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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24

Physician giving vicc)-"Lastly. Nc.
CORY, don't go to sleep on an empty
stomach"
McGorry (who is ailing)-''No danger
av thot, docthor: oi always slapc on M
ack.''-Exchange.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24

Chester, DEAR" said Mrs. Giddings
anxiously to her husband, II don't like
that cough of yours
is the best l havc."-Collier's
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24

The local paper of Smithville, village
note the other day: ''There will be an ice-
cream supper given by Mrs. Susan How
ard next Tuesday night, July 3, in the
Christian church grove, to assist in rails
ing funds for the funeral expenses of her
husband.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24

".Aftcr I had watched a colorcd man
fishing IN South Carolina brickyard
pond for forty minutes without pulling
up his hook said the Traveller TO Il
Washington Post man. Il asked him if
lie thought there were any fish there to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27

we're returned to the yard cured, and
all have been in good health since. Six
hens and q cockerel were lost before
the health Of the flock was restored by
the treatment as given above.
P-ROMPTEEss A REQUISITE. Had we
known the disease az fret it is doubt
full If a single bird need to have been
lost. Promptness to disinfett and treat
the sick birds will save many losses.
The doses of salts, not before recon
mended to my knowledge, doubtless
helped rid the birds of the cholera
bacilli sooner than if it had not been
given, and so fastened the eradication
of the disease. The asa B ida acts ss
a difusible stimulant to help keep tie
birds warm.
The drinking water was for some
days kept charged with carbolic acid,
and all that is now needed to secure
immunity from another attack is a
second thorough d~isintection and to
continue for sometime the addition Of
carbolic acid to the drinking water
E. E. Emery, in Pscifo Rural. Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
SICK FOWLS.

Prof. Emery Describes a Remarkably
Successful attack on Cholera.
Under this head an article was copied
in the Pacific r lral Press from a Wri'er
in the Sonoma County Farmer in
which he details his practice with kero
sene for throat trouble. He omitted
to tell wheEher that particular fowl re
covered, or what per cent. Of trea5e6
cases recovered. That would be an in
teresring addition to his notes.
CHICKEN HOLERA.-It may interest
your reaoer5 TO learn OF our success
sigh chicken cholera. Only one vlsi-
cation OF the disease occurred Early
IN April a hen became sick and dump
ish with @ dark comb; all food and
wafer refused. 1t was thought useless
co treat this case, bue EPSON salds
were administered and this was foi
10 ed with copioUs watering puG in the
mouth with a spoon. The hen wat
placed in a warm, sunny place, isolated
from usual runs, and recovered vtIy
slowly.
Another han died in a few days and
then another and a cockerel, AID eev
eral persons who had had experience
with chCIera pronounced this case to
be choIerG The hen and cockerel died
near night, and next morning two
other hens we're dead and eight mIre
we're in different stages Of the dieeaee
Treatment was begun at once. Tao
hens were killed and buried as these
previously dead had been. The six
were brought out into the sunlight ana
given salts and water.
TaE GREATMENT.-The house and
yard were thoroughly disincected with
one pint of strong sulphuric acid to
eight gallons of water, as suggested in
poultry books. Toe hens themselves
were sprayed wish this. Their drink
ing water was charged with carOclIc
acid Zone teaspoonful to half gallon
water) and a~safoetida was put in their
food at the rate of one heRping table
spoonful to the food of thirty chickens.
TIE next morning six hers could not
get eff the ro0st, though ali but t &c
had gone upRs usual the night previous
after their treatment. These were
treated as before aud put outside tie
yard. Before night ali but four hers
were WalkI. g aoous, peckiug grass
After three days Of isolation these f II
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
Caldwell Co, " Q
A DEALERS WAY OF FIGHTING
The TRUST.

