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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-03
Vol. 16.
AgriCultui
HARRY FARMERS
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XII.
correspondence OF The Progressive Farmer.
If you have not made your plans,
begin now. Here is an opening for
the farmers in the South which does
not come often and the ones who
will take advantage of the situation
can reap a harvest long to be remem
bered. The corn and hay crops of the
West are short. Price of feed will
remain very high. AS most of the
horses in the towns and cities are
fed on Western hay and grain, the
demand in these markets will be ex-
ceptionally good. Thousands of
farmers in the South enlarged their
cotton crops this year at the expense
of the hay and grain crops, which
will ourtail the supply of forage in
thatNregion, so that these same farm
ers will have TO buy feed next year,
thus still further enlarging the mar
ket for feed. These things being so,
the wise farmer will prepare his
land thoroughly and put in a crop of
oats, crimson clover and other for
age crops early. By the first of May
he can have some ready for market,
at time when the demand is great
est. Red rust proof oats sown in
the southern or eastern part of the
State the first of October will be ripe
the last Of April or first of May. We
have had but little experience with
crimson clover, but sowed some the
last of October and had it ready to
cut the first of May. A neighbor
sowed some timothy last year and,
as backward as the spring was this
year, he had good outing in May.
So you see that it will be no expert
ment. Get out all the manure you
can and do your best and success will
crown your efforts.
A recent visit TO a village in which
lives a retired physician gave Us some
good ideas of what can be done with
little or no labor. On entering the
yard we noticed some evergreens
around the borders, just as you often
see all over the country, but the
plants looked more like cape jasmine
than anything else we ever saw, and
on inquiry we were told that the
bushes were Chinese tea plants.
They have beautiful white flowers
in the fall and make a seed that looks
like flberts. We have used some Of
this tea and find it better than the
imported article. Is will grow any
where that cotton will. As straw
for bedding was hard to get in the
village, and having a piece of bottom
land that was worthless, it was
allowed TO grow up in old field pines
which furnishes an abundance of
straw for bedding purposes and
banking sweet potatoes. 1t will pay
every farmer TO have a few acres in
pines convenient TO his barn. The
main thing TO make it successful is
TO keep stock off the land, especially
hogs.
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-03
NEWS OF THE FARMING WORLD.

Our Washington Correspondent Tells What
Progress is Being Made in the Various
Sections Of the Country.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
A recent article printed by Geor-
gia farmer contains a hint by which
others may perhaps profit. He is
very successful farmer,
BUT DOES NOT GROW COTTON
as most of his neighbors do, sowing
the ground that he would use for
this, IN hay and ''makes $50 on every
acre of it," getting at least four good
crops each year. He says no farmer
in his section can realize $50 per acre
from cotton. In addition, he claims
there is little labor or expense and
no risk in hay.
It is reported that there is only
one creamery in the United States
Qocated in Iowa) which can make
butter equal to that universally pro-
duced in Denmark but in no other
country in the world
BUTTER THAT WILL STAND TROPIC
HEAT,
melting and solidifying again with
out damage as it passes from warm
to cold climates and back again.
Usually, this change entirely de-
stroys the flavor, leaving the butter
like ordinary grease or oil. The
Danes, however, produce a quality
which will endure this ordeal with
out affecting it's favor or sweetness,
being the only people of whom this
may be said. Therefore, it is the
popular impression that some secret
process is used either in the prepara-
ton or the packing of their butter.
This, however, is positively denied,
it being asserted that there is no
secret process, no preservatives used,
no chemical change produced before
packing. Nevertheless, none of the
butter packers there will allow their
factories TO be inspected, thus giving
strength to the suspicion of some
secret process.
Agriculture is not yet one Of the
important industries of Alaska. A
bulletin just issued by the Census
Bureau sets forth the fact that
THE VALUE OF THE ALASKAN AGRICUL-
TURAL PRODUCT
is only 1877 cents for each inhabitant
of the territory and 24.4 cents each
for each inhabitant of the Southern
district, in which all the farms are
located. Just twelve farms we're re-
ported in alaska in 1900, the total
area of which was $50 acres, of
which 1O4 acres were devoted to the
cultivation of vegetables and hay,
the remainder being used for pastur
age. The total farm products are
valued at $8,O46. The total farm
wealth of Alaska was $15, ,686, of
which S2,196 is invested in live
stock. The immense area of Alaska
contains one bull, four oxen, thirteen
dairy COWS, five horses, ten swine,
three dogs and 176 chickens.
A. B. MARRIOTT.
Washington, D. G.
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relations on other people. Let each
one do his duty and this will make
better neighbors.
Our members Of the Legislature
have done worthy deed for the peo-
rle of the county generally in abol-
ishing the fence law. In few years
those who are now opposed to it
will, upon mature and calm observa-
ton, reflection and experience, thank
these, our worthy members, for this
act.-P. D. Gold, in Wilson News.
Oneimistake which Imade the past
summer, and which many others
make, is in spending our money be-
fore we have it. / set out to make
a great many improvements, and as
my money ran out before I finished
what I had started, I ran my credit
rather far before realized it. 1t is
so easy TO get credit that one hardly
thinks about the amount until the
bills begin to come in. intended to
pay all these bills with the money
from the sale of my grain, also
counted upon having a surplus with
which to purchase bran and a few
other necessary things. Although
the grain money paid all my old bills,
I had nothing left with which to
buy bran, etc., with. believe that
every young man and woman will
do we'll TO make rule to never buy
anything unless they have the money
with which to pay for it. OF course
there are emergencies, and exoep-
tions to all rules, and we must use
our best judgment.-Geo. G. Borck,
Grand Haven, Mich.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-03
THE ADVANTAGES OF NEAR MARKETS

