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Mesa free press., 1899-09-29

The Post Office Department has
adopted a new form of domestic
money order, which is oeing intro
duced gradually, or as supplies of the
old form become exhausted.
The new form is somewhat smaller
than the order now in use. It's di-
mensions are about those OF the ordin :
ary oank draft. 1t has two adjuncts
the advice, or notification to be sent
by the issuing to the paying post
anaster, is reproduction of the order
through the use of carbonized paper
(the manifold proccss), and a receipt
for the amount. to be furnished by the
issuiJg postmaster to the remitter.
On the back Of the order a separate
space has been provided for the stamps
of banks through which it may b.
passed fer collection.
In co !or the order is blue, having a
| light blue ground, with fine, closely
iuterlaced, tinted lines of geometri ,al
lathe work, OF darker shade. In the
center is an cscutcheon bearing the
ords '.Postal Money O. der" in
shai led capital letters Of the seme two
ltints of blue. The tint of tAe order
and tue lathe work will serve to pre-
vent limitations; but as an additiona,
safe guard against coufterfeiting, "a
horizontal water mark, composed OF
the initials u. 5. NJ O., in broad,
capital letters, has been wrought into
! the paper On which the new forms are
print, d.
/ through the process mentioned (the
carbon, or manifold pfocess). the order
and The advice are produced sinpul :
taneously BY the same operation the
essential particulars of name Of payee,
date, amount, and place of payment,
as written in the der. are dupli-
catek. or reproduced, anu made to ap-
pear in the advice precisely as in the
order. Tha liability 10 mistake is
thus greatly iessened, and saving of
time effected, Dlscrepan les between
order and advice, which, by enfai,ing 9
additional correspondence and causing
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29

In Illinois farmers are petitioning
the governor to lease them the con-
vict labor in the penitentiaries to help
harvest their crops, it being almost
impossible to get harvest hands. all
workmen being employed; il California
the school trustees in various districts
havo prolonged the vacation to let the
children fill the demand for help in
the canneries; all over the country
manufacturing plauts of all kinds are
working overtime and are six months
or more behind in their orders, and
yet the calamity howlers say there is
no prosperity in the country. Oasis.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29

On and after October lst next the
Southern Pacific will run on a new
time card The west bound train will
then reach Maricopa at $50 in the
evening and the east bound at 5
o'clock in the morning. The M. q
? will leave Phoenix at 6 O'Clock in
the evening instead Ct at s o'clock,
and the morning train will arrive
a bout two hours earlier than at pres
ent. It is said that the NJ. q P road
have in contemplation the running of
two trains day so as to make quicker
connection for passengers going and
coming.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29

delay in payment, have heretofore
been source of annoyance to the De-
partment and pcstmasters, as well as
to remitters and payees, are prevented
and absolute Uniformity between the
order and advice insured. The des-
patch of advices, which hitherto have
not been made out until after issue OF
the orders, will also be accelerated.
The receipt, which is to be furnishe d
by the issuing postmaster to the re-
mitter, showing the number and date
of the arder and the amount for which
issued, is also, in the main, repro
duction, by the carbon process, of the
writing and stamping on the order,
hence must necessarily agree there
with. The adoption Of a receipt has
not hitherso been practicable. It will
tend to pcpularize the postal money
order supplying more than all else
what was needed to make it, in the
estimation of the public, a perfect
satisfactory vehicle for the transmits !.
sion of small sums. Possession of the
receipt will give the remitter feeling
of security. On the back of it he
may make, for his own convenience, a
memorandum of the name and address
of the person to whom ths remittance
is made and the purpose for which it
is sent. Production of tho receipt
will greatly facilitate reference TO the
records if it become necessary for the
remltter to make application for a
duplicate order or inquiry as to
whether the original has been paid;
and here again saving of time will
be effected.
In shape and size the new order is
deemed decided improvement over
any other form of money order
hitherto adopted by the department.
It's Dimensions arc about those of the
orpinary bank draft, it may be con
veniently handled when mixed With
different kinds of commercial paper
1t is believed that the change made
in this respecs will be heartily APP
proved by banks anil business men
generally.
In the adoption of the new form Of
order the interests and frefereLcas OF
patrons of the system, no less than
econcmy of administration have been
duly considered; and it is therefore
confidently expected that it will tend
to enhance in no small d2gree the
popularity OF this method of making
remittances. 1t is expected that on
or about January l next, the fee
charged for orders will be materially
reduced.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29
SALT LAKE EXOURsI On.

