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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-14
GOOD FARMING PAYS.
HARRY FARMER
Columbus Co N. q.

The Wadesboro correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer writes that
paper under date Of 25th ult.
"In an interview with Mr.. W. e.
Crosland last night, your correspond
emit culled some valuable lessons in
farming. Mr.. Crosland is the active
member of the Everett and Crosland
farm, located in Richmond county,
and Marlboro county, South Caro-
lima. He said that twenty-five years
past, last January, Capt. w. E
Everett and he invested $40, 900 each
in 1, 600 acres of land and farm para
phernslia. On the first of January
last they took an inventory and
found that, after having lived on the
proceeds of the farm, edoated sew
ersl children, and each member
drawing out $40, ,OOOduring the twen-
ty-two years, there yet remained, ir-
Guiding mo leys on hand, real estate,
farm products unsold, stock, cattle
and personal effects, over $1LO, 900 IN
assets. They now have 5000 acres
OF land in a high state of cultivation
with everything needful for success
full farming. These figures show q
profit of 33% per cent. in round
numbers per annum.
"Mr. Crosland says there is no
man living who can make a success
farming who persists in planting
any one crop, be it cotton, corn, to
baoco, pinders or what it may. The
only practical way to make planting
pay is to rotate your crops and diver
sify your farming.
THE success of these gentlemen
only shows that farm judiciously
managed is profitable and that the
lack of success among the majority
of planters is due to mismanage-
ment."
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A PROFITABLE HALF ACRE

Prof. John w. Lloyd, of the IlLi-
nois Agricultural College, planted IA
one. half acre farmers garden He
reports has experience as follows:
elf nothing is charged for the use
of the land or the manure, the total
ooss would be summarized as fol
lows: Seeds and plants, $5 As; in
seoticides, so cents labor, $26 IL ;
tDtal, $32 O6.
I'm return for the expenditure the
garden furnished a continuous sup
ply of fresh vegetables throughout
the growing season, with enough
sweet corn for drying, tomatoes for
canning, cucum bers, pepper, ,cab boage,
string beans and green tomatoes for
picking; onions, beets, carrots, par
snips, satisfy, winter radishes, cab
bage and celery for winter use and
parsnips, horseradish and satisfy left
in the ground for spring. These
vegetables could not have been
bought in the usual way for less than
$83 9I This leaves balance of
$51 7S in favor of the garden. What
other half acre on the farm pays as
Well?"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-14
A NUT FARM FOR FORSYTH

Winston Journal: A nut farm is
one of the latest endeavors in tho
wav OF enter prise by one of our citI-
zans Mr.. Frtnk jenkins, who has
just returned from Texas, has pnr-
chased large quantity of plants and
is arranging to go into the nut rails
ing business on a large scale CsDt
R A. Jenkins has farm two miles
nor thwest of Winston admirably
suited for this business and Mr.. q
F. Jenkins is now having planted
there six thousand plants of pecan,
walnut and chestnut It will require
a number of years before these
plants will grow sufficiently to bear
There are now planted on this farm
about two thousand fruit trees and
it is expected to increase this num-
Der to five thousand.
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Raleigh, N. c., January Il, 1902.

portation a long distance except in
cool weather.
We are delighted with growing
and eating.
THE SATISFY OR OYSTER PLANT
something that is not generally
grown here in North Carolina. Il
is for winter use and served in differ.
ent ways. Good cooks make of it
one of the finest of table dishes. Any
person will soon become fond of such
q dish. The plants stand in the
ground all winter like the parsnip or
carrot; cold does not seem to hurt
them. The vast root crops are com-
ing more into notice and the sooner
the better.
r.. r. MOORE.
Guilford Co., N. G.
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Agriculture.
TP- COOLMAN's RRJOINDER.

