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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-01
The Dairy.
sHELTERING MILCH COWS.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
The cool nights of fall should ad
monish dairymen to think especially
of their COWS. To allow the animals
to be exposed in open pastures until
the nights are decidedly freezing, is
to invite steady decrease in milk
yield. My own experience bears me
out in the assertion that the early
stabling of COWS in the fall pays.
It is the neglected COW that never
fills the milking pail the COW that
arises stiff and sore on autumn morn
ings from her berth in frosty pas
ture.
Unless the nights are warm and
pleasant at this season, it is wise
after the evenings milking to give
the COWS feeding of fodder corn or
freshly cut rowen and let them lie on
dry bedding in the stable all night.
The fodder can be fed to them in
their managers, and will result n a
much more bountiful yield of milk
in the morning than if the COWS lay
out through a frosty night.
The practice of pasturing COWS on
the aftermath of meadows is indeed
disasterous to the integrity of the
latter, as is usually evidenced by the
limited growth of grass in subse-
quent seasons. Better cut the feed
as stated above, and let the COWS re-
ceive benefit without injuring the
meadows. If it is too late in the
season for another growth of grass to
cover the ground the stubble should
be top dressed with stable compost
containing a liberal proportion of
straw. This of course will not only
protect the roots from freezing, but
will act as fertilizer also.
In closing, let me again earnestly
enjoin every dairyman again letting
COWS remain outside Of warm shelter
on nights cold enough TO produce
frost Cows should enter the winter
season in the best possible physical
condition, and this will not obtain
unless they are humanely treated
now.
Be merciful to your COWS if you
expect to succeed financially in the
dairy business.
GEORGE 3. NEWELL.
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HOW PREPARED WHEAT GROUND.

have not fooled away any time
this year on soy beans. Instead I
put out, about the first of June, four
acres of sorghum for hay. sowed
three pecks of seed to the acre, which
| think is plenty thick enough to
make good hay or fodder. When
sown thicker it makes finer seed, but
the seed does not mature SO we'll,
and think a great deal of sorghum
seed. Ny horses are doing fine on it
and eat every spear clean, though
some stalks are quite large. My
cattle will leave their pasture and
eat those large cane stalks all up.
Pigs, too, are fond of it.
Wheat that has been sown looks
we'll. More bone fertilizer has been
used this year than ever before. We
are sowing only about ten or twelve
acres of wheat. ! believe that it
will pay best in the long run to put
in the crop we'll, sowing less than to
''hog" in twice as much.
A neighbor is putting out about 80
acres of wheat, narrowing the ground
once with light harrow ahead Of
the drill. I would rather have 40
acres we'll put out than his chance
on his 80. We will watch results.
Fertilizers can't do it all. You must
have a good seed bed and it is not
made by turning 14-inch burrows
with a 12-inch plow and one harrow
ing. l summer fallowed part Of my
ground the rest has been idle for
three years, being land which we
have just bought. The weeds were
nearly as high as my horses. Some
of this land had gone back to wild
grass and blue stem punches.
/ put chain on my plow and put
everything out of sight. then took
a heavy iron harrow and narrowed
three days on that six acres, partly
because my mares were sucking
colts and partly because the land
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-01

the work Is proving of value, or from
those whose interests take them to
the coasts, where they observe the
way in which the beaches are being
tied down. Probably the best binder
yet found for the coast is the Mon
tana bluegrass.
Postmasters are requested to dis
play conspicuously in their rffices
the crop report cards sent to them
each month for the information of
the public. Correspondents of this
Divisian will Oblige the Statistician
by calling the attention of postmas-
ters to this subject and by notifying
the Department of failures to com-
ply promptly with this request.
Forestry experts will have fine
chances for employment in the Phil
ippines for some time to come. Capt.
George P. Ahern, 9th Infantry, who
has been in charge of the forestry
interests, there, has been comforting
in Washington with Secretary Root
concerning the work in his charge.
The present difficulty he encounters
in forestry matters is in securing
competent men to look after the
various districts in the islands who
have knowledge of forestry condi-
tions. The best men for this pur-
pose are found in Java, but they are
not TO be procured for the salary of
$21O a month gold, which Capt.
Ahern has been authorized to offer,
and he will have to obtain some of
them in this country.
A. B. MARRIOTT.
WsSbiOOEOn n q
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WHEAT SOWING.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
I made a fine crop of good wheat
this year, though the season was un-
favorable.
1 sowed with four hoes to my drill
(16 inches apart, one-half bushel
seed per acre. This plan halves your
seed and doubles your guano, makes
it easy for your stock, easy to avoid
rocks and stumps. Sixteen inches is
rather wide, so want a drill with
siz hoes which will make wheat rows
IL inches apart. I think that about
right. I think the disc drill is best.
1t is astonishing how wheat will
branch if you give it distance, rich
soil, and a fertilizer. I used to SOW
twenty bushels on twenty acres, but
now I SOW ten bushels on twenty
acres and make more and better
wheat and save ten bushels worth
ten dollars.
The time has come when farmers
must use the plan for greatest yield
with least expense.
Muscle work is necessary, but
brains should plan for the muscles.
Hitherto our farmers have used too
much of the latter and not enough
of the former.
o. T. EDWARDS.
Chatham Co., N. G.
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Chatham Co., N. G.

