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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

THE FARMERS LETTER BOX.

~ We hope eUery one OF our sub
arlbars will contribute brief letter to
lila department.. Keep US informed as
nwhat is happening among the farm
"a Of YOUR neighborhood. Ityou have
her by experiment or by any other
1sthod discovered anything which you
link can be of interest to North Caro-
ina farmers, tell them of it through
II columns. Don't think "I'l wait
gltil others start the ball rolling" but
mp in and help US yourself. Let us
ar from you before next week,
snceforth we hope to make this
rmanent feature Of The PROGRESSIVE
ARMER. Always give your real name
Id address, even though you wish
me other name signed to your letter.
PENDLEToN, n. @.
A few days ago MIR. A. j. Brltton, OF
.1nwav. Northampton Co., N. O.,
lied a hog that weighed 666 pounds
ter he was cleaned, and 757 pounds
oss.-W. M. Martin.
After q careful study Of the fence
restion, I am fully convinced that the
Page" manufEc ctured by the Page
Etoven Wire Fence Co, Adrian, Mich,
Is the lead, and is growing in favor
ery year. Others that are claimed to
''as good as the Page" don't stand
test of frost and heat, lacking the
aasticity.-Very truly yours, W. 7.
evens.
From my experience in growing
ckwheat it ia bad crop to precede
n, as not only does the buckwheat
me up thick as weed, but the land
ms unfavorably affected for the crop
# we're growing buckwheat, l would
ways seed if possible to clover with
,.I buckwheat, and would SOW both
.rmgon and common clover, 80 as to
3. 7e Two chances for a stand.-Waldo
Brown.
great deal has been written aDout
increase in the number Of cotton
tories in the South, and North Caro-
A seems to be in the lead in the mum
of her spindles. AS we ride by
se factories we feel a kind Of State
de in their growth, and it makes
ne Of we old time free traders feel
It after ell turn about is only fair
y, and that the Yankee slogan OF
if for protection will prove to them
boomerang, and that having made
IT States rich, that we, too, will
re some of their prosperity. For,
our splendid climate, our magnia-
water power, together with our
ton fields go near that the cost of
asportation is practically nothing,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
- NATIONAL FARMERS ALI
aNCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

Mann Page, Brandon,
y Vice President-C. Vincent, Indian
8SslS, 8SSaer,etary Treasurer-W. P. Bricker,
1,ran Station, Pa.
LECTURERS.
rP Sossamon, Charlotte, N. @.
aamIin Y. Poore, Bird Island, Mimi.
FH. Peirsol, Parkersburg, w. Va.
rATTONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Mann Page, Brandon, Va; John
o,aI Iip, W. Va. A. B. Welch. New
T,rk: W. A. Gardner, Andrews Set
Ement, ia.
TnNECTARY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
CHALK LEVEL. N. Q.

CHALK LEVEL. N, -.
have, from time to time, seen in
your valuable paper the experience of
farmers from differenG sections. just
here / would like to give my experience
on goat raising and the profits arising
therefrom. About six or seven years
ago bought four goats and began rails
ing goats on small scale. Ihave killed
as many as fifty for mutton, have sold
twenty five or thirty, lost as many as
fifty or sixty kids from extreme cold
and rains weather, and now own one
hundred and twelve. In one more year
expect to have at least two hundred,
and all this from four, to begin with a
few years ago. IL you will keep the
goat pen well Uttered and pen one hun
dred goats nights and bad weather, the
manure raised there will be equal to
two tons of guano. have not bought
any guano in two years, and make
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
COST OF PRODUCTION


