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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23

ern brothers in regard to the use Of
corn, and it is to be hoped they will
not abandon its use.
Science and instinct ofen come out
at the same pathway. The Southern
housewife keeps her corn in the husk
until it is to be used, and then che
selects and husks it herself, sending
only q small amount to mill. Mrs
Rorer, the great scientific cook, says
unless corn meal is kiln dried it will
keep only two or three weeks, until
each particle becomes covered with a
minute mold, and after this the meal
becomes stale and fiat.
There is nothing finer than pot Of
nice cooked mush, made from fresh
meal and eaten with milk or with mo-
lasses, and this dish can be rewarmed
in the morning and softened up with
little cream. Do not fry it. Then
those ''mush cakes" are fine, rye and
Indian bread :" ''pone" etc.
Don't let the corn feature Of our diet
become lost art; discuss it in your
homes and in your institutes, and when
Fursman and his corps go to the Paris
Exposition they can talk by the card
from experience. There is more in
it than you dream OH K. Smith
in Farmers Voice, Putnam Co. Ill.
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0AETHING ABOUT FERTILI-
ZERS.
s. 8. McWHoTEB

fs find the following in the West
Enia Farm Reporter:
as Ia the same old perplexing ques
that hes come up year after year.
ct the end of each year many
Asrs, at least, wish they had tried
sshlng else. The day OF prescrip-
In fertilizers is about over with,
h6W we are setting down to q com
senae way of looking at the mat
That is, we know that so many
lsntS are needed by the plant, and
Nar furnishes a certain number,
''afse We need not add them, and ii
soIl is abundsntly supplied with
~ then there is no use applying
90 We find what is lacking or
Needed by experiment, and either
these directly or indirectly. For
S0Ce, We can make the air give up
q OF its nitrogen, indirectly, by
'nga q leguminous crop as a reno
This crop not only returns q
Profit in the direct yield, but it
handsomely, indirectly, by stor
up nitrogenous plant food in the
vt future use. So we have here
'uOmlcal means of furnishing our
Sen' and we are thus compelled to
'ut two Of the essential elements
Suaed to the soil in q fertilizer 4;
are phosphoric acid and potash.
F TuF Southern farms, especially on
gut sandy soils of the coast re
'ae system of fertiIizing is almost
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
GOOD WORK OR NONE.