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
In locating on a new farm the aver
age farmer probably gives less atten-
ton to the advantages of a near mar
ket for his produce than he should.
Most try to get on the line of some
transportation company, but that is
not sufficient. Good water trans
portation with a railroad as a rival
always improves the farmers advan-
tages. 1t is this condition that en-
ables Southern truck gardeners to
supply New York with their produce
at prices as low as those obtained by
Long Island and New Jersey farm
ers. A single railroad which enjoys
a monopoly is seldom friend to the
farmer. It is better 10 find a loca-
tion where there are two rival lines.
But better than all are the advan-
tages of being located near large
consuming centre. With q certain
market for your goods there is
always a better chance to make
profits from farming. 1t matters
little to q man if he has thousand
acres of good wheat or corn if there
is no good way to get the produce to
paying market. The farmer with
ten acres of cultivated land within
ten miles of city is far better of
1t is not so much more farming land
that we need in this country, but
better cultivation of the land near
the large cities and markets. We
need farmers who will take advan-
sage of the markets near by. To do
this he should not raise wheat, corn
and other unperishable crops which
can be raised just as well a thousand
miles away, but he should devote his
attention to the raising of perishable
crops which cannot stand long trans.
portation. Our large city markets
are glutted every day of the year
with perishable farm produce shipped
from distant points which arrives in
the most deplorable condition. The
shippers were making mistake
either to raise or send such articles
so far from market.
There is money to be made to day
in farming near cities and towns
when the right sort of articles are
raised. These articles should be
those which distant shippers cannot
well supply Then they should be
of the very best. Efforts should be
made to produce only perfect prod
ucts of tree or vine, and then there
will be little or no competition. If
they are as inferior as the poor stuff
shipped from distant places they
stand no better chance of selling at a
profit than the latter. Good, inten.
sive farming is more in demand on
these farms than in those far distant
from market. Every foot of soil
should be made to produce it's quota
of fine produce. This is necessary
because the land is higher priced and
its acreage naturally restricted. One
must be content in such places with
ten acres where farmer five hun
dred miles away can enjoy his hun
dreds. But the difference is made
up in better farming and better
nearby markets.
JAMES s. DoTY.
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Raleigh, N. C., september 8, 1901.
shan can be mentioned in para

