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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-10
SPECIAL GRAIN LETTER.
Government Iseport Factor In the
Urndiur

.
TIRE following marKct letter is furnished
3iNc Times Republican, by Martin & Slack
niernhnTs oftiie chicago Board of Trade
tir is' - iars laanases = : : =
sfsieaea. Nrril 10. NNheat rfle mar
kes has sh5wn i9rsstnrv G hold It's
aNn andiat TIMES dsvs.lssd quite a lit 4
lie sjias 9Th advancing ne tinle 9Ile
half cent ayel, yes tsl'ilays close. hut
sysal5eeins isie, Tho trade has beer
v,srs iinitel. J'9sSiby the appr3aebihs
rninsHt rsiinlr has aoise much
festFie trade Gables did not reiles4
sur 6sel.ne 81 yss friday, i,eirg only "a
u, lamer Receipts g.ere sas.Goo bush
bushels yeat O. srasces Mere
'glo.g0Q pusnes Reeeifts here We're
thirty ssve cars With fsris estimated.
Cash business mere was Very slow and
twtaty-tiN'e eaas We're taken at New
aYork il il generally exlActsd that the
soYernirert rep 81 this Afternoon Will
be bearIsh
carn--The corr market mas beens com
paesetively stiil. Trade WAS Ign and.
focal traders appear % De piaying for a
break, while PHILLIPS is the sustaining
fsiee. Loeal cars were $50, With l45 es-
stimated for tomorloW There were thir-.
ty-five cars of contract corn
Oats There has been a continuation
of liquidation By big holders Of oats
This created considerable Of a decline,
Winch, however, was quickly recev-
cred. Cash demand IS light. $4,000 bush
us from mere and $4,000 at Nav York.
Us mated for tomorrow 80 cars.
CIearances. Iss,ooo bushels.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-10
The Money Nlnrke,.

New York. Apri, 10.
MoneyS teady, AZ prime mercantile
13laM4ia; sterling. steady 4.s7AQ4 IS on
demand; 4 .siia44Sia. at sixty days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-10
Stock Quotations.

New York, April 1o.-Closing quota
tons on the stock exchange today:
American Sugar-143A.
Northwestern-199
c.. b. & Q.--189as
Alton, common-4N.
Alton, preferred-7s.
New York Central--161A.
Southern Railway-2Sss.
st. Paul-155Ns.
Leather-13as.
Rock Island-14s.
B. r. T.-S2%.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-10
N1iI,yaukce Grain.

Milwaukee,, April 10.
Wheat -Sseadier, No. northern, 7gM
T214, No. northern, ssa7l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-10

Peoria. April 10.
Corn Lower. No. 3, 4as
Oats-Lower. No. . white 27A.
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Cash Prices.

Chicago, April 10.
wheat-No. 2, red. sa'4@72, No. q red,
67M7Osa; No 9 hard, ssat@6s4; No. 3
hard, 6Sha6s; No. l northern spring, Il
az, No. northern spring, 7O@72; No.
3 spring, 6sM71.
Gorn-No. 2 481s@43Y; No. white,
4314@4+;; No. 2 yellow, 431a@43A No. 3.
ar; No. . yellow, 421s@42s4
0ats-No. 2, 26l4@261a; No. 2 white
90; No. 3. 26@26M; No. 8 white. 2s@2S1s;
No. 4 white, 27G2s.
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minneapolis Grain,
Minneapolis. Apr

It5IIs,- <tiiTT1 ID.
Wheat-cash. 7o&. May. Gag, July,
Il z, on track. No. l hard. l2M, No /
northern. 70s4 No. 2 northern. 61s4 q
$50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-10
CLIMATE AND CROPS
Seeding Season in Iowa About
Two Weeks Later Than
Usual.
Farmers Generally Unable to
Get Into Fields Because
Of Moisture.
First Of the 1901 Series Of
Crop Bulletins Issued
Today.
II to Times epubliean.

