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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
HARRY FARMERS TALKS.
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VII.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Harry Farmer wishes to discuss
the crop of children a little more
just at this time.
Every farmer who wishes to sue
ceed with horses, COWS, hogs sheep
or poultry tries to breed out bad
qualities and implant good qualities
or characteristics in the various ami
mails. Now examine your family
record closely, and see if there we're
any who drank to excess or who
died drunkards. This is to a certain
degree a quality that is hereditary
in families and has often brought
sorrow and trouble for it's harvest.
Begin today and make up your mind
not to drink yourself or give to your
children any intoxicating drink dur
ing this Christmas. Take the money
and buy something else with it or
give it to the orphans, and after the
holidays have passed you will be
happier and will hope to celebrate
the coming Christmas in the same
manner
AS 1 write these lines and study to
impress these words upon the read
ers of The Progressive Farmer, how
many are planning to buy that which
will not only mar their own pleas
ures, but that of the loved ones
which a great Creator has given
them to make happy and useful men
and women?
If you SOW oats you cannot reap
wheat; if you plant bitter gourds
you cannot gather sweet watermelons
from the vines so, too, if you teach
your children by precept and example
to drink, you may expect them to
become drunkards. These may not
be pleasant lines to read, brother
farmer, but see if they are not true
Harry Farmer wishes a happy Christ
mas to all HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18

Commissioner of Agriculture Stew
ems, of Georgia, returned few days
ago from trip over the State and
said the cotton acreage next year
would not be any larger than that
planted this year. Diversified crops
are beginning to tell" said Mr..
Stevens. Il find the farmers are
planting large quantities of wheat,
more than ever before. This I re
gard as a good sign. The cotton in
Georgia has been nearly all picked
and now there are but few hun
dred bales left in the fields"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18

Q6ro Is a yearly rOGaGlOn OF crops
so that one crop comes upon the
land not oftener than once in three
years the saprophytic fungi are
never able to cultivate an intense
partiality for any particular crop,
and so remain in their normal and
useful position of scavengers.
There are several possible chemical
treatments for disinfecting the soil
of fungus diseased areas. But all
these are too expensive for use upon
cheap land and for crops which bring
low prices like five-cent cotton. The
most promising soil treatments are
powdered sulphur and blue stone
worked into the soil. But these
will at the same time destroy useful
bacteria and fungi in the soil and
may render the soil unfruitful for
year or more.
The exact amount of chemicals and
the best way to apply them can be
determined only by practical trial
on a small scale. Generally speak
ing, sulphur must be used in doses
of about 800 to 500 pounds per acre
and copper sulphate at the rate of
% to so pounds per acre. Sulphur
is better and safer than copper sui
phate for this purpose. The under
signed has started some pot expert
ments with infected soil and hopes
to be able to furnish more definite
information before the planting sea-
son opens. In the mean time the
following suggestions for preventing
the spread of this disease and the
further loss of crops is offered:
1-Do not plant cotton on land
where watermelons have been grown
within two years.
2-Do not follow COW peas by cot
ton if the peas were destroyed by
the wilt disease. Do not plant peas
on spots infected by the cotton
wilt fungus.
3-Do not follow cotton by cotton,
but rot~te crops so that cotton will
not come in oftener than once in three
years. Corn is a proper crop to fol
low cotton. Follow corn by peas
and this by wheat or rice or sor-
ghum or turnips.
4-If you must or will replant cot
ton on field which showed spots in
fiected by the cotton wilt fungus,
stake out these spots and surround
ing ring 10 feet wide. On such
spots plant corn or sorghum or rice.
In cultivating the cotton do not pass
through the diseased spots. Go
around them. Cultivate the spots
separately, and carefully and thor
oughly clean the tools before using
upon cotton land. The fungus lives
in the soil of diseased areas and is
easily spread by the cultivating tools
and the feet of men and animals.
The undersigned desires to map
out the region in North Carolina
known to be infected by the wilt
fungus of cotton. Farmers who have
it are requested to report and state
how long it has been known in the
neighborhood and amount of dam
age occasioned.
GERALD MCCARTHY,
N. G.. Department of Agriculture.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18

