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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-04
GROWING RAPE.
States

At the meeting of the Wisconsin
Agricultural Experimental Associa-
ton recently held in Madison a mum,
Der of reports were given regarding
experiments in rape growing the
past season
AS indicating the nature of these
reports we give the following: Va
riety Essex. The soil in which it
was sown was a heavy clay +; plowed
in the spring and sowed broadcast
Immediately after oats we're sown,
about five pounds TO the acre.
The field was then narrowed and
crushed, lea ving the ground in fine
filth. The little plants began to
make their appearance June 30 and
from that time on made good prog
ress, but did not seem TO interfere
with the oats. The weather during
the greater part of the growing sea-
son was exceedingly dry and the en-
tire crop suffered. The oats were
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-04

If a farmer becomes vexed at his
chickens and chunks them from his
grainfield with a corn cob or carries
them down street by the feet with
their heads down, he is guilty of a
misdemeanor and may be fined or
imprisoned; but some outlandish
dude or other person too lazy to
work for an honest living-if the
farmer is 30 far behind the times as
to allow it-may prowl over his
farm, kill half his birds and wound
the other half to die in agony, but
boast of his wonderful skill and pos
sibly persuade himself and a few
other fools that he a gentleman of
oulture.-Ploughboy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-04

more nearly approached type than is
customary in those breeds.
Il, therefore, appears probable
that the conclusions reached from
these experiments, namely, that the
scrub or dairy bred animal will make
q pound of gain in weight on as little
food as the beef-breed steer may be
somewhat faulty, but 1t is quite GER
tain that the beef breeds have no
such marked superiority in this re-
spect ag many have believed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-04

cut the last week in July. In out
ting them the machine was tilted 80
as TO leave the stubble and rape
plants about six inches in height. In
a short time after the oats were re-
moved the rape came on very rapidly
and in about three weeks 1t was fit
for feeding purposes. The ground
beinS at that time pretty we'll Gov
cred with forage we turned our COWS
onto it for about two hours each
morning after milking. The rest of
the day they had the run of a good
grass pasture. The milk from these
ten COWS was sent TO the creamery.
We could not detect any faint in the
milk or did the man at the station.
Later in the season on another
piece of ground I sowed some rape
twelve days after sowing the oats
and narrowed it, but this piece did
not get a good start and did not
thrive like that first first sown, but
1 think it was due to the fact that
the season was exceedingly dry dur
ing the time it should have been
growing.
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Farm Miscellany.
THE SOUTHERN Hay CROP.

Col. j. B. Killebrew, the we'll
known authority upon Southern
agriculture, finds that probably the
most encouraging feature in South
ern agriculture Is in the rapid in
crease in the production of hay and
forage crops. up to $780," he
writes in the Twentieth Anniversary
Number of the Manufacturers REQ
ord of Baltimore, ''nesrly all the hay
used in the South was shipped from
the Northern States. The small
amount produced led to the belief
that Southern soils or the Southern
climate, or both, were untitled for
the growing of the hay grasses
Even up TO 1880 the tonnage of
Southern-grown hay was exceedingly
small. The ensus figures of that
date show a production of only l..
412, 964 tons, grown on 1,716, 8O5
acres, which is only .82 of a ton to
the acre. By 1890 this useful crop
had increased threefold in the s south
ern States, and the yield had in,
creased 35 per cent. The year 1900
showed a production of $3.50, O53
tons, grown on 2,648 GAG acres, show
ing a yield of 1 48 tons TO the acre
and an increase in yield of 80 per
cent. 1t is worthy of note that the
average yield for the whole United
States during that year was only 1.28,
showing that in yield the Southern
States outBtripped the Northern
States"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-04
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Grasses at Eofsgl!laat d Tie sEa
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THE CREAMERY ORGANIZED.

