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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

plies plant food, and he cannot grow
corn on eny kind of land, unless he
cultivates it properly.
We have more enemies (in the way
OF insect) with which to battle than
our torefathers had. Therefore we must
be constantly devising ways to exter-
inmate cur foes. We must mingle
sound judgment with cur works, there
by affording us the opportunity to look
upon our victory as the result of good,
common sense-the sense the farmer
must have if he would attain promi-
nence in the scienc8 of agriculture.
DE WITT @. KING.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
POULTRY Y ARD
The RIGaT TEMPERATURES.

Artificial incubation is very ancient
practicer as early as the time of He
rodotus, 400 years before the Christian
era, being so we'll known in Egypt that
as he says, 10, OOO,O 900 of chickens were
annually Matched in the ovens used by
the dweIlers in the valley of the Nile.
AS they had no thermometers by the
aid of which the heat could be kept
uniform, it becomes a matter of inter
est to know what means they EN-
ployed. The incubation temperature
is about that of the body of the living
fowl, from 100 to 103 degrees Fahren-
heit, and even with Watchfulness and
delicate appliances for regulating the
heat it is sometimes no easy matter to
maintain the temperature at or near
the same point. The Egyptians did it
solely by the touch. By placing the
hand in the oven and feeling the eggs,
they determined whether they were
too cool or too hot, and so knew
whether to increase or to diminish the
heat. It is a marvellous illustration OF
the extent to which tie education OF
the senses can be carried, but there was
money in it for them, and hence the
training.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
THE FAMILY FLOCK.

Of more Importance to the nation
than the mast extensive ''Broiler
Plant" or Egg Farm" that we read
of in the East, is the family flock of
fowls on the farm, or in the village
yard.
The family fock feeds the home fam
lily, adds its quota to the surplus that
feeds the family that has no fl )ck, and
united, the small fl ocks produce the
fowls and eggs that feed the supply
that keeps up the great fpw Of the
co -nercial products of the poultry
ward. 1t is the small fl 1ck that rep
resents the clearest, surest and great
est gain Or profit in poultry and eggs
The chickens on the farm. as they
are ordinarily kept, are scavengers
that pick up the wastago and convert
it into a marketable product The
farmer does not feed or realize that his
small flock costs him anything to main
tain it; and yet the farmers wife gets
more cash and comfort from the sale
of the eggs and chickens than from
any other product of the farm. Being
of too small nature for the men folks
TO concern themselves about the good
that comes Of it falls to the women and
children.
This fact alone makes the poultry
product Of the country home the most
valuable product of the nation. Il
brings in money when and where
money is needed, and the money goes
iuto the hands Of those that appreciate
it the most and know how to make the
most Of it.
Looking after the little things teaches
economy, and economy is the corner
stone of prosperity. The poultry OF the
farm is the most valuable branch, or
part of the farms products, in proper
tion to the extent to which
DoulErv culture is carried on; and
from the eggs gathered there
comes more pleasure and comfort
in cooking than from any other source.
Indeed, cooking without eggs Is mighty
moor comfort to the farmers wife, and
If there were no surplus eggs over and
above the needs of the farmers family,
lad by the small flock, there would be
shortage in the egg supply of the
country that would send the price Of
eggs up above the reach and the means
of the average citizen.
We regard the small fock of the
farm as q great blessing to all OF US,
for without it we would soon realize
that the extensive Egg Farms" etc,
that we read of were as but grains Of
sand by the side of the sea.-a. B
Geer, Nashville, Tenn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
THE DAIRY.
BUILDING ICE HOUSES.
No 1

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
A reminder of the Importance of
storing ice on the farm will be in order
any time during the fall and winter
months, yet an early hint is better than
late one as it gives the farmer oppor-
tunity to put his ice house in order if
he has one; to build one if he has none
and in either case to secure non, con-
Quoting material, euch as saw dust or
tan bark for packing the ice, if lycated
where either or both are conveniently
obtained.
An icehouse need not be an expensive
construction. In fact any rude build
ing made Of rough boards will answer
the purpose. Good drainage must be
provided for, also good ventilation. The
drain must not admit current Of air
to the ice. There mus be a good foun-
dation, or bed on which the lower layer
Of ice is to rest and it should be covered
with conducting material.
1t is better to build early, before cold
weather sets in, yet it can be built at
any time. The ice can even be put In
a pile, on a proper foundation or bed,
and a house put over it at convenience.
An old hay bay or shed can be utilized
for ice storage. In an emergency ice
can be kept without any kind of q
building over it. In sections of the
country where lumber is scarce and
high in price and hay is plenty and
worth but little, the walls Of ice houses
have been made Of pressed hay.
The writer has printed sheet giving
directions for building and filling ice
houses in several different ways, that
he will send to any one asking for it
and enclosing stamp for postage. With
the directions it gives, no one will have
any trouble in building and filling an
ice house.
T. W. MosELEY.
Clinton, Iowa.
IT. L. IL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
THERE ARE MILLIONS IN 1T"
FOR THE MIDDLE SOUTH.