pr.,knsrl HaS Rot Yet Convinced Him
Ths, Lsvsl TsrraOing 10 Best
,ndence Of The Progressive Farmer.
'Ido not like 80 rush into print for
argument with a gentleman and
Il .obolar, and especially with one
.t can handle his subject 80 we'll
osn Mr.. Blacknall; but it is a sure
AZ that one of Us is wrong, and
hat has already been said may
,.nse some man TO terrace his land
n the wrong manner.
THE POINT AT ISSUE
Let IL be understood that the only
thing about which 1 beg TO differ
vith Mr. Blacknall is this:
Heolsims that a terrace 80 prevent
land from washing should be laid of
IN a level, and claim that it should
have at least three inches fall in
fifty feet.
Il is impossible TO keep all the
vstsr on the field at the time of q
hard rain, and if we do not fix q
plsce to carry it off, it will fix one of
ia own. And this one of it's own
will generally be straight down the
hill across the rows, leaving a small
gully at first that will get deeper
s7ery hard rain.
Mr.. Blacknall surely knows that
ten minutes of hard rain would over
Aow level terrace of two feet hi Oh,
while if it had some fall the water
would be gradually carried OF and
the land below the terrace would be
pOtso'ei.
It is generally the water that
comes from far up the hill and gath
ers strength on its way that does the
bad work. If you can control that
and carry it of where it should go,
you will protect your land from
Washing. There is no one that hates
10 see a field of good soil washed
away any more than I do. It is
often cheaper TO buy other land than
10 restore badly washed away fields.
After reading what Mr.. Blacknall
has said, 1 am compelled TO think
that his land is
NOT 80 HILLY OR SANDY
nor 50 devoid of vegetable matter az
the lands here. His system may be
al right for fresh or grass lands
Hisinstrumentf for lay ing off terraces
Is up TO date I have often wished
that had just such a one, but have
never had chance TO buy one.
A. T. GOODMAN.
CASTOR Co, N. G.
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Guilford Co., N. c.
TREATING A BADLY DRAINED SOIL.
r. r. MOORE

Jurisprudence of The Progressive Farmer.
Drainage of a heavy, thick soil, in
Clined to be hiIly and uneven, is
something that is not always an easy
matter, but If one has such farm
the sooner he begins to make the
Improvement the better. It is waste
of time and money to attempt farm
ing on a field that demands drainage
badly, and it is wisdom to abandon
the farm entirely or begin to drain
it. have succeeded SO we'll with q
home system of drainage with stones
that it may be worth recording. The
soil was at first quite full of stones,
which first picked off and piled in
one part of the field. A few stones
would work up to the surface every
spring, and these would also pick
up. In the course of a fe y seasons
[ had fairly good soil without many
stones to annoy me. But the drain
age was bad. The water would settle
in the soil and on the surface in the
spring, and the land was always late
in getting into tillable condition. It
was cold and wet when most other
soils we're dry and warm. This
made plowing late, or if done early
a muddy and unpleasant task. The
land sloped down in one general
direction, but there we're numerous
depressions which collected the water
all al ng
Idecided to drain. 1 planned the
whole thing out on paper, noting the
general direction of the slopes.
could not afford tiles or any expen
sive material, and so l decided to use
the piles of stones I plowed'deep
ditohes across the land, making them
all run parallel with the main slope,
aud cutting cross-ditches in the op
posite direction. In this way the
whole soil of the field was drained 80
that the surplus water would run
into main ditches and thus down to
swampy levels. Then proceeded to
dll in the ditcbes with the stones,
using the large ones first, and
placing them so that the largest pos
sible spaces would be left between
On top of these l packed the smaller
ones, and on top of them placed
aver of straw and corn stalks. Then
I topped it off with six inches of Ill,
bringing the surface up to within Il
few inches with the general level Of
hs field Now this drainage work
perfectly. The soil is never clogged
with surplus water do not plow
over the drains, but have permitted
a sod of grass to form on them &c
mark their course. The water fol
10 owing the line of the ditohes drains
off below the surface, and there is q
steady outpour in the main ditch in
rainy weather. The cost was only
lat of my own personal labor.
G. w. WINNERS
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POTATOES FOB PROFIT.
Vance Co., N.

