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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30
Furnished Fermented Cider. Fined
500.

In Supreme court last week a
decision in a Windsor county case
was rendered as follows:
State VS.. Andrew Thorburn, fur
nishing; judgment affirmed, respon.
dent takes nothing by his exceptions.
The respondent u GARNER, was guilty
of ten first offences OF furnishing
iermented cider. Opinion by Judge
Tyler and respondent sentenced to
pay fine of $Ioo and costs. of pro-
secution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30
WEST WOODSTOCK.

Miss Julia Switzer and Miss Bcs-
sic Vaughan OF Woodstock were the
guests of Mrs. Frank Switzer on
Thursday.
Mrs. NJ. G. Moore of Plymouth
and grandson. Levi Moore of Lud-
low, were at L. I. Benson's several
DAYS this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

Mr.. and Mrs. &. l.. Walker are
anticipating il fine trip to New York
state in the near future, spending
the most of two weeks in Potsdam
and vicinity, with Mrs. Walkers
relatives
Miss Elsie Walker is at Z. C.
Billings for few weeks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS,

Mas. WINSLOW's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions of moth.
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, alays all pain, cures wind collie,
a a,i is the best remedy for DiarrhGa IT. will
Sold by I'll druggists in every part of the
world twenty-five cents bottle. BE - T.
and ask for "Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing =.
run" and talc nthpr kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30

WIN. H. Chace, of the Culhane,
Chace & Weston Minstrels, has been
before the public tor over IS years,
having entered the profession as ii
dancing wonder when nine years of
age. He is also one of the oldest
Elks in the county, being Il charter
member Of the Providence, k. l.,
Lodge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30

Around the world in a month will
be an ordinary achievement in IL few
years, experts on transportation
think. That So-day junket reported
BY Verne will then look like a
freight train performance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30

FOR RENT.-Convenient house
opposite Vail field, recently known
as Miss Joys "Home." Rent rea-
sonable. Inquire, Dearbon & Co.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30

The last grinding monopoly re-
ported III process of forming is the
grindstone trust.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30

All trains duily-Sundays excepted. alag
Station. Trains Nos. 8, G and 8 stop on
signal.
This Company reserve the right to cancel
trains without notice.
J. G. PORTER,
Genera! Manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30
FARM FOR SALE.

About IS acres well known as the Judah
Mack farm: we'll watered at house and barn:
buildings in good repair; good sugar place;
cuts ubout 40 tons hay. One-half mile
from Lincoln bridge. Inquire of E. v.
SMITH. West oodstock Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30

Culhane, Chace & Weston's Min
strels gave great show.-Buffalo
Express.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30
RUTLAND RAILROAD

The through car line between New York
Boston, and all New England points, and the
Adirondacks, Thousand Islands, Montreal
and Quebec.
Across the Islands Of Lake Cham
plain.
Reaching the best locations for Campg
and Fishing, touching ut the following sta
tions,-South Hero, Grand Isle, North
Hero, Isle LaMotte and Alburgh.
For time tables and full information ad-
dress
GEO. II. JARVIS,
General Manager,
G. B. HIBnARD,
General Pass. Agt.,
Rutland, VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-30

In Tan shades and white in color and of best quality
CUSPENDERS, no be under The shirt. making
- Shirt Waist out of any Neglgee shirt.
Thin goods for and general of
able goods, annels, etc. will be found counters
We fit you for hot weather from head to foot.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14

there need be but little loss from rot.
Rot in potatoes is caused by one of
three things: housing while wet, ex-
posure to too much cold, or housing
them in warm weather in houses that
are too tight. More potatoes are
spoiled by being banked or housed SO
close that the potatoes get too hot
and scald, than from any other cause.
The most important thing to do is
to keep the potatoes dry. Every
farmer knows that they go through a
sweat when first dug. The greener
the potatoes the more they will
sweat. In putting up potatoes in
tended for late use or seed, we sprin-
kle some dry dirt or sand all through
the pile. This will absorb all the
moisture, and should the potatoes get
too cold and rot on the outside of the
pile, the soil mixed with them will
prevent the rot from spreading. We
have often saved our potatoes this
way. 1t is hard sometimes to know
exactly how thick to bank, for when
the thermometer drops to 10 above
zero it requires a thick bank to keep
the cold out.
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
Cotton Acreage Must be Gradually
Increased.

