davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1899-05-19
For Sale.

Two stage coaches, formerly run be-
tween Bridgeton and Millville. One
contains four seats and the other five.
First-class vehicles, suitable for carry
ing passengers and Luggage, and will
be sold very low. Address |. A. Dubois,
Mllville, N. ],
, 1899-05-19
NOTICE.

Amendments to Section one. ordinance
two, and Section II, ordinance two or the
plumbing code of the Borough OF WILDWOOD
of the Wildwood Board of Health held on
Monday, May 10TH, 1889, and will be finally
acted upon by the Board at It's regular meet
ing to be held on Friday, June I'd, lSW.
NELSON :. HAYS,
Secretary.
, 1899-05-19

from the dead end on Cedar avenue to
west curb line of Atlantic avenue in
front of Bakers pavilion, with a Y
Joint attached.
The next meeting was fixed for Sat
urday evening, May 20. Adjourned.
, 1899-05-19
To THE COTTAGERS OF WILDWOOD,
ANGLESEA AND HOLLY BEACH:

Thos. i. Connolly. of Wildwood, is prepared
TO encIose yonr LOT with California Pivot, the
New Hedging, Gpows rapidly, green summer
and winter, dpIable; Will Qttiast ~ wooden
Address i'hos. B. Connolly, 1915 Green .St.,
PhiIa.. Pa. Also will furnish shade trees, tralt
trees, Crane vines from McCleary's Nursery
New Jersey. Work personally attended to'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
NOTICE.

We recently sent a notice to our
friends who had overlooked the mat
ter of paying their subscription, asking
them to let US hear from them before
January 18th A great many renewed
before that date aud we thank them.
To those who have not yet renewed we
wish to say that THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER proposes to make some marked
imDrovements when entering its 14Sh
volume next month improvements
which will make it go valuable
that no farmer can afford to
maze 3 crop without it, and which
viii place it in the front ranks
ranks of Southern farm journals. But
these improvements will cost money,
and we earnestly request every one
who has not yet renewed to do so be
fore February 1st. Remember and re
init
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

for sale in NoEth Carolina during 1897
il about the same as for 1895, but be
fore that year the number increased
very rapidly for each year since 1890,
when there was change from the
brand tax to the tonnage tax.
2. The consumption of commercial
fertilizers has increased very rapidly
each year, amounting to about 2O8 600
tons during 1892, valued at about
S. OOO, 900.
3. The larger part Of the fertilizers
nov used in the State are manutac-
tured in North Carolina and Virginia.
4. The average percentage compost
tion of commercial fertilizers is about
the same as for previous years in avail
able phosphoric acid, but there are
slightly smaller percentages of am
monia and potash than for the two
preceding years, probably because
these are the most costly ingredients.
s. One out OF every four of the usual
fertilizers fell below its guarantee in
some single ingredient and one out OF
fifteen in its valuation.
6. Except by the actual field trials OF
the fertilizers there is no method for
determining the value of commercial
fertilizer but by chemical analysis, and
but for the fertilizer control our farm
ers would be imposed upon by many
worthless fertilizers.
J. L. LADD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
No so

actually dissolved the glass, composed
OF silex and potash, proving that the
roots possess the power to dis solve some
substances which resist our powerful
acids. ALI of our soil is composed Of
dissolved stone, and has worked down
during the ages of the past, and in or
der to learn Of what it is composed, it
Is only necessary to know the compost
tion Of the stones found in the higher
regions. II these stones are limestone,
then it follows that the soil below is q
calcareous soil. IF these stones are
quartz or flint then potash may be ex-
pected but it has been proven by tests
that plants requiring potash will take
up other alkaline either as substitute
it potash is wanting, and vice versa.
BIT no man can tell with any degree
Of certainty what changes may take
place in substance when it is applied
to soil; no more could he tell in what
direction wild bird would fly if re-
leased in a field; all he can know, is
that certain substances will contribute
to increase the growing crops. But
nature has interposed certain bounds
bey ond which man can go in exhaust
ing the soil, it will not give up all it's
fertility to one generation, wise work
of Providence; for had not this law not
interposed, our ''daddies" would long
ago have exhausted our soil and left
us Of this generation to perish.
D p MEACHAM
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

