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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29
Comparative Cotton Statement.

New York, May 25.-For the week end
ing Friday May %: Net receipts at all
United States ports during week, so, ,l64; ;
net receipts at all United States ports
during same week last year. 36,6l9; total
receipts to this date, 6.299, ,OS1; total re
ceipts to same date last year, S,0Sl.''l
exports for the week, 1896; exports Tor
same week last year. 61 .659: total exports
to this date, 5,342 01O total exports 70
same date last year, 6,616,192; stock at
all United States ports, 2ll,2t3; STOCK at
all United States ports same time iaSt
year 700 116: stock at all interior towns
136 954 stock at all interior towns same
time last year 366,326; stock at Lyerpool, i,
800 000; stock at Liverpool same time laSt
wear Al COO stock of American ahoat
for Great Britain, &c 900: stock OF Amerl-
can af1Oat for Great Britain same tllne
last year. -, 600
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29
Advice to Farmers.

In 4 recent address before the
Tennessee Farmers Convention. Hon
james Wilson. Secretary of Agricul-
tnre, gave the farmers this advice:
Il would quit raising wheat I
would not send Il bushel of grain
outside OF Tennesse. as YOU are not
getting enough 10 Justify your grow
ing it. There are much more inviting
fields in other directions. 1t is very
rare that we get such prices for line
saddle horses as they are willing to
pay now. The whole world wants
horses. The President OF the United
States can produce horses cheaper
than other people and you Southern
gentlemen can train them better than
any one else. The world viii let you
make your own prices and fine horses
of that kind that they call Irish
horses go from the United States to
Ireland and then are sold TO the Brit
ish for any price You ask and | would
advise you to turn your energies in
the direction of the horse industry
rather than to this growing Of eight
or ten bushels OF wheat per acre and
which is taking the very life out Of
your soil.
"Another thing that | would advise
you TO turn Your attention to IS ca Il ie
and sheep raising. | have never seen
as many natural conditions combined
together to make Il paradise Of this
industry as here in Tennessee. y
in Iowa. when | am at home. we have
to feed our animals half Of the winter
and sometimes more. We have to put
mp feed enough during the summer to
feed them during six long months
You have 4 mild climate. innumerabie
springs and woods to shelter them.
but now the question comes about.
what shall they eat? That is The pro
blem YOU have been discussing this
afternoon-fora2e for animals etc.
Why do YOU not grow clover now:
1t is true. I.a>ycs and Gilbert aScer-
tanned that they can grow wheat on
the same piece Of ground every year
for fifty years with a gradual decreas-
ing yield, but they could not grow
clover more than 4 few wears. be-
cause the clover polluted the ground
7 would put fertility back in Tennes-
see soils 50 that clover would grow
ii you want il to grow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29
HOW TO THIN PEACHES.

Mr.. j. Van LindleN. in 2 recent issue
Of the Greensboro Telegram. writes
interestingly on the subject Of thin
ming peaches His letter is herewith
given in full. as it will be of special
interest to our readers:
II have been asked by some grow
ers how TO thin peaches. Now 1T
tie common sense and fair judgement
is what is needed.
Thin by taking off all smaller
fruit. all that has been affected by
curculio (Which a good eye can de-
tect in Il momenD. then all double
peaches. as they Will not make fine
fruit. When this IS done, if the tree
is yet too full. then thin By leaving
the peaches from four to six inches
apart according to the strength OF
the limb. Some weak. small limos
should be trimmed to six inches,
while stronger ones Will bear fruit
at four inches apart This year an
pears to be great year for double
fruit. and in thinning it is important
to take them all off, leaving the sin
gle and perfect shaped ones.
The thinning should be done at
once. as it will do no good to thin
after the seeds get hard.
1T is Il tedious business. but it
pays. We have had the fruit thin
ned on eight thousand trees last week
at Southern Pines. 1t took twenty
two hands a week to do the work.
The hands were mostly cOlOred WO-
men. watched over by careful fore
man.
j. VAN LINDLEN
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29
Hester's Cotton Statement.
CBy the Associated Press

