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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
HORTICULTURE
TOMATO EXPERIMENTS.

Bulletin 81 of Maryland Station
states details and results of two years
experiments in tomato culture. The
varieties giving the largest early yields
are Early Ruby, Potato Leaf, Prize
Taker, Aut-crat and Canada Victor.
The best varietic2 for main crop
trucking are Parag On, Przs Taker,
Perfection, Worlds Fair and Climax.
The best varieties for the canning
trade are Royal Red, Queen, Some,
Paragon and Matchless.
The best variety for late market or
family use is the Buckeye State.
The use of the Bordeaux solution
proved an effectual means of holding
the tomato leaf blight in check. In
1906 spraying the tomato with Bor-
deaux solution four times produced
with IS varieties an average increase
In yield of % ions Per acre of market
able fruit.
Ia 1897 spraying with Bordeaux so.
luton three times produced with 19
varieties an average increase in yield
Oh 215 tons per acre of marketable
fruit.
some varieties are more susceptible
20 the blight than others. In 1895 all
Dnt n variety, and in 1897 all but
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19

low dry ground feed until it has been
moistened with saliva. This flows only
so fast, and consequently the animal
has to eat slower, even though his jaws
go very fast. Horses that have only a
short time in which to eat their dinner
should have some ground feed, mois-
tened just enough to make it palatable,
aud then mixed with a little ground
hay. The result is, they digest all of
the food given to them, and do not
suffer from bloating or stomach disor-
ders later. A little more care in this
way would mean money in the end to
the owner. E. f. SMITH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
THE SUFFERING IN CUBA.

1t is reported that q Cuban coffee
grower is, or was, in Hickory thie
week. Ho was originally from Ger
many and had lived in Cuon Is years
He left Cuba with Lee. He claims to
have been worth s. 600, 90. owning
$500 Rcreg OF rich land set in c fl
trees. Says he worked So families OF
his farm and they ali starved. In spite
OF his wealth and all that he could do
his vile, daughter and three erauc-
children starved to death. He SAYS
the only difference ia the Cubans ard
Spaniards is the side they 5re on. He
says the Cubans r Incapable Of self
government, and that they do not ex
pecG or hOpe for such. He says we do
not know half the suffering of the
Cu6ans that the half has not been told.
and it cannot be described. When he
left there two ounces of -four was all
one could draw, and had to pay 25
cents an ounce for that. Other thiDge
are Of like prices. 1t may be worse
there now. Cuba is healthier, he eays,
t1en has been represented to u.s.
Times Mercury, Hickory.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
~EGETABLEs VS.. MEDICINE.

We believe that tired feeling in
duced by spring fever had much better
be elimated by vegetables than by any
nostrum, go we spend the money for
improved garden tools and seeds, and
proceed to take allophatic doses OF
fresh air, sunshine and garden sass.
We laugh and grow fat while our
neighbor drags Ut a miserable exist-
enc reading of ell the symptoms that
mayors, ministers and Congressman
who Ell y poor health, suffer from,
while examining his own Coz ditto n
and gulpiDg down copious draugb5s
of nauseous medicine. We look OFT
for a good supply of our spring medi.
cine six months or a year before tax
ing, by sowing seed of cress, dande
lion, Parsnips and ealsify in eprine
carrot, endive and spinach in the fall
small onions put in ground at SAM
time. All these will live through the
winter with q light covering of leaves
straw or stable manure, and furnish q
supply Of vegetables and greens long
before we could grow them in the
spring, and just when needed to purify
the blood and tone up the system. A
dozen roots Of rheubarb, if lifted late
in fall and left exposed to a sba1p
freeze, then planted in the earth fl 0r
OF q cellar or GOT house securo from
frost or light, will furnish a large
family with all the sauce srd pies they
care for from JanUary till outdoor
plants are ready fer use. M~ush1ooms
are so easily grown that there is no
reason why all should not enjoy them
IN fall and spring as well as summer.
Lot us live up TO our privileges, take
the good things of this life and throw
physic TO the dogs Mrs. J. E. Morse,
Detroit, Mich, in Practical Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
GROUND FEED FOR STOCK.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
Without exception feed is OF greet
value to stock. and limiting it TO very
young stock is a great mistake. The
science of feeding stock Is advancing
now so generally that in the near
future it may be safe to assume that
every owner of stick will use ground
feed largely if not entirely. A great
many animals reach an age when their
usefulness is not by any mean i'm
paired, but their teeth are unable to
perform the function of perfect masti
cation. Examine the teeth of old but
rugged horses, COWS or other cattle for
a confirmation of this statement, or
better yet examine their excrements,
and zee how much whole grain passes
through them.
The only argument against a general
use of ground feed Is that it is an arti
fetal way of feeding, and that it tends
to weaken the teeth of the animals
through gradual disus9. Just as veil
may we say that human beings should
eat their wheat whole and not have it
ground into -four, or whole corn in
stead of corn meal. By grinding D.
breaking the tough grains stock is en-
abled to absorb more of the nourishing
qualities. The acids of the stomach of
horses aud cattle are stronger than
those in the human stomach, but they
are frequently unable to eat through
the tough outer covering of corn, oats,
barley or other grain. All that is
needed is to crush or break this grain
to make it possible for the animal to
get the good Of all parts of it. Even
when broken in coarse pieces the
grains will be masticated and assimi-
lated satisfactorily.
Moreover, many horses get into the
habit of eating their meals as fast ae
their owners, and they guIp down the
grains without half chewing them.
We may imagine them suffering from
dyspepsia; we certainly know they
suffer from stomach disorders. Nov
a peculiar thing about ground grain il
when fed dry that it cannot be eater
faster than nature intended. No mat
ter how hungry the animals are, an'
how greedily they r in the habit Q
gulping their dinner, they cannot swal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19

