when they command the best
price. He usually fed 80 to so head.
Hogs are all fed on n sod field. Corn
fodder all fed on fields. Average
yieid OF corn from 80 to 80 bushels per
acre. There is no such thing Ms
failure OF crop under a fair season
with laud treated as above described
The seven fields average 10 acres to
the field soil sandy loam with
gravel sdbsoil.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
Wheat Crop and Prices.

The wheat crops of America and
Europe are both short. The wheat
raisers' enemies "bears''-nOw
admit the fact. The government re-
port places the total yield of winter
aud spring wheat Vt 1888 ,675, 900 BUSH
els, az linsL yield in 1892 OF 5l5,940,-
O0O bushels. A Chicago gram
market reviewer, who is not Inter.
esLed in higher prices of wheat, says
that this country will have less than
100000, 5000 bushels for export this
Beerbohm, the recognized European
authority, says the worlds deficiency
OF wheat Is now l00,000,O00 bushels.
When it is understood that Europe
bought $4,000, 0OO bushels last year,
aud will probably want 250 600 900
bushels this year, it becomes clear
that conditions are right Tor much
higher prices.
1t is clear ss day that the grain
"bears" are doing the work that kCepp
prices down in the face OF bullish
conditions. They have almost ex-
haus ed their fund of excuses for low
prices. Here is y sample of u Chi.
O0BO OOaA Oul0 ~ =
"rhe failure Of bank at Kansas
City, with, it was said, $1,000, 900
liabilities and 50, 600 900 assets, CAUSED
The september wheat, which close 1
on the regular board yesterday at
695sc, to tumble to $3.50 on the curb
tins morning" Wheat fall III price
because a single bank suspeuds, with
assets three times greater than Its liza
biiities! Give us another silly one.
Why not fall cent OIL the bushel on
every other failure, AS well? Ii it
did, it would 60 t. several cents below
nothing in a single day, for there are
hundreds of failures.
The Chicago grain market reviewer
referred to above says that "it is evil
dent that Europe fully understands
the gravity of tue food situation aud
is evIden ly getting hold of all the
wheat 1t can. The exports for the
past few months are exceed ing those
for the same tlme last year, and last
weeks exports from both coasts, A.
l25 coo bushels, have been exceeded
on but four weeks in the whole his.
tory Of American export trade. 1t is
the usual thing TO hear people say
there is no export demand for wheat
yet foreigners keep right on gobbling
it up, but in such = way IS not to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
A Milking Experiment.

Five cows were MIXED four weeks
by Two different persons, each mixer
serving two weeks, both being COM
peIent, one Of them doing his average
milking and not aware thar al eX-
pertinent was under way; the other
was fully informed as to the nature
vi the experiment and expected to
contribute his best skill for the pur-
pose in view. In the case of the one
unaware Of the experiment the yield
OF milk from the same cows for cor
responding period while in charge of
the man aware OF the experiment
reached l,l3l pounds. The excess of
267 pounds in favor OF the man who
MIXED to dryness. The experiment
proved that it pays TO get all the COW
has to deliver. Also tnst it is a mat
,er OF Importance that the udder be
emptied NJ rapidly rs possible N q
manner acceptable to the cOw-this
because of the effect on the richness
OF the milk in fat glObules. Another
important feature III milking to dry
ness IL that first milk drawn is most
aqueous, while the last contains most
butter fat While not strictly a re-
suit OF this experiment, it demon
strates anew the teachings OF the ex-
p+rieDCe that proves that IucOm.
pletely MIXED COWS have a tendency
10 diminish their yield,-British
Dairy Farmer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
The New IMPERIAL STEEL PLoW

sold for five years and has been thoroughly tested
farmers and acknowledge the leading pillow
market beng durable and incest running used by
We and prove that the of running the Imperial
chilled pillow made moudbods
made of fine quality STEEL beams ee and handles
quality We guarantee shed where pillow WILL and in we
trash pillow equal Chilled moudboad and wood beam pvs
break, but the Imperial does
We append partial list of of the farmers who the Imperial We
have many testimonials bur prefer leave entirely with farmer
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
Watering Horses in Hot Weather.

