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Mr.. Burleigh Should Succeed Himself.

There seems ~ bc nn good reason WHY
Nh Hall G. Brnlei9h should not succeed
himself rs member Of the State Board ot
Assessors. llc has served but halt OF al
full Term. j. th"rpu@hly familiar NTH the
w"ik u He board ansli~ i ecod tcpreSen-
tatiye Nj the agricultural interests vi the
STATE, which certainly ar# entitled tnleco4-
milton on the board, iHasmuclf IA fam
property constitutes " large wv cent VI
Tho valuation Nj he s~fafe nv Reason for
rejecting Inn seems Nh be aiven except
that somebody il the eastern lart NJ the
State wants thu place Somebody who has
the support IF the timber owners. Port
land Press
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1894-12-27

men We're led To suspect its presence from
the salt springs about tire base of tie
mountain. Millions Of TONS Of salt have
been taken from these mines. and there
sun ss,nls 10 he enough toi a4.s to come
notwithstanding my great interest 10
see the operations ot the mines anil tN Mis-
il thel dark lecesses. il WAS with some
hesitation tuat doined the miner >t.It
and tNpk THE Lutte anteln IN my hand, tDr
| lad hean informed that mnn had heen
Killed there about century ago. and it
seemed To me about time to Kill some
hvtsA elsa. and did MOI wish to DC the
one But il - Of no use " let little CON
sideratipn ike that spoil your ian, and 50
| pncNcd NJ courage and followed the
rest The women Of the company had to
change thrir clothes and put On MarN
Walker suits, while the men simply laid
Oft rheir coats and drew On all outer CON
ering OF coarse material One article Of
apparel puzzled me tor some time but
soon learned what il was for Il was a
thick leather apron, not worn as aprons
are usually worn, but Jtd in front and
hung down behind 1t seemed to me a
Very silly arrangement, and ] WAS afraid
the ladies would laugh at Us for not know
inc how 10 veal an apron, but was much
relieved when they themselves came out
With their aprons tied IN the same way.
We Mere divided into parties Of ten ana
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~AIIBi H. ~ VIENNA.


liaM small cloud ean hide the sun
How often small ana Insignificant troubles
"Ner~had0N thc Whole land scape Of rnl
lnAutal waild. Nliile real dlt1icnlties ~
NNllaN 3tai the mental Vision. Many 2
man ~ eJliib~ " 'he ;sothachc teals
iis hail 'Aela Bees tiag. u -"t~ WIG be-
'ta~t hi~ aNl-hlrl e"M haS 'itcinateN
lN~ eahha-e AeadS. Nho Would go mtN
hittl@, uNaelle HI aMlputati,n, or l~se
hi> drait>t iiicnd With the greatest hero
i~m ind tNlttude-
NNW. here was ia >al7huI4. one IT the
loNelie>t plac, ~ ealtit. at ] good hptcl
with plenty IN eat and drink, np cats Il
keep lne awake hAd no music hnt the roar
IF the iiNel and the songs q the birds. no
wife IL t.:llt me shopping With lleI and No
butcher Bill, no dress dit parties and
table q liete, IN fact. none Of the great
trals that attilct human beings and vet !
was not happy. Happiness was an impos-
~ihlitN fol me III i town where that young
ladN doctor md her companion Were
Every time When started out Ton walk,
! made a careful survey of the ne@hhor-
ING streets t. see ii they were anywhere in
Sight. always took the untreqHcntesl al
leys, and ACTED exactly like 4 school boy
"llo is PLAYING hockey. | used rp squan-
Ger my tlnic III a table on the veranda
watching lady With heaclled lair, WHO
Mas constantly smoking cigarettes. NnN
thing ~ hitl time until ! could get away
seeing Ivy uneaSinesS a gentleman pro
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PROSPECTUS. 1899 a5

TILE RANsY
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
OF CORN.

