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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01
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DOaOaelaI EoetO OF GCOoa Crops Turned
URdOe-ROOaO@4GAI RmPlOynoat Of
POCtih0Or0,
Correspondence Of thO Progressive BAWSE
The writer WAS-much interested n
reading the following extract from q
bulletin Of the Mlansoota Expar1msnS
SsatiOa: IL il IN important subject,
a. 4 one which ahoNld interest every
Southern fArmOr.
For thsOs reasons farm naGRNroS
possess o. value ever and above she
market price of the nitrogen, phOS-
phoric acid and potash they contain.
Their bulk 10 mostly hunus, . valuable
material that exists in very SNAIL guam
titles in commercial fortilissrs.
For the same reason clover, peas
and other green 0roPs-sven weeds
turned under are largely beneficial TO
land, aside trSm the nitrogen they
have gathered from the air and the
phosphoric acid and potash their long
roots may have brought up from the
sub9ol."
The humuS contained in green crops,
turned under ct maturity, exerts q
beneficial eRact on the soil by render
ing it loose, thus restoring, 20 . great
extent, the original new ground prin-
cipIe. Green crops thus .urned will
also exert remarkable influence in re
gisting the ordinary effects of drouth
But there are yet other important
advantages derived from turning green
crops, implied, but not directly OK
pressed, i'm the above.
While tina green cropS are undergo
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01
WANDERING THOUGHT&

North Carolinians Will no IosgeF be
compelled 10 write 20 some farm jouFnal
in 0nOthsr state when they wish 20 ask
questions regarding the farm or any
thing ON it. Tm PRoGRBRsIvB FARRGLR
10 here to serve you. PrOfS. BneFy
and Irby are practical farmers, Am
SympA.hy with the great Oommt n pOO-
pie, and they know the farms Of North
Carolina almost TO perfection No
farmer IN this or adjoining states can
afford 70 do without their letters. Send
on our inquiries. Write as your en-
periences. Tell us your mistakes, fail
ures and successes. Tell your neigh
Oors TOO what we are doing and get
them to subscribe for o year. II they
say mo- to this, ask for o six months
subseriptiOn-ffty cents We will alsO
take trial subsriptions, ct three months
TOR - cents.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