In my opinion, there are only two
ways for growers 20 control the tobacco
crop With any degree Of success. FoE m
a thorough and compscS organization
composed Of at least 80 Der cent. of the
bright tobacco gro wars of North Caro-
liUa, SJUsh Carolina, Virginia and
E st Tennes ee. Capitalize a strong
corporation composed OF far 4 and
their sympathet-z2rs and p ace buyers
upon all , the principal tobacco NAL
kets in the above named SAFES and
enter into active competition in open
market with the great American To
ORcco Company, which nov controls
tbs price Of all tobacco raised in those
States, il not in the whole known to
bacco world.
Il at toe epd Of two years this Cor
poration formed by grlweTs and their
sy mDalhlzsrs csnno5 find a sale for al
tobacco thus bought and on haLd at a
fair pr Fl above net cost, then let SAID
corporation establish factories at the
most central points and manufacture
such stock as they may have left On
hand ana place same upon the market
for sale, again entering into active
competition with the great American
T5bacco Company in the selling mar
kess Of the world, thus demonstrating
in a forciOle way that unless they are
willing to pay a reason able price for
raw material they cannos any longer
grow rich aud wax fat by the sweat
of the farmers brow.
A second plan would be for growers
and friends In a number of counties or
districts to form q strong corporation
for TIE purpose of buying, manu'actur.
ing and selling tobacco, by establish
ing a factory IN each county or district
so formed, thus doing upon a small
scale what is intended to be done upon
a larger scale in the first method out
lined above. This method of working
10 the crop by counties or districes
would give local r5liet to growers with
out waiting upon other Ice alities or to-
bacco growing States for help, and in
this way each tobacco belt would even
tually De masters Of it's own sItuation
This plan, If we'll managed, would prove
very successful and would soon be
adopted in part or il toto b7 every to
bacco gro wing State Ia the Ulion. This
plan could not fail; 1t is simply the
farmer working bis own raw material
ant snaring IN the profits of such man.
u~facCure, and In this way he can defy
aIi the russ aud corporation g 10 the
word. snd reud TO pieces those tb,.t
have been seeking TO strengle and &C..
sgr1Y him J Y. WALLER.
AlamRnce o., N. ..
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one man considers good culture would
call neglect and no culture at all. In
reporting upon the returns from jap
anese plume, consequently the expert
ences are absolutely worthless unless
data is given. That is the locality,
nature of the soil, and the kind Of cul-
tivation given must be included In the
report, and. also a general description
Of the kind of weather that prevailed
during the season of experiment.
Personally I have had good results
with the Japanese plums, and they
have matured into large, haL dsome,
luscious fruits, which sold in the mar
kets as fancy fruits They were in all
respects as fine as any that California
growers ever produced. But they we're
raised after a careful system in which
constant and almost perfect cultivation
was given to them. They responded
30 cultivation and fertilization better
than any OF the native sorts. They
are good fesders, and require q soil
that will nourish them thoroughly.
Moreover, the trees were well pruned.
This, learned, was @ necessity early
IN my work, and after good pruning,
thinning out OF the fruits was very
essential II you expect to raise slsrge
crop, you must accept smaller fruits,
but il you want fancy plums for the
market, the fruit must be thinued cut
on the trees when young. Consistent
and intelligent cultivation, pruning,
fertilization and thinning out will con
vince almost any fruit grower that the
Japanese pIums are a great addition to
our orchards. 8 W. CHAMBERS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.
A VOICE FROM

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
We see that the columns Of The
Progressive Farmer are open for the
discussion Of ell measures affecting the
interest Of the tobacco farmer. While
it appears that some have adopted the
Jordan plan, yet ecme OF US are in
clined to believe that it would be we'll
enough for the people Of North Caro-
lima not to act too hastily upon that
important matter; not to act until the
people all over the State have thorough
~ investigated every point in connec-
ton with the proposed arrangement.
Let it be so good as it may, yet that
is to be known here after. The people
Of the State have taken stock in many
new systems that have beer reared up
for business, and in after years have
only realized their mistake. So. now,
do not adept any plan until the people
understand just what they are doing.
We believe that the people ought to
have several months TO investigate
this matter. You nay look all along
the line when you are standing at one
end Of the track and W e the
switch by which you may be side
tracked. And il the farmers hope to
rem ain on the sidetrack too long they
may wish that they had not taken any
stock in that organization.
But we know that something must
be done for the farmers protection,
and it need not be put off any longer
than q few months to come. The
farmers Of Cald we'll county called a
meeting over two months ago and
various plans were discussed. We
then decided that it would be a neces'
sity for the farmers 60 establish to.
bscc2 factories es many SO possible for
tee protection of the farmers.
Aod 1 yet believe, let the farmers
organ 70 as they will, they will have
to be IN shape to handle manufactured
stock in order to control prices. Then
in order to carry manufactured stock
the people will have to put up factories
in as many counties of the tobacco
growing section Of the State as it is !
possible. / bslieve when the producer
manufactures his PRODUCES there will
be no trouble about getting good prices.
I would be glad to hear fir m every
in the State. We are rec peo-
pie and ought to speak what we please
concerning our interest whsn a paper
Of the wide circulation If TIE P~Togress.l
i've Farmer Cf5rS the opportunity. /
Write you" vie 1s, brother larmer
J. A. COBB
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WHAT THR NEXT LIE GISLATURB
SHOULD GIVE US.
our months nubIic schools.

