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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17

the normal and industrial institute
for negroes at Greensboro, North
Carolina, to mention another indi-
vidual instance, a young graduate of
the Agricultural College of the State
of Minnesota is in charge of the de-
partment of farming, and is carrying
on an admirable dairy in a region
where modern dairying is almost un
known, and yet which is excellently
adapted TO the grasses, olovers, and
other crops of dairy country"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
Farm Miscellany.
A COTTON WORN

The stete Fntomolog4st Tells How a Des'ruc-
srve Bollworm May be FOught-NO Perfect
Method Of Extinction.
S me weeks ago the Charlotte OBJ
server contained a publication deal
ing with the harm done TO cotton in
certain sections of Mecklenburg by a
species OF worm. Mr.. N. S. Alexan-
der, of Shamrock, wrote to the State
Danartmeut Of Agriculture on the
su ject and received the following
reply:
"JIr. ". s. Alexander, Shamrock,
". c.:
"DEAR SIR Your letter of a few
days ago, together with the speci
mems of cotton bolls that had been
damaged by worms, received, for
which please accept thanks.
81 find that the bolls we're hurt by
the c m boll.worm, (HeHOthiS
arminger) which is quite destructig e
to cotton all over the Southern States.
s'IE has been found by experiment
that the most satisfactory way TO
fight the insect is to plant an oco
sional row of corn through the cot
ton field, and plant it early enough
90 is shall be in tender ear by the
time the hollis of cotton are in the
critical stage for the attacks of the
worm.
"The worms are more fond of corn
than any other food, and are often
found IN the ears of sweet corn.
They also often attack green tOma-
toes, and sometimes green beans.
"When the ears of corn are in a
badly infested condition, the stalks
should be cut and fed TO stock, so
the worms shall be Destroyed. This
part of the work should not be neg
looted, for if it is, it only provides
for a larger brood of moths to lay
eggs for the worms of the next year
at must be said, however, that
there is no perfectly satisfactory
method of fighting the worms, but
thu above is tho best that has yet
been discovered.
81 am always glad to hear of ali
such outbreaks Of injurious inseots,
as it is my duty TO give all informa
ton possible in such cases.
"At any time that 1 can be of ser
vice to you in matters of that kind,
do not fail to oall upon me.
every truly yours,
"FRANKLIN SHERMAN, JR,
"EntomOlogist."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
S. w. CHAMBERS

In a good many farm papers we
note some report of experience with
soy beans. AS would be expected by
any one who had tried them, the re
ports are favora,le . There are a
great many features that commend
the soy bean as a regular crop. Be-
ing a legume it is NOS a soil impov
erisher, which is a very important
consideration. Is is eaten freely by
horses and cattle, green or dry ; and
hogs fatten and grow very rapidly
on the beans, gathering them for
themsel YES. They are very product
i've on good land, making larger re-
turns when sown in drills thirty
inches apart and cultivated, than
sOwn broadcast. But one of the
strongest points in their favor is,
that they do quite we'll on rather
poor land. In many places this is a
very important consideration and
should be remembered.-Journal of
Agriculture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
TIE SOUTH NEEDS ,IENTIFIC AGRI-
CULTURE.

On his recent trip South, Dr.. Al
bert Shaw, the able editor of the
Review of Reves q, closely observed
southern conditions. Upon one
point which should interest our read
ers, he writes:
Apart from the crying need of
educational work TO reduce tie mass
of illlteracy in the South, the great
est single need of that part of the
country would seem TO be i'm lroved
agriculture. In various ways the
South is awakening to some under
standing of this need The Professor
Of Agriculture as Tuskegee-a man
with a genus for the study of nature,
a vile scientific knowledge, and u
rare gift for teaching, who blends
the theoretical with the practical at
every turns able to arouse in the
dulest mind u keen interest In agri
ca tural chemistry by merely SHOW
ing how it is and why is is that Ger
Jain practical results are produced.
For example, two or three years Ego
he measured off two adjacent acre
of ordinary land on the scuOOI farm
One of these acres he treated with
six or seven dollars worth of a fer
tillzer that he himself prepared on
scientific principles. The other acre
he left as it was. Both acres were
planted with potatoes, both being
ploughed and cultivated in exactly
the same way. The fertiltz5d acre
produced 400 bushels of q valuable
grade of potatoes, while the other
acre produced 40 bushels of a Cheap
and undesirable grade. The state
ment of suoh q fact awakens pro.
found respect for Prof. Carver, and
renders him an oracle through all
the country roundabout. 1t paves
the way for an ardent study of the
chemical constituents of the potato
on the one hand, and of the GORE
spending elements of the soil on the
otaer hand. THIS professor is an ad.
vOcate of small farms we'll titled. 1t
is perfectly feasible to make such
ideas as his prevalent throughout
the South /; and the result would be
a complete transformation. Bus a
progress that ought to be rapid will
surely be slow and painful, unless
there is ample support given TO edu-
catiOnal work of the kind that he ia
carrying on. We mention his work
thus particularly, not because it
stands alone, but because is repre-
sents SO we'll what is desirable. At
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
THE WINTER BOREKs.