When a good permanent pasture has
been secured, it needs care and atten.
tion as well as other parts of the farm.
Heavy fertiIizing is not often neces
s4ry though occasional applications of
cotton seed meal and muriate of potash
are recommended for inducing ranker
growth on thin spots. In thin places
washes are apt to start. These can be
cured by laying in them small cedar or
plne branches with the butte pointing
toward the lower ends Of the washes
when the soil will be washed in among
the limbs and they will be filled to a
level. Another plan recommended to
stop small washes is to drive In few
stakes and bank around them with
Bermuda seeds. The most common
reason for pastures running down is
over grazing. This will induce wash
ing as the roots of the grass will be
weakened.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Senator Hansborough, of North Da
kota, has I'M reduced an smendment to
Senator Hanna's bill lsubsidizing Amer
can shipping, which provides bounty
of one per cent. on all American ex
ports of agricultural products. Sena
tor H4usborough's idea is to encour
age the widening of foreign markets
for American goods and thus stimulate
the home prod uction to meet this de-
mand. The general features of the
amendment ore similar to bill intro
duced last Congress by Senator Can,
non, of Utah.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Cattle should never be allowed to eat
wild cherry leaves. In fact, the leaves
of this tree-the ordinary wild, black
cherry or choke cherry, Prunus sero,
tina-when in a willie d condition are
highly poisonous to both man and
beast. The poison is formed by the
action Of two non poisonous compounds
which are present in the plant When
the leaves are fresh they are harmless,
but as they wilt, prussic acid is liber-
sted in 81 fficieot quantity to kill cattle
or horses or other animals eating the
foliage.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

1t is now good time of year to de
wise ways and means for increasing
the manure supply. In the first place,
though, is the manure now on hand
being cared for in the best manner pos
sIble9 It is TO be feared that every
winter rain or melting snow carries
away much fertility from hundreds Of
barnyards. Picking up loads Of ma
nure here and there, for the cost Of
hauling or little more is wise fore
sight, but the objection raised by many
to this is the liability of introducing
countless weed seed to the farm. This
is most likely if the manure is applied
direct to the land. Such manure should
be applied by itself, and composted
with a liberal mixture of upslecked
lime. When completed the pile can be
thoroughly soaked and then be covered
with dirt, packed down to keep the
heat in. The shaking of the lime will
cause heat sufficient to kill all seeds.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Commissioner Stevens, of the Geor
gia Department of Agriculture, has
called a meeting of State Board of En-
tomology at Macon, on January 18Th,
60 formulate rules under the new la "
for the condemnation of orchards and
trees infected with the San Jose scale.
The Atlanta Journal says that al
ready million trees are infected and
nearly 200, 900 have been destroyed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

As the warmth of spring approaches
the system Graves some fresh acid, and
nothing is more grateful than rhubarb
a more than satisfactory practice is to
cover a couple of thrifty stools of rhu
barb, during this month, with an old
half barrel, inverted, and pile around
iE green manure. This will forc5 it
into quick growth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
COMPOSITION OF SOILS.
J. L. LADD,
Bay City, Texas.

correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
When a young man in school along
in the fifsies, l became very fond OF
chemistry and often wondered why
some able chemist had not turned his
attention to chemistry in agriculture.
It was as late as 1875, before I discov
cred that, that very ground had been
gone over by such scientists as Bous.
singault, Bershier, .L9ibig, Marcel John
s0n, Prout, Davy, Lavorier, Thruard,
and many others. 1t was my delight
to get hold OF these works.
After reading several of these works
/ thought like many boy students, that
I knew it all. But alas! I soon discov
cred that I knew just nothing about it
except the theory. l had the soil, and
GhUught l had the key, Sd went to
work, and found that had plot Of
land that would produce without the
application of any manures, 9 bushels
OF wheat to the acre; Il remained for
me to ascertain from the analysis Of
wheat, what amount of ash the straw,
chaff and grain would leave on being
burned, then to learn of what this ash
was composed, that is, the phosphOrlc
acid, lime, potash, soda, silica, nitro
gen, etc. ALL this led me to believe
that was on the way to be able by
the application Of these fertiliz ars to
determine how much wheat could
produce. Now at that time it appeared
to ne reasonable to suppose that it the
land in the first place was able to pro-
duce without help, eight bushels, and
knowing what the elements we're in
one bushel, then it only remained for
me to apply to the soil eight times these
elements in order to reap the sixteen
it only gave us twelve bushels. The
season was favorable, 80 that the land
had no cause to complain. The stub
BILE was turned under and the land
allowed to rest a couple of weeks,
when wheat was again seeded on it,
which yielded that year eleven and
fraction bushels. A similar expert
ment on corn was attended with simi.
lar results. b. this time we had fallen
in possession of book relating tosuch
experiments.
From this work we learned that sew
eraI chemists had taken the pains to
filter solutions containing potash, phos-
phoric acid and ammonia through soils
prepared for that purpose, with the
view Of ascertaining, if possible,
whether or not the elements in the soil
possessed an affinity for these elements
The result showed that the liquid come
through the soil without bringing with
it the elements which it contained
when poured into the soil; other and
similar experiments demonstrated that
q soil lacking in such elements, pos
sessed the chemical affinity or power
of forming new compounds. when such
were placed within reach of the soil,
which chemical affinities can only be
broken down by the power Of the
growing plant roots. In an effort to
prove that corn could be produced
without the aid of potash, glass jar
was used, and the plants fed with go
lutions containing no potash, but the
corn was produced and an analysis of
the ash revealed the presence of pot
ash. It's presence was mystery but
careful examination revealed the fact
that the roots had adhered closely to
the inside of the glass jar, and had
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

DR.. Wiley, the Chemist of the De
partment Of Agriculture, appeared
last week before the Inter etate Com
merce Committee of the House of
Representatives when the pure food
bill was discussed by that committee.
In speaking of the proposed opera lions
of the Brosius bill, DR.. Wiley said:
The Secretary of Agriculture be-
lieves that $25 600 would be sufficient
to pay the expenses of the enforcement
of the law. His idea is to CO operate
with the State officials. Almost all of
the States have laws on the subject of
food adulteration but their weakness
lies in being unable ~ reach offenders
in other States. That is where q ma
tional law would come in. We would
not propose to operate in States where
the local authorities took no measures
to enforce regulations against adulter.
ated foods"
Our State legislature might we'll take
some action on this matter, which
might be of consid erable service should
Congress fail to o it's duty.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

II fresh bones or meat are not avail
pole for the poultry flock, skimmilk
can be substituted wholly and without
cecrease in egg production. Lean
meat or bone is a heterogeneous food and
: not fat producing. Skimmilk is qIite
similar in its compounds, the fat of
ne milk having been removed in the
separating or skimming process. Either
pone and meat, or skimmilk must of
course be supplemented with q proper
Erain ration.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Two Of our subscribers have recently
written us in regard to ginseng and the
market for it. Prof. Massey writes US
that there is no difficulty in selling
ginseng at good price. The principal
dealers in this state are Wallace Bros,
at Statesville, N. Q. They can give
you the market price and will prob
ably buy what any of our readers have.
Another subscriber writes for more in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

It is getting time now to collect ma
nure for the hot bed and pile it up.
Also the hot bed frames and sashes
Some good rich fine earth should have
been secured before heavy fre< zing for
planting. II this has not been done, it
may be possible to get it out during
warm daYs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Every farm should have a good feed
cutter and all corn fodder should pass
through it. Long corn stalks are a
nuisance in hefeeding manger, trouble
some to use for bedding, subject to
greater waste than when cut, and
bothersome in the manure pile.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
FERTILIZERS IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA.

