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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
PRICE, MCCORMICK 4 co.,,
To-Day Publish the Fol
lowing Circular:
Now York March s

New York March s.
Tho cotton market apparently reached
us elimination to-day. May contracts
soio at 9.Gf and August at 9.G0, which Is
eAoctly Ia points higher than the prices
recorded on tho Fist day Of February, or
.weie Days ago. From tho opening there
was q reaction OF about Is points and
then q rsllly again toward the close. thu
maj figures being $50 for August cot
ION The adancing impulse has como al
most entirely from the foreign markets.
where purchases ON the part of spinnc-s,
ei,hei' 10 cover short contracts OF TO sup
ply their prospective requirements are
estimated ut 5000 bales O. day. II "a q
Fair Inference that on tho advance ot
least 100000 bales have passed from ana
control of either speculative holders, or
producers into the hands of consumers
and the result has been gradually to re-
iievc the situation at least so f;,r no tho
more urgent wants OF the spinning trade
are concerned. The effect upon tho col
ton movement is already becoming obyi-
Gus. The receipts for tho first five days
or March do not justify the predictions so
generally made of n falling off. On the
contrary, tho movement for the month
OF March promises to be considerably
larger than had been expected This
evening it is estimated that for the pres
ent week not less than 10000 bales will
como In sight, and for tho month OF
March VIC are inclined TO think that mt
least CO0,0oO bales will mako their appear
nncc. as against ESQ, 900 last year, and 40l.-
600 In 1851. when the crop turned out
S.7Go@0. In view of these figures all
crop estimates below 100000 must be
abandoned. and the probability seems TO
be that the advance in prices will bring
otat enough cotton to give us a crop of
9.25o0oo. If not 100000 bales Under
these circumstances 1t seems to us that
1t is tho part OF wisdom for those who
hold cotton, either as producers or spccu-
lativeiy, TO sell ii at present figures Tho
Commissioner of Agriculture for tho
State OF Georgia. in IA report published in
tho Atlanta Journal. says that the sales
Of fertilizers at large Is beyond all pre-
ccdent, and that, in spite of this reiterated
advice In favor of reduced acreage, plant
ors arc ploughing up the hedges IN order
to SOW cotton. From now on unless
there shall be some overwhelming disas-
ter to the new crop 1t would seem that
prices can hardly go much higher, and
all the laws of speculative action and re-
action would indicate the imminent prob
ability OF a decline.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
MEAI-Pcr bag 1oo lbs. s1.oa: 90 n

MEAL-Pcr bag 100 lbs. s1.0s: 90 ID.
: coisEEE1MYch higher; Java 2sqsoc.:
prime. do, 101l@1OAc.: fair. do. 9$.QDi9c.
CHEESE . Large fun cream, 1shc..
SUGAR-Market steady. The plan OF
suspended for the present. All quotntie egs
5;55; Patent Cubes. $50: Powdered. SIS:
lated. GIG; No. S. AGO: No. 8. 455. No. 10.
$50: No II. 4,4o: No. ~. 44o. Granulated.
Put up in and H. sacks In barrels 52s
has advanced 10 points.
SYRUPS AND MOLASSES Market
n nrmee 1, the advaaee: syrnp: ESod 70
mol1sses. Porto Rico. 20@2Sc.
PROVISIONS
BULK MEATS-hIarket firm: rib sides.
6ssc.: bellies. eastern. lightweight. 79sc |;
HAAfS-Sugar cured. 12&c.
DRY PLATED JowLS~5isc.
PORK PLATES-53sc
MESS PORK-IS9S and 1850 Sll.50.
IARD[Pure butchers, in tierces. 73sc.
compound 60 tiielrSses as to brand. 6lsc.; So
wOoA-unwasned. lsc.: bulky. to 7c.
less: wished wool 25c.: black i3Isc to lee.
q. H d. ssI s.. "; green ,sA; dry nint
SALT FISH
HERRING-New North Care ina cut.
A.2o; Eastern, barrels, S375@4.2j: Potomac
gross $40; mullets. So-lb. kegs, si.O0;
No. .. 5000: white fish. new catch, 100-lb
kegs. $500; S0-lb. kegs. $3.50: T0-lb. kegs.
FRESH FISH
Spots. per pound. &c.: cronkers. per
FER pound. sass; shad. 75c.; trout. &C.. Sc. :
sheephcad. per pound. &C.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06

