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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17

they ask for, provided they ere viii
ling to make the difference large
enough. At the recent meeting OF the
Kansas Swine Breeders at Wichita,
Mr.. Dold, the we'll known packer, ad
dressed the meeting on the market
needs. In the course of his talk which
was quite informal, he urged improve
ment of the hams and sides, and de.
clared that the hog wanted to-day was
the long bodied hog of the bacon type,
and that the lard hog was not in de
mand. This does not seem to be said,
either because the supply of fat hogs ie
for the moment in excess, for notwith-
standing the abundance of feed in the
country, the distinguishing feature Of
the market now is that the bulk Of the
receipts is lighter in weight and lacking
in both age and fat. Mr.. Dold further
urged that to meet the market wants,
as little weight as possible should be
produced In front of the heart line, and
that there was no longer any trade in
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demands are interesting to all swine
breeders end growers, for they under
stand that their profit lies in supplying
whet the buyer wants, provided always
the buyer is willing to pay enough
moro for what he wants e9 will cover
any additional cost there may be in
making it, aud provided also they are
satisfied that a change in the character
Of the demand is not merely temporary,
to be changed back again faster than
they can follow. With four cent lard,
however, and six and a half to seven
cent pork, it is natural that the packer
should want c3 little of the former as
possible. The interesting question is
whether the relative price of lard is
liable to change in the lard hogs favor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
NATURAL FOODS.

The naturel food Of fowls is COM
posed Of seeds, insects and grass. In
the domestic condition we allow grain
and meat. Turkeys and chickens
drink very little water when feeding,
and even ducks and geese resort to
water when feeding, in order to wash
their bills, more than to drink. This
brings up the question of the propriety
Of feeding soft food. It is known that
ground grain ab3orbs a large volume of
water, and when the mixture is ap
parently dry, quite q large proportion
Of water exists in it, though more SO
when the mixture is very moist and
sloppy. It is not beneficial water, as
the results are sometimes Injurious,
bowel disease and indigestion prevail
ing. 1t is better to feed all food dry if
possible. and keep a trough full Of
water where the fowls can take what
quantity they desire. Even ground
food may be given in dry condition,
the different substances used being
thoroughly mixed and placed in a
trough. When chicks are fed, they
have corn meal moistened several
times a day, and bowel disease results
simply because too much water is
forced upon them in the food. The
fowls never resort to wet food when
they can get dry kinds, and this is a
m liter that deserves A~EtantiO1 -Teyaa
Farm cnj Ranch.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
A CHICKEN STORY.

Rather a pathetic story comes from
e. email town on the outskirts Of Phil
adeiphia, the truthfulness Of which is
vouched for by a prominent citizen of
the place. An extensive chicken rails
er some time since set a favorite hen
upon a nest Of eggs, expecting them to
hatch in the usual period Of three
weeks. Three, four end five weeks
parsed and no chickens, and it was
NOT until the end Of the sixth week
that the new poultry appeared, but
with them came the demic3 of the old
hen, presumably as a result of her I'M
usually long continued sedent2ry occu
patton.
Inc chicks, not knowing, of course,
tnat their mother was dead, attempted
to crawl under her wings and keep
warm. Their owner, seeing the trouble
they were in, pr sed a small New.
foundlend pup in service and placing
it in a closed coop PUT the chicks in
after. The soft fur Of the pup made q
pleasant retreat for the little one, and
now pup and poultry are inc9parable
Philadelphia Cell.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
YARD
A SIMPLE TEST.

A correspondent of the Dakota Far
mer asks: SIS there any sure way OF
distinguishing perfectly fresh eggs
from tainted ones, or those that have
been set upon by the hens for several
DAYS? Gambling is quite a sure method
but if there is any other I would be
Glad to know it," The following reply
ia given: ITO the experienced eye the
roughish or ~granulated surface OF the
perfectly fresh egg distinguishes it
at once from the more shiny or pol
ished surface of the 4 that has been
under the hen a day or two. We can
pick out every fresh egg among a nest
full of those that have been sat on two
DAYS, oven in the dark. The secret is
very simple. Just scratch e the
surface with the finger nail, if it CRATES
the egg is fresh, but if the nail slides
smoothly the egg is old. A little prac
tice makes this a sure te3t."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
HOW TO SELECT A PIG.

