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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
Farm MISCELLANY.
AFTER CORN WHAT CROP IS BEST?

The cIovers and grasses adapted to
the soil and climate Of your particu-
lar locality. This is an assertion so
much at variance with the common
practice that many will at first doubt
its practicability as we'll as the sound
ness of the advice but as the eat
ing is the proof of the pudding" let
Us look at the advantages of the plan
and see if it is not worthy Of a place
in the regular routine of farm prac-
tee. will state some of the advan-
tages, numbering them as they Oc-
Cured TO me inmy own practice land
will frankly say that this is only my
second year with it. but I adopted it
from the most successful clover grow
ers III the mountains, and the result
was to double the yield of hay the
first years.. 1st. Hilly land can be
plOwed and reset in grass before the
old sod IS rOtted enough for the land
II waste. ID. The seed is sovn late
enough to avoid the late killing
frosts, and early enough to make
growth enough to stand the winter.
thereby securing a full stand 0ate
frosts kill many young plants in
early-sOwn clOver). Sd. On d run
down farm a shorter rotation can be
secured, and the clover and grass
roots furnish their own fertilizers at
each re-seeding. 4th. Oats being a
very uncertain crop here, I avoided
the risk of losing the use Of the land
for one year. 5th. There is no ex-
penSe except seed and labor of sow
ing it. 9th. The ground is better
fitted for the seed than most men
would fit it. eth. As all the weed
seeds have grown, Il clean seed bed
is secured. 8th. The corn will pro
tect from the hot sun, but the shade
is not too dense and remains on the
ground until cool weather. 9th. 1t
Is necessary, in order to have a
smooth surface for moving, to give
the corn shallow, level cultivation,
thus securing the best results with
the corn crop. 10th. In case Of poor
seed, it can be re-seeded in the spring,
giving two chances instead of one for
a good stand. 18th. The ground is
warm, securing quick termination,
and the corn protects the young
plants from driving rains. 18th. The
danger Of smothering with loaded
grain is avoided. 18th. 1t IS sown
before the last cultivation of the
corn, which is done with ii one-horse
smoothing harrow, covering seed in
finest possible seed bed. 18th. It
gives i more stocky top growth than
earIy-Sovn and i better root develop
ment than late Sown seed.
J. B. SMITH.
Macon Co.. \. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
THE BREED THAT PAYS.

Correspondence OF The Progressive Farmer.
The only breed Of animals that
pays IS the n that is selected care
fully for the peculiar qualities which
are desirable, and which they can
transmit to their offspring. If we
can select such parents it matters
little from what breed they come.
Individual qualities count for more
than breed in this respect. The
wOrnOut, fag-end animals of some
good breed of sheep, cattle or swine
will not transmit as good qualities to
their young as some strong, vigor-
Gus. robust worthy couple that may
not have good ancestry, but an ex-
cellent record themselves. They
will come pretty near laying the
foundation for a new strain that will
become famous for their qualities.
Not sufficient attention is paid to
the individual qualities of breeding
stock as a rule. There IS the fear of
losing the distinctive traits of the
breed, and so no animal except the
pure bred stock is selected. If one is
anxious to keep only pure bred stock
on the farm this of course is all right,
and even necessary, but the farmer
breeding for individual quality and
profit cannot always do this. He
has stock which has performed good
services for him, and he does not
want to stop breeding them because
they may be only half or = quar-
ter blood. From these latter we
sometimes get our finest type of
sheep.
a thoroughbred ram Is considered
essential for the breeding Of lambs
that will keep up the quality of the
flock, and this IS emphasized par
ticularly because the ram decides the
character of the lambs more than the
eve Consequently we need to be
careful OF the ram. Select not only
a good breed, but d good Individual.
If d young, immature ram Il selected
the lambs Will show an early ma
turity, and they can be bred much
earlier than if the ram first used was
an old one. This principle must be
followed where one is breeding for
early maturity. The old ram, how
ever, will produce just as good off
springs in every other way, and
where early maturity is not desired
the old ram has a slight advantage
over the very young, immature one.
Successful breeders use both young
and old, and the point is not 50 much
in the age Of the ram as in his quail
ity, strength, vigor and record. One
fine ram might easily add "a pound to
the fleece Of the flock, and if he will
do this it will pay to spend time and
money in selecting him. Breeding
from such animals is always salts
factory, and the returns are .
tionately greater than the extra out
lay. a. B. BARRETT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
TRAINING HORSES.