Four months public schools.
A law to prevent the removal 81
cases by corporations from State tC
Federal courts.
A statute making agriculture a com
mon school study.
A reformatory for young criminals
A fair election law, providing for
equal representation of each faction
upon boards Of election judges and
registrars.
A law making it Illegal to employ
children under fifteen years Of age 10
any cotton mills, except whore the
child so employed attends school for at
least three mon hsu of zach year.
Lower pricsd school books.
A graduated tax upon the gross earn
ings OF railroads, one, half of the pro
ceeds to be devoted to public schoole.
The schedule to be that contained in
the original bill considered by tht joint
Finance Committee of the last legisla-
ture, viz:
Less than 81. 600 per mile
(gross earn'ge) annually, ] per cent,
AS much as 81 600 per mile
or less than 81 $780,. (
81 500 per mile or less than
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
M 8.


Organized farmers Don become bet
ter acquainted with each others nature,
exchange ideBs and experiences, some
times formiog life friendships, are bet
ter enabled to combat social evils, de-
mand public improvements and better
service nf government officers, create
instructive and 81 ter tanning social
events, establish a library Of useful
literature, a museum of the different
kinds OF insec g Injurious to animal
and vegetable life, keep on file the bul,
Ietins and reports Of experiment sta
tions and departments Of agriculture,
provide ways and means for the prompt
circulation o: weather bureau report Is
and mail matter, and the delivery OF
small purchases among the members.
% operation commands larger CAPT
tai, greater energy, skill and inteili-
gence, and thus increases the individ-
ual welfare. TIE number of persons
thus uniting should be consistent with
the profitable employment Of each.
They can buy the best hind Of seeds,
plants and animals, tools and machin
cry, household furniture, useful and
ornamental, clothing, food and medi
cines, and on ldIng materials at whole
sale prices. They need purchase but
one male Of each kind ter breeding pur.
poses; sell CT the tract of land best
adapted fer the growth of each kind of
vegetation and animal life, and develop
it to the best advap taRe.
One system Of stem power could be
used for pumping, heating, cooking
and milling purposes. They could
have q common interest in the con
struction of buildings for properly
housing the eff rem kinds Of animal
life and storage Of vegetable products,
an ics house and cold storage building,
They could employ a private tutor for
their group Of children. They could
send their prCducts to market in car
load lots, thus saving the freight and
other expenses. They would need less
wagons, tools and machinery. There
could be a great saving in time, mate
rial and labor in all that pertains to
farm hte.-Alex. W. Murray, Van
Buren, Co, Ark.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
The Poultry Yard.
MEDICINES AND REMEDIES FOR
POULTRY.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
There are times when poultry will
be taken sick and disease will enter the
best regulated chicken yard; but in
nine cases out of ten the trouble could
have been averted by a little attention
being paid to the feeding and ordinary
sanitary matters. Medicines and rem
edies for poultry diseases are as numer
GUS as can be, and many Of them will
do all claimed for them. But in order
to make them of lasting avail We must
get back to the primary cause Of the
trouble. Diseases have th Jir origin in
filth, dirt and unssnitary surroundings
or in the food. In nearly all instances
they can be traced back to enc of these
causes. If we do not remove the cause
it is impossible for us to more than
temporarily cure the birds of their
sufferings. There is no time when
these matters should be more earnestly
considered than in the spring Of the
year. After the long winter when the
chickens were penned up in their coops
and houses they are apt to be dirEy
and lousy. It is commonly said that
neither disease, mites nor other troubles
attack perfectly healthy chickens, but
it is only partly true. Where the hen
house is reekipg with the mi'es or
germs of disease the poultry kept IN
the place will all be touched more or
less. But the healthy ones will resist
the attacks the longest. and with favor
able surroundings they will soon throw
eff the disease. At this time of the
year the birds are peculiarly weak and
run down after their long winter, and
when the warm weather favors the
growth and multiplication of germs
and insects the birds will suffer. There
is only one way to prevent this. The
winter quarters need a thorough over
hauling, fumigating and general cleans
ing. Such a house cleaning BIS we give
to the homes in which we live ia neces.
sary In the hen house. Every nook
and corner of the place where an in.
scot could POSSIBLY hide should be fumi'
gated and cleansed. In this way we
a prevent diseases breaking out in
the hocks in hot weather. Let tk e hen
house go uncleaued until summer is
upon us, and there will be sickness and
death in numbers, Nextto cleanliness
OUTSIDE, taat of keeping the inside OF
the birds in good condition is import
ant. The food of the birds must be
that which will nourish them withous
causing ndiEestion or internal tro bles.
In Eno eprirg the birds need the green
thipgs that grow in garden and field,
and unless these are fed freely with
grain and soft food we can Il pect the
chicken s to have a good appetite and
digestion. Let US hear from Other
lady readers of The ProgressiU { Farmer.
ANNIE Q. WALsTER,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27

