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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23
THE EDITOR ASKS SOME QUESTIONS.

We like to have our farmer read
ers send us inquiries regarding sub
jects in which they stand in need OF
further information. In every case
these inquiries T promptly an
swered, either privately or through
The Progressive Farmer, by mem
bers of our staff or others with
knowledge and experience as to the
matter in hand. But an old proverb
informs us that ''Jurn about is fair
play" So this week, the editor will
ask his readers some questions. Here
are a few that have occurred to US
Are there any bad roads in your
township?
Are there any homes in your
neighborhood without the enlighten-
ing and elevating influence of a clean
progressive farm and family news
paper;
Can anything be done to improve
the public schools in your district?
Have the people of your section
made any effortto secure rural free
delivery of mails?
Has your public school yet estab-
lished a library?
Is there a Sub-Alliance or a farm
er's club of any kind in your school
district?
If you find that you would have to
answer eyes" to any o. the above
questions, let US remind you that
there is work for you at homework
by which you can we'll serve your
country and your fellowmen While
there is no political campaign this
year, so that you will have Nc OppOr-
tunity to express yourself upon
State or National issues, why not
start a township campaign, with a
platform containing the planks sug-
gested by the questions just asked?
Is it not possible that you could ac-
complish just as much good as you
have yer accomplished by attend
ing party conventions and working
for your party in campaign years?
How much time did you give last
year to party conventions, political
speeches, and other party work?
why not devote at leas5 that much
Ct your time to the township cam
paign this year?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.

The Educational Conference, which
met in Winston-Salem N. c., last
week was attended by a large num-
Der of prominent educators from all
parts of the country, and accom-
plished much good. North Carolina
was fortunate in securing this years
session Of this noted conference, and
the Twin City received her distin-
guished guests with real Tar Heel
hospitality.
, We regret that we were unable to
attend Thursdays session of the Con-
ference, and SO missed the able ad-
dresses of DR.. J. L. M. Curry, DR..
Charles D. McIver, and others.
Fridays programme opened with
an address on "Our Common
Schools" by DR.. Chas. W. Dabney,
of the University of Tennessee, and
this was followed by addresses by
Hon. g. R. Glenn, State School Com
missioner of Georgia, and Gen. T. F.
Toon, State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction for North Carolina
Among the other speakers we're
President George T. Winston, who
spoke on industrial Training - DR..
Albert Shaw, the able editor of the
"Review of Reviews :" Walter H.
Page, one of "our own" who is max
ing a great success of his new maya
zine, "The Worll's Work." and
Rev. DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst, the
distinguished New York reformer.
No other meeting of so much i'm
portance to our educational interests
has over been held in North Caro-
lima, and the good effects of this will
doubtless be felt for years to come.
The campaign which the Executive
Committee will conduct in behalf of
our public schools means much for
the entire South.
We regret that press of space this
week prevents a more extended no.
tice of this great conference. In
our next issue we hope to say more
of it's work.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23
AN INQUIRY. ANSWERED.

A Pitt county correspondent asks
"How would it do to put bone and
potash on oats after they have been
sown and harrowed?"
To say what would be best for
your oats would be rather difficult
with the data before me. The bone
meal would furnish phosphoric acid
and potash, would be only two ele-
ments, and it might be that your
land would nee1 some nitrogen.
Nitrate of soda, especially on light
lands, is recommended. Of course
the bone and potash would be of
some benefit, but the question is
whether the money could be best in
vested in that or in a complete fer
tilizer. If we knew something of
the history Of your land, as to pre-
viOus crops, and the cultivation and
character of the soil, we could an
swer o intelligently. Generally
speaking, we would advise the use of
a complete fertilizer on grain crops,
with a good supply of nitrogen. So
if you will put on a complete fertili-
e NOW and run the harrow Just
after sowing, so as TO knock it off
of the blades, and work into the soil,
you will probably get best results
from that treatment. If the land
was previously in peas an applioa.
ton of phosphate and potash would
be the most economical fertilizer
you could use. B.I,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23
THE GRANGE.

