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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-08
HARRY FARMERS TALKS.



Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Now the holidays are past, let us
begin anew our farm work. Sup
pose we get an account book and
keep an account Of the work on each
field or plot of land on the farm and
see which crop pays best for the
work and fertilizer used. A farmer
who rented land a few years
ago said to the writer: ''My crop
this year did not pay me. [ ought
to have made $11 day, but only got
about So Of course this included
his family of six or seven. [ thought
over these words and began to cal
culate the real time devoted to the
work of the farm crops and found
the man was right. If you spend
six days in planting, cultivating and
harvesting Il crop of corn on an acre
of land that will yield 25 bushels of
corn, 500 pounds Of fodder, bushels
of pease, all worth $18, you get 50 per
day for your work, fertilizer, land,
etc. This is not counting the cost of
harvesting the peas, and for that
reason Il low value is given the crop.
Many farmers can tell you the cost
of a cotton crop, but not of any other
crops. l simply used the figures to
show you the necessity Of keeping
accounts so that you can tell when
you are making or losing on your
farm operations.
Read the article written by Prof.
Irby on the Oat crop in The Pro-
gressive Farmer of Dec. 4th. The
writer has made money just that
way. Make up your mind to give
one acre a trial and be convinced. Or
"a better plan is, to see if the supply
of forage is not short in your neigh
borhoOd, and SOW about five acres of
oats and supply that neighbOr of
yours who has gone mad over the
high price of cotton last year. Some
body must supply him with hay and
you can do it and make more money
than he will.
As usual, the price of poultry was
very low just before Christmas and
everybody wanted to sell. The
thoughtful farmer will not be caught
in that trap again. Eggs sold we'll
and are still bringing good prices.
Give your hens little red pepper in
some meal on cold mornings and it
will help egg production greatly.
Do not depend upon government
seeds for your garden. Harry Farmer
has been disappointed more than once
by sowing such seed. Looking over
the columns of The Progressive
Farmer you can find number of
reliable seedmen who will be glad to
send you their catalogues, from
which you can make selections.
Harry Farmer likes vegetables and
nearly always has "a supply the year
round. HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co, n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-08

and crust forms over the seed, the
seed, the land will be narrowed as
soon as it is dry enough for the
stock to walk over it. This break
ing of the crust insures a good stand
and kills thousands of weed seed that
would otherwise interfere with
cleaning the crop. AS soon as the
plants are we'll up, we run through,
once to the row, with fine tooth
cultivator, leaving the plants on
narrow ridge, when the work of
chOpping Immediately begins. Great
care is taken to have the rows of
uniform width, as we do the maj jOrity
of our cultivation with these fine
tooth cultivatOrs, and when the rows
are even, one passage is sufficient to
break the crust nicely from row to
row. By this method we are enabled
to get over our crop a number of
times with the same amount of work
the ordinary farmer with scooter
and scrape employs in plowing his
once. This has the double advan-
tage of keeping dust mulch con-
stantly on the surface and leaving
the land perfectly level, in which
condition it retains moisture better,
and is much less liable to wash. The
cultivation is so shallow that the
.,F ~ lic4,,v.l,nl
and during d dry time we go right
ahead when other farmers are afraid
to plOw for fear of injuring the plants
by breaking the roots at such time.
If we have a lOng-cOntinued wet
spell and the grass gets Il start, we
cultivate with the Planet Jr. Guilt
vator, using the ten-inch sweep to
kill the grass, and then go back to
our fine tooth cultivatOr with board
or block behind, to rub everything
down smooth,
When we lay by, in August, we
SOW to crimson clover or in Septem-
Der, if the cotton is not too large, in
oats. Or later still, in October ana
November, in wheat, All of which
are worked in between the rows with
the cultivatOr without re-plowing.
At the present writing-Dec. 18th
our this years cotton patch is mass
of green, having been planted to oats
in September. When the ground
freezes the cotton stalks will be
knocked down and hauled out onto
adjoining land, where they will be
turned under in spring, as we object
to the burning of anything that does
not harbOr insects, and can be made
to create humuS in the soil.
The cultivation of cotton all the
summer sets free a great deal of
nitrogen in the soil, which grain or
clover can utilize, and thus prevent
its teaching away during the heavy
rains of winter. 1t is, however, adj
visable to fertilize these crops with Il
few hundred pounds per acre of u
chemical fertilizer consisting of pot
ash and phOsphOric acid.
f J. MERRIAM.
Fulton Co, Ga.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-08

sUMATRA TOBACCO IN CONNECTICUT.
The Agricultural Department Successfully
Grows Crop Under Cheese Cloth Cover.