Special to Times Republican.
Dies MONIES, April 10. The first of the
crop bulletins for the season of 1901 was
issued today by the Iowa section Of the
climate and crop service, as follows:
The crop season is ten days to two
weeks later than usual on account of
excessive moisture, and several days of
drying weather will be necessary TO put
the soil in condition for seeding and
blowing. Frequent storms of snow
sleet and rain in March. with continued
wet and cloudy weather the first week
in April. rendered field work practically
impossible in all portions Of the state.
except very limited areas on the north
West district, where n beginning has
been made in sowing wheat, oats and
clover seed. In some other sections a
start has been been made during the
past week in blowing sod ground. The
plowed fields are generally saturated
and the highways are Well night impas-
sable Grass wintered in excellent con-
dition, and the season is thus far very
favorable for pastures and meadows.
Winter rye looks we'll and the small
unusually promising.
"All reports indicate that farm ami
mails are in good health The cold and
vorablc Tor the early pig crop.
Fruit buds appear to be uninjured in
all sections of the state.
TIE GOVERNMENT. REPORT.
Average Conditi on of Winter Wheat
OIL Per Cent.
Chicago April loThe government
report issued late this afternoon from
Washington gives the following crop
conditions:
Condition of winter Average
81.
Winter wheat-condition and yield
April. 1900 S2.l; Sso.Ss3 s4ss April, 1899,
771.o; 2ss,s14os6, April, 1898. ss.7 49,
so7,9s1 April. 1897. STA; 332, sos, lo5;
April, 1896. "a; 26f.339, 900.
Condition winter wheat Dec. 81 1900,
was 97.1.
Wheat yield-Using sixteen bushels
per acre as par of yield condition Of
eli; on an area of 3o.2s3. 900 acres of
winter wheat suggests crop of $40
3l2176 bushels. Acreages in the princi-
pal states are as follows:
PENNSYLVANIA. So; Ohio. SO: Michigan.
~; Indiana, So Illinois. 90: Texas,
90, Tennessee, 81 Missouri, .9s;; Kan
sas. 105, Nebraska, 100; Oklahoma. 81
While the general average of the con-
dition. 9l.1, is higher since 1891, the
presence of the Hessian fly is reported
from an almost unprecedentedly- large
number of states and serious misgivings
are prevalen' in states reporting u fair
ly high condition in April and as 10 the
possible developments of the next thirty
days. The average condition of winter
rye on April ! was 9ai, against s4.S on
April ! 1900. SIS at the same date in
1899 and sS.s the mean Of April averages
for the last ten years. In New York
and PENNSYLVANIA il was 90, in Illinois
and Kansas, 100
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-10

Rev. ]. Elwood Lynn, pastor of the
Christian church at Springfield, Ill, has
resigned and may assist DIR. Fl. L.. VIII
lett at the University of Chicago.
Admiral Kempf, on his flagship, the
Kentucky, arrived at Cavite from Hong
Kong yesterday. He will be in command
Of the station during the absence of Adj
miral Remey, who 10 at Melbourne, Aus
tralia, attending the opening of the
first federal parliament.
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corn.
LIVE STOCK
Receipts today, 40S.
Britain & CO. are paying the fol-
lowing prices for hogs in wagon load
lots:
Selected light, $50 to 300 pounds. $40.
Selected heavy. over 800 pounds, SAC.
Stays and piggy sows graded accord
ing TO quality after reduction. Rough
includes thin OLD sows, milky bellies
and hogs unfit tor packing. Premium
hogs must be smooth and fairly well
fatted
All hogs subject to government in-
spection-
PROVISIONS.
Marshalitown grocers quote the fol.
lowing prices for country produce:
Potatoes-.O cents.
Eggs-12 cents. subject to inspection.
Butter-20 cents in trade.
POULTRY AND PROVISIONS.
Butchers, commission ana cold stor.
age houses are paying the following
cash prices:
Eggs - 1919 cents. subject to inspec-
ton.
HIDES. TALLow AND WOOL.
n. Willard, Son & Co. are paying the
following prices:
No green hides-5 cents.
No. 2 green hides-4 cents.
Pelts-4O@so cents.
Horse hides-1.5OQ2.25.
Tallow-31s cents.
Beef fail cent.
| Wool-13@15 cents.
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sIARsHALLTowN MARK Ers.

The following prices quoted are as
nearly correct as it IS possible to OBJ
tain from Marshailtown dealers. The
quote tons are for prices paid oy deal
ers. corrected Wednesday afternoon:
GRAIN AND FEED
The Kansas City Grain Company re-
ports the following prices:
Oats-21.
cprn-New. sa'ls; old. ss1s.
Wneat-50.
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CORN.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Company
viii pay s6 cents for sound. dry, new
corn.
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Live Stock Review.

