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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
TgF cAMPBELL METHOD OF
SOIL CULTURE.


o.-raspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
"What is it4" q great many will ask.
"a. say, great many farmers know
-otbing about the campbell method of
sorming, and yet it has been in opera
ION in the Northwest for the past two
-oors and the papers have he'd much
discussion on the subj 'ct. In my
t.oves through ten States this last
inter not one third of the farmers
.s.tT met had ever heard of this sys
.au, of farming, SO will give the read
sra of this paper an outline OF it's work
ing.
necessary, about eight inches at least,
oDd "a followed as close as practicable
with the Campbell Subsurface Packer,
aneoisl tool which packs the bottom
hoif the furrow and leaves the top
loose and in good condition to receive
tbo seed It is drilled with special
drill the rows being twenty inches
aDart the drill seeding six rows at
time using wheat at the rate of about
twenty pounds per acre and oats about
one half bushel.
Then comes the Cultivating which is
done with the same machine that we
drill It with, removing the seeder box
and the runners and putting on culti-
vator teeth in their place and cultivat-
ing six rows at time, the same ones
that were seeded. / have no trouble
in cultivating thirty acres a day with
one machine and two horses. This
cultivating must begin as soon as one
can follow the rows nicely and continue
until the grain is in bloom, and should
be done at least once week. Although
there can be no stated rule to go by in
this respect the idea is TO keep the top
two inches loose and dry, thus forming
a dust mulch, and the drier and hotter
the weather the more one has to cult
vate, and also after @ rain as soon as
the ground will work up fine.
Ihad in sixty acres last year under
this method with very satisfactory re
suits, although it was all soWed from
three to five weeks later than my grain
put in the old way. had ten acres of
oats that went about twice as many
bushels per acre as they did under the
ordinary method. My wheat made
about the same average as it did the
old way. But il we can get as many
bushels per acre as by the old way, we
are ahead, as the saving in seed this
spring will pay for the extra cultivat-
ing, and cur ground is left n the best
condition possible. am disking up q
lot of ground where I practicsd the
Campbell method last year and put it
in with press drill, and believe it
will equal corn ground or summer faI-
low.
Now, fellow farmers of the semiarid
belt look into this matter and seeWhat
there is in it. Try it on q email scale
without special machinery and be con.
Vlnced. The biggest argument have
met against it is that it ia too much
work. Nov will say to all who look
at 1t from this standpoint that they
mad better quit farming if they are
afraid Of work, and move into the
crowded cities and j 1in the thousands
Oh pOorly.paid laborers and idlemen.
s.. D. GREGG
Stark Co, N. Dakota.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
Agriculture.
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The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
OBITUARY.
r. REID VAN DYKE.

Suddenly. on Thursday of last week
Mr.. r. Reid VanDyke, of South Bruins
wick Tow nship, was summoned to joiE
the innumerable hosts who have gone
before into the land of eternal rest.
The call came while Mr.. Van Dyke
was engaged in his daily task of feeding
the live stock on his farm, and it came
so swiftly that it is probable the end was
painless. And the tall form bent anG
yielded under the shock, and at last he
lay prone among the cattle like one who
came centuries ago and lin stable lay"
The deceased had in the morning
driven his wife to Jamesburg to spend
the day with their daughter, Mrs. H l..
Jaques, and returned home, intending to
return 10 Jamesburg about tea-time to
get Mrs. Van Dyke.
But when Mr.. VanDyke failed to come
as promised, his wife became alarmed
Her fears were allayed. however, until
nine o'clock. when Postmaster Jaques
closed his office and secured horse and
Ihli'oSC anu WYNN VIC Wiic
home. Arriving there it was found Mr..
VanDyke had not eaten the dinner pre-
pared for him and was not in the house
or to be found The search was continued
until midnight when the searchers found
the kindly old man lying in one of the
stalls, still living but unconscious and
suffering from a stroke of apopiexy. He
never spoke again aud expired on Fri
day morning at 1920 o'clock.
1t seems probable that Mr.. VanDyke
was stricken soon after he returned home
or about noon.
q Deceased leaves wife. one son, Mr..
Ferd VanDyke, and one daughte named
above.
Funeral services were held at the home
on Monday morning at IL O'Clock, Rev.
Charles F. Taylor preaching the sermon.
Mr.. VanDyke bad been a farmer all
his life. living for many years at Rhode
Hall. A few years ago he moved to a
farm near Dayton, where he resided at
the time of his death. He was highly
esteemed by all who knew him and was
noted for his mild ways and kind heart.
He was 81 years old.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
Stole a Brick Building.