The Agricultural Department Successfully
Grows Crop Under Cheese Cloth Cover.
Correspondence ofThe Progressive Farmer. &
Milton Whitney, Chief of the Di-
vision Of Soils, reports a successful
termination of experiments con
Quoted in cooperation with the Con
necticut Experiment Station in the
production of Sumatra tobacco near
Hartford. One third of an acre was
planted under Il cheese cloth shade
nine feet high, and cultivated and
fermented under the direction of M
L. Floyd, tobacco expert Of the De
partment. The yield of cured to-
bacco was 700 pounds, making an
estimated yield for one acre of 2, 100
pounds. This lost about 10 per cent.
in the fermentation The crop has
just been sold by L. B. Haas & Co.,
of Hartford, to Nicholson & Hib-
bard, of Kansas City, for $473. 70,
making an estimated value for one
acre Of 81, ,421. The cost Of produc-
tiOn, including the whole cost of the
frame for which will last
five years-will not exceed $500 per
acre, leaving Il net profit of over 5000
per acre. This was an average price
of II cents per pound.
The crop grown in the same field,
without the shade, and fermented in
the same way yielded about the same
quantity and brought 27 cents per
pound or at the rate of $507.87 per
acre. Deducting the cost Of cult
vation, fertilization and treating,
this would leave profit Of about
$500 per acre. The ordinary crop of
the Connecticut Valley brings farm
ers 20 cents per pound of $3.50 per
acre and deducting the cost Of ex
penses leaves a profit Of about $3.50
per acre. The Sumatra tobacco
grown under shade has been submit
ted to New York and Philadelphia
business men and has been pro-
nOunced entirely satisfactory and
fully equal to imported Sumatra.
These facts, taken in connection
with the award at the Paris ExpOsi-
tiOn of 2pOints for the FlOrida-grOw
Sumatra over that given for the i'm
ported Sumatra, show that we can
grow Sumatra tobacco of the high
est quality in this country and save
to our farmers between Sc, 6,0O0,00
and $7,OOO,OOO, which is now sent
abroad annually for the foreign
grown leaf This work is the re-
suit of the soil survey made in the
Connecticut Valley two years ago,
and similar results can be expected
only from very limited areas where
the soils and climatic conditions are
to those in the Connecticut
Valley and in Florida. B.
Washington, D. G. :
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-08
AGRICULTURAL GLEANINGs.

The rural mail delivery system
grows rapidly in popularity. A
carrier tells me that during August,
the first month Of the service, he
handled 1873 pieces of mail, while
in December he has handled over
5000, says Col. Olds.
The white farmer, therefore, who
thinks of his own future, and of the
future of his children, should not
shut his eyes to the plain and inevit-
able drift Of things. He should put
his house and his farm in order
Grain growing and stock raising
(they go inevitably together) is the
white farmers avocatiOn. Cotton is
his natural surplus crop.-MacoD
Telegraph.
On 20 acres OF land, in one solid
body, J. F Ratledge made 100 bush
els Of corn. Mr.. Ratledge bought
this land one year ago and paid $25
per acre, so this years crop more
than pays for the 20 acres bought.
In the tract there was so acres and
should the whole amount have been
in corn it would come near paying
for itself and the cost of production
Considering that all crops were short
this year there would seem to be a
little money in farming yet.-Davie
Times.
The Raleigh Post recently refer
ring to the tobacco sections of the
State left Wilkes out entirely. Bro.
Furman should not so easily forget
that a portion Of Wilkes is one of
the finest tobacco sections on the
globe, and that tobacco raised near
Boomer, Wilkes county, took the
premium at the international Fair
at Vienna several years ago. There
is no squabble about this fact, and
the records in the Agriculture De
partment no doubt shows these fac
-WilkesbOrO Chronicle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-08
AgriCul re.
THE CULTIVATION OF COTTON.

Mr.. Merriam Tells How His Big Crops are
Made.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-08
+. J. MERRIAM .