One cause OF dissatisfaction which
now exists among farmers is, when
they compare their occupation with
that of others, they have never paid
proper attention to the actual cost OF
production. How few farmers know,
what the cost of bushel of wheat or
cora, or a pound of pork or beef is
There is great need of reform in this
respect, and it is sure to come at no
very great distant day. Without
knowing the actual cost of production,
we must depend entirely upon the de
mand for our products, which can be
easily regulated by strong combina-
tions, whose interests are against the
interests of the producers. 1t gives
capital chance to control labor. The
producer, II order to become prosper
GUS, must have fair compensation for
his labor. Those who represent the
manufacturing interests receive this,
or cease to manufacture until the de
mRnd exceeds the supply. They do
not pursue the ruinous policy that the
farmer has so long followed. The ques
tion Of what is fair compensation is
to be settled by determining the actual
cost of production. Let the farmer
consider carefully what is necessary to
carry on his business and adopt simple
form of accounts which, if faithfully
kept, will enable him to determine,
when each crop natures, what the
actual cost has been per bushel, etc.
Senex G..
Young pigs should never be allowed
to sleep on a pile of manure. In fact,
these are about the worst possible
places for them on account of the dust
and dampness, and the foul. heated air
out of which they will rush to their
feed, and stand in a zero temperature
till thoroughly chilled. I have seen
promising herds of pigs killed just that
very way. Mr.. T. Greiner, writing in
Farm and Fireside, says that he once
saw nice bunch of fifteen pigs, aver
aging about 100 pounds, lying on q
large heap of hot manure while the
ground all about was covered with
snow. They we're packed closely to
gether and shivered like they had the
ague as the cold wind swept over them.
IF you don't get those pigs off that
manure heap and keep them off you
will lose every one of them in less than
thirty daye!" he called to the owner as
he was passing.
"Why, that's fine place for them,
he shouted. "That manure keeps them
warm. They would rather lie there
than eat when the weather is cold"
"Yod can let them lie if you like,
but in less than three weeks you will
wish you had taken my advice"
One of the died in less than a week
after this C nversation. He took the
hint, moved them to a dry shed, gave
them a good bed of dry straw and
saved them. He was depending upon
them to pay pressing debt, and, as he
afterwRrd said, IF he had lost them he
would have been in bad fix" 'He
honestly believed" says Mr.. GreiL er,
that "the manure pile was good place
for them to sleep, and despite my
warning, continued to think so until he
found one of them dead"
Pigs should never be allowed to slesp
under barns or outbuildings of any
kind, as have always found that they
die as soon from sleeping under these
as from sleeping on manure.-Saluda,
RutharfOrdtnn N G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

community; for whoever reduces the
wealth of the nations soil and the
sources of supply of sustenanceis guilty
of unsocial conduct. - Washington
GLADDEN..
Farmers should take and read agri
cultural papers. Book farming is cried
down, but expect the onward progress
of farmers to day is owing more to the
information they get out Of books than
TO any other thing. Farmers should,
too, take the newspapers to keep posted
on the current events of the day.
Then think farmers meeting gs-and
we have it in the shape of an Alliance
are great educators. Farm topics
are discussed, different views are in
terchanged, &c., and they learn great
deal more than they knew before.
Farmers must be educated. It is
scarcely necessary for me to tell you
what kind of education was necessary.
You can judge for yourselves when
you take into consideration that right
now the farmers need farmer financiers,
representatives, governors; and why
may not the presidential campaign be
graced by farmer as in the days Of
Washington and JeffersonG
Farmers are beginning to be power
This is a farmers country, and farmers
must be prepared to meet the great
issues Of the day; then let them do all
that they can to elevate themselves,
and so act that they can demand the
respect they deserve l. Shurley.
The following article, which I find in
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER of October
18th, 1883, is so good that I hope you
will publish it again. Almost ten years
have passed since it was written, but
each one of these years has only served
to bring the truth of the article more
forcibly to the minds of every Southern
farmer. "Uncle Steve holds meeting
and adopts a resolution" is the title OF
the article. 1t reads as follows:
"Uncle Steve had sold his two bales
of cotton and seated himself to figure
out his profits on piece Of white pine
board. After finishing he fixed his eye
on the ground with a vacant stare and
for several minutes seemed absorbed in
serious thought. Grasping his pencil
he penned the following on the board
WHEREAS, I raise cotton and sell il
at price that does not pay the cost oi
it's production and buy from year tc
year my bread, meat, hay guano
wagons, harness, horses, plows and al
my clothes for myself and family; anC
whereas, buy all this on credit anG
give a mortgage to- secure the payment
for the same, thereby giving from
thirty to one hundred per cent. prof
to enrich others; and whereas, see nj
peace of mind and my family of chill
dren are growing up in ignorance anG
my wife is broken down in health anC
in spirit; and whereas, am growing
poorer and poorer every day of my
life; therefore be it
Res0EUed, That I AM A OLT'-A
Farmer, Spring Hope, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