One of the worst eases of stealing that
has come to our knowledge in a number
of years in the editorial profession was
told us on Friday. The agent of the
Westphaian Powder Co., Mr.. Thos.
Elliott. visited the deserted works one
day this week and discovered that either
his eyes deceived him or one of the build.
ings had disappeared from the grounds.
He rubbed his optics once or twice, but
the fact at last dawned on him that some
one had stolen a brick building-actually
picked it up and carried it off He noti-
fled the company and they have deter
mined TO arrest every and any person
seen on their grounds or property. The
company are just simply mad clear
through. They begin to think they
were lucky in not settling down here,
anyway. This is solemn fact
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
HEARD OVER THE RAIL

On Friday last freight train 425. in
charge of Conductor Thos. Ryan. passed
through town carrying four cannons of
l8-inch diameter. They had been tested
at Sunday Hook and were en- route to
Galveston, Texas.
In pursuance of the tonnage system of
freight carrying now in vogue on the
New York Division the company have
put IN new car scales at Monmouth
Junction. The scales weigh the loaded
cars.
All railroad men will be glad to learn
that Operator Howard Snedeker and
Switchman Patrick Connerty are again
on duty at Jamesburg Junction.
Already there are signs of pros porous
season at Asbury Park, Long Branch
and other resorts. This is indicated by
the very early shipment of horses and
carriages from the cities to these points.
Several horse cars went down last week
by different trains.
On Friday night of last week Brake
man Elwood Riggs struck more bad luck.
He lost his watch while drilling cars in
Jamesburg yard. He thinks someone
found it and will return it when they
hear it is bis.
Trackmea are rejoicing that they
have received orders to work ten hours
per day from March 1st. They have
been getting but nine hours for some
time
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
Business Directory for Farmers
and Families.

An abridged Business Directory of New
York has just been published for the
special use of farmers and families living
at distance. 1t contains the names OF
the. leading business concerns with
which families or formers could deal
through the mails. The regular price OF
the Directory is 80 cents per copy. but by
special arrangement with the publishers
we are able to offer it to our readers for
25 cents, provided you leave your sub
scription at this office or mention this
paper in sending your subscription to
the Richmond Publishing Co., 65 West
Broadway, New York. This Directory
contains the names of about 200 whole
sale and retail dealers in farm produce of
all kinds aud about 5000 dealers in the
various articles required bv families ard
business and professional men.
We will send copy of this new Di
rectory free to every new subscriber pay
ing one years subscription to The
JAMEsBURG RECORD before July /.
1898.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
A Pleasant Surprise.

On Tuesday evening, March 6th,
pleasant surprise was given Mr.. Edward
Nixon and wife at their home. The
friends and neighhors met at Luther
BayIes' about clock 1t was com.
plete surprise, which made the enjoy
ment all the greater. Music, games and
the not to-be- forgotten refreshments made
the evening soon pass into Wednesday
morning, and the disappointed office
seeker vending his way home might
have wondered where all the people were
going.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
April Petit Jurors.

On Tuesday Sheriff Interest drew the
following panel of petit jurors to serve
at the A pril term of court:
New Brunswick-Henry A. Stanley,
John Klein, James Kellett, Thos Cleary,
William Braithwaite, Joseph Castner,
Louis Hildebrandt. Gregory r. Gill
more, Joseph NJ. Miller, E. Burt Run
yon, John H. Metcalf, John Pollard,
Frank Cox, Julius Schneider, jeremiah
Premo. George M. Burton, Adam Pau
lus, Albert Sutton, Harry G. Ryno, Wal
ter S. Flynn, Andrew E. Rappelyea,
Philip O'Brien, John Messerole, Charles
Reynolds, Wilson Eldridge. Enoch Rob
inson, Jacob Weldy, Jr., and Nathan
Marks.
Perth Amboy-James Lynch, Samuel
L. Garrison, Alexander Kant.
Piscataway- G. Nelson, Calvin
BOice.
Raritan-David McCallum, Fielding
Lucas.
North Brunswick-Charles H. Buck
elew. John V. l.. Booraem. George W..
Messerole.
Milltown-Freeman A. Ayers, James
Townsend, Conrad Wagner.
Woodbridge-Isaac Inslee, Jr.
Cranbury-Samuel l.. Lee, Robert G..
Sutton.
South Brunswick VIM. G.. Rogers.
Monroe-Isaac V. Rue.
Dnnallen-Charles w. Blaine.
East lex. l.. Conover.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
Colossal Granite Monument.