Scotland Neck Cor. Post: A far
mer whose circumstances have been
such as to acquaint him with the
hard lot of the poor, said to your
correspondent yesterday that farm
ers generally can pay out this year
if they will just be careful and eco
nomical. The farmers of this sec
tion are certainly in better condition
than they have been in many years.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
No44
Live Stock.
MONEY IN CALVES.

correspondence OF The Progressive Farmer.
Success in calf raising depends
upon the methods pursued on the
farm. If farmer permits his calf
to run with the mother right along,
there is little or no profit in the
work. By the time the calf is weaned
then the dam is dry, and about all
the profit she represents for the
whole years keep is the price re-
ceived for the calf. 1t hardly pays
for the ordinary expenses of teeding
and sheltering the COW. Unless we
can make the milk of the dam pay
for the cows cost of keeping, it is
more profitable to put the money in
some other line of work.
There is no necessity of letting
the calf run with the dam beyond a
few days after birth the creature
can be weaned and fed on skim milk
with a little bran and grain until
ready for the market. The heavy
milk yield of the dam can be sold for
butter or cream, and the profits OBJ
tanned in this way should eliminate
the loss that might otherwise occur.
On the best dairies this is the COM
mon practice, and the methods differ
only in sight details. A dairyman
who permits the calves to run with
the dams is hardly up to date sufi-
GENTLY to make a success.
The problem we have before us
where calves are raised for market is
to adopt such methods of feeding
which will make the skim milk calves
almost as heavy and valuable as the
calves that run with their dams.
When we succeed in this we can
count upon profit that has never
before been realized in calf-raising.
1t has been done time and again in
recent years, and on some first-cIass
dairies the pure bred calves for the
show rings have been fed entirely on
skim milk.
A calf should be allowed to run
with the mother up to the fourth or
fifth day, at which time the cows
milk should be in excellent condition
for market purposes; then take the
calf away from the mother and keep
it off all food for about one day or
night. By vhis time it will be SO
hungry that it will take almost any
thing, and can be easily taught to
drink. It's first meals should be of
whole milk, fed at the rate of four
pounds in the morning, four at night
and two in the middle of the day
The milk should be warmed to the
natural temperature of the dams
milk. The whole milk diet should
be kept up for about two weeks, and
then gradually should be transferred
to a skim milk diet. This change
should be made at the rate of half
pound of skim milk every two or
three days. When the calf is on
skim milk the quantity must be in
creased. At first ten to twelve pounds
q NGAJ A4CSJ SeICA0AS C4AO DOO
in time this will have to be increased
to eighteen, twenty and twenty four
pounds. A little faxseed jelly mixed
with the skim milk at first will help.
AS soon as old enough to take other
food the calf should be fed hay and
possibly little grain; anything in
short to keep it growing rapidly, SO
that at the end of six months it will
be as large and heavy as the calves
kept with their dams. A little care
in the feeding will make them fully
as valuable as the mother-fed calves,
and all the cream and butter fats of
the COWS will be saved for market
purposes. w. E. EDWARDS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
Raleigh, N. c., December 18, 1900.

