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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-09
STOCKS MOVING UP
Market Is Recovering From the Re-
cent Bear Attacks.
WEAK AT THE OPENING
BUYING MOVEMENT STARTED
SHORTS TO COVERING.
Aguinaldo's Request For a suspen-
sion of Hostilities Strengthened
American Securities at London
Leading Stocks Absorbed By
Heavy Financial Interests.

New York, Feb. Stock prices closed
strong, with most stocks ruling above
yesterdays closing, although for the
greater part of the forenoon session eX-
treme weakness prevailed in practcally
the entire list, partly the result OF Ine
impetus of yesterdays decline. London
bought and sold alternately and on Dal-
ance sold about 10000 shares, the carry
ing rates there indicating fair supply
or stock. Practically all the local COM
mission houses had realizing orders at the
opening, a large part of which sales
were apparently due to exhausted
margins. Many stop loss orders were
caught on the decline and a. general level
was reached of q point and over in the
railways and in some of the specialt1eS
from to 1 points below yesterday.
Monetary Conditions remain easier and
there was no important news except
AgulnaldoS request for a suspension or
hoStilities TO which was attributed some
Improvement in American stocks IN the
London market. 1t was said that one
prominent trader had sold $1,000 shares
of d leading stock, which it was under
usually represented very substantial in
terests. Several large bull houses were
buyers on the decline of stocks with
which they are frequently identified.
These purchases, being noticed, caused
some covering by the traders and by
noon the market started to rally and the
movement gained considerable Roadway
as the day progressed, and there were
recoverieS in practically every stock that
suffered d decline.
The bond market received a fair meas
ure of attention from the bears in the
early trading, but subsequently developed
an improved tone. Total sales. $500, 000
u. S. As reg. advanced Is, but U. S. As
coupon declined Is and the 5s "A in the
bid price.
The total sales of stocks today were
87S,1oO shares, including: 1850 Atchison.
$3.50 Atchison preferred, 1850 Canadian
Pacific, $3.50 Central Pacific, 1890
Central Pacific & Iowa, $500 Chicago &
Alton. $3.50 Chicago q Eastern Illinois.
$500 Lackawanna, 1850 D. q r. G.. 1926
Fort Wayne, 300 Lake Erie e Western,
14,470 Lake Shore, 14,520 l.. & N, Is, 400
Manhattan, $500 Reading preferred, 49,,
$50 Missouri Pacific, 5000 Chicago,
Indianapolis & Louisville preferred, 20, 100
n. Y. Central, SO, 100 Northern Pacific.
1920 Northern Pacific preferred. 1880
Ont. & Western, 1902 Rock Island, $500
Union Pacific, %, $40 st. Paul, 1903 South
ern Pacific, 5000 Southern, OILS Southern
preferred, 1850 Texas & Pacific, 5,220
Union Pacific preferred, 10,725 Wabash
preferred, 400 Paper, 1920 Tobacco, A.,
$40 Steel, II, $50 Steel preferred, $3.50 Peo-
pies Gas, 500 Consolidated Gas, @, 40
B. r. Il. Co., 1451O Pacific Mail, 44O20
Sugar. 23,400 T. c. & l., 1929 Leather
preferred. 67S5 Rubber 412O Western
Union, Is, 400 st. l.. & S. w. preferred, r.,
so Chicago, Great Western.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-09

Andrew, Lombard &c Browning,
stock brokers, 20S-2O9 Atlas block
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-09

Richard L. Colburn, Stock Broker,
Room %, Is w. End South. Tel. go.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-09

P. j. Conway & Co., Stock Brokers
Is West Second South street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-09

James M. O'Brien,
Mine contractor. Eureka, Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-09
BOSTON MINING STOCKS
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS.

San FrancIsCO, Fed. o.-INe OflclaI
closing quotations for mining stocks to-
day were as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-09

Waterman Brothers, STOCK Brokers,
5 Central Blk. Phone 46, rings.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-03
PimpIes, Botis

or any impurities of the blood will be
entirely eradicated by the use of Knaul's
Extract Sarsaparilla, which is com
pounded after n of the most scien-
tifc formulas. / have sold a great
many bottles Of this valuable remedy
with the best of satisfaction, but never
advertised same until perfectly satisfied
of it's worth. The greatest medicine to
take as an invigorator in spring season.
Try a bottle and be convinced of it's
merit. Respectfully.
r.. KNAUL.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-03
You Are Going to the Pacific
Coast

Don't complete arrangements until you
have secured information regarding the
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via the Union Pacific. These excur
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For full particulars call on or address
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-03
DiZztness.

