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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-05
[oFFIC1AL.]
County Commissioners Pro-
ceedings.
Monday, Sept. 2, 1896.

Monday, Sept. 2, 1896.
The board Of county commissioners
Of Cavalier county, North Dakota, met
at the auditors Office in the City of
Langdon, North Dakota, on Monday,
September 2, 1895, at the hour Of Z
O'Clock p. M, pursuant to adjournment
The following members of the board
were present, viz: George Weir, chair
man; P. McHugh, John Gatschene and
Harry Dunford. commissioners. Com
missioner Henry Porter being absent.
The minutes of the last meeting we're
read and upon motion approved.
The board proceeded to determine
the sum of money required to be raised
for the year 1895. It was resolved that
the following sums be raised on the as
sessment for the year 1895. General
fund 100000; sinking fund $2,0O0,0O;
interest fund s4, 600. 90; road and bridge
fund $3, 100000. The Auditor was au-
thorized and instructed to make said
levy OIL all the property, both real and
personal assessed during said year and
extend suck taxes on the tax lists of
Cavalier county for the year 1895. All
the members present voting aye.
The board adjourned until Tuesday,
September 3rd, 1895, at the hour Of
nine o'clock a. m.
TUESDAY, SEPT, 8, 1895.
Board reconvened pursuant to ad-
journment. All the members were
present except Commissioner Porter.
The penalty and interest on certi-
ficate No. 355, being the 1887 taxes on
the set sec. 36-16O.5s was upon motion
abated and the owner of said land per-
mitted to redeem from said sale for the
face value of said certificate, viz: $19.4l
owing to irregularities in the sale of
said land:
The Auditor was instructed to ad-
vertise for tenders to level the court
house grounds, said tenders to be re-
ceived by a committee. consisting Of
Commissioners T. McHugh and Harry
Dunford and County Auditor ALERT
Oh Monday September eth, 1895, at Z
o'clock p. M, at which time the said
committee shall meet for the purpose
of letting the contract for said levelling
Commissioner George Weir was up
pointed to confer with the commission.
or appointed from Walsh county, nj n
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
BEE CULTURE AT THE EXPERT
MRNT STATION.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
The Experiment Station has recently
completed arrangements for carrying
on some work in bee culture, both to
disseminate information as to the best
methods to follow in bee keeping, as
we'll as to conduct tests to determine
what plans should be adopted in North
Carolina to make this particlar indus
try as profitable as possible! In many
sections Of the State bee culture now
yields handsome returns when care
fully managed With proper use of
the improved methods of late years
this result might be largely increased.
It will be the purpose of the Station to
endeavor to aid In the extension of the
industry, and with the possible i'm
prOvement of the culture where it has
now found foothold. For this pur
pose the CO operation Of two expert
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

The rotation of crops is a much more
portant matter than is usually
ought. l. is the way to keep up the
'tility.
We may be pardoned for once more
ygesting that if you feed dry food all
uter, you will have sick animals be
e spring.
Constitutional defects Of body or
zee in flock of ewes can easily be
rected by using a buck that shows
ength where the other is weak.
there is a difference of opinion as to
ether a persistent mixer should be
9t at work right along. The prepon-
ance of opinion, however, is that a
is better for from six to eight
eks' rest.
\ good, cool, well-ventilated milk
.Ise is one of the essentials of success
dairying. Such a house may be
lie of wood, stone or brick, and if
perly constructed the kind of ma
al is not essential.
[oney spent to make a cement cellar
r Is well invested. Put in four to
inches of sand, wet down thorough
and for several days. Then mix
'ly broken stone with cement and
H on three inches thick. Then cover
b cement mixed with sand.
summary Of D ,partment of Agri
sure estimates gives the acreage and
duction in the United States for
as of wheat SO 944 $50 acres and
231 900 bushels, and of corn 81. $50
acres and 2 161 357, 900 bushels IN
4 there were ], 1,212. no O52 bushels Of
q.
t is somewhat singular that so liUtIe
been said, heretofore, about tbs
sof lime to neutralize the S lurnas.
upland soils. Probably many chem
j as well as farmers, have fallen intc
q general belief that sour soils ar,
ways more or lesslo and damp. Ger
n and French chemists have rec0g
ed the value of lime on we'll draineC
lands that have become acid, ant
Of. Hillgard in this country has ap
emily satisfied himself of the value
Rhode leland people, however
Te been the first to demonstrate thi
ue by actual test.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
HOW TO SAVE BACON.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer,
For the benefit of the readers of The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER will give plan
for sure preventive to keep bugs from
bacon When it gets salt enough to
smoke, string it ready for hanging up
while it is yet damp, sprinkle all the
flesh part with powdered borax, then
hang it up and smoke it. Let it hang
for years if you wish, and no fly nor
bug will bother it.
If any brother farmer has had expe
rience with briars that grow in the
land-they grow very thick, small
vines and roots very thick, have large
nuts to the roots-I desire their infor-
nation for destroying them through
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Yours respectfully,
JOHN BROCK
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
No. 46

