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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

Commenting on the book, "Prin
ciples of Agricul ture," by Prof. L. r..
Bailey, of Cornell University, Ithaca,
N. Y, to which we referred last week,
Farmers Voice says: I'VE have read
this book with much pleasure. Prot.
Bailey has a national reputation, and
in his book has told plainly where the
foundations OF agriculture are laid. He
explains how the elemental substances
that are used by plants are changed
into forms by which the plants can use
them. There are no technicalities to
confuse those who have had no oppor
tunity to study technical definitions.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

Scientific facts are treated in such a
manner that anyone can understand
them, and when the subject is finished
the reader will be surprised to discover
that he has acquired a large amount
of technical information. principles
OF Agriculture" covers the whole
ground in the way of treating of the
principles that underlie the growth of
vegetables, field crops, flowers and live
stock. The book teaches principles,
allo wing the reader to apply them to
his own particular sur roundings. The
Progressive Farmer will send copy
of this book TO any address upon re.
ceipt Of price, $1.25.-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11
A SAVING OF 5000 900, 900
NARROW TIRES
BAD ROADS

All those Of our readers who are inter
ested in any species of legislation look
ing toward Improvement of the public
highways will find food for ref 3ction
in what follows in this article.
1t is estimated that the public roads
OF the United States aggregate 1, 500,
600 miles in length. The somewhat
conservative estimates of Gen. Roy
Stone Of the .. 8 Department Of Agri-
culture, places the total wagon trans
portation at approximately sec. 900 600
tons. The average distance of haul is
placed at eight miles, and the average
cost Of transporting one ton that dis
tance is assumed to be g This makes
the total yearly cost of wagon freight
ing round billion OF dollars. ALI this
is assuming that the roads of the
country are in their present unim
proved condition. Should the roads
be put in first class condition, and
brought to something like the state Of
perfection in which we find them in
foreign Countries, it is claimed by
those who are in a position to know,
that this same ton Of freight could be
transported the same distance at a cost
Of only 80 cents. On this basis the
enormous saving Of 5000, 600, 600 a year
in wagon transportation would result
from perfect highways in every section
Of the country.
a better idea OF the magnitude of
this great saving may be drawn from
the fact that the total animal value of
all farm products is something like
s.. 900, 900, 600, and that thesaving above
referred to would equal one fifth or
twenty per Mt. Of that amount The
tax returns of the entire country show
that we are spending $40, 900 600 year
for the maintenance of public high
ways. This means just the keeping
of roads open and passable and does
not include any permanent improve
ment. The maintenance and improve
ment of public highways therefore be-
comes a serious problem and one
which should engage the attention of
every thinking individual who is
obliged TO employ them in the conduct
of his business.
A long step in the right direction,
because it means permanent improve
ment, would be the general introduc
tion Of the modern broad tired wagon
wheels. This matter is appreciated in
many States to that extent that the
farmer who uses such wheels on his
wagon has his highway tax greatly re
duced in consideration of the fact.
North Carolina has taken a step in
this direction. Broad tires do not cut
up and rut the highway, but rather
firm it, and frequent passing over the
same ground has the same effect as
passing heavy roller over the sur
face. This effect is shown in part by
the accompanying illustration, which
shows a wegon equipped with the
broad tired Electric Steel Wheels
made by the Electric Wheel Co., Of
O uncy, Ill. Much more of value along
Gnis line may be cleaned from their
book Farm Saving" Send for free
COPY
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11
AN APPRECIATED TRIBUTE.
L1YlNasToN. N. O.. April 4. 18ss