New Orleans. La. May 25.-secretary
Hesters statement of the worlds yisi-
BILE supply Of cotton shows decrease for
the week Just closed Of 9l3sI bales,
against a dcrease Of 152 .065 bales last
year.
The total visible is 2iS9.52S bales.
against 25S3 oo9 bales last wcel, and 4
4J2 1l0 bales last year. OF this the total
OF American cotton is 1892 52S bales
against 1.92S 900 bales last week and >
360,l1O bales last year and Of all other
kinds including Egypt, Brazl. India. etc.
co. 900 bales, against G15. 600 bales last
week and 1872 900 bales last year.
OF the worlds visible supply there IS
now aAoat and held in Great Britain ana
Continental Europe 80. 900 bales against
2.5S6,000 bales last year; in Egypt 125 900
bales. against 161 900 bales; in India 32l-
GEO bales against G59.000 bales and in
the United States 40 900 bales against
0S6 coo bales.
Secretary Hcstcr's weekly Cotton Ex-
change statement shows a decrease In
the movement into sight compared with
the seven days ending this date last
year in round figures % 900 bales de-
crease under the same time year before
last Of 5000 bales.
For the twenty five days Of May the
totals show decrease under last year
Of 81 900 bales and an increase over the
same time year before last of / 900 bales
For the two hundred and sixty-sevcn
days OF the season that have elapsed the
aggregate is behind the two hundred and
siXty-seven days Of last year 2037 900
bales.
The total movement for the two hun
dred and sixty-scFen days from Septem-
ber 1st TO date. S732,530 bales. against
10.7G2,J72 bales last year.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States ports
c,474 ,1G7 bales. against S,lSS,311 bales last
year; overland across the Mississippi.
Ohio and Potomac Rivers. to the North
ern mills and Canada. l.122.180 bales.
against % 213 bales: interior tock un
der September 1st. II .227 bales, against
255.1e6 bales; Southern mill takings T.
200. - bales. against .093.322 bales.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 73.51i bales. against II 4a3 bales
last year, making the total thus far for
the season 5,4s8.e6- bales against $40
30 bales last year. The total takngs OF
American mills, %orth and South and
Canada thus far for the season have been
3.410.111 bales against 3.23i.52G bales last
year. Stocks 1t the seaboard and twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers
have decreased during the week 6S.23T
bales, against decrease last season OF
% 279 bales
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number OF bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop the sup
DIv to date is g3i4 SIS bales against IL
go 538 bales last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29
PLANTERS TO UNITE
Result Of Cotton Growers
Convention in Macon.
(By the Associated Press. J

Macon, Ga. May 26.-The executive and
business committees appointed at the
State convention Of the Georgia Cotton
Growers Protective Association held at
al the Chamber of Commerce rooms in
this city. The plan OF organization and
method Of carrying on the work, together
with constitution and bylaws for the gov
ernment of the association, submitted by
President c. HarVie Jordan were adopted
The president was authorized to proceed
by correspondence with officials in other
States, to secure the organization Of the
entire cotton belt by the middle of Au-
gust. Other States viii be asked to unite
with Georgia in the movement and estab-
liSh central bureau in tbs State, which
Will exercise q general superintendent
over all the different State bureaus. A
committee of five members of the eXecu-
tive committee with President Jordan as
chairman, was appointed to confer with
tire State Bankers Association. which
meets at Lithia Springs, June 18th. to Sc
cure the formulation OF a plan on the
part of the State banks for meeting the
demand OF the producers next season in
regard to loans on cotton in storage. The
movement of the cotton growers to perfect
q plan by which the cotton crop Of the
South can be be marketed during longer
period Of time, thereby forcing a better
price for the raw material before the
staple leaves the farmers hands. is
creating great enthusiasm throughout the
cotton belt
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29


STORING WHEAT.
common troHbic with the wheat
crop is To Keep i, III good condition
ana free from the raNagyS Of insect
pests after The @ra5n leaves the field
y great many farmers .lmp The
grain oul on The barn hoor or poui.
i into the open BOXES aad barrels
and there Let il stand until milling
days come round. when they find,
upon examination. thousands az wee
wills destroying their urcad supply.
The time To check the Nceyil is immr-
diatcly after thrvShing and hv ~
handling the grain Is 10 prevent the
appearance Of such insects The wheat
should hc Well summed on the first hot
DAYS. putting the grain ont on plat
forms or sheets at O'Clock and talk
Tag il in u = o'clGck o.. the hottest
period OF the day. The seed should
be spread ont in lhin layers not over
IN inch OF two deep and stirred with
rake or hoe several times during the
day. | use Il platform of lin twenty
feet square. and the heat from the
suns RAYS pouring down on a piece
of tin means death To every insect
haborin@ IN the wheat spread out on
such u platform While the wheat iS
hot and thoroughly dried il should
be placed in close barrels or boxes
IN q dark room and we'll covered 50 as
10 leave no crack large enough 10 all
mt the entrance Of the moth Wheat.
cared for III this WaN viii remain
sound and pure FOR any length or
time. and insects Will be unable TO
destroy ii. Where several hundred
bushels of wheat are TO be stored
ho@sheadS are preferable to barrels
and can be as easily covered either
with cloth or plank. Let me urge
the Importance Of exercising all ne
cesSarN care in curing aud protecting
the crop after it has been made. so
that the milleI. viii he able to give
satisfactory yields of -four and the
bread be the purest and hest
{. II NRNlE JORDAN
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29
A Negro Shoots a White Man.

