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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10
The Dairy.
MILK PRODUCTION IN NORTH CAROLINA.

urr-spOndence Of The Progressive Farmer.
N Drth Carolina is pre- eminently a
dairy S ate. Her climate is ideal
and the location il admirable Be-
sides these important points, the
dairy foods for milk md butter pro-
duotiOn are of the exact kind for
making balanced ratiOns for dairy
COWS The feed ng stuffs really after
all control the profits and loss of
dairy farming In this s ate our
conditions are ideal. The roughage
foods grow as vigorously and abund
aRtly as anywhere in The United
States the concentrates are here also
grown.
Feeding the dairy cow mean the
proper quantities of protein, carbO
hydrates and fat. Profit in feeding
for milk and butter mean their pro
ductiOu at least cost The great
COST of a ration ordinarily lies in the
purchase of protein In North Caro-
lima we can practically grow our
own protein and thus bring the ex
penditure for protein concentrates
down to IA minimum
ALL FEED MAY BE HOME CIR WIN.
For Il moment let us look at the
70 d for milk and butter production.
HeIe they are Corn ensilage, shred
ded oorn fodder, Gov pea hav, cotton
seed meal and bran, all home grown.
1 give here an ideal dairy ration
made of these feeds:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10

KSLte6TeoO's former WOrk on grasses
IS "OV entirely out of print and
brings So q copy. This meU book con.
t0t"s all the reformation IN the for.
meT work, re-t0rittem, and em6od;a
the results of ta0enty years. additional
experience Of the oOrtter anal all the
Information attained by the eGpork
memt stations and the United State
Department Of Agriculture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10
THE TAIRTIRG OF MILK.

Correspondence OF T Progressive Farmer.
The most unpleasant taste of
tainted milk which appears in a good
d al that is shipped 80 market in the
fall and early winter is due to a large
extent TO the condition of the pas
ture fields and the carelessness of
the mixers. Nothing probab bly, pre-
j 1dices oity people more against
drinking milk than to taste this disa-
greeable flavor. Dairymen who are
careless in their methods do a good
deal 80 condemn milk as a daily diet.
More and more people are coming to
the conclusion that milk forms the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10
THINGS TO BE LOOKED AFTER.

Farming operations are no. mostly
over for the year, and the finishing
touches may be given to your garden
at once. Plants in frames should be
aired-all root crops must be lifted
at once and carefully stored either
in pits outdoors or in root cellars.
Cabbage sown in September, If not
already placed in cold frames for
spring planting, should be attended
to at once cabbage which has
headed lift and place in trenches,
aud cover over with litter for winter
use Celery, turnips, beets, carrots,
lift and store for winter use par
ships and sal-ify, although perfectly
hardy, supplies should be lifted for
convenience. Asparagus beds give
winter dressing. If you have grown
u supply of maDgels, turnips and car
rOts they now will come in very USE
full for stock feeding, ut to avoid
favoring either milk or butter, feed
them only at milking time They
should, however, always be steamed
before using.
A GOLD frame is an extremely use-
full oontrivanoe for winterIng cab.
bage, lettuce, oaullh Dwer, etc., for
planting early in the spring, and can
be easily and oheaply constructed Ss
follows:
Select a dry southern exposure /;
form a frame from four to six feet
wide, and as long as Ia required. The
back should be fourteen inches, and
she front ak inches high, with a
GROSS tie every six feet. Seeds of
cabbage, lettuce, oaulIfower, and
brocoli, sown in the open border
early in September, will be ready to
act out soon. The soil should be
we'll prepared and smoothly raked
before planting. Admit air freely
On all pleasant days, but keep closed
during severe weather
A cold pit is u structure in very
general g for growing caulihOwers
during winter. The situation must
be dry and we'll sheltered, having a
south or southeast exposure. Dig
out a space two feet deep, and eight
feet wide, il for brick, and nine feet
wide if for stone Bui d the back
wall four and a halt feet high that
will be two and a half feet above
ground, and three feet high in the
front. If the ground is not dry, and
is subject to underwater, and drain
ing cannot be effected, do not dig g"
deep, and surround the walls with
tw feet thick of earth, which will
keep the frost from penetrating
them. If oaul flower is to be p.ated,
put into the pit three feet of leaves
from the woods, tramp them firmly,
over which put n foot of rich
earth; after it remains for two
weeks, will be ready for the plants
: K plants for each sash of four feet
will be enough. The space between
may be Fl led up with lettuce plants
OF a sowing of radish.-Farm, Field
and ~StOckmAn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10
Farm Miscellany.
FILLER TOBACCO KxPERIMGNr
G s WALTERS