ASSOCIATED PRESS MAKKErs
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
THE CULTIVATION OF THE SUGAR BEET.

Our Western North Carolina read
ers will be interested in the article
on page 1 by Chemist Withers, of
the North Carolina Experiment Sta
tion, reporting the promising out
look for sugar beet culture in our
mountain counties. The bulletin on
this subject which will be issued by
our Experiment Station within a few
days will thoroughly cover this sub
iect, and should be read by all in
terested persons.
Our Washington correspondent
has just interviewed Secretary Will
son with regard to sugar beet Cul-
ture, and what he has to say upon the
subject is also given at some length
on the first page of this number.
In other sections this industry has
been made to pay handsomely, and
we believe that it will within few
years become a profitable branch of
farming in many counties of this
and adjoining States.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
A RARE VOLUME.

Any reader of The Progressive
Farmer having a copy of the Bragg
fraud commission report on the
North Carolina especial tax bonds"
of reconstruction days, can secure
a good price for the volume. The
State Librarian tells us that not a
copy is to be found in the State
Library, and that it is regarded as
next to impossible to secure a copy
at all. This Bragg report contained
"lOts of mighty interestin' read
in" as Horace Greedy would say.
Some of the States most prominent
families, however, found it no less
unpleasant than interesting, and
commenced a systematic effort to
destroy the entire edition, in which
effort they have about succeeded.
Without this volume the history of
the dark days just after the war
cannot be fully or properly written,
and we hope that some copies will be
obtained and properly guarded for
the benefit of our historians.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION

THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION
AL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
MOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
or 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
cumscribed by no selfish or narrow
policy, it's 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
all 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. Polk's SalUtatOry, Feb.
10. 1886
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
THE PENITENTIARY.

The last issue of Kings Weekly,
of Greenville, contains this editorial
paragr phi:
ut seems to us that it would be a
good things to go deep down into the
penitentiary matter for the past few
years. Turn On the light, show the
books. If there is nothing wrong it
will be all right. Don't put politi-
clans or job seekers at the work
either. Circumstances demand that
penitentiary matters be given a good
ventilation. What say you, Gov
ernor?"
The ugly rumors that have been
circulated for months past, and, like
Banquo's ghost, will not down,
have prepared many people to say
''amen" TO this sentiment of Editor
Kings. We know not and care not
as to what men or parties would
suffer as a result of this investiga-
tion, or whether any would suffer,
but little ventilation really seems
to be order. If it is believed that
there is anything wrong, then, in
justice to the people of the State, in
vestigate; if there is nothing wrong,
then the old management will be
cleared of the suspicious rumors that
have been Sin the air" for months.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
WHY =!

If the income of the State is in
sufficient to meet all the appropria-
tions made by the Legislature, why
is the 5000, 900 for the public schools
entitled to least consideration? Yet
the general opinion is that this ap
preparation will be the last one paid.
Are there no other appropriations
the payment of which can be deferred
in order that the children of the
State may have their money? If pos
sible, the people would like to have
such a course pursued.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

proprietor holding a white cow
taken there. The herd consist vas
Is or 16 COWS, 8 or 10 calves b.3I u
and a few heifers. The man ~ DuU
went with US to find the first ~uo VIC
very anxious to know if 'cYon ~ Vas
cow" Rich commissions no douy
we're rising on his vision. Wbon bSO'
learned that we were not nepo+;1 ~
ing for delivery of milk or oows 1' a1,
the distance, up hill, of the last Ivy O
tion, he stayed behind, but did NO. na,
fail to apply for double his usual naS S
for full time. Breakfast is ny pSy
ready here on steamship Ninno"
Morn in the midst of the China e. e.
So good bye for now. Moro -.
Japanese farms later.
FRANK E. EMERY
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