Fulton Co., Ga.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

made It my business to investigate This
matter fully ANA 80 far have failed to To-
cate any weevl, or any other insect IN the
craw Of single bird shot by myself or
any one else. orr little Bob White' is
a grain or seed eating bird, a. rs pure
white flesh plainly indicates; insect or
worm eating birds are dark meat without
q single exception Not long since at my
home Ia Calvert myself and friend.
BrazOs bottom planter, agreed TO make a
personal vestignhon. and 20 make IL IN
teresting | agreed 90 pay 81 for every quall
Killed haying Mexican weeyl 'ln It's craM
he agreeing to pay 81 for each qnall with
out weevil After ] had killed three quails
ms friend the planter, begged on. Need.
less 20 state we found not a single weeYll
or any other insert only grain ana grass
seed. | have shot quail IN most an parts
OF the state and nave yet 70 see any
weevf we have an the law necessary 20
protect this splendid game bird, " me
law was properly enforced am atrad
that II this idea Of the quail as pre-,
ventive or destroyer Of Mexican weeHn
ifalse as IL Isl gets into the heads of some
OF our legislators they may Try 10 immoF'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

death of Mr.. r. c. Mccarthy. a former
postmaster OF this city, which occurred at
his home Ia Carthage. Mo.
Mr.. George McLendon, a youthful knight
OF the grip, with headquarters IN I'll Pasc.
Is In the city on business. George was
born and reared In Calvert. and has many
friends In this city.
Judge Henry Sayles of Abilene spent
Thursday in Calvert with relatives.
Or. Frank Church, prominent Young
his parents, Captain and Mrs b. II
Church In this city. Or. Church was
reared In this town, hence t Il very gFatl-
flying to the people OF Calvert 10 know
thar the young man has attained much dis
tinction In his profession.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

tallze themselves by passing a law to pro-
hlhit the shooting Of quail at all and this
would be unjust and arbitrary, and In the
course OF few years the quail would be
more numerous than the Mexican weeYil
and much more destructive TO the grain
crop. II the farmers do not want the bird
killed let them post" their farms. Speak
Ing OF posting farms recalls an Incident
that occurred at Calvert IN the early
spring. The merchants of that city Of
fered to pay so much per 100 for Mexican
weeyil and the small boys We're making
quite little sum by gathering them In.
In their rounds they got into the posted
fields Of one OF our farmers and he actual
ly drove them out. claiming that the helds
were posted aud that the bugs belonged
to him Now this Is about tho case with
the quail: most farmers object 10 their Pc
lug Killed on the same grounds that the
farmer rear Calvert objected 70 the boys
taking his bugs. Travelling Man
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

ersi's Once nj the palace
err "a T'oyingsgo,d ~ Laredo, who ls one
q, 10 Oldest Of The colony viii leave
Shortly fof vacation In hl, native place
MT A.ntol Ia chief clerk 4 D the office
~ ~ H. paymasters department Of the sani-
tary corps. .t ,o,t,,r ~ tho
MI. - ".otnnv In Havana, who hails
c Anei San Diego. Texas. is abou. 10 leave
NJ o'n r,nnv friends In Havana. Dad VIII
take about 300 chinamen to Mexico Tor
tlni Icy ar two. A. NJ. Bareshide.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
ami and the Rol Wesvil

To the Editor OF The Post
Eagle Pass. Texas October i5.-i have
road with much interest the several letters
a. Tho Post. especially sundays edition,
40 and con. "Qusi VS. Mexican Wcevil. 4"
"a rs am a hupter for pleasure only,
snd especially fond Of quail shooting. haye
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
(By Associated prcss)

(By Associated Prcss.)
London, October iS.-Re.
turns from the refugee camps in
South Africa for September
show a total white population of
io9,4iS; deaths among the
whites 24it, of which 1864
were children. The colored
population IS shown to be 49,.
$40, among whom 800 deaths
occurred during the month.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
Marlin Matters.

