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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-12

Milwaukee. Wis, July ii.--soyen furlonxs
--Iismorc won, White Wings second. Abbo-s
third. Time. .2s ~.
Tso-ycar-olds. Ave furlonEs--Irene Woods
won, Serena second, Gcmabock thlrd. Time,
Loo.
Seven MISUNDERSTANDING won. Mario Wood
second Tough Timber third. Time. 1.2s IL,
The Merchants handicap. ono mill. Wehota
Time, l9l L.
Selling. enc mile and one-rixtfonth-.payo
Pulsifer won, FREDDY l.. 4, second, Young
Arlan third. Time i4s ~.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-12
Al,rrn vAIIiAnI.E 1.ANn.

Houston, Tex. July ll--CaihTlna Mont
Fomery aud others today entered suit against
Z. II. Cushing and othera for a tract VI
land near this city worth s1o0.ooo.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-12

rietta. =. T.. July 1.-THE celebration
pAfhetpc 70 held here today had to
QAtr44ed. on account Of the excessive
rI ~ past week. The date has not
rrtrp NNed. Heavy showers fell here
lfNt tpndiiion and building In this city
|r4<tE44ing rapidly Stone IL on the
l''t t1fI several more two-s;ory bloohs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-12
FIGHT DECLARED A DRAW.
Bllly Murphy and Tommy white Fight
Twenty Rounds at Columbus.

Columbus. o., July ii.-About 1000 people
trailan nllly Murphy. OF Cincinnati and
Tommy white, OF Chicago, tonight at tho
Grand Opera house. II was II O'Clock be-
fore the event started, After a long wrange
Dan Mcmahon, OF Akron, waa chosen
referee. Mike Connolly. Jack iolan and
Frank Mnceiwlsh were behind Murphy and
billy Duplesgla. Tom Tracey and Arthur
Bail were behind White. Murphy weighed
lis and white l2i.
II was II o'clock when time was called.
white started In aggresSlyely and got In
his loft. Murphy was wild In tho second
and White had all the bost Of II. White
punched Murphy severely IN tho third and
Murphy went to his corner lust a little grog-
gy Murphy was decidedly worsted In the
fourth. White continuing to use his LOFT
effectively. White continued aggressive In
the NTH with honora In his favor. Murphy
rallied In the sixth and the round closed
with honors about even.
In tho seventh. eighth and ninth White
Kept Murphy on the go. and In the tonth
stomach. In the eleventh round matters
continued In Whites favor. Murphy, how
ever showed his staying qualities, and look-
cd good for long night. There WAS some
fast hghting In tho iiftecuth aud both mon
went to their corners weak. Tho next I'VE
rounds was about stand-of.
Murphy did most " the leading but being
unable 70 land, From scientific stand
point White showed himself decidedly the
superior OF Murphy, but he seemed 10 lack
hitting power, and was unable to put Muir
ply out, At the end OF the twentieth round
tho referee declared draw although he
stated the points were In favor OF White,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-12

totA ud. july ii..-At the Inertinc
NJ lpd iann state Veterinary assncin-
4 tNcn1i wef given 10 tho mrtn-
tF1If W. u. Wallace ~ which horse
WAS " rived IN every conceivable style.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-12

Columbus. Ohio. July II. -hbcut 1000 peo-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-12

saRucK NJ LIGHTNING.
to17r1< Tex. July li.--lierman Hon,
~ instantly killed BY being struck
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
THE COLT AND TRAINING.

