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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

or pasture. Such varieties as Hunga
rian and Common milIet, which
'sprout' from the root we'll, are beet to
SOW for pasturage. Some of the Korean
varieties may prove valuable for this
purpose. There are few of the annual
grasses better adapted for use in pas
lures. Sheep and calves may be pas
tured on this crop with excellent re
suits. It would be we'll to mix some
other crop, like field peas. with the
millet, or to allow the animals to run
on a field Of clover, rape, or some such
crop for portion of the time.
''In some sections of the country the
faxtail millets have gained the reputa-
ton of being Injurious to certain kinds
Of stock and are therefore regarded
with Suspicion by many farmers and
stockmen Like many other forage
plants, these millets become very harsh
and woody with age, and are then
difficult of thorough mastication and
hard to digest. Then, too, at this ste ge
of gro WITH the boards are stiff and
harsh and not only difficult to digest,
but produce more or less irritation in
che digestive tract of the animal, and
sometimes unite with other in digestible
substances, forming compact balls in
the stomach and ultimately causing
death. This difficulty may be avoided
by cutting the hay IN proper season,
as recommended. No more trouble
seems to have been experienced in
feeding millets in the fresh state than
with any other succulent forage. Nest
of the injury has arisen from feeding
the hay in large quantities with little
or no grain or forage and for extended
period"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

= pie Of dense wool, with only a rea-
: able quantity of oil, and weighing
g m 175 60 200 pounds at maturity.
Z wean my lambs in September For
last two years have turned them
a piece of standing sorghum, giving
I'm also some cracked corn, which
= given the best of results. AS soon
as the grass gets dry and poor, which
is about the first of October, I com
mence to feed the older sheep one
Oushel of corn to the 100 head per day.
Sometimes feed corn fodder with
corn on until I get my corn husked
out; then turn them in the stalk field,
and give one bushel Of corn to the 100
head per day. Ny breeding ewes run
out every day in the stalk field, from
morning until night, except in severe
snow storms, when l think it is not
best to leave them out all day. Exar-
else is necessary for good health and
constitution and for raising strong
lambs. From about the first Of March
l feed corn fodder and alfalfa hay until
grass starts to grow"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
AGRICULTURE.
BROOM SEDGR.

Much has recently been said both for
and against broom sedge, the andre
pogon Virginicus of the botanist, and
as have seen no treatise that gives
both sides of the question justice, I
will offer q few remarks that some may
find instructive and valuable.
That broom sedge has been Of great
value in some places, mostly the thin
ner soils Of the South, no one can sue
cessfully deny. And that it is useful
still is good evidence that present meth
DDS of farming are far from what they
should be.
Broom sedge is valuable orly when
the soil has been robbed Of its richer
constituents by too heavy cropping,
and is no longer able to grow valuable
products. The sedge then springs up
and acts as a mechanical obstruction
in preventing the soil from washing.
And, too, Notwithstanding the strong
claims to the contrary, an exhausted
field will be found to have grown richer
after being covered with broom sedge
for several years, though it is more
probable that this is due to independ
ent chemical changes than from the
effects Of the broom sedge. Of course
this effect would be lost were the soil
not held.
Then, again, when burned off in the
early spring it makes excellent pasture
for cattle, and the milk from COWS on
this pasture has a delicate flavor that
cannot be surpassed. On the other
hand, it may be said that by proper
care the soil will not need the broom
sedge, but should be clovered or sown
in grass when not in active cultivation,
and the pasture would be better and
more lasting.
1t is a great curse to the meadow,
though it will hardly get hold in
clover from the fact that the ground
should be plowed by the third year.
The older men of this country say
that the time was when broom sedge
in q "bottom medder" was unheard of,
but unhappily it is now the rnle in
stead of an exception.
There is a very prevalent opinion
that broom sedge will not grow upon
rich land. The fact is it will grow in
the richest soil, but seldom does from
the fact that other and quick growing
plants precede it and give the sedge no
chance. There are spots too poor to
grow broom sedge though often but
few yards in extent.
The proper time for burning of
''sage" fields is just before vegetation
in the spring from the fact that if
burned earlier much of the soil would
be lost by the washing occasioned by
the heavy rains, and if burned later
we'll, it might not burn, and then you
want your pasture as early as you can
get it
The beginning of the end of the broom
sedge's usefulness is at hand. Let US
hope 80 at least-J ohm ]. Caldwell, in
Home and Farm.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

