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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15
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and repair them from time to time
when they don't account for all the
observed facts. He finds it to his ad.
vantage to have working theory, Of
the correctness of which he is never
right sure until he sees that all the
facts fit in nicely about the theory.
When he gets this one he puts it in
the paper. He has a great lot Of
theories which he has not worked out
yet, but he thinks this cne is pretty
near correct. Now want you to no
tice whether these brood sows, and
especially the younger ones that run
after the cattle, have full litters that
are up on their feet before you can 6nd
them in the morning, or whether they
come weak, lgz7 born tired, and don't
care whether they live or not Ny
object in writing to you is to make a
sort Of farm sharp eyes boy who nc.
tices everything that is going on and
pat this and that togesher and draws
conclusions, UNCLE HENRY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has made
a splendid reputation as q "kicker.
Is was not so very long ago that some
said that our motto was: whatever
is, is dead wrong" Although net 80
pessimistic or cynical, we did not get
angry at this remark, for kickers some
.tirnoa do zome good work, Says The
Comm1n wealth:
THE Governor of one OF our States,
in a recent speech, asked vital ques-
tion, how the go called best citizens
can be compelled to take an active part
in city affairs in some oth9r capacity
than as mere fault finders. The ques-
ton has pungency in the way it is put.
Fault finding alone is poor evidence OF
being the best citizens, and when
divorced from active endeavor to re-
form abuses, il only produces irrita-
ton and discomfort. But the earnest
and brave fault finder has an import
ant mission in this world. He has an
ugly name, it ia true, and is pretty
sure to be found fault with and ulti-
mately hated. Still the world needs
him. Jeremiah and other of the proph,
cts were mighty fault finders, and
they fulfilled their mission by expos
ing the corruptions Of their day. Lit
erature and art need their critics. So
does civic life. Men who see what
ought to be, and have power to point
to better things and lead the way, will
always be needed in this imperfect
world"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

balls which will, in this manner, rise
TO the top Of the water. After this is
completed the following treatment
may be employed:
Immerse this ekimmed seed, con
tanned in gunny bag or suitable wire
mesh vessel, for ten minutes, in hot
water, at a temperature of 1873 degrees
Fahrenheit. Then dry on smut free
surface. cooling quickly by thoroughly
stirring, or cold water may be en-
ployed to cool the grain. Remember,
these temperatures are to be determ-
ined by Thermometer; longer INNER
sion than ten minutes, at that tempera
ture, may injure the grain.
Fer loose smut it is best to use a
modified hot water treatment as fol-
lows: Soak the seed grain for four
hours in cold water, let stand four
hours more in the wet sacks, then i'm
merse for five minutes in hot water at
a temperature OF 1873 degrees Fahren
heit, spread at once on smut free sur
face to dry, and SOW. Use one-halt
more seed to replace that injured by
the treatment.
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RALEIGH, N. c., NOVEMBER 15, 1898.

should accompany any given amount
OF ammonia. There seems to be no
positive agreement as to the proper
tIons OF ammonia, potash, and phos
phoric acid likely to prove most profs
htable, but it may be taken as fairly
safe rule that the chemical analysis of
the crop indicates about what the crop
needs. Tables containing the analyses
OF all ordinary farm crops may be OBJ
tained from any State agricultural ex
pertinent station, free Of cost to farm.
ers.
Besides these chemical fertilizers, in
direct fertil zers such as lime are a
most important aid. Lime not only
improves the mechanical condition of
soils, but also tends to increase the
effectiveness of chemical manures. It
should be applied at least once in every
rotation, say every third or fourth
year, and at the rate OF % to 40 bushels
per acre. In conclusion, it is we'll TO
note that plants grow by and with she
aid Of the farmers skill as a husband,
man. Re must not blindly follow the
track laid down by past generations,
but must study his business and take
advantage OF every step forward
proved by the experience of others as
we'll as the points gathered from his
own experience. r GARwooD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

the country where held. This is q
statement that can be easily proven
and one OF which no intelligent obser
YER will deny the truth.
Railroads should not only be repre-.
ser ted at agricultural meetings, but
they should encourage the holding OF
such meetings. Further, they should
sometimes take the initiative in getting
them up. At all times they should
render all reasonable assistance to
those farmers who spend their time in
organising and conducting them.
r. W. MOsELEY.
Clinton. Iowa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