What does the farmer went to breed
pig for9 For the greatest amount of
best quality meat at least cost of pro-
duction.
Doe5 he want coar~a bone, thick hide,
wool'y, bristly coat9 Inc above are
an Indication of long, slow growth and
OF slow, hard feeding qualities. Does
ne want a hog that will grow fat and
then get big3 Does he want a rough,
growthy, thin lot of hogs On hand that
are unfit for market when disease
threatens?
The breeders of purebred hogs are pro-
ducing a type of hog that grows large
quickly and carries sufficient flesh at
any age to be marketable at top prices
at any age from four months up. And
if you will watch a p erty of up to- date
farmers at a sale of registered hogs,
you will find them buying closely the
type last named, looking after eventhe
minor parts, avoiding the swirl, stiff
ears, narrow face, light jowls, bad col
ors, crushed feet and limbs, contracted
chest, etc. Did we say minor parts?
Not By any manner of means.
The behind the times farmer may so
designate them, but the smart one &C.
cept3 them es so many evidences OF in
ferior quality, and the evidences of the
desired feeding and growing qualities
y what he is especially after. Why
then should he not use the type that
accomplished best results in the hand
Of the Decentralization Corn and
Hog Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
ENSILAGE AND HORSES,

Eds, Country Gentleman:-On page
819 I notice an inquiry about feeding
ensilage to horses, to which you gave
reply that it may be safely fed daily"
To this opinion I would add some con
frmatory experience.
I have fed my ez experiment. station
driving horse and a pair OF mules on
ensilage, more or less, for five years.
When the silo is opened, the horse and
mules have been fed two feeds per day
as long as it lasted each year, except
when it was Of COW pea vines the horse
did not relish it, and was excused.
This year, being short of dry food for
the evening meal, because our crimson
clover failed a year ago, we have fed
ensilage three times daily, and give NO
other food except a grain ration. Our
practice was to give 2 to 10 pounds pei
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
VIGOR IN MOULTING.

There is, perhaps, no time in the his
tory of the fowl that indicates its vigor
| so we'll as the moulting period. Fowls
that mott in a short time and hardly
stop laying during this period, as a rule,
have strong vigorous constitutions, and
if properly fed they will give a large
yearly record.
On the other hand, those that are a
long time moulting have not the vlg0r
and strength to digest and assimilate
food enough to produce the requisite
number Of eggs.
If it is necessary to select fowls
sometime during the year other thar
the moulting period, some indication
of their egg producing power is shown
in4heir general conformation. In Sc
Letting a hen for egg production her
form will give some information Of
| value. A long, deep bodied fowl is to
be chosen rather than 4 with q short
body, whose underline is not unlike a
half circle. a strong, hearty, vigorous
fowl usually has a long body, a deep
chest, with q long aid quite straight
underline.
O.her things being equal, the larger
bodied fowls Of the egg breeds are to
be preferred. Il is a rule that fowls
bred for egg production are larger
coded than the SO bred for fancy points.
Whenever vigor and constitution from
an important part in the selection Of
fowls for breeding the size Of the fowls
is invariably increased.-U S. Farm
ers' Bulletin.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
DEMANDS OF THE HOG MARKET