A very interesting article from our
point of view is that contributed to
the April Forum, by Mr.. Kenyon L
B~utterfeld, formerly State Superin-
tendent of Michigan Farmers Insti-
tutes. He writes on the Grange,
and to all interested in agricultural
organizations his article will prove
helpful A great many Southern
people think the Grange dead in
this they T much mistaken. From
1880 to 1890, it is true, the organiza-
ton steadily declined in numbers
and influence, but it has since made
healthy and regular growth. AS to
its present strength and status, Mr..
Butterfeld says:
During the last ten years there
has been a WIDESPREAD revival of in
terest in the organization, and the
outlook is exceedingly promising.
Since 1890 the membership has in
creased not less than seventy five
per cent. New York at present has
$50 subordinate Oranges, with 49,
600 members; Pennsylvania, 526
Oranges and 30, 600 members Maine,
~ Oranges and $4,000 members /;
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23
.1n nr1or THERE IS STRENGTH"

Tn the rural library law we nave d
good example of the value OF organl-
2ation-another illustration OF the
old adage, Gin union there Is
STRENGTH" Last October in the
Olivia Raney Library hall in this
citv. q, number of ladies AMI gentle
men interested in the educational
welfare of State, and especially
in bringing our people to realize the
value of good literature, met and or
oanized the North Carolina State
Literary and Historical Association.
The members decided that the State
ought to have public school libraries,
and when the Legislature met this
subject was brought to the attention
of it's members. The idea had the
endorsement of the Association the
members of the Association, there
fore, felt a personal interest in the
rural school library plan, and united
effort placed it upon the statute
books. Without an organization to
press it, ten years further discussion
would hardly have made it a success.
Now tho rural library LAWS perhaps
the most popular act of the Legis-
.lature of 1901, and in it the State
Literary and Historical Association
has a noble and enduring monument
to it's first years work.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23
IN POLITICS.

The Progressive Farmer is not d
partisan paper, nor is it a political
paper. Our readers know that we
have p~ersistently labored to tear
down party prejudice in members of
all parties, and that we have urged
the importance of greater independ-
ence in politics. But let no one
suppose that we look with favor
upon the idea of non-interference in
politics upon the part of those who
should bear the responsibilities of
citizenship. As one of our exchanges
we'll says:
You often hear u man say / am
not in politics., and tacitly assuming
by his manner, that he is a superior
being to those who are. A man who
is not in politics is not d good citi-
Zen. Politics gives u our govern
ment, upon which de ends our lives,
liberty and property, and the vel
fare of our %pOsterity. A man who
is not in it has no business ivingin
this country"
This, we have said, is true. 1t is
also true that to do his duty in poll
tics it is not necessary for the citi-
zen to believe that his particular
party has Il corner upon the intelli,
gence and virtue of the country, or
that he be disrespectfuI toward mem
bers of other parties, or that he be-
come a perpetual candidate for office.
Watch the procession do your own
thinking keep your temper. Then
chew to the line and let the chips
fall where they may"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23
Editorial.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

By a typographical error we are
made to say in u article on page l.,
''Peanut growing is an important in
dustrv in northwestern North Caro-
lima" We wrote "nOrthe0Stern.''
Not even ''cash in advance can
induce US to insert an ad. that we re-
gard as unreliable. In one day last
week we returned two cash pay
ments sent Us for such advertise
ments. When you patrOnize Pro
gressiye Farmer advertisers, rest as
sured that you are dealing with hon
orable men who fulfil their promises
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton TOOn assures US that some first
class agricultural works will be
recommended to managers of public
school libraries. Let Our young men
see that there is room for the best
skill and talent on the farm, and a
better day for agriculture will speed
lily dawn.
Work has not yet been begun on
the State Fair Premium List, but an
advance field crop premium list has
been issued and is now being mailed
to the farmers of the State. The
Fair will be held October 21st to
26th, inclusive. Progressive Farmer
readers desiring this list of premiums
on field crops should write at once
to Secretary J, E. Pogue, Raleigh,
n. c.
Nowhere else in the world are the
farmers so thoroughly organized as
in France. The State Department
at Washington has just received a
lengthy but by no means dull report
regarding these agricultural associa-
tiCns written by Consul John c..
Covert, Lyons, France, a copy of
which is now before US. There is in
it much which American farmers
should carefully study, and we pur-
pose making some liberal extracts
from It IN early issues of The Pro.
gressive Farmer.
Croesus is far cut of date. Some
of our present-day magnates make
more per wear than that celebrated
gentleman accumulated during his
entire life time. Take these figures
as given in one of our exchanges f:
"WIthin the period of vne year and
fifteen days the oil company has dis
tributed among it's stockholders the
aggregate sum of $88, OCO, 600. John
D. ROokefeller's share of this
amounts to $21,O $50, 900 His income
for the last year on these stock hold
ings has been rather more than $55,-
600 daily, including Sundays and
holidays, or nearly $40 a minute"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