Until the colt is two weeks old no
effort to hold it should be made. Dur
ing this first fortnight of its life, if
possible, not more than two or three
different persons should approach it.
It is still better if but one man goes up
to it. Coax it to come up to you at
first if possible, rather than to follow
it and catch it in a resisting disposition
in the first handling, By petting the
dam and feeding her little bran or
grass from the hand the youngster'a
curiosity is usually aroused. If you
can have a little sugar to eff n when it
first approaches you, the coaxing will
be easy after the first taste
At the fifth or seventh day of age it
should be enough acquainted to come
up to its trainer, and by daily petting
during the following week the fact that
man is a friend is we'll established pro
vided the little fellow learns from pat
ting and rubbing of neck, bod ", nose
and limbs that man means to be famll-
lar with it, and that by feeding from
the hand little bran and meal mixed,
it is dependent on him for good things.
After the second week, proceed as
kindly as possible to surprise the colt
with your strength. After treat from
your hand of something it enjoys, take
careful hold of it with one arm around
the breast and the other back of the
trunk, so that it cannot get away By
forward or backward movement. Hold
till it nearly ceases to resis5, then re-
move the hand back of trunk and be-
gin to pat and rub gently. During ali
the ''fracas'' talk to it mildly, kindly
and with assurance, and if the resist
ance is prolonged more than three
minutes let it walk to the side of the
dam that it may realize that the dam
approving of the proceedings it need
not have serious fears.
Repeat the holding daily, or as often
as possible, not to exceed three times
daily, during the third and fourth
weeks of age. Ordinarily by this time
submissive spirit should be fairly
established.
During the folio wing week it should
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
FLOWERS IN THE SHADE.

1t often happens that there is spot
in the yard so shaded that many varie
ties of flowers will not do well. For
this purpose Denaorest's Magazine
recommends par sics and says regard
ing them: The pansy is lover of
shade, and, like the iris, it takes on a
depth of richness and color that one
would hardly think possible to obtain
without the assistance of sunshine. In
a shady place the flowers will not be
much larger than those grown under
full exposure in the sun, but they will
last longer But do not make the mis-.
take of planting this flower in place
where the air is not free to come and
go at will. In such a place, especially
if there is much shade, the plants often
fail to do well. The pansy will stand
severely cold weather quite satisfactor-
lily, but close covering of litter, or
snow, will do it great injury, and quite
often kill it. It smothers if it cannot
have all the fresh air it wants in win
ter, and it will not do well in summer
unless it has free sweep of air about
the bed in which it grows.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
In your ISSUE of June 4th, under the
heading of "An Open Letter to Cleve-
land" the following occurs:
ut should be recollected that we
now have for nearly 10000, 600 people
about $40, 900, OoO less than we had in
1865 for 25, 900, 600 people,"
Toe above should read, -four hun
dred million (4OO, 600, OOO dollars in
stead of ''forts million 100000 0OOC.
dollars
France, about two thirds the size Of,
Texas, with a population but little
over half that of the United States,
actually has of gold, silver and paper
about six hundred million 600, O0O, ,OOO
more than we have, being about $57
per capita.
In addition to the above there are
silver coins, issued by the four remain
ing nations of the LatiOn Union, Cir.
culating in France, to the amount Of
about two hundred and eighty seven
million (287,OOO,OOO dollars, which
would give about 81 per capita addi-
tional, making in all about $64 (See
the Farmers Tribune, Des Moines,
Iowa, February 6, 1895
We have over half the raill DAD
mileage (about 178,OOO niles of the,
world to sustain and positively need
more money per capita than any other
nation on the face of the globe.
When we are struggling against fate,
as it were, with a per capita circula-
tion of about $24 (utmost limiD is it
any wonder that we have a panic.
hard times and worse coming9
BRYAN TYSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
SEEDLESS GRAPES.