ular. 2@21a points advance on this crop,
while new crop declined 1s@1 point.
New York contract market closed
steady. 1920 points advance on this
crop, while on the new crop 1@3 points
decline: spot advance &c.; stock. 14l,-
1856 bales.
Receipts at New Orleans estimated
to-day at 10000 to 1000 bales, against
4.390 last year, and 1887 in 1898.
Receipts at United Suites port yes
t1erday were 31.272 bales against 1854
last year, and 33,S32 in 1898.
May contract in New Orleans adj
vanced q points, closing Mt 9.54. Spot
cotton firm at 93s for mlddlings.
Houston. Texas. receipts to-day are
estimated at $500 to $500 bales against
2,O16 bales last year, and S,76S in 1898.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
New York, March 5.-Flour. fairly ac-
tive and spring wheat grades, which
favor buyers q little, but continued dull
for winter wheat brands. Rye flour,
dull. Buckwheat flour, dull, S1.65@175.
Buckwheat, steady. Corn meal, steady.
Rye, firmer; No. 9 Western, G3Nc. fob
afioat; State rye, 5S@59c. Wheat-Spot,
steady; No. red, 73%c. Corn-Spot,
weak; No. 2, 41c. Oats-Spot. steady;
No. 2. 2SA @2Shc. Beef, quiet. Cut
meats, steady. Lard, easy: Western
steamed. s6.121s.; refined. quiet. Pork,
dull. Butter, firmer; Western cream
cry, 20GD26c.: State dairy, 1S@25c.
Cheese. firm. Eggs. steady; State and
Pennsylvania, at mark, 16@1614c.;
Southern, at mark. 15@16c. Coffee
Spot Rio, quiet; No. invoice, S2sc.,
nominal; do jobbing, SIZE; mild, mar
kct quiet; Cordova, 9k@14c. Sugar
Raw. steady; fair refining. 3 1S-16c.:
centrifugal 96 test, d5-16c.: molasses
sugar, S%c.; sales, none: refined, quiet
and steady
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET

OII
Liverpool. March 5.-Spot cotton in
fair demand, prices. 1-16d. higher Amer
lean middling, 17-32d
The sales of the day were 10000 bales,
of which 1000 were for speculation and
export, and included 5000 American. ,
Receipts. none. Futures opened quiet
at the decline and closed irregular:
American middling: March, IS 31-64@
. 32-6id.. buyers; March and April.
2S-64Q5 29-6+d., buyers April and
May. 4-64d.. sellers; May and June,
. Z0-6i@2 2l-64d.. buyers; June and July.
17-64@5 1S-Gid: July and August s ii
64@5 15-6id., buyers; August and Sep
tcmber. 076i@5 oS-64d September
and October. 4 47-6id.. buyers: October
and November. 4 3S-6i@4 34-64d.. buy
ers: November and December. 4 29-64d.
sellers; December and January, 81
Cad, buyers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
AUCTION .Es-FuTuRE DAYS.

IN IMBcR FOR SA LE-By order OF the
} Board OF Supervisors OF Nanscmond
county,. Virginia. we will offer for sale
MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1900. (court
day). at IL M, all the standing pine
timber trees measuring twelve inches in
tho ground. across, the stump,on Il certain
part of that certain tract Of land known
as tho 'Poorhousc Farm containing
near Buckhorn, Nansemond county, Va,
and belonging 10 Nansemond county.
Said sale will be made subject 10 the ap-
prevail and ratification Of tho County
Court
TERMS OF SALE-CASH.
w. Fl. Holland Superintendent of tho
Poor. will be glad to show intending pur-
chasers tho lines. q. w. BUTTS;
A. Il. HOLLAND,
mch1-tds Committee
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
NAVAL STORES.