correspondence of ThePrOgressive Farmer.
The difficulty of finding fruit tree
borers n winter when the snow is on
the ground makes it quite necessary
to make the hunt in the fall or win
ter when there is a general thaw
These bOrers are winterlng in the
tree trunks, roots, or the ground
nearby. They may not prove very
destructive IN cold weather, for they
sleep quietly most OF the time, but
their perniciOus activity in early
spring and summer more than makes
up for their winter slOthfulness. l
have seeu many trees this fall that
have been damaged by the borers.
Some of these trees cannot withstand
the winter, so badly injured T they,
and they must prove a total loss. It
is almost impossi de TO protect the
trees from them Nearly all attempts
are merely makeshifs. The only
proper method is to start an uncOm-
promising warfare against them.
Destroy them and exterminate their
larvae, and then keep a watchful eye
out for their return. In this way
the orchard trees can be protected
and kept free from them.
The borers lay their eggs in holes
in the tree and under the bark, and
in time they hatch out. The larv@
do not suffer from the cold, but
seem able 80 thrive under the bark
and live there until full grown. L.
is necessary to get at these eggs and
larvae in order TO exterminate the
worms. 1t is impossible to keep
down their numbers in any other way.
My method is TO spend nearly all
the mild favorable days of fall and
winter among the trees worm hunt
ing. With u pail of soft tar, a good
scraping knife, III various lengths
and sizes of wire, / proceed from tree
to tree. 1 give the trunk a good ex
animation, going down even TO the
roots. l scrape with the knife, and
punch the wires wherever there is
any indication of a h ale. Then l
generally slap on a dose of soft tar
which penetrates into the hole, and
some times 1 let it drip down among
the roots. The tar l think destroy
larvae as much as the wire, but it
must come in direct contact with
them. When a trail is found it must
be followed up to it's end, even
though it runs far up under the bark.
1t may be discovered then that the
whole tree is honeyoOmbed with
worm holes. If so it is better to
know the worst at once, and apply
she remedy. There should be no
half way measures. It is better to
destroy the tree and burn up the
Larvae than to save it for a lingering
weakness to die ultimately and
spread the tree borers to other trees
Many Il time | have been compelled
to cut down trees and burn them in
order TO destroy small colonies OF
the pests.
S. w. CHAMBERS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
R. R. MOORE
A NORTH CAROLINA FEED TEST.
Guilford Co, n. G.

In a feeding test by Prof. F. E,
Emery, of the North Carolina Elk
pertinent Station, reported in Bulle
tin SO thereof, native steers proved
more profitable feeders than did
grade Sh]orthorns." Now as rrac
tically all the cattle of North Caro-
lima have been bred since the ooloni
cation of the country ii. 9. for more
than fifty generatiOns) primarily for
milk and butter, North Carolina
never having been any. more of q
beef producing region than the Isle
of Jersey, the native" cattle of
North Carolina are, l should think,
q dairy breed. And if they are then
this exper ment is oorroborative of
that of Prof. Hacker, of Minnesota,
TO the effect that dairy bred steers
are as profitable producers of beet az
are steers of the dual purpose breeds.
M, Drew Co., Ark, in Breeders
Gazette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
Grow Grasses and Raise C3tt.2