No careful observer can doubt that
the majority Of work horses sufitr n
great deal from thirst during the hot
months OF summer, says the "Cnuu.
try Gentleman" TIE horse il much
like man in the matter of drink
needs waller in small quantities and
leeds it often. His stomach is too
small TO hold more than pallful
without crOwdiug out the food; aud
this amount is used up in very
short tinIeswhen tue weather is warm
aud the animal is at work. Horses
ptrspire freely, and the demand here
made upon the system is constant
and otter heavy.
The heat & neTated by exercise, or
a large part vi it, must be thrown oft
III some way, and this. is done most
rapidly through the converting Of
wafer within the body into sream,
which, with its latent heat, escapes
through the pores OF the skin.
Though the reservoir at the stomach
be empty, and the blood he reduced
to its last extremity in obtsining a
supply Of liquid. still the demand il
unemitting. Meanwhile nature
heavily applies the scourge Of thirst
in an effort to drive the animal to
geek the needed draft.
II "a horse is allowed to become
very thirsty and warm and then per
milted to drink all he will, he is very
apt 10 iDjure him-elf seriously. This
fact il so widely known, and yet so
impertectly understood, that it has
led to the popular falIacy that 8
horse should not be allowed 10 drink
az all when heated. This wide
spread error has been productive Of
great deal OF cruelty ia the tTest-
ment OF heated and thirsty hcrses.
1t depTiyts thousands of suffering
animals of water at n time when il
would be to them the best of medi-
clnes il given in proper doses. /
believe it is the common verdict of
the best veterinarians that horse is
seldom or never so much heated a.
to be injured by few swallows Of
water-if the water be not too cold.
\ man can best judge of his hOrses
condition and needs 10y thinking Of
his own. He often gets 20 heated
that he cannot drink very freely with
IMMUNITY, but he never gets 50 warm
that he will refuse to wet his parchtd
throat with a swallow of water at the
temperature at which it comes from
the veins Of the earth. And he may
rest assured that his heated horse is
in no more danger Of being found
ered,n under the same treatment,
than himself. And the horse needs
The retreshment aud apr cIst,s it
Just as much as the man.
The man generally Carries a jug Of
water into the field for himself, and
it would be a great thing for the
horse if he should be treated with
the same consideration. 1t is too
long for horse to go half day
without water when at hard work
under hot sun. Every lover OF this
n1blest Of OuI animal servants should
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28


w, Waffle 49,. Lovck
M.Sh 2 W. i.
John ID. j. X Farrell Dr. H. L" Oliver.
4 Frank lex CharlesI A
d. W. }. Moore, Dale FguerS.
lace DWELL! w. LIN
Jack Baugus John w. Nelly
A.
David F. Watkins. Armstrong B. NJ. McKannOn.
" IN IL &c Clark Tinde.
j. j. Sidney Fleming Maj A Bowen.
Hint s. FriersUn. Lloyd Cecil Dr. D. A Davidson
PLEASANT VICINITY.
James g. CRANBERRY. II. g. ktrel w b. tIddens
John w. Irwin. j. 5. Griffith. j. NJ. kttrel.
T.. / M. g. Pckard
". W. Common.
w. /. Lou II. Jacobs. James Veal.
j. M j. VIC W.. A. Hayes.
j. NJ. IIabs WI. Murphy L. G. Church.
NJ. f. Allen. John ii. Murphy. y M Page.
KIP RIB Church. w. A. Whitaker.
JIG Osborne. John c. Dodson. j. C. Adams
CARRIERS
A. !. H..
A. W. F. McMeen. Fitzgerald
Henry Thompson. w. KittTeL M b. Butts
WILLIAMSPORT, HAMPSHIRE
WI Brooks.
Fleming n.
James II. kinZer. SA WOrley. j. H. Brooks
+, b, Craig. j. Hunt. Nathan Garner
SATTERFIELD & CHURCH,
,hs COIum bin. Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. It's action upon the sys-
tenn il remarkable and mysterious.
II removes AT once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. TIE
drst dorr greatly benefits, rs
cents. Sold by y. B. Rains, druggiat,
Columbia Tenn. APRIL 6m
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
An Exchange of Compliments.

An American journal has lately
been comparing English and Ameri-
can farmers, sometimes making
points which are just and fair, aud
sometimes exaggersting the differ
enceA, OF course making an exhibit
IN the maiu strongly favorable TO our
own farmer. Ia replying TO this the
English Agricultural Gazette, as
would naturally be expected, shows,
M opposite bias, and says some pretty
curt things. The American Journal
says, among other things, that when
the English farmer "learns to take
off his coat and get down TO solid
work he may begin to tind that his
receipts every year do not fall so far
short Of his expenditure" To whct.
the Gaz~tte comes back in this vigOr-
ons fashion: when the American
farmer learns how TO farm, Wien his
average yield of wheat becomes half
as much az that OF England, instead
Of only little over One-tbild, aud
when elementary agricultural prin.
ciples, settled here half n century or
century ago, have begun to dawn
upon his mind, the American farmer
may earn enough FROM his business
10 enable him to live as comfortably
as an English farm laborer lives al the
present time" There ma be some
thing worth thinking about Ii the
Eugtshman's salty wOrds-eh?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28

lend hand and voice in favor Of a
reform in this matter. Those who
can be reached in no other way
should know that the horse we'll
cared for in the matter Of drink, AZ
well rs that Of food, will psy for the
extra care in better and longer SER
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
A Well Mnnnred Farm.

Farmer A has his cultivated land
divided into seven fields Each field
is in grass for about four years, every
spring there lie sod field broke and
one seeded to grass. Each field that
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-12-20
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
A Bevy of Bells and Beaux Greet the
Bride and Groom.

