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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-04

The remains of Samuel 5. johnson. the
old solder who came to the city sick on
Thursday afternoon and died Friday
forenoon at the Soldiers Home hospital.
We're sent TO Eldon Friday night, a tele-
gram nstructing the officials of the
Home 70 that effect having been re-
oeived late Friday afternoon. The re-
i:iaiYs Wire consigned TO Isaac Johnson.
q brother of the deceased. who lives in
Eldon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-04

Mr.. j. Hisey, of CHM 4 Co. was in
the city this morning between trains. on
mis- way to Eldora from Greenfield,
Adair county. placing his readers, lan-
euags books. histories and physiologies,
or one-half the list. The other half MIR.
Hisey says was divided among the
smaller companies. the American Book
Company being shut out altogether.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-04

Mrs. j. f. Atkinson received a latter
this morning from hsr sister, Mrs. j w
Atkinson. of Colorado Springs. VINO
ter gives some little announcement und
says that the attending physician has
given some hopes for the childs i,eeov-
cry. The treatment. which consists Of
the Injection of hydrephobic poison into
the stomach, has been reduced TO one
time a day and in this manner it is
hoped that the poison caused by the
cog's bite may be counteracted.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
TEST YOUR SEED CORN.

Now that corn planting time is
near at hand, we commend to our
readers the following extracts from
an article by Mr. 1. n. Cowdry, re-
Gently published in the Country Gen
tleman:
Ialways test my seed before plant
ing, waiting till few days before
time to plant, so as to have the con-
ditions as nearly alike as may be. l
level small place on the ground,
put 100 grains of corn on it, cover it
with u cloth, put Il couple of inches
of earth over the cloth, then pour on
water enough to dampen. In four
or five days [ raise the cloth, and
the corn can be easily examined.
After being in the crates last winter,
the test showed that SO kernels of
the 100 had good healthy sprouts.
The other kernel had been injured in
some way or it would have grown.
l set the planter to drop three or
four grains, and had good stand
all over the field, except where it
was drowned out afterwards.
Some years ago there was trouble
all over the country with corn. Our
test showed that only 45 per cent.
would grow. The planters we're set
to drop or grains to the hill. The
result was very unsatisfactory. Some
hills had just enough, some too
many, some no. enough, and some
not any. Ever since that time /
have been very careful and look after
the seed myself. The same will hold
good in saving seed of any kind too
much care cannot be given. Good
seed is one of the foundations of a
good crop.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

By the use of this table we will
have but little trouble in mixing a
fertilizer analyzing about what we
would like to have it.
Suppose that we want a mixture
analyzing 2 per cent. ammonia, 8
per cent. phosphoric acid, per cent.
potash. A half ton, 1000 pounds, of
this mixture would contain 20 pounds
ammonia, 80 pounds phosphoric acid,
and 20 pounds potash. To get 20
pounds ammonia out of cotton seed
meal, we would want as many hun
dred pounds of meal as 81 is con
tanned in 2O-235 pounds. The 235
pounds meal will contain, in addition
to the ammonia, nearly pounds Of
phosphoric acid, and about 31a
pounds of potash. In the above mix
ture we want 80 pounds phOsphoric
acid. but the meal furnishes 6 pounds
of it, so we need to get only "A
pounds it from the acid phosphate.
To get this we will need as many
hundred pounds of 13 per cent. acid
phosphate as 13 is contained in "a
$40 pounds. We will also want 20
pounds of potash, but as the meal
furnishes 81 pounds of potash, we
need to get only 1615 pounds from
kainit, or muriate of potash, which
would require 33 pounds of muriate,
or 137 pounds of kainit.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
Raleigh, N. c., March 26, 1901.

day, the Pullman Car Company has
increased its capital as much as is re-
quired for US, the New York Central
increased nearly as much, and already
had more than we require. Corpora
tions organized recently in one month
alone, with ten times as much cap
ital as we ask, and all of them COM
bined are not of half the Importance
of the cotton crop.
A better system of credit is sug-
gested by some, longer time, etc.
That reminds me of reply friend
of mine gave to commercial agency
when he was asked to make a state
ment of his effects to give him bet
ter credit. He said his credit was
too good now, what he wanted was
not credit, but something to pay
with. That is exactly the planters
position. They want better prices
for their products to keep out of
debt.
Some ask for laws to protect them.
That is like the old darkey, who said
as long as he prayed to the Lord to
bring him turkey he did not eat tur-
key, but when he prayed for the
Lord to send him for the turkey he
got it.
Now let US stop putting our trust
in other people working out our
troubles and go to work ourselves,
on a basis, as all other great organi-
zations are formed, then will we
have the respect of our fellowmen
and be happy and prosperous peo-
D1a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
NITRATE OF SODA.