LIVINGSTON N. O., April f. 1899
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
have been taking your paper ten
years. During this time, and previous
to it, have ta ken quite number Of
agricultural papers in addition to the
sample copies Of agricultural papers
have been sent to me which'I have
carefully examined With this oppor-
tunity for making a comparison, do
not hesitate to say that your paper is
one of the very best of which I have
any knowledge No farmer in North
Carolina. in my opinion, can afford to
do without it; certainly could not,
although I take two other agricultural
papers Any farmer who will take it
and read it carefully and carry out the
many suggestions made will in the
course of year get the valu9 of his
subscription several times over, and
am glad to say further that the paper
has, in my opinion, been steadily Inc
proving for some time of late.
In addition to this, your paper is an
admirable channel in which the people
may discuss public questions. You
are ever ready to give all sides a patient
hearing, which is greatly to your
credit. and too rarely met with in most
other papers. have myself had occa-
sion to differ with you pretty sharply
sometimes, and you have always given
me fair showing.
I make these statements voluntarily
because think it is simply due to you
that should do So
I greatly regret that my continued
invalidism has made it impossible for
me to contribute to your columns for
sometime. Wishing you abundant
success, am,
Yours sin cerely,
GEO E BoGGs
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11
THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE up
PER SOUTH.
GEO E BoGGs

In Mitchell county, N. O., this past
season, a farmer who farms by modern
methods, made 432 bushels of wheat
per acre over an entire feld, by actual
survey and measurement. OF course,
Mitchell county is in the mountain,
country, and has never been cotton
growing section, but the lands there
are very similar to large part of the
upper Piedmont, where cotton has
been grown for generations on soil,
and in a climate, well adopted to the
growth OF the grasses and clovers, and
there is no reason under the sun why
over the wide rolling cay region OF the
Piedmont section of North Carolina
the finest crops OF wheat and grass
should not be grown, and the old
quilted and washed hilIsides be Gov
cred with sod and redeemed from
washing and destruction. The crop OF
49 bushels Of wheat per acre is a long
way ahead Of half a bale of cotton at
cents per pound, and the rolling hills
Of the Piedmont section should never
have been devoted to the continual
culture Of cotton, which has resulted
in the terrible gulIies that now disfig-
ure the country, and make some tracts
almost irreclaimable except at an enor-
nous expense.
Steep hills that nature intended to be-
covered with grass and to support
focks and herds have been brought
InoNr1N11rn az pAnra1
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11
I BROAD TIRES
/ GOOD ROADS.
ENCOURAGING WIDE T1RRs

Those Who Use Wide tire Vehicles to be
Exempt, in Certain Counties, From a
Part of Their Road Tax.
The Legislature passed the following,
which is designed to encourage the use
Of wide tire vehicles:
WHEREAS, The use of wide tire
vehicles on the public roads of the
State, as shown by experience, will
both benef5 and protect roads by pack
ing and smoothing the surface of the
same
The General Assembly Of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section That every person in the
State, who, during the year ending
December Slst, 1899, and each succeed
ing year thereafter, owns and uses on
the public roads of the State any wagon
or other draft vehicle with tires as
wide as the standard wide tire wheels
described in section two Of this act,
shall, on the presentation of proof
thereof, satisfactory to the commits
sioners OF any county in which said
vide tire vehicles are used, be paid by
the county treasurer of said county,
out of the road fund of the county or
township in which the same is used, ,
each and every year, for period Of
five years, a sum equal to one half Of
his or her road tax. Provided. that in
no case shall the amount so paid for
any year be greater than two dollars
on each vehicle, nor in any case shall
the amount paid to any person, firm
or corporation exceed the sum of five
dollars, and provided, further, that in
case any such person pays no road tax,
he shall during each and every year,
for a period of five years, be exempt
from one.half of the labor which under
the law he may otherw be required
to expt nd on the public roads of the
county or township in which he re-
sides.
''Section For the purpose of this
act the standard for wide-tire wagons
lows: FOR a one horse vehicle with
skeins q by inches or under, or
spindles Il by inches or under, two
and one half ~ inch tires; for two
horse vehicles, with skeins larger than
81 by inches, not over by inches.
or with spindles more than Is by z
inches, and not over II by 10 inches,
four inch tires; and for all vehicles
with skeins and spindles larger than
the above, six inch tires.
Section 8. This act shall only ap
ply to the following counties: Ala
nance, Buncombe, E1gecombe, Gas
ton, Forsyth, Lincoln, Mecklenburg,
Moore, Orange, ('or Chapel Hill town
ship only), New Hanover, Rowan, Will.
son and Durham.
Section 4. This act shall be in force
from and after it's ratification"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES.