Examine agricultural statistics and see n.
high rank North Carolina takes in yield nay
acre Of grasses and forage crops. Com
pare her advantages for stock-raising wifi
those of other States. Profit by theae r9ots
GROW grasses; raise stock. And whether Won
have few animals or many, you cannot afoy4
not to read ,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17

save my best ears of corn when
husking an early field and throw
them on top of my oats bin. At the
approach of severe weather 1 throw
back the oats from one end of the
bin and bury the grain so that the
top of the pile of orr will be about
one foot below the surface Of the
oats in the bin. Mice and rats can
not nibble at the corn, neither will
moisture affect it. Ny seed always
keeps perfectly.-C. l.. Lee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17

In some sections of the country
rabbits r very destructive to young
orchards, doing a vast amount
OF damage. An efficient remedy
is to take a quantity of warm
lard and with a brush apply it to the
trunk to a height the rabbits cannot
reach above, Rabbits will not eat
things that are greased.-Emery
Snyder, Springfield, o.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
Live Stock.
BETS AS FEED FOB cows.

C-orrespondence of The Progressive Farmer.
1t is we'll IT plan in good times for
any and all TOPS. l do not know
why it is that North C~arolintan7 do
not grow more bets for cow feed.
Ny experiment IN beets for COWS for
winter feed was quite a uCcess
Cows, much hEe a man, want a
change of tod. Try oorn meal, say
two quarts poured in a tub or water
tight box, then pour on one gallon of
hot boiling water, and stir thor
oughly. Then pour on cold water
and cool down TO milk warn tenn
perature, then let the COW drink
while the milk pail Is being used.
This is for private families, as the
dairymen know their preference.
This plan gives good satisfaction
both in mi k and butter, and also
flesh.
Wheat bran and cotton seed meal
make a good flow of milk, but the
bran and meal are pre- cradle. Have
tried feeding quantities Of street.
potatoes re,ults we're poor. Have
tried Irish potatoes, results better ;
but the beet for me was preferab bic
to turnips or any roots that we're
tried. l do not know how many tons
can be gro N TO the acre, and they
keep so easily in banks-they give
such a fine change of food. The
cow will soon learn TO eat them when
made clean and cut fine with spade
in box, then throw on bran or meal
or both-very small rations at first.
Some feed turnips; they give a
good flow of milk, but it was not so
rich nor was the flavor so palatabie.
The beet is a surer crop no worms
or bugs gave me any trouble. They
may be planted beginning the
fifteenth of February up to the ff-
teenth of June. The land should be
made rich aud bedded about three
feet wide; then cultivate shallow,
keeping the surface we'll stirred.
The plants should not be lefs too
thick in the drill.
Take the beets up about the first
of November or as SOC as the cold
weather sets in, so as not TO freeze
Dig out a trench about four feet
wide on a dry place so no water will
stand on them then take off the
tops and set them in straight up
cover with dirt deep enough 90 keep
from freezing. The bets need no
other shelter. Rain or 10Y will
not hurt them. They keep better
than they would in dry sand if they
are deep enough to prevent the freez
Try the beet for COWS and sheep and
let us hear from you through THE
Progressive farmer, one of the best
Southern papers we have. 1t seems
to me it is growing better every
year.
R. r. MOORE.
Guilford Co, n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17

K~1Le6reO's former Work on grasss.
IS "OW entirely 'OWt of print and
brings So O. copy. This mee0 book CON.
tG6"S all the information IN the for.
"'eT WO"k, Te-n0rittem, and em5od5es
the results of to0enty gears additional
experience Of the t0r6ter and all the
information ATTAINED By the expert,
|ment stations and the United State,
Department Of Agriculture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
iFs'''' ad Forage Plants Of Ii, ."a.
az ]. 3. ~xlLLsaa,
ct ths uuIvsr,Itv IL Ts.rs,,..
ct ths University 1t tennessee.