Henry VI. Bennett, well-known as the
President of the Pittsburg Gas Company
and General Manager of the Bijou Cir
cult of Theatres, who has been a summer
resident of Monmouth county since 1861,
has closed a contract with Lupton Bros
Of Matawan, N. j., for the erection of a
Vermont granite monument to the
memory of his wife. who died at Farm
ingdae, N. j., Oct. 13. 1897. 1T is to be
erected in Mt Prospect Cemetery, As
bury Park, at the highest point 10 the
cemetery, in the centre of twelve lots
lately purchased by Mr.. bennet.
The dimensions of the monument are
something colossal, the height over all
being about IS feet. The shaft alone is to
he in one piece about go feet long and
weighs SO tons. and will be- the largest
piece of granite ever quarrIed in Yer
mont. The weight of the monument.
coping and vaults will be $50 tons, requir
ing IA cars for transportation, and when
erected it will be the talest Vermont
shaft in one piece in the United States.
The total cost of this work complete is
$50 GOO. and to guarantee proper fulfill
ment of their contract Lupton Brothers
have given Mr.. Bennett a bond for
S25 600
This work when completed will add
largely to the attractiveness of Mt. Pros
pect Cemetery, which is destined in time
to be the most beautiful cemetery in the
county, if not in the State.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
Free Pills.

Send your address to H. E. Bucklen &
Co. Chicago. and get free sample box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills A trial
will convince you of their merits. These
pills are easy in action aud are particu-
larly effective in the cure of Constipation
and Sick Headache. For Malaria and
Liver troubles they have been proved
Invaluable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly Tree from every deleterious sub
stance aud to be purely vegetable. They
do not weaken by their action, but by
giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly
lnvigorate the system. Regular size 25c.
per box. Sold by H. L. Jaques', Drug
gist.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
Presbyterian Church.

The Rev. D. n. Furnajieh, Mace
donan. and a student of the Princeton
Theological Seminary, will preach this
Sunday at both services. He is said to
be very eloquent.
1t is a source of great comfort to the
congregation to know that the Rev. j.
l.. Ewing, whom they have elected TO
the pastorate, has accepted the call. 1t
only remains now for the action of Pres
bytery to conclude the matter and set
tie Mr.. Ewing in the Church.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12

Township Committee-George w,
Mcdowell, 3 yrs; John Mcdowell.
year.
Justices of the Peace-Robert M.
Cole, Charles S. Wilmington.
Commissioner Of Appea1-Peter
V. Sham, 3 years.
Surveyors of Highways. w.
Osborn, Abram Anderson.
Poundkeepers-Harvey Clayton,
5. w. Wines, R. M. Johnson, Chas.
Sylvester, William F. Cole.
Appropriations Roads, 81, 500;
Poor, 81, 200
The new Board of Freeholders will
consist of twenty one members. All
have been selected excepting two,
one from Perth Amboy and the new
Freeholder from South River. The
Board as far as elected is as follows I.
New Brunswick-P. S. Van An
glen, Rep; Paul Leppert, Dem.
George H, Deinzer, Dem; William
c. Canse, Dem; Fred w. Miller,
Rep; Michael McFadden, Dem.
Woodbridge-E. J. Pender, Dem.
Raritan-Everitt Tappan, Dem.
Piscataway-Dan'l Manning, D.
Dunellen-Furman H. Gise, Rep.
Madison-Asbury Fountain, Dem.
Sayreville-Leveritt Smith, Dem.
East Brunswick-A. B Appleby,
Dem.
Monroe-C. Addison Stults, Dem.
Cranbury-.John S. Silvers, Rep.
South Brunswick-Isaac S. Ben
nett, Rep.
North Bruins wick James NJ. Par
sons, Dem.
The Board, as far as elected, stands
II to 5 Democratic.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
OLD POINT COMFORT.

Personally Conducted Tour, via Penn
svlvania Railroad, will leave New York
and Philadelphia Saturday, March 10.
Tickets, including transportation going
and returning. luncheon on going trip
and one and three-fourths days board at
Old Point Comfort, will be sold at $15
from Trenton. and proportionate rates
from other points. Tickets will be valid
to return by regulor trains within sig
days. At a slight additional expense
tourists can extend the trip to Virginia
Beach, with accommodations at the
Princess Anne Hotel For full informa-
ton apply to ticket agents or Geo. w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad St.. Station, Philadelphia.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh is blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by one ofthe
best physicians in this country for years and is
regular prescription. 1t is composed of the best
tonics known, combined with the best blood puri-
fers acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing catarrh-
Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Props Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price rs cents.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
AS sSURELY AS SPARKS FLY UPWARD