Prof. Gleason, the famous horse
trainer, says: All horses are kind,
as can be told by the little colt that
plays in the lot and will not harm a
thing Intentionally. Horses that
kick, that run away, that fight their
master, or that have any bad habits,
should look back to the men that
train them and say, You are respon-
sibIe for all Of the bad treatment I
am giving people and for the punish
ment they r giving me, and they
would be telling no lie, for it Is a fact
that Is not to be denied. Most men
lose their tempers when they are at
work with the horse, for they think
he should be as Intelligent as they
are, and it Is Il fact that he usually
is and even more so. There is one
thing that should be stopped as soon
"a d law can be made against it, and
that is the cruel treatment of the
horse, for he IS the most serviceable
servant that man has. Some horses
are bad because they are sick, so to
speak, and no one is aware of the
fact. Look at the teeth of some
horses and then wonder why they
are mean and are not willing to obey ;
look at their harness ut times and
wonder the same thing look ut the
kind of bits that are put into their
mouths and ask the question again,
and the same answer viii ID for the
reply Of all. The high checking and
the ignorance of hor>emanship to-
gether tend to limit the education Of
the horse"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

CyaZD RHEUIATIsM AS WELL.
HAN-GETS, o.. Dee. L. 1894.
Tn L&wrsnco-Wuliam Co, Cleveland, o..
hav- tried your G~omLaults Caustic Balsam
for rin-|oue. and it cured my horse sound and
wei. J hove tried your BaISam for Thcuula-
ti-m. NJ wife was bal with il and il cured
her. Thor" j. no better .adicine made. What
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W. {. PARKF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

This item from a Raleigh daily Of
some days ago will interest our APP
pie growers; Mr.. T. K. Bruner,
Secretary of the Agricultural De
partment, left yesterday for Yancey
county, to secure some especially fine
apples to send to the Paris Exposl-
ton. The North Carolina pomalogi-
Cal exhibit has secured fourteen
prizes, but Mr.. Bruner will not be
satisfied with anything less than d
gold medal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
SECOND HAND BlGGING AND TIES 2 Prices
MAN or WOMAN


month and expenses. Experience not -- p -
Permanent position. ZIEGLER Cy.- T..r.
Street. Philadelphia.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
Live Stock.
THE SANE OLD STORY.

The Raleigh correspondent of the
Charlotte Observer writes that paper
as follows:
Charentas, a horse born and bred
in this city, was sold last year by the
Raleigh man who owned him for $50,
The buyer resold him last spring for
So. 200, and the horse has won $780,
600 or tkereabouts this season. 1t is
the old, old story Of North Carolina
selling the "crude products" and
other people doing the finishing and
making the big money. As with
many other things, so it is with
horses. And by the way, a sporting
man Of this town says that the worst
bug which bites any n is the
''horse bug'-wOrse even than the
cotton future or poker bugs"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

prices, aud bettercd the qunlity Of Page Fences.
" rtL6 fnr New Price List, or see our aArut.
PACK WOVEN WIFE FENCE CO., ADRIAN, MICH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

Chicago market. In some markets
they sell as mutton and in others as
goats. There is no objection to eat
ing goat meat. Abraham, you will
remember, when he wanted a nice
meal for the angels that visited him,
selected not d lamb but a nice kid
from the goats and the brother of
tine prOdicaI son complained that his
father had nOtgiven him a kid that
he might make d feast for the boys.
-Wallace's Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

will write of how l made a seri-
Gus mistake in caring for my pigs,
and it IS n often made in this cOun-
try. 1 had some fine pigs that were
doing well, bat when they became
large enough they very naturally
began t. interfere with my truck
patches, destroying the crops. So l
put them in a small pen and fed them
mostly on corn, simply because I had
the corn to feed. One of them soon
got so he could not walk, then an
other got down, and in d short time
there Va not a pig in the bunch that
could walk. I then made a lot, put
them in it, and quit feeding corn.
Instead I gave them slop with some
stock food in it. 1t was not long IN
til they could walk again and + do
ing very well now.-H. L. Traitt,
Simpson Store, y. c.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-07-19

had drowned herself. When the
body was taken out. the faithful dog
refused to leave it until. several
hours later, it was taken home.
A New York newspaper says that
the introduction of the American
made boot and shoe into Europe has
quite revolutionized the former idea
that European boots wer superior
to those made in the United States.
It declares that almost every smart
ly dressed woman seen in London
wears American boots or shoes.
This is in keeping with the new Or
der of things. American made goods
are growing IN popularity in the old
world because they I the best and
cheapest. All that we ask for is an
open market. If we d only have
an opportunity of showing our goods
to the Europeans. ba sure we shall
sell them our wares, and please
them, too.
In the line of the most recent per-
Torrance of W. w. Astor, it is now
recalled that the Earl Of Rosslyn,
though unlimited, accompanied his
sister, the young Duchess of Suth-
erland, to a ball given by the Earl
and Countess of Derby in honor OF
the Prince and Princess of Wales,
and was promptly ordered to leave
when discovered by Lord Derby
This business of the bringing to so
cial functions of unlimited guests by
those who have been invited is
great nuisance in London, but who
would have supposed that Mr.. AS
tor, with all his dread of publicity,
should have sought. and in his very
own newspaper, too, to start a re
form?
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-07-19
SpPIngtlIne