Marion. X c., May "A shooting af-
fair occurred here last night in which
- white man. Mr.. G. f. Osborne. was
thought to be seriously wolnlsl. ice
McJntyre. a negro, q desperate character,
did the shooting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29
Engineers to Meet in Norfolk.
(Rv The Associated Press

by Inc Associated IRE SS.1
Milwaukee Wis. May 25.-The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers today COM
pleted the list Of new Officers by selecting
j. c. Cousins Of Norfolk. Va. third
Grand Engineer. Norfolk Va, was
chosen as the next convention city.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29
II.\RN ESTING WHEAT.

IN a recent article | referred 10 the
value OF wheat as a stock forage.
when cut in the dough stage. cured
and fed as hay either baled or
loosely housed. | shall here only re-
fer to plans for handling the ripened
grain. The heads of wheat. wnen
ready for the sc.tthe. present rich
golden color. and should be cut be-
fore it is too dry, FOR making the best
white -four For seed wheat. the
grain should be we'll ripened and
should be selected from the
most vigorous and heavily
headed section of the field.
The plumpest, roundest grains. fully
filled out. make the best seed wheat
for the next crop. If possible. have
the wheat cut with a first class har
vestino and binding machine. The
saving in the grain. by the machine
cutting close and showing but little
or no waste. VIII more than pay for
price charged per acre for cutting.
There are 50 few good Graders now
adays that the waste is enormous un-
less the field is TO be pastured by
cattle and hogs. On large farms.
where wheat is grown extensively.
harvesting machines are in general
USE. Dul Ill llldHN counties III DlON tfl
machines viii be introduced this year.
and the small crops Viii be cut al 4
certain price charged per acre. ] have
grown wheat annually for the past
fifteen wears. and my experience has
Indicated that the small wheat shock
composed Of ) or 10 bundles nicely
capped is much more desirable than
placing q larger number Of bundles
in the shock. If the wea1 her is dry
and open | do not cap the shocks. \
few bundles put together affords free
circulation Of the air and gives the
sunshine an opportunity to dry out
the heads and straw in two or three
days. After the bundles are cured.
they should be hauled up and
stacked. well capped TO shed the rain.
and left until the threshing machine
appears If the wheat i handled IN
this way the straw Will be nicely
cured and will make a splendid for
age for winter feeding.
The old-time plan Of paying no at
tentiOn to the straw and leaving II
to rot on the ground where it falls
from the tnreshinc machine is the
worst kind Of waste and should be
no longer induleed in. After the
grain is separated from the straw the
latter should be either baled or hauled
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29

Harvesting SMALL Grain.
Bv G.. H. JORDAN.


The farmers Of Georgia deserve
high praise and commcndable criti-
cism for their determined effort. -
effectively entered INTO last fail, to
plant largely in ~mal grain and
raise abundantly valuable bread anl
feeding crops. Soon The cradicr's
blade viii be seen flashing III the
bright June mornings hunlight. and
the falling of golden grain, n il meltS
before the keen cutting edges OF "
thousand ScNthes. Mill be heard
throughout the hills and valleys OF
the rural districts No Drcttier sight
ever met the eye Of i poet. no sweet
er sound ever fell upon the ear OF
husbandman. We can lift our vision
beyond the horizon of the present and
almost Witness the long sought real
ization Of peace and plenty. We can
hear the first glad notes of 4 free
man $ song as the ShackleS. which
bound our people 10 Western grain
aries, are burst asunder through the
changes that are being wrought hN
a study and appreciation OF our own
resources. Let the good work which
has been accomplished this year be an
incentive to the greater and more eN-
tended area OF the grain fields next
planting season.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29
H\RN ESTI\G OATS.