'>OrreapOndenCe OF The Progressive Farmer.
The difficulty of raising good pota-
toes is due 8s much TO the soil, seed
and climate as to any method of cuL
tUre, and it is often useless for farm
ers in one section of the country TO
attempt TO compete with those In
more favorable places to raise fancy
potatoes. Yet / believe it is only the
fancy stock that pays. Ordinary
potatoes DO not pay any more than
ordinary yields of crop prove profit
able. We must be able TO raise
large, fancy potatoes, and extra
large Drops, TO make this business
gay. Then, indeed, we have
speciality that one can depend on to
prove very profitable.
AS l said at the beginning, pota-
toes are largely a matter of location,
climate and soil. If these are not
naturally supplied consider il profit
less work to attempt to raise these
products for commercial purposes.
It is far better to devote the time
aud attention to other farm crops.
But supposing these TO be supplied,
it is then only necessary to study the
most approved methods of potato
culture to find success. The first
essential is to see what the market
demands. So called fancy potatoes
are always of a fair, uniform size.
The abnormally large potato is
neither profitable to raise, nor in
great demand. It takes too long to
cook it, and housekeepers do not
want it. A moderate size and uni
form throughout is the most desir-
able crop that we can desire. Plants
thas yield heavily of euch potatoes
are she best for commercial uses.
Next to size, the color and condition
of the skin should be considered.
The delioately- -pink-tinted potato 10
the one that attracts attention, and
invariably receives the prize To
obtain this the seed must first be
selected with that in view. If one
Gan give the potatoes the right soil
and fertilizer this tendency to a thin,
pink tinted skin will become empha-
sized. Undoubtedly both the ap-
pearance and quality of the potatoes
are greatly Influenced by the soil
and fertilizers. Some soils produce
fine commercial potatoes without
much effort on the part of the farmer.
The potatoes require particularly an
evenly balanced fertilizer of nitro.
gen, sulphate of potash, and phos-
phoric acid. This should be supplied
in the proportion of about 4 per
cent. Of the first, 18 per cont of the
second and 6 per cent. Of the third.
This fertilizer is strong enough,
however, at first to burn the Y ung
sprouts Of the seed, and oonseq quently
it muss be put in tie trench or hill
l)ng enough before planting 80
permit it 30 beco as dissolved and
chemically mixed with tae sell. In
any case the fertilizer should be
mixed with the soil so that it will
not come in direct contact with the
potatoes. A light soil wiz plenty
of the right fertilizer will keep the
potatoes from growing muddy and
soggy in appearance, and tinge it
with the bright pink color that is 80
much desired by housewives and
market men.
W. 0. HAVERLAND.
Ts0nO Ta1and N Y
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II a few days and you will soon see
them sitting still for hours.
THE BREED

THE BREED
has a great deal 20 do with egg pro.
duotion. Show us any very active,
restive hen and we will vouoh for
her laying qualities, hence let the
very large breeds severely alone
Any breed will lay in the spring
when eggs are only worth 2 cents
per dozen. We do not want any
chickens with feathers on their legs.
We like as far as we have tried them
the following breeds and in the or
der named: Brown Leghorn White
Leghorn; Plymouth Rock crossed on
our native chickens.
Mary Jane wanted some Buff
Cochlns, and with little effort soon
had q good number of hens. But
after trying them a year or two she
gave them up in disgust, after find
ing she could not get any eggs dur
ing the -yinter.
If you want the best layers for
winter, you must have pullets
hatohed not later than the first of
May. Old hens will not lay many
eggs before they become broody. No
hen that does not lay 100 eggs a year
will be profitable.
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co, N. &.
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No. 4e
ately as requisite here as anywhere.
Bat
TUru r,ruwv-vo.--

9O&SA00 44O4 GSS bUy "446EGs
Bat
THE RETURNS ARE QUICKER
than in other lines of fruit growing.
A little over twelve months-and AZ
the far South a much shorter period
-kntervenes between seed time and
harvest. The returns to the acre
are larger than in almost anything
else, but the outlay OF money and
labor is also.
It is hardly necessary to reiterate
the oautl0n against beginner being
too greedy, trying TO make all the
money there is at one master stroke.
Let the beginner begin at the bottom
and work up as to acreage. Il beats
beginning at the top and working
down. Then too he might have 20
repeat the experience of the Irish.
man who said that fall was moth
ing the trouble being there was q
sudden stop at one end of the fall.
o. w. BLAoKNALL.
Vance Co., N. C.
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BONE AND MEAT SCRAPS.


Is does not require a large amount
Out 1t must be given often enough
70 supply the demands of the hens.
bugs contain large amount of
O0ny material in their legs and the
covering that we call shells. Take
'ne common grasshopper, and you
viii nnd the bones of his legs on the
outside while that of the hen is on
'ne inside, but each has the bone
most suited to It's life. We mention
'lis to show the necessity for sup
plylng this insect food in some other
form.
We have given red pepper in warm
~usn made from o0rn meal in the
"ornlng when the weather was very
ood. Among the grains which give
y sue most satisfaction in the produo
"on OF eggs is rough rice. We have
u'ea 1t very advantageously this
Way.
come claim that if hens are fed on
= exclusively and have a large range
y run on that they will lay all
through the fall and winter.
mere Is one fact that every egg
producer should keep in mind, and
that il
HENS MUST TAKE EXERCISE
great deal of it, in order to lay !;
= auu We are of the opinion that exer-
use mas as much 80 do with the pro
aU'!.on Of eggs as the food. When
g. grain like oats, rice, etc Q
~ 1t makes the hens scratch m, re
.II Su when corn is fed. Give hens
:" the corn they will eat up clean
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-14