New Hampshire, 26O Oranges and
1900 members; Michigan, APO
Oranges and nearly 5000 members.
These States lead, but the Order is
also active and strong in Vermont,
Connecticut, Ohio, Massachusetts.
Thirty States pay dues to the Ma
tional Grange Treasury, and twenty
four we're represented by delegates
at the last National Grange"
We believe that in the Alliance in
the Carolinas this Grange history
will repeat itself. For nearly ten
years, the skies have been dark. If
the old guard will now stand firm,
we feel confident that steady, healthy
growth is before us.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23
SUBSCRIPTION
The INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION

THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION
AL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
MOUNT TO L OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Of STATE POLICY, is the motto of The
Progressive Farmer, and upon this
platform it shall rise or fall. Serving
no master, ruled by no faction, cir
Jumscribed by no selfish or narrow
policy, its aim will be to foster and
promote the best interests of the
whole people of the State. 1t will be
true to the instincts, traditions and
history of the AnglO-SaXOn race. On
AL matters relating specially to the
great interests it represents, it will
speak with no uncertain voice, but
will fearlessly the right defend and
lmpartially the wrong condemn. =
From Col. Folks Salutatory, Feb.
10. 1886.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

Farmers whose crops suffer from
insect attacks should apply for Farm
ers Bulletin No. 127, "Important In
~secticides: Directions for their
Preparation and USE" This bulle
tin covers the subject quite thor
oughly and may be had free of cost
upon application to the Secretary of
Agriculture, Washington, d. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

The Tennessee Experiment Station
recently issued two bulletins, Nos. 4
of Vol. XIII and 1 of Vol. XIV. The
first deals with "Feeding Native
Steers" and the second with "Ex-
periments with Corn, Forage Crops
and Spring Cereals" They may be
obtained by application direct to the
Station at Knoxville, Tenn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

We invite correspondence, news items, sug
EestiOns and criticisms on the subjects of agri-
culture, poultry raising, stock breeding, dairy
ing, horticulture and garding; wOman's work,
literature, or any subject of interest to our lady
readers, young people,, or the family generally;
public matters, current events, political CUES
tons and principles, etc.,-in short, any subject
discussed in an all-rOund farm and family news
paper. Communications should be free from
personalities and party abuse.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

Rumor says that a movement is on
loot looking to a consolidation of all
the great packing interests of Chi
cago, Omaha and Kansas City.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

There were probably eight Wv. -,
sand creameries, or butter tac'o .no1
in operation in this country in ~
These make approximately ~ n \
cent. of the butter of the county
control the prices in the great 4
ket centers. About two ftFn' =.
over three thousand are pur0V a.
operative. The remainder arc
prietary. Thus it is seen the Int,
part of the butter, about 70 per"
is made on the farms.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is the Official
organ of the North Carolina armer State
Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-23

The dailies of April Dist and "a'
report great damage to proP0[",
crops, and some loss of life by a S5oIJ
and semi blizzard which exteno',
from Canada to Georgia, and rag,
Frid,y, Saturday, and Sunday, D "r
most severe in the Ohio 'aH0.
notably IN Pennsylvania. Colo To- =
storms prevailed throughout N"~
Carolina and adjoining States DIV,
storms are reported from Tenn0S'Y'
Virginia, Western North CarOHD
and other Southern points.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-09-06
STRIKERS FAIL AT DUoUEsNE.
Employees Of the Carnegie Plant Did Not
Come Out as Expected.