At the meeting of the New Eng
land Manufacturers Association in
New York last week there was an
interesting address on "The Worlds
Supply and Consumption of Cotton"
by S. n. D. North, superintendent
of the department of manufactures,
United States Census, Boston.
Among other things Mr.. North said:
off the South shall continue it's pres
ent proportion of the supply it will
be growing fifteen million bales of
cotton in 1925, the greater part of
which will come from the fresher
lands west of the Mississippi River,
where cotton can be grown from one
and a half to two cents a pound
cheaper than in the States of the
Atlantic belt. The conclusion is
warranted, therefore, that the future
of the cotton trade is securely with
in the hands of the American pro-
ducers if they choose to have it. So
especially clear is, that in order to
gain the control of a crop which has
been worth four billion dollars to
the South 1873, there must continue
to be a gradual increase and not
curtailment of the Southern
acreage"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14

The State horticultural Society
will meet in, the auditorium of the
Agricultural Building, on Wednes-
day night, October 29th, of Fair
week. The Society invites the apple
growers of the State to meet with
them, and to hear the addresses of
Colonel Bracket, y. S. Pomologist;
DIR. Bailey, of Cornell University of
New York, and others, who will give
practical advice to those engaged in
fruit cultu1 e.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
Number 50.

answer. Among the well-tested va
rieties of this class are Purple Straw
or Blue Stem, Fultz, Red May, and
Currell.
Rye makes good pasturage or
green feed, to be cut and carried to
stock. Sown in September or early
October, it is the first plant ready
for cutting and for feeding green,
on good land reaching a sufficient
height about February. It can be
cut at least twice. It makes very
poor hay. It never winter-kills. Sow
1 to 112 bushels per acre.
All the small grains intended for
cutting early for feeding purposes
should be sown thickly on rich or
well-fertilized land. Those that are
to be cut by hand and fed green
should be sown in narrow drills. All
require liberal fertilizing with nitro
genous material, as stable manure,
cotton seed, or cotton-seed meal. IF
these are not at hand, apply in Feb
ruary or March, on the surface, 80
pounds per acre of nitrate of soda.
Phosphate in addition to any of these
fertilizers will on some soils increase
the yield of grain.
Farmers having for sale seed of
rye, oats, or beardless wheat, should
be able to sell these to advantage by
promptly advertising them.
Dwarf Essex rape has been repeat
edly grown at Auburn for winter
pasturage for hogs, which relish it,
making good growth on rape pasture
from December Is to April Is, when
supplied with half ration of corn.
Land must be as rich and as highly
fertilized as for turnips, and prepa-
ration, sowing and cultivation are
the same as with that crop, except
that rape is not thinned. Sow to 5
pounds of seed per acre in narrow
drills between September 20 and Oc-
tober 20. Seed are cheap, 10 to II
cents per pound, and they are sold
by all seedsmen. We have also sowed
rape in March, getting hog pastur-
age in May and June.
J. F. DUGGAR,
Agriculturist, Alabama Experiment
Station, Auburn, Ala.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
NOW IS THE TIME FOR SEEDING
OATS, RYE AND RAPE.
Notes About Crops That May Partially
Replace Corn.


Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
The corn crop of most parts of AL
ALBANIA has failed. To take the place
of corn there is need for the planting
of a larger acreage of small grains
and other forage crops than ever be-
fore. These crops should be planted
earlier than usual and they should be
fertilized with all the stable manure
and lot scrapings obtainable.
Fall-sown oats at Auburn have
yielded about so per cent more than
those sown after Christmas, and the
former can be fed several weeks be-
fore the latter are ready. 1t usually
pays to SOW oats in the fall, and to
risk the danger of winter killing
rather than to postpone sowing red
rust proof until after Christmas. The
danger of winter killing can be re-
duced by Cd sowing in October; (2)
SSI6CGILS 1OCdCIO1 pIOCSCISu OIl
the north by woodland, or on a
southern slope; CO drilling the seed
on well-drained land in shovel fur
rows only half filled in covering the
oats; or (4) by leaving the ground
rough or ridged.
The farmer can not afford for smut
to destroy 10 to 25 per cent of his
oat crop as usual. We prevent oat
smut at Auburn by wetting seed for
two hour in water containing 1 or.
of formalin for every 3 gallons of
water, then sowing or drying the
seed; or by soaking seed oats ten
minutes in water between 13O and
1876 deg. F., then cooling and either
drying or sowing the oats.
Turf or grazing oats are somewhat
harder towards cold than red rust
proof or Texas red oats, but less har-
dy than wheat. Turf oats require
earlier sowing and richer land, are
several weeks behind red rust proof
oats in maturing, and are more liza
Bile to rust and for the heads to be
incompletely filed.
Oats cut in the milk stage make
excellent hay, and the straw is more
completely eaten than if the plants
are allowed to ripen.
Beardless wheat is harder and
sooner ready for use than any of the
above. It should be largely sown this
year for either hay or grain for feed
ing purposes. If rust threatens, cut
it early. If cut in the early milk
stage the entire plant is eaten with
relish. Any good beardless variety
grown south of the Ohio River Cor
even somewhat further north) will
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14

If thou wouldst be happy, learn
to please.-Prior.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
Volume XVII.
AGRICULTURE
Harry Farmers Talks.
XCI.


Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
A few years ago we sowed some
oats in November. The land was so
dry that the plowman could not cut
more than five inches at each fur
row. We laughed at him because he
made such slow headway. The first
oats sown were up before the field
was finished.
OATS sOwN IN DRY WEATHER
The crop grew rapidly and was
larger at Christmas than the crop is
usually by the first of March, and
made the largest yield of any crop
we ever had. What surprised us
more than anything else, was to see
oats come up in such dry soil. Often
times have we seen them fail to come
in the spring on account of dry
weather This is something we do
not understand, We notice that
other farmers write about the same
thing. There is no doubt that plow-
ing land when very dry is best. 1t
makes the work much harder, but the
crops show the good effects.
A GATE WORTH PATTERNING AFTER
We noticed a gate a few days ago
that could not be opened by educat-
Il lo~, TNbo 1,+ Il, MO. ,,o+L,;,,c b,,+
a hasp with a pin to hold it on to the
staple. 1t makes no difference
whether the old SOW tried to lift the
gate up or pushed it she could not
get it open. There is a hasp made
with a latch to drop behind it when
it is put on the staple. 1t will cost
about five or ten cents, according to
size.
USES OF RED PEPPER.
Mary Jane is stringing the pepper
now and hanging it up to dry. It will
not be long before we will need some
for the sausage. And a little fed to
the hens will help to make them lay.
Pepper is one of the easiest crops
grown in the garden, and every farm
er should have a good supply on
hand. Just before the first frost
comes, gather about a quart of the
young green pods and put them in
bottle and pour in some good strong
vinegar and cork up tight, and you
will have a nice sauce for use all
through the winter. We like to add
a little to our fresh pork and turnips.
1t seems to help digest the fats of
pork.
KEEPING SWEET POTATOES
Did you lose any potatoes last
winter? If you did, can you account
for it? By careful management
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14

Editor OF The Progressive Farmer:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-03
Total receipts lib
The disposition Of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
- - A1-l