is nsoO@ary is to put on about 800
pounds acid phosphate and 400 pounda
kainit (or its equivalent 100 pounds
muriAse OF potAsb) per acre, broad
OAssed, and then plow them In. These
fsrulNng materials will promote q
rank growth of clover or peas, which
in turn will absorb = large quantity Of
nitrogen from the air, and she entire
mass. il turned under, will improve
both the physical and economical con
dition Of the coil.
The psas should be Bown In drills
about four feet apart and well cult
waited until the vines become too largo.
# you desire TO rais0 peas for edible
purposes the rows should De wider, say
i've feet, and it the Unknown pea ICON.
siasred best for oil purposee) be planted
the plants ia the drill should be At least
two fest apart, thus giving 10 square
fees for each plant suggest, as an
experiment, that some plants be given
from four TO five feet distance in the
drill. Peas, GO a general thing, are too
much crowded for bearing purposes,
but for fertIlIBing purposes they may
be thicker. In thinning. pull up the
vines, don't cut them Oh, Rs the stubs
exert q bad influence.
Try aS least one acre as above. When
the vines and peas are ripe, say to
wards fall after the weather has turned
cool, turn we'll and let lay until the fol-
lowing spring. Then prepare and plant
in sweet potatoes and treble the ordi
nary yield. O0O acre properly pre-
pared for gathering nitrogen. etc and
for manufacturing hunaus and oar0onic
acid gas, In connection with proper
cultivation, would revolutiOni8e farm
iag ia this country. Will you try "a
acre, oRly oRel
BRYAN TYSON.
Long Lsaf, n. O.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01
DEKP FLOWING.
BRYAN TYSON.
Long Leaf, n. O.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
In 20 other operation on Tne rsrm ia
there % much reform needed In the
South &c Ia the mode of blowing. Most
farmers plow oaly deep enough tf1 sup
ply q good naouthful for the Arst heavy
rain that falls, which sweeps the soil
away TO some lower land. where it is
not needed. The very cream OF the
hlllsid0s 10 thereby rendered hideous
deformity 10 the Ian dscapo.
There 10 sound philosophy in deep
plowiug. Is enables crops to resisE
drouth by preparing place for the re
tention of moisture. It gives greater
room for the roots of plants TO travel
in soaren Of food. Itsupplies drainage
and it increases the capacity of the soil
for retaining and utiliBing fOrtiEizers.
Many of our farmers plow &c If they
only owned four inches Of surface.
In England, since the inauguration
ot deep plOwing, the productive
capacity Of the soil has been greatly
increased. Where lands have been
plowed deep, the crops remain fresh
and green during q drouth, while the
shallow-plOWOd fields parCh up and
wasbo away. OoGtiauous shallow ploW-
ing means poverty for the farmer, pov.
arsy for the lAnd ARd poverty for our
B>ats. Every year where shallow
blowing 10 doaO, will DhoW . small
yield IA products ct the farm, and the
farms On which 10 10 PraCtiCed are bO
coming SOaElRed with red gulli0s.
SteriliSy Of soil will mOSs ASsUrOdly 70,
suit from shallow blowing.
Doep plOwiAG 10 dO0p s0nSs-a sure
guarantee Of success, and the only
means Of assuring IhO highest develop
meat. We should bO careful not to
deepen our so1 too guddOnIy. Il OAn
be doaO with best RESULTS graduAly-
only Q few inches deeper each year.
Farmers cannot aRord in their present
Strengthened circumstances and low
prices Of prOduCO, 10 continue the same
old careless mode Of cultivation. %
let az change. HMNRY n. CLARK,
Raleigh, n. O.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

Those farmers who didn't care 60
take TIE PROGRRgaIVB PAR1ERR or any
other agricultural Newspaper, but pre-
ferred POLITICAL ones and were ham
bugged by the ''Limbless" cotton
agents, can sympathiBs with the here
OF this story.
Some years ago, says On exchange,
the editor of q weekly paper, published
in o Pennsylvania town, was very
much surprised by 9 call from an old
farmer who stated that he wished %
subscribe for the paper and wanted 20
pay for it for ten years in advance.
This declaration was followed by HIS
putting twenty dollars down on the
table, the subscription priee being tive
dollars per year. The editor expressed
his surprise and qualification ct this
and remarked that he had been trying
for q number Of years 70 induce him 60
take the paper, but that he had per.
sistently refused to do 90, on the ground
that it was q useless expense. Well,
replied the farmer, it would have been
much better for me If had been taking
it as would have saved q good deal Of
money had been subscriber and had
read the paper. He went on TO state
that a smOoth-tongued Wender Of agFi-
cultural machinery had managed 70
cheat him out of about 500, and just
few days after neighbor had lent him
q paper, the one he was now subserib-
ing for, and there was q notice in is
warning people against having any
thing to do with the man who had
swindled him out the $900. y
This is just one Of the many illustFa-
tions that might be given OF the false
economy that prevents q man from
subscribing for papers On the ground
that he can't spare the money. These
kind of men have divided into classes,
miserg who deny themselves the oFdi-
nary comforts and enjoyments Of life
for the purpose Of boarding money, or
those who are 80 proud Of their ignO-
rance that they deliberately turn away
from the opportunity OF acquiring
knowledge.
Daniel Webster once made the state
mems that it would be impossible 20
make up Newspaper without getting
in something worth reading. The late
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, q man OF
ability and very 0stute politician,
subscribed for every paper in his State,
giving as his reason for doing 90 that
he could not otherwise keep up with
public opinion hnd know the wants and
desires Of his constituents
There is absolutely no reason why
farmers should not keep just as well
posted in his calling az men do In other
lines of business and in the different
professions, except for the fact that he
will not read. This just states the case
in nutshell. The editor of this paper
is we'll acquainted with q farmer, @
very intelligent and successful onS,
who takes six Or eight agricultural
papers and what is more reads them
and adoptS the suggestions that are
suitable TO his soil and crops. He =
not q man that wastes money, but
simply takes these papers for his own
pleasure and improvement II 10 almost
needless to say that Il every farmer in
this section was az we'll posted about
agricultural matters 40 the gentleman
alluded TO above, this would DO tie
garden spot of the South. Nothing in
the way Of agricultural advancement
escapes hiS notice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01
SUGAR BRRT - 40 FOR DIsTRI-
BUTTON.