Written for The Progressive Farmer by
the ditors and Hon. Guy z. Mitchell
By the cold weather of last Tuesday
C4sh) some OF our readers were made
to appreciate the wisdom Of the article
Trom the Western PloWman) In The
Progressive Farmer Of that date,
"PlaD ting Early We advise you to
give that article a second reading.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

Do you take, or wish to take, paper
or magazine published outside of North
Carolina9 Tnen write to US for price
in connection withThe Progressive Far
mer. We can probably give you re
ducpd rate and save you money.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

It Is reported in Ne Hark, n J that
manu- 'scturers of fertilizers are about
to eject a combination. Those il ter
escaa ! the movement are the Lister
Agricultural Chemical Company, OF
Newark; NJ. L Shoemaker & Co, l. P.
Thomas and Charles & Carpenter, OF
Philadelphia; Bowker & Co, Of BOs
C1n, Psston F9rtiliz9r Co., New York
Bradley Fertilizng Co., OF Philadel
plIa and Boston, and the Crocker Fer.
t..z Co, OF Buff AlO
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

The Balvidere Gil } Standard reports
a case IN which a lady who owned
forty COWS killed thirty eight Of them
because she had just that little amount
Of learning about dangerous insecti
Cides
She knew Paris green was used to
kill Insec5s on trees and reasoned that
the same agent would kill lice on her
cows and on the assurance Of local
druggist that this was true she pro
ceeded to sprinkle her COWS with the
deadly poison. The COWS licked them
selves az is their way, and as result
a.l but two of them are dead.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

In reply to an inquiry as to the price
Of cotton in the future, will say that
while we make no pretence to the gift
Of prophecy, we are sure that as long
ss the conditions that caused the pres
ems low price Of cotton continue in
force, low prices will continue. One Of
three Things will bring about an in
crease in price: a. proper change in
the country's financial system; (2) a
decrease in acreage great enough to
cause a cotton famine; 81 thorough
organic alton on the part of the farmers,
80 as TO enable them to fix the prices of
their own products as other Industries
do. Tais is the ex ent OF our prophecy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

Experiments With Cotton 1898 "
By ] f. Duggar, makes a valuable
bulletin no. 1OD. Sent out by the
Alabama Agricultural Experiment
Station at Auburn. Our readers in
terested in cotton growing should send
for a coDy. Address Director Expert
ment Station, Auburn, Ala
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

notwithstanding all OF Germany's
hostility to and discrimination against
American products, agricultural, and
o.her7, 1t seems that she Is the only
continental country of Europe that is
making any move to adjust her regu
latIons In manner favorable to the
increased importation of these prod.
uets. With Elgland there has been
no trouble. She has always appeared
k'ad to receive our meats and other
staples, and while there has been and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

"I On. standing nOtV JtGSt behind the
.wrtair1, and in fIGll glOtC Of the coming
,grset Behind me are the ShGdOtCs on
he track, before me lies the dark galley
md the riUer. When I HISTIgLe ICtth Ets
IGrk matters I ECGFst to cast one LSTIgeT-
mo look upon O cOtIntry t0hose gOUer'-
Isut is Of the people, for the people,
ETd bg the people, ,"-L. L. Polk, July
Uh. 1890
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

Has the L argest
Circulation and IS
the Oldest, LRrg-
est, and only all
BONE Print Farm
Paper in that Rich
arm n & and
Truckir G section
Berw e n Rich.
mond, Va, and
Savannah, Ga.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

Attorney General Walser expresses
the opinion that the anti trust bill re-
Gently passed by the General Assembly
will in no way interfere with the opera
tIons of trusts in this State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