It has been stated in a recent essay
by a prominent horticulturist, that
seedless grapes are produced by grow
ing plant from cuttings for several
successive generations. The theory
is, that plant becomes accustomed to
this mode of propagation, and then the
natural process of producing seeds be-
comes abortive by disuse. While those
of wide experience may smile at this
speculation, it is really one on which
many scientific men differ. That there
is no ground whatever for believing
that seedless grapes can be produced
in this way, is evident from the case of
the red currant of our gardens. This
has been continuously propagated by
cuttings from the time when the Ro-
mans had sway in England; and yet,
as is we'll known, it produces seeds as
freely to day, as if it had been raised
continuously from seeds for Q 600 years.
Just how nature does produce the seed
less grapes is not yet we'll known; and
the honest answer to the question as to
how the seedless grapes are produced
would be to say that I'VE don't know. "
-MeeIdT'S Monthly
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
DETASSELING CORN WATER
ING PLANTS.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
PROSPERITY, N. @.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
PROSPERITY, N. @.
1t has been said that pulling the tas
sells out of each alternate row of corn
will increase the yield about 25 per
cent. The plan is to take hold of the
tassels with the hand assoon after they
form as may be convenient and pull
them out. If few blades of fodder
are drawn with the tassel it does not
matter, provided that the shoot that
forms the ear be not injured. To test
the matter properly the tassels of each
alternate row of an acre, or any other
quantity, should be drawn and then
compare with an equal quantity where
not drawn. Comparing row each of
the drawn and undrawn might not be
fair test.
How would it answer to pluck the
tassels from two rows and leave one7
Will some person who has had expe-
rience favor us with his ideas on the
above points9
TO WATER PLANTS, SUCH AS MELONS,
SQUASH, ETC
Sharpen stick and make holes to
8 inches deep a suitable distance from
the plants Then insert funnel and
pour the water. This is far better
plan than pouring the water on the
surface. The holes may be left open
for other waterings, and will probably
be of benefit in admitting air to the
roots. A chip or stone may be placed
over them. BRYAN TYSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
LOCATING THE PEAR ORCHARD.

w. Q. Strong, prominent as well as
practical Massachusetts horticulturist,
writing on the location of pear trees,
says that a slightly descending slope
is most favorable in order to precipi-
tate drainage and the discharge of sur
plus surface water, but it is not essen
tial that any particular point of the
compass should be secured. Shelter
from the rake of the wind is important.
The pear is a companionable tree and
will luxuriate when supported by other
trees around it. In close garden culture
a degree of humidity is preserved, and
there being less evaporation from the
foliage where the strong winds are
broken, the growth will be more Wig
orous and healthy. There must, how
ever, be sufficient air and sunlight to
mature the wood and the fruit. If the
site is high it will be an advantage to
plant an evergreen belt to the wind,
ward, both for the health of the trees
and to prevent the falling of the fruit
during high winds. On the other hand,
a low, cold ard peaty position, subject
to fogs and frosty nights, is objection
able. A strong retentive loan inclin-
ing to clay is the preferable soil.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
LIVE STOCK.
SHEEP NOTES.

The fact of feed Influencing fl svor
and quality of meat applies especially
to sheep. Il is undoubtedly true says
an exchange, that anextensiveg grower OF
celery fed his lambs during the winter
the roots and clipping, as he prepared
his vegetables for market, and gave
their flesh a peculiar and delicious
flavor.
Sheep are rather dainty creatures
They not only want food, sound food,
but they want it perfectly clean. This
should be supplied. it is properly sug
gested, from racks and troughs which
are kept free from dirt of every kind
and the drinking water with which
they are supplied be also pure.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
TOO MUCH PRUNING.

The very best judgment must be used
in pruning trees. There is too much
pruning and yet pruning is often neces-
sary. The injuries to fruit trees and
the losses to fruit growers from vicious
and altogether unnecessary pruning
cannot be estimated. The popular idea
that trees must pruned in order that
thev should exist, and especially if
fruit bearing trees, so that they should
bear fruit, is one of the most persistent
of all prejudices. He is looked upon
as a careless fruit grower who neglects
to visit his orchard at least once during
the year, armed with knife and chisel,
saw and ak, and to strew the ground
with twigs and branches is deemed
evidence of skillful treatment by those
who, like the operator, are ignorant of
the laws which govern vegetable
growth. Some years ago there was on
the grounds of the experiment station
a pear orchard which was planted and
maintained for the especial purpose or
illustrating the best methods Of man
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
RAISE MORE APPLES AND EAT
MORE OF THEM.