tools sent by freight.
A set of Vools consisting of hand
saw, square, hatehet, drawknife,
three augers, two planes, brace and
four bits, three ehisels and mallet
and hammer can be bought for
just about five dollars, and will save
it's cost every year to any man who
farms fifty-acre farm.
In mentioning cold chisels, files
and punches, we want to say that by
the use of these and strips of thin
iron, such as old buggy tire, we may
mend broken tool in the field and
save trip to the shop.
We have several files of all shapes
and sizes, from three-inch stub to
a sixteen-inch double bastard cross
file. Flat, square, knife edge and
round files are all cheap and dollar
will buy quite an outfit of them.
One word about using a file. If a
new one, use it very light at first.
1t does not need forcing to make it
cut. Always push file squarely
across the work and lift it back. It
only cuts one way, like handsaw,
and to draw it toward you only
wears it out twice as fast as if it is
used in proper manner.
A good grindstone is necessary to
keep the tools in condition. This is
best bought ready hung unless you
are sure of your ability to hang one
true; and when a stone is rightly
hung if you are careful not to allow
careless persons to wear it out hol.
lowing in the center it will last for
many years.
Keep all tools sharp; dull tool
does not do good work, and it GER
tainly does make hard work for the
user of it.
Keep all tools in place one should
be able to go to the shop in the dark
est night and get the tool desired.
Keep all tools at home Do not
think that we do not lend our tools,
for we do; but we make bargain
with the borrower that he bring
them home just as soon as done using
them. If he does not return them
soon, we go or send after them. One
lesson of this kind is always enough.
It was our intention to tell of some
home made farm cOnveniences in
this paper, but we will leave this for
another time to tell of some of the
things made in our shop in the past
ten years. Four sleds one sold for
$50, one for $3.50 and two are used
on the farm ; three hayricks, one for
home use, the others sold for SIS each
sleigh, two harrows, two drags, a
wheelbarrow, two plow stocks,
wagon-bed, and repair work of all
kinds at all seasons.
We have part of a set of twist
drills that we forgot to mention.
With these we can make holes in iron
or wood and they can be used on old
work where a wood boring tool
would be ruined.
Bolts, screws, nails and brads of
all sizes are kept on hand an old
machine furnishes lots of good bolts
and we take all these out before we
sell the castings to the junk dealer,
and light strap iron is always valu-
able to brace a gate or mend broken
implement until new part can be
made or fitted.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
VIM. A. BARBREY
Sampson Co., N. @.

A peanut factory is being built on
the Caledonia farms, which will
make the State independent of the
recent trust, the intention being to
thrash, clean and hull the nuts ready
for the consumer before shipment.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
THE FARM WORKSHOP AND ITS TOOLS.

A great deal of money can be saved
annually by any intelligent farmer
who will purchase some of the tools
most needed on the farm and keep
them where they can be easily found.
In recent issue of Farmers Voice
G. D. Lyon discusses this subject as
follows:
Our own shop has for twelve years
been located in the southwest corner
of barn, but this is not always de-
sirable, and in the near future we
shall change it to a 12x18 foot build
ing with eight-foot siding and gable
ROBUST such building as we
have for poultry house, except in
height of ceiling (see Voice of Octo-
Der 2O). The workbench is 31ax12
feet, and has a strong steel carriage
makers wise set on it. This bench
is of two-inch elm lumber put to-
gether with pins, and has three
drawers for small tools in front. A
hardwood chopping block stands in
one corner next the door, and in the
other corner is the tool chest.
Our outfit of tools is far from COM
plete, but we will tell our readers
Just what we have and leave them to
add to the list as suits their needs :
Four saws, No. handsaw, No. 5
ripsaw, No. 10 turnsaw and a key
hole set four planes, jack, foreplane,
iointer and smoothing plane; five
augers, by quarters, from half-inch
to inch and half chisels from half
inch 10 twO-inch; bits from three
sixteenths to one inch, by eighths ;
bits are numbered by sixteenths,
and we find the odd numbers, like 3,
5, z, 9, etc, best suited for farm use.
Then we have braces, squares,
gauges drawknife, spokestaves, cold
chiseIs, punches, nail sets, level,
compasses, calipers and other small
tools. There is one light and one
heavy hatchet, claw hammer, small
riveting hammer and two-pound
hammer for heavy work; mallet,
chalk line, straight edge, wrenches,
plies and nippers, and ten-foot pole
are all part of our outfit.
Our tools were bought at different
times, some of them at sales, and
when we computed the cost of them
as new a year or so ago we were sur
prised to find that they could be
bought at that time for $50. We
like to buy of our home dealers, but
in all cases would keep on hand the
catalogue of some Of the great mail
order houses that advertise in this
paper, and if home dealers do not
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31
STATE TAX RATE.
Fixed at II 3-4 Cents for 1901 and II
Cents for 1902.