The Western Plowman Genounces in
the most emphatic manner the chronic
practice of the partisan vulture press
of perpetually attacking public men
whose political creed of acts are not
pleasing to these libellers OF character.
1t saws: "If q man is a defeated can
didste for high cfi3e, or is one who
while in eff ee acted in an independent
manner in his policies and opinions,
the food gates of abuse and mud are
opened and the food OF slime never
ceases to deIuge the victim as long as
he lives. Tilden was abused as If be
were a pirate; Hancock was ridicuIed
as il he we're a clown; Greeley was
blackguarded into his grave; Hayes
was treated with all the disrespect that
a deviIish ingenuity could invent, and
now Bryan is the bespattered obJec5 OF
this sort of flendishness. It is no crime
to run for the Presidency and be de
fe8ted. Ii is no crime TO become the
Colonel OF q regiment and to attend
strictly to ones own business, as Bryan
seems to be doing. The Plowman has
40 special interest in Bryan and never
had in any of the men whose names we
nave mentioned, but it does admire
decency even in the treatment OF dog
When editors become byenas, they
cease to be men and ought to be ostra-
cised."
If the editor of the Plowman had
lived in North Carolina during the re
cent campaign, he would have wit
messed kind of journalism worse than
that he SO well describes here. In this
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15
FARMERS AND RAILROADS.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
Farmers cannot get along without
railroads and certain it is that railroads
would be poor property were it not for
the farmers. The interest of railroad
companies and farmers are, or should
be, mutual. There should be good
understanding at all times between
them One should not wrong or at
tempt to wrong the other. On the
other hand, each should charopion and
guard the interests of the other as oc
casion may require.
It must be admitted, however, that
the farmer has little opportunity to
wrong the railroad, while the railroad
has abundant opportunity to wrong
the farmer by demanding excessive
charges for the transportation of his
products. One does not need to try
hard to remember when railroads were
prospering, drawing the corn crop of
Nebraska and some other Western
States, while at the same time the
money that the farmer got out Of the
same crop hardly paid him for draw
ing it from his farm to the railroad
station, to say nothing about the use
OF his land and the labor expended in
raising the crop.
o. course the railroad fficials would
claim that they were working on a
very close margin. yet at the same
time they were not only paying good
dividends, but in many instances pay
ing them on stock heavily watered.
More than that, the officials of the
roads were all literally paid, as were
most of the employees, many engineers,
conductors and even fireman earning
in a year more than many a farmer
would receive for his labor in three
years.
The above is not written to stir up
ill feeling between farmers and rail
roads, but to call attention to the sit
uation, hoping to suggest some way to
improve it.
The foundation on which any govern
ment must rest is a good understand
ing. Yes, thoroughly good relations
must frst be established and then con.
stautly maintained. And where any
advances are to be made they should
as q rule be first made by the railroads.
This, because they are the stronger
party and the one having all the sd-
vantage. Let the railroad companies
show to the farmers on their respective
lines that they appre eiate their patron
age and feel an interest in their farm
ing operations and their successful re-
suits, then the first step towards good
undertaking has been taken,
representative railroad men should
meet representative farmers. Where
shall they meet9 The answer is that
many good opportunities are to be had
at agricultural conventions and farm
ers' institutes, whenever and wherever
held. At such gatherings the officials
connected with the freight department
of railroads could learn direct from
farmers what grievances they have or
think they have. And at the same
meetings they could present the rail-
roads side of the case.
The writer holds that anything that
tends to make farming pay better helps
at the same time the railroads. There
fore the latter should do all they can
to encourage farmers to adopt better
methods. The more agricultural meet
ings held and the bstter attended the
greater will be the Improvement in
agricultural matters in the sections of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15
CREAMERY SHARKS.