Wednesday December 18th at 8 o'clock,
quite a number Of young ladies and gen.
temen, friends and relatives, assembled
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc.
Frymire, OF Chenault, the occasion being
reception to Mr.. Bloom Parr and wife,
who arrived about noon.
An elegant dinner was spread compli-
mentary to the bride and groom. The
tasteful decoration lent delicate pleas
ing charm to the eye. While the
delectables afforded ample qualification
the most variegated appetite.
The ladies utviewed the pretty flow
ers in beauty and attraction and the fair
bride was veritable boquet OF grace
and loylness. She is the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. J. +. Claycomb and grand
daughter OF Rev. VIM. Head. One Of
the sweetest and most winsome young
ladies OF that section and the young hus-
band did himself honor in possessing
her heart and hand.
Many relatives and friends join in
wishing them bright and happy future
in their travels DER life's tempestuous
sea.
1.-TWO hath a life Of JOY and peace,
And blessings Of grace divine
A cloudless sky with naught TO mar
When two hearts IN love entwine.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-12-20
Murray Post Meeting.

SATURDAY,, Dec. 16, 1S93.-Murray
Post No. 10, department OF Kentucky, g..
A. r. held its regular monthly meeting,
it being the third Saturday.
They met about II o'clock, there being
about 40 members and old soldiers pres
ent. All had an enjoyable time over an
old-fashioned army dinner. 1t was COM
posed of coffee, crackers, bacon and
beans, served in tin cups and on tin
plates. The dinner was given by the
Post and it continued till ! O'Clock p.
m.
When everything was cleared away,
the Post proceeded to the election of
Post officers for the year 1894. The fol-
lowing officers were chosen. VIM. S.
Galloway, c.; Christian Swagart, S. V.
c.; James w. Lockard, J. V. c.; John
G. Mattingly, Surg. John II. Dean, o.
D.; John W.Shouse, Q. NJ Eli Garrett,
Chap; Samuel B Walker, o. Il.
The above named officers will be in
stalled into their respective offices, to-
gether with an Adjutant Quartermaster
and Sergt. Major, on the third Saturday
in January 1894.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-12-20
AQUIET WEDDING.
Miss Blanche Frank and Mr.. Geo. B.
lShaw were Married on the 18th
instant.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dec. 18th 1S92.--On
this. the 18th day of December Miss
Blanche Frank, one of the best known
and most popular young ladies in this
part of the state, was very quietly mar
ried to Mr.. Geo. b. Shaw, mail agent on
the steamer, Ragon.
Miss Frank is the only daughter OF Mr..
Morton Frank, of Franks Landing We
anticipate that this will be surprise to
their many friends, as the above has
been kept profound secret from their
most intimate acquaintance.
Mr.. Shaw expects soon to resign his
present position and remove to Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, where he will begin the study
of law.
Let us hope that no cloud may arise to
darken their pathway, but that the
bright sunshine of truth and love may
gladden. all their lives, that prosperity
may follow the wake of their future and
that old age may find them living in all
the enjoyment that is due to fond love,
an earnest endeavor and worthy pur-
pose in life. Hoping and believing that
a higher power will guide and direct
them ard wishing them long, happy
and contented life, also believing that
they are we'll calculated for each other.
We have only to add SUM cuiq'te.
A. w. II.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-12-20
SIX PAGES.

OUR advertisers have taken possession
of us this week. We give up everything
TO them. Their announcements are more
important just at this time than anything
we could say or suggest. They tell us
about the advent of old Santa and the
many good things he has in store for the
dear little ones all over this broad land
of ours. They have songs Of good cheer
for big, little, old and young and right
merrily do they sing them, Here's hop
ing that they may one and all reap rich
harvest and add many dollars to their
bank account. And to you, dear reader,
we also wish a merry, happy, joyous
Christmas. May the rich blessings OF
this joyous Christmas tide fall on every
one OF you and fill your stockings as they
have never been filled before. The
News will appear next week as usual.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-12-20
Give The Devil His Dues.

The Louisville Critic doesn't take any
stock in Gov. Browns dramatic efforts
against the C. o. &. S. w. consolidation
with the l.. &. n, and sensiblv says:
"1he L. &. n is not an oppressor. II is
builder up. 1t is an encourager and
fosterer of legitimate enterprises. 1t has
done more for Kentucky than all the
governors and legislators since the state
has been organized. This demagogic at
tempt to curtail its growth and useful
ness will fail. The G. o. &. S. w. will
be brought into first class condition by
the l.. q. n. The section OF the state
which it traveIses will be benefited by a
better service. Without the L. &. n.
Kentucky would be bowling wilder
ness. 1t has brought her resources before
the world, opened her mines, linked her
fertile fields to the markets OF the land,
and in countless ways helped and
strengthened her. If the demagognes
must have something to yelp about, let
them pick out some enterprise that is a
detrimen to the state"-lnterior Journal.