The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05

OOH1o VI Gue OfeS-SelocG specimens
have assayed az high as 20 per cent,
but the average ore shipped has
reached only about 80 per cent,
which is considered an exceedingly
high grade for the entire output of a
mine. Some $50 car loads of this
material have been shipped from this
State. Copper now demands a price
that makes it profitable to mine-16
to II cents per pound.
Charles F. Won Hermann, in charge
of the weather service in this State,
says: "The student of the climatic
history of North Carolina can not
fail to have observed the striking
fact that for nearly twelve e an
almost steady deficiency in the an
nual precipitation for the State at
large has taken place, and the condi-
tions prevailing during the year 1900,
especially the intense heat and
drought of the summer, again at
tract attention to this fact. The I'M
changeableness of climate is a favor
lite theme of the meteorolOgist, but
in view of the disastrous influence
on crop production of the marked
deficiency in precipitation 1T the
most critical period of the crop sea-
son, the question when a return to
normal conditions will occur becomes
a serious one"
Danbury Cor. Charlotte Obser
ver: For some months past and
especially for the last few weeks
there has been a general migration
of Stokes county farmers to the cot
ton mill towns, where they go to
seek employment. Whole families,
besides numbers of young men,, have
recently left the county. The prin-
cipal place to which they have gone
is MayOdan.-It is thought that
the tobacco crop in this county will
be cut down at least One-third for
this season. [ am informed that in
one small community, which is one
of the finest tobacco sections of the
county, the crop will be cut short at
least 100, 900 pounds this year. There
may be two reasons assigned for
this, namely, the leaving of so many
of our tobacco growers for the towns,
and the tobacco trust buying out
the principal factories at our near
est marketing town. Owing to the
low price of tobacco Il great many
farmers in this section say they will
not use any commercial fertilizers
the coming season.
Charlotte Observer 1t is a pleas
ure to note that our sister by the sea,
Wilmington, IS making progress in
the Investigation of her Industries.
Several days ago in our correspond
ence from that city the purchase of
IA pine fibre plant at her door by a
Northern syndicate for 1926, 900 was
referred to. Today it is reported
in these columns that more than half
a hundred men are at work on the
menhaden fishery plant down the
river. The menhaden is not an edi-
BILE fish but the oil is valuable and
after it has been extracted, the re-
mainder of the fish makes a fine fer
tilizer. This fish created a big sen
satiOn and much trouble to the fish
oil trust several years ago by migrat-
ing to hidden and undiscOverable
waters but it has at last returned to
the Atlantic coast, and the Whining
ton fishery will be one of largest on
the seabOard. A third industry that
is fourishing in WilmingtOn's vi
cinity is the raising of lettuce for the
Northern markets. It is now bring
ing from S. to IS a barrel and from
SO to $3.50 a basket, and it is esti-
mated that $25 200 will be made out
of lettuce this spring.
pUPKE,S