Gen. F. G. Latrobe, chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee, introduced
in the House Friday afternoon Of last week
the bills providing for the support Of the
State government during 1901 and 1902.
The bill fixing the State tax rate was
also introduced. Immediately after their
introduction favorable reports on both bills
were adopted, and they are now on the
second reading file and will be passed soon.
This completes the list of financial bills.
The tax rate is fixed for 1901 at III
cents on the 500, which is the present
rate, and at II cents for the year 1902.
The Appropriation bill provides for the
creation of State loan of 100000, which
is to be known as the State building and
improvement loan. This sum is to be dis
tributed as follows: For improving the
Springfield Asylum for the Insane at Sykes
vile, $6O,OOO for the Maryland Peniten.
tiary, $150,O00 and for new building in
Annapolis for the Court Of Appeals and the
library, $290,O00.
The Board Of Public Works is authorized
to fix the rate OF interest, not to exceed 81
per cent, and the bonds are to be adver.
tised and sold to the highest bidder sub,
mitting sealed bids.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31

assortment, however, is shown
in the finer grades of thin
goods, such as Swiss, organ
die, dimity and null.
These materials will be
trimmed with rufAes of plain
goods, with ribbon, with lace
and with satin bands in ways
too devious to enumerate. A
novelty in muslins shows
dots and figures of contrast
ing color, upon a delicately
tinted background, with the
designs worked in silk. Then
there are the more expensive
hand-painted designs.
These are made over silk
Innings just as the silky IA
brics of the chiffon order are;
but unless one really wants
the rustic and trou frou of
the silk foundation, a sub
stitute serves the purpose as
effectively.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31

We have saved many doctor bill since we
began using Chamberlain Cough Remedy
in our home. We keep bottle open all
the time and whenever any Of my family
or myself begin to catch cold we begin to
use the Cough Remedy, and az result we
never have to send away for doctor and
incur large doctor bill, for Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy never fails to cure. 1t is
certainly medicine of great merit and
worth.-E. S. MEARKLE, General Mer-
chant and Farmer, Matte, Bedford county,
Pa. For sale by all druggists.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31
ONLY TAXPAYERS
CAN VOTE.
Centreville Preparing For Its Local
Election Under New Law.

CSntreVlllc preparing FOr us LOCdi
Election Under New Law.
A law passed recently at Annapolis re-
lating to the election of town commissioners
in Centreville is causing much discussion.
The town election is to be held on Mon
day, April end, and from present indica-
tions the election will be the warmest ever
hold in Centreville. There will be two
tickets in the field.
By the new law only citizen taxpayers
are allowed to vote. Heretofore any voter
who resided in the town was extended the
privilege Of voting at the town election.
The result Of this law placed the control Of
town affairs entirely with the colored and
irresponsible voters. Whenever an i'm
portant measure was to he voted on the
negro vote controlled the election. Now
the law prohibits anyone from voting who
does not pay taxes on at least 800 worth
OF property. Nine-tenths of the negro vote
is eliminated as we'll as a great many
whites. The principal fight now on is for
town bailff. The present commissioners
will again be placed on the ticket for re-
election by the present bailiff, Mr.. George
A. Whitley.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31
Newark.
NEWARK, DEL, March 20, 1900.