causing her to heed American protests
against her unjust determinations.
A farm paper that fears to speak out
on all the great questions affecting the
farmers welfare oes not deserve the
support of the farmer With shame
we confess that the Southern farm
papers are as a rule much less courage
Gus and outspoken in such matters
that are the farm papers of the West.
How many Southern farm papers have
had word to say regarding the con
stantly increasing power OF organized
capital7 How many have published a
line urging the farmers to unite for
mutual protec ion3 It is we'll to watch
these things. Only q few weeks ago
we socicited an ad. from a we'll known
advertiser-one whose ad. appears in
nearly every other Southern farm
journal. After some correspondence
he wrote US: ITO be perfectly frank
with you, the only reason why we
have never advertised in The Progress.
i've Farmer is the stand it has taken
against all organized capital" and
plainly stated that unless we changed
our policy he would not advertise with
US Now The Progressive F Lrmer has
never said that capitalists should not
organize; it has only clntended that
the farmers too should organize
should get in position to assert their
rights, just as capitalists assert theirs.
And this is ''our stand against organ
lied Capital The other farm ournals
had taken no such stand, and 80 they
got the patronage of this great adver
tiser, We did not get the Rd but we
kept our manhood, and our courage,
and are determined to keep up the
fight. leaving it to the farmers to decio e
whether or not they prefer a paper
that stands with them in their contest
against the San Jose scale and crab
grass, but against them in their greater
fight against the greed Of organic I'D
capital to one that stands with them
and by them in their fight against un-
just laws as well as against bugs and
insects.
The letter referred to also gives a
good reason for patronizing those who
advertise in The Progressive Farmer
in preference to all others. When you
patronize our advertisers you are not
enriching those who are trying to
browbeat and coerce the press OF the
country into supporting the unjust
and oppressive practices of monopoly.
If the time has come when monopoly
can boldly say to the farm press I'm
less you are blind to our sins, we will
not advertise in your paper" then the
time has come when the far rmers should
say I'VE will support only those papers
that have the courage of their convic
tions, and will patronizs only those
who advertise in these papers,"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

Is good deal Of prejudice among Eng
lishmen in favor of their own produc
tions, so that the best American meats
especially, have been sold as English,
thus bringing better retail prices, no
noying and unjust regulations have
been placed on our gods. The CONT.
mental countries, on the other hand,
have made every regulation in force q
psetext for embarrassing or excluding
American products. Under the plea
of protection to health and of guard
ing the country from diseases, Ameri
can live stock, canned and dressed
meats, fruits, etc have been excluded
or ridiculously quarantined. Ameri
can cattle on the hoCf are excluded
under the plea of disease, whereas they
are the only cattle imported into Euro
peRn countries that are free from dis
eases. While the land owning party
in Germany is clamorous for protec
tion and prohibition of American i'm
ports, the government itself, Secretary
Wilson states, is now really making an
effort to arrange matters favorable to
the importation of our agricultural
products. The Great mass of German
consumers now see that the importa
tion Of American meats and other farm
products will make living cheaper. OF
all the countries of the Continent, the
Secretary says, Germany is the only
one which is doing anything to favor
our export trade. The truth Of the
matter is, although the Secretary does
not say 80, that the power which his
department now has of inspecting
German or other package which comes
into this country, and rejecting it il he
thinks it contains matter in any way
deleterious to health, it undoub btedIy
recognized by Germany and the fact
that in case Of retaliation the United
States could give German trade fear
ful blow, is having a salutary effect in
causing her to heed American protests
against her unjust determinations.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-11

Has the largest
circulation of any
family agricultu.
raj or political
paper publiShed
between Rich
mond and Atlanta
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The Advocate and news., 1899-03-29
The SUNNY sIope sale.