There is q difference of opinion re
9arding the best method Of harvest
ing oats for feeding purposes on the
farm. Some farmers prefer to cut
oats when fully ripe for threshing, so
that the grain can be fed alone. sepa
rate from the stalk and Shcaf 9th
ers cut when threefourths ripe. cure
by sun-drNing. and feed as hay. rs
to which is the best plan from an
economical standpoint. much depends
upon the size and quality Of the crop.
II the oats are tall and heavy: that
is. fully headed With grain. | believe
the best plan would be 10 cut the
crop when ripe. thresh out the grain.
bale or house the straw. and feed the
two separately. Feeding heavy oats
in the Sheaf is only desirable when
the bundles can be run through 4
cutter and the straw chopped fine TO
& length Of two or three inches. and
tie whole thoroughly mixed in the
feed box. In the case OF spring oats.
heading out low to the ground and
showing but little straw il would he
preferable to cat Will moving ma
chine when the grain is three fourths
ripe. and after curing rake up and
feed to stock same as amy other hay.
If there is much stalk to the oats fed
in sheaf. stock Will eat only the ten
derest part near the head. and the
balance is converted in litter for the
stall. Each farmer should study this
question after noting the condition OF
his Gat field. and SO manage the crop
that he may receive the largest feed
ing returns from the best method Of
lan0linr
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13
Personal.

Gabriel Jetfries returned to his home
in Nebraska last week. Frank, a son
of Alfred Jeffries, accompanied him
to stay in the west until he sees how
he likes wild and woolly" life. They
arrived at Odell on the 9th; found
fine, balmy weat rr; ground not frozen
there as here.
Frank McCulloh, son of the late
George McCulloh, of this place, has
been promoted to the chief clerkship in
the office of the Circuit Court. He has
earned the advancement by long
term of faithful service.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13

Prof. H, a. Hazen, of the L. S,
Weather Bureau, of Washington, will
open about Feb. lst a series of popu.
lar science lectures, illustrated with
the stereoptlcon, with discourse on
GA Trip to the North Pole" These
lectures will be free to gentlemen and
ladies. Admission will be by ticket,
however, which may be obtained with
out charge at the Y. NJ. c. A. within
one week preceding the lecture.
Carl V. Drake will address the
Mems meeting to. mOrrow Sunday at
3! p. IN. -"Temptation."
The Reformed church orchestra will
furnish the music "All men are in
yited."
A debating society was organized
Wednesday, Sd inst, and officers elect
ed as follows:
PresideHt-Prof G. w. Craig.
ice-Fresidnts-C. o. Towles and II. b,
Hawkins.
sccretqg-R, Mason Hill.
Tredsarer-R. +. CLANCY,
COMMITTEE on Cu,,Stjtutjnn-Dane Krapf,
O o. TowleS and Arthur Bond.
COMMITTEE on Topics-Prof G.. w. Craig,
q. o. Towles and II. Il. Hawkins,
COMMITTEE on -HmderShip-C. V. Drake,
Charles Teller and Oscar Jones'
The society will meet again We'd
nesday evening.
Over 200 Juniors enjoyed stereop-
ticon exhibition of the Spanish war
last Saturday evening. Pictures were
explained by Rev. c. a. Hauser. These
entertainments will be given free TO
the boys every 3 or t weeks.
They will render their first literary
programme next Wednesday evening,
AS follows:
ReSoioed, That it is the duty Of the House
of Representatives to prevent b. II. Roberts
from taking his seat in that body.
1Btrmdtige-F. c. Beall and c. " Drake
Negatjpe-Rev. ii. S. Ecker and Oscar
Jones.
Criticize 0. Towles.
Select RcadiHg-Richard f. CLANCY
Recjlaton-Arthur Bond.
1t will be Longfellow evening and
each member will contribute an ex-
TRACT from that author.
A public debate will be given in the
near future.
The lecturc which was TO have been
given Thursday evening, and which
was the third numhar of the Y. NJ. G.
4. Star Course, was postponed because
lecturer, Hon. q. A. Gearhart, m. ssed
railroad connection and could not
reach here in time. A new date vii
be Immediately arranged for the neal
future. Reserved seats will hold good
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13

a Salvation Army officer was ar.
rested by the town authorities Satur-
day night for obSlructing the street
and disturbing business by holding a
meeting at the conner Of Union and
Broadway. He was taken before JUS
tice Hanson and plead guilty to ex-
hOrting, singing. praying and dis
tributing tracts. He was fined 81 and
costs, in ali $40. The affair oc-
casioned quite division of public
opinion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13
Occasion for Care.