The unusual EmCUnG Of attention the
corn fodc er question has received DUR
ing the past year indicates hat thought
ful Western farmers are beginning to
see that the entire corn plant must be
utilized in profitable farming of the
future. The improved corn har vesFer
and the shredder have robbed the corn
harvest Of most Of it's disagreeable
features, and while our correspond
enCe indicates that not all are agreed
as 70 the economy of the new me thods
we believe the preponderance of evil
dence is in their favor, The greatest
objection that mus now be met is that
even after the fodder has been shredded
there isst II considerable waste in feed
ing it. We must study to reduce this
waste to the minimum, and with this
in view we suggest to cur readers that
1t may pay to experiment in a small
way this year with the clio. 1t has
enthusiastic advantages. -Wallace's
Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27

It Is very evId3aG t1a5 the Iowdown
broad tire wagon has made a place for
itself upon the farm. Any farmer who
feels that he cAnnl5 afford an extra
wagon for the sake OF having q low
down one shouli write the Electric
Wheel Co, B x SO, Quincy, Ill, for
their oatalog OF "E,scGric" wheels. Il
will tell him to have a good low down
wagon at small cost and with but little
work. Write the Electric Wheel Go.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
AN0W Book For Men
Special Arrangements Whereby a Free
Copy Can Be Obtained by Every
Reader of This PaDer.

For weeks the presses
have been busy turning
out tho enormous edit
ion of Dr.. j. Newton
HathaWay'S new book
CLEANLINESS, VigOr,
Health" necessary to
satisfy the public de-
mand. DR.. Hathaway
has reserved a limited
number of these books,
n thcSehe ~haSSpecially
arranged to send free by
mail to all readers of this
a p who send names
and full o06PncC tn him
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27

For 20 years DR.. Hathaway has confined his
practice almost exclusively to diseases of men,
and during that time he has restored more men
TO health, VIgOT, usefulness and happiness than
any ten other doctors in the country combined.
DR.. Hathaway treats and cures by a method
entirely his own. discovered and perfected by
himself and used exclusively by him. Loss of
Vitality, FaricOCele, Structure, Blood Poisoning
in its different stages, rheumatism, Weak Back,
all manner of urinary complaints, Ulcers, Sores
and Skin Diseases, Brights Disease and aIlfOrms
of Kidney Troubles. His treatment for under
toned men restores lost vitality and makes the
patient a strong, well, vigorous man.
Dr. HaChaWaYS success in the treatment of
NarIcOcel6 and Structure without the aid of knife
or cauteTy IS "henOmenal The patient is treat
ed by this method at his own home without pain
or loss OF time from business. This is positively
the only treatment which cures without an ODeF-
alton. Dr.. Hathaway calls the particular atten-
ton of sufferers from aricOCele and Structure to
pages q, %, %, 30 and 81 of his new book.
Every case taken by DR.. Hathaway is specially
treated according to its nature. all under his GEN
eral erSOnalSuperViSiOn and all remedieSuSed by
him are prepared from the ureStand beStdrugsin
his own laboratories under his personal oversight.
DF. Hathaway makes no charge for cOnSulta-
tlon or ADVICE, either at his Office or by mail, and
when a case Is taken the one low fee covers all
cost OF medicines and professional services.
Dr. HaChaWay always prefers. when it is posi-
Die, 10 nave MS patients call on him for at least
one interview, but this is not essential, as he has
cured scores or thousands of patients in all Sec
system OF Home Treatment is so perfected that
ne can bring about a cure as surely and speedily
as though the patient called daily at his Office.
j. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D..
DIR. Hathaway s. Co.,
2%H South Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga.
THIS PAPER WHEN WRITING.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
Poland Chinas a Speciality.
ADMIRAL 4z,15o.