Charleston, S. c., March 5.-Turpen-
tine market firm at SC Rosin. firm;
unchanged.
Savannah, Ga, March 5.-Spirits tur-
pentine. firm at 5ilac. Rosin. firm and
unchanged.
Wilmington. ". c.. March 5.-sprits
turpentinc steady at 53@531sc. Rosin,
dull at $l.40all.45 Crude turpentinc,
nothing doing. Tar. quiet at SIZE
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06

April, 9.57; May, o5S; June, e.56; July,
9.67; August. $40; September. S.53; Oc-
tober, S12; November, 797; December,
1856: January, TOT.
Spot closed dull, at Mc. higher mid
ding uplands, 13-16c.; middling Gulf,
10 Lice; sales, 1884
New York. March 5.-Cotton dull;
middling. 13-16c.; net receipts 44S;
gross, 1855; sales, 1884; stock. 14i,3S5
Total to-day-Net receipts, 31,27s: ex-
ports to Great Brltlan, 4.49S: France,
$50; Continent, 1883; stock, 967,7O7.
Total since September met receipts,
5.643,075; exports to Great Britain, 619,-
9S9; to France. 6SS.7S5; to the Continent,
1,S24,743.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
COTTON SEED OIL

New York, March 5.-Cotton-seed oil
exceedingly dull, and while generally
held ut &c. for prime summer yellow,
prompt shipment found few buyers
above 36lac.; prime crude barrels. 33la
do3ic.; prime summer yellow, 36la137c.;
off summer yellow, nominal: butter
grades. 3S@40c.; prime meal. S24.00.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
CHICAGO MARKET.
Wheat, Corn, oats, Provisions, Lard. Short
Ribs. Etc

Chicago. March 5.-The strength in
wheat to-day caused by higher
cables later gave way to the bearieh as
pect or the movement and the lack of
demand. May closed AG3sc. down.
May corn closed ut nc. and May oats
Il shade lower. Provisions ut the close
were 2la@7lsc. depressed from Satur-
dny.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was steady; No. 3 spring wheat. 62M6lc !:
3Saic.; No. . oats, 2aAG2slAc.; No. . white,
2M2G4c.: No. 3 white. 25M26c.; No 2 bar
ley, 3Id'ioi4c.: No. l flax seed. $l60; prime
timothy seed $2.i5. Mess Pork. per bar
rel s9.t5@l0.6O lard. per leo pounds s572I5
Q57la: short ribs sides .0oosc). Sa.65f5.g0;
dry sated shoulders (boxcdD, 6AG6i4c :
key. dis,illers finished goods. per gallon
$l.2i. Sugars, cut loaf. unchanged.
on the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was strong: creameries, is
W2ic.: dairicS, l6M21c
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

Baltimore. March 5.-Flour dull
Western superiine. s2.25@2.35: winter
pa tent, s3.65@3.S5; spring patents, s3.75
@4.0o Wheat, dull; spot and March,
71R@T1Ssc.; Southern. by sample. esq
72i@c. Corn, easier: spot and month,
3Sik@31Mc.; April. 3SA 03SAc; May,
3SH@SS&c.: Southern white, 40@41c
Oats, dull and easier: No Q white. BIZ
sales. Rye. nominal: No nearby
SAC. Sugar, firm; granulated, s5.31.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
Norfolk Cotton Market.
COTTON RECEIPTS.
Norfolk, Va. March 5. 1900.

AMONG OUR GOTTEN MEN.
Bar Silver, London. 277sd. against
q 7-16d. last year.
Nice moderate weather in Texas.
Liverpool advanced 1-16d on spot
cotton contract. Market closed irreg-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06

l., ARGE SALE OF FINE rURN1-
- ture, Carpets Rugs, Druggets. Mat
ting. Pictures, fine Bar and Mantle Mir
rors. Pianos. etc, ut our Auction House.
THIS cTucsday) MORNING at 10 O'Clock.
IL II II. MORRIS Manager.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
BOND MARKET.
NEW YORK MONEY MARIIcT
Ncw Nork. Nlnrch Z. 1Nn