Has the largest
circulation Of any
family agricultu-
Eal or political
paper published
between Ric hi
mond and Atlanta
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

WThe ProSrea-
.s-a Farmer is a
sood paper---fRr
ova the aver
sgges--and possibly
- best advertis-
s-S medium i'm NJ.
70 Printers Ink.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

A few days ago MIR. A. J. Britton, OF
lnway, Northampton Co., N. O.,
lied a hog that weighed 666 pounds
ter he was cleaned, and 757 pounds
oss.-W. M Martin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-05
left last Monday night for her home in

left last Monday night for her home in
Columbia.
Superintendent Dendy, of the graded
school, returned from his holiday visit
yesterday. The graded school will re-
sune operations today.
r. Z. Allison, Esq, of Lancaster, was
in Yorkville on Monday, on his way back
home, having been up to Hickory Grove
to attend the funeral of his brother, DR..
j. Wistar Allison.
Mr.. r. f. Porter, of Cherokee, was in
Yorkville on Monday and called upon
the county commissioners. His presence
made things look as they did before Cher
okee township seeded.
Mr.. Hugh NJ. Caskey and sister, Miss
Mary Belle, after spending week visit
ing the families of Messrs. James and
John F. Gordon, near Fodder, left or
Monday for their home in the Pleasant
Grove section of Chester county.
Mr.. Charles +. Spencer Jr., who has
been at home for several weeks past re-
cuperating from the effects of fever, re-
turned to Washington and Lee universi
ty, Lexington, Va, last Monday.
DR.. L. B. Dobson, and daughter, o
Lynchburg, Va, have been spending sew
eral days in Yorkville with relatives ano
friends. They left yesterday for thei
home. DR.. Dohson is looking we'll, ant
his many friel, will be glad to know
that he has quite large dentistry bust
ness at Lynchburg.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-05
A NEW YEAR STATEMENT.

The readers of THE ENQUIRER will
kindly bear with us in few remarks
which, though more or less personal,
will, we hope, serve to correct false i'm
pressions in quarters where such impress
sions exist. What we have to say does
not have general application, for the rea-
son that we fully understand that a ma
jority of the more intelligent Of our read
ers, already appreciate the matter as cor
rectly as we think we do ourselves.
This newspaper is being published
purely as a business undertaking. Its
aim is to instruct, please, amuse and in
form, and with however much pleasure
we pursue our labor, it is not on account
of this pleasure that we work but be-
cause we believe that if we give the pub
lie value received OH the line indicated,
the public will reciprocate with proper
compensation for our services. In this
respect, therefore, the newspaper is a
commodity of the same character as mer-
chandise or other values.
We appreciate the patronage of the
public. Indeed we look upon every sub
scriber as personal friend. We appre-
ciate kind words from whatever source {;
but do not ask for these except when we
deserve them. If we are objects of char
ity-except that charity which recognizes
that it is human to err-from any source
whatever, we are not aware of it, and
when we prove unable to protect our
selves before the bar of fair-minded
public opinion from imposition, we will
not ask for sympathy. Though fully
recognizing that we, like all others, are
of and for the general public, dependent
upon the general public just as are all
Others who are trying to make an honest
living, and just as the general public is
dependent upon us and others, we ask
only to be left squarcly to our merits,
and we will try to get our share OF such
reward as is to he had.
There are other newspapers in this sec
ton. Their mission, SO far as we care to
say, is the same as our own. Whatever
we may think of any of them privately,
will be conceded as matter for our
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-05

