The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-21
STATE NEWS NOTES

Mrs. J. L. King has an orange tree an
her lot on North Greene street that has
perhaps % oranges on it, all growing
very nicely.-Greensboro Record.
| The Mt. Holly Journa. says that Mr..
Robert l.. Abernethy shipped last week
ITO n purchaser in Hillsboro a lot. Of
white Leghorn pullets for which he gets
So pair.
The tobacco worm has gotten to such
an enormous size that one of our Sauls-
ton farmers had two boys i'll his patch
not long ago shooting them with
breech-loading shot gun. This is GER
tain fact.-Goldsboro Headlight.
-Four farmers from Kansas are ex-
pected here in a few weeks. They have
written Mr.. w. H. Duhling, who moved
here from Wyoming last May that they
VIII come here as soon as they gathey
their corn crop.-Chatham Record.
DR.. E. Porter, Of Rocky Point paid n
visit to his farm in this county last week.
He has fifteen acres planted in straw
berries and expects to devote fifty acres
TO that crop as soon as the ground can
be placed in proper condition. jackson
vile Times.
Mr.. ID. w. Lindley, whose farm is on
has a cotton patch with the tallest stalks
that we have yet heard Of. lie measur.
ed, one of them and it was eight
feet, eight inches tall and ut last ac-
counts was growing an inch a day
Chatham Record
Mr.. p. p. Wynkoop, a successful fruit
grower of Milford, Del, arrived IN this
city Sunday, and remained here until
Monday night, stopping at the Hickory
Inn. He is prospecting with a view of
purchasing a farm and going into the
fruit business on an extensive scale
Hickory Mercury.
SONG of the Southern papers are cole
brating in prose the fame Of the ''raz-
or-back hogs" 70 see them in abs0-
lutte perfection yon must visit North
Carolina. By far the most tooths0me
of all bacon is that from the razor
back when fattened up to his most
capable point. Wilmington Messenger.
Mr.. w. L. Dickens, a well known far
mer who lives near Aurelian Springs, has
son, about seventeen years OF age,
who takes the cake" as cotton picker
One day recently he picked out 40
pounds, and says he can easily pick 600
pounds. One hundred and fifty pounds
is said to be good avera ge.-Roanoke
News.
Mr.. j. H. Wood brought to this office
Tuesday an ear Of corn, gathered from
one of his fields at the old ZolHcaffer
place, which Is a curiosity in its way. 1t
is, in fact, four fully matured ears and
then three smaller ears, all having fully
developed grains of corn. These four
ears were all enclosed in the same shuck.
Roanoke News.
Farmers from all sections Of the coun-
ty, except Ansonville, huntsville and
Laneshoto township, report the cotton
crop off at least % Per cent since the
first day of August. In the townships
named the deterioration is not so great
as elsewhere, but even in them there
is some damage, which, without an early
rain, VIII also be severe.--W adesboro In
telligencer.
A fine season this has been for fod-
der saving among the farmers-the only
objection to be raised to it is perhaps that
it has been too fine. Mr.. G.. M.
Shives, a hustling farmer Of Mt. Holly.
has saved 3,474 bundles Of fodder with
out a drop of rain on any of it. This
was pulled from the ear down; this
crop of tops is to be included over and
above the fodder.-Gaston:a Gazette.
Scuppernong grapes are now abundant
on the streets. This is grape peculiar
to the Eastern part of North Carolina
and Virginia. 1t will not thrive in the
hill country. In fact. the grape reaches
perfection only directly ON the coast. 1t
seems that salt ar is necessary to bring
the grape to TIE highest degree of per-
lection. All the scuppernong vines are
said to be descended from vine near
| Munteo, on Roanoke Island. Goldsboro
| Argus.
Good reports come in from all sec
lions of the county from the quail crop.
| The farmers say they have never had
such an abundance OF them. This is
| good news for our sportsmen. If the
farmer handles them after judiciously,
| his bird crop is one OF the most pr0fita
Bile crops he raises. The sportsmen who
come here will be glad to pay you for the
privilege of hunting over your lands if
you will treat them right-Newton En-
terprise.
Mr.. p. e. Hege, head of the poultry
department Of the State experiment
station, ia now engaged in Matching
young ostriches in the new style incu-
| he station. Is this an effort to start
an OStrlcn INDUSTRY Here1 we raise III
tie Of everything else, and ostrich Gull
ture might be profitable. There may
come a time" as the new song says,
when we will ship "spring ostriches, fry
ing size" to the Northern markets. E
Mr.. John r. Patrick Of Southern Pines,
who has been instrumental in bringing
emigrants to this State, says he has
brought here and settled this year about
400 persons. That they are from the
Northern States and all have some prop
lerty. These newcomers have settled in
Moore county. There are a good many
persons from Pennsylvania settled in
Warren county and about 500 more will
lcome there shortly. Southern Pines, so
widely known, owes its existence to Mr..
Patrick.
Maple syrup, it appears, has danger.
Gus rival in new Southern product
, The Jacksonville Combine says: "On
the tables of hotels this winter a new
luxury will advertise Florida and suC