Cotton may not be the king prod
uct of the earth. It has the influ-
ence of neither wheat nor coal in de-
Gliding the destinies of modern na-
tions, but it employs more of mans
energy and skill than either of these
other products. The world now
grows about fourteen million bales
of cotton, in raising which some
twenty million people are directly
or indirectly engaged. This raw cot
ton is worth the sum of four hun
dred million dollars. Three million
more persons are engaged in it's
commerce. Add to this five million
more people engaged in it's manufac-
ture, and we have some twenty eight
millions of the people of the earth
who touch the garments of this
white king at some point or other.
The manufactured product is worth
ten times the raw product, 80 that
cotton from first to last means to
the world in dollars and cents more
than four billions of dollars annually,
an incomprehensible sum-a sum
more than third as large again as
the taxable value of New York City
"a sum equal to one twentieth of
the wealth of the United States
Success, for October.
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Washington, D. G.

The United States Department. of
Agriculture has given out a list de-
failing the average weight of fleece
shorn in the different States. Wash
ington and Wyoming head the list
with the highest average, 7.9 pounds:
Idaho comes next, with rs pounds,
Nevada and Oregon each rs pounds,
Montana 7.3, Kansas II, Iowa and
Wisconsin 80, Illinois 6.S, Mime
sofa and Michigan 6.7, North Dakota
6.5, South Dakota, Indiana and Yer
mont GA, Colorado and Nebraska 6.3,
Utah and Oklahoma 60, Missouri,
New York, Massachusetts, and Ari-
zona So, Ohio 5.8, Maine and New
Hampshire 81, Pennsylvania Sc,
Texas "a, Maryland SO, New Jersey
40, Connecticut AS, West Virginia
and Rhode Island IL, Delaware 5.5,
Kentucky "A, Alabama 2.8, Florida
30, Georgia, South Carolina and
Mississippi 80, North Carolina 81,
Louisiana 3.3, Arkansas 3. 81 Tennes-
see 3 8, and Virginia AZ.
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The world is comedy to those who
think, tragedy to those who feel
Wa1pole.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-01

was rough and full of blue stem and
resin weed roots and also had some
stones on it. picked the stones all
of-fve loads. I then took my
wagon and pitchfork and pitched up
all the bunohes of roots, chunks and
dry weeds and drew them to a washed
place. I had the ground as mellow
on top as an onion bed, and packed
hard underneath.
There is a great deal of timothy
being sown here this fall, and seed
is high--$2 per bushel.
Advertise-Why don't our breed
ers advertise more? I saw at our
county fair great variety of the
different breeds of chickens bred and
and raised in this county, yet I see
but one breeder advertising. I ex-
pect to start anew with chickens. AS
I don't know any one around here
who breeds the kind I want, will
be compelled to send to some one
away off that I see advertising in
the Rural World, when there are
probably half dozen breeders near
home, having just what want if
they were not hidden under bushel
When I have fine stock of any kind
to sell, I will tell of it through the
advertising columns of the Rural
World,-R. FL. s., in Rural World.
There is a farmer in New Salem
township who has made money farm
ing. During the 81 years he has
been farming he cleared above all ex-
penses $500, an average of 5000 a
year. He has never bought pound
of meat, -four, corn or anything else
that he could raise at home. He
does not live on extra good farming
land either. He is not a man that
trades or traffcs, and his earnings
are therefore the result of patient,
faithful, and honest work on the
farm, backed, of course, by sound
judgment and good management.
He says a man can make money
farming by being patient and eoo-
nomical and by proper management.
Nashville, N. @. Home.
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Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
REWARD IS DOUBLED
CONTINUED from First PageJ