PROSPERITY, N. @.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I will take it for
granted that the corn has been drilled
in rows about five feet apart Should
never be less) and that the stalks in the
drill are not over eighteen inches apart.
This would give nearly $500 stalks per
acre, and counting 100 stalks to a bushel
it ought to yield about So bushels per
acre. But allowing for missing stalks,
etc., the yield, with proper culture,
ought to be at least so bushels per acre.
But if you wish to grow 100 or $50
bushels per acre (the latter quantity
has been ~exceeded) the stalks in the
drill should be IL or 16 inches apart,
as the case may be. In travelling over
portions of three counties I find but
very few fields in which the crop has
been advantageously pitched, and bad
judgment in pitching a crop results in
unnecessary loss that need not be
further described.
Cultivation should be commenced
soon after the corn comes up, provided
that a rain has fallen since the corn was
planted; if not, wait until after a rain.
A turning pillow may be first used,
throwing the dirt from the corn. In a
few days thereafter run a coulter, or
other narrow plow, in the same fur.
rows (no objection to this being done
Immediately after the first plowing.)
In a few days throw the dirt back to
the corn with a turning pillow and fol-
low in the same burrows with a r
pillow, as aforesaid. Thus continue
until you finish breaking the middles.
Finally several deep burrows (prefer-
ably about three should be run with
the marrow plow midway between the
rows. The ground has now been
plowed to a double depth and will sus.
tain about double the quantity of
stalks that the usual cultivation with
shallow blowing will. The coulter will
not henceforth be needed except for the
burrows in the middle of the rows
which should be run, full depth, after
every blowing, thus keeping a belt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
LEGHORNs AS WINTER LAYERS
w. II. DAVIS,
J. A. WALKER

The Leghorn stands high in the front
rank, not only as one of the best egg
producing breeds, but also for hardi-
ness and adaptability to the range. 1t
has been claimed that Laghorns are
not good winter layers, due to the fact
that they have large combs, which are
easily affected by frost On very cold
days. Our own experience with Leg
horns is that they are excellent winter
layers if kept in a warm and comfort
able house. It is well to state, also.
that no breed of fowls will prove good
layers in winter unless they are kept
in a warm house, and the Leghorns
seem to suffer from frosted combs but
little as compared with some breeds
having low combs. Being small in size
it is easier to provide room for fifteen
Leghorns than for ten Cochins or
Brahmas, while the eggs from Leg
horns are fully as large as those from
the hens of other breeds Poultry
Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
THE DOODLE FEVER.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Of all the diseases to
which the human family has fallen
heir the doodle fever" is the most
fatal. All diseases differ from each
other. If you will make a close "diag-
nosis" of the fever, (Which the public
often terms Office fever,) you will find
it deeply rooted in its victims system.
All diseases are partial to certain
seasons. The atmosphere has much to
do with the spread of their contagious
germs. The measles" by long prestige
claim the spring time. Fevers in gen.
eral find the fall favorable to their work
of wrecking health and strength, but
the F'boodle fever" like the itch. ;"
breaks out in any kind of weather. AS
to the brain or character of it's prey. it
never stops to bother. This fever is
fatal in it's very nature. 1t soon car
rieg the temperature TO the dying point.
Millions have been ruined by its
soorching heat. Some it has landed in
the poor house." Some have to the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
about a foot wide, plowed deep through

about a foot wide, plowed deep through
out the season.
The corn should be plowed o after
every rain, the object being to keep the
crust broken and thus admit the air to
the roots. Consequently ifa rain falls
Immediately after a blowing the corn
should be plowed again as soon as the
ground becomes sufficiently dry. But
a blowing, provided that it be well
done. will last until the next rain even
if it should continue dry for a month.
No grass can spring up until after a
rain to settle the ground, and the
ground being sufficiently loose to ad-
nit the air, blowing at this stage will
work an injury by exposing the moist
dirt, thus causing it to dry out.
AS the corn attains size the blowing
should be shallow, exceptin the middle
of the rows, as aforesaid.
The deep blowing in the middle of
the rows serves as a reserve against
dry weather and operates as follows:
In case of dry weather the roots will
rapidly extend into said trenches
where they will secure ample moisture
to sustain the corn until the next rain.
AS these trenches are only to be plowed
after a rain, while the ground is moist,
breaking any roots that may have en-
tered them will not work any injury
being too far from the stalk. Hence
the necessity for wide rows in order
that said reserves may be prepared.
The cultivation, including the deep
blowing in said trenches, should be
continued until the corn is in full silk,
and some have advocated that cultiva
ton should continue until the corn is
in early 70 Asting ear. The number of
plowings necessary will Of course de
pend on the season. If the foregoing
plan of blowing after every rain be
adopted drouth will rarely, if ever,
affect the crop, though planted much
thicker than usual.
BRYAN TYSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
SECRETARY BARNES AT BOONE.