1 can furnish select pigs not related to those
previous y shipped and sired by n y fine yong
b0ars. ADMIR- AL" 1859. ana : OMMO.
DORE," 42747. ooWs in pis and young bOars and
sOws OF all ages. Send to h-adQuat ttrs aud get
the bert I ON the oIaest ard largest herd of
r land Cbinas in this State at Ont-half Wes-
Address. ]. B. GRAY, Fredericksburg Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
CLUB RATES.

That we may be more enlightened as
to what is going on in the different
parts of III greae country, we oughtto
diversity our reading. More Western
and Northern papers ought to be read
in the South and more Southern papers
should be read in the West and North.
Believing this the best thing to do to
everlestingly obliterate the prejudices
of the past, we have arranged a list of
papers to offer with The Progressive
FARMER. The price in the parenthesis
is the regular subscription price of the
paper and the other figures are what
we charge for the paper with The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER for one year.. Re
newals for the other papers cannot be
taken at the club rates, but all near
subscribers can. You can renew for
u paper and get the club rates:
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HINTS CnnHnrEina and Bronchitis CHra,

TIHHT 8VH3HWTTVH aHH BFVHG8ITS VHTBI
Cures when all else fails. Write for
testimorials which prove the truth
of this statement. This wonderful
remedy ia prepared by Rev. Geo. E
Hunt, Lexington, N. @. Price sc
cents per bottle. For sale by ali
druggists.
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NATIONAL FARhEz A.,
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL 7
UNION,

PRESIDENT. @. WiIborn, .O1dP ds
Vice President-P. Fl. Rahillov Il,
MINI. "a
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J. p. Sossamon, Charlotte, n
J. O. Hanley, St. Paul, MINI.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE -,
ANCE.
President-W. A. Graham, MAJ
pelah. N. O. Lay
Vice PRESIDENT. s. Mitchell, vi,
ton, N. O. wy
Secretary Treasurer end State Pr.
ness AGENT. B. Parker, Hills6as
Laoturer-Dr. v. N. seawelI, Rsin
N. O.
Chaplain-W. s. Mercer, Moyo,
Door keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Green
boro, N. O..
Sergeant at Arms-D. W. WsbnI
haywood, N. Q.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-R
A. Graham, Mecrpelab, N Q.
SteWard-J. Q, Balm, W8de, N
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE Mp,
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIAyn
]. W. Denmark, Chairman, Raleit
N. O..
W. a: Graham, (Ez-oHcio), Ma
pelah, N. q,
W, B. Fleming, Ridgeway, NJ o.
John Graham, Warr4nt~n, N. G. 1
DR.. J. E Person, PlkevIIl8, NO
Thomas J. Oldham, Teer, N. G.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
J. 7. B. Hoover. Htljsborc. N. O.
@ q. MeLailau, Gad cir. n, G.
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Richer feed does not men richer
milk it means more milk.
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TIE PRoeREssIvE FARMER alone. S1.OO
J vice. Week Detroit Free Press, 0.0O 1T
Weekly Practical Farmer QIO LIS
Thrice a-Week New York World, 200 100
GentlewOman monthly, New York, Q.0O 1.35
Atlanta Weekly Constitution. Q.UO 1.9O
nal. 6) 40
Tw1ce-a-MOnth Home and Farm, t.5O 40
Semi Monthly Farm and Firestde, G.5O lao
Monthly WOman's Home Companion, Q.OO l IS
Weekly Farmers Voice Q.M 1.75