1t is q rule that q workman must fol-
low his employers orders, but no one
has g right to make him do work dis
Creditable TO himself. Judge -, q
we'll known jurist living near Cincin-
natl, loved TO tell this anecdote of q
young man who understood the risk of
doing shabby job even when directed
TO.
He had once occasion to send to the
village after carpenter, and sturdy
young fellow appeared with his tools.
II want this fence mended to keep
out the cattle. There are some un-
planed boards-use them. It is out Of
sight from the house. so you need not
take time to make it a neat job. Twill
only pay you dollar and a half"
The judge went to dinner and, COM
ing out, found the man carefully plan.
ing each board. Supposing that he was
trying to make costly job of it, he or
dered him to nail them on at once just
as they were, and continued his walk.
When he returned the boards were all
planed and numbered ready for nail
ing.
Il told you this fence was to be COW
cred with vines," he said, angrily; 81
do not care how it looks"
81 do" said the carpenter, grufay,
carefully measuring his work. When
it was finished there was no part Of the
fence as thorough in finish.
"How much do you chargeG" asked
the judge.
"a dollar and a half" said the man,
shouldering his tools.
The judge stared. "Why did you
spend all that labor on the job, if not
for the money!"
''For the job, SIR"
Nobody would have seen the poor
work on it,"
''But should have known it was
there. No; I'll take only dollar and
a halt" And he took it and went away.
Ten years atterward the Judge had
the contract to give for the building
of several magnificent public buildings.
There were many applicants among
master builders, but the face Of one
caught his eye.
1T was my man OF the fence" he
said. 81 know We should have only
good, genuine work from him. gave
him the contract and it made a rich
man Of him."
II is q pity that boys were not taught
In their earliest years that the highest
success belongs only TO the man, be- he
carpenter, farmer, author or artist,
whose work Is most sincerely and thor
oughly dOne.-Living Age.
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RS0S0SAO oAAO IA A6tCUS 4 u4AtSub say
all OF the most progressive farmers are
great advocates for the use of fertilizer
IN this region. In some parts of the
country it is true that very little if any
fertilizers are used, as people depend
on stock raising and renovating crops
TO bring up their lands. There ia no
objection to this system, except that it
takes too much time to bring the lands
up to a high state Of cultivation. In
that respect we are best i'm the South,
as we can use some quick acting fertili
zer and grow our money crop in the
spring and summer and SOW some rem
ovating crop like crimson clover in the
fall, and the land is practically resting
as far as the exhausting crop grown is
concerned, and the crimson clover
stores up plant food through the winter
In the roots and stubble for the succeed
ing crop, as well as furnishing grazing
on hay, for the live stock and prevent.
ing teaching through the winter months,
to say nothing of leaving the soil in q
nice porous condition. In fact, the
land is in perfect mechanical condi-
tion after crop of crimson clover.
On the other hand, we can apply a
fertilizer to a crop Of oats, wheat or
rye, planted in fall or winter, and then
harvest these in plenty of time to plant
another renOvating crop, such as field
peas, and this crop will benefit the soil
In the same way that the crimson
clover did, except that it does more, as
it benefits by shading the soil during
the hot months, and comes off i'm plenty
of time to allow the planting Of another
crop in the late summer or fall. For
instance, a crop Of oats can be soWed
here in January, harvested in May, the
land soWed to peas in the same month,
and pea vines cut in August or Sep
tember, making from two to three tons
of hay per acre, about equal in value
to clover hay, then the land can be
soWed TO some fall crop in better con
dition than it was in May, previous, or
even January, when the oats were
sowed.
Now the point wish to make is sim
ply this, here in the South we can start
with poor lands and grow our money
crops at a profit by using fertiliz ers
judiciously and then store up organic
matter, or humus in the soil, by these
renovating crops, and at the same time
improve the general conditions Of our
lands. In fertilizing a rencvating crop,
like clover or peas, as N 9ntioned be-
fore, it is only necessary to supply two
elements of plant food, phosphoric acid
and potash, in the cheaper forms like
muriate Of potash and acid phosphate,
this will cause heavy growth of the
legume which means of course the alb
sorption of larger quansity of nitro
gen and a consequent enrichment of
the soil in this ingredient.
The phosphoric acid hastens the de-
velopment of the crop. The potash has
q twofold benefit, as it furnishes plant
food to the soil and absorbs and retains
moisture. B. IRBY.
Raleigh, N. @.
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EXPERIENCE THE WAY TO Sue
CESSFUL FARMING"

IA paper read before the Pqtuam County Farm
ers' Institute Society, Winfield. w. Va
Fifty years ago when the soil OF our
country was so fresh and productive
that we had only to SOW and plant that
we might reap an abundant crop, it re
Quired knowledge backed up by years
OF experience in order that one might
have his efforts crowned with success.
How far broader should our experience
be now under the present condition OF
affairs. The exhausted condition Of
the great majority OF our farms and
the comparatively low prices of farm
products, calls for class of experienced,
up to date farmers, in order that farm
ing may be successful.
lido not believe much on theoretical
or book farming. A cUrtRin portion of
theory is good enough in the proper
place and at the proper time, but plain
old fashioned experience gained from
folio wing the plow or by careful obser
vation, is the kind of education that
will fill your gRrners in the fall time
and will enable you to keep up your
fences, pay your taxes, etc. Let US
consider for q minute one th ng expert
ence is fast teachiI g the farmers of our
country and that is, it does not pay to
cultivate poor land. Theory will tell
you to use phosphates and SOW grass
and thereby bring up the ground; but
practice tells me that it is not the
remedy.
Suppose say, SOW clover which will
yield thousand pounds more per acre
and which will sell for from IS per cent
to 80 per cent. of timothy and thereby
improve your land permanently and at
same time give you an income equal to
or greater than that of timothy.
You say how is that9 If you take
more clover from the ground than you
do timothy, theory will plainly teach
you that it must necessarily impover-
ish the ground more. don't care what
theory teaches. Practice teaches me
that clover is by far the cheaper aud
quicker way Of bringing up our badly
run down farms.
So let US do away with great deal
Of this fashionable fancy kid glove
farming and come down to practicable
common sense work and then the rank
of ''hay-seed" will be elevated to that
of noble tiIlers of the soil.
And then the old fields now grown
up in Virginia Creepers and covered
with moss will disappear, and in their
place you will see fields of black pro
ductive soil which will produce as in
the days of our fathers. Then the idea
prevails among some that q man who
ia lazy and unfit for anything else will
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
STARTING THE BOY IN LIFR.
Astoria, Illinois.