but the wisdom of the proposed cross
is questionable. 1t will be a violent
one, especially if such enormous bulls
are used.
The impression is ttrong that Mr..
Havemeyer might have found breeds
nearer home more suitable for his pur-
pose. The Ayrshire is beautiful ami
NAL OF tunquestiOned health and stamina.
and the COW gives nearly or quite as
much milk as the Simmenthaler, and
IL Is as rich. The Red Polled, with
equal stamina, is not behind in any
dairy quality. And last, though not
least, the Holstein- Friesian gives as
rich milk and more of it.
A private letter lies before me from
one of the largest breeders in Califor-
MIA. He writes that he has largely
crossed the Holstein Friesian on other
cattle. He says, 81 have half bred
Jersey and Holstein, thoroughbred on
both sides, which produced 6624 pounds
butter last year by Babcock test"
l have advocated the crossing of
breeds for several years, and have
made inquiries on the subject. From
what information have been able to
gain, and from my own very limited
experience, am led to the tentative
| conclusion that a cross of medium
weight Holstein Friesian bulls with
Jersey COWS is success. A cross thus
made by me resulted in no difficulty
of birth, and the pr duce was large
and very rich mixer. sold her to a
large dairyman who has often said to
me, "She was the best COW ever
owned" I cannot recommend the
opposite cross that of Jersey bulls on
FL Holstein-F Friesian COWS. As breeders
say, 1T does not seem to be a good
nick" I think our agricultural soci.
eties might confer boom upon our
dairy interests by liberal offer of
premiums for cross bred cattle.
s. HoXE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

enced bee keepers has been secured
DR.. j. W. Hunter and Mr.. W n Hail
both of Forsyth county. Il Itisevnocto5
that results interesting to been keenoro
will be reached during the COMING
season. In the meantime items IF
timely interest will be distributed upon
the various phas9 9s of the subject.
As the Station desires to enter into
correspondence with every bee keeper
now in North Carolina, each one is
cordially requested to send his name
and address to DR.. H. B. Battle, Direc
tor, Raleigh, N. @. Any items as to
the stocks, hives, ETC., on hand, and
the success or failure heretofore met
with, will be gladly received. Doubt,
less the correspondence will be mu-
tually helpful
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
JOHN BROCK

Hoard says that it sounds passing
strange in these days of cheap oats,
cheap corn and cheap barley, and but
ter at a good price, to hear farmers
talking about selling their grain There
are three pounds of butter in a bushel
of oats or corn or barley when fed to
a good butter producing COW. Can a
man sell his grain at any better price,
in these times, than to turn it into
hntter2
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
THE GROWING OF ONIONS.

Would there be a possibility of my
growing a good crop of onions on new
ly cleared land, with everything taken
out and we'll plowed and worked7 L
want to grow a good crop. I have
nothing but commercial fertilizers to
use. My land is light and high, good
sandy loan. How much fertilizer can
use and not burn the crop9 Is the
'sPrizetaker" the best for me to plant
and market under the New Onion
CultureY" What time are they ready
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