OOrFSSVsaAsASS - TsS PrOW~lVS R0R
B. tnO courtesy Of BhS secretary Of
Agriculture, who has doaa % much to
STIMULATE interest," In the sugar beet in
duStry, the ExOeFtment Station will
have, for gratuitOua distribution 10
fArmSrG IN the different counties Of the
State, several pounds of SoleeSW1 sugar
bset seed. In aeooreanoe with the
wishes of the Secretary, the beet seed
will DO distributed In North Carolina
Only TO those who promise 20 follow
directions in regard 70 planting, 0ulTi
VauBg, harvesting, and who will send
samples for analysis, and give 10 full
information % 20 cOat. TAO farmer
who undertakes the work should DO
able 20 realize O good yiOld, and 90 bhO
bees ig very excellent for table nee and
proves O valuable feed for Stock, the
farmer will DO fully repaid for hin UimO
and tPoRbIO
North Carolina 10 not located IN the
isoshorzaal halt il which II il knOwn
that ne sugar bOSt i grown most sue
OOGsfuIly fOr commercial purposes; bas
Ah0uId We % able 20 grow q beet with
q BuGOiOatly high POrOOabAGO Of sugar,
thin viii doubtless lO~A % me erection
OF O factory I'm the OtAOO, and there will
bO many bGa&Abs tO come OO eur people
R OonOequeMOO.
Rhs ExpOrimOat DaAtiOa win bS very
glad 20 receive APP5Oatj0aS bOg sugar
beet oood oa thO OO0AtUiOns aboVO
naRSd, Gad - O0ErOaPo0a Wtth NRyOaO
interested il the gubjoOS
". A. WWU3
ActlAg Director n O. BxPT SSAS'R.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

Director q. J. Waters, gives the results
OF theSo tOsSA
The broad tires pulled materially
lighter On the macadAm street. and tbs
gravel roads. Also on dirt roads in ell
conditions except when soft o. Sloppy
On the surface, undePlGid BY hard road
bsd, and whsn the mud was very deep
and sticky. In both Of these conditions
the narrow tires pulled considerably
lighter. Il ahould DO borne i'm mind,
however, that the roads are In thosO
conditions for . comparatively short
porioa OF tias, and this at seasons
when their use has naturally bsan Fs-
duOOd TO the minimum. The tests O.
taoadOw0, pastures, sSubblO land, corn
land and Plowsd ground in every con
attion, from dry, hard and arm tovery
wss aAd soft, show, without q aingls
exception, q large saving In draft by
the us0 OF the broad tires.
The 6ulk Of the hauling douO by the
farmer 10 On the farm, in hauling feed
from the A4iAs and hauling manure
from the barns. etc Ths actual ten
mage hauled TO market il insigniaOant
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01
SOUND SAMSE.
Acsiag Darostor n. O. 81pp ssAs'a.