Correspondents Of the Progressive Farmer.
It seems as though the same class OF
men who at one time we're engaged in
the sale of lightning rods had found
better paying kind of swindling, and
one that can be worked on q larger
scale, in the organizing of stock COM
panies for the purpose Of erecting, out
fitting and selling to such companies
public creamery plants at never less
than double legitimate prices and many
times at much higher rates.
A few years ago this class of swind-
lers piled their vocation for time un-
molested and at that time their profits
were even better than now. But after
awhile the agricultural and dairy
papers got after them, roasting them
pretty thoroughly under the title Of
creamery sharks" This went on till
ono concern by which the creamery
sharks" were mainly sent out, finding
it's business was being seriously inter-
fered with decided something must be
done.
We soon find that concern very lib
eral advertisers in agricultural and
dairy papers, which they had not pre-.
viously been.
Soon after that took place the term
creamery shark" fell into disuse in
such papers, and the 'promt tors" as
they were called, of stock companies
for building creameries had smooth
sailing.
Such companies were organized and
large butter and cheese factories
erected and fitted out where there
were not COWS enough to supply milk
for even a small plant.
The average cost Of such plants COM
plete was for a time about s., 900. The
average history of large me jority of
them is that they were usually operated
one season, and short one at that; in
some instances only a few weeks the
first season and that ended it. Such
plants have coma to be shunned by in-
surance companies as they have q
habit Of mysteriously disappearing in
smoke. There were some exceptions.
but that was the rule.
It is worthy Of note that the one
word or term that was used largely by
the promoters" Of such companies
was ''co operation" or ''co operative
creameries." These terms seemed to
take with farmers and helped to secure
their subscription for stock.
The above state Of affairs continued
because there was no one to champion
the cause of the farmers, who had
been swindled and others who were
prospective victims, until a paper In
this city (Clint2n, Iowa. took the
matter in hand and ventilated it thor.
oughly in an editorial. The immediate
cause that led to this was to protect
farmers in the papers own county.
But the effect Of that editorial did not
end there. but extended all over the
country. It resulted in dealing blow
to the creamery shark interest, from
the effect of which it has never recov-
cred.
The above is brief account of the
cause set in motion that brought about
the second and lasting reaction against
lCONTTNTrED ON pAcW97
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Windsor Orient says: "Vote,
vote early and late" Bro. johnson
evidently forgot that under the new
law no man can vote more than once
on election day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

One OF our exchanges says: "An
Oklahoma girl advertised for a hus-
band and got him. The advertisement
and wedding outfit cost eleven dollars.
Within a year he died and left her
five thousand dollars life insurance. 1t
pavs to advertise.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

State the ''hyenas" did not stop at
abusing and villifying public men, but
even attempted to degrade their native
State in the eyes of other States be-
cause her officers happened to be men
with whom they did not agree pcliti-
calIy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

81 ssm standing SOcC 3tGst behind tae
gTtaSYs, and Sn fun gLOIU Of the coming
,,f.asf, Behind me are the shGdOtUS on
lie trGck, before me lies the dGTk BAILEY
fud the TtUeT. When I 1sSRGLe tUftb its
EGrB fDdters I tCdHt to cast one EigqeT-
no look tspOn q country I1hOse govern
fsr,t is OF the people, for the people,
Ind bq the people. III. L. Polk, July
Ifb. 1899.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15
rHE DAIRY.
EDITED BY

EDITED by
FRANK e. EMERY, NJ. s..
AgricultUriet North Carolina Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station, and Secretary Treasurer
North Carolina Dairymen's Association.
Inquiries regarding Dairying cheerfully an
sWeFed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

Has the largest
circulation Of amp
family Rgricultu-
raj or political
paper published
between RiC hs
mond and Atlanta
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

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Clinton, Iowa.
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lCoNTINUED ON PAGN g.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
CON, the Camp at Tampa.

d q Jones, All Ardmore sol
s.. how in a letter dated Tampa
q. Aug. 4 to his sister says the
..oons have orders to go to Mon
...t +, |. and they are all glad
s;t for the boys were getting
,,.rr tired of Tampa. He says
.hav All believe the war is over
IA expect soon to be discharged.
rhov have two nice pets in their
raOiment, he says, a mountain
I;on and a golden eagle, both are
reat pets of the boys.
The Christian people, he says,
.ra doing a great and good work
IN the army by the distribution of
,ood papers and books; the boys
n take kindly to them and at
lsisure hours can be found prying
Nth their contents. Tell my
little Sunday school class TO study
bard" he concludes, and l
think | will soon be back to see
them.n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
PURELY Personal.
@fOninent Goers and Corners ss Caught
on the Wing By the Reporter
TOR thesArdmOreite.