A correspondent of the Hickory Mer-
cury, writing from Boone, says:
". S. Barnes, of Raleigh, Secretary
Treasurer N. @. F. A, made an address
on Tuesday, during recess of court, to
a large and ~appreciative audience COM
posed mostly of farmers. Very few of
the brethren of the order were apprized
of his coming, as the county secretary
had not received the letter and posters
which had been sent out some time
ago. Judging from expressions heard,
the address made a good impression
upon the people, and it is hoped Bro.
Barnes can come back to our county
some time again when he will have
more time to spend among us.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
MEETING IN ROCKINGHAM.

Mr.. EDITORIAL a mass meeting of
the Peoples party of Rockingham
county, held in the court house in
Wentworth on the Goth day of April,
1894, the following declaration of prin-
ciples were adopted and ordered sent
to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER for publ
cation:
Re oIUed, That we contend for equal
coinage laws for silver and gold and
equal debt paying power of gold, silver
and legal tender greenback dollars.
Q. For an honest ballot and a fair
count and no Acknowledgement of the
voters to put goldbugs and Incompetent
men in Office.
3. For government control of the
money for the benefit Of the whole peo-
pie and no farming Or lending of the
public credit, which is the property of
all the people, to private parties or cor.
porations.
4, The rule of the people against ring
and machine rule which money so east
ly sways.
5. Lower public salaries, more econ
omy and less red tape and tomfoolery.
T. B. LINDSAY, Chm'n.
". H; PAWS, Secretaries.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
ALLIANCE ORGANIZERS

Jas. Fl. Wright, Carlton N n
ganizer for Sixth district, composea5 pr II
counties of Johnston, Wake, DnrSor~3
Granville and Vance.
@. Meg. Dunn, Populi, n. G.. Oroon
izer for Seventh district, compose5 ~
Cumberland, Robson, Bladenl CoIrw VI
bus and Brunswick counties,
Elijah W. Flake, Rockingham N
c., Organizer of Eighth district, Com,
posed of Harnett, Moore, Richmond
Arson, Union, StanIy and Montgom.
cry counties.
Geo. E Hunt, Michael, N. c., Organ.
izer for Tenth district, COMPOSED of
Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, For.
syth, Davidson, Davie, Yadkin and
Surry counties.
J. P. SOssaman, Huntersville, N. c..
Organizer for Eleventh district com.
posed of Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklen.
burg, CASTOR, Lincoln and Iredel
counties.
First district, composed of the coun.
ties of Currituck, Camden, Pasqup
tank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates.
Hartford, Rev. T. W. Babb, Hartford,
N. @.
Ninth district, composed of Ran.
dolph, Chatham, Orange, Person, Cas-.
well and Alamance, J. R. Means, Trim.
ity College, N. @.
Fourth district, Don G. Sanders, Of
Burgaw, N. O., Organizer. Counties
in the district, Wayne, Duplin, OnS.
low, Fender, New Hanover and Samp.
son.
Twelfth District, composed Of the
counties of Alexander, Wilkes, ALE.
ghany, Ashe, Watauga, Mitchell and
Surry, J. w. Cox, Edwardsville, N. G..
George W. Hahn, Tuscola, N. G.,
Organizer for Fifteenth district, com,
posed of the counties Of Haywood,
jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham, Clay
and Cherokee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
SQUEEZE OUT THE WATER.

Henry CleWs sums up the railroad
situation in this, that if dividends are
to be maintained, it must be either
through better traffic or lower wages.
Lower wages to railway employees are,
however, now apractical impossibility,
and therefore he expects the various
roads that are iDjuriously affected to
reduce the accustomed dividends. So
long as they refuse to contract their
inflated capitalization, they will have
no alternative but reduced dividends.
Omaha Bee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
DEMANDS ADOPTED
BY the Farmers Alliance and Industfla
Union at Topeka, Kan, Feb. 9, 1894