Says Col Olds: General Toon
is anxious for each county to estab-
lish the six school libraries author
lied under the library aid act. He
thinks if one public-spirited man in
each community will take up the mat
ter, the amount to secure a library
can be raised at once. It is suggested
that day be set apart as library
day in each township, and the people
gather together in injecting,
some speaker be selected to present
the advantages of the library in the
community, and in this way not only
could the small sum be raised, but it
would inspire an added interest in
the movement. "
This suggestion is an excellent one,
and we heartily commend it to our
readers throughout North Caro-
lima. We have been both surprised
and panied by reason of the failure
of many counties to demand their
share of the money appropriated by
the State for the establishment of
these public school libraries. This act
of the last General Assembly presents
an opportunity that no up to-date
neighbOrhOOd should allow to pass
unimprOved. We should like to have
Progressive Farmer readers take up
this matter and push it to success in
every neighborhood in which this
paper is read. And the library day
idea is a good one try it.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
10, THE POOR INDIAN

AS an American citizen, the wr;+,-
is not proud of Americas treatmonl
of the Indian. Ever since the p1
grims landed at Plymouth Rool,
''first falling on their knees, then ~
the aborigi-nes, ~ we have been rnn
ming affairs largely upon the nrin
ciple that the red man has no rights
that the white man is bound to 70
spect. Even now, in the matter of
opening up some Oklahoma lands for
settlement, our treatment of the
Indian seems not above reproacb, as
will be seen from the following
Washington dispatch published last
week:
"Judge W. M. Springer, represent.
ing Lone Wolf and other Indians Of
the KiOwa, Apache and Commanobe
tribes, called at the White House to.
day and presented to the President
a memorial in behalf of his clients
praying the executive to withhold
the issuance of his proclamation
opening up their lands for settlement
The memorial points out that the
lands are worth $5,OOO,OO and the
government proposes to pay the In.
dians but $2,OOO,OOO, and that they
have never consented to the agree
ment for the opening to white set.
tiers"
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
TO TEACH THE PRINCIPLES OF AGRI-
CULTURE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

In a recent number of his paper,
the editor of the Clarkton Express
said:
eve have often thought that as
North Carolina is an agricultural
State and most of the children in
public schools are those of farm
ers, that there ought to be among
the books required to be taught, one
treating of agriculture, not one deep
ly scientific, but discussing the diff
erent kinds of soils, their value and
which crops we're best adapted to
them, the different kinds of chemi-
Gals valuable as fertilizers, and what
kind of fertilizer is needed for the
soil and crops"
Many other progressive people,
especially those in the country, have
long held the opinion so we'll ex-
pressed by the Express. A long step
forward was taken by the last legis-
lature in providing for the adoption
of such text book in agriculture to
be taught in our public schools. We
understand that our educational au-
torities are endeavO.ing to secure the
best work of the kind for this pur-
pose and will announce their decision
within a few weeks. If we can get
just one bright boy in each public
school really interested in a first
class book on the principles of agri-
culture, the good effects will soon be
felt in more economical and progress
sive farming methods.
When a man gets tired of work he
suddenly finds that he needs a plOw-
point, or has some other urgent
business to attend to, and off he goes
to town and gets his diversion; but
the poor woman cannot do this and
does not turn her work loose so east
ly. Hence, we insist that the farmer
should fix up everything possible to
make life pleasant for their wives
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

We invite correspondence, news items, sug
RestfOns and criticisms on the subjects OF agrl-
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
ions 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., 1901-07-02
PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH. "

We are fully convinced that our
western farmers are losing enormous
SUMS by the tan bark industry. It's
another cuse of killing the goose that
lays the golden egg. Timber is
steadily becoming sCarCer and the
man who gives proper attention to
his forests will sooner or later reap
rich reward therefor, while the man
who sacrifices a good tree for the
pitia0Ie sum secured for its bark will
sometime realize that it doesn't pay
to hold penny 80 close to ones eyes
,.s to be unable to see Ii dollar d few
feat away
We are printing an article on page
: of this issue which, in our opinion,
puts this matter in exactly the right
light.
The article, maryland Farmers
Demands, " indicates that the spirit
Of true progress Is moving the ugri-
cultural interests OF tnat State.
Steadily does the Gauss OF agricul-
turaI education 60 forward. Success
10 lie Mar. IAuu .nJveLIGht.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
NORTH CAROLINA CROP REPORT FOB
JUNE.