per head.
The value of our ranch property has
deprecated rs per cent. and the lands
we own for sheep purposes cannot be
sold for the government price while,
under the Mckinley law, it was worth
from $40 to $15 per acre.
Three years ago, the sheep and wool
industry was worth $8 600, 900 in the
State of Colorado; to-day with free
wool, it is worth about So .0OO, 900.
Three years ago the plains of Colorado
were covered with as many sheep as
they could support; to-day a herd is
seldom seen, and in few more years,
with free wool, the sheep in Colorado
will be, like the buffalo, natural Curl
csity.
Free wool has deprived thousands of
Industrious workmen of their daily
labor, and rendered their ranch homes
worthless. Wool growers in Colorado
have but one demand of Congress, and
that is protection from the foreign pro,
ducers.
Give us the preference in our home
market, and save a shipment Of gold
to pay for the foreign article.
Yours for protection,
r. II. PURINGToN,
Pres't Colorado State Wool Growers
Association.
Rhere is a very strongly proclaimed
sentiment among the wool growers
who are here, that no candidate for the
Presidency who is non committal on
the subject of protection of the wool
industry, or seek to give the wool
growers inadequate protection, can
ever receive their support for the nom
ination, or even for the election.
They declare that with them it is a
death struggle for existence; that the
time has come for action, and that
speedily, and that they will not be con-
tent with glittering generalities, but
want to know the extent of the relief
which they are to have, and which
candidates for the Presidency and for
Congress are willing to give them
representative Harris, of Ohio, to-
day introduced in the House bill levy
ing the duty on woods as follows:
Wool and hair of first class, II Cts
per pound; second class 10 cts. per
pound third class and on camel's hair
of the third class, the value thereof
shall be 13 cents or lees per pound, in
Guiding charges. the duty is to be 80
per cent. advalorem; on woods of the
third class and on camel's hair of the
third class the value of which exceeds
13 cents per pound, the duty is to be so
per cent. advalorem.
Il IF the wool growers of this country
will scratch their heads and think a
little, they will conclude that the tariff
has not had 80 much to do with lower
ing the price of wool as they claim in
the above articles. Wool will never
be a good price again until the financial
question is settled in the right shape
EDITOR
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
THOROUGH PULVERIz ALTON OF
THE SOIL.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
PROSPERITY, N, G
Rim deep burrows, if possible 10
inches deep, by running the plow sew
eral times in a furrow. These burrows
should be sufficiently far apart to pre-
vent the dirt Of one from falling over
into an adjacent furrow, say to feet.
The ground between the burrows should
not be broken; the frost will do that
more thoroughly than can be done by
ordinary blowing. The blowing may
be done any time before hard freezing
sets in. The frost will crack the ground
at or near the bottoms of the burrows,
and extending across will lift the entire
ridges. Eight inches of water will,
when frozen into ice, make 9 inches.
The same pertains to wet soil. Hence
freezing has the effect to tear assunder,
thus producing thorough pulverization.
In the spring, after the frost is out
of the ground, the furrow should be
filled and the ground cross plowed. It
will be found very mellow and loose to
the depth previously froz IN.
AN ILLUSTRATION.
Some years ago, about the first Of
April, I was travelling with horse
and buggy in the western part of the
State of New York. At a certain point
there was ditch on each side of the
road about 18 inches d9ep. The bitches
enabled the frost to lift the entire road
bed. A thaw had set in and occasion
ally the horse would break through,
making the travelling disagreeable.
From the effsct here you will see what
can be done by means of the above.
BRYAN TYSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
RALEIGH, N. c., DECEMBER "a, 1895.

20 market set out February 1st.-A.
4. O., Chadbourn, N @.
Answered by W. f. Massey, Horti
culturist, N. O. Experiment Station
You can dubtless grow a fair crop of
onions on your land, by liberal fertili
zatlon, and by repeating the heavy fer
Elllzation, you can grow larger crops
on the same land annually for mum
Der or years. It takes several years
1ertlLIzation and culture to get the
maximum crop of onions on a piece of
land that has never grown that crop.
snouSd use fully a ton per acre of q
hlgh grade fertilizer, and would not
Duy any particular brand of mixed
fertilizer, but would mix nv own. for
Gnere Is no brand that l am acquainted
with which has as large a percentage
OF potash as the onion crop and YOUR
SOIL need. In bulletin 112 on Truck
ing In the South, you will fad some
formulas for home mixing of fertili
zers. If you wish to grow green onions
for punching to ship in March, you
should use sets of the Early Pearl or
the White Potato onion, and plant
them in October. TIE bulletin referred
to will give you full directions. For a
ripe crop for the home market or for
early shipment ripe, you can use the
Prizetaker, and start the plants under
glass in January, or if you want crop
that can be kept then SOW seed in Feb
ruary, of the White Southport Globe,
or the Red Opal The Priz9taker is the
best for the new oni0n culture" that
is the starting of the plants early and
transplanting in March, or with you
in February, if we'll hardened off Tney
will be ready to ship in late jane or
early in July, while the onions grown
from sets planted in October, will be
ready to pull and bunch in March and
ship with the tops on, in ventilated
barrels,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

