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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-12

would analyze about :7.5O4.OO.
Apply so as to get from 800 to 600
pounds &C d phosphate per acre. It
would be we'll to use 400 of cotton
seed meal and 200 of nitrate of soda,
applying the latter a at planting,
3 when plants are several inches in
height and q when buds commence
to appear.
FORMULA NUMBER FOUR.
For sweet potatoes
(D Acid phosp'te IA p.o) 1000 lbs
(2) Muriate of potash. ... 500 lbs
(3) Cor kainit 2, OOpounds)
(D Cot'n meal & :211 :1.1) 100 lbs
Employing N, (2), and (O itwould
analyze about 40 10. 25 A 90. Apply
so as to get from 200 to 400 pounds
acid phosphate per acre.
FORMULA NUMBER FIVE.
cor COW peas, clover and legumes
generally
CD Acid phosp'te GA p.o) 1000 lbs
(2) Muriate of potash 100 lbs
7 Cor kainit, 400 lbs.)
With (D and (2) would analyze
about ID rs and 4.5O.
Apply enough to get from 200 to
300 pounds of acid phosphate per
acre.
FORMULA NUMBER SIX.
For melons, cucumbers, squashes,
pumpkins, ETC.
CD Acid phosp'te IA p.c.) 1000 lbs
~ Muriate of potash. 25O lbs
(3) Cor kainit, 1000 lbs.)
CD G. S. meal &, II and
10 Observation-Disclosures. 1000 lbs
COR better, c. S. meal 500 pounds
and nitrate of soda, 25O.)
This would analyze about 500 and
700 and 500.
FORMULA NUMBER SEVEN.
For garden vegetables generally
Cd Acid phosp'te "a p.cD 1000 lbs
(2) Muriato of potash. . $50 lbs
(3) Cor kainit, 1000 Ibs.)
% Cotton meal &, "a
ana "a .................... 1,0OO los
(Or G. S. meal 1000 and nitrate
soda, 25O)
This would, using (D, (3), and (D
analyze about 500, 400 and 800.
Apply so as to get from 300 to 600
pounds of acid phosphate per acre,
according to the quality or produc-
tivenesss of the soil. The nitrate of
soda should be used by itself, one
third at planting, one third in two
or three weeks and One-third when
near the fruiting stage. Beets,
onions and cabbage, cauliflowers re-
quire very heavy fertiliz'ng.
r. J. REDDING.
Director Ga. Ag1Exp't Stain, Spald-
ing Co., Ga.
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Raleigh, N. c., March ID, 1901.

negroes or aft to rot down, while
the towns are filed with loafers.
AS to prices: Can't we control the
price of our produce as much so as
the merchant does his goods? Let
us set our price, and not sell for less.
l mean one and all by thorough
union, say corn so much, meat so
much, eggs so much, poultry so
much, and cotton and tobacco so
much. Then stand there. We can t
buy what we need at our price, so
why should we sell what other peo
pie need at their price?
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HARRY FARMERS TALKS.


"A l.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
A great deal of hard work is done
to no purpose in making compost.
Excepting for garden or truck the
ingredients might as we'll be placed
in the soil where the crops are to be
grown. A bushel of cotton seed
mixed with two or three loads Of
ditch bank and piled up, will give no
better results, and often times not as
good, as they would spread on the
land and plowed under without be-
ing composted.
Cut small ditch around the fields
so that trees cannot draw on the
land. A small field surrounded by
woods is often "sapped to death" by
the roots, which sometimes will
reach $50 feet out into the cleared
land.
Do not cut bitches too wide. A
deep ditch that is just wide enough
for a man to work in is worth more
to drain land than wide shallow
ditch and is not so apt to be filed by
the freezes during winter.
Here is a remedy to prevent hawks
from catching chickens. Get a bali
of sewing cotton and string out over
the yard like a spider web, you can
tie it to trees, fences, houses or stakes
just high enough so that it will not
be in the way of your head. 1t is
not necessary to have it very thick !;
one string about 10 or IL feet is suf-
fcient. It helps greatly. you can
cover the yard as far as the chickens
range they will be safe. Five cents
worth of cotton is enough to cover a
half acre.
If chickens, birds, etc., bother
your corn when you plant, it can be
prevented by placing the grain in a
pot or some other tight vessel and
to every peck add about q gill, of
pine tar (coal or gas tar will do) and
pour boiling water over it. This
melts the tar or makes it spread
easily then stir until the grains look
like they were vanished. Drain off
the water and dry with road dust,
ashes or SCOT. 1t will be easy to
handle. Tar is very distasteful to
most animals. A great many farm
ers confne chickens to prevent them
from destroying the young corn. If
the plan of tarring is used there will
be no need of this. Rice can be
treated the same as corn with no in
jury to the crop.
A farmer said he was going to buy
a certain brand of fertilizer because
it was cheaper by 50. SO in the ton.
We called his attention to the bulle-
tin published by the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture to show
him that so far as the commercial
value was concerned, he would act
ually pay more than to buy the
higher priced goods. If our farmers
would read more it would put money
into their pockets.
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-12