For meeting of the Mormon Con-
ference at Salt Lake City, the Phoe-
nix Short Line will sell tickets on
October lst and End through Cali
fornia to Salt Lake City and return,
good for 60 days, for $59.7O. Gall
on our agents, or address No. 90 N.
Center Street, Phoenix.
NJ O. BloKNELL, G.P.A.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29

A petition was presented, says the
Herald, to the board Of supervisors 20
open new road in the county, and
the board acted favcrably upon the
petition. A description of the new
road was filed in the recorders office
as follows: Beginning at point on
the Gold6eld road one mile east of
Mesa on the section line between sec
tions % and "a, running thence north
along said line between sections 23
and "a, l3 and IA, ! and II, and the
northwest corner of section II, thence
east one-half mile, thence north to
intersect the public highway where
the same crosses the M.sa canal at
the bridge near the place of James
Johnson.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29
TELL YOUR SISTER

A Beautiful Complexion is an impossi-
bility without good pure blood, the SORT
that only exists in connection With good
digestion, healthy liver and bowels.
Karls Glover Root Tea acts directly on
the bowels liver and kidneys keeping
them in perfect health. Price 25 cts.
ard so cts. For sale by II. Barnett
Druggist.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29
ON EVERY BOTTLE

OF Shiloh's Consumption Cure is this
guarantee: 'sAll we ask of you is to use
two-thirds Of the contents of this bottle
faithfully, then if you can say you are
not benefited return the bottle to your
Druggist and he may refund the price
paid" Price 25 cts, so cts. and $i.00.
For sale by J. H. Barnett, Druggist.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29

LETTERS received almost daily at
this Office from parties in various parts
of the East indicate that homeseekers
in large numbers will be with us be-
fore next spring.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29
MESA FREE PRESS
A. P. SHEWMAN, PUBLISHER.

az No person is authorized to contract bills
on account of this paper except on written
order of the Publisher.
Advertising rates made known on application
az Subscription, $3.50 per year.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29

The railroad fare from Phoenix to
Globe will be $l2 instead of Sl6.50
as heretofore. The M. & :. nd s..
?. roads have made long stride in
the right direction by this reduction,
as it will induce travel between the
points.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29

Afternoon performance begins at 8 r
m. Saturday and Sunday. Prepara-
tions are being made to handle larg
crowd, and special seats will be re.
served for Mesa aud Tempe peopl
under the big tent.
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29

We are in receipt of tho Arizona
Graphic, weekly journal, published
at Phoenix by Paul Hull 1t pre-
S'nts . very crtditable appearance
Mesa free press., 1899-09-29
NEW MONEY ORDER.

The Post Office Department has
adopted new form Of domestic
money order, which is oeing intro
duced gradually, or as supplies of the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10
F ARM AFT AIRS.
sOMa POINTS ON KEEPING
SWRET POTATOES.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Toe Importance of the sweet potato
crop is often underestimated S1me
farmers do not make this crop an i'm
portant one because when storing for
winter use they so often lose them from
rotting in banks or houses where stored.
II DO tatoes rot it is because Of neglect,
or a want of knowledge as to their best
keeping q lalities, Sc.
One thing not known by all farmers,
is that potatoes grown from vines keep
far better than those grown from
sprouts. Knowing this fs CT from years
of experience, do not put up potatoes
grown from sprouts expecting to keep
them later than the first Of January.
either sell or feed them away by that
time.
In putting up potatoes to keep, dig
after killing frost and do not sort out
or pick out large from small ones, but
cart them in from the field and put in
a long row all together just as dug,
preferring to keep them as much as
possible on the punches as they grew; !;
this enables me to make the pile higher
and thus cause the water to shed off
better. l make the pile four or five
feet high, and about six feet at the base
and long enough to hold the crop Of
those expect to keep late, cover at
once with pine straw about one foot
thick all over, then if warm, wait till
a cool spell to put on dirt. When
cool spell comes I bank up about eight
inches thick in dirt nearly to the top Of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10
No. 35