Pittsburg, Sept. 4.-The steel strik-
ers who have been trying for week
to get the employees Of the Carnegie
plant at Duquesne to come out, made
last stand today and failed. A par
E.de from McKeesport to meet the
workmen on their way to the mill at
A. M, and induce them to remain
away, had been arranged, but when
the hour arrived there was no march
ers and the parade was abandoned.
The fight had been made in the open
hearth department, but notwithstand-
ing a house-to-house canvass by the
strikers last night, only two men re-
fused to return to work. Today the
works were in full operation, and the
strikers argue there is little hope of
closing the plant.
Dissatisfaction is increasing at Nc
Keesport. Last Friday about 40 strik
ers returned to work at the seamless
tube plant, and today their force was
considerably increased. It is said pre-
parations are in progress for resump-
tion of work at the National Tube
Works, and that the machinists who
were compelled to cease work through
the strike, have been ordered to ro-
port for work, for the purpose of get
ting the machinery in order.
The Mononghela blast furnace de-
department of the National Tube
Works is working full, and an effort
is to be made this week to beat the
output record since the strike started.
At the Demmler tin plate plant, every.
thing has been made ready foran early
start. A report was current in Nc
Keesport today that large number Of
Deputy Sheriffs had been sworn in to
go to Demmler to guard the works at
that place. The deputies have been
ordered to report for duty Wednesday.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-09-06
Forming the PIow Trust.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Nearly thirty
plow manufacturers of the United
States were in session here today dis
cussing plans for consolidation of all
the plow interests in the country.
After the meeting it was announced
that the proposed consolidation was
practically a sure thing from present
prospects and that about s50,000 900
would be represented in the organiza-
tion when it should be completed. The
recent rise Of ten per cent in the price
of plows and the proposed consolida,
tion is the result, the manufacturers
say, of an increase in the price of
every kind of material and a ruinous
credit system that has prevailed for
wears.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-09-06
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
-Four Deaths In One Family Within Month
Cause an Investigation.

Cause an Investigation.
Calumet, Mass, Sept. 3.-It is rather
unusual for four persons in one family
to meet death within a period of one
month. Yet this occurred in the case
of Mr. and Mrs. Alder p. Davis and
their two daughters, Mrs. Irving Gibbs
and Mrs. Harry Gordon, the latter OF
Chicago, the deaths taking place only
a few weeks ago.
Some one started a rumor that these
persons, or at least two of them, did
not die from natural causes. Finally
the District Attorney ordered an inves-
tigation, and Joseph Whitney, of the
state police force, was instructed to
make an autopsy on the bodies OF Mrs.
Gordon and Mrs. Gibbs. An under
taker exhumed the bodies and an au-
topsy was held in the presence Of med
ical experts, including State Examiner
Faunce, State Detective Whitney, Pro
fessor Whitney and Professor Wood
of Harvard College. While Professor
Wood had undoubtedly been requested
by Captain Paul Gibbs to attend the
autopsy, he was also present as an
expert employed by the state, and to
his custody was intrusted the organs
of the two bodies for chemical analy-
sis. This, in the minds of many, shows
that the authorities are looking for
poison.
The fact that the Jacin House,
which was the home of the Davis fam
lily, was set on fire four or five times
during the interval between the death
of Mrs. Davis and her youngest dau-
ghter is considered as having an i'm
portant bearing on the case.
Whether the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs
Davis are to be exhumed depends on
the result of the autopsy held tomor-
row. The result will not become
known for several days.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-09-06
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER g. 1901
SHIPMENTS OF ARMS.
Munitions Of War Going to Central and
South America.

New York, SEN. Especial agents
Of the United States Government are
constantly watching for the shipment
of arms from this port, designed to
fall into the hands OF the warning
factions In Colombia, and the infor-
nation concerning the shipments OF
arms and other war materials from
here to Central American ports is sent
to Washington in the form of weekly
reports. It is said that report has
been sent to Washington containing
the information that during the week
ending August q these amounts Of
arms and explosives were shipped
from New York to Mexican, Central
and South American ports.
To Mexico-Seven cases Of fire.
arms, IL cases of cartridges and 2S,
$50 pounds of powder.
To United States of Colombia-206
cases of cartridges and one briggs
Seabury 15-pounder rapid-fre gun
from Pan-American Exposition Catter
weapon not manifested.)
To Venezuela-20 cases of fire.
crackers and 429 cases of railroad ma
terial
TO Santo Domingo-925 pounds of
gunpowder.
To Uruguay-1OO cases of fire.
crackers.
To Argentine Republic-One case
Of firearms and five cases of cart
ridges.
To Central America--One case of
ridges.
To Bolivia-36 cases marked
"wheelbarrows."