have raised artichOkes success
fully the past few years and have
found them a good food for hogs.
For best results the soil should be
rich and loose, and if of sandy ma
ture so much the better. In such
land properly prepared they yield
from 400 to 600 bushels per acre.
They should be planted early in
spring in rows 3 feet apart Dsop
one and two eyes in each hill, the
hills from Is to 18 inches apart in
the row. Guilty. tie sufficient to keep
weeds down until the plants are 2
feet high.-George M. Casey, Jack
son Co., Ind.
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Columbus Co., N. G.
HARRY FARMER

Rocky Mount Motor: During 1900
DR.. G. L. Killebrew sold in Rocky
Mount over 1,4OO dozen eggs, the
surplus Of his poultry yard. In
selecting stock each year only the
white fowls are retained, and it is d
pretty sight to see over 300 in one
group at feeding time.-Near
Whitakers, a small village in upper
Edgecombe county, and a few miles
east of Gold Rock, in Nash county,
Mr.. Louis T. Brodie is successfully
engaged in chicken raising, having
an elaborate plant and many incu-
bators.
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Halifax Co., N. G.
AGRICOLA.

We must have more and better
forage crops. The country IS being
cut up into small farms for fruit,
but we must keep stock to keep up
the land.-E. J. Johnston, Van Buren
Co., Mich.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-12

In raising hogs it is the best and
cheapest for the pigs to come in
April. By that time the weather
has become warm, grass begins to
come, ready for the sows and pigs
besides this they should be stopped
at least once a day, in order that the
SOW may suckle we'll. By nice treat
ment by fall the pigs are of a pretty
good size and you can fatten them
or keep them over for another year.
It pays for hogs to have age, they
have more muscle or lean meat.
Does it pay to raise them in this part
of the country, Southwest Virginia?
[ answer it does. It is better to have
a surplus Of anything than not
enough. The bacon made in this
part of the country always brings a
good price.-Robt. G. Allison, Glade
Springs, Va.
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Mention The Progressive Farmer
when you write to advertisers.
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"sORE EVILS WHICH HAVE SEEN UN.
DER THE SUN"

Some Common Errors as to Fertilizers, For
est Destruction, DisOrganization, Etc, as
Seen by Halifax Farmer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
Books pevoured BY /. Dog.

! ~Hohokeii, June 9.-houis Peters, of le0
Paoilc avenue, Jersey City. Oh being
sxa.niaed in proceedings In bankruptcy
before Commissioner III bankruptcy, n.
"A. s., Lewis here on Saturday, gave q
novel excuse for his failure to produce the
books containing his accounts from 1897
to January l. 1901. He declared that his
collie dog had chewed them up.
4 On ctoss-examination, 1t developed that
there were six books eaten by the dog, one
Iof them being canvass backed ledger
having $50 pages. Peters testified that he
took he books home on January ! to
transfer accounts 10 a new SOL of books
His dog got into the room in which they
were and when he went to lock for them
oil he found was few torn and masti-
cal cd pieces Of paper, which were utterly
worthless and which he thrsw away.
Peters ran u licorice factory ut No %
and 100 Pine street, Layfette. He filed
voluntary petition in bankruptcy, show
Ing his liabilities to DO about 50 % and
his assets 1890. He made affidavit ut the
time that his wifo owned all tho machin-
cry at the liOorice factory. After tho hear
Ing al which the facts regarding the paper
eating propensitles Of his pet dog came
out, he amended his schedule to include
the machinery, which is valued at about
t4000 among lis assets, After MIR. Peters
had testified as to his reason for not pro-
ducing his account books, Lawyer Ran:
'a0lph Perkins. who examined him OH
behalf OF Joseph II. Pudiger Il creditor,
demanded that he produce the dog that
wouldn't dare take h i'm to court a. he was
vicious Commissioner Lewis appointed
MI. Pudiger trustee Of the bankrupt s
,DrOoerty
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10