1t is high time that the farmers of
the Middle South woke up to the i'm
mense possibilities of the beet sugar in
dustry. Experience has abundantly
demonstrated that with proper culture
a good yield Of beets, rich in sugar, can
be grown over large sections of Vir
glnla, West Virginia, North Carolina,
Tennessee and Kentucky. We imagine
also that Arkansas has considerable
areas suitable for this crop. Not only
Will this section produce good tonnage
OF rich beets, but it lies almost in the
heart of the vast population of the
country that consumes the bulk of the
sugar used in America.
Experts maintain that the saving in
freight rates on refined sugar from the
Pacific coast will enable the Middle
South to compete with that section in
the production Of beet sugar. There
fore, il the American market is pro
tected against foreign sugar, the farm
ers of the Middle South will at once be
enabled to grow this new crop at g.
handsome profit. TIE facts we present
on this subject on the second pege of
this issue cCm3 right home to every
farmer in the South. Whatever may
be their opinions regarding the silver
question, we have yet to find the man
who will gainsay our proposition on
the sugar question. While we believe
in developing the cane sugar industry
Of Louisiana and Florida, and to the
northern extent of the sugar cane plant,
we wish to here emphasize what the
sugar beet crop means to the Middle
South.
How substantial j. the basis for our
advocacy Of the beet sugar industry in
the Middle South is shown by this fact:
Mr.. Oxnard, the presiding genius of
the beet sugar factories in Nebraska
and Southern California, who also ie
interested in one Of the most modern
cane plantations in louisiana, main
tains that beet sugar is the better prop
Osition of the two. He also believes
that the Middle South is the ideal loca
tion for this industry. In addition to
the reasons above noted, this section
possesses g long season and a variety OF
soils, so that beets may be planted early
in succession, until late in the spring.
A sugar factory can begin operations
quite early in the fall and run for per
haps hundred days on beets direct
from the fields, thus avoiding all the
labor, expense ard danger of ensiling
the beets to keep them during cold
weather. For these reasons, Mr.. Ok
nard believes that Kentucky, with its
superb transportation facilities, to be
a choice spot for an IMMENSE sugar
factory. We violate no confidence in
saying that he has already been con
sidering the advantages of Lexington
in that State as an ideal site for an en-
terprise Of this kind.-American Agri
| C11kI1rist
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
No. 36
HORTICULTURE
ABOUT The ORCHARD.

After considerable experience we
have concluded that spring is prefer
able to autumn as time to transplant
young trees. Il is very important
Though that Jransplanting be done be-
fore a tree has begun it's seasons
growth. A young tree can withstand
the rigidity Of winter mu2h better in
the nursery with roots uninterrupted
than 1t can If dug up in the fall and
placed in orchard. If trees are trans
planted in fall the stint sustained by
roots while being dug and the fact
that roots have not time to become
firnly imbeded in soil will render tree
susceptible to the cold. In this Iati
tude trees should be ordered in time to
reach the planter by April If ground
is not yet in proper condition trees
should be III packed and ''heeled in.
They will be ready as soon as condition
of soil will permit planting.
We think it best where possible to
patronize local nurseries. Whatever
may be said Of the superiority of stock
brought fr m different latitude we
have never yet seen any conclusive
proof Of it's superiority over home
grown stock. On the other hand we
have known of serious loss by getting
trees from a distance. Ole advantage
in patronizing home nurseries is in the
fact that purchasers can go personally
to nursery and see just what he is get.
ting. He thus avoids the risk of get
ting poor stock and of being deceived
by unscrupulous jobbers and agents.
1t is also quite an advantage to be able
to plant trees in a few hours after leav-
ing nursery. Thcush nurseryman may
be ever 80 careful in packing there is
danger of roots drying out while being
shipped a distance.
Late winter and earliest spring is
also the best time for pruning
ern Rural.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
HONEY oozrNG FROM THE COMBS

