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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

fectly balanced ration any more than
the humus or green crop turned under
The soils must be fed with more phos
phoric acid and potash than are con-
tanned in the wood ashes, The appli
cation of the mineral elements in diff
ferent forms is almost essential to our
old soils. Alone they do not answer
the purpose, but in conjunction with
humus, green food, or wood ashes they
produce results of great value. We
cannot efford to neglect either, for
they all help to constitute the balanced
ration. Some soils and some crops re-
quire much larger proportions of one
than another, but they all demand
both the humus and the mineral ele-
ments to some degree.
With best wishes for The Progressive
Farmer, Q s. WALTERS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

The valuation Is taken from the De-
Gem aer Bulletin. The valuai ion ig
satisfactory if the ingredients are put
together from good material. When
the mixture has been raised to 2, 900
pounds the amount of phosphoric acid,
nitrogen and potash will have been in
cre8sed a little but covered by cost OF
mixing.
The perCepteges Of the son Of com
mercial manure will then stand abOut
as follows: Divide the pounds OF each
ingredient by 30 and the quotient win
be the percentage of the Same in the
mixture as it will be used; or phoe-
phoric acid, 81 per cent. nitrogen, 8
per cent. and potash 2 2 per cent. The
nitrogen and potash rank with the
ammoniated goods-which have been
analyzed but in phosphoric acid there
is only from one third to one-half az
much as is found in those commercial
articles.
This js all based on the claimed com
position without regard to the SOURCES
of the different Ingredients, but sup
posing them to be from the best sources.
II the ammonia" is obtained from
refuse leather and the phosphoric acid
from bone, the valuation drops con.
siderably.
We do not find The Home Fertilizer
Chemical Works named among th0se
reported on in the Bulletin for DeCem-
Der, but the company may be all right
and its goods found in spring anely ses.
We would advise our correspondent to
submit sample to the State Depart
ment of Agriculture after taking it
rr,n,zr1rrrrun or pAnR
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

Tbe Cotton s .ates Commissioners Of
Agriculture, at their recent session IN
New Orleans, petlti0ned toe Governor
and legislators of each and every cotton
State, to eL act laws requiring the
county tax assessors to report at stated
times 30 the State Com mlssL0neTs OF
Agriculture OF their res pective States
the number OF acres devoted to the
cultivation of cotton ana other prod
Ucte; the condition Of these produces
during the period of cultivation; estt
mates of yield thereof; shipmer there
of, and euch other information relating
thereto as may be deer9ed useful.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
BALANCED R4TIONS FOR THE
SOIL.

orresDondence of the Progressive Farmer.
In the application of manure and
fertilizers to the coil SUCCESS depends
as 0ucn upon proper proportion as on
quantity. 1t is much like feeding ani.
mails. A COW or steer fed too largely
on fattening food loses muscle and
strength, and If time may become sick
through the unbalanced ration. Again,
with little or no fattening grain or
food, the animal may grow muscular
and bony, with meat hardly fit for the
table. IE has r q lired years Of expert
| ment to discover the right combina
tIons for cattle, and no man would
enter into dairying, cattle or sheep or
poultry raising without some fundR-
mental ideas OF what constituted a
regular balanced ration. Yet many
! continue to feed the soil without any
idea OF the meaning Of the food, It is
piled on and pl1wed under in any sort
OF mixture ani proportion until the
soil gets sick, through indigestion.
That is, too much OF humus or other
substance accumulates there, and this
sours and Injuries the crps.
The same fertilizer does not do for
every soil, nor for every crop, and 10
fLd out q well balanced ration it is
necessary to study local conditions and
consider what has been raised on the
sol 10 the past as well as to know
what will Oe D anted therein the future.
By studying we'll balanced rotations
of crops we partly simplify the subject
before US, because in a coed rotation OF
crops we add to the soil different ma
nurial articles that always nourish
and feed the soil. Different crops re
quire diff rent mineral elements in diff
ferent proportions. All coils require
humus, enough, in fact to hold the
water so that the manure elements will
not leach away too quickly. Humus
thus added in the way of green ma
nure or barnyard manure, accomp-
lishes a purpose that we CAM OF get
along without, but it does not suffice
alone. It's function is more to keep
the mechanical condition of the soil
right than to add distinct ferEilizing
food to the crops. ALI crops rob the
soil Of this humus, aDd it must be
added constantly, and a rotation of
crops should always include one green
crop that can be plowed under
A substitute for this is an application
of hfty to one hundred bushels of wood
ashes to the acre annually; but the
wood ashes do not alone supply a per
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
FARMERS INSTITUTES.