bank, leaving an air hole in the top.
Then I shelter the top or often nail two
wide boards together at right angles,
making wide gutter, which Iput over
my banks, thus shedding the rain and
snow off the top.
When desire to use these potatoes,
begin at one end of the bank, take
out enough for q week or two at a
time; there is then more leisure to sort
out the large ones from the small ones.
I feed the small ones to hogs or mich
COW, as they make better milk than
any other roots can get, and can be
raised as cheaply as any others in our
section. I have raised and housed
crop Of sweet potatoes under favorable
circumstances at a cost Of only six
cents bushel, and think the crop can
be raised in our county on an average
for ten cents q bushel.
Since have been growing from the
vine for keeping, and putting up as
described above (about ten years) I
0ESVO AOV AOSV AAOl4 AOV L4VEO GL4Au uV6
per cent. of any crop. Last winter the
mercury was down to six degrees in
that hardest freeze and snow and the
covering as described was sufficient to
keep them right.
I think many more potatoes are lost
from being too hot, or being banked up
while it is warm, than are lost from
getting too cold. When land suits
sweet potatoes, and is fertilizsd right
for them, it is not difficult to get 200
bushels per acre. and often more than
this has been gathered.
II potatoes are put up just for hogs,
they may be piled up in convenient
piles and covered at once with dirt
alone, covered all over and left there
till needed to be fed.
When put up this way they do not
sweeten, but keep just as we'll here in
our county as if carefully put up in
straw.
had rather have vines set in July
than earlier if for late winter use.
DANIEL LANE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10
CABBAGE CULTURE.

EDITORS PRoGRE sIvE FARMER -
Please tell US the best varieties of cab
bage, best fertilizers and methods of
culture,-L. A. Thornburg, CASTOR
county, N. @.
For fall sowing would advise using
Jersey Wakefield or Flat Dutch, for
winter sowing would advise using J3r
sey Wakefield. For spring sowing,
H 7nderson's Early Summer or Flat
Dutch. For summer sowing, Fiat
Dutch and Late Dcumhead.
F-r fall and spring sowing would
advise the use of cold frame with
glass protection. For winter a hot
house would be better if convenient
In transferring from hot house to
ground it is best to re set in cold frame
and harden or temper. Then transfer
to open ground. For fall and spring
sowing Of seed the plants should be
tempered before transferring to open
air.
The best fertil 9r to be used would
be horse CT COW manure we'll decom
posed, the latter preferred. Broadcast
on land at the rate of ten tons per acre.
Turn under with a two horse plow,
harrow thoroughly. Lay off in rows
three feet apart and apply commercial
fertilizer in the drill at the rate of 500
to 1000 pounds per acre. Fertilizer
should contain per cent. of nitrogen.
8 per cent. Of phosphorus and to 4
rer cent. potash. Mix thoroughly in
the drill as the roots are liable to be
burned by the fertilizer.
Set out the plants three feet in the
drill, wrapping the stem of each plant
with strip of paper to prevent cut
worms from cutting them down II
terrapin bugs are liable to come the
rows had best be four feet apart and
mustard or turnips drilled in the mid
dies The terrapin bug prefers NUS
tard or turnips to the cabbage or col
lards and will spend most OF his time
there. And then il you wish to spray
you can kill them on the mustard and
not interfere with the cabbage plants.
When plants are well started there
is no necessity for deep culture. Oul-
vate the surface often.
II cabbage lice or cabbage worms in
fest the plants the plants they will have
to be taken off by hand, as spraying
them would do but little good and
might prove harmful. However, the
worms could be sprayed with poison
when the plants have thei= first leaves
Bug death" is said to be an effectual
remedy carrying with it no danger
from poisoning to the human system,
Very respectfully,
B IRBY,
Agriculturist for N. Q. Exp't Station
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10