The boy is worth as much as, il not
more than, any man the farmer can
hire, after he reaches his teens. 1t
therefore follows that we ought to show
our appreciation Of the fact in some
substantial way.
have in mind q case which will bear
recording. The farmer has a son of
fifteen. For five or six years this son
has had a share in the profits Of the
farm. At first the father gave him q
lamb. This, added to one given him
by his grandfather, was the beginning
of his flock. As these lambs grew up
and added other members to the flock,
the increase was set down to the credit
Of the boy. From time to time, also,
the father placed in his sons purse a
few dollars, not as wages, but for the
purpose Of giving the son the satisfaC
ton Of having something he could call
his own. It was interesting to note the
sons interest in the sheep and other
business of the farm. When helRmbs
were sold, the sons capital grew and
now and then he bought q lamb from
some other flock. When the wool was
sold he had his share in that.
How did this boy spend his money
Some OF it went for triflee; yes. But
who of US does not sometimes indulge
in such trifes and feel the happier for
itG But the father led the son along in
such a way that he came to look upon
his money as a means toward q good
end.
1t seems to me, this is a good way to
start a boy in life. He grows up into
the business. Even if he should decide
that he would prefer some other occu-
patton, his habits Of handling money
and knowing how he came by it viii be
Of untold value to him. I have seen
the spirit all taken out of boy by the
fathers selling some lamb or calf which
had been called the boys, and putting
the money into his own pocket. That
is the worst kind Of wrong. Better
never give the boy anything than to
rob him in such q way.
e. L VINCENT.
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- n.RoLTNA FARMERS STATE ALI
Ain ANCE.
D,ssideat-Jno. Graham, Ridgeway,
S;cs-P y s-President-w. B. Upchurch,
Sserstsry t[lSssal97 1Treasurer-J.T. B.HOOver'
Trste % Business Agent-T. B. Parker.
Ils9DrSs IlessnFsrEDr. =. V. N. seawen, Villa
Y, ,;.tont ~ NJ Lecturer B. Brick.
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So,.keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Greens
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sTstae :st3 business Agency Fund-W.
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IRaISA FARMERS STATE ALL1ANoE.
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Any ground In the vegetable garden
that may not be needed for planting
purposes, should be sown with crimson
clover, or any other clover. The ground
presents a better appearance Il OCCu-
pied by a growing crop, be it but q
green one to be again plOwed under be-
fore next planting time. Moreover, as
is we'll known, clover adds much to the
nitrogen OF the soil, wherever it ID
grown and ploWed INV. d. Ed
wards.
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The herald., 1897-04-25
Court N otes