Yesterday was big day will the
members oil the different Catholic
churches i'll Wilmingto.. who were
making the Jubilee. After the ccle-
hratlon of Corpus Christi in st.
Patrick = Church Yesterday the
procession started in which about
$50 members of the church took
part
Bishop Monaghan headed the
500 men and Rev. John Connelly
the 80 women who went the rounds
OF the tour churches beginning at
st. Paul s Church.
Rev Father Hugo was at the
head oil the Sacred Heart Church
members.
The Jubilee can be made any
time between now and August "A.
People who make the visits process
sionally have only three visits to
make to ST. paul's, st. Peters,
81. Patrick 3 and st. Mary 3
Churches Otherwise they would
have to make fifteen visits.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
OPEN AIR. . M ',!!,..
/ uovv-~

Galena, Mo-, June 9. An unusual
scene was presented here at the
preliminary hearing OF Mrs. John
Stallion, her father, James Crab.
tree, and his'two sons. Frank and
Charles Crabtree. Tor the murder OF
Alice Stallion, the womau's l6.vear
old stepdaughter.
The hearing was held in a grove,
the two justices sitting at table
under tree and two thousand PEG.
pie, attracted from points ior miles
around, forming circle about the
court and defendants.
Observation-Disclosures overt act has
been attempted, threats have been
made against the Crabtrees by
many Of the strangers in town and
the county othcials are taking all
the precautlon at their command to
protect the prisoners.
Galena is off a railroad, and the
iact that two Thousand people would
care to come miles to attend the
hearing is considered significant
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
Clew In Murder Mystery,

New Castle Pa. June 9--1t is impossl
bio that Il clew to the murder OF City
Treasurer John Blevins, will be brought
out at the trial of former City Assessor
Perry Douds. wi Il be brought tefore tho
Court this week on the charge OF writing
misleading lettors to the detectives.
What will be tho line of prosecution
aside from the prosecution OF the letters
in evidence has not been announced.
1t ia rumored that solne men OF high
standing will be implicated in the testt:
mony to be brought out.
Blovins was 'murdeted In his office in
tho City Hall, and afterward big short
age of $1,000. WAS discovered in CT y
funds Blevins WAS man of very frugal
habits and was considered strictly honest.
Tho popular theory is that tho money
was loaned out TO close friends and polili'
cal associates.
An aLllt OF tho city books had been
ordered and the Auditor was nearly ready
to report when Blevins WAS murdered and
money md papers taken from the city
vault,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
Fence Viewers Appointed.

Fence Niewors for tho ensuing yea
were appoin oh by the General Sessions
Court on Saturday as follows:
Wilmington -Dnniel DOH, Seth Fl.
Fcaster. John Guthrie. William Il. Morris
Patrick Noary William B. Norton,
Thomas H. Pennock, Benjamin Price,
John n. Solomon, David h. Smith
janiin Fraim, lnacc n. Grub, Lewis
Miller, Joseph n. Pierce, William T..
Ta!ley, Henry G. Taloy William l..
Wilson.
CnFistians-W William Armstrong, Viii.
liam Lewis Dlworth, Isacs =. Foreman,
Michael Mullen. Edwin Myers, Benjamin
Sheppard, Thomas Toy and Aaron X,
Woodward,
Mil Crook- Newton ]. Hrackin,
Thomas L. j. Baldwin, Spencer Chandler
Joseph Derrickson, David Eastburn,
Orlando Magargal, Reuben Sa' tershwalte
White Clay Creek - David Appleby, j.
klnsey Chambers, Henry L. Churchmau,
William ID Eurrinler, John h. Lewis. Ira
G. Mclaughlin, Harry Pordham, vii.
liam RANKIN, William }. Stroud, Charles
Wo.laston.
New Castle Clayton App!eby, Willis
Blackburn, John Biddle. Paul ellis,
Jones Guthrie, Henry H. McMulIen.
'-a1iluel ~ I'tlltr, AiDolL II. silver,
Allison S, Truilt.
pencader-- Samuel Alrich Jacob B
Cazler. John ". Dayett. J. Sherman
Dayolt. John y. Wright, Charles Walton.
Rcd Lion William Book, Theodore f.
Clark, Theodore Jone' Henry $ Lester,
Frank Pordham, George W. Reybold,
Thomas G. Reeves, Edwin Reybold.
ST, Georges. Joseph Cleaver, William
N. Cox, William X. Cochran :Charles
Derrickson, James J. farrell, Howard A.
Pool, Richard l.. Price. James r. Shall
cross lsacc j. Woods. Merritt WilIiLts.
Appoquiuilnink--J Al!ston Harmon.
George NJ. d Hart, james McCarter,
James X, Roberts John NJ. Rothwell
George " Van Dixie.
Bluckbrd Richard G, Brocton, James
A Buckson, Alexander Doaky ne, John
A LattA. John LoCkerman. Alexander
I.attomus William j. Rowland, Joseph
Nanrelt.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
Major Daily Suicides.