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cheapest paper published in North Car
olina? It costs lots Of money to run 1t.
Every other 81 Carolina paper that in
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for every member of the family. Now
il the time to subscribe. Give US a
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6 months for so cents or 3 months for
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The State Normal and
Industrial COLLEGE,

Off RS the young women of the State
thorough professional, literary, elias
sicaI. scientific and industrial e6uca
ton Annual Expenses 800 to $50
Faculty OF 80 nenbcrs. More thar
400 ocular Students. Has matTicule
ted about 1 500 students, representing
every county IL the State except two,
PrRcCrce end Observation School OF
ahouc 200 pupiIe. To secure board in
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tjOns nI'.St be made btfOTe august 1.
Correspondence invited iron those
desiring competent TT aimed teachers.
For catalogue and other lnfOrma.
ton, address
PRESIDENT MOWER
GREENSBORO. n. q
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THE National EARMhNa aAA,L-
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL.
UNION.

Presid8nt-W. a. Gardner, Andrews
Settlement Va.
Vice Presioeur-P. 3. Rahilley, Lake
City, MIN.
Secretary Treesurer-W. P. Bricker.
Cogan Station, Pa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
A STIRRING WAR o N

One of the most popular war songs
is Yankee Doodle Dixie" by a North
Caroliuian, Mr.. Ed. E. Forsythe, OF
| Raleigh. Barnes Rros, Of Raleigh,
N. O., are the publishers, and the music
sells for forty cents by mail. The fol-
lowing are the words of the song, copy
righted by Mr.. Forsythe, and published
here by permission:
s'We1l take our stand ell hand in hand.
Yankee doodle doc and Dixie land
We answer now to one command
United and will together stand
Defend cur flag and happy clan,
By fighting IN the field.
CHORUS:
'Hurrayl Hurrahl for red white and
blue
Yankee land and Dixie. tool
The stars and stripes will lead safely
through
Yankee doodle, doodle doc.
Our navy sales the deep blue sea,
She protects our land and liberty;
Well welcome those that with US be,
Aad from all nations defend the
free;
Maintain cur love and charity.
By fighting on the sea Clio
The song is dedicated to the re union
of North and South and bids fair to
have a large circulation. The music is
good.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE 1