The Commissioner OF Agriculture
mas arranged the frat of a series OF
Farmers Institutes, which will be held
during the spring.
The following are the first dai es
selected:
Laurinburg, February 1st and 81.
E fi8ld, February 8 h.
Wilson, February Oh and 10sh.
Snow Hill, February 12jn.
Daplin, February 145h.
Commissioner Patterson will be as
sisted in these institutes by Dr.. Cur
Cice, DIR, KIgore an others.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

Shepperson, in his Cotton Facts, just
out, gives the commercial crop Of cot
ton at 9 500 600 bales, composed OF
about 400 600 bales carried over (ln in
terror towns and an farms) from the
previous crop, and indicates a yield
this season of 9 100 600 bales, dis
tributed as follows: North Carolina,
SO 600; South Carolina, 100 600; G9or
gra, 1900 600; Florida 30 600; Ala
oama, $50 90; Mississippi, 1 $50 900;
Louisiana, $40 900; Texas Tnolon Ter
rltory and Oklahoma, Q $50 600; Ar
kansas, $40 600; Tenness- g, 240. 900;
Missouri and Virginia, 80 600.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
FARM AFF AIRS.
TOBACCO GRoWINC-FROM SEED
BED 20 WAREHOUSE.

An Exhaustive article by an Txperi
enced utao7-Of Special Interest to
Tobacco Growing Readers Of The FEo-
qresslve armer
FYJ VI BARKER OF HENRY Co, VA.
The cul Iv4uon Of tOpacco requires
much thoughJ ard care. II this Is neg
lected ard you have made a common
nondesc.ip5 croD your labors havf
been IN vain But, upon the other
hand. l. you have made q foe crop
YOU uil be g7ell re ~arded fl ancially.
which Is the more erj 'ya6le.
You may go in almost any com
mum y where tobacco is grown, ard
you wrI. tind some farmers who usually
get good prices for their toba Geo, while
others, VINO have equally as goou
lands. never get salts. factory prices,
and ttey at ribute the success of their
neighb rs TO Luck This is not al
ways true, tie succs 60 or LUCK" comes
to the grower who locks closely alter
his cr1ys. and never negleCts them.
There is no crop grown that varies
in price ike tobacco; it sells all the
way from so cents &c $50 per hundred
pounds
vIl give you my experiepce in the
culture Of ttbacco for thirty years
First. 1 select some good variety OF
seed thai will suit my land, as there
are several kinds of broad and narrow
leaf toDacc1 grown in my county
Henry The narrow leaf is more gen
orally grown, and I prefer it, as it
makes a tough, sweet filler, and on
good gray col, will make fine mahog
any - erappers After selecting the
kiud of eCed, then select a sui able
place 10 burn a seed bed. / usually
selecS a soug hern or southeastern tx
pOsura, where the sun can shine on il
most 0t the day, which causes the
plants 10 grow rapidly, and to C, me In
elrle.
ToDacco should be planted by the
25.h ~, but l have seen good, fino
tob=c 3 made that was planted after
this Ca.s bat, e. a general rule, early
PlansI.g l. tns b5sF.
Ater havs selected by land for a
seed 0't hi'h should be a new place
ea1n .a~, 7 burn the land 81 fiji 3iently
nara to Kill al vegetation. This burn
Ag o. " ne a5 Rny time from No
Vem0-5 IS n ua.il the 25 q OF March,
ou5 TIE SEED should not be sown before
JAnua.v g " one tablespoonful o.
Sef0 t. loo "a lare yards. By sowing
this q an l5y OF seed you will Eo5 have
your plan TOO thick in the led.
After ournIng prepare the bed very
very fine and from two to three inches
deep. 1 never like to dig or coulter up
the clay. From rs to 100 pounCs of
some good tobacco fertilizer sh uld be
applied TO each 100 square yards, and
we'll rak'd in before seeding. About
the first Of March l cover the bed with
canvas, which costs from 2 to 4 cents
per yard; thicker in reason the better
for the plants.
Wnen my plants get large enough to
set out take eff the canvas-esy
about four days before drawing them t;
this Will tougher them, 80 they will
stand the sun better when set out.
IL l think that my plants have been
killed l resow about the last of March
but If the fret sowing has not been
KILLED the lasi sowing will be in the
way, as early plants will get such a
start thas they will keep the young
plants back.
The next thing Of Importance is to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
THR FERTILIZER QUESTION.
JOrrespondenee of the Progressive Farmer.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
l want to say shroug1 your paper
TO the farmers everywhere that think
it important that we look ou5 about
our fertilizers as we'll as our leaf to.
baoco. We certainly cannot raise
much tobacco without fertil:zsrs of
some sort. That we shall now, under
the present low prices OF leaf tobacco,
be compelled to pay several dollars
more per ton for guano. is absurd.
Rather than be run over in that way,
/, for one, instead of reducing my acre.
age 25 per cent, am willing to reduce
IL Is per cent, or to any amount that
we can fertiize with our home made
manure. What say you, gentlemenR
suggest that we do without guano
il tney ask one cent more than they
made US pay last year We can do
without it as long as the manutactur
ers can hold it, and the sooner We get
a move on us the sooner we can com
plete the job. Let us set prIce-say
60 them we will pay the same as last
year, and if they don't want that, let
them keep it. What say you, brethren9
Let us buckle on the whole armor
and fight like men. Is it not best to
meet both tho guano and the tobacco
trust at the ssm9 timo9 Il certainly
seems so. since il makes little differ
ence whether we MAKE much tobacco
or not until we finish the fizhT
n VATES
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
HOW MUCH PLANT FOOD DOES
The AVERAGE COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZER CONTAIN