Al the Twenty eighth Annual meet
Ing Of the Kansas Board of Agricul-
Ilre, Mr.. J. Y. Grau, of Mitchell coun,
!y, Kansas, who is largely and profit
ably IN the sheep business there, read
apaper prepared at the suggestion OF
Secretary T. D. Coburn, giving his
Idea -f how best to manage and care
ioE the hJcK, and his method Of select
Ing animals for breeding purposes.
TOR Ile last Il years hls 1)ck has
Numbered from 800 to 1000, and as he
has succeeded by clCso attention to
dig business, his ts9rvaEions should
oeot no little interest and value.
de says in part:
Itat.en my surplus stock for mar
Ea. IN the selection of bre eding ewes
!le7er pay much atten ton to the fine
sess @, a0sr, but more to the ConsCitu-
aoa. good form, no wrinkles on body,
soo1 l9ece, or long, dense staple OF
wool, aud good milking qualities-as
'ls can be had in sheep as we'll Rs In
''Rs, and to produce a good lamb they
lust have an abundant supply Of
@AE I sort out about one-Ehird to
'le half Of my eve lambs for breeders
a' one year old, sending the rest to
|sfEe- Tor mutton always feeding the
'al9s we'll go as to get the size of the
'leeP the drst year. II neglected they
WI grow smaller every year. By this
''S @. selecting and feeding I have in
.'sAss1 the average size Of my flock
,,,,5l,y E9uads. In eelecting the rams,
',,S Tor a good constitution, which
W. represent a good feeder and al
,a5s The best IN the flock, of a good
,'.-- ~ .57 mutton shown by well sprung
as breadth across the shoulders, a
-'p breast, with front legs we'll set
Par short neck and erect carriage;
MI. Io'' head, with brood nostrils, giving
- ti,I'y OF room to breathe the pure air
'Ue range; with three to four inch
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

Rape may now be sown A full de-
:2rip:i0n Of this crop and it's value was
given in The Progressive Farmer Of
May 5J.h. II you have lost that issue
Of the paper, send postal card request
Tor ires copy Of Circular No. II Rape
IS a Forage Crop" to Secretary Of Ag-
riculture, Washington, D. Q. Those
who have our issue of May 30.h, but
vlah to know more of this crop, should
slso send for a copy of this circular.
We hope that rape will be more exten-
;ively grown in this State during the
coming season.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES.

Written for The Progressive Farmer by
the editor and Guy z. Mitchell.
Here's a bit Of old advics-so OLD that
il sounds "chestnutty." Still we be
Esve it cannot be too often emphasized,
snd go we give it sgain:
Study the needs of your local mar
kst and try to anticipate its needs. II
nue1s strswberries, raise them Ii
nlesds eggs, try to have eggs. IL it
rsats chickens, raise them. II it needs
ygspeg. raise them. Always keep
your eyes open, and every time you go
70 toFn. which should not be too often,
try TO fske some thing to sell"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