Plttsburg juno 9.-Dr. William Hudson
Daley, who was major and chief surgeon
of thu United States Volunteers duringtho
late war committed suicide at his home,
No Cell Howe street today. lie was 50
years old and was ono of the best known
physicians In America, He was CLOSE
friend OF Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles, and after his appo.n mont as chief
surgeon OF the volunteers, was assigned
to duty on General Miles staff at Tampa
while the head of the army was OF that
place.
DR.. Daily has been respondent since
the death OF his wife over II year ago. His
friend. first notice, it whsD ths Court OF
inquiry into the embalmsd beef charges
submitted Its voiuminous report, In
which DR.. Days tes inony regarding
analysis of the beet no had made, was
severely criticised. DR.. DAILY frequently
said he had been unfairly treated. Ho re
fused o answer the criticism Of the court
beyond stating that his testimony spoke
for itself and his record spoke for him.
He said the case was closed so far rs Eo
was concerned. aud. he would tak' IL,
further notice Of IT.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
paiLted Her own House.

Trenton, June p.-As 4 result of
the trades unions strike in this cltv
Mrs. Anne Ryan who owns house
on Ruslirg street, was unable to
obtain the services oil a painter, so
the thrifty woman procured the
necessary brushes and an extension
ladder and did the work herself
Mrs. Ryan endeayored to enlist
the services OF nearly all the paint
ers in town, one after another, un-
til the season was getting late.
Then going to a hardware dealer,
che said;
please let ME have enough paint
to paint my house, also several good
brushes, and if you have stout
ladder please lend it to me. will
you
Why, certainly, but who is go
ing to do the lob for yout"
81 am going to do it myself, re e
piled the customer. 81 am tired OF
waiting TOR painters, SO am going
to show people that a woman can
paint house and do it we'll. y
| And she did it we'll. as quite as
quite a crowd OF witnesses can ties.
tity.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
Bullets Greeted Flremen.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 9Th ere
was lively time at the machine
shops Of the Lehigh Valley Rail
road Company this afternoon. A
fire broke out in the blacksmith
shop and the city Fire Department
was called out. The firemen, IN
their haste toget at the fire, climbed
over the high fence.
The employees Of the shops have
been out on strike since May 20 and
a number of Pinkerton men have
been guarding the works since then.
When IKE tiremcn made their appear
ance the PinkertOn men thought
they were strikers who wanted to
gain admission to the grounds. The
detectives fired several shots in the
air and. the fircmen dropped from the
fence in hurry. When the real
situation became known there was a
laugh all around,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10

Chicago. June 0.-Twelye hun.
dred may be an eXtravagant sum
to pay for canary bird, but Louis
NJ, Hedges, of 50 Warren avenue,
does not think So He says that he
considers a bird that is sufficiently
patriotic to whistle yankee Doc.
die continuously and without los
ing note to he worth even more.
Mr.. Hedges has Just purchased
2.year old canary bird known as
missouri Dick from an old shoe -
maker named O Brien in st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, which has been aston
ishing his Warren avenue neigh
bors fol the last two days with Its
rendition Of the national air.
1t appears that OBrien while
sitting at his bench. varied his
peg-drlving by whstling Yankee
Doodle. The canary sat perched
IN its cage directly over his head.
-Four months ago O'Brien first
heard the bird whistle disconnect-
ed pieces Of the tune, but eventu-
ally it rendered 1t as perfectly as
he could whistle it himself.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10