From the annual reports OF seven
teen States we fad the average TO be
3I7 pounds of available Dlaat food,
leaving / 683 pounds o. the ton una
vailable, commonly denominated filler.
Separating this 3I7 pounds into the
three mCst essential compounds, we
have: Ammonia, 80 pounds; phCs
phoric acid, 244 pounds; potash, "a
pounds. At the commercial value
usually given these compounds, we
have $l8 SO as an average for the crude
material. If to this we add freight,
commissions, interest on investment,
we would have an additional cost Of at
Ieass &6 2er ton. or a total of $24 80.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
Chatham Go N Q
]. D. YATES

There are some things about an incu
bator that very few learn from read
ing directions II we were getting cut
s. book Of directions we wcu1d tell as
nearly as possible what to do and then
taken up about the same amount Of
space in telling what not to do It is
not in failing to do what should be
done so much as in doing 80 many
things that should not ba done that
failure comes to the beginner with in
mhators. Send for every incubator
catalogue that is offered and study
carefully what the makers say, and
choose that one which seems best to
you, aud nine times in ten you will
have made the best selection -Ex
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

d.. D. e Salmon, chief Of the B1
reau Of Animal IND dustry, has been
Iecturing to the Kansas farmers and
urging a policy of retaliation on those
nations which discriminate against
American products. ''5hall we," said
he, consent to the prohibition OF our
meats on the ground of tr'chinae, borax
as a preventative, and alleged danger
from Texas fever, and, on our part,
continue to accept hides from cattle
which died from anthrax, brandy
made of potato spirit and oil of cognac,
wines fortified with cheap alcohol and
preserved with borex3 Ara not French
peas colored to make them green, and
German sausage made from the meat
of broken down horsesp
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

Il is stated in the charlotte Observer
that q Wataug8 county real estate
dealer sold one walnut tree last week
for S11OO. Walnut timber always
sells we'll and the market is never
crowded. Suppose your father, when
you were a boy, had set out ten, acre
orchard for you. and had taken care
of it till you were 81; wouldn't that
have given you a start2 Why net do
it for your boY9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

[OoETINUED on PAaE 81
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET.

The Republican county convention,
saturday afternoon nominated the fol
| lowing county ticket
states Attorney Charles =. Dencen
Recorder Of Dce,ls-ltOhcrt NJ. simon
Clerk of Circuit colrt-Iohn 4.
Cooke.
Clerk of Superior Court-Jolln \.
Linn.
COrOncr-t;cOrgc RcrZ.
County SurveyOr--Joscph \. Graf.
Member Board of RcvIcw-F'rcd W.
upham.
Members Board of ASSESSORS Clms.
Il. Randall, \. W. Miller.
Judge Probate Court &c. Charles =. cut
ting.
Judges Superior COurt--.Iosoph T..
Gary, Nathaniel &. Sears, Marcus Kay
anagl, Farlin q. Hall.
Drainage Trlisters-I. II. Carter. .Jo-
scph Pmden, W. II. Baker. Lloyd !.
Smith. Frank y. ClOidt.
President County Board John Han
berg.
County Commissioners mity Districts
John Iianberg. Edwin X. Walker.
William q. Hermann, Maurice I,oscn-
Held. James II. Burke, Charles j. Hap
pei, Daniel NJ. jackson. Frank J. rait.
Herman AhrenS. Charles u. Erby.
County Commissioners country dis
william Bussr, Elk Grave: Jn-
s"ph carOlan, Proviso: Henry j. beer.
Rl'ic Island; Peter NJ. Hoffman, Dcs
rlnlncS; Alfred Van Slecnberg. Iiar-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
GAIL N CLASS LEGISLATION