The successful producer in any line
fnds it to his advantage to consult not
merely the needs Of his market, but
even it's wilkins and caprices, A car
load of cattle to be killed within q few
days after sale will bring more money
if the hair on the animals is all one
cEIor-red, say-than if that Of each
animal is Of it's own distinctive col0rs.
It is one Of the whims Of the market
a mere fashion, if you please-but the
ef6ct is Rs stated, and it is in vain to
point ou5 that in a few days, when the
steers have been turned into beef, no
man can tell by microscopic exau1ina-
ton, chemical analysis, n any other
method, scientific or empire, whether
the animal that made the beef was
from a car load Of solid or mixed c~olors;
the five to twenty-five cents per hun
dred premium that the solid coIors
bring seem to be thrown away, but the
buyer seems willing to throw it away,
and there's the end of the discussion
from a mere market standpoint, says
the Live Stock Journal.
In some Of the large eastern cities a
brown egg will sell for one to three
cents a dozen more than a white one
for the New York market asparagus
must be blanched the whole length of
the sprout; for in Boston it is preferred
green for most Of its length, and count.
less illustrations might be adduced to
show the extent to which even mere
market caprice or fashion affects sell
ing value. When the market demand
goes to substantial qualities, the neces
sity of conforming to it is still more
imperative.
The hog that goes to the packer viii
now bring a better price if it suits him
than if it does not. This did not use tc
be true. When the suggestion was
first made that the day of the lard hos
was passing away, the reply was that
if the market wanted a leaner hog il
could get it on condition that it would
pay more for it than for the lard hog
but that until it was willing to pay
better price for the former, it was more
profitable to grow the latter, and there
fore the supplies would consist mainly
of that class. Now, however, the pack
ers are not only urging the growing o
Rlarger per centage Of lean, but the pre-
MUM is in favor of hogs of that class
If this discrimination continues and in
creases, they will eventually get VIVA
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
A SUCCESSFUL HOG RAISING.

Keep only quiet, gentle sows for
mothers. Be kind to your hogs, be
patient and quiet in handling them,
and don't abuse them. Never allow a
sow to get chilled narrowing; it may
kill her and the pigs too. Give the
pigs ell the milk, bran, oats, vegetables
and grass that you can get for them,
with some corn, until you want to fat
ten them; then you may fatten almost
entirely On corn. Do not starve your
pigs o overfeed them, nor compel
them to pick their food out of the mud.
Provide warm, dry quarters in winter.
Divide them up, so that these Of the
same class, or which require the same
treatment, shall be together.
Give them good pasture in summer
it will take less grain, and they do bet
ter. But, if it affords plenty of grass,
a small field is better than half a sec
ton. Give plenty of water and cool
shade without hog wallows, and when
fat and large enough for market sell
and don't exhaust your resources in the
hope Of receiving better prices.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17

Raleigh, N. @. Poultry raising with
the proper care can be made more
profitable than almost any other branch
of industry, considering the amount of
money required. The obi 4ct of the
organization of the poultry division of
the Experiment Station is to show how
this a best be done, and this is also
the object of the above bulletin. Every
farmer or his wife should have it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17

feed, and we have given more, until
now it is about 10 to Is pounds, which
is eaten, some waste, vary ing with Cir
cumstances and days. Both horse and
mules have been steadily worked, and
thrive on the rations, but with the all
ensilage diet there is a tendency to too
much ~looseness of bowels, and the
horse sweats O little too easily.
These five years. feeding of the same
horse and mules shows that it is a cheap
and desirable food for this class of
stock, keeping them in good condition.
We prefer only two feeds per dey, and
would advise hay or straw for evening
feed to those who propose to feed en-
siIage.
Only twice has there been evidence
OF any difficulty, and then the horse
mule probably ate too large a portion
of the ration given to the pair on one
of the first days after eilo was opened,
once in 1898 or 1894, and again this
fall.
No medicine has been required by
the3e animals for any cause during this
time, showing the food has a good
physiological effect, Or they r exceed
ingly tough-Frank E Emery, n. O..
Experiment S+9tiOn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
HI DAIRY.
DAIRY APPARATUS.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
Is it not about time that the dairy
public should be educated to weigh
carefully the claims made By makers
and agents for dairy apparatus?
The manufacturers of centrifugal
separators and their agents all admit
the prices for them are high, but claim
that by their use such a saving Of but
ter is made that even at fancy prices
for the machines farmers cen afford to
invest in them,
Now, there comes undeniable evi
dence that no more butter fat
can be obtained by the separator
than By the Swedish system OF cream
raising.
4 few years ago the writer Of this,
after reading an advertisements for q
centrifugal separator, in which the
claim was made that rs per cent. more
butter could be obtained by its uee
from the same amount Of milk than
by any other process of cream raising,
wrote to the manufacturer and esked
him il he was prepared 20 sell a separ
tor under such q guarantee. In reply
ing the manufacturer was frank enough
to admit that no better results could be
had by the use Of his separator than
by the proper practice of the Swedish
system. He said the separator would
produce better results if properly op
Grated than many farmers obtained by
an indifferent practice Of the Swedish
system.
OF course every one knows that a
faulty practice Of any system or an
imperfect manner Of operating any
machine, however good either may be,
will not give satisfactory results.
Just think of the claims made by
one company for their hand separator.
First, it is claimed that one third more
butter can be obtained by it's use than
by any other method of cream separa-
tion. Second, it is claimed that the
butter will sell for one-third more. II
this claim is a true one the dairy pub
lie should know it, and it should be the
duty of all editors and publishers oil
agricultural papers, if they fud it is
true, to publish the fact so their readers
may have the beneiE of such, to them
important information.
Take, for instance, a farmer who il
making 48 pounds of butter per week
---1 L. $4,000 L. -4~LL-l
save the hand separator above referred
to. II the claim for that separator il
true, he can, by the use of it, increase
his weekly product Is pounds, making
it Ga instead of 48 pounds.
But if the claims made for the hanC
separator referred to are not correct
what then9
r. W. MosELEY.
Clinton, Iowa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
LIVE STOCK.
SOME HINTS ON BUYING A HORSE