N NEW YUM MUNEY MARKET
New York. March 5.-Money on call
steadier at 2MM3ia per cent. last loan
at az. Prime mercantile paper, 400
b1a. Sterling exchange steady, with ac-
3tual business in bankers bills at $4.S6M
for demand and ut $i.S2M for sixty
days Posted rates, S4,S4Q4.S4,A and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06

NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans, March 5-Cotton flu
lures steady; March. 0.4S. bid; April,
9.52@9.54; May. 9.5iQ9.55; July, $500
9.54; August, 9.35G9.36; September. $50
@S.l1: October, 7.95@7.97; November,
7.So@LS2; December. 7.S0@7.S2; january,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
TRUCK MRRKEr.
fBy Telegraph to Virginia n Pilot)

New York. March 5.-Potatoes,
steady; New Jersey, S1.25@1.50; New
York. sl.506D1.75; Long Island, $500;
Jersey sweets. s2.25@l2.75.
Cabbage, steady; Long Island, $500
G600 per hundred.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
NORFOLK MhRKETS
For Grain, fiau, Groceries, Provlsol,
&c.

Quotations at Wholesale Prlcns. an
IS" otherwiae stated, nnd priccs nro
subjcct To nuctnntion in market.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
PRICE, M CORMICK eco.
mchG-lt
AUCTION SAFES THIS DAY.
nlcllG-1t

BY the Morris Aucuon-house ~ and a
Washington ST.. opposite City Market.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06

$LS7h@4SS. Commercial bills. $500
4.Sah. Silver certificates. 59M @60M. Bar
silver. 50h. Mexican dollars, 47A. Gov
ernmcnt bonds steady. State bonds in
active. Railroad bonds Irregular.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06

the working capital
by
on oil cote H No can b E m
where OF an m n ii acapcy 90 barrels daily
coming from Sc d o. ir cotton o
owl am t a l rt 10 b nc cotton nMuleaes stair
Der hereof M pc n beforehand common
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ton o a y M
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rnlsah stock Exchange
formation
THE COTTON OIL AND FIBRE CO., Philadelphia and Norfolk
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
John c. Niemeyer, Auctioncer.

IL NECUTORS' SALE.-PURSUANT TO
AZ the last Will and testament OF VIII
liam Brooks and Mary Il. Brooks, we
Will seil at
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

DIRECTORS!
JAMES POLLOCK President Carpet Manufacturer
W. w. GIBBS, Vce-PreSdent, Philadelphia,
c. A. FURBUSH Treasurer,
E. r. WATSON,
DLOWENBERG, Norol
CLAYTON MMlC1AE Philadelphia City Philadelphia
GEORGE CAMPBELL, Philadelphia Worsted Manufacturer.
ISRAEL W. DURHAM, PHILADELPHIA, Conmss
J. j. McCLOSKEY, Philadelphia Wool erchm
FRANK j. DUNIAN, acturng
O. H. B. MARTIN, Camden, N J,S Solicitor.
M COFFIN Bank
JAS A. MCCULLOUGH, Vol Merchant, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20

Lord Russell took great interest
in sport of all kinds and he had Il
weakness for lecturing people of all
sorts on their shortcomings. When in
October, 1898, the London Irish Rugby
Football Club was matched to play
Hammersmlth Club on the London
County Athletic Ground, Herne Hill,
Lord Russell was invited, and con
s2nted to kick Off the ball. On arrly-
Ing punctnally at the hour appointed
he found that some of the members
of the London Irish team were not on
the ground. He waited patiently for
some ten or fifteen minutes until all
the players We're assembled. and then
called up Mr.. Dyas. the captain of the
London Irish. and delivered the fol.
lowing homily: Captain Dyas and
members OF the London Irish Football
Club: desire to point out to you that
one Of your cardinal rules in life
should be punctuality. Unless you
study THAI rule, whether in business
or play, you will never be successful
men, and hope that you will take to
neart the lesson | am now reading
you" The Lord Chief Justice with
the utmost gravity, then proceeded to
kick of the ball.-London Chronicle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20
Stephen GIrnrd,a SinrI.