Is is al but useless TO. plant seeds
when the springtlme is gone; the
har vest of characters must depend
In part upon planting the soil in the
time of awakenlng.-EK
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-14

pr.,knsll HaS Not Yet Convinced Him
That LsvsI TSrraCing iS Best
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HARRY EARKER's TALKS.
LVIII.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
4 wish ID add something TO my
last weeks talk on eggs and poultry.
Hens that cannot get bugs, worms
aud fO0d of that kind must have
some substitute in order that they
may lay eggs. The best substitute
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-14
Long Island, N. Y

Earth's noble-t thing, a woman !,
perfected. Lowell.
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EnEIIsh Deer Hunting.

The running of the deer begins In
November and II is said they often
take as keen an interest In the hunt as
their pursuers. The hounds are never
allowed To kill them, and the same
ones are often run for several success
sive years. Twenty-Five of the helfers
and does are selected for the seasons
sport and two are usually run in a
week. The one chosen for the day is
drawn in queer looking two wheeled
covered cart to the appointed place.
The back of the cart is lowered until
it is level with the ground. When the
door is opened, the deer steps out, shifts
the air, with his head up, and takes a
sweeping glance around before he is
away like shot. He is given five
minutes claw" while the well trained
hounds and horses stand tremblingly
impatient 10 be off in pursuit.
The old English staghounds have be-
come extinct, and foxhounds, bred for
the purpose Of the chase, have sue
ceeded them. SO feet are they that
the horses become jaded in their ef-
forts to keep up with them.-Century.
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London church curlo-,tle..

In st. Dionls, in Fenchurch street
there are four monster syringes, which
were at one time the only form of fire
brigade appliances in London. The
celebrated golden tombstone in St.
Katharine's, Regents park. is very
well known. 1t is tombstone, or,
rather, a small slab of pure gold, sur
rounded by an oak frame. Many peo-
pie are unaware that the body of Nell
Gywnn reposes in vault in St Martin
in-the Fields, and still larger number
of persons are ignorant of the fact
that beneath the same church there is
still in existence the old parish whip
ping post Beneath st. Etheldreda's s
church. In Ely place Is the only sub
terranean place of worship in London,
II is completely furnished chapel
with sitting accommodations for 200
people. ST. Ethel,lreda's is The oldest
Roman Catholic church In England.
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Texas 6 Pacific Railway.

The territory to which excursion
tickets for the holidays will be sold
has been considerably widened. In
addition to the usual sale Of tickets
to points in the Southeastern states,
the T. e. p. railway company will also
sell roun trip tickets to principal
points in Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas,
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Ne
braska, North and South Dakota, Min
nesota and Wisconsin.
The rate will be one first-class fare
plus So for the round trip and tickets
may be purchased December 10, II,
81, %, 2S and 26, good to return with
in thirty days from date OF sale.
Further information regarding rates,
through service sleepers. free seats in
chair cars, etc, may be had from any
railroad ticket agent, or through cor
respondence with II. P. Hughes, trav-
cling passenger agent, Fort Worth,
Texas, or e. p. Turner. @. P. & T. A.,
Z. & p. railway company, Dallas,
Texas.
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Saturday. Jan. 8.

James p. Snyder VS.. woodmen Of
the World.
Galveston Shoe and Hat Co. VS.. j.
r. Donohoo ct al.
Galveston Dry Goods Co. VS.. j. r.
Donohoo ct al
G. C. & s. +. Ry Co. VS.. d. T. Mis-
bett.
C. G. 6 $. ?. Ry. Co. VS.. H. C.
Stong ct al.
II. p. Wood VS.. w. A. Sullivan ct al.
NAPLES Platter Grocer Co. VS.. Dono-
hoo g. Wheeler
Goodbar & Co. VS.. Donohoo &
Wheeler.
C. G. Kean VS.. T. T. Sanders.
VIM. T. Holloway VS.. Western Okla.
homa Ry. Co. ct al.
VIM. f. Warren VS.. r. p. Short ct al.
VIM. f. Warren VS.. F. e. Little ct al.
w. c. Baker VS.. Bernard Corrigan
& Co.
Jno b. Jacobs VS.. John Caruthers.
Jno. b. Jacobs VS. M. e. Dodson ct al
Isaac Roberts VS.. A. b. Rounsaville.
Bert Mathis VS.. Bernard Corrlgan
e. Co.
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Needed a Rest.