than can be mentioned in para
graph.
The Southern house of the typical
sort is rather wide and square, with
a wide hall running back, a CROSS
hall behind the front rooms, making
it airy and cool, front veranda or
gallery 10 feet wide running the
length of the house and two stories
high, this gallery covered with roses
and vines, within plenty of fire places
and smiling hostess who knows
apparently how to secure good SER
vice and keep her home neat and
sweet without worry, sideboard
with fresh mint leaves, plenty of easy
chairs and the latest books. The
Southern farmer has seemingly given
more thought to his home and the
grounds surrounding it than his
Northern brother there is plenty of
room about his house which may set
back half mile from the highway,
there is good and abundant planting
of tree and shrub and climber. We
of the North can learn some good
lessons of these Southern farmers in
the way of planning and adorning
our homes.
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The Franklin county, Vermont,
creamery makes $4,000 pounds of
butter day, or five carloads each
week.
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g, Ragley, p. n. Rembert. ]. II. blank.
Ilpm ap and s. A overton. Tyler. ~
beaumont; capital stock $4,000 Direc.
torsI Z. H; Huntington, j. III Morrison
"A; h Angel of New York, s. c MIliard
ana G. r. Bennett Of Lake Park, Iowa
onng Ladies' OIL company OF Besumont &.
fnpital stock $3.50 COO. Directors I,onisa
SWead, New York; Leota Stumn PORT
Arihuri ID. G. Scott. Fort Smith ArE :.
Moude A. Wisdom. Beaumont; Cnthcrine
e. Burton, Washington, u. C.: Csrrle
ppcan, Joplin, Mo, and Agnes uageman,
Inc Marlin OIL company amended ltg
Charter by increasing Its canital stock from
SiiVo,Vou 70 $4,000, and adding Mart as a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-23
TEXANS IN HAVANA.
Notes and Personals About Visitors and
Residents.

Notes and Personals About Visitors and
Residents.
Havana, July 1S.--Pat Egan, well known
throughout North Texas. has established
himself In Havana in the general insurance
business.
June Fuller of Angleton Is again In the
city. June has been over the entire island
nearly and understands the customs OF
tae natives Thoroughly.
Charley Forsyth of the quartermasters
department is one of the most iovia Of
Texans In Havana. Down at Charleys
cosy home In the big Spanish arsenal"
building a welcome is always found and
the place is a great rendezvous for Texans
Gus Duval is now one of the chief in
srtotors at the custom house. Gus VIII
be remembered well in Houston as one
oil the members Of the famous Light Guard.
Mr.. A. c. Balloch of San Antonio, the
well known Texas cattle dealer, came over
last week with load Of mules and Texas
steers.
Charlie Christian left last week for Mex
leo Charley was one OF the most popular
Texans in Havana and he will he greatly
missed -
Charley Redwood of Denlson, the well
known head of the finance department OF
the quartermaster's department, expects "a
leave on thirty-day leave OF absence
soon.
Gus Gross Of San Antonio. who came
over with the Belknap Rifles during the
Spanish war, Is now acting chief clerk III
the adiutant generals office,
A. S williams, the well known WaXa
hachIc newspaper man, has been acting
parmaster for the sanitary department our
Ing the absence OF the ehiet PA aymIaS neH
Punta. A. NJ. Rareshide.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-23
AT SARATOGA.
Oil Development at This Point-WelIs
Belnq Drilled.

Oil Development at This Point-WelIs
Being Drilled.
Safatoga, Texas July 16.-So much has
been said and written about oil in dlf-
ferent parts OF Texas. 1t seems strange SO
littlc has been said Of the possibilities
o. Saratoga as an oil producing territory.
l. Is true there is no gusher within the
confines of this territory, and may never
be. hut that oil is here Is evident to the
most skcptical, but whether 1t will he found
In the form of a mighty subterranean lake
or a few gallons pumped out of the bosom
OF old mother earth remains for grit green.
D1cks and enterprise to determine.
Inc beaumont Saratoga oil and Pine Line
company are putting down well on the
railroad tract, a mile north of here In
u;sging a well to get water with which
10 run the machinery this company struck
9 vein OF oil az depth of twenty-seyen
1eet; Mr. w. b. Jones. who has charge
OF the we'll Informed The Post correspon-
dent that four or FIVE barrels were taken
out of the well before 1t was completed NJ
depth Of thirty feet.
About thirty or forty Yards from this
well is situated what is known as the cold
tar bed, which Is composed of a few pools
OF water ranging in size from a waghtub
Il. six or eight feet in diameter. the sides
of which are encrusted with coating
of oil from six inches 10 a foot thick,
which owing 10 Its constant exposure to
the sun, has more the appearance of coal.
tar, being sufficiently hard to dig up In
chunks the size OF half bushel MFR. j.
IL Hooks, the general manager of the com.
pany, says there is oil here and he Is going
TO have ii II he has to drill o hole through
the center of the Celestial empire TO
find It,
of water and are drilling day and night.
j. ]. Reyil
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Married at eanado.