Judge Pfeiffer is here from Purcell.
Lee Stewart is spending the Sab
bath at Marietta.
j. E. Humphrey, of Purcell, was in
the city yesterday.
L. G. DePriest. of Brock, was on
our streets Saturday.
T. j. Cornelius left this morning
for San Antonio, Tex.
Y. Patter ON returned last evening
from Sulphur Springs.
A. A. Chapman came in from
nougherty Friday evening.
George Henry Bruce returned Fri
day evening from Pauls Valley.
Mrs. George Noland is visiting
friends in Parvin, Denton Co., Tex.
J. B. Thompson, Esq, of Pauls
Valley, came in yesterday evening.
j. B. Mansfield and family are
visiting for a few days in Oklahoma
City.
A. Q. Young and family returned
Friday evening from a visit to Colo
RADIO.
Captain Nat Smith, of Woodford,
was in the city yesterday enroute to
Denison.
United States Marshal Hammer
md wife are spending the Sabbath
at Sulphur Springs.
William Ryan, of Dallas. is here
visiting his son w. E. Ryan our
genial express agent.
r. T. Darling, representing the
Oklahoma Sash and Door Company
was here on business yesterday.
Miss Alice Weeks has accepted q
permanent position with the dry
goods firm of w. A. Harris & Co.
Mr.. ]. T. Wyont, after an absence
in Texas for several weeks, returned
home yesterday looking hale and
hearty.
Grandma Founders, from Noun
Pleasant, Texas, Is here visiting hel
grandchildren Misses Zoe and Vera
and John Olive.
Bishop Brooke held communion
yesterday morning, at st. Philip
church, and returned in the fore
noon to Oklahoma.
J. ]. McCullar, representing tw'
large lumber concerns in Easter
Texas, was doing business with ou
lumber men yesterday.
w. A. Harris left last night for tn
Eastern markets where he will pur
chase a mammoth stock of goods TO
his fall and winter trade.
Mrs. A. Lowenstsin left this morn
ing for the eastern markets to pun
chase a large and fine line of millir
cry for the Globe Bargain House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kloski and the tw
little girls leave to-day for New Yor
where they will remain several week
selecting a complete stock of good
for Mrs, Kloski.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
cUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN.

Preaching at IL O'Clock a. M;
Sabbath school at 10 a. m; En-
deavor at 7:15 p. m. The eongre-
CATION will worship with the Meth
Odist church at the evening SER
vice. There will begin a protrac
ted meeting at this church on next
Sabbath. Evangelist j. s. Weaver
will assist the pastor in the meet
ing. j. M. MARTIN, Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
Harqrove College.

This deservedly popular institu-
ton is steadily growing in favor as
its merits become known. 1t is
under the control of the Methodist
church, South, and while it is de-
nominational, it is not sectarian.
The next session will open Sept.
18th. Another large and spacious
dormitory is nearing completion.
1t is situated on the college cam
pus and will be occupied by the
boys and young men. The young
ladies' home is undergoing repairs
for tie large patronage that is ex-
pected from abroad during the
next session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14

The ARDMoREITE learns that the
,ity council fire committee have
seeure,l one half of the lower story
IF the john Robersou stone build
ing on South Court street to be
used exclusively for fire depart
nent purposes. The building is
sufficiently large for the engine
md hose carts, also stalls for the
horses which they contemplate
purchasing at once. The commit
tee are getting down to their knit
ting in earnest and we are PROUD
to see it. 1t is their intention to
employ man who will take care
of the engine and fire apparatus,
and when not otherwise employed,
.-an work the team to advantage
on the streets. He will also have
sleeping quarters in the engine
room, and by this means the fire
lighting equipment will all be
together when an emergency
arises.
1t is believed the council will at
its next meeting ratify the above
work of the committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
Bully for Ardmore.