why does honey ooze out Of the
comb after it is taken from the hive
and stored away 2" is a question that is
often asked, and one which has con
fronted nearly every comb honey pro
ducer sooner or later. Some seem to
suppose that the cause of this state of
aft .irs is that the bees do not thorough
ly ripen the honey before Gaping it,
A little thought must show the fallacy
of this, for whether ripened or not, the
honey can only oCz9 from the cells after
being capped, on account Of larger
bulk of liquid being in the cell after
ward than there was at the time the
bef s sealed the cell. This can come
only from one source, which is always
brought about by either cool, damp
weather, or a non circulation Of air, or
both.
Honey only swelIs as it becomes
damp, and the first that will be seen of
that dampEess will be in the unsealed
cells, where the honey will have be-
me so thin that it will stand out be-
yond the cells, or, in other words, the
cells will be heapiDg full. II the damp
ness remains the sealed honey will soon
b. come transparent, while the honey
from the unsealed cells will commence
to run out, dau6ing every thing below
it, and eventually if the cause is not re
moved, the cappipgs Of the cells will
burst and the whole will become a
sickeni0g souring mass.
While in New York City I once saw
several hundred pounds Of such stuff,
which was once as nice como b ney as
could be produced, but it had become
unsightly and spoiled by being stored
in a cool, damp cellar. The c6ppings
to the white Combs were ruptured, with
the honey oozing out Of the cells to
such degree that the cases were all
soaked with it, and which, with large
puddies on the fl or, gave off q aicken-
ing smell, which, with the unsightly
appearance, caused one to think OF
honey only as something to be lOathed.
| The commission merchant asked me
what was the matter with the honey.
I told him that the damp, cool cellar
was what was the matter, but he would
not believe it until | caused him to con
fess that the honey was all right before
it was placed in the cellar seven or
eight weeks previous. Farm and
Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

If tomato vines are pulled up as soon
as the first frost touches them and
thrown under an open shed where
further freezing will be prevented, the
fruit that was green when the vines
were pulled will slowly ripen from the
sap furnished by the stem. We have
scme times put such tomato vines in a
corner of the cellar where the ripening
went forward until midwinter. There
are many who like tomatoes cut and
sliced with sugar aud vinegar as dress.
ing, By this means those who have
vines with green tomatoes on can pro
long their season, for two or three
months, if they have enough green
vines to experiment with.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

"The Progress
-. Farmer is a
s.nod siTsd paper---far
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soo, sDovc and possibly
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
.,aTIONAL FARMERS ALI
'IH EECR AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

e-oo;dent-Mann Page, Brandon,
Va; 724,oo. Presidential. G. Snavely, Leb-
anon, sPSlcratary -Treasurer-R. A. South
rortb, Denver, COL
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Toucks, Huron, 8. D.; w. P.
. D. :r,-or -. Cogan Station, Pa. ; J. +. Viii
b[!SALtt7 5ttL tansas; W. L. Peeke, Ga.
JUDICIARY.
2 4. southworth, Denver, Colo.
2 2 ., Beck, Alabama.
4. D. Davie, Kentucky
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--.- ~,poTrNA FARMERS STATE ALL.1-
sVp7S- ANCE.

EIlRSEEz JAM ,-~Cu
9~osident DR.. Cyrus Thompson,
f'tSiLit'-t5I Tico- Pt5Iresident-Jno. Graham, Ridge,
va SSssc1retarv- "a. -Treasurer-W. 8. Barnes,
h7Lsg Tacturer-J. T. B. Hoover, Elm City,
n isGtc;vard-Dr. r; Y. n. seaweD, Villa
'IG' ICb'apiain-Rev. 1 P. H, Massey, Dur
DO, Door keoper-Geo. T. Lane, Green's
''tts Assistant Door keeper-Jas. E. Lyon,
Durham, n. Z.
gergeant-at -Arms-A. D. <. Wallace,
RutherfOr lton, n. Q.
State Business Agent-T. lVey, Hills
Tr21stee Business Agency Fund-W.
A. Graham, Machpelah, n. =.
gvrrT-rTvE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
AT Hileman. Concord, N. c.; N.
C. English, Trinity, N. c.; James ID.
MeWborne, KIns on, n. Z.
srArE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
John Brady, Gatesville, N. c.; DR..
J.F. Harrell, Whiteville, N. c.; L. j..
Gambler. Acton. n. =.
gs.ts Carolina Reform Press Association.
Cacers-,J L. Ramsey, President ;
aaSEo7a Butler, Vice President; ". S.
BaSnes, Secretary,
PAPERS.
AyfA ~zssive Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, T. q
~ .-fSn Raleigh, n. .,
Hickory, n. Q
~rsrE Whitakers, y. 9.
! 3OTpa Beaver Dam, n. 9.
LlEpOpUhst, LunDeTUon, y y
NTFe pa6DIe's PaDer Charlotte, n. g.
I. he vesfi6nle Concord, y. Q,
TTa PI0yC-ROv WadesbOrO, n. Q,
E1~0Ifna Watchman Salisbury, \. &.
Each Of the GboUe-gaGnsed papers are
fsquested TO keep the list standing on
I'd first pGge Gfld add others, 0rOUtded
asa ere dutly elected. Any paper JG:L,
:ac 70 advocate the OcGEG platform 1Cstl
e ss6roDped from the Ii8t promptly. Our
gsa0ls cGq 70tU zee tUhGt papers are
1s53ssRed IN theiT 5TlteTest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

