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The Progress., 1896-11-28
Corn as Euel.

Inc spectators on the Chicago board
d trade were somewhat stirred up a
lew days ago by dispatch to the ef-
fect that the school directors in a
school in northern Iowa had contracted
Tor supply of corn for the winter
luel at the school house instead Of a
supply of coal, says Wallace's Farmer.
II left the impression on the minds Of
the dealers that corn was at its lowest
point and that when it became cheap
enough to be used as fuel the consump-
ton would be immensely increased.
IN all this they were exactly right.
While not very much corn may be used
as fuel in the state of Iowa, yet furth-
er west where the distance from the
soft coal mines renders hard coal
cheaper than soft coal for fuel, there is
no reason why the farmer should not
burn his corn. 1t is much easier to sit
by the stove. red hot with corn. and
read the papers on cold day than it
is to haul the corn five or ten miles to
town and sell 1t at ten cents a bushel
ard buy hard coal at ten dollars a ton.
We do not know the relative Quantities
OF heat given out by Il ton Of hard coal
and a ton OF corn, but ton of corn
cob and all, which is the form in which
1t Is used for fuel, would be worth at
ten cents bushel $2.S5, and we would
take our chances on getting more hea,
out Of corn at this rate than coal AZ
ten or eleven dollars ton. When the
railroads find that corn has sunk to
the point where It takes the place AZ
fuel, they will see the necessity. wheth- |
er they think they can afford It or not
OF reducing rates of freight both on |
corn and coal. Very cheap grain |
means, no matter what pooling agree
ments may be entered into, steady
decline in freights and railroad earn
ngs, and 1t Is not difficult to see that |
here Is a point that can be readily
cached where the cheapness of the
armer's products means an entire WIN
ng out of the value Of the stock of the
granger railroads. To this complexion
lave we come at last!
The Progress., 1896-11-28
THE WEEKLY PROGRESS,

surplus store to give size and vigor to
the first foliage produced, only such
buds can develop into fruit spurs and
fruit buds as were sufficiently strong
to do so, and only those fruit buds we'll
nourished this season can expand into
good bloom next season. Subsequent
growth modifies the fruiting method,
and there are some differences in va
rletles about producing fruit buds, but
a large share of tree fruits lay the foun-
datlon of productiveness along the
same lines for the growth of their first
crops. In all cases, whether fruit spurs
are produced or not, fruit or blossom
buds are formed the year previous 10
that of fruit production, and are direct
ly dependent upon the foliage for their
character. and sometimes for two or
three seasons preceding. In this mat
ter OF the growth of fruit buds, tree
fruit differs from raspberries, black
berries and grapes, for they produce
bloom upon branches grown the same
season. Every orchardist should be able
to determine what influences cause
trees to produce fruit buds. This ar
tlcIe IS designed as study in this d.
rectlon and should be supplemented by
observations in the orchard, of trees
in fruit, and better yet by study of
the philosophy Of tree growth"
The Progress., 1896-11-28
Winter Dair[, z. ",

! It Is one of natures laws that IN
animals bring forth their young In the
spring of the year or in early summer
time, at time when nature has made
ample provision for their sustenance.
This is not confined to the animal king
dom alone, but extends through all the
works of the great creator, says writ
err in Michigan Farmer With all
mans knowledge of chemistry and his
ability to formulate what he calls a
well-balanced or scientific ration, he
has never been able to formulate food
ration containing all the necessary ele-
ments in their proper ratio as that
| supplied by nature in the various grass
es in the spring and summer time. In
grass we have a perfect ration for the
development of animals-the muscle
formers and fat formers in their proper
ratio, and when these are most abund-
ant, nature brings forth it's increase.
Whenever man interferes with these
laws, the productions take on an arti-
flclal FORM SO that in the winter cow
we have an artificial animal-in fact,
in some respects, all Of our domesti-
Gated animals are an artificial produc-
ton. They have been improved by
man by selection and breeding, out Of
all semblance Of the original. These
artificial Improvements in the course
OF time become so firmly fixed in the
animal as to become transmissible. And
here is the point l am driving at, that,
recognizing these laws, the winter
mixer of the future must come from
COWS that have been bred in this direc-
ton, the better winter mixers their
offspring will naturally be. For good
many years we have been winter dairy
ing and working on this theory until l
am sure that the calf from cow that
has been {. winter mixer from the time
she came into work. is our best and
most persistent mixer. We have had
caves equally we'll bred, cared for in
the same manner, one from cow that
mas always dropped her calves in the
spring; the other from a COW that has
dropped her calves in the fall, and the
fall calf always made the most persis-
tent, therefore most profitable, mixer.
One may get COW from a calf dropped
In the spring that will give a larger .
flow of milk for short time. but it Is
the cow that gives a good amount OF
milk for long time that is the most
profitable cow.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