When the farmer ROOrS 0t the Deiea-
tito gsudy Ot agriculture hO iS trying
TO look Oat of the back Of his head.
Every farmer il q scientist that strives
to gain . msWIsdgO Of thO facts and
forces about hi1a, and further . knoWl
edge Of the law that governs thoir 90
ton. He is the best farmer, that can
bring 20 his aid she largest kAoWlOdge
OF NATURES forces, and the best skill in
the Management Of these fOrOeS. To
take advantage of hiS own knowledge,
and all the knowledge Of other men
that he C@a absorb iB Gh0 true way 30
be practical. That 10 wisdom. To 70
fuse 20 do this 10 folly. To DO able to
handle this knowledge 20 his own ProA
and advancement, that 10 skill. KnoWl-
edge OF the scisRsS of this or that comes
through study, making the mind
familiar with It. Ski comes through
practicing what q man knows. With
out pracEies there can bS no skill
Hoard'G Dairyman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

By actual experience, writes O. e,
Morrison, of WaIdron, Mich, in she
Practical Farmer, We have proved that
by working in partnership eny reason
able debt can DO paid. IE is customary
here for the wife 20 have the butter,
eggs and poultry money for her own,
the husband taking everything else
Now who ever heard Of o business firm
of two or more members where they
ran the business in that wayl Instead
OK dividing the profits, they divice the
business, and q divided business is like
q divided house, it cannot stand. We
started out when married as full part
ners, and now at the end of nine years
can say We know it is the way to be
financially successful. Wiah every
P. F. family would try it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

iDG decomposition the Oxygan of the
air, or Of rain water, uniOOS with the
carbon OF the PlanO8 and formS ear
OOniO acid gaR. This gaS 10 O powerful
solvent and aGts o. certain rabellious
OlansAss In The soa, reducing them 10
plant tOod.
Farm manUFoS g0DOraty undergo Q
rOttiag process altar they are hauled
out and PIowod updor, thus generating
OArbOniO acid gas, 90 Rbovs described.
HNaOO, they possess o valUs over and
AbOvO The market price Of the nitrogen,
phOsphorie acid and potash they con
tain" They ahould DO applied fresh
and plowOd under, not thrown into
heaps TO rot. Green crops, 10 be of
mueh value when turned, should b0
properly forsiliEsd, thRs producing q
rank growth.
Crops Of the lOguR0 family, Sueh a.
clover, COW peas, beans, OtO., are the
proper 0Rss 10 grow 20 turn under. They
do not require nItrogonOuS fertilizers,
As least mes 70 any considerable extent.
As they draw the necessary nitrogen
from the air. Hence, by applying
DhoSphoric acid, and potash to any one
of said crops We virtually grow nitro
4en, which, if purchased in the market
(nitratO of soda,) is far more costly
than either of said elements. Acid
phosphate Casually called BY the farm
ers, aOi6) supplies the former (DhOs
Dhoric aeid) and muriats of potash or
kaiDit usually supplies the latter Rot
ash
Il 10 q comparatively simple matter
to tOEtiII8O COW peas or clover; An that
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01
NARROW TIRES
BAD ROADS

ary Ballsein No, % Of the Station. By
in eomPArisea with that hauled about
q ths farIa, iaasmuch a. q large pre-
sssgttoa of tfa products OF tie average
farm IL seas 70 market Ia the form Of
live stock Or it, products.
These e1e@rimRata further indicate
that six inches il the best width of tire
for the farm and road wagon, and that
both &xlOs SHOULD 30 the same length,
20 thas she front and rear wheels shall
ran in the same track. A profuaoly
illustrated bulletin giving full report of
these tests " now ready for free listri
BUTTON upon application TO the Director
of she Missouri Experiment Station at
Columbia.
Is IL clearly shown by these expert
mants that In many instances where
tnO marrow tire II very IL furious TO the
road or Aeld, the broad tire proves
positively baaeAetal when the same
load 10 hAHlsd. When II is OonsidGrod.
therefore, that the average draft of
she bread tire II materially lOGs than
the narrow tire, and that the injury
dOAO 10 the reads and farms BY the
narrow tire Oaa bO almost wholly cor
rOsoOd by tie uSo of the wide tires,
UhorO remains no loagor any COED roa
son fer the usO Of the narrow Eired
VAGINA
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01
BROAD TfR%G
GOOD ROADS