Bryan and Watson is the only silver
ticket that can be elected this year.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-12-12
Washington City Notes.

Senators Cannon and Dubois re-
fused to enter the Republican eau
Gus called Tuesday to agree upon
an order Of business, as did also
Senators Mantle of Montana and
Pettigrew of South Dakota. SEN
ator Dubois sent in his resignation
as secretary of the caucus and also
az member Of the Republican
steering" committee, and Senator
Shoup of Idaho was appointed in
his place upon the committee OF
the caucus to determine upon the
action to BIZ taken by Republicans
upon measures before theu,. This
action of Senators Dubois and
Cannon was taken to emphasize
their position as to one entirely
outside of straight Republican party
lines. If they had participated
with the Republican caucus they
would have felt themselves bound
by the actions of the caucus during
the remainder Of the session, ano
| this, in view of their attitude upor
the question of silver, they did mo-
feel they could do. Both Senators
are convinced that their position
must be one outside of party lines
leaving them free to act upon mat
tiers which might be forced to thu
front and with which they coult
not be in accord.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-12-12
School Notes.

Eddie Tucker was absent from his
usual place in the school room on Tues
day last.
The pupils Of the B History are NOW
studying the ''Revolutionary War"
Miss Hannah Mccoy was absent day
or two this week.
The long broken pedal of the organ
was repaired last Saturday, and now
plenty of wind can be furnished to help
in our school room singing.
The members of the A Arithmetic class
are now exercising their brains over the
problems in Equation of Payments.
Alonzo Price WAS absent from school
on Thursday.
Hamilton Swift is on the sick list q,
present, hence, he is not in school.
Preparation is being made FOR the pro
pramme on FRIDAY night. 1t will con
sist of songs, Rotations, and dialogues
A short debate will also he one OF the
features.
Some re grading has been done IN th'
Arithmetic work; one of the classes be
ing divided in two sections; and recitini
alternately.
The advanced class in q. 8. History i
progressing rapidly and doing very salts
factory work. Next week they will TAX
up the "Civil War; period and make
thorough topical study Of it.
In-attention to present duties vii
never he crowned With a future success
il is the boy or girl that does things now
and does them we'll, that We are going 7
hear from in substantial way when the
get to be the men and women Of the nes
future. They will be the leaders an
guides in whatever calling in lite ths
they may engage while those who half d
things now, will always he the laggard
aud followers.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-12-12
That's So.

An exchange we'll says: When
a pastor wants an announcement
he goes to the local paper. When
the ladies want notice of church
supper published they go to the
local paper for writeup. When a
political party issus call or holds
= meeting it calls on the local paper
Cor a publicity. When an obituary
of some loved one is wanted i'll
print the local paper is called on.
When a couple gets married the
paper gives them free send off
And when there's birth in the
family the blessed baby gets way
up announcement of lite arrival,
Society in general turns to the To-
cal paper for a written detail of itt
movements. In fact q thousand
other things are expected OF the
local paper, and yet we find many
citizens 30 selfish that they will
hesitate and often refuse to spend
q small mite to support it or give
them q job in return for the many
kse notices they receive during {
years time.
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Highest Of IN IN Leavenng Pow-1ate y. s. Cont Report
Roe! R Rsxds&F
ABSOLUTELY PURE


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luano Ho.o, 81 Cso. a nd
snow P'on1ol - m-.
on aseo sense -. wond.u A..
.i'Ie "o.A aso '"ss 10 ,.s,
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no :, III uos IT, H., ~. sa.n ~
nnes ue'o" so" hs.~..n ran
.";u 10" "a ~ no,,h &c Harry
oraaL Tha mnn,h &c Henry creek
il Two miles below Centeryille. The
nao,Ja ~ Csnterv;lle became un.
ea.v fear;no that the old man might
r. 70 ner;shed In the storm. Thurs
Ia Hollv Cakes went down to his
nlsce hi he WAS not At home, and
m Evidence that he had ever been
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-12-12
Application for u Patent.
Notice No. All.
survey No. Its.
United States Land Once.