Local dealers In olronlargarIhc regard
tn" report of the Comm ssioncr of I'm.
t"rhnl ReNcnii" ns 10 the kinds of ma
i"rial AMI the quantities of the ingrc.
dents used in The manufacture of the
product ms making public what was
already known, The report was made
III coinplinnc" 10 II resolution Of Con-
gress asking for the information for
use IN the consideration of the Grout
bill, which provides for u tax of 10 cents
n pound on colorcd olcomargarine and
one-half cent II pound ON the uncolor-
ed article.
II Is charged by the National Dairy
mems Union that the ingredients used
In the manufacture of OleomaIgarine
are delctcriOus.
I'VE have never refused to make pub
lie the ingredients used In the produc-
ton of olcomargarine, said John Dadie.
There Is no secret about the prOduc-
ton. ON the other hand, we contend
the ingredients used In olcomargarine
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
lORiMER AND 0AHAN GET TC.
0ETHER.

Tom Byrnc. who is Tom Gobon's
partner. and Billy Lorimcr have made
u deal by which Lorimcr's men are In
help Galian renominatc and rc.olcct
certain Democrats and Galan and
byrn"'s Democrats are to 90 10 work
ana vote for Loriincr for Congress.
This was the explanation offered I'm.
lnlsittvc Republicans of the Fourth
senatorial District Tuesday when they
asked why Charles y. Dcnccn had a..
cured an adjournment of the Fourth
District convention until after tbc
Democrats had nominated a legislative
Ticket IN that district ami n congress.
s'oiinl ticket In the Second District.
According TO the terms of the deal. n
given out by Interested parties. Tom
he,ly IL To be nominated by the re.
l'nbIicnns for State senator. and John
~ Fc"lcy, young lawyer. IL 10 bc nom.
mated for Congress to run against Lar.
inner. Both are to bc "lambs" 10 bo
slaughtered.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
OPEN THESE STREETS!

Tie Union Stock Yards Company
completely separates two important Ill.
visions OF the city ana lsolates each one
OF them from the other. This company.
which lodges It's Just share of\taXcs:
which does great harm TO the moral
character of our legislators by It's in.
Sldlous advances al Springfield, appears
to think that It owns the earth. II GOV.
"rs the territory, streets and all, be.
tween 10th ana i1rh streets on the
north and south and Ashland avenue
anl lIalstcd street on the east and
west. The City Council. without fur.
Their delay, should decree the opening
of 10Th, Root, I2d, I3d, nth and 18th.
Morgan, Carpenter, Aberdeen ana May
streets and Center avenue through the
Stock Yards District, The people have
stood t'.-s insolence of this company as
long as they possibly can, aud they
want their rights. Why they should be
forced 10 travel miles out of their way
In order 10 please the Stock Yards Com
pany is something they cannot under.
stand. The streets belong 10 the peo-
pie, ana they must be opened through.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19

count of its injury to one of the mos,
beneficial and important Industries. bu,
It's injustice to the consumer and It's
evil consequences To the cause of tom.
rcrance."
Mr. Wackcr said that ~ per cent. of
the whole war revenue tax collected
thus far had been paid by the brewer.
les of the country.
"A report was read from the Commit.
tee on River and lIarbor Improvement
Ill which II was stated that % confer.
erce had been held with the members
or the River Improvement Association,
AT which the Government engineer.
Major Willard tug and vessel men and
dock owners were heard. The meeting
was the outcome of the complaint of
members of the Illinois Manufacturers
Association that the operation of the
drainage channel would iniurc naviyo.
ton In the river.
lhe committee reported that in the
present condition of the river II would
he unsafe to operate vessels during the
coming season. and recommended Tho
STRENGTHENING AMI widening of the riv
or, the lowering of the tunnels and the
replacing of the present bridges with
structures of the bascule type. NJ. Il.
Madden offered an amendment which
commended the drainage commission
III It's action In voting to raise by taxa.
ton S3'WW.oOO for the improvement Of
the river. Mr.. Madden also suggested
that Illinois manufacturers see the can.
dluatcs for Congress and secure
pledges for the support of revision of
the law.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
t1'PRESi0ENT CLEVELAND ON COL.
Le0E TRAiNiNG