1t is nitrate that makes growth Of
plants. 1t must be in the form Of a
nitrate before plants can use it. Nj
trOgen gets into this form in the soil
in hot weather. That is the reason
corn and oats cannot make rapid
growth at first. They do not get
the food they need. But if the oats
wait much they get too much heat
later, when they do not need it. In
u cold, dry spring little nitrogen in
the form of nitrate does lot of
good-it provides the needed element
in a form Immediately available. In
such spring it would pay many
farmers to use a light dressing OF
nitrate of soda on oats and on mead
ows. 1t should be applied at the
time needed-nOt at the time Of
seeding, because it is too soluble and
may be Ieached away before there
are roots to take it up. This IS a
suggestion for experiments on a
small scale, when cold, dry weather
is stopping all growth.-David, in
Farm and Fireside.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
MIX YOUR OWN FERTILIZERS.
Secretary Parker Gives Progressive Farmer
Readers the Benefit of His Experience
With the Guano Problem

Secretary Parker Gives Prog gressive Farmer
Readers the Benefit of His Experience
With the Guano Problem.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
This being the season of the year
when our farmers use most fertili-
zers, 1 will add my experience to
those already published in recent
issues of The Progressive Farmer.
There is probably no one thing
that the farmers of the State spend
more money for than fertilizers, and
probably not many things which we
use that we actually know less
about. About the only way that we
get information about them is from
newspaper articles, bulletins from
the Agricultural Department., and
books written on the subject, which
as a rule are not read by tie masses
of the farmers. For the intelligent
use of fertilizers, and especially for
mixing the materials at home, we
need to know something of their
composition, action on crops, soil,
etc, something that the best of
farmers know too little about.
Authorities agree that, for best re
suits, there should be more than one
source Of the different elements en-
tering into the mixture, but, as
rule, farmers have to be content
with the simplest mixtures and use
the materials most easily obtained,
which is acid phosphate, usually 13
per cent. or IA per cent. goods, cot
ton seed meal and kainit, w tn pos
sibly the addition of nitrate of soda
and muriate of potash
Let us remember that 'per cent. "
in fertilizers bear the same relation
to 100 pounds of fertilizers, that
''per cent" in money transactions
do to dollar. That is: 13 per cent.
phosphoric acid contains 13 pounds
Of phosphoric acid to the 100 pounds,
and so on. Table l given herew With
will be of service in mixing ingredi-
entS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
Columbus Co., N. G.
FERTILIZER FOR FRUITS.

A fertilizer mixture that will gen.
orally prove satisfactory for fruits is
one containing about 3 per cent.
nitrogen, percent. phosphOric acid
and or per cent. potash applied at
the rate of p to ton per acre, ac-
cording to the growth of the crop
and previous fertilization. This
would be best made by nitrate of
soda $50 to 300 pounds, South Caro-
lima rock or acid phosphate 500 to
1000 pounds, sulphate Of potash $50
to 800 pounds. In place of the pot
ash to 2 pounds of good wood ashes
might be used with good results for
d single application once in 4 to 6
years, and especially on rather light
land It is doubtful if equally good
results would be obtained if ashes
were used every year on the same
land. If less quickly soluble mate
rials like fine bone, fish, tankage or
stable manure are used for the sup
ply of nitrogen, they should be ap-
piled in the fall or winter that they
may he abundantly available in the
early part of the growing season
Prof. S. T. Maynard, Massachusetts
Experiment Station.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
No z
HARRY FARMERS TALKS.
x x