United States Land Once,
HALEY, Idaho, February 10, lSss. (
Notice is hereby given. that George A.
Williams whose post Office ADDRESS il At
lsnta, Elmore county Stats Of Idaho. has
made application for United States pat
ent for the
VaAOnAA Ne.
tods mining claim .itnate ON unsnrvev~d
nd Of the United States. in Mode Roisa
,s,;n;,s district EImore county Ststa az
ia.hn consisrinx OF I17S linear feet of an
ID snd surface ground eOO feet vide BE-
,,,.Isrrvsy No liz and described in ~.
Ia uates and l,lst Of the nfficisi survey on
,1ls in this once with ma.netic yariation
- 10 degrees and o5 miI,utes east. as fol-
iows
uor;rn;no ar tho Discovery noint of this
o,.;us 80 ruurins thence < aIo n, ~
sss e., 70 vast csnter end srake. Ihence 4
20 20, w ~o feet r. corner No 1. thenea
20 90, n e,11 fsst to cornar No Frcn
ri. corner II \ III NJ No, , pears N 100
~. a,,W w 4 eis fea, ther-e . no aos 4
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-12-12

Mrs. Nettie Craven, who claims
To have been contract wife Of the
late james G.. Fair, and as the multi
miIlionaire's widow sued for IA por-
ton of the estate. is in trouble over
the fact that Mrs. Sarah Owen
Spencer is about to die, and has
made confession in which she says
the alleged widows documents are
torgeries, and if those now in court
fail, she has Others to produce.
A man At Highlands, Cal. working
on ranch was playing with other
employees few days ago, swapping
beans at each other. In the course
of the play small bean lodged in
the mans ear, and though i: gave
him some annoyance at first, it was
not particularly painful. An effort
was made by himself and his fellow
workmen to disiodge the bean, but II
was unsuccessful. On the morning
following the injured man was sui
| fering such intense pain that hs
became insand and three days latel
he died from the effects of the lodg
ment Of this bean in his car.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-12-12


1axsy, ldahe, 1elEuasy
Motice 8 haEsby Gave1, dat 0eoss -
Williams. Nhege po6s CO., e1qgs Il -
lama, Ellcse sesn -, 1eaas q 49,, -
nasds aptfIcatipn ~ Cntted NaA ~
dress Creek Nos I I'M 49,
claim. sitnalo On unsnrvsyed lsnd1 = -
Cnited Ssaies, in Iiddle Dofoe 0&n$ME -
rriet, Rimose eeensys ssase g ld9as31f
and surface ground ~ ~ Wi1a, e41
survey 10. ll72, and deycribed ~ ~ he!d
notes and plat Of the ozSaial suyvey - ~
in this once. with magnetic vaSiaassn - ~
degrees east, ~ follow4:
BEGINNING It corner No q tnas s - eaa. 8,
corner No. 4. From this curner = y. =.
No. bears n. $50 "a 50" Il. SIS 8 lest;
thence b. $50 IS T. Gil feet 70 corner NO. =;
thence 8. 40 w. ~ feet 70 corner NO, ~
thence n. $50 So W. Gil feet to corner NJ
i, TIE plscs Of beginning survey 81 the e
an srea q s.SA acres applied fok- 40
The said Mil Site ciaim being Of record
in the office u the County Rec0Fder OF sead
mining district, nt Aountainhome, IN n
more county, State Ut Idaho. The neatsss
kpown locatson being the Grouse Greek
| No. Mill Site. survey ~. ll1&
Any and all persons claiming -
any nortiOn Of the said t3fuseas Creek Mo-
| Nil Bits xl~irn or surface ground ~ -
| quired 70 HE their adverse cieams tnefes1
\ once, Il II Hey, sxate q Idaho, Wfshtn ~
sixty days publication thereof. Or they vii
| be barred by virtue of the provision Of tn
| statute i'll such cases made and provided
". H. BRODHEAD, Register.
| direct that the foregoing notice OF aPpis
| cation for patent be published for the period
of sixty days ten consecutive weeks) IN
the KErcHuA KEysTosK, . weekly news
paper published ut keschum, Blaine coui'-
ty, State of Idaho, being the newsPsHsa
, published nearest said claim.
w. H. BRODHEAD. Register.
First publication, February Is, A. d. 1854
W II. MATT. AttOFAey for ARRlleAaA