Constipation and all irregularities of
Liver and Bowels are quickly regulated
by the use of Knaul's Little Liver Pills.
They are small, s~ugar-coated, pleasant
box; try them and you will use no
other. At R.KNAUL. drug store.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-03

LOOD will tell
in fighting as
we'll as in racing
stock. The fight
ing family Of
NJ c Cooks had
fighting ances-
tors for bot h
tribes. Not the
contentious kind
were those Nc
Cooks, neither
the sons nor their
forbears, but of
t h a t t a m p
which makes of
h rwnrd n
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-03

BALDWIN, JR. cAPRoN. JR. ANDERSON, JR.
his command. l spoke Of the horror of
the transport Mobile, and asked how
the novices faced that. Said he. 'My
son died on the way up" l waited for
the emotion to subside. then asked.
Twas he with you?"
Eyes. in my battalion. A good SOL
der he was. too, and had served even
years. He carried a musket all through
the campaign, and then died of fever.
His mother begged him not to go, but
he said if l went he must go to look
after me, 1t turned out the other way.
I looked after him at last. Yet I can't
say I regret it. He stood to the work at
Ell Caney as the son Of a soldier should.
and / saw it,. GEORGE l.. KnMER.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-03

Among the regulars in Lawton's di-
vision I saw Captain Wood and his two
sons. all survivors and heroes of Ell
Caney. Then I went to the camp of the
Second Massachusetts volunteers, to
meet with a fraternal welcome by Ma
jor Whipple, a veteran of my old corps
in the Army Of the Potomac. We
snapped notes. and the major gave UNI
stinted praise to the young soldiers Of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-03
OF FIGHTING BLOOD.
HEROIC SONS OF VETERANS Inv THE
CUBAN BATTLES.

They Were Not Pettcd Appointees.
but Began Mt the Bottom of the
Ladder-sons of Generals, Colonies
and Captains In the Same Swim.
Copyright, 1899, by the Author.l
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

Agricultural Departments Of the State
and Nation are for the benefit of the
farmers. They furnish all kinds OF
valuable information on application.
Mr.. Brawley takes advantage of this
fact and consults their bulletins for in
formation and advice BLOW are some
OF his fertilizer formulas. For cotton
be uses two kinds. The following is
put in with a guano distributor behind
the opening furrow:
Fourteen per cent. acid phosphate,
1.150 pounds; 10 per cent. fish scrap,
400 pounds; cotton seed meal ZOE
pounds; 10 per cent. kainit $50 pounds
total 2 900 pounds; per cent of acid
8 10; ammonia 2 35; potash 2 19 Two
hundred pounds per acre is used.
When the cotton is planted 290 pounds
of this is used:
Fourteen per cent. acid phosphate,
300 pounds; 10 per cent, fish scrap,
200 pounds; 19 per cent nitrate of soda,
100 pounds; II per cent. kRinit, SOC
pounds-toGal 900 pounds; per cent.
of acid 8 O4; ammonia 1 95; potash 8
This mixture cost $15 IS per ton.
For corn Mr.. Brawley used this last
year:
Fourteen per cent. acid phosphate,
1 100 pounds; cotton seed meal $50
pounds; 19 per cent. nitrate of soda, 50
pounds; 50 per cent. nitrate OF potash,
800 pounds-total 1000 pounds; per
cent. of acid 8 As; ammonia AZ; pot
ash 2 SO. This mixture cost $19 63,
and Mr.. Brawley intended most of it
for the peas sown with the corn. It is
put down in the ground and we'll
mix 9d before the corn is put in.
For peas on poor land: Fourteen
per cent. acid phosphate, l. 400 pounds;
cotton seed meal 400 pounds; 80 per
cent. muriate of potash, 200 pounds
total 2 900 pounds; per cent. of acid
10 46; ammonia Al; potash SO.
From 800 to 400 pounds per acre are
used.
Below is special formula for wheat
on pea and clover land: ii per cent.
acid phosphate, 1 500 pounds; 10 per
cent. kainit, 500 pounds. From 200 to
400 pounds are used On an acre.-H. e.
Q. Bryant.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14
AGRICULTURE.
PLANT FOOD.