DON'T buy a horse of a man who
brides himself on being q horse jockey
he will cheat you every time, either by
not telling you the whole truth or by
allowing you to believe what is not
true about the horse. A horseman may
be scrupulously honest and reliable in
everything else, but tricky in a horse
trade. In buying a horse, do not be
smart and put your Judgment against
the honor and integrity OF the man
who is selling the horse, or he will
allow you Ito cut your eye teeth"
Never buy a horse IN harness; un-
hitch him and take everything off but
his halter, and then lead him around.
IF he has stiff knees or shoulders, or
has other ailments, you may be able to
discover them. Turn him loose and
get behind him and chase him for a
few minutes to see bis movements.
The horse may be blind and his eyes
apparently ell right; n may be sound
and the other one not. Take the horse
by the head and back him; if he drags
his toes you may depend upon it his
shoulders are unsound. Stand beside
the horce and notice if his knees are
sprung forward; they should be in a
straight line. Notice il the horse stands
firmly and squarely on every foot and
does not change his weight from one
foot to the other, which you may know
indicates soreness somewhere.
To know if a horses wind is good,
give him a run of ten minutes, and
then watch the results. II a horse
stands with his feet wide apart, or
straddles his hind feet in moving, espe
cially while pulling, there is a fault In
the loins or kidneys. Examine the
hoofs carefully with the hand. The
feet should be cool and all alike. The
frog should be as near like India rubber
as possible, not dry and brittle. IT the
ears are continually thrown back and
eyes unkindly, the eyes wide apart and
the face dished, the chances are the
horse is very smart and very NEAR If
guO nOASO uG0 q Vu4bS ho44O" 40GC3 Will
eyes close together, it is more likely to
be suspicious, ready to scare to death
at nothing and do all sorts of queer
things. Sucha horse should be avoided.
Look out for SCARED hind legs, as the
horse is probably a kicker. A stumb-
ling horse will probably have SCARED
knees. A rough, hard skin, that sticks
to the body like the bark on a tree, in
dicates stomach trouble; he is a hearty
eater and has fits of indigestion. To
know surely if the breathing organs
are right, place the ear at the region
of the heart and lungs and you can
tell. The breathing should be clear
and With no wheeling sounds. With
all there is no man living that will not
be deceived some times.-Farm and
Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
POULTRY KEEPING FOR PROFIT.