REST is not quitting the busy ca
reer," says the poet. The truth of the
saying was impressed on an Arkansas
family by Lulu. their colored cook. She
was fat, lazy aud ''notlonal." says Har.
per's Magazine. but her cooking was
perfect. and Mr. and Mrs. Lawton lg-
nored her whIms ana reduced her work
10 minimum,
Good cooks were so hard TO get that
the question OF adding a feathers
weight to Lulu's duties was discussed
In subdued whisper One day Lulu
resigned her position.
why, Lulu" asked Mrs. Lawton,
what is the matter? Is the work too
hard for your
well, ma'am." replied Lulu, "I'm all
tired out I'm going home and take In
washing and rect up"
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An AncIen, crrek relic.

AS memorial Of their victory in
their final aud desperate struggle at
Palatea 10 hurl back the invading east.
the ancient Greeks made a tripod from
the golden cups of the Pcrslans' table
and the bronze Of their soldiers armor
1t bore on lts sides the names OF every
city whose soldiers fought and fell In
the supreme moment OF a nations life
That tripod stlll exists at Constantine
pie, national relic which has endured
longer than the states whose deeds Il
consecrated.
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VlcARIoUs RESTITUTION.
Tho Preacher Got the Hens and the
Decree Was Revoked.

Jus NhfNONNhs
: Not long since a respectable colored
preacher. who was noted for his abll-
ity to "russ OUT people from the pull
pit, was hurling thunderbolts of in
vective against his congregation be-
cause of a great wave Of lying and
stealing that was sweeping over the
city. Among other things. he said:
mo longer'n las night some one
come an stole de las two chicklns dat
me an nah ole oman had. | b'lieves
de thief is in dis house right now, an
hereby countersigns him to evahlastin'
punishment. DE niger dat stole dem
chlcklns is a-gwinter burn fur it sho.
Yo' hyeah meI De cree has gone
FORTH"
Next morning a colorcd man with
two fine hens came up to the preach
er's door. He said;
"Parson, hyeah's yo' ch'ckins."
mo, sah," said the preacher, eylng
the chickens closely, desc amt nah
chickins."
''I knows dey amt perzactly yo'wn,
explained the parishioner, "but desc is
to tex de place Of yo'wn. Yo' chickina
wuz ct up TO de cree went forth, m
las night after l went to bed my con
shunce hurt me so tell had to git up
an go ovah to Marse Bob's house an
git two mo- chickins. Parson, do tex
desc chickins, an fur de Lawd's sake
tex dat cree back too"-LippincottS
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How to Prevent croup.

II will be good news to the mothers
OF small children TO learn that Group
can be prevented. The first sign OF
Group Is hoarseness. A day or two
before the attack the child becomes
hoarse. This Is soon followed by a
peculiar rough cough. Give Chamber,
lain's Cough Remedy freely as soon
az the child becomes hoarse, or even
after the rough cough appears, and II
will dispel all symptoms OF Group. In
this way all danger and anxiety may
be avoided. This remedy Is used by
many thousands OF mothers and has
never beea known to fail. IL Is, In
fact, the only remedy that can always
be depended upon and that Is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by City
Drug Store. +. j. Ramsey and Ard
more Drug Co.
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A Cold Wave.

The forecast Of sudden changes In
the weather serves notice that a
hoarse voice and heavy cough may
invade the sanctity of health In your
own home Cautious people have a
bottle OF One Minute Cough Cure al
ways at hand. E. ii. Wise, Madison,
Ga, writes; 81 am indebted to One
Minute Cough Cure for my present
good health and probably my life. "
II cures coughs. colds la grippe. bron-
ehitis. pneumonia and ali throat and
lung troubles. One Minute Cough
Cure cuts the phlegm. draws out the
Inflammation. heals and soothes the
mucous membranes and strengthens
the lungs. City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-24

Rogers silver knives and forks will
accompany many Christmas greet.
ing. II you are In doubt about what
to give mother or some married friend
don't overlook these at
WILLIAMS, CORHN & CO.'S.
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Caller-Mr. Sharpe. have come to
ask your advice as to the quickest way
to be relieved from my debts?
Lawyer thinking for a moment Of
something else) - Pay them. 80 Chicago
Tribune