~ an stGnd5ng F1OJ0 Just behind the
sgtaiT, and Sr1 ftIH gLOtU Of the coming
sslet. Behind ne are the shGdO1Us on
be track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
,gd the riser. When TISTgLe GUEtR ste
I4rA luCteTs I GUdfst to cast one LfTIgeT-
"a look upon country J0hOse gOUerT'-
ssrt is oI the people, for the people,
,rd 6y the people, "-L. L. Polk, july
h, 1890.
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The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21

goes through the civil ceremony Of
marriage with man student. whom
very probably she has never seen be-
fore. and this marriage is quite legal,
though perhaps they may never speak
to each other again. On the other
hand. II they like each other and wish
1t. they are married for life; II they
don't the marriage Is dissolved when
their university course is finished, and
they are free to marry some one else
The celebrated mathematician, Sonya
kovalevski. whose autobiography at
tracted considerable notice n few years
ago. went through the marriage cere-
mony with student whom she then
saw for the first time. and who after
ward became her husband. The edu-
cation OF women In Russia stands bet
ter than In most European countries.
owing to the persistent efforts OF the
Russian women themselves By 1886
they had managed to get four uni rers-
ity colleges for women. with l.4l2 stu
dents; one medical academy, with 500
students. and numerous intermediate
schools. There are 700 women doctors
In Russia, OF whom nearly one-haif are
employed in the civil service, chiefly
by the Zemstvos.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21

wiped out by detail Of eight men.
Bridges. necessarily. are tho most vul-
ncrablc points In n line OF railway CON-
munication. and It IL a simple matter
to render them impossible by the use
OF a few pounds Of q high explosive. II
is something OF an art 10 know Jus,
where to put tho dynamite. and army
engineers are especially Instructed In
II.
"The question OF destroying . bridge
10 often = delicate one In military oper.
erations. You remember. perhaps, the
story told about the famous Gen. Blu
cher. when he had Il In mind to blow
up the magnificent structure spanning
the river at Jena. A dinner organized
By the duke Of wsliinston dksuadsd
him from this project. I must and
will blow Il up growled old vorwarts
over bis blsqus soup. I shall have to
blow II up.' he said o. he finished bis
ragout. But when he got 10 bis cos-
fee and bis third glass Of champagne,
he convulsively ssised the dukes hand
and cried. 'Msin Ootti Never was such
. dianer before. will not blow up
the bridge Of Jena. Rene Bachs.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21

q. 900. 900 900 more is In sight. 1t is
expected that the production for 1899
will not fall short Of 4.2S0.000 ounces,
worth 500. .000.000-almost equaling
the entire worlds yield OF the precious
metal ($l1s,S50. .000) for 1890. 1t is OBJ
vious that. in case Of war between
England and the Transvaal. the most
important source OF the worlds sup
ply Of gold will be cut of for time
and. II the Beers destroy the mines.
for an indefinite period.
Another project which the Beers are
said to have in mind is the blowing
up Of the principal buildings in Pre-
toria and johannesburg In case the
British troops enter those prosperous
towns. II is hard to see what mill
tary purpose could be served by such
a measure. but. OF course. there would
be no difhculty In carrying It out. The
buildings could be mined In advance,
and destroyed. all OF them In the same
second OF time. by touching = button
connected with a system OF wires.
I'VE are discussing wholly novel
uses OF explosives for war purposes.
ana In this connection II Is appropri-
ate to speak OF the fact that one OF the
items Of Information said to have been
communicated In the famous 'bor-
dereau' had reference to the points at
which preparations had been made by
the French authorities for blowing up
French railways In case OF an invasion
by the Germans. In order that the lat
ter might not be able to make use of
those lines OF travel. Systematic pre-
cautions Of this kind are rather new In
military engineering. but they may be
desirable where countries preserving
an armed peace are such closS neigh
bors. Railroads. however. may be
ruined at n fairy rapid rate without
establishing 'emplacements' for mines
In advance. To destroy a rail- requires
from ten to twelve ounces OF dynamite
or guncotton. and two or three miles
OF track per hour may be efYectually
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
sucs~.. of Wireless. r.lesraph,.