Three games of base ball were
played between Ardmore and
Gainesville last week.
The first game was a remarkable
one; twelve innings were played
and not single run was made on
either side. One error by Ard
more and two by Gainesville.
The second game was won by
Ardmore with a score of l3 to Z.
Third game was also won by the
Ardmore boys with a score of Is
to IL.
The howl made by the Gaines
vile boys that Ardmore had to
ring in professional players to beat
them, ought not be said, us they
know themselves that they, Gaines
vile, had six professional players
that did not even live in Gaines
vile, and the Ardmore boys being
aware of this fact, played three
men that did not belong to their
regular team. If the Gainesville
base ball team want any more, let
them bring home boys to Ardmore
and what the Ardmore Regulars
will do for them will be plenty
We notice a decided change has
come across the Gainesville Hes
perian in giving a report of the
game; instead of the large glowing
headlines which that paper usually
gives to such battles at the bat,
it dies easy with the following:
The game yesterday afternoon
was but repetition of Thursday s
exhibition. Perhaps there were
a few more miserable plays. Botl
sides were tiresome. The score
was 16 to II in favor of Ardmore. >
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14

There are buns in our town,
who ought to be doing work on
the streets. These vagrants come
to town in day time and around
through the suburbs beg their
meals. AS night comes on they
go to the outskirts and under
some friendly tree or empty shed.
lodge for the night. That's why
the calaboose has no vagrants
Mr.. Pulliam.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
At the Compress.

The compress is now in shape
for the season. During the sum-
mer this company have expended
right at $4,000 on improvement
on the plant and repairs. They
have also made double the amount
of shed room and added several
acres more platform room. Dur
ing the visit of the ARDMoREITE
representative yesterday evening,
steam was turned on and the new
machinery moved off as nicely as
could be without any jar. w. H.
Murphy the genial manager takes
great pride in showing visitors
around the plant-a piece of prop
erty of which he feels justly proud.
A large lot of Northern potatoes,
wholesale or retail.
14-2t BRADY BROs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
ROPlNG CONTEST.

On August 18th the g., G.. q s.
+. Railway will sell round trip
tickets Ardmore to Fort Worth at
$l50, the occasion being a roping
contest and negro cake walk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
Attention u. c. VS..

The members of John H. Nor
gan Camp, No. 107, U. q. V. will
meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock at
Judge Vests Office. Very impor-
tant business will come before the
meeting and a full attendance is
requested.
R. H. WEST, Commander
IT, B. KING, Adjutant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
Scavenger Work.

Having been appointed by the
city council and accepted the Office
of city scavenger, 1 am now pre-
pared to do all work in that line.
All desiring my services shall have
prompt attention,
ROBERT E. MCGEE, Box 704.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14

AT the conclusion of the hearing
Of Luther Denson's case on Fri
day evening, Judge Bradford held
defendant in bond of $500. which
was Immediately given.
Yesterday a hearing was given
# Chas. Grant of WoodfOrd
charged with introducing and SELL
ing. The Judge receiving knowl-
edge that defendants case had
already been before the grand jury
promptly discharged him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
Christian Church.

Sunday services viii be as fol-
lows: AT IL a. m. Twelve Gates
to Eternal Life" At $3.50 p. m.
"The Threefold Blessing to Saliva
ton E. B. WATSON.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-14
Do You Want Ball?

Manager Pyeatt of the Ardmore
Regulars, who has been manipu-
lating the games played by our
team in Gainesville during the
past week, says, if the Ardmore
people desire to see a first class
ball game at home, he can get the
Katy's of Dallas or the Gainesville
team either, here next Sunday,
provided he Is insured the sale Of
200 tickets at 25 cents each, to
pay expenses, as he can not afford
TO paw this out himself.