Ganado, Texas, July 21.--Mr, ]. L. Whit
mire and Miss Maybel Heard were mar
lied at the Methodist church at 1115
O'Clock this morning, Rev. Felix A. Knox
officiating. The bride was clad in pretty
gray silk, trimmed with white mousseline
dsole and white applique braid, with gray
hat and white plumes, beautifully matching
her dress.
Mr. Whitmire Is n leading merchant OF
Ganado being the junior partner in the
finn OF Seaton & Whitmire. The bride IL
the oldest daughter of Mrs. Heard, widow
settlers Of this section, and whose land
AMI cattle interests make her a wealthy
lady.
Mr.. and Mrs Whitmire took Sundays
York. being accompanied as far as ST. Louis
bv Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Seat0n Of GolIad.
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EHE SIXTEENTH GUSHER.
.,toa,I OIL and Pipe Line company's
h Second Well Is In.
lsys II rHE WELLS NOW DRILLING
e.-.d that Gladys No. 4 VIII Have
|hn q. Abandoned--Sales on the
oil Exchange.

n rexas. July 22.-.The National
"a pine Line company spouted us
R This morning, making the SIX
Y'co.u .rsher In the field. The well was
~ sanle,ed late last night put was NOT
y, "a mill this morning. This spouter
"a II rather Unexpectedly, and the fact
!, vas completed was not known In
NV until this morning. The well
4 -.od considerable oil rock about dark,
s'.hs drilling pipe was withdrawn. The
~ ,yas closed and the well was
MAG .n ~ stand until this morning, when
Fl ngNssSs was attached to the casing ana
~ sk was allowed to spout hor1zontallg
5he ss snocr from fire being too great to
3fte AL ua W being spouted perpendicularly.
r. How 10 r,sII Il about 200 feet east of the
lne new veil and 924 feet deep, and a 6-inch
1919 sytends 10 the oil sand. IL has no
nsrng on the development Of the helu
ahns tban the adding Of another gusher.
*lnrIpss, ming record was broken In the case
~ .h ~ we'll however. T. NJ. Lee was the
w and he brought the well In In
n nmao DAYS. The former record was
s. reuty-one days. ,,,,,
~ evrar Of the new well, was the hrst
H7se ~ y" Nc CORPORATIONS to enter this field.
<& Taught the Beatty gusher and organized
1'i ..S a cauItal of S5,0OO,0OO. The company
r IL now under CONSTRUCTION seven "a -
III tanks and q pipe line to Port Arthur.
M ~
:, ia reported that the well of the Bo-
sn,a oil company, situated two or three
M, from Netherlands. struck a gas pocket
t<bIcb blew the drilling pipe, out. The
,,srhlnery was not seriously damaged, II
Il saId and operations will be resumed In
ia short time
NJ The Gober OIL company, which found
Is spster east Of the hill some time ago,
"a now drilling we'll on Spindle Top.
fear the Columbia gusher.
m ~
M Contractor Hamill who Is drilling Gladys
~ for the Gunfey company fears that
In well will have to be abandoned. The
H. pocket which was struck about n
4. foutb ago filled the bottom of the wen
$iih about loo feet of rubbish. and Mr..
/. 3iamlll. after nearly a months work on
E5hls rubbish, has made practically no pro-
kress
& The Joshe OIL company, which Is drill
!. hr on the hill, has struck a rock almost
Il hard as flint at depth Of 900 feet
snd practically no progress has been made
Snce Saturday.
lA
+ The new casing substituted in the Beatty
well for an inferior article is about In
blace now and drilling will begin again
tomorrow The well should come in within
3 day or two.
3 ~
E The Ground Floor Oil company is drill
BIZ In hard rock at a depth Of SS5 feet.
( ~
The Beaumont Petroleum and Gas com
2any has commenced drilling Oh Spindle
4 5op.
Dewey Haywood returned this morning
rom few weeks stay in Chicago, for
Incorporation and to attend to matters il
}cnnection with his company. Mr.. Hey
& Food says he was agreeably surprised al
4 {1e demand for fuel oil even in the Moth
~ ne brought some nice orders back with
W.. ~
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The Same Old Story.