ALA,
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Cats are kept for the purpose of
destroying rats and mice. IF they
are fed all the meat they want they
will not attempts to destroy any rats.
Feed cats bread and nothing else and
they will hunt for their own meat.
The government seeds are being
sent out. We get a great many
every year and have found in the
past 10 or - years only 2 or 8 varie-
ties that had any merit. We re-
ceived some sugar corn that proved
to be an excellent variety. It would
be a good plan to distribute new
plants and seeds according TO the
original idea adopted by the United
States Government. The seeds, etc.,
should be sent to the experiment.
stations throughout the entire United
States and let them distribute to
such farmers as apply for the seed.
II a farmer does not care enough to
any extra care Of lot of seeds that
he never heard Of before. If the
government required report from
seeds distributed, like the expert
ment station in our own State did Of
farmers who applied for crimson
clover seeds few years ago, some
benefit might be derived. Sending
cabbage Or other seeds to farmer in
Florida or some other Southern
State in March or April when the
season for sowing is past and for
gotten is another way which the
free seeds beneft(O our Southern
farmers.
The Legislature has now adj jOurned
or has ceased to make laws. How
much benefit has it been to the
farmers? There is one thing that
the State should not do, and that is
to raise money crops like cotton and
peanuts to compete in the open mar
kets with the crops of farmers. If
1T IS necessary, hire the cOnv1cts to
large farmers and let them pay the
State a certain price for their work
and let the money go into the funds
to support the State prison. The
best work for oonvicts to do, by
which no one would be injured but
all benefited, is work on public roads.
The State needs thousands Of miles
of good roads which will benefit every
citizen in it. That would come
nearer benefting everybody than
any other plan. It is wrong to make
the country boy do three years
public duty which his city cousin is
exempt from. A boy should not be
compelled to work public roads be-
fore he is 21 years of age.
HARRY FARMER.
TO1rv,oIo NJ ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

A question of interest to all to-
bacco growers at this time was that
asked by Mr.. R. II. Ricks, of Rocky
Mount, N. c., at the meeting of
Commissioners of Agriculture in
Raleigh last summer: "What is the
best fertilizer to produce the best
type of bright tobacco?"
To this inquiry DR.. B. W Kilgore,
State Chemist, replied as follows:
''I am a little afraid to take that
up right here. We have expressed
ourselves in regard to this question
in the January Bulletin of the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Several formulas are given there
We prefer a fertilizer that contains
more potash and in the form of sui
phate than is usually found in to-
baccO fertilizers. We also prefer, IN
the case of nitrogen, that some Of it
should be in the form of nitrate Of
soda, which acts very rapidly. Then
we want something III G10 shape Ol
cotton seed meal or dried blood,
which acts more slowly, to feed the
tobacco when the nitrate is ex-
hausted it does not make any differ
ence about the source of the phos-
phoric acid, provided it is a good
available material as to quantities,
that is different question. For to
bacco, recommended mixture of
nitrate of soda, cotton seed meal, or
dried blood, acid phosphate, and sui
phate of potash, which will contain
tain about per cent. available phos-
phoric acid, 6 per cent. potash and 4
per cent. nitrogen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
Table II shown herewith will as
sist in making it clear:


sist in making it clear:
Better leave the filler out and con-
side" that you have 1000 pounds of
the mixture and use it as that much.
By observing the above tables, and
suggestions, farmer can make any
kind of mixture that he needs for his
crops and often at quite a saving.
The things necessary are, a tight
floor, pair of scales, a sieve feet
long and 2H feet wide, which is
easily made by getting two yards of
wire cloth, with 4 ! inch meshes and
tacking to a frame of 2x3 scantling
and set at an angle of 45 degrees.
The fine particles will pass through
the sieve and the Jumps roll down so
that they can be crushed. Mix
thoroughly and it will be ready for
use.
My experience has been more with
the light soils of the eastern part of
the State than in the clay soil of
Orange county, though I practice
doing my own mixing here. For d
corn or cotton fertilizer, 1 have
found that a mixture of equal parts,
by weight, of acid phosphate, cotton
seed meal and kainit has given me
good results.
AS an experiment shall try the
following mixture for corn this year ::
600 pounds cotton seed meal, 400
pounds acid phosphate, 200 pounds
kainit, using about 300 or $50 pounds
of the mixture to the acre.
For truck or quick growing crops
I get part of the ammonia from
nitrate of soda, and if the mixture
has high percentage of potash, I
like to have part of that from muri-
ate of potash.
I have just made the following
mixture for vegetables, berries, &C.,
from which expect to get good re
suits and at quite a saving in cost
over the ready mixed goods:
Acid phosphate IA %.......1 1, 900 lbs.
Cotton seed meal. ..... 600 {"
Nitrate of soda .......... 300 q"
Kainit 600 g
Muriate of potash. ...... 100 "
This makes a mixture that will
analyze about as follows: Ammonia
4 per cent, phosphOric acid 6 per
cent, potash per cent.
The nitrate of soda acting quickly
will hurry the plants at first, and
the cotton seed meal will act later.
In this connection, wish to suggest
that every farmer who does not get
the Bulletin send to Commissioner
S. L. Patterson, Raleigh, and ask
that it be sent him. This publica-
ton is free to the farmers of the
State for the asking, and Mr.. Patter-
son will be glad to send them to all
who ask for them. They contain in
formation invaluable to every farmer
who uses fertilizers.
T. B. PARKER.
Orange Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

Please explain why it is that farm
ers attach SO much Importance to
the breeds they handle of horses,
cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry, and
so little to the breeds of crops they
grow? Improvement in plants is
controlled by the same laws, and
these laws are as easily observed in
one case as the other, and both are
similarly profitable. = Farm and
Ranch.
Another strike in the Pennsylvania
coal region ia exDected,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

If you receive more than one copy
of The Progressive Farmer, hand to
d neighbor and ask for his subscrip-
tiOn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
FERTILIZERS FOR BRIGHT TOBACCO.

Orange Co., N. G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20
HEAVY MAIL SACKS.
Senator Butler Says They Are Made
So IN Railroads interests

Washington, Feb 20-Soon after the
senate convened today Mr. PettigreW,
(S- O.)s offered resolution which was
agreed to requesting the committee on
printing to ascertain why the public
printer had not delivered to the senate
the Instructions and papers sent to the
Paris peace commission.
Bills to grant land warrants to de-
scendants Of the New York Indians who
served in the war of 1912 and to pay an
award of the secretary Of the interior in
FAVOR of the Cherokee Indians were re-
ferred to the court OF claims
Consideration OF the postof1ce apprc-
prlatlon Dill was resumed at the con-
clus1on OF routine business. The pending
question was the amendment of Mr.. But
Ter IN. c. to reduce the pay Of railroad
for carrying the mails, an aggregate Of
about per cent. The. North Carolina
senator continued his speech begun on
Monday.
Mr.. Butler said he would rather see the
ship subsidy bill become a law than to
nave the pending bill pass containing
the present provision for railway mail
pay as under the pending appropriation
bill bigger hole would be made in the
treasury than would be made by the sub
sidy bill.
Mr.. Butler pointed out that according
to the report OF Prof. Adams, the expert
of the postal commission. which he was
having read, 48 per cent of the amount
paid to the railroads for carrying the
mails actually was paid for carrying
mail pouches. He had often wondered
ne said why the leather and the locks
in the mail bags were so heavy.
1t seems" he continued. that the
railroads nave used their influence to
have them made heavy because they are
getting the same pay for carrying them
as they are getting for carrying mail
matter. He thought there would he
just as much sense in charging the
weight Of the car against the govern
ment.
The amendment was voted down by
vote or to 81. A rnpUr17q fio f11ha
amendment was ruled out on a point OF
order.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Without pre-
l1Ininary business the house today vert
into committee Of the whole and resumed
CONSIDERATION Of the sundry civil bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20
80 va ~ RrLr.