The writer takes pleasure in calling the
attention Of all interested in choicely bred
registered Hereford cattle to the sale an-
nouncment made by Mr., c. A. 5tannard, the
late successor to the ownership Of the noted
Sunny Slope herd at EmpOria, KRns
The visitor ut this noted farm now finds
--snce the consolidation OF the Sunrise
herd founded and owned by Mr. Stannard,
and the herd owned by the lamented late
Mr.. G. 8. Cross, known as Sunny Slope
the combined herd aggregates over 500 head
from which 100 head, 4A bulls, COWS, 40
2-year-old heifers and 10 yearing heifers,
est bidder ct Kansas City on Tuesday,
April Is, l899 1t may with proprlety be
stated here that S5 of the 2-year-old hefers
that VIII go into the sale, are those that
the younger division Of the Sunrise herd.
This being the case the prospective buyer
need not expect anything but extra good
ores; especially will these females be ap-
preciated aS they were bred and safe In
calf by either Wild Tom, Imp. Keep On,
Imp Sentinel, Kodak OF Rockland, or Java.
Among the cows is daughter OF the
noted Beau Real Esmeralda 57b55, that Is
one OF the best producers on the farm.
Then comes Ashton Bloom 6687 with bull
calf at side by the 5000 Imp. Salisbury.
II O little different breeding Is wanted there
is the COW Belle Washington 51l65, she 10
daughter OF Imp. washington 226i6, o great
show and breeding bull I'm his day and time.
She will come into the ring with q son OF
Java at IOOG. IL one q little more up-tO-datg
be preferred then Cordelia I'd 1886, by Ca
dalac, the SON of Mr.. Sothams noted Cor
rector, will be sent in with a bull calf at
side by Imp Iron Founder The fifth one
OF these older females will be Pulvisa I'd
3Sl05, she by Hendricks 26193 She Is an ex-
cellent breeder and In near expectancy by
Java.
A word concerning the 10 long yearling
helferS will not be an1iss TO those that want
some extra well-bred. These young things
are taken out OF a lot that Mr.. Cross had
reserved for future usefulness In the Sunny
Slope herd. II may occur to the reader that
the female offering is the peer OF anything
In Hereford kingdom. They are certainly
bred right and individually the equal Of
any.
The Bull Offering.
The 45 head Of bulls were selected out
OF lot Of over 100 head and IL the reader
will consult a copy Of the sale catalogue
he will find them SONS of Kodak OF Rock
land 4074 Archibald Nc 60s22 he a BON OF
Archibald 6.,Wild Tom, Climax, Archibald
&, Lomond and Stone Mason 18th 423f. This
array Of noted sires needs no introduction
to the American Hereford public. Kodak
Of Rockland will be included in the Offer
Ing and the prospective buyer win have an
opportunity to see both sons and daughters,
hence will be able to Judge OF the value OF
KODAK as a sire OF extra good ones. Such
is the reputation OF the merits OF the cattle
that will 60 into this sale that II ought to
bring out one Of the largest conversations Of
Hereford and beef cattle breeders ever
gathered together In this country For fur
ther information consult the announcement
elsewhere In this Issue and govern your
selves accordingly. w. p. BRUSH.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-29
tFirst Published March 8, 1897
Bond Redemption Notice.

To the holders Of bonds issued by Saline
County Kansas to The Chicago Kansas
and Western Railroad Company, and also
to The Chicago Kansas and Nebraska
Railway Company.
Pursuant to the laws Of the State Of Kan
Commissioners Of Saline county Kansas, /,
Henry H. Eberhardt county treasurer OF
Saline county Kansas hereby give notice
that the following described bonds with the
accrued interest thereon, issued by Saline
county Kansas toAwit: ($42,00O00) Forty-two
thousand dollars in bonds, bearing date Of
December 28th, 1887, are in denomination Of
(Sl,OOO.O0) one thousand dollars each, bonds
numbered from (1D eleven to 52) f1fty-two,
inclusive. interest at six per cent, principal
maturing December 18th, 1907, principal and
interest payable at the Fiscal Agency of the
State of Kansas, in the city Of New York,
issued to The Chicago, Kansas and Ne
brasl1a Railway Company.
Also ($5S, S,OOO.0O) fifty-eight thousand dol
lars, towit: Bonds numbered Q) one to (58)
fifty-eight, inclusive, bearing date of Mo-
Vember 1St, 1887, are in denomination Of
81 100000 one thousand dollars, each, inter-
est at six per cent, principal maturing No
vember LIST, 1917, principal and interest pay
able at the Fiscal Agency Of the State OF
Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
Company, will be paid on the 18th day Of
May, 1899, at the Fiscal Agency OF the State
Of Kansas, in the city of New York, State
Of New York. And further notice ls hereby
given that on the 18th day OF May, 1899, said
above described bonds will cease to bear
interest.
HENRY H. EBERHARDT,
County Treasurer OF Saline County, Kan
sas.
Attest: A. L. BROWN,
(SeaL) County Clerk.