The Importance Of a correct knowl
edge of what is required by plants in
order to their successful growth is so
great, and upon the application of this
knowledge so largely depends the
profitable management Of the farm,
that we make no apology for taking
up the subject for consideration at this
season of the year. Especially do we
feel called on to deal with the question
because of the fact that 80 many new
readers of The Planter are now coming
upon our books. Those who have been
readers of the journal in the past have,
if diligent students Of its pages, long
ere this acquired a pretty general
knowledge OF the subject as it has
been constantly kept before them in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

katnit only carries about IL per cent.
1t is, therefore, generally cheaper to
use the muriate or sulphate than
kainit, as there is so much less mate
rial to freight to obtain the sa ne quan
tity of potash. Hard wood ashes are
also a source of potash, but they are
not easily obtained in quantity in the
South except at cost too great for
their actual value as source Of potash.
We have, as yet, said nothing as to
the value Of barnyard manure as a
plant food. In our opinion, this is,
perhaps. the most important OF ell
foods for plants-frst, because it is in
the power of every farmer to have it,
and to have it in a much larger quan
titY than the majority now have II, at
only the cost of care and labor; and,
secondly, because it is a product hav-
ing all the elements required in plant
food nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and
potash; and, third, b 5cause it has also
that other most important content,
humus making matter which our soils
most lack, I5 is true that it lacks
phosphoric acid and potash in sufficient
quantity tt make it absolutely com
pIete fertilizer, bu5 these are easily
and cheaply added in the form Of acid
phosphate and kainit or muriate Of
potash, and this done, the product can
never be used without advantage to
the soil and crop Even without these
additions, it is of the highest value,
and should never be wasted.
In what proportions the several
plant foods we have mentioned should
be used depends largely on the condi'
ton of the soil end the crop to be pro
duced We do know what proportion
of these plant foods are taken from. the
soil by the different crops, but only
actual experiment with the land c IN
determine which, and how much of
which, it is necessary to supply in or
der to secure a mex mum yield. The
absence of previous experience with
the particular soil is the cause Of most
of the complaints of the failure of fer
tiEz31s to give the returns expected.
No one can determine this but the
farmer himselt.-Planter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

As closing gasp Congress author
izsd the publication Of fifty thougand
copies Of the results Of the beet sugar
investigation during the past year.
Toe beet sugar question is OF added in
terest to American farmers now that
the assurance has been given that the
government will stand by it's policy of
prOUecrIon, in this respect and refuse
the free entry of Philippine or Porto
Rcan sugar; In other words that
American producers need not fear free
sugar co npetitiOn from these islands.
Regardless OF the conditions brought
about by the war with Spain the De-
Dartment OF Agriculture went steadily
on making it's Investigations through,
out the country concerning beet sugar,
and 1t can be stated that pretty accu
rate information has been acquired as
TO the sectIons of the country best
adapted to beet growing for sugar pur.
poses. The best results in sugar beet
experiments have been attained gen.
orally in the Northern States. Mr..
Charles + S3ylor, the beet expert,
states that he finds the most favorable
conditions for sugar beet growing in
New York, part Of Pennsylvania,
Southern Michigan-very excellent
Southern Wisconsin, Southern Mime
SOFA, South Dakota, Northern Ohio,
Northern Indiana, Northern Illinois,
Northern Iowa, Northern Nebraska,
California, Northern New Mex co,
Utah, Montana, Washington and East-
ern Oregon, a section forming some.
thing of great 8. The entire noun
famous sections OF the West largely
present favorable conditions through
irrigation. In soma sections of the
South, local conditions present favor
aOle aspects for beet raising, these sec
tions corresponding to the sugar beet
areas OF Germany and France. Very
fine results, Mr.. Saylor says, are at
tained with this crop through irriga.
ton and he states that the United
States alone uses irrigation for this
crop
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14
SORGHUM FOR SWINE.

