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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-11
IhH DAIRY
BUTTER PRICES PASr AND
PRESENT.

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
For some three or foUr weeEs pre-
Vious to this writing June 23) butter
has sold higher on the Elgin market
than at the same season of the year
since 1895 This ia encouraging.
So many more are 10 steadily EN-.
plOyed than for several years and
wages in many instances so much bet
ter, that 1t is not strange butter is
sellingto for better prices this year. Then
again butter has been 81 low TOR the
past three years that thTe has not been
the inducement for the laboring classes
to use bogus butter and cIc3 they be,
come accustomed to the flavor OF gen
uine butter Of good q3aliUy they will
not care to go bach 10 the use Of any
imitation Of at.
The writer can ramemb,r that way
back before the civil war, butter SOLD
for 25 N. per pounoe which was in
deed a high price, when the prices f
other ARTICLES Of I'D were taken into
consideration. With the exception or
a oppression in the GUNNER OF 1879
again in 1885. and during the pas
three years the price for butter has
been on an average a. high S it should
be-that is taking the interests Of tn
consumer az we'll "a those Of the pro
Queer into consideration
It is a singular fact that all through
the hard times following the panic o.
1873-some SIX vears-5he price Of but
ter was E. good deal higher than it has
be3n during the recent hard times, end
higher than for come time previous to
| the panic Of 1898 The writer Will ad
NIT that this ls stated as q matter OF
memory and that il not stated correct.
ly he stands ready to be corrected
Referring again to the fact that but
ter KEEP up such a good price all those
| years following the hard times of 1873
and the fact that it has been 90 low the
pact three years, the writer will remind
the readers that previous to about 1880.
and perhaps & year or two later. the
butter market had not felt the efsct
OF bogus or imitation butter That
product has taken from the pockets of
the American farmer untold millione,
Nothing should be let undone to cause
II q De SOLD for what it is insteed of
being paimed eff as real butter.
1 luis no" quite proper to hope that
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POOLING THE FARMER.

The Mt. Olive Advertiser Of last week
comments on our expose as follows:
The American Cotton Company,
which oWns the patents for making
cylindrical cotton bales, has devised q
very plausible scheme for bringing
this system in vogue. The company
has prepared a series OF welIwritten
articles expounding the virtues Of the
new method, the benefits to be derived
by the farmer, etc and are having
them published in such papers through
out the South as are easily influenced
or fail to consider the far reaching
effect of matter that appears as
original.
The object of this series of ready
made editorials is to pave the way for
the establishment of the ''roundIap''
system of baling cotton; they are the
sugar coating of q monopoly pill that
a trust is attempting to force down the
peoples throat through the assistance
of transporting newspapers. Corpora
tions seem to have a strong grip upon a
number OF our contemporaries.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-11

there are firm in the belief that the
people through CO operation will own
the bulk OF all property in the king
dom within another 100 years. Now,
we need in agriculture just such CO.
operation. If a fraction OF the breath
and brains that farmers have expended
in .'cussing the trusts" we're put into
education, agitation and CO operation,
the benefits to farmers would be far
greater. The fact is, our farmers have
got TO take hold and work out their
own salvation since no one else will do
it for them. They have the ability, in
tegrity and money to do this, If they
will only pool their issues es manufac-
turers and those in other occupations
are so successfully doing. 1t is so
much easier to fad fault with others
than to j Din in helping ourselves, that
it takes q long time ven for Jul intel
ligent farmer to enlist in any CO opera
tive effort. Increasing competition
will drive them to it, however, and the
sooner they realiz9 this and improve
their opportunities for buying together
and selling together, the sooner will
their prosperity come and the larger
will it be. We need more corporations
farmers to do for them what
the individual farmer alone can never
hope to do Exchange.
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II you wish more than one ape
write for special rates For instance.
we send twice R-week Courier Journal.
the weekly Progressive Farmer, the
aemi monthly Home end Farm and
the monthly GeEtlewoman all one year
for only 50 Is
NOTE In forwarding subscriptions
to other publicati ne. we only act az
the agent Of the subscriber. and after
we have paid over the subscription
our responsibility ceases. Failure to
receive magazine or paper. change Of
address, etc, should be@reported di
rectly to the publisher, not 20 US.
We are also prepared to furnish the
following books at prices named:
A. [ Roots A. B. Q. of Bee
Henry Stewards The Domes
tic Sheep. / SO
Principl s of Agri"ulture... %
Voorhaf g Book on Fertilizers. 100
Write for price Of any book you
desire.
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for the next few years, at least, butter
will sell for better prices than it has
for the past three years. Something
will Of course depend On the financial
condition of the country and the labor
market and a good deal will depend
on laws already enacted and the enact
ment of other laws for the proper re
s~triction of bogus butter as we'll as the
enforcement Of such laws.
It may not be out of place to call at,
tention to what the writer believes tC
be a fact, viz , that following a panic
dairy products hold their own, espe
cially butter, better than most farm
products. At any rate such wRs tbs
case following the financial panics OF
1873 and 1898. Another fact seem to
have been illustrated during the re
turning prosperity of last year an6
this, viz that prices of other farm
and many other products and mate
rials advanced in price before any ed,
vance was made in the price Of butter.
Perhaps this may be accounted for on
the theory that it is not till all classes
OF wage earners have money to spend,
will butter be sufficiently in demand to
cause an advance in price.
As in all kinds of production, the
prGf5 in butter making is found be,
tween cost and price obtained-less ex-
,NorCo ~ 6o116roa II 80 On 70 RI q thor
the progressive farmer or dRiryman is
producing butter fat al a lower cost
per pound than did the same class, or
at any rate the average farmer before
the civil war Or even fifteen years ago
Or if you please put it this way: that
the progressive dairyman makes but
ter fat at q lower EOS per pound than
does the average farmer, and that a.
the present time there r a great many
moro progressive Gajrymen than b.
tore the war or even fifteen years ago.
While the cost of butter fat is reduced
by the advanced darymap, more tima
and skill ia used by him in the manip
ulation of the butter aud in getting ir
ready for working. But as an eff 'et,
he makes better butter and it S lis for
a better price than that made by tn
average producer.
How shall the lower level OF prices
for dairy products be me!3 This is an
important question. and one that viii
be constantly calling for an answer
The answer ia to do better dairying
An answer in detail could not be given
at this time tine or even in any one
future letter.
F. W MOsELEY.
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Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood
or constitutional disease, and in order to cure
it you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quaCk medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best physicians in
this country for years, and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best tOnics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what PRODUCES such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F.. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, 0,
SOLD by druggists, price Csc.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-11
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE II