A voluble gentleman who has beer
serving with the Cuban army has re-
turned to this country loaded to the
gunwale with stories of Spanish cruel
ty. He says that while he was a pris-
Oner at the Moro castle the authori-
ties forced all the prisoners to 60 in
swimming daily in order that as many
as possible might be eaten by sharks.
According to his account this plan
worked admirably, as the sharks man
aged to eat up about as many daily as
were freshly brought to the castle, thus
enabling the governor to keep his list
at about the same figure despite the
constantly arriving newcomers.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

Lillian Russell, beautiful but some
what portly of late, positively an
nounces that she is not going to marry
Walter Jones. This is very gratifying
news. for the fair prima donna's mat
Timonial movements have habitually
been executed with such unexpected ra-
pidity-and with such an evident taste
for variety-that one can never tell
what she is going to do, and we should
therefore be pleased at being at least
informed in this instance, as to what
she is not going to do.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

Miss Bertha Robinson, tall Chi
cago blonde, has travelled all the way
to New York to endeavor to extract
from one David Weisenberger some
$4,000 worth Of broken heartage. He
wrote to her as "My Birdie" and in
cold black and white asked her mother
for permission to marry "your ador-
able daughter 1t would appear from
this that the Chicago girl has got a
lead pipe cineh" on the gay but friy-
olous New Yorker. The chief difficulty
in all these matters, however. has
been to decide just what the market
price of broken heart actually Is.
Some girls who appeal to the law in
these matters have only had their
hearts broken $4,000 worth. while the
Brooklyn lady who was lightly loved
by the chewing gum man has suffered,
according to her view of the matter.
100000 worth Of damage to her affec-
lions. The calm philosopher is always
haunted by nameless fear that posi-
oily the extent Of the gay Lothario's
bank account may in measure infln-
ence the amount of suffering inflicted
upon the lady, from which 1t seems fair
70 gather that in the present instance
Mr. Weisenberger must be rich man.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

We do not wish to be understood a.
saying that manure should be always
rotted before being applied; on the con
trary, we, as = rule, turn under ou
manure while green, If the ground b,
ready, for under such practice no los.
can well occur. We always seek to ap
ply our long manure to slow CROWNS
crops, and our short-rotted manure tt
those of quick growth. Except as top.
dressing for meadows, we prefer to ge,
all OF our manures under the surface
but not deep-two inches is better than
six. We know it Is very fashionable
OF late years to urge farmers to spread
their manure broadcast in winter, to be
plowed under in spring. From an ex-
perience derived from small expert
ments, we cannot urge it. We are
frank to say we have not the courage to
try the experiment on a large scale,
Tor 1t Is so contrary to all our ideas
OF good practice. We fear too much of
1t would feed fish in Rock river which
we should never catch. We would GER
talnly dissuade anyone from leaving,
Tor any time, manure in small piles. It
distributes the fertility unequally, and
Is the source Of much waste. So few
men, except those to whom manure is
money-who must have it or forego any
mcome-so few except those can be
MADE to realize or know the extent of
their material resources that we have
porpose1y refrained from calling atten-
tion TO many apparently insignificant
out really important sources of ma
hures; for we did not wish to subject
ourselves to the look of incredulity, or
maybe ridicule, believing that we could
more successfully draw attention and
promote investigation into these mat
ters by treating only of those methods
OF which all will admit the value. But
II no more, We would at least urge the
careful saving Of manures after the
methods described, because we know
them to be profitable, and we know, if
they are carried out, that not only will
you reap beautifully from the fairness
Of your land. but also that when you
shall end your days and your children /
receive their inheritance, that it shall
not be barren, but a garden.-A. NJ. |
Garland.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