Produce the variety that is best
adapted to your climate, soil and loca
tion. Since experimenting produces
new things, experiment with the differ
ent varieties and procure that variety
which will do best with you. One
variety may do well in one section and
may be entirely worthless in some
other section.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

The new Western States are making
solid move for the encouragement of
emigration. A large convention was
recently held in St. Paul in that inter
est and conventions are to be held in
each of the several States. D r. Nc
Ginnis, ST. Paul, is the general secre
tary of the movement.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

EES JAhOLk1A
AECE.
PRESIDENT Dr.. Cyrus Thompson
Tice, President-Jno. Graham, Ridge
j5scsretary- { -Treasurer-W. 8. Barnes
l9t9ni octurerEJ. or. j 7. B. Hoover, Elm City,
yRtoward-Dr. R; V. N. seawell, Villa
.yh,apiain-Rev. !, Ti in P. H. Massey, Dur
9oor %; y; Ek;e9eper-Geo. 9i T. Lane, Green's
i9S assistant at nj Door, keeper-Jas. E. Lyon,
rham, N. @. WALLACE
jergeant-at -Arms-A. D. K wallace
therforIton, n. @.
tate Business Agent-T. 1Vey' nal
4r1stee Business Agency Fund-W.
Graham, Machpelah, N. =.
E0UTTvE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
ApoTTNA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
AT Hileman, Concord, N. G.; n.
English. Trinity, N. G.; James NJ
,.Wborne, Kins on, n. Z.
,Tr ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Tohn Brady. Gatesville, N. c.; DR..
r Harrell, Whiteville, N. c.; I. j..
ndler, Acton, N. Q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
Yorkville, N. Y.
COOPERATIVE CREAMERY AS
ISOLATION.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
Too little attention has been given to
this important form of enterprise in
this State. It is to be hoped more in
terest will be taken in the near future
and thl5 the men who look into this in
dustry will take hold of it as they do
of corn and tobacco growing and make
it success.
Whoever wishes to investigate Co
operative dairying can have the active
help of this Station. He should price
apparatus and buildings of several
dealers, among whom the following are
old and reliable m anufacturers Of dairy
supplies:
The Vermont Farm Machine Co..
Bellows Falls, Vermont.
Mosely & Stoddard, Rutland, Vt.
The Creamery Manufacturing Co..
Chicago, Ills.
The De Laval Separator Co., "A Cort-
landt ST., New York City.
Cornish, Curtis & Green, TT Atkin-
son, Wisconsin.
In general every local association
should build it's own house, If it cannot
more cheaply adapt some convenient
building until it gets COWS and milk
enough todo agood profitable business.
It is we'll within bounds to assure
any body of creamery promoters in
North Carolina that they can start
creamery on scale large enough TO
handle all the milk which can be
brought to the factory, for from 1000
to 81, 500.
The sooner some neat little plants can
be established the better, provided they
can be supplied with milk with which
to operate. Canvass your neighbor-
hood and get pledges to deliver given
amount of milk daily and make it your
business to correspond with what you
can get pledged. Do not estimate be-
yond gallons delivered, and remember
to caution your farmer Leighbors NOT
to count over $50 gallons of milk per
COW per year, each gallon to weigh 81
pounds. +. e EMERY,
.sAgriculturist N. Q. Exp't Station.
-@SO-o-SS-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

It is reported that Hilton, Hughes
& Co., the largest mercantile firm in
New York, have failed. They were
for sound money.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

Now that the cultivated crops are Of
is good time to level down inequali-
ties of surface that have been made by
blowing. In an old cultivated field
which has been mostly plO we'd around,
much of the best soil has been turned
towards the fence. We hare seen fields
where the team and scraper could be
better used than the plow, as that viii
not carry the soil to the lowest places,
as may be done with the scraper. This
work cannot be done while the field ID
in sod, and after every hoed crop op-
portunity should be taken to redeem
the faults of previous mismanagement
In nloWinR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