North Carolina Urging the Agricultural De
partment to Experiment With 1t in THIS
State.
North Carolina is urging the Ag
ricultural Department At Washing
ton to establish one of it's stations
for the experimental cultivation OF
Cuban filler" tobacco in shat State.
Mr.. 7. K. Bruner, of the State Agri
cultural Department., regards the ex-
pertinent as of great Importance and
al vOcAtes it barnes ly. In a letter
on the subject he gives some lnfor-
nation that will interest many
farmers in South Carolina, especially
those in the u region.
North Carolina, he says, has d
large area which he regards as en-
tirely suitable FIR growing such to
bAccD, and all that he says in sup
port of his opinion appears TO apply
equally to the like part of this State.
Two of the proposed filler tobacco
farms have been assigned to Penn
sylvania and OHIO, and Mr.. Bruner
remarks that lit is certain that it
the soil and climate of either of those
States Is in any degree suitable North
Carolina is far superb r." rs it has a
longer season of uniformly warm
weather, better dlstri button of moist
ure, less huotuatiOn in temperature
during the growing period, and il
nearer salt water. There is little
room TO question, he adds, the adap-
tation of certain 8 ills in North Caro-
lima to the production Of the high
fla o Cuban filler tobacco An
experiment. was tried in Moore
county, some years ago, with re
markable success" the first year
with seed imported from Cuba. The
second years crop from seed of the
first crop, was not so good in f4vOr,
and there was a tendency to grow
stalk and stop at the expense of
flavor. The experiments was valuable
in show that the fine favored t.
bacoo could be grown in North Caro-
lima, from freshly imported seed.
The Cuban methods of cultivation,
fertilization and curing must be
carefully studied and adopted or
adapted to the changed locality, of
course; the experience of Mr.. Fon-
tain in Person county, demonstrates
the fact that this tobacco canbe gro wn
~proftably" in the State; and there
is no known reason for suppo+i sing
that the experiment. would not prove
successful on a large scale.
The area which MI. Bruner re
CARDS as best suited to the produo-
ton of such tobacco extends from
the Virginia TO the South Carolina
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10
Grasses and Forage Plants Of tss !s.A
nv !. 3. MLLslU.
Of the University Of TUuRsuuss.
st the University Of Toans,u.s.

1t is a complete manual of the mi.
ture of grasses and forage plants q.
she South. 1t contains about I'm
pages, and is written In Il style to h
understood by everyone.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10

2T0 1875 IS
The above is u ration that IL prac.
tioally home grown and rats for an
outside purohase less than 8 cents
per day per cow. In other words,
one Gan raise oDrn slower, CORN en-
silage, and COW pea hay and produce
milk and butter, from a balanced
ration, which means the economical
produ ton, at scarcely any outlay
for bran nr cotton seed meal
WHAT FEEDING WILL COST.
Now for u different e-timate. A
fairly good dairy cow will produce
5000 pounds of milk per year, which
is sold fl 8 cents per pound or $3.50
per year FIR m the ration above
given, she will Consume, (and we
will charge the cow for 365 daya) ~
tons of cow pea hay valued at &28, 5
toms IF ensilage valued at $I2, two
tons ssoOrn stOver valued at SO and
one third of cotton seed meal valued
at 50, a grand total of $58 for cost of
feed for one cow shat produces $3.50
worth of milk. Besides this, you
have raised COW pea hay that you
have sold for $12 per ton, corn en-
zilage at 81 per ton and corn slower
at IS per ton in f nm of milk. You
have also the whole, practically, of
she fertilizer in these foods, which
means, no fertilizer bills in the
future.
If dairying does not pay now, it is
because the maol ines sre worthless (;
that is, the COW which takes the raw
material as corn, slower, hay and
meal tn make into foished products
AS milk and butter, is worthless.
Chis.means the use of a good bull TO
breed up the dairy stock, and as soon
IA this is done the dairy stock will
i'm rove and ~dairying will become
the most profitable industry in cur
State-more profitable than cotton
grnwing or cotton manufacturing
The above estimate may be crit
cized because we have allowed 5000
pounds per oOw per year. 1t doubt
less is for the average cow of North
Carolina for this cow on the average
pays only for her feed and gives no
croft. The use of good bulls of
dairy type, however, would soon
grade up u herd 81 the 5000 pound
mark. The writer is acquainted with
= great many herds of dairy cattle
shat are far above this mark.
II we stimulate dairy education,
look after the breeding up of our
stock, and practice economic feeding
on the basis Of balanced rations,
dairying would prove more profitable
so our people than any other line of
activity. CHAs w. BURKETT.
N. G. A. & NJ. College, West Raj,
eigh, N. g.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10