We learn with pleasure Of the or
ganization of a creamery at Moores'
vile. A good example for other
communities has been set. The En-,
terprise says:
A large number of interested par
ties were addressed yesterday after
noon at Pytbian Hall by Mr.. G. g.
Voight, of Hsrrisonburg, Va, in re.
gard to the establishment of q cream
cry at this place. The meeting was
an enthusiastic one and the talk will
probably result in good for the pro-
motors of this particular industry.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Voigt's
address the meeting went into a bust
ness session and effected an organi-
zation. The name. of the plant will
be known as the Mooresville Cream
cry Company. Directors were elected
as follows: s. A. Lowrance, j. A.
Stewart, W. M. Neel, J. L. Ballard,
G. G. Voigt, R. M. Harris and S. B..
Hart. The directors then met and
elected the following officers: s. A.
Lowranoe, President J. A. Stewart,
Vice President R. NJ. Harris, Score
tary; W. M. Neel, Treasurer !; G. g..
Voigt, Assistant Secretary and Man.
ager.
The board Is now considering the
location and transacting other bust
ness to push the enterprise into
working order as quick as possible
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-04

Plow your manure under as soon
as spread. In an Agricultural De-
partment experiment. with fodder
beets followed by wheat grown on
plats on which in n instance ma
nure was plowed under as soon as
applied, while in the other it was
spread over the surface of the ground
and allowed to lie for two months
during the winter before being
plowed under, showed oonolusively
that the former method is a saver of
plant food.-G. E Mitchell.
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Grow Grasses and Raise Cattle

Examine agricultural statistics land see Ets
high rank North Carolina takes in yield 'pa
acre Of grasses and forage. crops. Com
pare her advantages for stOck-raising with
those Of other States. Profit by these .fsCh
Grow grasses; raise stock. And whether y0u
have few animals or many, you cannot abort
not to read
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
PREACHER SHORT WOULD
NOT MARRY CHILDREN

A young couple from Philadelphia.
neither of whom is over Is years OF
age. came to this city today TO be mar
ried. After obtaining a license they
went TO the home of the Rev. Dr. r..
Burgette Short, but NE. noticing their
youthfulness. called up City Solicitor
Rein.hardt before he would marry them
and asked his advice.
Mr.. Reinhardt said that unless the
girl could present a letter from her
mother he would not perform the
ceremony. This She could not do. "a
there was nothing left for Dr. Shott
TO do but to refuse to marry the cou-
pie.
Much crestfallen, the young people
left the house and boarded a trolley car
for Philadelphia.
The name of the couple could not be
learned, beyond that of the girl Is
Brooks. She was plainly dressed in q
shirt waist and blue skirt, and wore q
straw hat with a big bunch of pinl
| flowers on IL.
They obtained their license from the
office of the Clerk of the Peace, bu
when seen he refused to discuss the
matter.
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
CHILD TELLS DAMAGING STORY
Says She Did Not See Her Mother on Morn.
ing Of Murder
Special to the Evening Journal.


, Lanrel, April 30.-Whether Elmer p.
Collins be guilty or innocent Of the
murder of his wife, the officers of the
law are said to be weaving a net OF
evidence around him that will cause
him no little trouble to overcome.
The State detectives will not give
out any of the information which is
alleged to be in their possession.
Little Hazel Collins, the 4-year-old
child of Elmer p. Collins, the suspect,
made the following statement when
interrogated in the presence of several
witnesses:
who dressed you on the morning
your mamma was killed."
Papa"
"Who dressed your baby sister?"
Papa"
Does papa usually dress you in the
mornings?'
mo. sir"
who gave you your breakfast"
Papa"
did he say where your mamma
was?"
"she was out in the field cutting
greens for dinner"
Did you see your mamma at all that
morning?"
mo. sir"
Doesn't she always dress you and
your little sister in the morning?"
yes. sir"
did you go into the field with
your father that morning?"
Yes. sir"
"What did your father do when he
came back from the field?"
"He called mamma. but she did not
answer. and he found her in the
stable"
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
five INJURED
: : ON FULTON
Explosion Occurs on the SUBJ
aisaa marine Boat
AT DELAWARE BREAKWATER
Boat Which Vas Only Slightly
Damaged Was on Her Way
10 Washington
AT DELAWARE BREAKWATEN