such a serious coloring on the case that 1t
is rot right to expect MIR. Cudahy to con-
tinue his offer OF s25, 900 reward for the
arrest and conviction Of the men who stole
his boy. 1t is high time the city, county
and state take hand in bringing to jus
tice the men who dare to threaten the lives
OF citizens who are attempting to land
dangerous criminals behind the bars
Il have wired the governor urging him
TO offer reward a special meeting Of
the council has been called for this after
noon to consider the advisability of appro-
priating $4,000 for any person who may
bring about the conviction OF the kidnapers
The county will also be asked to give some
money. and ! have no doubt but that we
VIII swell the sum up to $4,000. In case
the legal department decides that the city
cannot give money for this purpose. | will
circulate subscription paper. and am
confident that | can raise $40 900 in short
order
THE eyes Of tho world are turned on
Omaha. The theft OF Eddie Cudahy was
one OF the most remarkable crimes OF the
century and IL is not right that II should
go unpunshed. Omaha win be Judged by
the steps IL takes I'm bringing the kidnapers
to justice. II these men are allowed to
escape punishment others will be encour-
aged to undertake similar crimes. II is the
duty Of Omaha and Nebraska to put a stop
TO such brigandage.
The Cudahy family has suffered enough
at the hands OF these desperadoes and I
feel confident that voice the sentiment Of
all good citizens when I say that the city
should relieve Mr.. and Mrs. Cudahy OF fur
ther suspense. II is not comfortable for them
TO be living under the threat that n bull
let VIII end the life Of one Of their children
in case their reward is continued. It is
not a case in which they alone are inter
ested. Law and order demand that an end
be brought to such proceedings and It is
time that every man in Nebraska take a
hand In the affair."
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
MILLS OFFERS $500 REWARD
Brigadier General Tenders His Finan-
cial Aid TO Discover Omaha
Kidnnpers.

This telegram was received Monday by
Z. A. Cudahy from General Anson Mills
Washington, ID. c.:
"E. A. Cudahy. SIS South Thirty-seventh
street, Omaha Neb.-I subscibe $500 to your
proposed increase OF reward to 800. .OOO
"ANSON MILLS.
"Brigadier General, u. s. A., Retired"
Mr.. Cudahy was mot in" last night when
a reporter for The Bee called to ask him
about the foregoing, but General John C.
Gown, his personal counsel, was seen in
reference 10 II. He called up Mr.. Cudahy
by phone, and after having a talk with
him, said
"Mr. Cudahy says he doesn't know what
General Mills means by the words your
proposed increase. He says he hasn't pro-
posed any such increase, and that this Is
the first notice he has received OF an indi-
vidual contribution TO the reward fund He
has not been in correspondence with Gen
eral Mills, and, so far as I know. he is
not acquainted with him. He regards the
action as entirely spontaneous and un-
solicited on the part OF General Mills.
"Mr Cudahy further informs me that he
will not withdraw his reward of s25, 900
for the arrest and conviction of the kid
napers, but that his reward will be added
to the reward offered today by the city
council. This makes the total reward now
offered $50, 800"
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
IDENTITY OF ONE KIDNAPER
Kansas City People believe Him to
he Ralston, Who Stole Young
BcaIs.

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 31.-(SpeciaI TeIe-
gram)-D. J. Hoff the attorney, who
with G. H. Lewis, cashier OF the Union
National bank paid over the $4,000 to
Ralston, the kidnsper OF Beals. jr., is posi-
tive that Ralston was the prime mover in
the Cudahy kidnapping,
THE night that Beals, jr., was re-
stored to his father" said Mr.. Haff, "Ral-
ston was given a check for S. 900 with
Mr.. Beals' word OF honor that Il would be
cashed at the bank at 8 o'clock next
morning. That was the hour set on the
time lock for the opening Of the vault.
Mr.. Lewis and | were selected by Mr. Beals
to be at the bank and cash the check. We
were there little ahead OF time. Exactly
at s o'clock Ralston came in the door.
Mr.. Lewis went back TO the vault and
while he was getting the money out
had a good chance to study the kidnaper
He was below the average in height and
build and his complexion and hair were
light He had a low forehead. His eyes,
however, particularly attracted my atten-
tion. They were on the ferret order; never
still for second. During the entire time
we were in there the man never turned his
back upon us. When Mr.. Lewis came back
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
KlDNAPERS' THIRD LETTER
Dcspcradoes Send Another ScrawI
Threatening Harm to the Cudahy
Household.