The book discusses the oharaoter.
'stios of the principal prasses. tbs
maintenance of pastures and mead.
rvs, leguminous forage plants, wild
PASTURES, etc. It Is fully ILLUSTRATED
with original analytical engravineS
~ Soribner, our greatest grass 81.
pert, and embelIished with Il lar0s
number of half tone cuts of field
operations.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10

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Examine agricultural statistics and see ~
nigh rank North Carolina takes in WELD ~ ~
acre of grasses and forage crops. ~
pare her advantages for Stock-raisiag Win
hose Of other States. PrOnt by these fact,
BROW grasses: raise stock. Aud whether W.
have few animals or many, you cannon sto,.
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New-York tribune., 1901-10-20

nents which are comfortable and rent for SO
or III month. but back of the better houses
are buildings smaller and more diapidated
"here only the poorest live. But in these as in
the larger tenements, there are far more clean
dwellings than there dirty ones One may
chmb rickety stair. with many windings
and in such total darkness that it is enough to
frighten "A novice and eventually come out in a
two room home in which the irregular floors are
scrubbed TO perfection and the family belong
ings put away with astonishing neatness and
ingenuity. Six or eight dollars is the price paid
for the poorest of these tenements
30. on the whole. the tenements are far better
than they appear from the outside. and many
worthy self-respecting families live In them in
comparative comfort. There are always the
great disadvantages of having no place to bathe
no place for the children to play rainy or
very cold days. without taxing the mothers en-
durance unduly and place for the young
people to receive their friends A girl cannot
receive young man who comes to call in a
house which re-echoes with the cries of the
baby, and in room which the tired father may
need as his bedroom by . O'Clock. There is no
place for her but the sidewalk. and while the
streets are not so harmful in their influence as
many think they are not the best place for a
girl if she is at all inclined to be 'giddy" 1t is
hard, in short. To create home life in such a
place unless the family is small-which tene-
ment families seldom But families of thir-
teen or fourteen children constantly reared
in such an environment, and turn out upright
and pure and self-respecting. The trouble comes
when the bent of the family is even a little tow
ard evil Fortunately, self respect and upright
not mOnopolized by the wealthy, and
the sturdy tenement folk go making the best
"a very good best, too-of a bad bargain. Some
day perhaps millionaire will catch the point
of the scrubbng woman's argument.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20