DEROm HA0H L
either this week or in the weeks fol-
lowing, points out in a very striking
way the various means by which these
germs are introduced, especially the
germs of hog cholera and swine plague.
When the disease is prevalent In the
neighborhood, the hog yard should be
q holy of holes into which no unclean
person, by which we mean a person
who could in any way carry germs,
should be allow to enter. The hog
buyer, the vender of dead hogs, the
neighbor who has hogs that are sick or
thinks he has, and in fact every man
who has no special business In the
yard, should not be permitted to ap-
proach it until he has first cleansed or
''sanctifsd" himself. Stray dogs should
be shot; crows, at other times welcome,
should be killed or scared away. Even
with all these precautions it Is not al
waysp possible to prevent the introduce
ton of the disease. After it has once
been introduced there is no remedy
save in cleanliness and thorough and
complete ~disinfection. Fresh lime,
carbolic acid, and suiphuric acid are
all cheap and effective disinfectants.
Hogs should as far as possible be fed
on clean floors and these disinfected
frequently. The sleeping places should
be cleaned and disinfected and the well
hogs removed to undefled pens or pas
lures.
Breeders often fud that sows that
farrow in certain pens are liable to
have their filters destroyed by a GER
tain type of scours. When breeders
find that one pen is infected they
should spare no pains to thoroughly
disinfec CT it and avoid using it for some
time. For gore mouth, disinfectants
should be applie1 to the spot. DR..
Niles recommends permanganate Of
potash applied to the sores and ulcers
in the mouth, while another breeder
reports success in sore mouth and
sn.h,e s by holding the pigs head in a
solution of coal oil Of tar, the mixture
being made while both are warm, stir
ring in the tar until the solution is
about the color of strong coffee, thus
compelling the pig to draw into his
nostrils and mouth the solution. In
short, the remedy for these diseases
after the yard has been injected is not
merely cleansing but the application
of disinfe Giants directly to the dis
eased parts.
It is not necessary to add there
should be the most thorough cleanli.
ness of pens and feeding places. Filth
of all kinds is exceedingly favorable to
germ development. We believe it was
John Wesley who said, although it is
often quoted as Scripture. that "Olean-
illness Is next to godliness." If it pro-
NOTES physical and mental health as
well as moral soundness, aud health
really means Wilderness, completeness,
it is clearly essential to that wholeness
or completeness in the development Of
the hog that ia e. genital to profit in
these or any other times. -Wallace's
Farmer
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
H c HOG.

Chas. Lehman, buyer for Armour
Packing Co., has this to say of the
bacon hog:
Il. With regard to it's conformation /:
The pig, like tie poet, is born, not
made. It should have a lengthy body,
with larger hams and smaller shoul-
ders than are usually seen on the hogs
that come to Chicago market. a
smaller head set on the body with a
light neck, q good, deep side, and a
back that is not too heavy, complete
it's frame.
%. AS to breed: The best breeds are
Yorkshire, Berkshire, Tamworth and
Improved Chester White and all the
crosses of these breeds. During my
trip through the province of Ontario
for the purpose Of finding out all I
could learn with regard to the breed
ing and feeding Of pigs for the export
bacon trade, I could find no other kind
of hogs than the above mentioned and
their crosses, and as far as my expert
ence goes 1 feel sure that the cross OF
the Tamworth. boar and the Yorkshire
SOW produces a bacon hog that cennot
be exceiled. The great majority of
hogs raised in the West have a large
percentage of Poland China in them,
and the light hogs of this breed are too
short and chunky to ever make q good
bacon pig. We do, however, get some
light hogs from Missouri that if prop
erly fed would be as near the right
shape as can be made.
3. Does the difference between the
bacon pig and the ordinary hog lie in
the breed or feed9 1t is necessary to
have breed and feed to make good
bacon pigs. Bacon pigs have BEEN
bred for years past to have a larger
percentage of lean meat in the carcass
than the average hog-a fact tha may
be seen al once when the Size Of meat
IL cut.
A. Will corn make the desired quail
ity of bncln when fed to Guy sort Of
swinc7 Most undoubtedly. no. Corn
Contains @ far greater proportion of oil
than other small grains, which the hog
assimilates more rapidly than any
other animal, and the fat SO produced
is far softer and contains more OIL than
the fat OF g hog fed in the proper man
ner TO produce the right Kind OF bacon.
s.. Will bacon pigs command a pre-
MUM on the market over the ordinary
corn fed type sufficient to justify farm
ers in growing them9 Thst is 8 very
d ficult question to give an answer to.
There is absolutely no means of know.
ing how a hog has been fed while he
is alive; the only test is when he il
killed and chilled. There is as much
difference between the fat OF a good
bacon hog and that OF one fed on corn
e there IS between the fat Of a corn
fed hog and that of a long nOsed Texas
hog fed on mast. There is no doubt in
my miad that If our packers could
have eny guarantee hat hogs were fed
IN the proper manner they would be
wiling to pay q premium for them
The beat bacon hogs in Canada, Den
mark, and the British Ieles are fed in
connection with dairy forming, and il
that branch of hog raising ia to be tried
IN the United States it must be in con
junction with the dairy Industry to be-
come successful"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
POLK'S
DIPHTHERIA
CURE.