Lewes. Del. April s0.--A severe ex-
plosion occurred yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock aboard the United
States submarine boat Fulton, from
Brooklyn for Norfolk. The boat had
made a successful run from Sandy
Hook TO the Delaware BrealSwater
and was Just rounding the cast end
OF the pile and partly submerged
when the accident occurred. Nine
men we're in the hold and three men
on deck at the time. Charles Bech-
tol. gunner, was so severely cut
about the head that he was unable to
care for himself. and others helped
him to the deck making their escape
as the hold was rapidly filling with
gasoline fumes.
Lieutenant Arthur Macarthur, son
of Major General Macarthur. was cut
above the eye; Charles Minor, assist
ant engineer, had his nose split open
by flying debris; Harry Moore was
injured about the head. and Lieutenant
Oscar Kohen. of the Austrian navy,
was slightly injured.
Captain Frank Cable, Lieutenant II.
II. Morrell and Boatswain Charles
Berg were on deck when the explo-
sion occurred and signalled the tug
Storm King and the yacht Mindora for
assistance. Burbage & Company's
steam launch Palacea, being near.
went alongside and took the injured
men ashore to the United States Ma
rine Hospital for treatment. All were
able TO leave after having their
wounds dressed except Bechtol, whose
skull Is laid bare in several places
but his recovery is considered GER
tain.
The explosion was caused by an &C
cumulation of gas which had beer
generated by the storage battery. All
though the explosion was a violent
one the vessel was only slightly in
1ured. She will be towed TO tho Hol
land company's station at New Suf
folk for repairs as soon as the
weather moderates. Il will take sew
eral days TO put the battery in service
able condition.
Tho Fulton left Sandy Hook $50
Monday morning. Shortly afterward
she submerged and made IS miles I'M
der water. going at the rate of fivo
miles an hour Off Long Branch. She
came to the surface and made six
miles an hour during the trip until
the accident occurred. She proved TO
be a good sea boat, and did not once
require the assistance of her convoy.
The engines ran continuously for 20
hours. Those on board we're highly
pleased with her performance.
Captain Frank S. Gable, who was in
command of the Fulton, said last
night: 'The accident was an occur.
renee which could never be foreseen,
but which can be guarded against in
the future, and which in no way af-
fects the eventual success of subma.
rine navigation, even while It has put
a Quietus on this particular trip"
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
JUDGE As WOODCHOPPER
and ALSO CLODHOPPER
Strenuous Indulgence in His Old Time
Pursuits Has Slifiened Mr.. Town
sends "JiRtS"

If any person should call Deputy
City Judge Sylvester ID. Townsend, Jr.,
a "wo0dchopper," he no doubt would
note an exception, but that is what he
was last Saturday. Becoming home
sick and feeling that he would like
again to feel the freedom of rural life
the Judge visited an uncle near Kim
bleville He wanted exercise, so he
with four other young men, chopped
down two chestnut trees which, when
cleaned up, made 115 fence posts. There
are many blisters on Judge Town
sends hands as a result of his strenu-
Gus welding of tine axe.
Not satisfied with being a wood
chopper" he decided to turn "clod-
hopper" and on Monday morning. as
the sun peeped over the hills, the
Judge. attired in farm costume. went
with plow and horse to the field and
spent the whole day turning UP the
soil.
Ii was hard labor, and today Judge
Townsend Is as stiff and sore in thf
'jints" as an old stage horse after a
hard days travel.
He worked off his homesickness
When asked why he did it, he said that
he wanted a taste Of the old life again
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
REPUBLICANS NOW In
CHARGE OF ALMSHOUSE

At the meeting Of the Trustees OF
the Poor. in Farnhurst, today, the
Democrats stepped down and out and
the Republicans took possession OF the
keys of the county hospital There
were no impressive ceremonies be-
cause Of the prevalence OF smallpox in
the State Hospital for the Insane.
II is the first time in eight years
and the second time since the New
Castle County Hospital was built that
a Republican superintendent and stan
is in charge. Superintendent Black
burn succeeds David Mccoy, Drs. Bas-
tian and Briggs succeed Drs. Springer
and Draper; James Lattomus, attor-
ney. succeeds e. r. Cochran, Jr.; DIR.
Henry succeeds Or. Belville as presi-
dent of the board. and ]. w. Parker
succeeds John Lawson as secretary.
The following appointments were
made: George Groves. watchman;
William huntington. farmer; Peter
Waters. fireman. The contracts for
furnishing supplies to the institution
will be awarded this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
MET DEATH ON RAILROAD
Unknown COlOrcd Man Fell in Front Of
Work Train