r.Ihe following program was rem
dered by Epworth Sunday School:
Singing, The Rosy Gates OF Sum.
mer; recitation, The Sunrise and
Sunset Gate. John Foster and Han.
nah Oil; singing, Go le Through
the Gates; recitation, Forward
March, Dou Gee, Irwin Deycnnv;
Chas. Balderson, Clara Rhodes
and Reba Cochran; exercises by
the infant department; recitation,
The Gates oil Zion, Elsie kersey,
Lizzie King, Frank Baker, Norman
Watson, NJ artha Clark, Lillian
Taylor. Elsie Rnshton, Blanche
krauss; Lulu Chambers; duet,
Russell Clinton and Mabel Pierce;
recitation. The Gates OF Heaven,
da Woodrow.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
Red Letter Day,

rIl AaburY Church has a happy
pastor. Rev H. S. Dulany saw
yesterday was Il red letter day.
The Conference Academy money,
amounting TO $500 was raised and
$500 Tor OcneyoIcnccs, the total be-
ing $500 in cash and subscrip tons.
Abe sunday School contributed It's
Aharc aud the members OF the
church did their part most s'or.
iouSiy. No wonder Pastor Duiauy
10 happy. Old Asburg S diNpIav-
ing her pristine vjsor. DuIany is
the right maa ia the right place.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10

Binghamton, N. Y, June Olive
men were killed and seven injured in
last nights wreck at \'estal.
All through the early morning
hours the rescucrs toled about and
among the burning freight cars, but
1t was not until late this afternoon
that portions OF the last dsmembered
body were discovered, a quarter Of q
mile away.
The tracks Of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad were
blocked until after midday. Both
trains were completely wrecked and
the engines of the "wild cat' freight
which ran into the rear Of train No.
81, which was taking water at the
time and which carried the fatal car
of dynamite, were reduced to scrap
iron, pieces of which have been pick
ok up at q distance of half a mile
away.
The dead are:
John =. Kelly, head brakeman Of
"'wild cat' train.
S. r. Polhamus, conductor Of train 81
Elmer Polhamus, trainman.
John Coulter, fireman first engine
"wild cat freight
Fred Withcrby, fireman second engine
"wild cat freight.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
About Bones.

Plans OF a new industry for this
city will be laid before the Board OF
Trade at its next meeting: to see if
they can not induce some enterprise
ins persons to take the collection OF
bones that are strewn on Inc prair-
les and deserts Of South America.
and ship them to this city.
These bones are to be found in
great quantities in the places
named and would be valuable
cargo Tor any vessel to bring 10
This city. Then the same vessels
ror1d be used TO ship goods to
South America on the return trip.
The gentleman who VIII offer this
proposition 10 the Board OF Trade Is
con fidcnt that 1t would make good
returns to anybody taking it up.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
Christian Endeav0r Convention.

Cincinnati, June O. Elabor ate
arrangements have made for the
goth international convention Of the
Young Peoples Society OF Christi
Jan Endeayor, July 6 to 10. Tho
choir Of l.500 trained voices will be
a feature at Music Hall. Other
large choruses have been trained
for the Exposition and other halls.
Governor Nash, Mayor Fleisch-
mann and local committeeman will
deliver welcoming addresses Sat-
urday afternoon, July 6. DR.. Clark
will deliver his annual address.
and Secretary Baer will make his
annual report Saturday evening.
On Sunday morning there will DO
special addresses on Twenty
Years of Christian Endeavor;' In
the afternoon temperance rallies.
and 10 the evening meetings. for
Sabbath observance.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
Corpus Christi Celebration.

The feast of Corpus Christi was APP
propriatcly celebrated in St. Patrick S
Church on the Brandywine yesterday
afternoon. BcncdictiOn of the Bless.
ed Sacrament was celebrated by Rev.
William ]. Birmingham in the church
again in the basement and on the i'm.
proviscd altar in the yard.
The Sodality, choir and children,
consisting Of 100 voices sang on the
occasion. The procession was large
and the church was filled to its full
seating capacity. The popular pas
tor was pleased with the attendance.
] s, Hand who lest n cane on Satuf
day afternoon In going from Delaware
Avenue toGlpin Avenue, would be pleas
ed II tho finder would leave same ut this
office
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
HONEYMOON Money Stolen.

Pottstown, Pa, June at was an nm
fortunate affair IN moro ways than ono
whereby Charles Eborly, the Reading
Railway telegraph operator at LinAeid,
was robbed Of s425 on Friday evening. 1t
represented tho savings of his life time.
and with tho mention OF going with his
borothed, Len hart,villa girl to Phila
dclphia to buy furniture to start house
keeping, he had drawn the money from
bunk Friday morning.
Whether the marriage will be postponed
by the robbery Is not known, but friends
have preferred their assistance to tide him
over his trouble.