CATTLE-A steady downpour of rain this
morning made the cattle in the yards APP
pear in about as bad form as they possibly
could, but still packers took hold in fairly
good shape, and the more desirable grades
changed hands at what looked TO he about
steady prices.
There were right close to rs cars of corn
considerable quality, but still none of them
were what wCulo be called finished. The
market held Jrst about steady on the kinds
that sell from $3.50 up, but the warmed-up
kinds were slow sale and a little lower
than yesterday.
The COW market held just about steady.
There was, perhaps, a little uDevenness,
but as a general thing all kinds sold in
Just about the same notches they did yes
terday. A liberal proportion Of the re-
seipts consisted Of cows, but packers
seemed to want all there were In sight, and
the market as a whole was In very salts
factory condition.
There was no quotable change in the
prices paid for bulls, veal calves and stays.
There were comparatively few stockers
and feeders on sale this morning, so that
the better grades sold at just about steady
prices. There was very little demand from
the country yesterday, and the bad weather
today also tended to keep buyers at home,
so that Spectators were very slow about
buying the grades. That class of
cattle were probably a little lower.
The few cars of western beef steers that
arrived sold without much trouble at about
steady prices, where the quality was good.
little lower. Range COWS held Just about
steady, and so also did desirable grades
of stockers and feeders. Representative
galpg.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-03
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Trading is Quiet on Board of Trade, but
Better Tone IL Manifested.
ALL KINDS OF GRAINS INCREASE IN PRICE
wheat Heads Rise, but Corn and oats
! Follow Close Behind and Pro-
visions, Though weak,
Also Respond.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Trading in both
grains and provisions was rather quiet on
the Board Of Trade today, but a better tone
was manifested, May wheat closing &c
higher, with corn up nc and oats hdSso
better. January provisions were unchanged
There was general selling early in wheat
due to reports that the leading long oper-
ator had disposed Of his entire holdings.
Later a good demand sprung up on Brad
streets report showing an Increase OF only
1,120,OO0 bushels IL the worlds stocks for
the week. compared with an Increase the
corresponding week OF last year of $4,000
bushels. Seaboard cl%earances OF about
1900, 900 bushels of wheat and flour were also
bull factors. There was some liquidation
and near the top figures OF the day. May
opened a shade to lsc lower at TAgioc,
sold of to 75%c and then advanced grad
ually to 76c, closing &c higher at l5bn16c.
Primary receipts were 1872, 900 bushels, COM
pared with 10000 bushels a year ago.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts
OF I.T7 cars, which, with local receipts of
sc cars-only 2 of contract g~rade-made total
receipts for the three points of LOB cars,
against LAS cars last week and 1,l29 a year
Corn was strong throughout the entire
session, higher cables, unfavorable weather
present and prospective, and a good cash
as we'll az export demand combining to
create a bullish tendency. Shorts were the
best buyers and covered freely. The close
was strong, with May UP NC at 43Aq4S12c,
after selling between 425sc and 431hc. Local
receipts were 32 cars, with but 3 OF con-
tract grade.
good demand for May. There was consid-
cradle changing from December to May.
Unfavorable weather, light receipts and the
fuences. May closed Adssc higher at S2Mc,
after ranging between 32Ac and 32#c. Local
receipts were ISL cars.
Provisions ruled weak, Notwithstanding
the small stocks of contract product, which
were as light as had been anticipated. The
liberal receipts of hogs with lower prices
at the yards and prospects of a still further
increase In the receipts on account of the
exposition, were the weakening factors.
The close was steady, January pork being
unchanged at $15.S21a, while lard and ribs
were each a shade higher at S9.47h and $S.15
respectively.
40 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats, l2o cars; hogs,
5000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-03
Wool Market,