BY the Farmers Alliance and IndustfIa
Union at Topeka, Kan, Feb. 8, 1894
Finance-We demand a national
currency, safe, sound and heGl9g
issued by the government only, q IuI
legal tender for all debts, puoLc VI
private, and that without the use o.
banking corporations; a just, equIltaOs
and efficient means Of distributing
direct to the people at a tax not TO g1,
coed 2 per cent. as set tortn Dy VIZ
Sub-Treasury plan or some better syg
tenn; also, by payments in discharge
its obligations and for public improve
ments. r.;+o5
q. We demand the free and Unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the l76"
ratio of 16 to 1.
b. We demand that the amouny "
the circulating medium be ncrea9T To,aI
at least $50 per capita exclusive OF le8D
reserves. ircore
tax. sbaT
d. That u national legislation sp4 ~
be so framed in the future as nUS n
build up one industry at h eAp0
another. If the
country should be kept as mucn nd
possible in the hands of the people an n5
hence we demand that all national che the
State revenue shall be Limited m ,ont
necessary expenses of the 9adminis
economically and honestly
tered. to1 savings
banks be established by tne sO carr.
ment for the safe deposit Oh EIH ez
ings of the people and to tacln'''
changes nnggSHrbe land, including all Il The
,ota ILL sources of wealth. Is 5on I'D
heritage of all the people o"nIEativepur.
hot be monopolized for sPg Sin Of land
poses and alien owner8n1lRY onds nov
Should be prohibited, Al l"I corpora,
held bv railroads and other needs,
tions in excess of their actuai should
I'D Iorde now owned by aliens, nment
LIZ 10 reclaimed by the govern
nOT g NJ for actual Settlers only: be
anu SOU STnooprttation~TranspOrtat nn,,blie
: maenS Of exchange and a owl
necessity, the governmneeddsS in the IN
and operate the ra1IroauS
terest of the people. 4ovnnhone, Ike
q, The telegraph n GSG q necessity
the nostofice system, beng ntelligence,
for the transmission oLrated By the
s = Id he owned and operaoffIt the peO
government in the m'er0
pie.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
THE F1D,
UNION. SS

Appointment State Alliance p,..,
in writing to an officer Of the N eslaent
Alliance has the followingt to aar ,asonal
proposed effort to organicar Ivy 10 u the
date all national farm ORGANIZE. GonSoi'
a farmers union: Your pFoStonS In
solidate farm organizations is USOn.
praiseworthy, but I doubt tbot auVed
be contaminated. In fact fron. VIII
point OF view, it is useless Iahon my
character of the scheme has tn loe
of an utopian aspect. It wonId T I.
as reasonable to me for one to ot.. l0ok
to unite the K. P.'s, 1. O. 0, P Nv pi
in one grand organization as to , n!AS
the farm organizations. The nn,au u,'S
are similar in all, but it cann pttiIpoSes
complished. 1t is wasted enorov W &C.
deavor to do it. Better spend 6 6y zen
in perfecting our own order THAI rl4 Ne
work in such lines. "-Farmerai' I a.. 70
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In an address before the students of
the College of Agriculture, Ohio State
University, F. A. Derthick, of M~antua,
o., said: II desire to discuss briefly
the style of horse best adapted to use
upon the fam. What should be the
weight of the horse for ordinary farm
use7 Speaking from an experience of
25 years, in which time I have owned
and used upon my farm horses of all
weights from 900 to 1900 pounds, 1 be-
lieve that a horse of proper form,
weighing from HOO to 1900 pounds, is
the most serviceable. 1 would discard
the 1900 pound horse from the farm, as
I would the extra heavy wagon for or
binary use. 1t might be convenient a
few times each year to have the heavy
wagon, but the objection of drawing it
around the balance of the year would
outweigh the advantage. So with the
heavy horse.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
PROLIFIC BERKsHIREs.