There are unpleasant reports Of a
weakening on the part Of the national
house regarding the war revenue reduc-
ton bill. and of an increasing DISPOSE
tion to accept the measure substantially
a. it came from the senate
We hope that these reports are un-
founded The brewers and the tobacco
trust are jealous for the adoption OF the
senate bill for reasons which are per-
fectly clear: but aside from these inter-
ests the sentiment OF the country. SO far
a. il has found expression, is practical
" a unit in favor of the house bill
The house conferees and the house itself
have every reason for standing their
ground. and for resolutely refusing to
accept the senate substitute. Chairman
Payne OF the house committee on ways
and means states that he Is in receipt
Of hundreds Of letters from business
men throughout the country. impIoring
the house to stand firm. We advise
business men generally to reinforce the
determination Of their representatives in
congress by similar appeals
The purpose which was kept In view
in the preparation of the house bill was
to so distribute the relief in taxation as
to remove the taxes which were most
AAA4tat-AA anu fFAAl4 DD1E upon the lAr'r-
est number. The house bill was, in the
Hnains consistent with this purpose. ex-
cept that it gave the brewers a larger
rebate than circumstances warranted.
But the senate flung this principle to the
winds The senate bill gives the larg-
est proportion OF the contemplated re-
lief to certain special interests. and
those by mo means the most deserving Of
consideration
The house rebate on beer was not
enough to satisfy the brewers, and they
persuaded the senate to increase it. and
to put back the tax on bank checks, in
order to- give that money to the brewers.
Mr. PAYNE estimates that the senate bill
remits four million dollars more on. beer
than the house bill. and that It throws
of nine million dollars on tobacco and
SNUFF, and from two to four million dol
lars on cigars and cigarettes
The house il justified in resisting
these provisions to the last. ana we hope
that It win do 50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20
BOOK TRUST AGAIN.
Discussion in House Is Again
Resumed.

The book trust discussion was taken
up Immediately upon the reconvening OF
the house this afternoon where it was
left off yesterday. Steve Caves mo
ton to amend the Grattan bill by re-
placing the prices quoted in the old law
was taken up. It has been stated that
Indiana prices. after the law Of which
state Kansas law is modelled, are equal
to or lower than Kansas, and they get
standard books.
Representative Short started with a
lone sneech to the effect that he with
drew his opposition to raising the maxi
mum prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20
ALL GOT THEIR MONEY.
Run on 8 Bank Takes Out $4,000
in Day.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb. 2O.-Unfounded
rumors caused a run on the German Ma
tional bank of Allegheny yesterday. dur
ing which $4,000 was paid out The
excitement at one time was intense,
causing almost a panic and giving the
police all they could do to prevent an
outbreak. In the crush around the door
of the institution, one lady, Mrs. Mary
FOCAL, was seriously bruised.
The bank is a state and national bank
and one of the most reliable in the city.
Cashier Helm said that every demand
would be met promptly today or any
day Within an hours notice. he can,
he says. have s.. 600, 900 on hand for pay
ment. He said most of the raiders were
foreigners who had somehow got the
impression that because Of the fact that
J. N. Hofstet was president of the bank
and also of the Pressed Steel Car COM
pany, the car company was receiving
unwararnted favors. On the contrary,
he said. the car company was one of the
heaviest depositors and had never ne
gotiated or asked for a loan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20
ScrofuLd

Is a disease as old as antiquity, and as
young as the newest born infant.
1t has infested the blood of humanity
from ancient times down to the pres
ent minute.
1t is hereditary or may be acquired.
1t appears in swollen glands, scrof-
ulous sores, hip disease, boils, pimples,
eruptions, and, as believed by high
authorities, even in the forms OF catarrh
and rheumatism.
It can be cured by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla faithfully and persistently.
We know this, because Hoods
Sarsaparilla has done it.
It will cure you if you give it q trial.
You should begin to take it today.
Hip Disease suffered from hip
disease; had 5 running sores, used crutches
and each winter was confined to my bed
for weeks at a time. Hoods SarsaparilIa
has accomplished perfect cure-saved my
life. have a good appetite and feel strong
and we'll" ANNIE RoBERr, 80 Fourth St.,
Fan River. Mass.
TN Her Eyes" MY little girl had scrcf-
ula and sores appeared in her eyes few
bottles OF Hoods SarsaparilIa entirely
cured her and she has never had scrofula
since" MRS. Howard PoPE, Alpha, Oregon.
N. B. II you decide to take Hoods Earsa-
parilla do not be induced to buy any other.