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
Bulletin No. 151 of North Carolina
Station, is the last of the fertilizer
bulletins issued by that station this
season, and it we find the following
general summary of the results of the
inspection of the fertilizers made by
that station:
1 The number of brands registered
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Cooking highly heterogeneous foods is
poor economy; it causes loss of nitro
gen. Cooking starchy foods, such as
corn and potatoes is economy. 1t ex-
pands and bursts the starch cells and
makes the food more digestible with
out wasting its nourishment.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

In handling a wood lot an immense
amount Of fuel timber can be cut an
nually and yet the fuel value of the lot
constantly increased. In a second
growth lot, where several stems have
sprung from the old stumps the first
thinning should be in reducing the
number OF double or triple sprouts. 1t
isieConomy to cut the weaker ones. Left
to themselves, when they attain a Ger
tain size, most of the weaker sprouts
will biacken at the heart and dye nat
urally, so that in cutting, it is always
safe to cut the smaller. This will re
suit in an accelerated growth of the re-
naming stems both by allowing the
strength Of the roots to go out into the
remaining stems and affording more
light and room for branches, Wood
lots should never be burnt over. The
fertilizing value Of the leaves and tWigs
will be practically destroyed and young
tree plants which may be starting up
In vacant spots will be killed. Time
can be Drofitably employed in trans
planting small trees into vacant spaces
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

In this weeks Issue Ia an article from
an Iredell county man who thinks he
can raise cotton a. 3 cents per pound.
We publish the article solely for its
literary value, just as we publish
stcr.es and j1kes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Burnt clay is good for chickens. 1t
Is hard 60 fad a better set of teeth for
Fowls than the dishes which the ''hired
giri breaks, pounded or cracked into
small pieces. The harder the china,
tne sharper and better will be the
pieces
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Beans are a highly nItrogenOus food,
ana II fed to stock (unsalable beans,
ehrlvetied, etc ) should be supple
mented With some food containing an
excess Of tat materials (carbohy drates),
such as corn, corn fodder, timothy
hav. esa
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES.

Written for 7 he Progressive Farmer by
the ditors and Hoa. Guy e. Mitchell
Scions of fruit trees may still be cut
during open weather. Plunge them
10 boxes OF moist sand in the cellar
Cuttings OF currants or gooseberries
may still be made.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Seeds for planting, either those
Whjcl have bsen saved or new ones re
.ceived from the seedsmeu, should be
Kept in a suitable place; not too cold
nor too not, too dry or too damp. Any
extreme is liable to effect their vitality
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

A bird that has TO stand on one foot
to keep the other warm, is not liable
to lay many eggs. Il is better to fix
up nice warm suushiny house for
the hens and pullets. Sunshine makes
hens sing; singing hens are apt to lay
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

In preparing nests for laying hens
several points should be kept in mind.
In the first place the box should be in
a dark situation where the hen can
barely distinguish the nest and egg.
Hens prefer stealing eff into such q
secluded hole than laying in a wire
nest or other open contrivance where
they are exposed to light and view.
In the next place the box should be
movable go that il can be readily taken
out or at least gotten at and thorough
ly cleaned and disinfected at short in.
tervals. This is highly important, as
a hen should be as comfortable as pos
sible while laying Nests should have
more than one exit or entrance. Some
hens will alway lay in certain places,
aud if other hens are there, they will
drive them eff. In such a case. if there
is but one way to get IF the nest, in
the fighting which may ensue, eggs
will be likely to be broken and this
may induce egg eating. Where there
are two or three sides open to a nest,
hens will invariably slip eff quietly
without damage to the eggs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

The lone minute churn" is again be
ing advertised in conscienceless news
papers Innocent-looking letters,
signed "a Dairyman," but really
written by the manufacturer of the
humbug churn, are, when accompanied
by sufficient amount Of cash, readily
admiGted into thes columns Of those
newspapers the sole aim of whose edi
tors is to make money by humbugging
their readers or any other old way.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has moro
tnan once recently refused to adver-
tisa this and other humbugs, and we
are proud to say we are sure that every
one of our advertisers is entirely
worthy Of the confidence and patron
age of all our readers. The ads. in this
paper should be read as carefully as
other matter and often contain as
many useful hints. And do not fail
when you write to any of these adver-
tisers to say: Il saw your ad. in THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER" When you do
this, your letter will always have
prompt attention, and you also by 80
doing confer favor upon the adver-
tiser and the paper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
Has the Largest