Marlin. Texas, October ls.-r. J Smith
has been appointed postmaster at otto.
this county.
IA billed TO appear here on October %. the
hearts Of the children are full with glad
ness.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

Calvert Items.
Calvert, Texas October Is. The sad In
telllgenee reached Calvert Tuesday Of the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
NJ Millinery

Walking Hats, from $50 to....,..... soc
Children'S Silk Hoods some in pink, blue, tan,
gray, red and white, at from $50 to -. CSC
Ladies' Trimmed Sailors, from D. 50 to. SOC
Felt Shapes, in all colors and styles, from 200
to .................. ................. SOC
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
Sheets Pillow Cases Quilts

Ready-Made Hemmed Sheets .........4 3c
Ready.Made Hemmed Sheets, good quality,
Ready Made Hemmed Sheets, "Pepperell,"
at.'....... ...,....,........ 55c
Hemmed Pillow Cases, at i5c, 1910, toc, SIC
White Quilts, for double bed, at ....... 60c
Full Size White Quilt, at $50, t.25 and Csc
Full Size White MarselIeS Quilts, at so, 200
aud OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ....1.75
Best values in White Quilts offered in Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

Mems "StetSon" Pocket Hats, --I
in black or otter, 500 quail MENUS
", Tor. ..........3.9S |
Mems No Name "Stetson" n ~
Pocket Hats in black and '----------------'
otter $50 quality, for 2.9S
Mems No Name "StetSon" Golf Alpine, in
pearl, at. .......,.,., ,..'.., .,..,.2 .9S
Mems Golf Alpines, in pearl or black, regular
$50 quality, for. 1913
Mems Alpines, in black, brown, pearl or gray,
bound or raw edge, at 1.5O
Mems AlpineS, in all coIors, at .....9Sc
A full line OF Boys Hats, in Apines, Golf and
CrusheS at, and up........ ........ 49c
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

Ladies Black Cloth Skirts, -
nicely trimmed in SILK kmeES
bands, .2.73 @SxSm%o
Ladies' Gray Homespun SAHB >
Skirts, nicely trimmed III '-------'''---.'
fancy silk stitching and silk bands, real value
of this skirt $50, for, ............ 500
Ladies' Venetian Cloth Skirts Handsomely
trimmed, they are in tan aud royal blue 6.25
New and up to date Black silk Skirts, from
1000 to ..................... $50
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

Ladies' Patent Leather
MIR &HehE Tip, lace or button, heel
Sw 49, or Spring Heel Shoes,
pEpkn MERIT sizes p TO 8. Csc
i---------------------' Old Ladies Comforts,
with or without felt lining, sizes p TO 8. CSC
Ladies' Silk Nesting Top Lace Shoes, kid tip,
sizes D to s., .........- ......... 1.23
Ladies Heavy Grain or Glove Kid Shoes, with
plain or patent leather tip toe, in lace or but
ton, at ......... .,............... use
Ladies' Warm Lined Fur Trimmed House
Slippers, at......... ,,............. soc
Ladies Black or Red Outlets" with fur trim
mingS ..........''...'.' ..........r Soc
Misses Dongola Kid Shoes, lace or button,
sizes ~ to ,, at .48 to ...,.....9Sc
Chdrens Button or Lace Shoes, sizes 81 to
H. 08c to...,..., ........... 7Sc
ChildrenS Button or Lace Shoes, sizes to 8,
0Sc to ...,............. .......... 43c
Infants Shoes, patent leather tip toe, in button
or lace .......... ....,..........,.. 4Sc
Boys Good School Shoes, i.48 to.....,9 Csc
Mems All Solid | Gather Shoes, plain or tip
toe lace or congress ............. rs
Mems Wei or Full Stock Calf Shoes, lace or
congress, in any style. 1.9S
Mems Kip Boots, solid leather, 2.4S to. 1.4S
Mems Fine Hand Sewed Calf Boots, in every
STYLE and shape, from 500 to-. PAS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

inches long, trimmed in fur and SIX braids
at $50, 800 and ...................2 $50
Extra Nice silk Plush Capes, trimmed in fur
and silk, special at... .......,"3 so
Ladies' Fine Silk Plush Capes, handsomely
trimmed in fur, silk brads and beaded orna-
ments, at ........,.......... 800
Ladies' Fine silk Plush Capes, trimmed in gilt
trimmings and some with fur silk and beaded
trimmings, at 1880, 1000, $50 and. 600
Ladies' Clo.h Capes, nicely trimmed, at from
500 TO .................. 33c
Ladies' Electric Seal Coarettes at..... 1.4S
IS different styles of Fur Collarettes, on sale
at 7.5oto....,..........,.....,....1.9S
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

l. dies Silk
Plush Capes, fur
trimmed, mer-
cerized Innings,
at 49,, use
dies silk
Plush CapeS, 20
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

frequent cause OF death and disease
among the captive women aud children Is
officially styled "broken heart.
Remember" said one Of the stricken
ladies at Pretoria TO your correspondent
remember that we people, reduced 20
beggsry. nay actual. bitter want ~ BTU
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
THE TUNNEL PROBLEr.