Premium of One Hundred Dollars Offered
by w. E. Spicer, Harvard, Nebraska.
The undersigned claims for the Berk-
shire breed that the sows are prolific
breeders and good suckers, and that
early maturity and profit in feeding
are marked characteristics of the breed,
while the superior excellence in the
quality of the pork of a Berkshire is
unquestioned.
AS an advocate of the claim that the
large breed of Berkshires meets all the
demands of the breeder and feeder of
swine for profit and the wants of the
most critical packer and consumer of
pork products for incompatible quail
ity, the following premium is offered
for the Berkshire SOW whose litter of
pigs exceeds in weight at n hundred
days after farrow that of any of her
competitors.
The premium will consist of a boar
and two SOW pigs of my own breeding,
that could not be purchased at private
sale for one hundred dollars each.
CONDITIONS.
1. The competing animals must be
recorded in the American Berkshire
Record, and be the property of the
competitor.
2 That early notice of intention to
compete for said premium must be
filed with the Secretary of the Ameri
can Berkshire Association, Col. Chas.
f. Mills, Springfield, Illinois.
8. That three disinterested and repu-
table parties shall weigh the SOW and
pigs one hundred days after farrow,
and that said parties shall certify to
the weight of the SOW and each of the
pigs in said litter.
4, That each competitor shall file
with his entry a statement of the
method of feeding and caring for the
SOW prior to farrow, and the at
tention and char acter of rations given
the SOW and pigs from date of farrow
until the expiration of the one hundred
day test.
5 The above premium is offered for
the purpose of developing data Of the
greatest value to swine breeders, and
while the exact weight of food used
during the one hundred day test is not
required, competitors are earnestly re-
quested to keep accurate account of
the weight, and report each kind of
food consumed daily by the SOY and
her litter of pigs during the continu-
arce of the test.
6. Entries on the form prescribed by
the American Berkshire Association
must be filed with the secretary of said
organization for the above premium as
soon as each test is completed, and no
entries will be received later than De-
cember 81, 1894.
7. The award will be made by three
disinterested and reputable parties to
be selected by the Secretary of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. O., and on the
ceipt of report of said committee at the
Office of the American Berkshire Asso
citation the premium will be awarded
and the pigs shipped to the successful
competitor. w. E SPICER,
Harvard, Nebraska.
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asylum gone and some have at the
p~enitentiary made their home. While
many of it's victims have emigrated to
a country where they need no fire Ito
keep em warm" because its coolest
corners are warmer than the ''torrid
zone'' of our world. This fever is COM
mon to all parties and more fatalif not
checked than yellow fever. But who
ever heard of a case being cured only
by being given ian appointment" or
by death, and the latter "cure" by far
invariably results in the greatest good
to the people.
Once rooted in the systemi it eats with
more rapidity than any common can
Ger. The man who will discover a
remedy to effect a certain cure can
secure a ready fortune. Poor old
Uncle Sam could well afford to buy a
great supply for publi3 distribution to
cure up old soreheads and reconcile the
little boot lickers and then the old war
horses, the captains and the colonies
"OuAU 10 SOANd 1OSOSAus
Do you ever see a man turn up one
corner of his mouth, grin, scratch his
head and whine out, Il don't want
any Office" then pauses slowly, crosses
his legs and says, but my friends r
insisting on my running" pauses again
but breaks the silence by saying, Il
don't know what todo-what my duty
is" He now gapes, brings a long
breath, grins again and innocently
whines,, 81 am afraid my friends will
be mad if I don't accept the nomina-
ton" What's the matter with the poor
fellow9 Oh, nothing. He's only got
the Doodle fever.
The idea of his running foran Office!
Nobody ever thought of such a thing
but him, but you know certain dis
eases serve men badly. The delirium
tremens makes a man see snakes, hear
dogs and imagine the devil is after him
and all sorts of things. Now a slight
touch of fever" has struck this little
taller faced sap head and worked him
up to the point to say his friends want
him to run for office.
The very idea of his running for Office
put him up as a candidate before the
people and the first day he would dis
gust the clod-knockers of Postum Hol
Ter. This fever has almost ruined this
country. What's to be done about it,
It's becoming more contagious.
We have health re sorts for consump-
tives, mineral waters for dyspeptics,
teas for the measles, sulphur and finger
nails for the itch, almshouses for the
paupers, asylums for the insane, Kelly
Institutes for the drUnkards, hospitals
for the invalids and prisons for the
criminals, but the poor man with this
corrupt disease has no sympathizers;
he is ever hated by his fellow ~aspirants.
He's loose, he runs at large raving and
raging, a terror to his people and a
curse to the country.
If you see him, watch him, guard
him; he is a dangerous man. Mad
dogs and rattlesnakes are not more to
be dreaded than he.
A WATCHMAN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
Representatives /:

With ~plenteous crops
with abundant promise
of remunerative pro-
duction and manufac-
ture, with unusual in
vitation to safe invest
ments and with salts
factory assurance to
business n rprises,
suddenly financial dis
trust and fear have
sprung up on avery
d e.-GrOU,r Cleveland,
Aug. 8, 1898.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22

s els15 in the, the State ss platform. 43sse
questions ol1ostSn law w.. the fnanooandt 5be n
know good, influential Issues.
are tullaedged PopuIists 'oEmers who
eminent ownership of roa Except GOV.
Populists cannot do annt toadS The
lleve the depressed, suffering ug to re.
until they get in power. naases
EopuLlst leaders are wise thew aru VIII IT The
incorporate any gigantic pIan Will not
the agricultural classes con prank that
stand in their State platforn' Under.
clples Wli;h will obstruct tho VI priR,
which the great reform pathway
travelling Ii tue name Of GOeSSlon i
procure justice. 'TVOFles to