EN'I'r"sihcnt Cleveland. IN the forth.
coming College Mans Number of IN,
saturday Evening Post. discusses the
"i'-'skrd question: Does a college et.
"rnfion pay! ami makes out n strong
ease IN favor Of giving u young man
inc advantages of u university training.
DINER contributors 10 this specinI
double number are: President Patton.
OF l'rlnceton: President Jordan. of I.c.
hn,l Stanford: President Butler, of
'"lby: President Angel, Of Michigan.
ana President Mcclure. of Lake Nor.
est. The fiction features are by Ian
Mn"lnren. Jesse Lynch Williams.
charles NJ. Flan,lrau, Stanley Water.
loo AMI W. l.. Alden.
The College Mans Number of the
Saturday Evening Post win bc on nh
h"ws-stands May ~.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19

against the Republicans since the pass.
age of the Porto Rico bill. In 1890 the
Republican congressional ticket pollcd
in the country GS52.S22 votes, and
elected 20t members to 1875 for the
Democrats. giving the Republicans con
troll of the House by plurality of sew.
enty-ninc and majority over all of
hfty-one. That was the way Congress
began under the Mckinley administra.
ton. Hut two years ago tho total Re.
publican vote ON the congressional tick.
ct was 5.4oS.I5O. and the Republican
majority in the House was cut down TO
thirteen. Hut for the expansion cam
paign made in the West by Rcpubli.
cans the Democrats would have elected
a majority of the House. for the losses
in the East were great. The Rcpubli
cans polled n million and n half less
votes on their congressional ticket in
1S9S than they did in 1S9G.
In some of the States where the Dem.
ocrats will make their fight strongest
In this campaign the figures of tho last
two elections are significant. In III.
nois the Republicans pollcd 40. 600 less
votes for their congressional ticket in
i>oS than they did in 1896. In lndinnn
the falling off amounted to about 40.
'"": in New York to 142.OCO: in wis.
consin $1,000, and in Ohio 12oOOO. I,
is now regarded as very doubtful If ,be
Republicans can elect another Congress
west are anxious to drop the Porto
i'icaa question. but Eastern men are
ready 10 carry itinto the canpaignasan
issue TO be defended. The administro.
'ion regards 1t as grave danger and
agrees with Western Senators and
members that IT is an issue TO bc
dropped as soon as possible. and. If nee.
'ssary' apologized for rs n measure of
'Np'di'ncy for temporary relief.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
A REPUBLICAN BLUNDsR.

III" FAILURE IN rrnOininntc Hon, Il. 4.
Ecklinri for the Drainage Board augurs
III FOR the success Of the Republican
county ticket. Mr.. Eckhrrt has proven
'l'ilself honest. efficient and cupnblc.
ana should have been retained on the
board until the completion of the great
work III which he has done consplc,-
Gus anu successful service, II IL do.
pIor'blc that the Republican county
convention. after having made some
very cr"litablc nominations. should
have ignored the dictates of political
u"celicy AMI fair dealing In the case of
Trustee Eckhnrt of the Drainage Bou,,l.
trustee Eckhart IL identified with the
sanitary district work ns one of Its most
active agents. familiar with every dc.
tail of the boards affairs. AMI cauippc,l
to continue the work as no newly elect.
I member could possibly he.
Yet this capable ana faithful official.
IN whom the entire public has conf
dcncc. was r,,thlcssly set aside, wholly
regardless of either the Just recogni.
tion due 10 an honest public servant or
III" best interests Of the people. The
convention. II Il had
tried to do so. could not have hit upon
u means OF showing more cOnvincingly
the hOllOwncss of machine prcteI,slOns,
The setting aside of an official like Mr..
Eckhnrt II simply inexpllcable on any
other ground than that among machine
politicians the necessities Of machine
politics rise superior even 10 the ncces-
'ity of making propltiatory concessions
Ia the dear. conii,ling public.