1t is a complete manual of the onL
ture of grasses and forage plants n
she South. 1t contains about in
pages, and is written in a style to be
understood by everyone.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17

ITO DOOA JIG CnaraCter-
istios OF the principal PRAISES, the
maintenance of pastures and mead.
ows, leguminous forage plants, wild
pastures, etc. It is fully illustrated
with original analytical engravingI
by Soribner, our greatest grass ex.
pert, and embellished with a large
number of half tone outs of field
operations.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
OUR GREAT 0FFER,

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70 Make COuI Pay, use Sharples Cream Separa-
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W. Chester, Pa.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
ENGLISH HENS NOT LAYING.
Fewer EGGS Than Usual This Year
and the British FarmSc T., saia
to BE at Fault.

Another British industry is on the
wane. The British hen is laying even
fewer eggs than usual at this lean time
of year. Even the comfort that it IS
hen and not man that is behind the
times is denied. The principal reason
given for the shortage is the hidebound
medievalism Of The British farmer. The
result is that the average town house
holder can scarcely get dependable
Inew-laid egg to put upon his break
fast table, even at an extortlonate
price, says London paper.
The annual consumption of eggs in
London in the course of a year is esti-
mated at 50,0O0,O0G. Great Britain
consumed last year eggs to the value
of 910,00O,000. English farms could
produce all these without the displace-
ment of other agricultural products.
But so sadly behind his proper place
| is the British farmer that he allowed
the foreigner to send in during 1899 40
fewer than 100000, 900 eggs, to the
value of 6 5,044,392.
The Poultry Organization society de-
fines a new-laid egg as not more than
three days old in warm weather or
five days in winter. It's expert says:
IF the home farmer would only ar
range for his young hens to commence
laying eggs by November land it can
easily be done By Matching early
there would soon be better supply of
new-laid eggs"
Here is little illustration showing
the proportion of foreign ones i'm.
ported. The eggs consumed in Great
Britain in a year, if loaded into rail.
way wagons, would make train 15C
miles long. containing $4,000 trucks. OF
these $50 miles rs would be foreign, 81
British and 25 Irish.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
POOR PAY OF GERMAN JUDGES,
he Profession of Law Is Not
Highly HuDOred Among
the TeutUnS.

The whole question Of the remuncra-
jon of public officials in Germany, and
in Berlin, is beginning to de
hand serious attention, says the Lon
|lon Telegraph. English. Scotch or
IRISH judges would be amazed if they
were informed of the miserable salaries
81, 500 a year is considered above the
rage-which their German col
leagues receive for labors which in
many cases are far more eXdcting than
heir own. In the days when Prussia
WAS small agricultural state and the
standard of life in the towns was low.
Fuch salaries. combined with the honor
bf being Prussian official. may have
been adequate. Nowadays the honor
bf the position is the only attraction.
Ind able men who are poor find an Off
tial career an expensive luxury.
The profession of law, moreover, ex-
fept in its highest official grades, is
bot honored in Germany as it is in Eng
land. Will it be believed that a barris-
err. as such. cannot be received at
fourt? There is true story of for
Fign barrister who was invited to at
end a court function in Berlin and who
|vas also requested, in accordance with
| he PruSSian Gust ON, to state his pro-
fession at the chamberlain's office. He
replied: 81 am a rechtsanwan" (bar-
fister). Gould you. please. give some
Pther description Of your quality?"
pleaded the court official; "barristers
ire not hoffahig q, E., cannot go to
fourt) in Berlin"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
THOUSANDS SENT INTO EXILE.

Every year a large number of poor
sufferers whose lungs are sore end racked
with coughs are urged to go to another
climate But this is costly and not
always sure. Don't be an exile when
Dr. I.ings New Discovery for Consump-
ton will cure you at home. It's the
most infallible medicine for Coughs
Colds and all Throat and Lung diseases
on earth. The first dose brings relief
Astounding cures result from persistent
use. Trial bottles bottles free at Henry
Hirrirhs Price sec and $l.0o. Every
bottle guaranteed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
BLACK AND TAN.
CasupI Meeting with n Citizen Who
Wore shoes That Were Thus
Cross-Matched.