- Nearly all right-thinking people rec
ognize the correctness Of the principle
of an income tax. To draw up an income
tax law, however, that would not be open
to serious objections, would be ALMOST i'm
possible. There are, therefore, objections
to the present law; but we have not stud
led the matter sufficiently to warrant us
in attempting to point them out. The
following vigorous criticism by the CO.
lumbia Record will be read with more or
less interest, and, no doubt, provoke
thought on the subject:
South Cardinals income tax law will
not, of course, be satisfactory to many
whose incomes are sufficiently large to
come within its purview. But objection
will certainly be raised to it also by the
small property taxpayers. Incomes above
81, 500 per annum are to be taxed incomes
under that figure, even up to g, ,499.99, are
to escape. This arbitrary line Of division
will be criticised more or less vigorously.
Small property taxpayers, however, will
ground their objection to the income tax
law on this point: Say farmer owns
thousand dollars worth of land, farming
implements and stock. He must pay
state and county taxes upon it. The hard
labor of himself and his family through
out the year hardly wrests more than a
bare living from his land. Five hundred
dollars per annum would be large cash
consideration for all he gets from his land
and his labor. In contrast with this, many
clerks, bookkeepers, etc., draw an annual
salary of from $500 to $1,000 and live up to
it, accurnulating no property upon which
taxes can be levied, and paying only a
dollar poll tax, which the farmer above
mentioned also pays, in addition to his
property tax. The small farmer cannot
see the justice of this discrimination and
will object to it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-05

Some of the newspapers are making
great fuss about w. G. McGowan's
views on the money question. The News
would like to ask what Mr.. McGowan's
opinions on the money question have to
do with his running for governor OF South
Carolina? His ideas on the financial sit
uation would have no effect one way or
the other whether he was elected govern
or or not. The News is not free silver
paper; but it does not intend,to allow that
question to influence its course as far as
state politics are rlington
News.
Mr.. MCGOWAN is said to be for the sim
gle gold standard. AS governor, of
course, he will not be called upon to ap-
prove free coinage bill, and in that
sense his position on the currency ques-
ton makes no difference. But the point
that our contemporary tries to make, is
not we'll taken. 1t is too transparent for
anything, and the paper that would make
such point would not hesitate, in the
event of Mr.. McGowan's election, to
claim a victory for the gold standard.
However, this prediction is not likely to
be put to the test. Unless Brother Nc
Gowan intends to get on the Democratic
platform, he had as well make up his
mind to remain at home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-05
ALL DANGER OVER.

Now that Mr.. j. b. Johnson and lam
ily have been released from quarantine,
and all danger from smallpox in Rock
Hill is believed to be over, history OF
the case which caused so much excite
ment will prove interesting. Our infor-
nation is from absolutely reliable sources,
and may be taken without question.
Shortly after having returned from At
lanta, on December S little Julian John.
son became seriously i'll with fever, the
nature of which was unknown. His
parents being especially anxious about
him, had him to sleep in the same bed
with them and their little baby. This
continued until Tuesday morning. Dur
ing Tuesday the eruption made its ap-
pearance and there arose strong suspi-
cion of smallpox; but Notwithstanding
this, the little boys mother slept in the
room with him Tuesday night, and Mr..
Johnson stayed with him Wednesday
night.
BY Thursday, the whole town was thor
oughly alarmed and the physicians in
sisted on isolation and other precautionary
measures. With full knowledge Of the
risk they were running, two of Mr. john
sons faithful colored servants-Robert
Meacham and Mary Barnes-agreed to
see the matter through to the end. Mr..
Porter CASTOR, of Chester county, who
had had smallpox curing the war, nobly
rendered his services, and also Mr.. w. K.
Long. Both offers were accepted, and
little Julian, who was removed to an out
house on the premises, received all possi-
ble attention during his illness.
DR.. Strait, the family physician, stuck
to the case like man who knows moth
ing but duty. Regardless of his own
safety, beyond all known scientific pre-
cautions, he visited the patient regularly.
Naturally many were afraid that he might
spread the disease, and there was consid-
erable protest against his course. MIR.
Johnson, after he thought the danger was
over, begged the doctor to discontinue bis
visits, especially in Difference to strong
sentiment; but this DR.. Strait refused to
do. He insisted on seeing the whole
thing through to the end, and though he
asks no credit, the public may judge OF
the measure to which he is entitled.
Such is the history of our recent small
pox excitement. 1t occurs to us that there
are in the facts some lessons which may,
on some similar occasion in the future,
prove valuable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-05