Charles b. Gilbert, superintendent
of schools, of New York says
Education is growth. Emerson says you
send boy to school to get an education He
gets it on the way to school from the bill
boards and from the newspapers and the bad
art on the walls at home.
Parents should, therefore, be as par
ticular concerning the papers admitted
to their houses as about the pictures
they allow to be hung in the library.
Bad grammar and bad spelling are
contradictions of schoolrOOm dldatics
which should be on no account allow
ed to enter.
To invite and add pay for them to
the welcome are the acme of uncon-
scious infidelty to the children.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13
y Good Report.

The annual report of Council l,0l2,
Royal Arcauum, shows receipts for
1899 as follows:
Monthly premium assessments. 50, $50 10
TOTAL. 80, 4O.95
Included in "eXpenses' are $40.
turned into Il sinking fund, and $41,
balance IN treasury.
The assessment account assures in
demnliy in event of death to lO2 mem
bers III the sum of 1888, 0O0-an as
surance secured by the payment of
less than Il per- cent, of the amount,
This low rate Is now made available
to miners, not long since excluded,
These workers, for the sake of their
families should hasten to avail them
selves of it.
The JOURNAL is indebted to D. j.
Williams, collector, Cor the above
figures.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13
Coming Events.

A coffee and cake supper, for the
benefit of the Salvation Army, will be
held in the Army's hall, Bowery street,
Monday evening next. 18th inst. A
small admission fee will be charged.
Staff Captain Alice NJ. Terrell will
preside, and, aside from the supper,
will hold special meetings to-day, Sun
day and Monday. She is represented
as an eloquent talker and earnest
worker. She is a New York lady of
straight descent from the Puritans
who came over in the "Mayfower."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13
Bank Elections

AT the annual meeting of stockhold-
ers Of the FIRST National Bank, this
place, held Tuesday, 9th inst, Messrs.
Marx Wineland, Thomas w. Frost
h. r. Henderson, Duncan Sinclair
and DR.. Timothy Griffith were re-elect-
ed directors for the current year.
These gentlemen met in the banking
room later in the day and organized
by electing the following officers:
PreSjdcnt-Marx Wineland.
CdShjer-ROberdeau Amman
Election and organization took
place at the Citizens National Bank
as follows:
President-Davisson Armstrong.
CaShicy'-Frank Watts.
Directors-A. J. Wilson, Thos. Humber t
son, Howard Hitchlns, Henry Williams, j.
s. Jameson. d. J. Betz H. b. Colborn &.
II. Wittig.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13
ASh-PIIe.

Section q of chapter 3 of Town Code
provides a fine of from 81 to $40 for
depositlng otfal, etc., on the streets.
In the case of the ash pile in front of
the town hall. Water street, it is pre-
sumed the Mayor and Council will
have to swear out warrant against
themselves, get convicted, take the fine
out of the town treasury, pay it back,
and thus vindcate the majesty of the
law without having to move the ash
pile.
The Gleaner, which has been coddling
the Council with some benevolent OBJ
ject in view, should not let the Farum
get ahead of it in assuring Council
that, like the king, it lean do no
wrong" even if it does set a bad ex-
ample before the people, especially
those who live on Water street
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13
Letter Receivcd-What Answer Shall
be Made?

The letter below speaks for itself
Mr.. Aditor-I was born in Pennsylvania,
near Johnsons in Md. am a farmer by birth
but mostly woodchopper and want to
change to something else My head has been
felt and was told that | would make a good
digger, and this knew before, as once dug
a cellar that couldn't be beat. | would pre-
fer to superintend a big mine. Father now
takes the FroStburg Fo,tm. Let me know
before planting time and whether | shall
bring an axe along as well as mattock
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Killed Under the Wheels.

Michael McGinn, about Is years
old, son of Daniel McGinn, formerly of
this place, was killed at Upper Ocean
Thursday evening by attempting to
jump on Georges Creek and Cum
berland railroad train.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13

In a letter to friend in Atlanta a rural
youngster wrote:
Last Tuesday dad bought a young mule
that was not broke. Dad tried to teach the
mule how to pull pillow The mule is still
with us.-Atlanta CONSTITUTION.
If the situation We're investigated IN
the usual way it would probably be
found that the family is in the mar