orchids owned by rich flower fanciers and one
might as we'll ask the price of some of the
Arnold or Roebling orchids at the coming show
rs TO get price on some collectors favorite
book or picture. When a man asks 500 for a
flower it simply indicates that it will take that
sum of money to soothe his feelings to make him
part with the beautiful plant which was really
worth twice much.'"
The Society of American Florists and Orna-
mental Hortculturists has done much to ad-
vance the interest in flowers in this country and
the ambition on the part Of owners of large
estates 10 possess good floral collections has
attracted expert florists to America They came
originally from England and Germany and the
majority Of the best men in that line of bust
ness in this country now natives of Eng
Land, Ireland and Scotland. although there are
many Americans who take high rank. A salary
Of 500 to $50 month was considered high for
q gardener a few years ago. but it is
usual now for competent man to receive So O0p
year or even 5000. These gardeners are in
many instances also superintendents of the
place, and in addition to their regular salary
receive commission on that part of the prod
Uct of the greenhouses which is sold
The new plants that come from foreign coun-
tries through missionaries travellers and from
men who make long journeys for the sole pur-
pose Of collecting strange varieties are developed
by these experts. The hybridizing of strange
plants is Of their duties and within a few
years after new flower has been taken in
charge by them one more perfect and more
beautiful is evolved. At the present time many
florists are engaged in trying to mpart perfume
to the chrysanthemum, which will become still
more popular when that end has been attained
There are thousands of gardeners in the United
States but good men can always find remuner-
ative positions They are usually men of more
than the average intelligence, and many of these
practical read papers before horticultural
societies and impart useful knowledge the
amateurs.
Figures recently Published by the government
show that So 7:sS 426 expended for labor in
the flower industry in 1888. The value of the
products was placed at Sll ,92s,s22, which com
mercial florists thought low estimate. The
land on which the flowers were raised and the
buildings were estimated at S5s413 4Si- New
York State alone produced S2SG5.1ol worth of
flowers and the land and buildings devoted to
the industry We're estimated to be worth more
than SS 100000. The amount expended for labor
was SCSS 1874. Pennsylvania payroll for the
flower industry was more than SoOOooo and ht-
tie New-Jersey paid its florists and gardeners
S4OO .3S2
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
THE PiN-1 HERICAN MEDAL.
\ TYPICAII.Y AMERICAN DESIGN by HERMoN 4
MAC NEIL ADOPTED BY THE EXPO-
SITION COMPANY.

The medal of award of the Pan-American Ex.
position designed by Hermon Atkins Mac
Neil a young sculptor who was born in Chelsea.
Mass, but is now resident of NewYork. The
medals which will be made from his design Will
be of three classes gold silver and bronze. but
they will all be of the size, two and one
half inches in diameter.
The diverse shows group typifying the
dominion of intellect force. A youthful
female figure represents intellect and the buff
falo is the symbol of physical power. Festoons
of oak encircle the two figures.
The reverse of the medal shows the North
American Indian passing the pipe of peace to
the Southern native. Both Indians have laid
aside their weapons and engaged in friendly
conversation.
Mr.. MacNeil says that he has aimed to pro-
duce a design that could be mistaken for no.
thing not American and he thinks that in that
particular he has succeeded.
The dies for the medals being ont
and the exhibitors to whom awards have been
made by the various juries will probably receive
their medals soon.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
TENEMENTS AND DIRT
CLEANLINESS AND COMFORT ARE MORE
PREVALENT IN THE CROWDED
HOMES OF THE POOR THAN
MANY PEOPLE SUSPECT
MANY PEOPLE SUSPECT.

1t is a very ancient jest set forth in the tale
Of the five families that lived in a single room
one in each corner and in the middle and
got on most amicably until the family in the
middle began to take in boarders If there is a
certain poetic license about this fancifuI tale it
mas doubtless a large grain of truth so far
the very poorest and most miserable dwelers
in tenements are concerned Nobody can well
exaggerate the importance of the housing prob
lem. AS one comes more and more in contact
with the poor of great cities the conviction
grows that this is the greatest need Of all.
Given good housing. If there is not Immediately
a decrease in drunkenness immortality and
many kinds of vice students of the subjects
will be G,eaty astonished
shrewd o,d scrubbing woman observed.
apropos Of Mr.. Carnegic's gift for libraries:
What makes him spend his money that way?
Who's got time to be adm. anyhow? We've
got to earn our blessed liyings for ourselves.
If Mr.. Carnegie would take the trouble to give
US decent places to set in and sleep in after we
finish working all day. that would be
thing" Not having had the blessing of
education herself she probably undcrvalued the
generosity of the steel king but there is much
to be said for her point of view. Hard working
men and women have little time for the ''frils''
of life. and 1t is reproach to civilization that
they have no better accommodations for the
few minutes they may devote to setting down"
But comfort is only relative term, after ALL
and much practice has made the poor sngularly
proficient in getting the most out of life. There
is bright side to everything, and the better
part of life in the tcnements is seldom empha-
sized. Crowded they are, the people manage
to live far dccently than outsiders suppose
Then. too, walk through the filthy streets of
the worst crowded parts of the city not un-
h.
live in more less Especially more) dirt This
is far from being the case. The street recks
with the odor of stale garbage it is true but
the blame for this certainly does not belong
where it is generally put-on the shoulders of
the residents AS rule. the tenements are well
ways is forgotten in the simple decency of the
take away the garbage. it must stay in the
streets; if the housekecper is not made by the
landlord to do her duty in the way of cleaning
Should they move out others will move
bring forth good results, if the green
ing point and do daring a thing-as they
probably couldn't In short, the residents
lightly dubbed filthy when they are nothing
or the shoulders of the rich and great"
Most respectabl BILE families, ordinarily well to
do live in four rooms. for which they pay S14
a week, so that if the family is not too large he
manages very well. Probably or two men,
bers OF the household if it is large are earning
New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
PRIMITIVE ANIMAL TYPES.
Professor III. f. Osborn, in Science.