BOSTON, Dec. 2-WOOL-The market
has been quieter this week. but 1t is very
firm, Dealers say the market is in a
healthy. market and satisfactory, prices.
There is "A good movement in territory
at firm prices. Fine staple terri
45G50c. Texas woods are in good demand
at full quotations. Fall cleaned basis, A.
Q4Sc; twelve months. 5Sd60c; six to eight
months, spring, 53d5Sc. There Is a fair
vious prices; northern county, cleaned basis,
52G155c; middle counties. iSmS0c; southern,
4idJOc; six to eight months. 1Smi4c less,
oregon wool Is rather quiet; but steadily
held at quotations: eastern heavy, 13frl4c:
choice. l4ul612c. Fine fleece woods were
very firm, relatively a little more qHt@ts
sales are being made at full quotation;
Ohio and Pennsylvania, Xxx and above. 80
G3lc; X. 27m2Sc; delaine woods are in strong
position; Ohio and Pennsylvania washed
delaine, 32a3Sc; Michigan. 3Ogjlc; No. l,
3Cq3lc; No. ?. 29G30c; coarse, l6n21c, Lo-
cally Australian wool is very quiet, though
the small amount of wool offering is very
firmly held. quality and condition consid-
cred; combinR. choice, secured basis, 75a
soc; good. lSal6c; average, l2dIic,
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-WOOt-Firm; do
nestle fleece, 25d3Oc.
ST, LOUIS, Dec. 2.-WOOL-Strong, lkc
higher; medium grades and combing. l6G
@oc; light fine, lSalsl2c; heavy fine, ll@l5c
LONDON, Dec SGwoOL-The offerings
at the auction sales today numbered 9,9ei
bales. The Hope trade secured the bulk OF
a fair supply OF new clip Victorian greasy
was taken mainly by the continent. Amer
lea bought good sllpes and combing greasles
bales; secured, 6dGls Cd; greasy. b%d@ls
I'D Queensland, CO.. bales; secured, Is Id,
New Zealand, $3.50 bales; secured, ld1ls
and Natal, 400 bales; secured. 9dals Sd;
greasy, 6laHSd.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-03
stock in sight.
wEARE COMMISSION COMPANY.
11O-I11 BOARD of Trade. Omaha Ncb-
Telephone 1916.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-wHEAT-The mar
ket has been strong and higher, notwlth-
standing the large selling by Armour yes
terday and in spite of the open selling by
the same interest today. The strength has
been mainly on the large 59l,-
900 bushels, or the moderate increase In
Bradstreets and on the lessened primary
receipts. Prices were also helped by sup
posed Armour buying through commission
houses later In the day, and the market
advanced about a cent for the May. The
December discount widened to about size
under the May. Cables were relatively
firm. Worlds visible increased 1,12O.O0O
bushels, against 5,220.OOO last year. Primary
receipts, 1,S2S,OOO bushels. against. 1.49l,O0l Il
year ago. In the northwest 1917 cars,
against LOIS last year. Contract stock,
3,335, 900 bushels, increase $4,000. Mlnneapo-
lis In three days increased its stock 100000
for export. Duluth says 100000 bushels
sold for shipment. Local receipts, Sc cars,
with 2 cars contract. Argentine. crop ad-
vices favorable. Weather bad for move
ment; rain and snow predicted. Sample
market has been active and strong. Esti-
mates for tomorrow, 40 cars.
CORN-Market has been strong, helped by
unfavorable weather, a small estimate for
Wednesday and an advance of 1c In sam
trade has not been very large, but the
buying has been better than the selling.
Some of the local bulls who bought y%ester-
day have taken profits. Local receipts, 302
cars, with 3 cars contract. for
Wednesday, $50 cars. Clearances, $4,000
bushels. The contract stock is only sol 900
NAA- = "a eftNNN DNLAANAaf LUZ
OF the Rockies corn increased 926, 700 BUSH
els. Kansas City was up lc on cash. New
York reports 5 loads taken for export.
Cables were steady, except for spot. which
was I9d}c lower.
OATS-The market has been steady, with
May oats Nc higher and cash up 1Rc. The
main feature has been buying by Howe.
Local receipts. ISL cars, with 10 contract.
tTsnt stesk fof 5s W SSo hI sbels 10 sta Iars; CG3n n-
crease 26.OO0 bushels. East of the Rockies
oats decreased 81, 900 bushels. Public and
private stocks, 3,42S,0 900 bushels, decrease
b37, 900 bushels. Weather has been a factor
in oats as we'll as in corn.
PROVISIONS-The market opened easy
on larger receipts of hogs. Commission
houses bought pork and lard at opening.
In grain, also buying of pork,
lard, and ribs by Upton. strengthened the
at the yards &c lower. Estimates for to-
&c, 600. Hogs In the west today,
lO3, 300, against $500 last week and 100. 500
last year.