1t is neither q caustic nor a pow.
erful acid. 1t does not eat away
the membrane; it simply Derme-
ates it and destroys the little bulld.
FRS Of it leaving it to come away
of itself, without violence end
without leaving the throat rev and
liable to hemOrrhage, So it will be
under any violent treatment, While
so etfcacIOus as to deserve the name
Of a specific. it is perfectly harm
less in all cases and under all cir
cumstances.
All that is asked for it is q
prompt and honest trial, according
to directions, and it will certainly
effect a cure, as is proven by tD6
fact that il has done 40 IN hundreds
Of we'll authenticated ces' s, az our
certificates will show. It does us
own advertising. Only n dollar
a bottle.
MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE BY
Mrs. Mia Polk Denmark,
4O4 N East Street.
RALEIGH, N @
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
POMONA HILL NURSERIES,
POMONA, ~. O.

Two miles west of Greensboro, n. c., on y
Southern Railway. Well known for th1rt,
years. Up with the times with all the new az We
as the old fruits that are suited to my tT@da
which extends from Maine to Texas. The Lev
a2an fruits and all other good fruit and flnU
OILS l have, as shown IN my new 1lUstr ate
catalogue, free to all. Agents wanted
Q8Q8) }. VAN LJNDLhY. PPGp''
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19
Don't Waste Your Money !

Buggies $24; Saddles 81. 80; Corr
Shelters 81 45; Wheat Drills, Feed
Cutters, Cutaway Harrows, Hay
Rakes, Threshers, etc. Write for
Catalogues. The prices will III
prise you. Address: Q. @, Town
SEND, Greensboro, N. O.. and men
ton this paper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-19

SAO3 , IL
Secretary Treasurer-W. P. Bricker.
Cogan SCaSion, Pa.
LECTURERS
J. P. Sossamon, Charlotte, N. Q.
J.. g Hanley, S.. Paul, MINI.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
w. A Gardner, Chairman. Andrews
Settlement, Pa; A Is. Welch, Sec'y,
Victor, N Y; John Br inig, juno
ri0n. w. Va. J. G. Wilborn. Ole
Point. s. c.; Q. a. Barlow, San Luis
O DispO, Cal.
NORTH aARuLINA FARMERS STATE Lii
ANCT.
President-John Graham, Warren
ton. n. !.
Vice residant-W. B. Upchurch,
M~Orrisville, n. G.
Secretary-rree surer-J.T. B. Hoover.
aillsboro. N. 9.
State Business Agent-T. B Parker.
dillsboro, N. @.
Lectnrer-Dr. V. N. seawell, Villa
now, n. O.
Assistant Lecturer W. B. Brick
house, Mackev Ferry. n. Q.
n. 6.
0oor-keepor-Geo. T. Lane. Greens
0oro, N. Q.
assistant Door keeper-Jas. E. Lyon,
D 1rham, N. O.
Sergeant-at-Arns-A. D. z. Wallace,
Raleigh, N. Q.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
a. Graham, Machpelah, n. Q.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
EOAR1LITA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
]. W. Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh,
| N. Q.
John Graham, Warrentcn, N. Q.
W. B. Fleming, RidReway, N. G.
A. T. Hileman, Concord, N. G.
DR.. ]. E Person, Plkeville, N. @.
Thomas J Oldham, Teer, N. G.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTED.
DR.. J. E, Person, PikeviIle. N. @.
w. s. Barnes, Raleigh, N. @.
! 7. Ivey, Gary, N. Q.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-29

Three or four men wer- spinuIr=-
yarns in one OF the parlorS ~ the
Charleston hotel recently. and thu
conversation drifted around - eNyrrE-
ences with drunken men.
You've no idea how dangerous IL IS
- have any dealings with a druukea
man whom YOU may meet on rhe
street" said one Of the party. A mans
sometimes gets into trouble that msxw
last him a lifetime. / recall an cNYcu-
enCe of a friend OF mine that Viii serve
10 illustrate the point.
One sunday morning several years
ago We We're sitting in his room. in Ncs
Orleans, watching the people coming
home from church. when suddenly
there staggered into sight a block away
a well-dreSsed man, evidently mtH-h
the worse for what he had taken. W.
watched him as he worked his way ny
the street, clinEing To the palings ANA
taking up all the pavement he couid-
We We're somewhat inclined 10 on
slider il a joke. until ne came to ris=
opposite corner and paused in Despair
at the prospect OF crossing. The cruss-
ing was none too we'll paved. any Way.
and the presence Of a trolley car tracA.
directly in front Of him evidently added
TO the terrorS of the situation for him-
50 he stood there. embracing A lang
post, and trying 10 MAKE up his miIsd
TO the task, nntI my Trend took pkir
on him., Saying. Poor devil. I've b$a
in the same fix myself he went to hrs
assistance. The man was "a grateful
as a niger at the mournerS' bench.
md chung TO my friend like a brother
until he landed him safely at home
Next day a policeman called 10 ar
rest my friend on the charge OF havin.
robbed somebody Of a watch and chain
1t was the drunken man, who when
he recovered, had found those articles
missing, and, remembering my friends
anne, had sworn out a warrant
again him. You can imagine what a
sensation il Created. The Door fellow
was marched away to the station house.
and locked up. and NC We're in a deytl
OF a state OF mind. The afternoon pa
pers Were full OF it. Of course, and IT
was talked all owe 10 u. You cam
imagine the relief to all of US when, ate
in the evening a man appeared with
the missing articles ana stated tha.
the drunken man had gwen them to
him 10 AXE care OF until he sOt,cre1
up. The charg" vas withdrawn. ~
course, and the prOfoundest apologies,
offered: bu: that day my friend qutt
New Orleans. and has never been thcrvs
since."-Charleston News and Court%
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-29
BLOCKADE Is 4 PACIFIC ONE
Ts Avoid offensive Operations for the
Present-Obiect Of This Course
,WaShingt0n Post.D