Is the sweetest season in human life, as
it is in Nature generally. It is the time
of promise. AS the young girl draws
near to that mysterious line vWhere
w~omanhood and girlhood meet" her
whole destiny is in a measure being de-
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-07-19

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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-07-19

termined. How
often the sweet
young girl, under
the Influence of
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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-07-19

Miss Emma Lee, of
Wil1iford, Sharp Co.,
Ark, writes III was
suffering severely and
tried several doctors
remedies, but received
only very little relief;
therefore, I feel it my
duty to write and let
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-07-19

The position which our Secretary
of State, Mr.. Hay, has taken to-
wards the Chinese imbroglio is the
correct one, and it was wise in him
to notify the other Powers of the
world Of that position. He has hap
PLY phrased our position in the cir
cular he has sent to the other Pow :
ers in saying 1--WE adhere to the
policy iniated by us in 1851, ofpeace
with the Chinese nation, of further
ance of lawful commerce, and of
protection of lives and property of
our citizens by all mean guar
anteed under extra territorial treaty
right and by the laws of nations. If
wrong be done to our citizens we
propose to hold the responsible
author to the uttermost account
ability"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-07-19

Jersey City, July 11.-Josie Cor
coran, 10 years old, daughter of
Michael Corcoran, was missed this
morning from her home, at 2l2 Sea-
view avenue. Her brother started
to look for her and learned she had
been seen, lightly clad, turning to-
ward the Morris canal. On the bank
OF the canal he saw a big Newfound-
land dog, the family pet. The dog
was bowling piteously and looking
| at a dark object in the water. This
! object proved to be the missing girls
body. In a fit of dependency she
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-22
HAS been Postponed.
Preliminary Meeting to
Negotiate Peace.
Other Nations Are Not Prepared
to Act.
United States is Ready
To Proceed, However.
Personnel of PlenipOtentiaries
of This Country Not Known.

Washington, October 21.-Nothing came
to the state department. today from Minis
ter Conger In regard to the proposed pre-
liminary meeting for the consideration of
peace negotiations asked for by Lii Hung
Chang and Prince Ching for October 20.
The presumption OF the officials therefore
IS that the press dispatches announcing
that it had been postponed is correct.
This postponement was due, probably,
to the unreadiness of the powers general
ly to begin negotiations, the ministers in
all likelihood not having received their
final preliminary Instructions from their
governments for the guidance. The
United States minister, Mr.. Conger, is
prepared to proceed with the preliminary
work, his instructions from the state de-
partment being ample to cover all ques-
tions which it is expected will be raised
at the beginning. AS is understood here
the initial meeting will relate mainly to
the verifcation OF the credentials of the
Chinese plenipotentiaries and If these be
satisfactory the base Will be laid for the
future conferences. Both LII Hung
Chang and Prince Ching are in Pekin,
but the two great southern viceroys are
supposed to be still in their own prov
inces. Conference with them by the
Ch1nesa now in Pekin. will be largely
by telegraph. Following the verincation
of credentials to the satisfaction of the
powers, will come the designation OF
plenipotsntiaries by this government
to conduct the formal negotiations but as
to their personnel the officials here are
no yet willing to make any statement.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-22

paid In the past, mo matter how the operas
tors try to figure 1t and we can afford to
bide our time for the settlement of the
powder ISSUE"
OF course there is some opposition to
taking this course. There are some strik-
ers who favor holding out until every de-
mand is granted, but this class is not in
the majority. They are men who own
their own homes and have their Iarders
we'll filled for. the winter. They can
afror to hold out against the companies,
but the bulk of the strikers cannot.
THE STRIKERS ON SITUATION.
Scranton, Pa October q "A meeting
Of the presidents Of the Scranton local
unions of the United Mine Workers was
held th is afternoon to dicsuss the advisa
bil1ty OF taking aggressive steps towards
closing up the washeries. After carefully
canvass1ng the situation, 1t was decided
to let the matter rest for while. The
fact that the end of the strike is general
ly believed to be at hand impelled the
meeting to refrain from making this
move which 1t is generally conceded
would be attended With the possibility
of disorder and which would have ten
denoy to do more harm to the cause than
the operation of the washeries
4 The general situation was also dis
cussed and one of the Presidents at the
conclusion of the meeting stated to the
Associated Press that in his judgement
the men would be perfectly satisfied TO
accept the ten per cent offer with the
powder clause included.
"AlI that we can expect to enforce is
that we get the ten per cent? said he,
it is hardly the thing for us to think
we can also dictate to the companies how
they shall pay the advance" +"
Organizer Fred DaIcher does u OF talk
this way, however. He says the conven-
tion demanded a straight ten per cent
advance with the powder question left for
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-22
Admiral HichbOrn Reviews Naval
Progress of 45 Years.
Money Wanted to Car
ry on the Work.
Advocates Building Ships in
Government Navy Yards,