Commissioner of Agriculture Pat
tersOn has just made public the Off
cial report upon North Carolina crop
conditions in June. Reports received
from all sections of the State, care
fully compared and averaged, show
the following conditions, figures fol
lowing each questions, sho wing the
per centage for the State compared
with an average condition of 100:
What is the present acreage of
cotton compared with lastyear? IO0
What is the present condition OF
cOttOn?. Il
What Is the acreage of tobacco
compared with last year? ..... 80
What is the present condition OF
tobacco?. ................... %
What is the present condition of
corn! ......... .............. oL
What is the present condition Of
wheat %
What is the present condition of
Oa6s!.. ..................' u
What is the prospect of apples
compared with last year? ..... 81
What is the prospect of peaches
compared with last year,. u
What is the prospect of pears
compared with last year,. 81
What is the prospect of black
berries compared with last
year? IUL
More favorable conditions exist IN
the eastern part of the State than
in other sections. A number Of cor
respondents complain Of scarcity OF
labor, while from all sections come
reports of serious damage by the
great May freshet. From MltoneIl
county, where it was most severe
correspondent writes that in MS
township, the "creek lowlands are
now rock bars, the hills are guIneu,,
and much land permanently rulneu'
Mr.. Theo. II. Hill, the well-kno"n
q. OQE6 ulbs
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

Alliance lies in taking up this work
and keeping everlastingly as it.
There must be an organization of
this kind in North Carolina. Let all
that are interested work together to-
gether to bring it about.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

RENEWALS-The date opposite your name
on your paper, or wrapper, shows to what time
your subscription is paid. Thus l Jan. OO,
shows that payment has been received up to
Jan. l. 1900; Jan Ol, to Jan. l, 1901, and so on.
Two weeks are required after money is re-
ceived before date, which answers tor receipt,
can be changed. If not properly changed within
two weeks after money is sent notify us.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

SISCONTIN NCES-Resp pOnslble subscrlb-
Q 3 will continue to receive this journal until
Ehe publishers are notified by letter to dtscOn-
tinue, when all arrearages must be paid. If you
DO not wish the journal continued for another
year after your subscription has expired, you
should then notify us to discontinue it.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

Judge Clark's address printed on
page is we'll worth the attention Of
our North Carolina readers. Hardly
could any man do our State a better
=ervi9e than by giving to the world
II carefully prepared story of her
career, avoiding the bulkiness and
dryness which unfit any history for
public school use.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is the Official
Organ of the North Carolina Farmers State
Alliance.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

Be sure to give both old and new addresses in
ordering change of pOstOffice.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

When sending your renewal, be sure to give
exactly the name on label and pOstOfiCe to
which the copy OF paper you receive is sent.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02
WORK FOR THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.

Close students of human nature
long ago set it down as a fundamen
tai truth that TO win success, in the
true sense of the word, a man must
love his work. And this is as true
to day as it ever was. AS rule, thu
successful man is he who has an
abiding interest in his vocation, who
reioices at every movement which
promises to add dignity TO it or to
make it of greater service to man
kind. Not only does the work OF
his brethren in his own little neigh
borhood interest him, but he watch
es with pleasure the work of lead
ers in far away States, the progress
made by it's deepest thinkers, and the
general tendency of the entire craft.
The successful lawyer is proud of
the record of the great lawyers of
the past and is always deeply inter
ested in the work of leaders at the
bar, the world over. The scientist
as a priceless heritage the
work of Davy, Farady, Darwin, Au-
dubon, Agassiz, and a host Of other
workers like himself, whose lives
have counted for much in the march
of human progress. Likewise the
editor studies with pleasure the lives
of the giants of other days-4reeley,
Dana, Childs, Bonner, Ford, ETC.,
etc., and feels living interest in the
work of present day leaders and in
the prophecies as to the position of
the press d century hence.
And so it should be with the far
mer. There are farmers who scoff at
the "dignity of farming" belittle
agriculture, read only po-
litical papers, and are constantly
showing in countless ways that they
do not love their work. There are
these are generally lead
ers in their communicative keep
in touch with the popular movements
their craft, who work aC-
lively for rural free delivery, farm
better public schools, bet
ter public roads; who are we'll in
formed as to the progress made by
experiment. stations and the leaders
of agricultural thought and who
read the best agricultural books
and newspapers.
The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02

Mr.. Theo. II. Hill, the well-kno"n
Raleigh poet, died Saturday, 29th ul''