So surely will sleeplessness nervousness loss of
appetite and similar troubles shatter the constitu-
ton, make it an easy prey to all life-destroyng
diseases. Bicola Pills, the new discovery cure all
nervous and blood troubles. Bicola Pills make the
heart right, lungs riaht, because they make the
blood right. AS female regulator Bcola Pills are
invaluable, furnishing pure blood to the brain and
spinal cord. Bicoa Pills, Discovered and Per
fected by THE TURNER'S, of Philadelphia. THE
TURNER'S also make
PO.MEL1A-The Infants Friend the Invalid's
Benefactor. perfect food. A new discovery for
the little ones and for the weak
TURNER'S LITTLE LIVER TURNER'S
very small pill. Turns your liver.
H L. Jaques, Agent for Janesburg.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12

II can say one thing for Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy and that is that it eXcels any pro-
prietary medicine ] have seen on the
market. and l have been in the practice
of medicine and the drug business for the
past forty years" writes j. NJ. Jackson,
M. D., Bronson, Fla. Physicians like
Chamberain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy because it is scientific
preparation, and because it always gives
quick relief. Get bottle at Jaques'
Drug Store.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12

For some time, l have suffered with
rheumatism and tried every imaginable
remedy, without effect. Mr.. F. G. S.
Wells advised ne to try Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. telling me that it had cured
many cases of long standing like mine.
| have used four bottles and feel sure
that one more bottle will make my cure
complete. A P. Kontz, Claremore,
Ark. Sold by H. l.. Jaques, Druggist.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
THE SPRING ELECTION.
Board of Freeholders Still Under
the Control of the Democrats.
c A. sTULTs' MAJORITY 148.

Freeho1der George E. Shook Defeated for
Reelection In South Brunswick.
While politics does notand should
not control the affairs of the Town
ships and Boroughs, yet on Tuesday
it seemed that nearly all over the
State the results of the Spring E1ec-
tion were favorable to the Democrats.
Former Democratic counties,
which two years ago seemed lost to
that party, have now returned to
their first love and the indications are
promising for Democratic governor
next year.
Oneof the best results of Tuesday S
election is the success of the Reform
Ticket, or Committee of One Hun
dred, in Camden, where a corrupt
ring of Republicans has almost been
wiped out. The Reformers have
elected Mayor and the majority of
the City Council by large pluralities.
It is to the credit of the better Re-
publicans of the city that they united
with the Democrats in wiping out
part of most infamous gang of pol
iticians, who control City and County
Offices.
In Middlesex County the Demo
Gratis won in nearly every Township
and Borough. The Republicans
gained new Freeholder in South
Brunswick Township, where Free
holder George E. Shook sought
re- eelection but was defeated by l.
Scudder Bennett, of Rhode Hall.
This Township is really Republican
and Mr.. Shook was only elected, two
years ago, by majority. Mr.. Ben
nett received II majority. 1t is said
the latter was elected because he
promised to have the Cranbury turn
pike macadamized.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12
A Cake Sale.

There will be AXE sale at tie NJ. E.
Church parsonage Saturday week, Mar.
18th. Proceeds to pay for the dining
room carpet. Those desiring cakes may
order them of Miss Jennie Elliott.
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12