Washington, October 21.-The report OF
the chief of the bureau of construction
and repair for the fiscal year 1S99-l9OO,
exception to the rule which that bureau
has established in recent years CT making
its report complets and explicit. Espec-
ial Interest attaches to the current report
rs it is the last one to be submitted by
Rear Admiral Hichborn, the present chief
constructor who, under the operation OF
law, VIII retire on the 4th OF March next
The period during which he has held this
important post has seen greater changes
in the navy than any other equal period
in it's history, the chief constructor hav-
ing begun, as he states, 40 years ago as a
government apprentice, employed upon
the construction OF the Merrimac, and
Hartford. After speaking OF the old
wooden sIoops or war, without protection
or water tight subdivisions and armed
with broadsides OF smooth -bores, he says;
"How many of those associated with
the work OF this period, looking into the
future. would have believed that during
the space represented by the active Ca
reer OF one man wooden ships Of war and
sails as a means OF propulsion would have
passed; that steel should have become the
material of construction; steam the one
propelling power, and electricity gen.
eral agent on shipboard; that demands
for protection, armament, speed and en-
durance would have forced the construc-
tion OF battleshjps and armored cruisers
OF deep displacements Of over 16, 600 and
II, 600 tons,and speeds Of IS ana - knots
Who OF them would have believed that
Within that time the resources of this
country would have been so developed
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-22
AS TO THE FRIARS.
Philippine Commission Taking Evil
dence Concerning Them.

Manila, October 21.-The Philippine
commission has passed bill appropriate
ing $475. COO gold, for the payment OF ex-
penses incurred for the benefit of the
insular government during October.
Judge Taft, president Of the commits
sion has been engaged for some time in
taking a mass of Filipino testimony con-
oerning the conduct and policy of the
triars. The statements of the FiIipinos
go to show that the friars, under the
Spanish regime, greatly abused their
limitless political and religious powers
over the community and that this abuse
of authority often led to immortality. All
the testimony offered by the FiIipinos
show that they do not desire the return
of the friars to the parishes.
Archbishop Chappelle has gone to the
more peaceful provinces of northern
Luzon, accompanied by three Dominican
Friars. 1t is asserted and generally
believed that he intends to re-establ1sh
these friars in certain parishes; and the
trip is exciting the natives in Manila,
who call upon their countrymen to
prevent the re establishment OF any
friar on the ground that it would be a
dangerous precedent for the fut ure.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-22
IN III OhElI
BREAK.
ADLAI IS CONFIDENT.

Chicago, October 21.-AdIai E. Stew
enson, who returned to Chicago yester-
day from his campaigning trip through
the eastern states, in an interview today,
spoke enthusiastically Of the Democratic
activity in the states through which be
had passed. Mr.. Stevenson made the
tlat-footed declaration that the Demo-
Gratis would carry Indiana and he added;
"Ohio could be put down as very likely
to give It's electoral votes for Bryan. 10
my mind the two great doubtful states
which lean more strongly to the Demo-
cratic than the Republican side in this
fight, are New York and Ohio.''
Mr.. Stevenson then made the follow
ing estimate OF the situation as it stands
today. For Mckinley, California 9;
Connectiot 6; Iowa 13; Maine 6; Mas
sachusetts IS; Michigan IA; Minnesota
q; New Hampshire 4; North Dakota 81;
Oregon 4; Pennsylvania 80; Rhode Island
a; Vermont 4; Wisconsin 12; Wyoming
8. Total 1873.
For Bryan-AIabama II; Arkansas 8 :;
Colorado 4 Florida 4; Georgia 10; Idaho
8; Indiana Is; Kentucky 10; Louisiana
8; Maryland 8; Mississippi g; Missouri
II; Montana 8; Nebraska 8; Nevada 81;
North Carolina Il; South Carolina g.;
Tennessee 10; Texas 10; Utah 8; Virginia
II. Total 189.
Doubttul--IIlinois "a; Kansas 10; New
Jersey 10; New York So; Ohio %; South
Dakota 4 Washington 4; West Virginia
q. Tableware Ulo4oI ION
Mr.. Stevenson left tonight for three
days tour of Michigan.