say that ta0 saving made by gOod
roads in q few years would DO ga@Ci&nt
10 give every farmer an asphalt pave
mSnt frO1a hts front door 70 tie noarsga
mark0t.
The total amount ct farm products
cold In this cOWatry annually is about
q, 600, 900 600 and the amount of pur-
chsseG mSde by GhO farmer ID about
81, SEQ OOO 600, hSnOo good roads will
save 10 ser CGmt OR these GMOUHta or
"a 500 coo annually 10 the American
farmer. The best road machines IN the
world are wide tires, T Sy take the
place and render almost unnecessary
she road Scraper. etc. The narrow tires
cut the best roads TO piece IN q short
time and make the bad roads worse.
The wide tires improve and preserve
the good roads ana make The Dad roads
int0 hrDt class highways.
BROAD TIRED WAGONS.
The Missouri Experiment Gt&tioa
has made a large number OF O1pGri
ments during the past two years with
the draft of bread and naErO ~ tired
wagoas. These sssts have bseR made
mith the ordinary narrow tired wheels
and WITH Ex lash tires, CO macadAm
streets, GrAVd and dirt roads in al
condition, On Meadow, pasture, stub
bIa and plnwed a~ldS both wat an"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01
A OHANOH ToR ~" WDUrRY

OHANOH EOR A NMW NDUBFRY.
A Kansas mRR has written 20 the
FarmeFs' Voice suggesting th0 making
Of nOlasSas from msIonB ON a Oommor
Oial scale; and the editor OF the Voice
I'm OF opinion that she SNggOstiOn 10 O
good one, Indicating whAS no calls -
chance for skG srId WOgS" He says:
''Oerb&ialy here 10 q Acid fer iAvestigar
tion and experimentation at least, with
. fair promise Of changing the Alm0ss
sesSrt lands Of the West into . garden
spot, with industry AboundiBg But
here h the testimony Of the Kansas
man: For the Iasa half dc8tR ears I
have made molas#OG frOR wAsoFmOloMs
for eur OwR family use. IL is bO&Wti
ful In color, delicious In AAVOr, aud, In
nay Ootimation, equals the maple syrup
OF the East"
TRIs 10 from Kansas, and now the
6uWanROe( Fla } Democrat says that two
farmers in Polk county have bean
making syrup Gus Of water melons.
Tney found the market 30 glutted with
melons that they 0oDO'udOd 10 tWrn
Ehem into syrup. So thay procured an
ordinary cider press and pressed the
msatG of the melon8 intO watermelon
Odsr, and boiling this down, they
made q splendId syrup Out Of 3 600
melons they made over 100 gGliO0s
which sold ~ 90 oSatS o gallon. The
CsdNrtoWn Standard says the syrup 10
very Ans and PrOdHOss q future for
waSornelon ~, up in she oomaAG years
In North Carolina GAd Cd djoIBlng
States Thousands Of wsSsrnaslOns are
allowed TO rot In the Aelds or are given
90 hogs after the vrRCs begin the wilU
Perhaps some Of our own fArnsrs can
profit by the experience OF Ghege Kan
Sas and EOri4a farmers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

The farmer who is horriAed at the
idea Of burning his corn, practically
does the same thing when he sEInts his
fattening stock, when he feeds it to
poorly bred animals, when he attempts
90 make il take the place of shelter,
and when he is careless In his methods
of hauling it. To feed q poorly bal
anOed ration is one way Of burning it.
To waste corn is certainly worse than
warming ones Belf by 10 On o Wint0R
day.-FarmorB' Journal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

return with e load Of corn. He gets 90
dependent that he is hardly worthy of
the title OF farmer. Lsarn 10 live at
hons. AID lee your stock feed on home
raised corn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

A good speech 10 q good thing, but
the verdict 10 she thing.-DaniOl O'Con-
nell.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

Whatever is worth doing ct oil 10
worth doing wOlL-Lord OhostorAeId.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01
IAHNk
.M agriculture
tYTEE Al AROUND TEE FAsX.
,-D ~ n.sJ. ,xB>>, RALEsara, n. c.
rOrrED sT BEHJ. ENBT. RALEFNa, ~ {.