Lzaro Bisamo pleaded not guilty to a
charge of grand larceny in Judge Smith s
court and trial was set for June 7th.
Jack Marshall pleaded not guilty to a
burglary charge and trial was set for
May g.
Judge Allen heard the testimony in the
divorce proceedings brought by John F.
Smith against Kate o. Smith, on the
grounds Of desertion, and the case was
submitted. Smith wants the custody of
his 13-year-old boy.
Benjamin Toltschenz, an incorrigible
lad of 13 years, was committed to the
Whittier reform school by Judge Shaw.
The boys father E. R. Tolschenz, made
the complaint. He said that Benjamin
would run away from home and had got
completely beyond his control.
The action brought by the Pasadena
and Pacific Railway company agains.
the Rosedale Cemetery association to
condemn a right of way through the
northern portion of the cemetery was on
trial before Judge Van Dyke yesterday
This is an unused portion of the ceme-
terry and is directly in the way of the ex-
tension now being made by the road to
Santa Monica. The case was continued
for further hearing.
The herald., 1897-04-25
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
One of the Solid Institutions of Los
Angeles

The city of Los Angeles numbers
seventeen banks, of which thirteen are
under state control, comprising six
banks doing a commercial bunsiness
and seven savings institutions. The re-
naming four are organized under the
federal law and are national banks, un-
der the supervision of the comptroller
of the currency
The First National bank is the ac-
knowledged leader of the last named
banks, ard really occupies a position
second to none of the others
in it's popularity and response
bility. According to its state
ment at the clost of business 9th of
March, 1897, the bank had resources
amounting to s2,277 O57.36. which in
cluded loans and discounts, SLIP, 146.s2,
and cash on hand s734 ,17443. besides its
bank premises, etc., valued at $4,000,
and other items.
The deposits at same date were ST.
sos, ,5665 55, and the surplus as to depos-
itors was $663 490S1, made up of paid
up capital, $500. 900; surplus fund, sSo-
900; ana undivided profits, s1S9, ,49O.S 81.
1t is easily seen that the bank is in an
excellent condition, into which it has
been brought by the careful and con-
servative management of its able pres
ident, J. NJ. Elliott, and its talented
cashier Frank a. Gibson.
These two officials control the busi-
ness of the concern, backed by an ex
ceptionally fine board of directors, COM
posed of business men whose active ex
perience and close observation of the
banks affairs afford the best guaran
tees for their devotion to the interests
of the institution committed to their
care.
Under the careful system practiced by
these officials the best possible guar
antee is afforded Of the soundness of
the bank, and the best promise is as
sured of its increasing prosperity.
The directors include Judge J. d.
Bickncll, one of the foremost corpora
tion lawyers of the state and a large
property owner; j. d. Hooker, one of
the leading manufacturers of this sec
ton; H. Jeyne, one of the leading gro
GERS; f. Q. Story a well known railroad
man; w. c. Patterson, eX-president of
the chamber of commerce; Va, G. Kerck-
hoff, the prominent capitalist and lum-
Der man, and, lastly. j. NJ. Elliott, the
honored president, whose many years
of experience in the business of bank
ing make him an invaluable member
of the board and head of this fine in
stitution.
The herald., 1897-04-25
BOTH WANT A DIVORCE
Troubles of q Colored Couple Aired in
Court

Reuben Daniels and Annie Daniels,
two colored people. both want divorce,
but cannot agree which party Is entitled
to be the one securing the divorce from
the other. Some time ago Reuben filed
complaint alleging desertion, and his
wife, in her answer, filed a cross-com-
plant on the ground Of cruelty.
The matter came up for trial In Judge
Aliens court yesterday. Reuben's wit
nesses were examined first, and they told
some hard stories regarding Annie's
character. In addition to making her
out a woman of loose character, Selma
Daniels, the plaintiffs sister, claimed
that she once saw Annie have her hus-
band on the ground in the back yard
during a disagreement between the
couple, and was in the act of carving him
with a razor. when she was prevented by
some neighbors, who arrived just in the
nick of time.
On the other hand, Annie testified that
her husband was in the ha bit Of beating
her. She said that on one occasion he
had come into the house and struck her
in the eye, hit her over the head, and
then proceeded to break up the furniture.
Judge Allen took the CAGE under ad-
yisement
The herald., 1897-04-25
~ LOS ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL Is, 1897