BhOM EAON IL
is secured and all stock are fond Of
such. Lucerne is appreciated for an
early cut for spring feeding. The plant
suffers in dry summers but we find
much value in the crop when we seed
with oats in September-even II but
two cuts are made from u seeding 1t
is good pay. The fuest hay can be
made by cutting Iucerne and oats at
time oats is in dough state-the crop
cures a green color hay and is soft and
tender. On nicely prepared seed beds
SOW 1 bushel Of oats, cover with disc
harrow, then Sow 10 or IL pounds OF
Iucerne, cover with cedar or stiff brush.
''Lucerne seed is not so high in price
as they were some years ago. Any
farmer can seed n or two acres at a
small cost.
If we have a corn field not to be own
in wheat or oats we seed down with a
mixture Of wheat, oats, barley and rye,
sowing in August if possible. From
this we get winter grazing for young
cattle and find it a great help to the
young cattle. I get the mixed seed OF
T, W. Wood s. Son, Richmond, Va,
and they cost about soc. per bushel.
'All milk men know the value OF an
early crop in the spring-the cow
look for an early bite, and always pay
for same in an increase Of milk.
''For the first cutting we find rye
and crimson clover the smartest crops
to induce to do their fastest growing
we select a spot Of land which warns
up early in spring, IN this we spread
twenty five two horse loads Of COW
manur per acre and pillow under, SOW
our seed then on top put on twenty FIVE
loads horse manure (all manure is put
out with Kemp distrioutor) the horse
manure serves to keep young growth
warm and when winter breaks, the
crop is soon ready for COWS. Oats and
lucerne come next, then wheat, surely Is
q fine milk producer. Since we learned
the value of green wheat we feed great
quantities, SOW two bushels wheat, one
peck crimson clover per acre. This
combination makes a fine soiling crop.
About November 18Th to 2Osh we
try to SOW one bushel Canada field
peas, n bushel oats and one bushel
barley per acre. The three kind OF
seed stand our average winter all right,
if a very hard winter follows we some
times lose the pea crop but success is
more frequent than failure. When all
60 through the winter we get a heavy
cut either for green feed or for curing
for forage.
1T weather in January is favorable
we SOW the same combination but later
than February 10Th it is not advisable
to SOW Canada peas. Plow in peas
pretty deep five or elk inches is our
plan, cover barley and oats with disc
harrow OF put in with grain drill.
For my use and business I am con
WINGED that land brings more money to
me when used for producing forage
than is the case when I try any other
crop. Buying the rough food for horses
or cattle is an expensive business both
in the money paid for it and the haul
ing. can excuse a man with go to 100
cattle for buying forage but the farmer
who has ten or twenty head to feed
needs to figure a little before he neg. |
lects the forage crop to enable him to
produce larger money or sale crops"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-11

Combinations OF capital are COL
stantIy increasing in number, magni
tude and power. And this in spite of
the anti trust law. We heartily be
lieve in applying whatever legislation
is necessary to restrain these great
combinations, and to keep them amen
able to the law and az servants, not
masters, of the people. But when ell
this is accomplished it will not prevent
the existence Of these large corpora
tions. They are n form Of CO opera,
tion. The capitalist and the corpora
ton have been the first N the United
States to realizea and apply the c. opera.
tive idea, whereas in England it was
the woskingman and mill operative
who founded CO operation and have
applied it so successfully during the
pas. so years that leading co-operators
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-11
ATTENTION, FARMERS!