A wealthy New Yorker is having a
palatial house built which will have
many novel improvements in the way
OF comfort and luxury. Perhaps the
most notable of these is huge swim
ming tank which will cover the entire
roof and which will be used as a skat-
ing rink in winter. This is "All the
Comforts of Home" with ven
geance!
The Progress., 1896-11-28

Witnesses are now en- route from
san francisco to London to swear that
MRS. Walter Castle, now under arrest
IN the latter city for shoplifting, has
0een Tor years afflicted with kleptoma.
MIA. Seventy-five persons, it is sale
VII, either by deposition or oral ter
tmony, declare that she has, on n J.
merous occasions, been apprehended in
the act of pilfering costly articles in
G.e great stores Of San Francisco. Her
wealth and social position in that city
saved her from prosecution. If steal
ing IS mental infrmity in the rich
my should It be Q crime In the poor?
The Progress., 1896-11-28

Even those who don't believe In
long engagements will agree that en-
gagements should be long enough for
the two unfortunates to get acquainted
with each other.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

This is the time of year when It is
dangerous to express casual desire for
anything, unless you really want it. II
you aren't careful, you may get it for a
Christmas present.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

A drought in the northern part Of
South Australia has made the harvest a
total failure. Numbers of farmers are
destitute.
The Progress., 1896-11-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURlSTS.
Some Up-to-date Hints About Cultiva-
ton of tho Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, Viticulture and FIori-
culture.

E think that the
III 0 S t important
point in manures Is
to make good ma
nure, and a great
deal of it,andif kept
from losing its vir-
tues till well-rotted,
there is little dan
ger of much loss in
applying, If only
good sense be used.
The Progress., 1896-11-28
Trees That Whist1e

The musical or whistling tree is
found in the West Indian islands. in
Nubia and the Soudan. 1t has pecu-
liar shaped leaf and pods with a split
o ropen edge. The wind passing throg
these send out the sound which gives
the tree its peculiar name. In Barba-
does, there Is a valley filled with these
trees, and when the trade winds blow
across the islands constant moaning
deep-toned whistle is heard from It
which in the still hours of the night
has very weird and unpleasant ef-
feet. A species of acacia, which grows
very abunndantly in the Soudau. is
also called the whistling tree by the
natives. Its shoots are frequently. by
the agency of the larvae of ir,sss.s
distorted in shape, and swollen to a
globular bladder from one to two
inches in diameter. After the insect
has emerged from a circular hole in
the side of this swelling, the opening
played upon by the wind, becomes a
musical instrument, equal in sound to
a sWeet-to ned f1ute.-Tit-Bits,
Dorset Points.-Both the rams and
ewes possess horns, adding dignity and
grace to their appearance. The rams
have large, handsome, symmetrically
curved horns. which with their bright
eyes and open countenances, make as
fine head as can be found in tho
world" While some breeders seem IN
pay little or no attention to the horn
we consider it of great Importance and
have always selected and bred for q
symmetrical horn Of proper size and
shape and now own a strain with ex-
ceptionally fine horns. A well bred
Dorset should have white and fuu
face, pink nose and lips, white and
rather short legs, long body, short
well set neck, brisket we'll forward
full shoulders, a straight and broad
back, ribs well sprung and deep, heavy
thigh. There should be tuft OF wool
on the forehead and the lower mart
Of the body well wooded. --Exchange.
Dairy Failures.-The cows may be Of
the very best dairy breed, and may have
perfect care and treatment, and If poor
butter is made, the enterprise is a fail-
ure. No healthy COW ever gave had
cream, and the spelling that is neces-
Eary in order to make bad butter Il
almost always done after It leaves thu
:s,w. To make good butter should -
~ height Of every dairymans amti-
ion.
The Progress., 1896-11-28
Beneficial Birds.