stephen Girard, the great benefactor
of Philadelphia, was born in Bor-
deaux, France, was left an orphan at
ten and put on ship as cabin boy.
That was his first trip to America.
He could no. read or write. but he
worked hard To make up deficiencies
In early training, and soon set up Il
shop in Walker street, New York
City, He"e he marrieL Polly Lum,
daughter of n calker, against her
fathers wish The marriage proved
unhappy, and Girard went to sea
again before, at forty, llr found his
real vocation as n merchant In Phila-
delphla. When In 1893 yellow fever
broke out in the city Girard proved
himself a true hero, and organized the
public hOspitDl. His magnificent be-
quesA so ine city Is famous the world
over. "a one room are kept his boxes
and his bookcase, some Of his papers,
his clio; ilng-a pair of homely old
knitted braces bespeaklng his plain
and frugal habits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20
Royal Phlianthrophy.

The Queen of SaXony is of most
philanthropic and charitable nature.
In her youth her zeal far exceeded her
knowledge, but was never abated. In.
deed. she was often in the habit of
visiting the poor, under the gulse of
the Countess of y, in order to come
In closer contact with their misery
and want. Many laughable mistakes
resulted, and at one time she even
equalled Marie Antoinette's famous
remark about cake as substitute for
bread, when the latter was not obtain
able. 1t happened that the "Coun-
tess, entering unexpectedly upon one
of her favortes. who felt the pinch
of poverty in its most acute form.
found the good woman's little boy in
tears over swollen cheek. What
ails the chiid?" inquired she. Moth
ing much" replied the mother, uncon-
cerneuly; "he was naughty, so boxed
his ears" "Ah, you should never
strike n child" said the sympathetic
Countess" Next time you ought to
punish him by deptiying him of his
dessert"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20
A weil-Arranged Apiary.

A well-arranged apiary that is sim
pie and convenient is thus described
by an Illinois apiarist: "The hives are
placed dlagonally in the row which
runs southeast and northwest, so that
in each pair of rows the hives front
east in one and south in the other,
making each alternate alley free from
bees to be used as n passageway to
work around the hives. The rows are
placed seven feet apart on centres
and the hives four feet on centres
The hives are so placed that n line
drawn from the rear of the first one
will touch the front of that imme-
diately behind it, There is one wide
alley crosswlse through the centre and
in a large apiary more alleys would be
advisable"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20

not tire ones eyes. Bobbinet or tulls
is the best material. One and hall
yards of cotton net twenty-five inches
wide makes II good one. Sew the ends
together in seam, bind the lower
edge with some light material ruI
Il round elastic just long enough tt
go round Il hat crown by stretching
n little in the top edge and you have
Il bee-proof veil If you fasten tn,
lower edge well. Men can put it in
side the vest or under the suspenders
| always wear an apron for the pur
pose, cut like the illustration, anC
when the upper part Is pinned dowI
over the veil it is bee proof Larg,
pockets are convenient. In one / car
ry matches for my smoker, a small
pair OF scissors to clip queens wing,
and large screwdriver or knife thai
has had the blade broken off to prN
or loosen hive covers ana frames ant
to scrapo Off bits of wax. The Other
pocket is used to hold the wax tina,
Is scraped Off, Three yards of denim
or heavy gingham will make til,
apron.
| have tried many kinds Of gloves
including rubber, but have laid then
nll aside. For the last six years | hav,
used mittens made of heavy cottoI
sock legs. Take long ones ana Gu
of lust above the heel. Run two o.
three rows of machine stitchln!
around the edge to keep from ravel
ing, stitch three rows an inch or NOR,
long Mt the proper places to divide iii,
fingers, sew in n short open-cndet
thumb and you have n mltten that viii
not Interfere with the use of the fin
gers, will protect your hands from TN
sun and bees and keep bees from get
ting up the sleeves. \ small safet,
pin will hold them in place. With
good smoker, veil, apron ana mitten
one can work confidently and the bee
are not so likely to be troublesome
when Que Is not lodging and shown,
fear.-Mrs. A. j. Barber, in Amerlcal
J AgrlculhWlst.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20