May 80 1899 Letter Patent, were granted me
for Nweeteued or + avored Leaves of TObnc o.
T-tain1T & their Stems intact. as d finished. man
uf+cfurod artiC e." 1t Is as mer' hant4Ele as
apples with cores IN them or Potatoes with
- in on them. if not why not?
You can mAUufacture this With your own
wash-pUU and TOBACCO barn as Well as the
larg st ia tory the trust controls. avail YOUR
self of this Dstent protection Tor a snail roy
s1ty and your night has pass ed.
For further information address with stamp
for reply
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A NOTABLE BOOK.

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Dc Re- YOI Want to Co.,
Why to Colorado
Course. WI Of

Where else would a sero;,,
seeking q new home want 70 Nan
COLORADO has the finest o5
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thin air and almost perpetual a,11 DRY,
II you are seeking health, COT0IB5o1l59s
is the place for you. O"ORADO
COLORADO is the f1nos+
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iron, lead and coal. Thonson' sIIVeS,
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cannot you make a fortune, tor? Why
COLORADO is the one p}laco
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sands Of industrious families and s9ou.
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If you are thinking of seekio.
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We want a party Of one hun5rooS9 ge'
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or r G GULLY Nv"
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INSURGENTS NERVE GONE.
Osiven OUt - CalanDlt, TAey Real.
Ire That Further Resistance
wOula No Coeleoa.

Drives OUt - CalanDit, TAey Real.
Ire That Further Resistance
Woula Ne Useiess-
NEW YORK, April IA dispatch to the
Herald from Manila says:
An interview with Gen. Otis says.
The insurgents thought their position
on the river bank at Caiumpit was inn
pregnable. They made . successful stand
against the spaniards in 1896. Our success
In storming their infrenchments has de-
moralixed them. and the people are ready
to give up the fight.
''As to the emissartes sent by Gen. Lu-
mas. my opinion is that their desire 10
70 gain time. They say they wish TO sub.
init the question of continuing the war to
their congress. meeting In May. The lead
efs think they represent the Filipino peo.
Pile l answered that I woubi be glad
10 receive emissaries from the insurgent
chiefs, provided they came with . pfopo-
sition for absolute surrender. These were
the only terms I would consider. The
enaissaries would not agree TO this. az
they thought IL contrary 10 the dictates
Of honor. The emissaries added that "
be permanent
The Filipino refugees are all gathered
IT San Fernando. The soldiers are said
to be In mg,iny. The peasants in large
numbers are returning to their homes
within our territory.
''Teiegrapkic connections with Gen. Law
ton by way of Boczve has been COM
pteted."
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MORNING GlORY'S RICHES.
ron WEEKS m HIGH GRADE FREE
MILLING ORE.
ings WitAArawn, ana the Larg-
est stockAelAef and Original
PBe0ossR 81 The Mine Tells % n.

spec;ai Dispatch to xhe Pose-fnse1:igenesr.
SPOKANE, April 1.-Tne rigid secrecy
mafntasned over the development of the
Morning Glory mine ~ Republic has been
broken NJ iAsE BY Charles Dawson. It's ORR
gfnai promoter ard one OF the lar1eR
Stockholders IA the properly. Who in the
following statement confirms The recent ~
ported rich workings In the Morning Glory:
We have been drifting for ooma time In
GRE AZ a grade ax high AZ that obtained
Ia the shaft which attracted attention drst
TO the claims Ia the west end OF the camp"
said Mr.. Dawson today. 1T viii be re-
membered that In the shaft We bad eight
cen inches Of the rich ore In which free
god was visible. We have about the same
amount IN the drift The eighteen-inch
pay streak is clearly defined from the rest
OF the vein. Il lies on the foot wall, and
between II and the balance Of the vein = .
well defined streak which - like . wall,
but In not the wall OF the vein.
This ore Is fun Of free gold. and carries
values which are wonderfully high and re
markabiy uniform. II II OF little Use 70
assay II, ~ iss value u apparent to the
eye. few days ago Superintendent Stew
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Bsnjaain n. Norr.son WAS yesterday
committed - the insane asylum by order
Of Judge Aoere.
Default Of the defendant was yestsrday
entered In the suit Of CHARLES Louch VS..
c. T.. Bowman Tor the recovery OF $2s1.
A lscYee was yesterday signed in the
case Of Carrie r. vinai Va Guy X. Greet
man ct al. giving defendant judgment for
1S3e 60
Marriage licenses we're yesterday issued
Is follows Luther II McN~ai sssi. ~ Fig
Lake. Wash. to Miss ~ Barker On, q
Victoria: Cart Ofto Gas $50 ard L ngA
Jehannesen tss,. both - Seattle
New suits were yesterday flied In the
superior court as fellows: Charles Louch
VS. c. r. Bowman, for the recovery OF
u3aS GA a pronsIssary note, E +. Al
drseh w. n W. ewenxon. for $50 GEN.
mission.
Decree OF divorce was yesterday granted
by Judge Jacobs to Charlotte r. Boyd
ffom Wahliam J. Boyd. the grounds being
deseFsion and nonesepport. Mrs. Eeya 81
given the custody Of one child. aged -
mnptha