While there may be and undoubtedly
are some injurious birds, there is no
doubt but that the majority of our
commoner small birds are in the long
run decidedly beneficial, the injurious
insects they destroy more than paying
Tor the fruit and cereals they consume
Excluding the English sparrow. a for
elgner for whom we have little or no
sympathy, there is perhaps only one
bird which really stands on dangerous
ground, and l refer to the so-called
sap-sucker," or "sar-sucking wood
pecker.' This title is only deserved,
1t must be noted, by one bird, not by
the entire group Of woodpeckers. And
yet, recent bulletin from the depart
ment of agriculture at WASHINGTON, D.
o., claims that the trees are punctured
and the sap induced to flow by this
bird, in order that the sweet juice may
attract insects upon which the bird has
been seen to feed. During certain sea-
sons of the year the "saD-sucker" SUBJ
sists very largely upon insects. Most
fruit growers, however, no matter how
humane they are theoretically, are not
going to look quietly on while robins
and other birds in hordes are eating I'D
their berries, and they have resource
to their shotgun. This is a matter
which the entcmologist will have to
leave to their own cnnsciences
The Progress., 1896-11-28
Widowed Grapes.

Some seasons grapes are seriously
affected by mildew. The vines NAV
suffer severely one season and be en-
tirely exempt the next, owing to a diff
ference in the weather. It has been
ascertained that mildew of the most Sc
we're form and frequent occurrence on
native grapes is caused by an excess
OF moisture on the foliage, chiefly be-
cause of heavy, continual dew, Local
tiles where heavy dews are Of less fire.
quent occurrence are most favorable
for successful grape culture. It has
been found by experiments that plants
protected by suitable covering which
Will arrest the upward radiation Of
heat and prevent dew on their foliage
will be exempt from mildew, although
surrounded on all sides by widowed
vines. The relation OF rot to mildev
has not been definitely ascertained. but
it has been observed that fruit on vines
where the trellises are covered to pre-
vent mildew are less affected by rot
than those less protected. Some va
rietfes of grapes are much more liable
to mildew than others. and should he
avoided.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

The young woman will always look
with greater favor on her lovers suit
IL it fits him we'll.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

United States Consul General Karal
at st. Petersburg. Russia, has sent to
the state department at Washington
an extended report of the world'sYheat
harvest for 1896. He gives the Short
age as 1S5,4S5,542 bu. The United
States, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay,
Chill, Australia and East India de-
crease 165 ,959 blu; Russia, $685.
467. Countries Of consumption-im-
porting-have S7,2O5, 1923 bu more than
in 1896. Spain and Portugal only have
bad crops. France has a crop about
equal to last year. There is an increase
in Italy and Great Britain. The fig
ures appear to be little mixed, but
we give them as received. They show
. liberal shortage. that is their value,
The Progress., 1896-11-28

1t takes people a long time to learn
that other people seldom notice their
clothes.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

We are told that reforms are already
started in Turkey. But it is so easy
to sidetrack them, you know.
The Progress., 1896-11-28
To Coventry.
The phrase, "sending a man to

The phrase, "sending man TO
Coventry" which does not seem to
be very widely understood. dates
from the days of the civil wars.
When any struggling royalists wero
found On the WArwickshire battle
fields, it was the custom to send
them to Coventry for incarceration.
Hence the origin of the term, which
passed into a byword.
The Progress., 1896-11-28
When money talks there is not much
use growing weary with thinking.

Good-by to straws of the political va
riety. Well not have another crop till
1900.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. DC
The Progress., 1896-11-28

A majority of the inhabitants of the
earth are happy in the idea that they
are martyrs to something or other.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

It takes some worms terribly long
Cine to turn.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

terminating Nuts.-The success If
terminating nuts in the spring depends
upon the condition Of ripeness and tho
method Of keeping them during tho
winter. Nuts should not be allowed
to become too dry before burying in
sand. When gathered too early the
kernels shrtvel up and have but little
terminating power, hence they should
not be gathered until the kernel is fu,,
and plump. II there is any danger Of
mice getting into the boxes where thew
are buried during the winter. wire net
ting should be nailed over them.gEx.
A New Cherry.-A German horti-
culturist recommends a new cherry
known as the "Hochgenuss Won Erfurt."
which produces fruit as late as the
month of October. The tree is a Wig
orous grower, with large foliage of dark
green color, the fruit also being large.
of a shining bright red color. Rfpe
half-ripe, and green fruit are to be
found on the tree at one and the same
time, so that ripe fruit can be gathered
for period OF from FIVE to six weeks.
-Ex.
Plenty Of Clover.-PIenty of clover
will 90 a long way toward making a
farm profitable. Think how many
WAYS II can ho uffIfzpd--fnv roctv,o
for hay, for feeding tie stock or feed
Ing the land, sometimes serving the
double purpose Of feeding the stock and |
then going back to the soil In the man.
urial product. Fear not raising too
much; It will always ind Z MARKET
e..
L requires brains and kumption -
p1cceed n the dairy.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