NEWARK, DEL, March 20, 1900.
Mrs. F. NJ. Smith visited friends at Har-
rsburg, Pa, this week.
The Odd Fellows Of this State will cele-
brate the eighty-frst anniversary of the
order on April 25th.
A clay pigeon shooting will be held near
the Baltimore and Ohio station on Satur-
day.
William X. Rees, farmer Of Pencader
hundred is at the Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, where he went over week
ago to be treated for appendicitis.
The milk route Of Harry Crosse has been
purchased by A. G. Heiser.
Prot. G. H. Powell delivered the third
lecture of the Delaware College lecture
course last Friday evening. Interesting
Phases OF Inaect and Plant Life" was his
subject.
Prof. L. n. Nallandigham Of Delaware
College, who is i'll at his fathers residence,
is improving.
Thirty three new books have been added
to the town library during the month Of
March. An edition of the Encyclopedia
Britannica, consisting Of 10 volumes, has
also been added. The encyclopedia will
be used as work OF reference, not to be
taken out of the library.
Jacob Shew, the letter-carrier, while
delivering mail last Thursday, severely
sprained bis ankle. William Harding has
been taking his place.
The fourth OF the series of illustrated
lectures on "The Life of Christ" was
delivered in st. Thomas Church last
Thursday night by the Rev. DIR. Jefferis.
William Clark, sewing machine
agent, living at Deandale, was arranged
before Magistrate Medill, last Thursday,
on charge Of assault and battery. Clark
left home about three weeks ago, saying
that he was never coming back. Late
Wednesday night he returned, broke open
the door Of his house and assaulted his
wife, Jennie Clark. She fought desper-
ately and when the couple appeared before
the magistrate, both of their faces were
badly disfgured. Magistrate Medill held
Clark for court and in default of bail he
war committed to the New Castle Jail.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31
A Wonderful Cough Cure.

For Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma,
Whoopipg Cough, etc, use
Allaband's AnOdyne Expectorant.
Every bottle guaranteed Or money re-
funded. Do not be deceived by I'M
sorupulous dealers, who say they have
som sthiug Of their own make that is Just
as good," for there is nothing Just as good
or better than ALLABAND'S ANODYNE
EXPECTORANT. Use one 10 cent bottle
and you will use no other kind.
Mr.. EDWARD, WITsIL,
1912 Washington St., Wilmington, Del, says
have used "AlIabands Anodyne Expect
GRANT in my family for ayear and find it
the best Cough Medicine ever used.
Price 2 or. bottle, 10 cents A or. bottle,
30 cents. For sale by VICTOR Il. BEN
NETT, Elkton, Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c
n Q. o. o. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31

Many School Children are Sickly
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's
Home, New York, Break up Colds in "a hours,
cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach
Troubles. Teething Disorders, and Destroy
Worms. At all druggist. 25c. Sample mailed
FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmstead, LeRoy,
Il Y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31

The skirt should be made separate from the lining, and
in this way lining with several overdresses The
method be employed with the bodice. With several
Innings and two three gowns effect very elabor
wardrobe indeed by frequent changes of the underdres
gown of primrose pink muslin embroidered with white
silk dots has the skirt trimmed with rufes of the
material The bodice is cut low the neck, with fold Of
the dotted goods put finish and draped the
shoulders for sleeve effect
Belts of double faced satin ribbon very simply arranged
60 with these diaphanous gowns.
HEIAN GRHy.PAaR.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31

Clothing New Spring Clothes;
hundreds Of Styles
tO for selection. We
import direct, buy
Measure from agents of Best
American Mills and
from jobbers of Novelties. Note
the prices; Not SO low that we
cannot give YOU good work and
trimmings, nor so high and exclus-
i've that you pay for something
you do not get. Trousers from
SIS. Sack Suits from $40. Spring
Overcoats from $40. Full Dress
Suits from s25. Coats and Vests,
$40. Our Cutters and Tailors are
experienced, careful and anxious
TO please you, and we will save
you money and give you good
Clothing. Come and look through
while the full line is here.
Closed evenings at 8 except
Saturday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31
won1an's Interest.
A DOTTED MUSLIN.
Many Varieties of This Material Are Shown Among
the Goods for Summer Wear.

Fabrics for summer gowns the counters, and
those who fortunate enough the first pick will
find infinite variety of beautiful patterns. The largest
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-10-11

Civil Service Reform does not seem to
have struck Receiver Miles Cannon, Of
the U. S. land office, with very heavy
hand. A Government officer when be
takes the stump, according to political
ethics, is an offensive partisan, and Mr..
Cannon certainly comes in this category.
While he is local manager of the st. Pau
q Tacoma Lumber Co., farmer and then
government land officer, above all he is 9
politician and be works this last of bis
diversified interests in a manner that
under any other administration but tina,
of Hanna and Mckinley, would have re.
suited in censure if not dismissal from
public office.