The question Of relief from the nuiSances OF
the Parkaye. tunnel, the officers of the railroad
company concerned declare, is an engineering
not financial. problem Cost will not be per-
mltted 10 block the way, II the way be pointed
out. The company is rich enough and generous
enough 10 make the tunpel a place of comfort
instead of torture an efficient method
of doing SO can be found. But unfortunately
the ablest engineers. after years of earnest
study, have not succeeded in finding any such
method. Wherefore the public must continue
TO suffer until engineering genius rises to a
higher plane. Such is the answer of the COM
pany TO the cOmpla ints of the public and-pre-
sumably-to the action of the grand jury. There
seems 10 be. however. good ground for chal-
lenging the correctness of the fundamental
premise of that answer. In part the problem
of the tunnel is an engineering problem. But in
part and, ii is 10 be believed, in greater part it
is one of finance and nothing more. Certainly
the first two of the three recommendations
made by the grand Jury involve no engineering
problem worthy of consideration. but merely Il
question of expense. and not great expense; and
there Is every reason TO believe that the execu-
tiOn of them would give considerable relief
And there is another thing which might be
done. 10 which the grand jury refers In "A differ
relief-probaby IL would abate fully one half
Of the nuisance at a strickland which involves
no engineering problem at all. but simply one
OF dollars and cents. This thing has been
pointed out repeatedly. In these columns and
elsewhere. 1t emphatically touched upon
by the grand jury on Wednesday. But the
company refuses neglects 10 do anything
about IL. for no reason. far as can be i'm
aglned, save that of slight expense, a reason.
in such case, altogether unworthy.
That neglected measure of relief Is the sub
stituton Of hard coal for soft coal fuel In the
locomotives The grand jury referred pointedly
10 the fact that soft coal is used. There can
be no doubt Of the fact Every Observant pas
senger on the three roads knows IT, Engines
fired with bituminous coal in the yard OF
the Grand Central Station. Generally the en-
gineers try 10 restrain the black smoke as far
possible while passing through the tunnel
But often an engine goes through 'daring,"
pouring out a full volume of black and sui
phurOus smoke all the way through the tunnel
and all the way over the miles more of road
which lie within the city limits. To cite a
specific case. that very thing was done on the
afternoon when the grand jury made its pre-
sentiment. One of the best express trains
on the New-York and Harlem road went out
OF the station yard and into the tunnel with
dense black smoke pouring from the engine
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
PERSONAL.

Professor P. Calvin Mensch. of Ursinus College.
whose death is announced, was for many years at
the head Of the departments of biology and chem
istry in Ursinus Having received the Smithsonian
appointment to the geological station in Naples,
Italy DR.. Mensch spent part of last year abroad
He was a member of the American MOrphologicaI
Society. the American Society of Naturaltsts and
the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
Mrs J. P. Ford. of Manchester. Conn. has given
and Industrial Hall for the practical training of
Ala This building will provide facilities for nifty
more students to enter at the fall term
Mrs Carolns Stannard Tilton. OF New-Orlesns.
has given So 600 for TiltOn Memorial Library at
Tulane University and Miss BERTHE Beirne Miles
has added 81. 600 for the books.
The statue of Queen Victoria which is 70 be
placed in front of the Ontario Parliament build
ngs in Toronto. is replica Of the one erected IN
Hong-K Kong the work OF Signor Reggi. The ped
estaI which has been designed by the contractors
will be Of Canadian granite. feet high. l3 feet
long and 10 feet wide There viii be bronze panels
sides representing scenes in the late
Queens life One will represent her first Council
selected but will probably be the Golden Jubilee
ceremony in Westminster Abbey.
memorial TO Miss Charlotte NJ Yonge is in
progress and will take twofod fOrm-a suitable
memorial In the church at Otterburne where she
worshpped daily and a memorial In Winchester
Cathedral. which will consist of carved oak
reredos i'm the Lady Chapel. stained glass win
dow that which commentaries Jane Austen