The pacific blockade OF Havana. which
has caused 80 much because its
purpose il misunderstood. j. in fact. A
part OF a very carefully devised pro-
gramme OF operations which will COM
mend itself when its object Is male
known.
The real reason for not directing Rear
Admiral Simpsons squadron to engage
in offensive operations before Havana IL
that II i not deemed wise at this time
TO subject The fleet TO the possible disa-
Element of any vessel. While there is no
doubt thai the combined attack OF the
ships would result in the eventual de-
struction o the Havana defense-, II Is
also likely thar in the engagement one
or mora Of our battieships or cruisers
would De lost by well-directed shots from
the shore. This would result in eaken
ing our naval strength 10 4 degree,
which might make a battle with the
Spanish feet one OF and there is
no desire to run this risk at this time.
The Key West squadron viii. therefore.
be kept out of the range OF the Havana
guns for the present.
1t is expected that the Spanish fleet.
leaving Cape Verde islands. Will begin TO
make its way across the Atlantic. either
TO assemble at Porto Rico or else 10 at
tempt the relief OF Havana When that
time comes. the combined commands OF
Rear Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Schley will be- sent to meet IL. and. il is
expected will destroy IL. This having
been done. there will be nothing further
to fear from il. and the attack on Ha-
yana can be made without fear of sue
ceSsfui interruption. After the Spanish
feet has been defeated. also. the invest
ment Of Porto Rico Will be Al easy task.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-29
4 Spring Poet at Large.

A slender, long haired youth came in
and approached the man at the desk.
Here's an idea for you, said ne. 1t
occurred to me a little while ago while |
was walking across the street. Give me
a sheet of paper, please. Thanks"
Sitting down at an adjoining desk he
wrote these lines and read them aloud:
And now green leaves have come
In place of iCycles:
Life is one long misery,
Dodging bicycles"
That's very good said the man at the
desk, except that a great many OF me
paid-up subscribers of this paper pro-
nounce that word as if it We're spelled
bi-sigh-k'I. They claim that the deriVa-
ton OF the ~word-which. by the way.
should be bicycle Unsteady Of bicycle-ren-
ders any other pronunciation out of the
question. In proof of that position they
point to the latest dictionaries particu-
larly in England, whore the word origt-
nated-'
But"
Il know what you would say. You
would say that poetic license j~uStifies hi
sickles.' aside from the fact that most
persons pronounce it that way anyhow.
But why not dodge the word entirely?
Why not write it thus?
And now green leaves have come
once more one feels
Life is one long misery,
Dodging the wheels"
THAT seems to knock all the ginger out
OF it, doesn't it?" asked the caller. doubt
fully.
Then try this:
And now the long caves come,
Ny honest Michael.
Life is one long misery
Dodging the bi-sigh-kl."
The trouble with that, said the other,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-29

"A WORD to the wise IS SUFFICIENT" and
a word from the wise sho1ld be suf-
~ficient, but you ask, who are the wise?
Those who know. The Oft repeated
experience of trustworthy persons may
be taken for knowledge. Mr. w. N.
Terry says Ctsa1nberlain's Cough Rem
edy gives better satisfaction taan any
other in the market. He has been in
the drugbusiness at Elkton, Ky. for
twelve years; has sold hundreds OF bot
ties Of this remedy and nearly all other
cough medicines manufactured, which
is the most satisfactory to the people.
and is the best. For sale by r. r. Bel
lamy.