During the yacht races Sig. Mar
c0ni. the Inventor Of wireless telegra-
phy, enjoyed triumph without mar
He demonstrated with abundant sue
cess the utility of his discovery for the
reporting Of yacht races. From the
great steamer Ponce he sent wireless
messages to Atlantic Highlands, sew
eral miles away, and to the cable
steamer Mackay Bennett anchored at
the starting line. The bulletins We're
received without error or delay and all
were rs promptly read as the ordin-
ary Morse message from the wire. The
messages were sent in continental
code, but We're recorded by the Mar
conf Instruments and as readily trans
lated us the ordinary cable messages
II Is declared the tests mean the en-
tire success Of Marconis plan for COM
municnting with vessels at sea.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
By Blowing Up the Pumping Works
Kruger Gould Cut Off the Supply

the first discovery Of the yellow metal
was made. they viewed the matter
with alarm. expecting that 1t would at
tract greedy uitlanders, and they lost
no time In publishing decree forbid
ding prospecting and declaring that
heavy punishment would be inflicted
upon any one. be he Boer or stranger,
who violated the ordinance.
THE decree was revoked later, how
ever. and great excitement was caused
by the finding OF = number Of large
nuggets. some Weighing as much as
fourteen pounds. In the bed Of q river.
A good deal OF gold was obtained in
odd spots. but 1t was not until 1890
that the reef Of the Witwatersrand was
discovered. Since that date about
$500 100000 has been taken out of this
wonderful ore body. and 1t is said that
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
FARM BEATS THE MORTGAGE.
Another Of Those Interesting NsbrasL
Stories.

Another Of Those Intercsting Nebraska
Rtories.
There il a story from Buffalo coun-
~ going the rounds that illustrates the
resources Of Nebraska farm. A
farmer up there from Missouri got
pretty much discouraged during the
dry seasons Of '93 and 04, and as there
was . mortgage OF 800 on his farm,
was about ready to jump the whole
business- but determined to make one
more effort and sowed eighty acres in
wheat. The stand was poor, and con-
Guiding that 1t wasn't worth harvest
ing he pulled up his stakes and
moseyed back to Missouri, leaving the
farm to fight the mortgage nll by It.
SELF. The farm was equal to the occa-
sion.
The wheat ripened. fell down and de-
POSTED the seed in the soil again. Next
spring the wheat began to grow lustl-
~. Some Of the neighbors were hon
est enough to write about 1t down to
the fugitive In Missouri, and he got
interested enough to come back and
take look. Then he stopped and har-
vested his voluntary crop. He sold it
Tor enough to pay OF the mortgage and
the rest of his debts and had a tidy
little surplus over with which he
moved his family back and renewed
his oath OF allegiance to Nebraska
Lincoln (Neb) Journal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
Tragic Keqaels to . weadi...

Baltimore Special New York Trib-
une: A brides death by asphyxiation
two days after marriage and the acct
dental death OF her husband on a
steamship At sea. two days later, are
the tragic sequels OF wedding ON Aug
H. Adolph Pohlmann. an electrician
on the North German Lloyd steamer
Willehad. was married to young
woman OF this city. The second morn.
Ing after his marriage Pohlmann rose
early. bade his bride farewell and
Joined his steamer. which sailed that
day for Bremen. The wife, after he
started. returned to bed That was the
last seen Of her alive. She was found
dead. suffocated by gas. II is supposed
that In turning on the gas after her
husbands departure the sleeve OF her
night dress touched several bits of
bric-a-brac hanging on the gas fix-
lures. moving them over the stopcock
and opening II again. Two days later.
according to letters received today. her
husband fell down n hatchway Of the
steamer In heavy storm and was
killed. He was buried at sea.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
THE EARL CENTRAL GOLD MINE HOUSE JOHANNESBURG.