An interesting and complete publ
cation on the subject is ready
for distribution by the Experiment
Station. It is written by T. E. Hege,
Manager of the Poulty Division of the
Station, and is intended for popular
reading TO give complete information
about poultry and poultry raising. l.
has So pages ana is illustrated with 40
cuts, showing the appearance Of all the
more important breeds Of poultry, in
Guiding ducks. Descriptions with cuts
are given of easily made poultry houses,
brooder houses and breeders, and OF
the various appliances found necessary
and useful in poultry raising. Cuts
are also given showing the changes
thattake place ic the egg during incuba
tion. Complete instruction is given
as to the care Of poultry with all the
more common diseases, and how to
avoid these diseases. The subjects of
artificial Matching by means Of incu-
bators, and subsequent care Of the
chickens by brooders are fully de-
scribed. Feeding and care of young
chickens bred by the hen or by incu-
bator, and also grown fowls, are com
pletely discussed.
An important subject, which is con
sidered, is how to improve the com
mon stock by means Of a thorough
bred cock. It costs but little, if any,
more to feed an improved breed or a
we'll selected cross, than the ordinary
barn-yard fowl, yet the former is far
more profitable. How to dress and
ship poultry to market is also described
The bulletin will be sent free upon an
J plication to DR.. B. B. Battle, Director.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
AMERICAN HORSES IN FRANCE

French horse growers are becoming
seriously apprehensive about American
competition in horses. The menaco t.
the industry, according to the Soleil du
Midi, lies in the fact that horses are
raised on the prairie farms in this couD
try that cost less than the annual rent
of the French farm, and an American
horse can besoldi in France for 6OOfrancs
when a French farmer would lose
money on a similar animal if he re
ceived 1000 francs for it. a CORE
spondent OF the paper we have quoted
says he saw an American horse, six
years old, sold for $50 francs to a dealer,
who in turn sold it to an officer for 1900
francs, and it was no more than he was
worth. In Normandy a horse like it
could not have BEEN bought for the
money. The temptation to French
dealers to take American horses instead
Of native is therefore very seat, and
the competition strikes hundreds of
thousands OF small farmers who raise
two or three colts per year. Perhaps
they will find a way out by discover,
ing CHAMBERS in American horses, as the
horse growers of Great Britain are try
ing to do.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17
UMACIDE

Is curing a larger per cent of asses than any
other remedy. II is Il thorough blood purifier
and laxative. 1t is a Constitutional cure, and
effects its work by neutraliZinC the acids in the
blood and driving them out Of the system. Be-
gin in time as delays are dangerous.
per bottle; six for S5.
p If your nearest druggist has not got
MAClDE in stock, order it from the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-17

f you Will take tie right remedy
The herald., 1896-11-17
A LIVELY CAMPAIGN
Better City Government Forces Getting
Down to Work

The multiplicity of candidates for some
of the city offices will make the munich
pal campaign very lively A great deal
of electioneering is already being done
in some of the wards. The campaign
committee of the Better City Govern
ment League is about the last to get to
work, but the interests of none of the
League candidates will be neglected. 1t
may be necessary to devote more atten
ton to the candidacy of the independent
nominees than to those who have also
the nominations of other parties, but
help will be extended wherever it is
needed. The campaign committee will
meet at 1880 o'clock Wednesday evening
to arrange for prompt and active work
during the remainder of the campaign.
Special efforts will be made to elect
the League nominees in the Seventh
ward-J. X. Urmston to the council and
G. H. Wadleigh to the board of educa-
ton. Both are citizens of high stand
ing and well qualified for the positions
they seek. Their friends are confident
that they will be elected.
In the Fourth ward a campaign of
equal vigor will be waged for the cleo
tion of Herman Silver to the council and
Charles Cassat Davis to the board of ed
ucation. Both are nominees of the
League, independent of other parties.
In the Fifth ward the contest for men,
ber of the board of education between
j. H. Braly League and Democratic
nominee, and Louis Thorne, Republic
an, will be spirited. The friends OF each
are confident of success.
Some tall hustling will be done for
Burr Bassett, League nominee for city
engineer, and George Hull for assessor
Both are running Independent of party
support and consequently have a DIG
fight on their hands
The executive committee of the League
will meet at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.