Clearly ii was not the paying of a
freak bet, but a freak of fortune, that
had compelled this man to wear the
shoes he had on, which were one black
land the other tan. Nor did they match
|n shape and size much closer than they
did in color; but they were a close pair
in dilapidation, and Thought the man
approached by the wearer Of this cross
ma tched footgear), if that tan shoe
could be blackened they'd do; they'd do
better, anyhow. There was place in
town, he knew, where they did that sort
of thing: that is, where they changed
an shoes to black, and he told the man
with the odd shoes where this was. as
hearty as he could remember. giving
lin, at the same time. sum sufficient
o enable him to get the shoes thus
mated up in color: not much was re
luired, because there was here only half
pair to be treated, says the New
York Sun.
Clearly the man with the shoes was
pleased. Despite his seeming lack Of
pecuniary resources. as evidenced not
alone by his odd shoes but by various
pther corrOborative indications about
i'm. he was not an uncheerful person.
but the receipt of the money made him
more cheerful still. As to whether he
would actually devote the money thus
obtained to having hat tan shoe made
Jack. however. or whether. more or
eSs careless Of his personal appear
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
Left His Law Books at His ONCE.

The late Senator Davis was known
IS one of the foremost students of
of the present day, and
b his home he had magnificent IL
brary. A remarkable thing about this
library was that there was not a single
aw book in the collection. for during
he last 20 years Of his life he made il
rule never to bring his business cares
10 his fireside.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
IT GRIZZLIES HE GLOBE,

The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salvc
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II Cuts, Corns, Burns, BrGises Sores,
Icalls, Boiis, Ulcers, Felons Aches,
Pains aud all Skin Eruptiou~ only
nf&ilib.e Pile cure. 90 box at Henry
diurichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
BLOWN To ATOMS.

The old idea that the body sometimes
needs powerful, drastic, purgatiye pin
has been exploded; for DR.. Kings New
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gently stimulate liver and bowels to OK
pei poisonous matter, cleanse the system
am absolutely cure Constipation and
Sick Headache. Only 25c at Henry
Hinrich's drug store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03

The town Of Eatonville, Fla, has / zoe
Inhabitants. with not single white
|mong them. 1t has its full quota OF
bubble officials, bank and other bust
bess establishments requisite in a town
IL its size.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03

..- NlGnsy5 are ylIi
blood purifiers they MI
ter out The waste or
impurities in the bleed.
II they are sick or out
OF order, they fail to 90
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
mausul come from e%-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
IN PROBATE MAMrowoc Coryrv cornT

IN PROBATE-M ANITowoC COUNTY CoURT
In the matter Of the estate of Magdaena
SwobOda deceased.
70 ali whom IL may concern; Letters of adj
m:uistration with the will annexed on said es-
tate laving been issued To Mathcs Swohoda on
the 18th day of December A. D., 1890 and six
months from and after said day being allowed
and limited for creditors to present their claims
for examination and allowance notice is here
by given that the undersigned will. on the
fourth Tuesdays Of May, and June 1901 at the
Probate office in the City of Manitowoc in
said county, receive, examine, and adjust all
claims and demands Of all persons against said
deceased.
Dated Dec 18th 1900
J. 5. ANDERSON. County Judge.
Timothy Burke, Attorney.
Pub. Dec. ~, p Jan. g. TO-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
g MxAuve

This signature is on every box of the genuin'
Laxative BrOmo=Quinine Tablets
ne remedy that cures n cold in one day
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03
NORTHERN WISCONSIN DEVELOP
MEAT


That rapidly developing territory
which occupies the northern halt Of
Wisconsin i, not new enough To- cause
the hardship and vicissitudes ut tr,.--
tier life, and not old enough TO keep
away the intending settler on account
of eXhorbitant land prices. 1t is in that
stage Of partial development which giye-
great opportunity to bring it 1.-THE high
est point Of perfection and prosperity.
Schools, good roads and other improve
mentS axe going in. All that is needed.
is q small capital Drawn and brain.
supplemented by push and energy will
10 the rest. The iron ore, mari haoIin
md clay bell, the timber and the rich
+oil, give equal opportunity to thu sett!-
rand tie manufacturer. Land is cheap
IN" can be purchased on easy terms
THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL RY.
Offers facilities for the quick and cheap
transportation Of its products and as the
line penetrates the very center of this
vast northern territory, choice of loca-
ton Is not confined to any one particu-
lar locality. Interesting pamphlets and
maps fully describing this beautiful and
rich county can be obtained by address
ing,