At recent meeting of the Ohio Hor-
ticultural Society, W. F. Bird, of Ann
Arbor, Mich, called attention to the
fact that we were raising no more ap-
Piles now, with a population of 63, ,OOO,-
900, than we did when the population
was only 5O,OOO,OOO, and that if we
consumed all the wormy and scabby
apples produced there would not be
enough to go around, More care should
be taken in producing good fruit and
there should be more consumption of
fruit
He mentioned a case where an apple
tree stood in the corner of an orchard
with hen yard upon one side and a
cultivated field on another. This tree
bore a fine crop while trees farther
away, standing in grass, did not bear.
Many orchards are old and we might
just as we'll expect full days work
from an old man as to expect full crCp
from old trees. There will be undoubt-
edly time in the near future when
apples will be at a premium, as nothing
can take their place, and he urged the
taking Of better care of the orchard we
have and the immediate planting of
more.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25

agement for the production of fruit
They were all standard trees, and at
the time of planting were deprived of
nearly all the growths of the previous
year they looked very much like walk
ing canes. After the summer growth
was matured some of the shoots were
cut back in order to establish proper
disposition of branches. From that
time they were untouched by the
pruning knife. They commenced to
bear the fourth year after planting,
and continued to yield heavy crops OF
fine fruit until it became necessary to
remove them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
HORTICULTURE
HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

Weeds in the orchard should not be
allowed, nor should the crust be per
mitted to bake.
A writer, seconding what we recent
Iy said about the advisability, as rule,
of selling potatoes as soon as they are
dug, says that the price in the spring
must be much higher than at storing
time, to pay for storing them.
Level culture should generally be
adopted from the start, unless it is
necessary to displace surface water,
and in that case it may be questioned
if the land is fit for an orchard. In all
ordinary soils, holes must be dug by
hand for the tree fruits. Flowing out
of deep furrow in the line of the rows
may lessen the digging and aid in get
ting the trees in line.
Mulches Of straw or manure are some
times advised for newly set trees. For
trees planted late in the spring and
upon drouthy soils, light mulch about
the tree may be advised; but in other
cases it is not. If mulches are applied
to fall planted trees, care must be taken
to tramp them down we'll, or they may
become a nesting place for mice, which
will girdle the trees if there are heavy
SHOWS.
Prof. Bailey says with reference to
the orchard thai in general, level cul-
ture is Jest. This is secured by plow-
ing one year to the trees and the fol.
lowing year away from them, one year
north and south, and the next year
east and west. II is somewhat difficult
TO ploW away from large trees, how
ever, and with the cultivators or har
rows now in use, it is easy to work the
soil away by subsequent cultivation.
allowing the furrow to be thrown tn.
ward the tree each spring; but it is
always advisable, upon fairly level
ground, to plOw the orchard in opposite
directions in alternate years.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
N. G.. JUNE 25, 1895.

not to leach out and carry off the fer
tilizer. Should a wet spell set in and the
middle of the rows become filled with
water, the rootlets will be drowned,
and the tobacco will flop or wilt down.
When this occurs the plant is ruined
and will never recover from it's effects,
the plant afterward being sickly, and
as it nears maturity will be inclined to
fire up and be chaffy.
At later day may write on top
ping and curing. B T. WHITE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
BRYAN TYSON

Those who grow orchard grass should
remember that it needs to be cut early.
If cut just as the stem is forming and
before it becomes hardened orchard
grass will sprout readily, and may be
cut several times in a season. 1t will
also thicken under this treatment and
cover vacant spaces in the soil. The
seed should always be sown with some
kind of clover, which will furnish nutri-
ment for it after the clover has died
out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25