Once when a certain well-hnown
English judge was trying II ease he
was disturbed by Il young man who
kept moving about in the reay Of the
courtroom, lifting chairs and looking
under things.
Young man. said his lordship, you
are making great deal Of unneces-
sary noise What are you aboutY
MY lord" Yeplled the young man
II have lost my oycrcoat, and am try
ing to find It,"
well" said the venerable Judge
with II grim smile, people often lose
whole suits in here without making
all that disturbance
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20

The process of trenching cabbages
for winter is very simple A trench
is made about eighteen inches deep
and the cabbages are pulled, placed
In the trench. leaving on all the
leaves. | usually put the heads down
and roots up, and shovel on an inch
or two of earth when putting them
in. Then Just before the ground
freezes l shovel on more earth, and
cover them eight or ten inches deep,
leaving n few openings to be filed
with straw in cold weather. Cauli-
flowers can he kept for some time In
cold frame or cellar, Il the roots are
planted i'm moist soil. In the market
garden. when beets carrots, turnips,
and potatoes are to be stored in pits,
the usual way is to dig Il pit three or
four feet deep, and about six feet
wlde and of the length required. The
vegetables are placed in it in sections
three or four feet wide, leaving a
space of about two feet between the
sections. The advantage of the sec.
lions, Is that few bushels can be
taken out at Il time without exposing
the rest in the pit. When covering
the pit, the top should be rounded,
so the water will run off.--W. II. Jen-
kins, in The Epitomist
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20
DIgestion Trials with Chickens.

The following extracts are taken
from q bulletin recently issued by the
Oklahoma experiment station:
/. Chickens digested Kafir corn and
corn more completely when the grain
was fed whole than when the meal
was fed.
2. The Kafir corn and Kafir meal
fed in this trial yielded but two per
cent. less total digestible matter than
the corresponding corn products.
3. Kafir corn was more suitable
ration, considering only the relative
amounts of growth-making and fat
forming materials, for chickens than
Kafir meal, corn, or corn meal.
L. Cow peas were digested reason.
ably well, and are desirable feed for
growing chickens and hens. But lit.
tie gain in digestibility was secured by
grinding the cowpeas.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20
Spring. Cultivated Strawberries.

Many strawberry growers claim that
spring cultivation of the plants re-
duces the yield, while others declare
are right 1t all depends upon the
method of cultivation practiced from
the beginning. The men first men.
toned cultivate shallow and little; the
second deep and good deal. The
principle involved in each case is the
same. Strawberries produce an abun.
dance of feeding roots near the sur.
face during the fall months when
the weather is cool and the soil well
supplied with moisture. These roots
are the ones upon which the plants de.
pend in the early spring to push them
into flower and fruit. THIS hoeinG
in the spring would kill them and
injurc the chances of crop.
After the fruitlng Is over these roots
become useless and new ones are sent
to lower levels TO get water and thus
keep the plant from dying of thirst.
Then the soil may be cultivated with.
out fear of injuring the plants. The
men who cultivate deep during the
summer, and keep It up late in the
fall, make the roots form at much
lower depth than those men who cul-
tivate only shallow or not at all. The
result Is that they may cultivate in
the spring without doing any injury.
but on the contrary doing good. pro.
vided they cultivate shallow at this
season. They also provide mulch to
conserve moisture. In this way the
roots come gradually from lower lev.
els. toward the surface and are
forced back only by the hot weather.
M. G. Cain, in Agricultural Epito-
mist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-20

light. and of the best wood. The hoe
should always be kept sharp by the
use of file or grindstone. If there are
stones in the soil n file Is preferable to
the grindstone, as the hoe can be
sharpened in the field when necessary.
In consequence of use in the field,and
sharpening on the file or grindstone,
or both, the hoe will wear rapldly,but
It is well to remember that steel Is
cheaper than muscle. A sharp hoe,
while in the hands of an energetic
man or boy, Is death to weeds. At
the same time it adds much to the
sweetness of the handlers temper A
duh hoe, in the, hands of a boy, tends
to utter discouragement, and fur
nishes him with an excuse for get
ting away from the farm.