Mary Best, of Medicine Lodge, Bar
Der county. Kansas, who for years has
realized very satisfactory results from
rearing swine on sorghum, both as
pasturage and grain, has written some
of her experience to Secretary Coburn,
of the Kansas Board OF Agriculture,
from which the following is taken:
Our experience in rearing hogs on
sorghum has been very satisfactory
and has proved for this district the
best way of handling them. We have
q hog lot of about four acres including
a good orchard, and keep about an
average of 100 hogs on hand the year
around, selling a bunch say every
two months, the little ones that come
replacing those sold. The lot is situated
on bluffs of the river. The high part
is perfectly drained and is never
muddy, while the bluffs and trees
afford excellent shelter in both summer
and winter. In addition to this natural
protection we also have warm, dry
houses for the hogs in winter.
A general outline Of our method is
as folio VS.: About April Is h we plowed
the lot and drilled it with PoIger's
Early sorghum, using busheI or more
of seed per acre. This variety grows
very rapidly, and within three weeks
the hogs were eating the young plants.
They rooted some up, ct course, buEnot
much, and the growth was such that
it kept ahead all summer and afforded
excellent feed. II convenient it would
be we'll to keep the hogs out until the
cane is few inches high, at least. In
Septe mber We fenced off half the lot,
where the orchard is, plowed it, and
drilled in rye. When a few inches high
we let the hogs graz9 on the green rye,
and it made good pasture until May.
In the winter we fed fifty COWS in the
lot outside Of the orchard, on sorghum
with all its seed on. This was Colman's.
and had been listed in, six pounds to
the acre. 1t was very sweet and ten
der, and yielded at least thirty bushels
of seed per acre. Hogs and cattle alike
ate it with great relish. Up to April
1st we fed this, two thirds sorghum
forage to one third good corn fodder
with considerable of the corn left in it.
Nothing was wasted except corn stalks,
and the animals gained all the time.
Then, as soon as the COWS were moved
from the two acres used as feed lot,
it was ploWed up, and after heavy
rain was drilled very thickly with
Folger's Early sorghum again. By
the middle of May the hogs had de-
serted the rye patch almost entirely
[CoET1NUED Oh PAGEs7
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

Tee Virginia Station has pub
hshed the results of some experiments
with sllage for horses. The system of
pulling" fodder from corn ia in vogue
In many sections of the State and
While corn blades make an excellent
rough food for horses, they are too
costly to gather and the supply is often
limited. In the feeding of silage the
determination was reached that In be
ginning to use this feed, iE is Of the
Utmost Importance to feed a small
amount at first and increase gradually
as the animals appetite and condition
VI pulse may indicate. In the expert
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

In eT1eriments in growing aspara
gus st The Nebraska Station, salt as
fertilizer was found, contrary to the
general impression, to have no bene
fetal fleet and to be Injurious when
used IN large quantities To test the
aivisaoiliEy of deep planting, 200
plan we're set, half Of them eight to
ten inches deep and half of them three
to four inches deep. The results are
given as follows: THE first difference
to appear between these depths OF
planting was the influence upon earli
meas Those plants set shallow yielded
decidedly in advar ce of the ones planted
deep, and this difference was not only
evidau: the fret y year, but has continued
IN succeeding years. Later in the sea
Son comparatively little differer CO in
the igor of the plants was observed {;
Il any difference existed it was in favor
o. the shallow set plants.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14
SAVING FERTILITY AT HOME.

The prominence recently given the
fertilizer q lestion in these columns
has brought to mind nv experience in
saving fertility at home. desire to
say in the first place, that owing to a
lack Of judicious management there is
vast amount Of fertility wasted on
most farms, which if properly cared
for and applied. would eventually OBJ
viate the necessity of purchasing any
great quantity Of the commercial ar
ticle. This statement has been so often
made in these Columns that the mere
repetition may seem supe1fuous; but
since the subject is go important, and
l have found the statement to be fact
by my own observation and expert
ence, I think it will bear repeating. l
we'll remember how I used to-when q
boy-clean my stables and throw my
manure into the open yard in heaps,
which we're usually shaped to contain
the largest possible quantity OF water
to aid decomposition in dry season.
| also remember the pains I took to
save the finest and driest of the manure
in rail pens for garden and potato
patch; being totally oblivious to the
fact that most of the elements of fer
tility had been leached out and were
gone to enrich the field of neighbor
some rods distant, and that the manure
| had been so careful to save was little
more than pile of decomposed matter
with scarcely any pracGIcal value as
soil enricher l was then obliged to
purchase large quantities of phosphate
TO supply the deficiency, the cost Of
which frequently absorbed the entire
proceeds from the sale Of crops. AS
may be supposed, under such manage
ment, found farming failure, ALI
this was several years ago. Since then
l have made a great improvement
over my former methOde. Not having
manure shed, haul the manure direct
from stable to field and apply on the
ground intended for corn next spring.
And fully believe it will not pay to
use commercial fertilizer on that corn,
since have found by actual expert
ment that there is prac tically no differ
ence in the yield where commercial
fertilizer is applied. After the corn is
off in the fall 1 seed to- wheat, using
about 300 pounds of acid phosphate per
acre. / then seed to clover in the
spring, and seldom miss having good
stand. Last season / cut over three
tons of hay per acre, where under my
former management l could not get
clover to grow. / am now raising more
than double the yields per acre that l
formerly raised, and, better still am
doing this at less than half the former
ex oense for commercial fertilizers.
Elmer e. Shaver, in Practical Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