mi TrtlV lat. p OfessO- Of ARFlcWl-
Pr0i' a. gIrnrAi and MechRLi6Al College RAJ
Grs Grs Rs Es,.oIne a regular 90 1bWtOr 10 this
g3A gg3r TnsnI An questions relating 20 the farm
SSTTdrR or orchard villa Dc answered Dy Fr1I'
frlv.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-01

DOnORClal u GoetO Of GCOoa Crops Turned
URdOC-ROOaOm4GGI RmPtOymORt ID
POCtih0OrO,
The age-herald., 1898-04-26
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP.
Southern Baptist Convention, Norfolk, Va. W May 5-f2, 1898.

For the above meeting at Norfolk, Va. May to 12, the Southern Railway and Alabama Great Southern railroad will sell round trip tickets from May to 6. inclu- sive, at the low rate of one fare.
 An excellent schedule is being arranged, from Birmingham, with finest accommo- dations, which will carry parties via Chat tanooga and Ashville, through '"The Land of the Sky" This is the most beautiful scenery in America. Through coaches and Pullman seepers without change Tickets limited to return, fifteen days from date of sale, but if deposited with agent termi- nal ines at Norfolk on or before May l6, the return limit will be extended fifteen additional days. For full information call at passenger office 2019 First avenue, Bir- mingham, Ala, or telephone 617.
 R. M. ELLIS,
 Tray. Pas. Agt Ala. Ct. s. R. R.
 J. P. BILLUPS,
 Tray. Pas. Agt. Southern Railway.
The age-herald., 1898-04-26
Revolution Imminent.

St. Thomas, W. T., April N.-According to the latest advices from Porto Rico, the agitation there is increasing and food prices are rising fast The authorities have taken steps to prevent the departure of refugees. At Managues, seventy miles southwest of San Juan, there is talk of @ revolution. Refugees from Porto Rico who reached here by schooner this afternoon report that the condition of the island is critical. Martial law has been proclaimed and Americans there are in danger. as they are without protection. United States Consul Van Horne here has bought 1,500 tons of coal for the United States government which will arrive here tomorrow and he is negotiating for more.
The age-herald., 1898-04-26
Cotton Letter

New York, April 25.-A decline of three sixty-fourths in Liverpool this morning, ac- companled by the failure of large house here resulted in lower opening in the local cotton market. Prices were five to seven points down on the first call. AL though the snap of last week was not in evidence, the demand was good at the de- cline. The market held steady during the day, and in the last hour the efforts of the local bulls were successful in causing a re- covery of the mornings loss. August open ed at 6.25, rallied to CPS, eased to 6.25, ad- vanced to 6.3S and closed at 632 to 633, with the tone of the market steady. The war and the excitement incident thereto should give us lively fluctuations, and pre- sent favorable opportunities for scalping.
 RIORDAN 6 co.
The age-herald., 1898-04-26
TO OWNERS OF DOGS.
Mayors Office,

Mayors Office,
 Birmingham, Ala, April 23. Notice Is hereby given that commencing on Monday, April 25 the following law will be strictly enforced:
 Section 40. Dogs Found at Large. Any dog found at large upon the streets, alleys or parks of said city, without bearing check evidence of having been regis tered by the city clerk, shall be impounded and held in the city pound for three days, and if before the expiration of this time the owner or claimant of such dog does not come forward and provide the regis tration check, and pay therefor the sum of two dollars. also the sum of one dollar as cost of impounding, the marshal shall kill such dog. All owners of dogs, upon application to city clerk may. upon the pay ment of two dollars, receive from that officer license check. which must be at tached to the collar of the dog. The cost of impounding, when pa1d by the owner of the dog, shall go to the officer captur- ing and impounding the dog, and no fur ther expense shall the city incur in cap- turing and impounding the dog. Mayor. A. J. CAMP, City Clerk. d-ol. ines