that Mr.. Bryan would arrive here yes
terday, and at all the towns along the
line between here and Eagle Pass dem
onstrations were given by crowds OF
admirers in his honor. Henry Long,
a commercial traveller, of St. Louis,
who bears strong resemblance to MIR.
Bryan, was in the Pullman car OF the
train on which Mr.. Bryan was expect
ed, and when the crowd caught sight
of him they cheered and called vocif.
erously for a speech. Long walked
out on the platform and was intro
duced by the conductor as Mr.. Bryan.
Long then startled the audience by
making strong goldbug speech, stat,
ing that his views on the financial
question had been completely changed
by his visit to Mexico, and that he had
reached the conclusion Mckinley was
one of the best presidents the country
ever had. This speech was repeated
ut several places, to the amazement
and disgust of majority of the hear
ers, who were silverites. The gold
standard men in the crowds were high
ly elated. No one learned of the i'm
position until today. The incident
seems to demonstrate that free coinage
is stronger in this section even than
Mr.. Bryan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-05
COuNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county board Of commissioners
held their first quarterly meeting last
Monday, all of the members being
present except Major White and Messrs.
Miller and Mcknight.
There was but. little business that is oil
public interest before the board. One oi
the most important items was the fixing
of license fees for the year 1893. At first,
some of the members were inclined to
arrange a new schedule under which all
licenses would be merely nominal; but
after more discussion, it was finally deci-
ded to re-adopt the schedule of last year.
Clerk Brice read letter from Messrs.
l.. M. Grist & Sons, offering to continue
the publication of the boards official ad-
yertisements in THE ENQUIRER during
the year 1898, as in 1897, according to the
terms Of the contract now on file. The
proposition was, of course, unanimously
accepted.
Annual reports from several trial justi-
,es were read by Clerk Brice, and the
various members of the board made lists
of the jurors who had served, from their
respective townships, during the past
year, preparatory to getting up new list
for the present year.
Taken altogether, the board had less
business to attend to than during any
previous regular meeting day during its
entire existence. The next time the board
meets it will be as jury commission.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-05
AUCTION SALES.

The auction sales by the clerk last Mon
day-salesday for January-were as fol-
lows:
In the case of Dorcas 4. Jackson, plain
tiff, against Hezekiah Rice and others,
defendants a lot in Rock Hill containing
one fourth of an acre. Bought by w. j.
Cherry tor $40.
In the case of Eliza +. Dillingham;
against Anna Reid /; 293 acres in Catawba
to wnship. Bought by Anna F. Reid for
81 800.
In the case of Mrs. Louise Rhea against
VIM. S. Creighton and others; lot on
White street, in Rock Hill. Bought by
John r. London for $1,000. Also l3O acres
of land; brought by c. E. Spencer for
S1OO.
In the case of NJ. J. Simril against j. b.
Barron and others tract OF isl acres
bounded by lands of w. L. Harrison,
Andrew Wood, w. J. and N. j. n. Bow
ell and others. Bought by M. j. Simril
for $500.
In the case of Thomas J. Dunlap, as
administrator, against Amanda j. Dunlap
and others; two tracts-one containing
265 acres and the other 774 acres. Both
were bought by Mrs. Amanda j. Dunlap,
the former for 5000 and the latter for S23O.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


w. B. Moore & Co.-Explain to you the
difference between economy and parsl-
mony, and suggest that some of the most
economical things you can do is to Duy
a flexible cutaway, Morgan spading
harrow, or improved solid frame drag
harrow. They extend thanks to their
customers for their patronage during
1897, and promise to take care Cf you i'll
the best style during 1893.
S. II. Ferguson-Advertises for all estray
heifer.
w. H. McCorkle. Probate Judge-Gives
notice that N. c. Davies has applied to
him for letters of administration OH the
estate of Martha +. Davies, deceased.
Rock Hill Buggy Company-PubliShes
an order for repairs for one OF thelr
buggies which is in use in Mexico.
J. NJ. Starr IL CO.-Eave found some
money which the owner can have by
calling on them. They offer cure for
piles, frozen feet and ears, burns, cuts,
coughs, colds, Group, etc. They nave
i'm stock books for keeping accounts,
and return thanks for patronage during
the past year and solicit continuance
for this year.
Grist Cousins-Have cranberry sauce.
They would like to sell you an Oliver
plow and say that they will sell as cheap
as anybody. BY the 18th of this month
they intend to move to the stand re-
Gently occupied by Mr.. Louis Roth.
They say they will keep on hand the
best of everything, embracing. grocer
les, buggies and harness, mowers
harrows, plows, bicycles, farming fur
niture, etc.