JOHN E. HAMPTON. 18o
For Councilmen,
G. E. PAXTON, years. 145
]. c. MAGEE, 3 years, ISL
R. LEWIS, Sr., 3 years, q6
W. c. BUCKELEW, 3 yrs. SO
For Commissioned of Appeals, 3 years
l. S. VOORHEES,, 3 yrs. 100
DAVID EMMONS 3 years IS
Voorhees, mai. I25
For Surveyors of Highways.
GARRET w. REID,
ADAM KULLMAR.
General Borough Tax,
For Roads, $500.
For Officer salaries, 5000.
For Lamps, $500.
For Poor, $3.50.
For Ircidentals, ,SIoo.
RESOLVED, That the Borough
Council be authorized to erect a
Borough Hall and Lookup.
In Monroe the Democrats did a
graceful thing in offering no opposi
tion to the candidacy of Mr. Thos.
E. Perrine, who was named for the
unexpired term of his brother, S. E.
Perrine, Sr., recently deceased.
There was a fierce contest between
Willard Forman and D. Mclean
VOORHEES,, for Committeeman, and
the former won by the narrow mar
gin of ) majority. 1t was great
day in old Monroe 1t was thought
Stults would carry the township and
find his hardest fight in Jamesburg,
but no one thought he would get 66
majority in the township and the re-
sultwas astounding.
EAST BRUNSWICK.
Arthur B. Appleby was elected
Freeholder by 90 majority over D. E.
Wade the Republican nominee.
MADISON.
Asbury Fountain was reelected
Freeholder, being named on both the
Democratic and Union tickets.
SAYREVILLE
The Democrats were successful in
every instance, with the exception
of John J. Quaid, who was DEBATED
for Committeeman by ]. Schmitz, by
SO majority.
RARITAN.
Everitt B. Tappen, Dem, defeated
William Carman, Rep, for Free
holder, and Vim. H. Thornall, DEM,
was elected Town Committeeman
over William Burns, Rep.
SOUTH AMBOY.
Michael Welsh was elected Free
holder bv only II majority over F.
E. Degraw, and J. B. Martin was
elected Collector by majority. The
usual Democrat majority is 200.
PIsCATAWAY.
Calvin Drake, Rep, for Freehold
er, was defeated by Alexander Man
ming by 10 votes. All the rest Of the
Republican ticket was elected, except
Clinton F. Randolph for Committee
man, who was defeated by II votes.
NORTH BRUNSWICK.
lanes NJ. Parsons, Dem, was re-
elected Freeholder by "a majority.
The Republicans elected all the rest
of the ticket. The borough of Mill
own-helped along Mr.. Parsons cleo
ton by giving him a majority OF o2.
CRANBURY.
Chosen Freeholder-John 5: o1l-
vers, Rep, 1o2 maj. over Albert
McNamee, Dem.
Township Committeeman-Edwln
w. Clayton, for 3 years.
Overseer of Roads-Chas: \. hart.
Appropriations-Roads, $1,000
WOODBRIDGE.
The Democrats elected E. J. Pen
der for Freeholder, over John CorreJo
bv 20 majority. They also carried
eyyepything az ~ in the township, excepting
the Collectorship, which was won by
Walter L. Drummond: lnonas l
nonneoan w e, was elected Committeeman
SOUTH BRUNSWICK.
The full Republican ticket was
o,aoted oh Freeholder Geo. E. Shook,
Nam who was elected two years ago
by % ! majority, was defeated by taa. Isaac
{ e Bennett on Tuesdy by y votes.
~. e,11ow;,o IS the rest of the ticket
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12

Election day was a beautiful day
and yet the vote polled throughout
the county was not large. The stay
at-homes seemed to have been the
Republicans. The only surprises in
Middlesex were the election of Dem
ocratic Freeholders in the Republican
townships of Monroe and Piscataway,
and the election of Republican
Freeholder in South Brunswick. The
net gain to the Democrats is onemore
member of the Board of Freeholders
and large increase of Democratic
Collectors and Committeeman in the
townships. In the Boroughs of the
county there were generally Union
tickets and the election of the best
men without regard to politics.
In the Borough of Jamesburg there
were three tickets printed-Republ1-
can, Democratic and Citizen IS, but
there was no party strife shown in
Borough matters, the only real con-
test being upon the Freeholder.
Democratic differences of the past
were healed up and all gave united
support to c. Addison Stults, the
candidate for Freeholder. 1t was
evident early in the day that Mr..
Stults had also many Republican
friends and was running like
horse" The Republican candidate,
Mr.. Morse, was man above the av-
erage, a shrewd, successful farmer,
and a rich man, but one of the hard
est things in this world is to run
against man conceded to be popu-
lar. Mr.. Stults is votewinner,
true Democrat, but not bitter par
tizan and this accounts for the tre-
mendous majority he got-I48.
Jamesburg is considered Republican,
yet it gave Mr.. Stults 81 majority,
exceeding his own township IN his
support.
In the Borough there was only one
real contest-Mr Richard Lewis, Sr.,
ran against Mr.. w. c. BuckeleW Tor
Council, for a 3-year term. Neither
VI IiICIli, uOWCFS1, oPPNe'iN ~
polls to struggle for the office. 1t
was decided by the people in the best
way and the result while favorable
to Mr.. Lewis, was in nowise dis
creditable to Mr.. Buckelew, who
lost by only 7 votes. The Citizen $
ticket polled 2S votes, though some
fits candidates received favors from
the other tickets 50 that Messrs'
Waddy and Gross, for Council, ran
ahead of their ticket, receiving 80
votes. Below we give the full tick
cts elected in Monroe Township as
well as the Borough
MONROE TOWNSHIP.
For Chosen Freeholder, years.
c. ADDISON STULTS. 2I7
GEO. F. MORSE. Isl
Stults maj 90
For Town Committeeman, 3 years,
The Jamesburg record., 1898-03-12

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