I'm the September number of Tine Feoipslcai
Magazine' DIR Charles w Andrews publishes
details of his discoveries in the western Desert
VI - ,r,a,-,ro.Iian r,aIeontology The
epOch making character of these discoveries con-
sists in the promise they afford that AFRICA VIII
prove TO be the home of all those 1amlheS ~
mammals such as the elephants, hippopptainl,
ciraffes and antelopes, as wen as OF carrier
fypes which suddenly appeared in Europe with
81, Lnovn ancestry This would accord with
on bvnothesis INDEPENDENTLY advanced by Ruti-
never and Osborn that Africa was an lSolateu
centre OF mammalian evolution and radiation IN
the early tertiary and subsequently contributed
great nigrationS Of its fauna to Europe ana
America
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-03
VENTURA IN FAST TIME.

Altar bo,ng da,a,ad monv borrs In
svdnoy and AroLIana The s,.o von-
,rro or,,,o, 49, ,,i. ,ou,inu a. 49,,
4, horro and 40 r,,nv,os ,rou, ,,a co,a-
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,ha oo,,an ., tho aoo,, ,,horo.s .,h.
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49,, - ..,,, ,.s,a.s a., s.. 49,
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-03
SHIPPING NOTES.

The Gaelic from San Francisco is due
Saturday.
The transport Kin'uek for Manila sails
this afternoon.
The steamer Ventura sails at s o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The Sonoma from the Coast should
reach here late tonight.
The bark Antiope from Oyster HarbJt
with coal arrived yesterday.
Burns. Phillip & Co. have been ap.
p lnted agents for the Oceanic Steamship
Co. at sydney.
The importations per Ventura were 500
head frozen mutton, 2os bags onions, $50
cases genera, 2 cases toys, 10 cases wine, 3
cases euros, IS pkgs merchandise. o..
The schocners Mary e. Foster and Ethel
Zane arrived from the Coast this morning.
The Zane is from Gamble with lumber
and the Foster comes from San Francisco.
The China. Picking and Hancock all got
away on time Yesterday. There was an
immense crowd at the Pacific Mail WHAT
to see the China and Hancock off. Many
passengers inclu ling forty hawalians left
In the China for the Coast.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-03

RObber
Band


Columbus w.. Marco seven men
roDoed the somerset paI'k at aoou, oV
O'CLOCK TINS morning. opiy aoout ''VVV
ID cash was ,aken' tne 'opoers III 'neh
hurry OVERLOOKING SoVoV III so'u YIN
ana soo,VoV Id ponds ana 'iine seeu'
TIES lnree men "orheu III 'ne o"nA
ana TOUR were stationed as seh'lheis
near n.y.
Al tne hrst eNpiosion' MI iases' Nv
ing opposite thepahk'came ou, anu was
met oy seh'lhei VINO 'oiu MIN W se.
PACK INTO the mouse IL ne, uio not want
MS head down on Mr. heNe''' an
ether citizeh' TOOK iour sno's at 'he
roDDers. lhese shots were ie'urheu
and a fusilade was kept up ior SUM-
Time. Armed cltiZehs pursueu 'he ioo-
oers some distance nortn' tne po'iee
mere no'ineu anu al near 'o"h'
structed TO keep sharp LOOKOUT ior 'he
ROBBERS Inc sherih Oh rerry COUNTY
at new Lexington was notineu anu
uroVe 10 somerset WIN MS oioo'-
MOUNDS. Inc dogs reaully 'ook up INV
tran whlch led from piacksini'h shop
where the toois were op'aiheu' 'hehce
10 livery staole anu 10 'he oahA' iMo
rigs had oeen s'oien anu ai'er 'no