orse can exert nearly twice the
for a short distance that he can
continuously without unneces
eed or danger Of strainiDg.
time is at hand when farmers,
: would succeed in their business,
pay more attention to saving and
cling fertilizers for their land.
~ is the time to push the cultiva-
all crops. Delays are danger
Eyour cotton, corn or any other
lands even three days too long
1t some sort of cultivation, the
ieiS incalculable.
70 who have no better way for
the liquids in their stables can
ything under the animals that
'sorb the liquids and hold them
ne solids until they can be gotten
fields. For this purpose straw
most plenty and convenient of
ng on the farm.
care certainly very few farmers
mot know that stable manure
remains the principal remedy
ltaln fertility. They know that
ust undergo the trouble of keep
lck largely for the purpose of
mg manure, if they wish to at
Gee. S in farming.
nut does not pass from stalk tc
the field and there is no danger
animation in this way. The in
@- takes place when the corn ii
'oung, the termination spores
the tenderest part-the root
nd lowest joint; and after The
ls once in the plant no appIiea
do the least good.
l8 not a great deal of difference
H.. price of meats and poultry
.. easily digested, and ought to bt
~, '1~fmers' tables than it is. The
'eat product used on the farm
That Is always hard to digest
..a more of the vital energy ex
IN di8esting pork were used il
larm work and planning bet
10os' farming would pay better
'Oes' The poultry yard should
regarded as only a means tx
UFe money. Itit helps to make
more attractive it will be NJ
"aOLe than if it added directly
INK account.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25

Georgia is going to have State ex-
hibit of peaches, apricots, apples, pears,
grapes and watermelons, at Macon,
Georgia, July 1 to 20, 1895. They call
it a Peach Carnival, because Macon is
the centre of the Ocmulgee Valley
lands known as Paradise of the Peach
There will be fine displays of other
fruits as we'll. Reduced fares on all
railroads leading into Macon.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25

The spores of smut will live long
time in the ground, or in manure, and
every care should be taken to destroy
them. Cut out every diseased stalk
before it has time to ripen and resow
itself. One preventive is to select the
seed before husking time; taken from
the crib it will very likely have come
in contact with infected corn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
LETTER FROM MAR TIN COUNTY.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
WILLIAMSON, N. O.

WILLIAMSON, N. O.
I will try and let the people heaR
from old Martin once more, as no one
else will write. Beargrass Alliance,
No. 1926, held their meeting June 8sb,
1895, that being the day to elect new
officers. They are as follows: Presi-
dent, T. L. Green; Vice President, W.
J. Taylor; Secretary, S w. MizeIl ;
Treasurer, J S. Peel; Chaplin, J. R
Harrison; Steward, 7. L. Gibson ,
Doorkeeper, Noah Gurnns; Assistant
Doorkeeper, c. B. Harrison; Sergeant
at Arms, Daniel Gurnns. The County
Alliance meets with Beargrass Alliance,
No. 1926 J. E. Peel, T. L. Gibson
and Charley ROgerson were elected
delegates to the county meeting. L
hope we win have large crowd.
J. B. HARRISON, Chaplain.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25

Rhubarb, or pie plant, is most ex-
cellent thing for the table. It is health
full. If you have never grown it, try
it next season.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
No. 20

De haltered and tied for fifteen minutes.
nornlng Il and evening, beside the dam.
0o"lo man should be near to guard
a97lnsE possible trouble during this
nIsV week with the halter. Halter
once week after this while the dam is.
Oelng led; aud when working the mare.
@oouV once wek, halter the colt and
nltcn beside her (fcr an hour onlvl nm
I'LL Gnree months old. This will teach
IL 20 lead as we'll as making familiar
with the harness and noise of the
vehicle; but single journeys should be
limited to less than mile (going), with
the return after reasonable rest for the
colt should it show weariness.
After three months of age a colt can
be taken, hitched by the dam on round
trip drives of five miles or more &C.
cording to the warmth of the weather.
1t will thus learn by the dams example
not to fear any of the ordinary eppar.
emily trightful things which the ''un-
broken three year cid" so often breads
for whole year. Feed we'll after a
trip, as we'll as every other day during
the third and fourth months. The colt
is thus accustomed to meal, grain,
grass and hay, and can dispense with
the dams nOurishment as her needs de-
mand. National StOckn1a7u.
Every farmer and gardener in this
broad land of ours is entitled to Farm
er's Bulletin No. %, just sent out by
the United States Department of Agri-
culture. Send for it if you want it. It.
tells about weeds and how to kill them.
One hundred of the most troublesome
weeds are listed and the best way to
get rid of them given. Address Secre.
tary of Agriculture, Washington, D.
c., for copy.