], A. Kelly relates an experience similar
TO that which has happened in almost
every nelghborhood In the United States
and has been told and re-told by thousands
OF others. He says: Last summer
had an attack OF dysentery and purchased
a bottle Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Dlarrhoen Remedy, which used ac-
cording to directions and with entirely
satisfactory results, The trouble was con
troiied much quicker than former at
lacks when / used other remedies" Mr..
Kelly is a well known citizen of Hender-
son, n. c. For sale by all Druggists
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-23
William Day Dead

Beaumont, Texas, July IA telegram
was received in this city announcing the
death in Decatur, Ill, Of Mr. william
Day The deceased had been resident Of
Jefferson county for about six years He
drove to this city from Illinois In wagon
and secured possession of tract OF land
which had been left by his father After
that he developed into n successful rice
farmer and was an enthusiastic and sue.
cessful worker for the development Of this
section He was un aged man and for
several months had been In had health.
Recently he returned to Illinois to re-
cuperatc but his last Illness proved fatal.
The deceased leaves several grown boys.
all of whom are substantial citizens or
Jefferson county.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-23
LIGHT SnIpMENTs.

Victoria. Texas. July 22.-Liye stock
shipments were rather light during the
past week from points on the New York
Texas and Mexican and Gulf, Western
Texas and Pacific railways,
on Tuesday july 10, MIR Yates, repre-.
senting the English government, shipped
two more cars Of horses and mules from
Victorin 10 Fort Worth and nv David
son shipped two cars Of cows from Iuca
to the New Orleans market,
Friday, July 10, W. IL Sutherland OF
Victoria shipped a car Of cattle 60. New
Orleans, and on saturday the Goth, James
Powers Of Edna shipped n car OF calves
from Fannin TO the same market
Further shipments are booked for this
week consisting OF horses TO Fort Worth
for the British and cnttle principally Tor
the New orleans market. The recent rains
have made grass very plentiful; cattle were
never in dner shape
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Amendina cIass Rates No. 2.

Austin, Texas, July 22.-In approval Of
application No. go Of the Gulf, Colorado
and santa Fe Railway company the com
mission has ordered that general tariff OF
class rntes No 2 issued by this commits
sion 10 apply on merchandise, by classes,
transported ny railroads between points In
Texas and effective March 10, 1899 be
amended by adding to exception 20 thereto
paragraph (b) as follows:
Oh Rates, In cents per 100 pounds, on
merchnndlse, less than carloads, from Pa
ris 10 Ambia. Roxton, Ben Franklin, Pecan
Gap and Honey Grove. 10 cents per 100
pounds, on account OF wagon competition.
This order shall take effect July %.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-23
The Saloons Closed.

Beaumont. Texas, July - Heretofore II
has been a rule with the saloons IN Beau.
mont to keep open doors on Sunday until
. o'clock in the morning and after { o'clock
in the afternoon. In other words. the
saloons closed only between the hours OF
and 4 on Sunday. Yesterday. however.
they were closed during the whole day.
from II o'clock last night. The grand jury
now in session Is responsible for this Last
week they issued instructions to the city
police department that the saloons must
close and remain closed on Sunday. The
instructions, so far as could he learned,
were kept to the letter aud not place
which sold intoxicating drinks was open
yesterday
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-23
New ROAD FoR MIssIssIppI
viii Extend Through the State from
Vicksbura to Hattlesburn.

viii Extend Through the State from
Vcksbura to Hattlesbure
Jackson. Miss, July 22.-The promoters
Of the vlcksaurg and Hattiesburg Railroad
company met here today and perfected or
ganization and set on foot the plans for
the preliminary survey. The rond Is to
run through Warren. Kinds, Copiah. Simp-
son. Covington and Perry counties cross.
ing the Illinois Central at Hazlehurst and
making connections with the Gulf and snip
Island road at Hattlesburg.
The following officers were elected; p. NJ.
Harding. president; W. J; Ferguson, first
president: W s. Jones, treasurer; w. II.
Fttzhugh secretary; y, H. Harding, =. G.
Carroll, w. S. Jones, II, H.. Crook, w. J..
Ellis and r. L. willing, board OF directors.
The capital stock was fixed at sl,25o000.
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DECIDES TO BURN OIL.

Burners Ordered for the Lamar Cotton
Oil Company's Mill.
Paris, Texas, July 21.-Major f. II.
Bailey, manager of the Lamar Cotton Oil
company. returned last night from Hous-
ton. where he made arrangements with the
National Supply company at Chicago for
the installation of a fuel oil plant Of the
latest and most approved design, and with
To Waters-Pierce Oil company for year S
supply of fuel petroleum from the Beau.
mont wells, amounting TO from 5000 to
ton in ample time for the next crushing
season.