Zach of the d6OUe-flGnaed papers are
2uested to keep the list standing on
/; first page and odd Others, prO0tded
~ are dlGly elected. Any paper tGtk-
. 20 advocate the OcGLG OLGtf form tCtLt
dropped from the list promptly. Our
30Le can TlOtU see tUbGt papers are
6lisbed in their interest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

nth Carolina Reform Press Association
1Mcers-J. L. Ramsey, PTestde'aE ;
giSOrs Butler, Vice-Prestde11t; NJ. ..
lsFses, Secretary,
PAPERS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
AZ NATIONAL FARMERS ALI
ANCR AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-J. F. Willetts, Topeka
Vice-President-H. g. Snavely' LeO
Secretary-Treasurer-Col.D D. T. Dun
n, Columbia, s. Q.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
l. L,oucks, Huron, s. D.; Mann
m ge Brandon, Virginia; I. e: Dean,
1eoye ne Falls, New York; Il. Q. Dem
No. Secretary. Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
nia: Marion Butler, Raleigh, N. y.
JUDICIARY.
Z. A. Southworth, Denver, Colo.
{, w. Beck, Alabama.
&. D. Davie, Kentucky.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

to market set out February 1st.-A.
+. O., Chadbourn, N G.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-16

Hoods Sarsaparilla has achieved great
success in warding off sickness which,
if allowed to progress, would have un-
dermined the whole system and given
disease strong foothold to cause much
suffering and even threaten death
Hoods SarDaparilla has done all this
and even more. 1t has been taken in
thousands OF cases which were thought
to be incurable, and after fair trial has
effected wonderful cures bringing
health, strength and joy to the afflicted.
Another important point about Hood s
nent. because they start from the solid
foundation of purified, yitalized and en-
riched blood. But it is not what we say
but what Hoods Sarsaparilla does that
tells the story.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-16
County Commissloners.

The Anne Arundel county commits
sioners yesterday added S43,1 ,105 in new
property on the assessment books for
1895. The items were: Baltimore Chrome
Works, wharf property, S25. 600; Jesse
Tyson, wharf property, $4,000; Joshua
G. Stewart, 1919 acres at $l5 per acre,
81, ,972.50; Il. ID. Stewart, 75A acres, ST.
1890, improvements.
The commissioners disposed of the
Tucker property, which had been pur-
chased for county purposes. II was
bought for $4,000 10y Mary adelaide
Rodgers, of Baltimore.
Benjamin Watkins was before the
board in behalf of improvements to the
public roads. lie lefta petition signed
by second district farmers, urging the
board TO advertise for proposals to put
the roads under the contract system
from one to three years, claiming that
the roads will be kept In rs good condi-
ton as they ever have been at much
lower figure than under the present SUI
peryisors' system.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-16
CAPITAL JOTTlNGs.
Picked Up Here and There by Our Ubiqui
tous Reporters.

Picked Up Here and There by Our Ubiqul-
tous Reporters.
Farmers coming to town this morn
ing report the roads in dreadful condi-
ton.
Tomorrow is st. Paticks Day, and
will be religiously observed by all Irish
patriots.
Eggs retailed in market this morning
at Is cents, and dressed chickens from
80 to Sl.OO per pair.
The weather man says the tempera-
ture will be at freezing point tomorrow
morning, but fair.
The black cashmere shawl adyer-
tlsed in the CAPITAL WAS returned TO
its owner, showing the value of adver-
tising in the CAPITAL.
Singing with piano and cornet accom-
paniments are the prominent features
of the Y. M. &. A. meetings, for men
only, at four O'Clock Sunday afternoons.
The funeral of Mrs. Lizzie laytor,
wife of Mr.. Alexander r. Clayter, of
West river, took place from her late
residence at Towson, Baltimore county,
yesterday.
--Storekeepers should look after their
goods boxes tonight and not allow them
To remain over Sunday on the sidewalk,
If they don't want the City Commits
sioner to look after them.
Mr.. III. b. Myers, the enterprising
West street merchant, has enlarged his
warehouse capacity 10y adding another
large room to his store front taking it
from his dwelling, which gives him a
hne floor display for his increasing bust
uaSa