enth street property, and is also large
stockholder in the A. Erkenbrecker
Starch company of Cincinnati.
He sees in Southern California an op-
portunity to get established at the right
time in permanent, profitable business,
and appreciates the fact that the tide of
prosperity is upon us. With his ener-
getic manner OF doing business he VIII
doubtless soon take his place in the front
rank of manufacturers in the west.
Mr.. Erkenbrecker has accepted plans
of A. L. Haley architect, and is going
east in a few days, and while there will
purchase machinery, etc, for his new
factory, which will be modern in every
particular, and he will make a study
of the methods OF manufacturing and
become familiar with the many details
of this important enterprise. 1t is to be
hoped that there will be many more
such citizens come among us in the near
future, as the greatest need of Southern
California at this time is more manu-
featuring enterprises.
The herald., 1897-04-25

1t seems that A. o. Proach, who Is a
restaurant keeper, had contracted with
L. Duchon to furnish him a number Of
chickens for use on his tables. Duchon
failed to deliver the fowls and Proach
then brought suit to recover $50 dam
ages, alleging that he had suffered in
that amount through the failure to full
fill the contracts. When he was placed
upon the stand to testify, he grew quite
excited in telling how he had been in
jured by Duchon's failing to do as he
had agreed. He was asked by Judge
Allen what was the actual value Of the
chickens.
"Well, Judge" replied Proach. there
were so many little ones among them
chickens that they were not worth
cent more than ST.
Since he had never paid anything on
the chickens, Judge Allen failed to see
where there could be any damages and
ordered the case dismissed
The herald., 1897-04-25
AN ARTIST
p. q. Schumacher, Court Photographer to
Her Majesty, Queen Francisco

The beautiful photographs of the queen
and her maids of honor. which adorn this
issue of The Herald, were made by Schu-
macher, 107 North Spring street, Los AM
geles, who has made the only official pic
ture of her majesty. taken in her royal
robes.
Mr.. Schumacher has had the honor Of
photographing all previous queens. which
is ample proof that his work is considered
the best to be had.
This celebrated studio has received the
highest award diploma at the Worlds fair,
Chicago. 1898; first prize gold medal. Mid
winter fair. above all others. San Fran
cisco, 1894. and highest honors wherever
work was entered in competition in the
state
The herald., 1897-04-25
New Suits Filed

The following list of complaints in new
suits was filed yesterday in the superior
court:
NJ J. Rudolph Mohr VS.. E. D. Middle
kauff ct ala suit to recover 5000 on a
promissory note.
Estate of Stephen Morgan Davidson.
deceased-The petition of Mary David
son for the probate of the will The estate
is valued at S3S,1
NJ Mallam VS.. Martha Mallam-Di-
vorce proceedings.
Jno Stuart VS.. Mary Z. .Stuart-Divorce
proceedings.
The herald., 1897-04-25
A NEW ENTERPRISE
The Mammoth Soap Factory to Be
Erected by Byron Erkenbrecker

Among the many Improvements In Los
Angeles is the new soap factory of Mr..
Byron Erkenbrecker, due to the enAr-
prise of this popular young capitalist,
who is now the manager and proprietor
of the Dirmore Soap company. Mr..
Erken brecker has been resident of Los
Angeles for about three years, and Is
identified with the several industrial
bodies and owner Of some valuable Sew.
The herald., 1897-04-25
A Basket Picnic

The excursion on the Terminal on May
day. Saturday, the 1st, for the benefit Of
the News and Working Boys hame, will
take the form of a basket picnic. Es-
pecial attractions are being arranged
for at San Pedro in the way of boat
races, clam bake and fine ride to
Whites point.
The herald., 1897-04-25
To Consumers Of Coal

Please bear in mind that the genuine
Black Diamond coal is sold only by the
coal dealers who purchase from the Cres-
ent Coal company. who own the Black
Diamond mines. All other coal from Gal
lup coal fields Is inferior in quality to the
original Black Diamond Ask your dealers
for the original Black Diamond coal.