burned, early in the spring, the roots
may be taken up and transplanted the
following spring and viii begin to
yield the third year from seed sowing.
The best and probably cheapest plan is
to set two-year old roots, which will
yield some the first season, and return
good results the second year. These
roots can be purchased from nursery
men at about 81 per 600. and z. 500
roots will be suff 3ient to plant an acre.
The soil should be we'll drained, of
lose sandy nature, and fairly fertilizsd
before planting. If it contains much
clay, the surface will bake, or if wet
from subsurface water, the roots will
not grow to perfection. The bed should
have plenty of sunshine and be free of
weeds. Deep blowing is necessary for
planting, as the beds will remain for
many years, and demand abundant
soil food. Some old time planters dig
deep trenches and fill partly with we'll
rotted manure before putting in the
rootss but the present method has more
to recommend it, as it takes less labor
and the fertilizing elements are put on
the top as required.
When the ground has been put in
condition burrows can be marked with
a shovel plow, making them three feet
apart. Set the roots in the burrows,
thirty inches apart. leaving the crowns
three to six inches below the surface
and fill level with loose soil. The first
year the stalks should not be disturbed
until late in the fall, after seeding,
when they should be mown and left on
the ground for winter mulch. Some
growers cover the beds with coarse
barnyard manure and rake it off in the
spring. A top dressing should be given
in March, using some good fertilizer
containing as rule 8 per cent. phos-
phoric acid, per can't, potash and 8
per cent. nitrogen. The Department
Of Agriculture has numerous reports
from various sections recommending
fertiliz 9rs containing these elements,
using all the way from 500 to 1900
pounds per acre.
The plants are ready to cut as soon
as the crowns show above ground.
Saarp knives should be used for this
purpC Sc. When cut, a double handful
of stalks will make a bunch. This
should be washed and tied with strings
near each end The butt ends are
then cut off by a knife and made
smooth for marketing. In early spring
the asparagus sells at from 10 cents to
% centsa pound, and oneof the punches
usually weighs pounds. After the
season Of market is over the young
shoots may be canned, by packing in
jars with some salt, and kept for the
entire year. Some European gro wers
make good money in drying their
surplus crop. The green stalks are
placed OF s;affolds in the sun for two
or three days, or strung on strings and
hung up to dry. After becoming brit
tie they are put away for winter use.
b. boiling or soaking in hot water the
stalks come out to their original siz9.
are punched and sold for Christmas.
JOEL EH0MAKER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10
FARMERS QUESTION BOX.

This is to be permanent department
Oh The Progressive Farmer, one which
we hope to make of much service to
our subscribers and worth alone the
subscription price of the paper. II you
desire any information regarding crops,
tools, stock Of any kind, best methods
OF cultivating crops, new crops, dis
eases Of crops or of stock, or any other
farming matter, send on your inquiry
to The Progressive Farmer and it will
be freely answered by competent and
experienced authority.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10
CULTIVATION OF ASPARAGUS.

EDITORS PROGRESSIVE FARMER =
Seeing that you have established q
Farmers Q 1estion Box" for the con-
venience of your readers, will you
please give me some information re =
gerding the culture of asparagus7-A.
O., Wake county, N @.
Asparagus is one of the most health
ful plants grown, and should be cult
waited by every farmer, gardener and
soil tiller, for home use and the mar
ket. 1t pos Jesses many m 9dicinal vir
tues, comes to the table in spring
when vegetables are scarce, and is very
profitable, when properly handled.
There are prob ably 100 species of this
plant, all coming originally from
Europe, where it grown extensively
and has been relished as food product
for several centuries, Growers are
becoming more numerous every year,
as the plant is in demand on all mar
kets, selling at an average OF 10 cents
bunch throughout the weeks Of it's
usefulness. The crop usually ranges
about 2, 900 bunches an acre, thus Civ
ing the grower 5000 and sometimes
more for the product.
The plant may be started from seed
or roots, but in either case taxes two to
three years to mature sufficiently to
make the beds profitable. If seed is
sown in a bed where brush has been
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10