When bilious or cOstive, eat Cascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. Zoe. Poe.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

Courage can endure while rerocity
can only infict pain.
The Progress., 1896-11-28
Notes for lReelkccucrS.

If any colonies are Queenless unite
them with others.
! Keep the brood in the center of the
hive if possible and the honey on the
outside.
All combs that are built by bees ma
turally contain too much drone comb.
Foul brood is very contagious and
will spread with great rapidity over an
apiary.
Curing honey simply means proper
evaporation Of the water it contains.
This is accomplished in the hive by a
tigh degree of temperature, and can
be done outside by maintaining tie
same conlitions.
Colonies that lack stores for winter
should be fed the required quantity IN
the fall. and September is the best time
to do 1t. 1t should be done while It
is yet warm enough to allow the bees
10 seal the stores over.
Every colony should have Is or 80
pounds Of good sealed stores to bring
them through to the first of May, with
good winter protection besides. It Is
far better to have little too much
stores than too little.
Strong colonies Of bees sometimes be-
come suddenly depleted in numbers.
with not enough left to keep up the
necessary warmth to hatch the eggs.
This is because no young bees have
been Matched. and the old ones, SUPER
animated, left the hive, in search Of
food, and were not able to return.
Repairing Barns-Do not DELAY in
having all necessary repairs made to
cattle barns, stables and sheds. The
nights are now becoming cold and
stock should be housed. II the places
in which they are kept are covered with
leaky roofs, or the sides, doors and
windows Of the buildings are defective
and the wind whistles through them.
the stock will suffer more than If they
were allowed to remain altogether un-
sheltered. 1t is poor economy to waste
food in warming buildings and barn
yards. Any building in which you can
not keep comfortably warm is too cold
for stock Of any kind, and means loss
Of profit in the stock kept therein. See
to it at once that this loss is prevented
by the making Of all necessary repairs
Elk.
The Progress., 1896-11-28

T requires brains and sumption to
saccsed n the dairy.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-09-17

BALTIMORE. Sept. 9th

BALTIMORE. sept. 9TH. 1896.
The market shows no improvement
in activity as compared with that of last
week but was slow throughout, with
prices 10 to 10 cents off from those re-
corded then, the greater de"lire being
in the medium grades. The quality
generally averaged better than it did
last week, there being rather more tops
and medium grades than there were
since. Quotations 50. 90 to $3.50. most
sales at 80. SO to $40 per 100 lbs. The
range at same time last year was from
S1.75 to $500 per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best beeves at 4.25aS4 so ;
those generally rated first quality 8. GOA.
$500, medium or good fair quality
3 0OaS3. 40, and ordinary thin steers,
oxen and cows 2.00aS2. 80 per 100 lbs.
Receipts--2, 1888 head, against 2,3O6 last
week, and 3,64l same period last year .
Sales--l,722 head, against 1895 last
week, and 2,O93 head same period last
year.
Sheep and lambs. --Receipts, IL, 1852
head. We quote butcher sheep at 1ia3
cts. per h., and lambs at 3a4t cts. per
10, gross.
NEW YORK, Sept 4.-Beeves--Ke-
ceipts 1884 head. The Market was
steady ordinary to prime native steers
sold at 3.25aS4. 80 per 100 lbs, and bulls
and dry COWS, 1.25aS2. 85. The range
at same time last year for ordinary to
prime native steers was from %. 40 to
$3.50 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts $3.50; butcher sheep sold at
2.OOaS3.50, and lambs at 4.O0a$5. 90 per
100 lbs. HOgs----Receipts IL 1926 live
hogs sold at 3.6OaS4.l0 per 100 lbs.