An unknown colored boy, about rs
years old, fell in front of work train
on the p. w. q b. CUTOFF near the
Lobdell Car Wheel Works this morn
ing, and was instantly killed. The en-
gineer saw the boy on the tracks, and
as he did not seem TO notice the ap-
proach of the train, blew several sharp
blasts of the whistle.
The boy tried TO get out of the way
but was so frightened that he fell di-
rectly in front Of the locomotive. His
left foot was cut of and his skull
fractured in several places.
The Phoenix ambulance was Nsum-
moned and took the body to the
morgue.
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
FRIENDS HOLD QUARTERLY MEETING
Representative Committee Named and Sew
eral Interesting Queries Answered

At the Concord Quarterly Meeting OF
Hickslte Friends in the meeting house
at Fourth and West streets yesterday.
j.. Hubbard Bartram, Ralph M. Harvey,
Rachel w. HillbOrn and emma c. Ban
croft were named as the Representa-
tive Committee. The query as to love
and unAty was answered as generally
clear. and also the one that Friends are
mostly careful to bear testimony as to
a free ministry.
There were some deficiencies as
knOwledged with references TO plain
ness of speech and behavior and the
reading OF THE Scriptures. Some few
exceptions were noted regarding the
manufacture and sale OF Intoxicating
liquors as a drink.
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
eave cIosIng entertainment

The closing entertainment OF the Y
M. c. A. last night was attended by a
large number of members and their
friends. and was very interesting The
following program was given: Miss
May Taylor. solo; Miss Emerson. reci-
tations; banjo and guitar duet by
Messrs. Leshem and Long; Miss Edna
Bradfeld, violin solo, accompanied by
Miss Martha Badheld; Mrs Daisy
Sheppard Burnham, cornet solo. Mrs.
+. b. Short was the accompanist for
the various musical numbers
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
CHOOSING BASEBALL TEAMS
Lawyers and Court House Clerks will
PLAY for Championship

In response to a challenge from the
clerks in the Coart House, City Solicitor
David j. Rcinhardt is making up a team
of lawyers to contest for the baseball
championship. The following would be
an appropriate line up: Lawycrs-Rice,
catcher; Handy, pitcher; Hayes, first
base; Knowles, second base; Cochran,
third base; Higgins short stop; Hilles,
right field; Richards, left field; sauls-
bury, centre field.
Clerks-McGavey catcher; Benson,
pitcher; Conahan, first base; Babcocx,
second base; Kirkland. third base; Brad
ford, short stop; Mcdaniel, right field;
Burns, left field; Rettew, centre field.
The referees will be Delaware Clark,
Calvin Crossan and II. II. Ward. The
line up is subject TO change.
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
INrERIoR DESIGNATIONS.

Have you ever noticed how a little
artistic decorating helps things2
That's one reason why your friends
house looks so nice. Go to Bryan's,
No. 1O7 West Eighth street. They are
experts in suggesting schemes for
decorating. II you want to make your
home more home-like. let them talk
It over with you. Reasonable prices.
but the best work. You can easily and
quickly keep your hardwood floors in
excellent condition by using Bryan's
Prepared Wax. We recommend it be-
cause it's the best floor wax made.
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
RUMMAGE SALE

Goodman M. e. Church will have a
rummage sale Tor one week. commenc-
ing Monday. May 5. at 1011 Market
street. benefit of improvement fund.
=. S.-While in the midst Of house
cleaning if you have anything in cloth
ing, shoes, hats or furniture, it will be
thankfully received. By mailing a pos
tai card to Edward w. White, 81 Rock
ford road, a wagon will call for it.
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
HEALTH BOARD ORGANIZES
New Health Officers Name the Executive
Officers at 1Oday'S Meeting

In DR.. IL. w. HOwell's Office this
morning The new Board of Health met
In caucus, and organized by electing
the following officers: President. u.
w Lowe: secretary, Joseph II. Wig
w Lowe: secretary, Joseph II. Wig
ellsworth; treasurer, DIR. II. w. How
lei: registrar Joseph II. Wig
ellsworth; executive officers, Harry
Lang. Harvey Wadman, Alfred COch-
ran. and John G. McCaulley.
The new board will meet at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1902-04-30
81. Antonio soeIety 10 CeIebrate

At Bavarian Park. Fifth and DUPONT
streets. the St. Antonio Di Padova
Italian Catholic Benevolent Society
will celebrate it's second anniversary
on Friday June 1S.
Carmine Di Mare is chairman; Giu-
seppi Gianpietro, secretary, and Pas
uuale Sista. treasurer. The society
will attend St. Peters Pro-Cathedral
in a body on Monday morning next to
celebrate the holy communion.