Has the Largest
Circulation and 10
the Oldest, LArg
sst. and only all
gore Print arm
paper in that Rich
Farmin n & and
Truckit G section
Rerwe n kich-
mond, Va and
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

" an srqrdSng rsOJ0 Just 0eHtTsd t''e
.xrtui,s, and i7 TtGH gLOtI Of the cOnaS1sS
,gnset. Behind me are the sIsGGotc9 o''
he frGck, before me lies the dGrs UGEtey
.1d the rEUer. When I nIEI1gte tUtth tCs
S1-k matters I SCG7st to cast one Ltf1geT-
'so loos sspOr q country tChO8e goUer9l-
.ssrt "a OF the people, for the people,
sd b,I the peOpls, IL. Z. Polk, JtsSg
Mh 1890
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

Has the largest
circulation Of "
family 6gricultu.
raj or political
paper published
between Rich
mond and Atlanta
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[CoNTINUED ON PAGE 81
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-14
No. 90
The First Kiss

each evening the Saint Charles makes
pleasure for the family and friends.
The brick work on the new Evan
gelical church is almost completed and
the structure will soon be ready for use.
Several additional telephones will be
put in around the lake in the very near
future.
Major and Mrs. l.. r. GignilIiat and
son have gone to visit relatives and
friends in Richmond, Va.
Rev. Mackenzie, president of the
Howe Military academy, arrived on the
night train Tuesday.
Carey N. Corns, late member of the
18th L. V. L., is acting as assistant on
the steamer Aubbenaubbee.
Medbourn, Klein & Co. have driven
two flowing wells for the academy.
The tax collector has been gladden.
ing p many hearts the past few days.
DR. Barton w. Evermsn, assistant
u. 5. fish commissioner, and two assist
ants now occupy the Duenweg cottage.
one door south of the Arlington hotel.
They will investigate the depths and
temperatures of the lake at various
points and will make thorough study
OF the plant and animal life of the
water and surrounding shores. The in
vestigation is carried on by order of the
| L. 5. fish commission and the results
will form part of its published pro-
ceedlDgs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Matthew have
begun work at the &. M. A., after few
weeks of well-esrned rest.
| A soldier relative has been visiting
J slab Geiselman for a few days.
A. l.. Porter and ID N. Bradley drove
over to Cedar Lake Tuesday.
A young man from near Plymouth
brsvely defended his mother from the
vile Oaths of near relative here last
Sunday. Such an action is worthy.
Next sunday Is expected one OF the
largest crowds we have seen here. Two
excursions-one from Terre Haute and
one from Indianapolis arrive here
about 1890. The Terre Haute excur-
sion will be composed of two sections.
The two regular trains will doubtless
swell the numbers.
| Mrs. Lewis Mcdonald, of Plymouth,
is at the Simons cottage.
| The new barracks at the &. M. A.
have reached the second story.
| Homer Nearpass now has charge of
the local department of the Herald.
Sad it is to contemplate but it is
nevertheless true that our city marshal
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-14
Tippecanoe Snap Shots.

John Kramer was the first one to
thresh in this vicinity, having threshed
last Saturday.
Amanda Bsugher has moved her
household goods to Chicago, where she
joined her husband, who is section
foreman on the railroad.
Woodson Shaffer, who has been work
ing in Michigan for the past three
months, returned home last Saturday.
Joe. Sanders, of Burket, was here the
first of the week looking after his
property.
Emory Yokum has joined Riffner
Bros show again, after visit of a
week with his family.
Children's Day will be duly observed
at the church next Sunday evening.
Hiram Horn, who has been very sick
for the past two weeks, is slowly recov-
eriDg.
Elmer K. Jefferies and family spent
the day last Sunday in Chicago with
Mr.. and Mrs. John III. Patch, former
residents here.
Wayne Jordan has moved to the
Corbin farm, south of town, and we IN
derstand that the property vacated by
him will De occupied by Mr.. Hartman.
the section foreman at this place.
A union Sunday school was organ
lied at Uptown last Sunday with the