L. A. Cudahy received on Monday fore
noon a third letter from the kidnapers reit-
eretlng the threat made on December %
that unless the reward was withdrawn
harm would come to some member of his
household. Like the second. this letter was
received through the mails and is post
marked Omaha, December 22 n. m"
Mr.. Cudahy refused to permit the reporter
to see the letter, but II is understood that
in the matter Of character formation and
general style 1t is almost an exact coun-
terrart of the two first received and that
there Is no question as to common author
ship This third letter was not shown to
the chief of police.
As to the contents OF this last communi-
cation only two sentences are known.
They are as follows "If the reward is
not Immediately withdrawn we will get an
other Of your kids and Your wife Is
talking too d much; see that she keeps
her mouth shut"
The relevancy Of the last sentence is
not quite clear. as Mrs. Cudahy has never
been quoted in the newspapers in relation
to this case and II she has spoken to her
personal friends about 1t, as she doubtless
has. It Is not easy to understand how the
kidnGpers are in n position TO know about
IL. 1t is understood that this third letter
will not be given to the newspapers.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
tied by the city coun-
ESCAPED PRISONER CAUGHT
Eric EnRle, Who Sawed His Way Ont
of Jail at Lexington, Is
Retakcn.

LEXINGTON. Neb, Dec. S1.-(Special
Telegram Eric Engle in Jail here
awaiting trial in the district court on
charge OF burglarizing the Thornton
jewelry store at Cozad made his escape
about o'clock this morning by first saw
ing a bar off his cell window. crawling
through the aperature thus made and
then prying a bar from the outside window
with one of the bars in his hand he walked
to his old haunt near Elm Greek, where
he expected protection His friends there
held him. however. and notified Sheriff
Hays by telephone. Mr.. Hays took the
first train for Elm Creek. returning this
afternoon with his man. whom he says will
not again escape.
ELM CREEK, Dec. 3l.-(Special Tele-
gram. Eric Engle, who last night sawed
his way out Of the county jail at Lexing
ton, where he has been confined for the
last month on the charge OF robbing a
jewelry store and the postofiice at Cozad was
captured eight miles north OF here this
morning by Sheriff Funk Of Kearney and
Constable Brown Of this place. He will be
taken back this afternoon by Sheriff Hays
Of Dawson county, who Is here and has the
prisoner heavily ironed and says he will be
kept so until his trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
WARY s. S 2. NJ.
AnnunI Hnhhit sumner.

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec, 3l.-(Spe-
cial) THE annual rabbit supper was given
Saturday evening by the Tel Jed Sokol So
ciety and was success. The commodlous
hall was well filled and music dancing and
a general good time constituted the pro-
gram, During the evening the so-called
"skule" committee kidnapped some forty
young men, who were blindfolded and stood
them up against the wall until each dis
gorged one big silver dollar. The bandages
wero then removed and their eyes beheld
tho smiling countenance OF King Gam
brinus." Thereupon he escorted all to the
places OF honor and urged upon them a
sip OF his special brew. Long tables were
laid in the galleries Of the hall, where
200 brer rabbits were dished up in state TO
the 300
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
HANGS HIMSELF IN JAIL
Charles Frisch. said to he OF Omaha,
Commits suicide In BastiIe at
Plattsmouth.

PLATTSMOUTH, Dec 3l.-(Special Tele-
gram Charles Frisch, about 40 years Of
age, committed suicide this afternoon by
hanging himself from rafter in the county
jail, using an old blanket as a rope. He
came to this city from Omaha ten days ago,
and being penniless and his mind slightly
unbalanced, he was sent to the county
hospital. but escaped in a few days. Fri
day evening he appeared on the streets
and the officers locked him up pending the
action OF the county commissioners. lie
leaves a wife and six children in Omaha,
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01

rules to govern the next tournament. which
will be held in 81. Joe or Kansas City some
time during next July
The societies In this district include Kan
sas City Atchlson. st. Joseph. Omaha, Fro
mont, Millard and Plattsmouth. The off,
GERS OF this division all reside here and are
John p. Sattlcr, president; Louis Ottnat,
secretary; Fred Ebinger, treasurer; Otto
Wurl, district Instructor; Emil Wurl and
Philip Thierolf members Of the advisory
hoard
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
MANY Aged peopIc I've There.

ELK CREEK, Neb.. Dec. 3i.-(SpecialD--
In and within a radius of one mile OF this
small town live as many old people as in
any community Of like size in the state, 40
far as is known. Here are their names
and ages: Andrew Phelen, S3 Berlinza
Phelen, his wife, "a +. II. Butler. rs; Will
liam Morris, Sc; G. c. Britain. 81; Eliza
Britain, his wife, 76; Mary Cody. IS; J.
NJ. Thompson. 81; Belinda Thompson his
wife. 76; Mary Hart, 7b David Simmons,
So; Jane Simmons, his wife, rs; John Du-
fack So; Thomas Robson 50
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
state Historical society.