meut' after the preliminary period of
,e9cinR the animals were allowed all
5he sllRge they would eat and the be
lief is that under such conditions
horses will eat no more than they can
easily assImilaCe. As whole 1t ep
peared that silage made a good rough
age for horses when used in connection
with hay or stover and grain, but that
the animal should become accustomed
to the food by degrees and that this ia
as Important as changing from old 30
new corn or from hay to grass.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

Some extensive Investigations have
been carrie d on by the Virginia Ex
pertinent Station concerning the San
Jose Scale in the State 1t il four d
that the scale l. quite generally spread
over Vir. inia but that this is due to
infested stock introduced from other
States. Vsg 3rous treatment has been
Instituted by the entomologis5 OF the
station and excellent results have been
Obtained from the use of kerosene as a
spray. In cases where the scale was
found to affect young trees the limbs
we're severely pruned back and the
trees washed with soap or mopped
wi n a soap solution n-two pounds to q
gallon of water and applied hot. This
treatment killed all the scales and the
trees put forth vigorously in the fol
lowing year. Trees when dormant
were also painted with kerosene aud
the scale perfectly eradicated In this
manner. Ether the kerosene or the
soap treatment Is recommended at the
discretion Of the grower. The ento.
mologist states that the D ming pump
with kerosene atte chment was the best
device for using water mixture with
kerosene. He recommends a % ! er
cent kerosene and water mixture ap
piled tRice during the dormant season,
and states 1t as his belief that the scale
ia within the easy control of any indi
vidual or community.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

O" ayr. sCdTdSBy ysOEO Just 0e1sTsd the
srta.l, ana i71 ftgH gIOtc Of ti1e coming
,gnset. 8ehfrgd me are the shGdOtCS on
lbs trGcA, before me lies the dark UGLtey
ygd the rtUer. When HISngLe tCtCh ItS
ia-4 ,CIters / LCdRt to cast one E7lger-
no look upon q country tChOse gOUer1l-
sert IS Of the people, for the people,
s5d b., the people. "-L. l. Polk, july
ith, 1890
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES.

Written for The Progressive Farmer by
the ditors and Hon. Guy z Mitchell
The enormous tariff which Germany
places on American canned goods is
sufficient cause for the lack of growth
in exoortati0n Of these articles The
American Consul at AK la Chapelle
states that herecaived from the United
States for his personal use two dozen
cans Of pumpkins, two dCz'n of corn,
one dozen Of Cove oysters, two d, z n
OF clam clO~der al two d,z of
pache7, with q total valuation as
billed in the United Srates Of $l2 1C.
On these he paid a customs duty of
SASS Tney were classed as con
serves" and as such were dutiable al
the rate of about seven cents per
pound, including packing
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

a statement is made by Mr George
7 Powell, a weIl-known scientific agri.
culEurist, OF New York State, that the
value Of manure produced by the do
mestic animals of New York is fully
800 600. 600 annually, and that through
neglect, ctralessness and ign ORANGE in
the management of these valuable fer.
tilizers, fully fifty per cent. of this
value, or $4,000 600 is wasted or lost
annually, and the soil thus deprived OF
the plant food these would supply.
When it Is considered that this manure
Is produced largely from the soil OF
the State, it will be seen TO what eff )rts
Nv L1rk farmers must resort to keep
the i-rlGty OF their soils from sources
outside Uf the State.