Crimson clover is. says Mr.. A. 7.
Williams, Of the Department. Of Agrl-
culture. an excellent crop for soiling.
Ltls ready for use some time before red
Clover and at time when there are
lew other forage crops at hand. It is
Particularly valuable for this purpose
On dairy farms. In experiments made
" the New Jersey Station, nearly one
and one-halt tons per acre of digestible
1000, valued at $25 were secured. A
son OF crimson clover in proper condi
"on for soiliDg contains about 325
pounds Of dry matter, of which about
. pounds Of crude fat, 80 of crude pro-
'5In and $50 of carbohy drates are di-
HeStI0le. Rapeis sometimes sown with
'ue clover when soiling crop is ds-
SlFeo and the resulting forage is excel.
cut For silRge this is one Of the best
~ 'he ciovers. The yield of forage is
Statge' Is easily handled, and it makes a
o. oo''eF quality Of ensilage than most
~. v'ueF legumes commonly grown for
naI -ts purpose. The silage is especially
'ua0le for feeding dairy stock.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10
PRACTICAL Farm MOTIFS.

Written for The Progressive Farmer by
the Editors and Guy e. Mitchell.
Keep up the fight against the round
cotton bale. Don't be deceived by
the articles appearing in so many
newspapers, but remember that the
American Cotton Company is paying
literally for its advertisements appear
ing in so many newspapers as editorial
matter. And The Progressive FaTmsr
has proof of this charge.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10
TAKE SOLID COMFORT ON THE
Farm.

The following article from Wallace's
Farmer, of D3s Moines, Iowa, is just
as applicable to conditions here in the
South as in the S late in which that
paper is printed. Read and you will
see for yourself that it is full Of sound
logic and good philosophy:
There is no man on earth better en-
titled to solid comfort than the man
who owns his own farm and works it
himself. There is no man who can
have more Of the substantial comforts
Of life than tdis same farmer. There
are some things he cannot have, but
they are all things he can do without.
He cannot always have good roads, nor
concerts, nor swell parties, nor prize
fights, nor o'clock dinners, where the
ladies wear silk dresses with trails two
yards long and the men claw hammer
coats low-cut vests, and expansive
shirt bosoms. He can have, however,
fresh milk, fresh eggs, fresh vegetables,
fried chicken, unadulterated food,
fresh air, and sleep for which the mil
lionaire would pay 81 900 night. He
can have his boys and girls at home
every night, can be in close touch with
their lives every day, and can teach
them habits of industry as no other
man can. The farm is the place to
raise the right kind of boys and the
right kind of girls, able to adapt them
selves, with proper training, to any
situation in life.
We are sorry to say that farmers do.
not always avail themselves of their
privileges, as the preachers say. They
do not always make their homes as in
vitiDg as they should be and could be
with a little additional expense. There
is an excuse for scant accommodations
in the house when the farm is not paid
for, but unfortunately this condition
of things exists long after the excuse
for it has passed away. There is no
better investment than solid comfort
in the home. The farmer is not a crea.
ture ore-ordained to raise corn to
grow more hogs to buy more land to
raise more corn to grow more hogs, in
endless repetition. He has but one life
to live in this world, and he should
aim to get as mu3h solid comfort out
of it as possible; a comfortable bed,
pleasant home, conveniences for the
wife, music for the children, evergreens
and flowers, whatever tends to make
life more comfortable or desirable.
We do not wonder why some boys
leave the farm as soon as they can, and
why some girls marry at the first op-
portunity for securing what promises
to be more comfortable life. A bare,
TCoNTENUED on PAeB81
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10

In some recent Virginia Station ex
psriments conducted in feeding hogs
su exclusive silage ration the results
were unfavorable as the animals lost
in weight and general appearance, but
in further tests in which the silage con
s.ituted only part of the ration, the
animals consuming from % to 35 pounds
OF gilage and IA to 81 pounds Of COIN on
the cob per week, were kept in good
condition through a severe winter on
this ration. B. u5ing the silsge in this
manner a saving OF nearly one third in
the cost Of feed was eff scted.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-10

In an OHIO Station comparison Of the
relative merits Of commercial fertilizer
as C1npared with home mixtures made
tom slaughter house tankage, acid
phosphate and muriRte Of potash, II
was found that spring crops showed
bu. HtIa difference from the two kinds
ot fertilizers, but wheat and clover
showed o marked preference for the
home mixture.
Apparently the chemical treatment,
By which it is claimed that the nitro
gen OF the factory fertilizers is made
more available, resulted in making il
90 readily soluble that it was washed
out OF the soil before the wheat and
Clover could make use Of it.