The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-06

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a failure. 1t is represented that thou,
sands Of bushels Of strawberries are
rotting in the fields, as the price does
not justify the gathering, the berries
being in bad condition on account of
rain and hail storms. Cher truck
crops are yielding poor returns, and
all in ell the season has been and I'm
successful one In past years the truck
ing industry has been an exceedingly
profitable one TO our eastern people,
and will be again.-Charlotte o.
server.
Says the Statesville Landmark:
Many of the big life insurance com
panies are withdrawing from this State
on account of what is known as the
CraS law, passed by the last Legisla
ture, which law requires them t be-
come domestic corporations. This &C
tion Of the insurance companies has
caused some commotion, many people
expressing the fear that their with
drawal will result in damage to the
State, and they argue, therefore, that
the passage Of the Craig law was i'll ad-
vised. Maybe it was. But we cannot
but think that the insurance com
panies are working a bluff game
Corporations are given to this sort Of
business.
Says CJl. ODDS: The stra wberry-
growers in eastern North Carolina lost
heavily this year. George z French,
of Fender county, tells me he lost
81, 600 on his crop. He sent two car
loads to Montreal. From there he has
not heard. One grove shipped two
car loads to New YORK, and two or
three days thereafter got a notice to
send check TOR $18 so, to cover freight,
etc , which the esle of the berries failed
to meet. Mr.. French says that the
late spring brought the berries to
market at about the same time in
several States, and this is what knock
ed the bottom out of the market. As
he says, berry-and truck growing is a
lottery.
Concord Times: An interesting
meeting will be held at the court house
in this city on the 275h and 28sh of
this month, when the State Dairymen's
Association will convene. Every sec
ton Of the State will have representa-
ton and the farmers in general are ex
pected TO participate in the meetings
and receive information beneficial to
them. Everybody will be welcome.
In the afternoon of each Day a meet
ing Of the Swine Breeders Association
will be held and subjects pertaining to
the raising Of cattle and swine will be
freely discussed. Late machinery for
the testing OF milk, butter, ETC., will
be displayed and manipulated for the
benefit Of all Interested.
Raleigh Post: We congratulate the
institution no less than President
Dudley upoH the unanimous re election
OF the latter to the position he has &c
faithfully flied as president Of The
State A. and NJ. College for the Col
ored R zee as Greensboro. This action
of the trustees, q large MAJ ority OIL
whom are white Democratic, Is a jus
recognition Of an E efficient officer, whose
duties have been we'll performed IL
, the past, and whose earnest zeal il be
half of the proper betterment OF hi
race has merited the sympathy OF tht
, white race. This college has done anC
is doing good work, and has the bee
Z wishes OF The Pest for continued
growth and prosperity.
A dispatch to the Post from Kinston
dated Nay 29sh, said: Mr.. J. H. Twedy
|, a married white man, aged abou
twenty FIVE, on returning from KIns
ton to the logging camps Of the GA!
2 Lumber Company, about *elva mile
from Kinston, where he was employed
2 was shot Saturday night, about l
o'clock, from ambush by an unknown
assassin. and died IN about three hours
| before a physician could De obtained
: He was shot with buckshCt from
gun. Before Mr.. Twedy died he state
\ that Windal Taylor killed him; that q
q the moon was shining bright he coUl'
O tell the man. The only motive tina
q the act could be attributed to was tina
there seemed to have been one trou
bic between them concerning a woman
t A young North Carolinian, who as
g pired to be a doctor, attempted to worl
a clever ruse on the Medical Exami1
9 ing Board at Asheville last week. Il
was aware he could not stand the ez
aminations, and yet he was determine,
e to get the requisite license. The ide