voritc product Of the Bocr houscwi
kitchen. biologists cali It a 'conglom.
crate. which signifies that It Is u hard
ened mixture Of sand and pebbles.
They say that the reef was once sea
beach. millions Of years ago. and the
sand Of the beach contained minute
spscks Of gold. brought down from the
land BY streams. To-day. soiidincd into
rock. II still holds the precious metal.
though the ore ID Of auch low grade
that all the deposits OF the Rand would
not b worth cent u Il were not for
the cyasids process. which nakss II
possible 70 extract the yellow stuR at
cost ef oaiy y per ton Of 'congiom.
crate handled. But the available sup.
ply se bankst 10 uniimitsd; Il 10 Of a.
evsa riehasss throughout, 70 matter
from what part OF the reef Il 10 taken,
and every tor may b. counted on to
gtve up ~ worth Of sold. About TO-.
ooo. 900 tons we're crushed In 1855.
There ID much gold In various parts
OF the Transvaai. but Il has never DOS.
sessed any Interest for the Boers. On
the contrary. they ~rrs incilned 10 70.
kard the Andins Of Il % q misfortune.
and not withoul reason, a. subsequent
svents have dsmoastratsd. inciissd 10
. psaesfui agricultural existence, they
este biished their little republic In the
Traasvaa: becauss thsy thousht that
nobody else wanted the eountry. aad %
they w"sA - lst a:oas. wAeS. II 1854.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
Trusted Ills DO: Too vav,

II Is not always safe TO put too much
trust In n dog. An Ellsworth man had
u highly priced dog, and when n
neighbor presented n bill for two hens
which he claimed had been killed by
the brute. the dog owner was Ericvcd
and positively refused to believe the
charge or pay for the hens. A few
days later the Ellsworth man was drlv-
Ing by the farm where tho hens had
been killed. The dog was with him In
the carrinEe. lie drove into the farm.
er's yard 10 prove to him that his dog
was not guilty. Let out your hens"
he said. and I'll call the dog out OF
the carriasc to prove that he will not
kill hens" II was done. Before the
dog could be stopped he had killed
four. Tho owner OF the dog. who never
dishonors a Just bill. pulled out his
wallet and settled for six hens. ban.
gor (Me.) Commercial.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
TIE BOERS AND TIE GOLD MINES

marriage with hiE was in poor cir
cumstances and earned her living as
a telegraphist. but who vas descended
from princely family of the line of
the last king Of Grusien. The widow
has three sons, and 1t 10 expected that
the car will make her . suitable al
lowance. but nothing ID yet known.
The marriage Of the late czarowitch
was an open secret In Russia and 1t
took place with the consent OF the late
emperor. Alexander ILL.,, who is re-
ported to have said that It was wrong
to deny dying man any wish he
might have. He lived in great happi-
ness with his beautiful young wife.
who was devoted to him. and who is
reported to be overwhelmed with grief
at his death.-London News.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
THE pRsssMEn PLEASED.

rAs Fsa.sssatssssta, Trip Wa On.
pssss - rAsa.
= The following telegram has bssn ~
6s.ivsA by Nj. D. AcNicoll. assistant
general manager OF the Canadian Pa
cinc Railway. from Nj. w. 8. Dingman,
president Of the Canadian Press Asso-
eiation:
Vancouver. Aug. 81. lss9.
One hundred members of the Cana
dian Pres Association are deeply
grateful to the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way Company for the unremitting eour.
tesy and hospitality which has made
their trip across the continent the most
interesting and pleasant OF all their
outings. Though conscious OF the
sterling work accomplished IN the
spanning Of continent. for large
part remote fron ssttlsnsnt, aad IN
the opening up Of territory a. vast -
some empires. the actual view unsoldsd
% the tourney has Impressed the sx-
cursionists more forcibly than words
can represent The dsvsiopnent all
aloag the route. in cities ~ we'll q in
agricultural and grazing sections, has
surprised ~. and 10 most encourasins
to lovers OF solid progress and hopeful
prosperity. The eass and eeafort with
which the Trip from oceaa T. ocean II
attended in the cars aad II the G. p. r.
hotels. through q service unexcslled
anywhere. 10 triumph for Canadian
SKIN and enterprise second only to the
financial and engineering victories at
nined IN the building Of the creates.
scenic and developing line In America.
Nv. 8. DIN0AAN.
fresident Canadian Press Associa-
ton"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
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The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
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