LINCOLN, Dec. 3l.-(Special)-The State
Historical society, of which J. Sterling
Morton Is president, is to meet in Lin
coin January and 0. The meetings OF the
Territorial Pioneers are to be the same
days The program of the Historical So
ciety Is:
JANUARY s. p. NJ.
The Beginning of State.
Presidents Annual Address-J. Sterling
Morton.
Biographical Sketches-Senator p. w.
Hitchcock, Senator A. S. Paddock. G.. NJ.
Hitchcock, w. f.. Amin.
The Grange and Farmers Alliance.
Beginning of the GRANGER. A. Hawley
Remarks by j, ii. Dundas, J, II. Powers
and others,
The Farmers Alliance. NJ. Thompson
Remarks by Hon. n. V. Harlan, ex-Gov-
ernor Crounse and others.
Business Meeting,
JANUARY ., Il. NJ.
ReminiscenCes-H w. Hardy.
Biographical Sketches-Senator T. w
Upton, Representative w. l.. Green, II
W Furnas, w. D. Oldham.
F'reighting-H. r. Clarke.
Remarks and discussions by w. A. Pax
ton and others.
Early Roads and Routes in Nebraska-C,
Il. Persinger.
business meeting election Of officers, etc
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
District Judges TO Meet.

The judges Of the district court will meet
at the court house at 10 o'clock this morn
ing to make the annual docket assignments
and take action on such changes in the
court rules as may be deemed necessary.
1t is understood that there will be no
change in the assignment Of judges and
that during the next year they will oc-
cupy the same rooms in which they have
been holding forth since last New Year
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
Disaster MT MICHIGAN Mine.

DETROIT. Mich. Dec. 31.--A special to
the News from Champion, Mich. says that
at the Champion mine John Horngreen and
George williams. who were picking ore on
tho surface, went down with a cavein Their
bodies will not be recovered. The shaft
house also dropped into the workings. The
dry house is undermined and may 70 down
as the surface is still caving in.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
Society Girls Bnnuuct Friends.

TABLE ROCK, Neb., Dec. 31.-(SpeclalD
The twenty young women composing the
Saturday Night club gave banquet on
the appropriate evening of last week to
their men friends at the residence OF Mrs.
+. C.. Norris Holly, carnations ferns and
American Beauty roses were used gener-
ously in the decorations.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. Si.-Congressman
John J. Lentz OF this district today served
formal notice on Congressman elect EN-
nett Tompkins that he would contest the
latter's seat in the house. MIR. Lentz states
that he will base his claim on charges OF
Wholesale bribery and fraud in the counting
OF the ballots.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01

SCHUYLER, Neb., Dec. 31.-(Speclal)-
The city schools have become so over
crowded that the Board of Education found
1t necessary to employ an additional
teacher to take charge of the sixth grade
work. Miss Katherine Woods has been
selected.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01

YORK, Neb., Dec. l.--tSpecial THE
York flremen had to fight fierce fire in the
binding department OF the York Times late
last night, when the thermometer was reg
istering zero and the snow storm raging
hardest. Valuable adjoining properties
were threatened, but by diligent effort the
flames were extinguished without other
loss than the damage to the stock
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01

fired the fatal shot and escaped. that the
officer felt justified in holding him. He was
lodged in Jail and the South Omaha au-
thorities notified. The prisoner admitted
having been in South Omaha saturday, but
declares he caught a Burlington freight
train southbound early in the evening and
was kicked off at Oreapols.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01
Trnmp. Tampcr win n switch.

TABLE ROCK, Neb, Dec. 3l.-(Special)-
The action of three tramps at a switch
in the railroad yards here Saturday night
excited suspicion and the switch was ex-
amined and found to have been choked with
an obstruction, apparently for the purpose
OF wrecking train that was nearly due.
A search was made for the trio. but was
not successful
Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-01

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec, 31,-(Spe-
l)--Late Saturday night Ofiicer Fitzpat-
rick arrested a tramp giving the name OF
Pearl Pudnet, on the suspicion Of his being
the man wanted for the shooting Of Joe
Maly bartender in a South Omaha saloon,
and former city clerk of that place.
Pudnet protested that he knew nothing
OF the affair, but his description so closely
answered that OF Stegeman. the man who