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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-08-05
No. 26

beetles, the peach-borer moth, plum
curculios or the saw-fies of the cur
rant-worm or pear slug. And as trap
lanterns can have no effect upon fun
gous diseases, they can never take the
place of the spray pump and Bordeaux
mixture. We believe that several
trap-lanterns set near every tree in
an orchard will not noticeably reduce
the crop of wormy aples, or the num-
bers of hungry caterpillars feeding on
the buds and leaves.
Trap-lanterns may prove useful un-
der certain conditions; where some
hght-loving insect becomes a pest In
greenhouses, or possibly in the case Of
some local pest whose period of fight
is sharply defined and of short dura-
ton. But no one has yet conclusive
ly shown that any insect pest can not
be much more effectively and cheaply
combated in some other way than by
the use of moth-catchers" or trap
lanterns.
We have been unable to CLEAN
enough definite evidence from our ex-
periments and those of others to war
rant anyone in recommending trap
lanterns as the best method for con-
trolling any injurious insect, and it is
very doubtful if they can even help
enough in our insect warfare to pay
for the trouble and expense of run
ming them
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-08-05
JACK JOHNSON WRITES AGAIN.
Fattens his Hogs on Wheat-HOw to Grow
Fall Irish Potatoes.

Cor. of The Progressive Farmer.
Bro. Jones read out another piece
in the Progressive Farmer from Harry
Farmer, about sowing oats for hogs.
He says 40 bushels of oats will make
200 pounds of pork; this is no good
trade. He ought to have sowed wheat,
for the pickings of a wheat field after
the wheat is cut is worth as much for
hogs as a good crop of oats.
/ sowed three acres in wheat last
fall; turned 25 head of shoats on it in
June. 1t will last them till August.
and make more than 1000 pounds of
pork. I've got a field of three acres
of wild goose COW peas that will be
ready when they finish the wheat; this
will last them till November, then I'll
sell them.
I've got twenty smaller shoats in the
pasture; I am going to turn them in
the field on peas sowed in corn, for I
SOW all my corn in peas and the peas
and taters and goobers will fatten
them with what stock peas I have left
after cutting what I want for my
mules. These will make plenty of
nice tender meat for home use and
the hams will be of nice size.
I heard that Mr.. Prof Massey told
Mr.. R. A. Perry how to plant his fall
Irish taters, saying they ought to be
covered up with straw and plant them
as they sprout. If Mr.. Perry will
put his potatoes under. the grape arbor
and cover them with some old sacks
or cotton bagging and wet them every
day as he goes by with a bucket of
water, he can cut them any time in
August and plant after a rain when
the ground is cool and the weather
cloudy, and they will come up. I
planted that way last year and got a
perfect stand. I raised three big
loads of taters; had all we wanted to
eat, then planted from them last
March and raised and sold in June
$50 barrels for $3.50 per barrel, saved
plenty for home use, gave away sew
eral barrels of small ones, and have
seed now ready to plant when the time
comes.
I hope Harry Farmer won't get mad
if I get after him a little as he got af-
ter me first.
JACK JOHNSON.
Hertford Co., n. @.
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half crop can be made. 'Ibis condi-
ton is met by the mixture of various
fertilizer materials so adjusted that
the resulting mixture contains the
three elements in the proportions
needed by the crop to be grown. This
is the way commercial fertilizers are
made.
Now we know what plant food is,
and that plants mus have it III ceI-
tain combinations-but we are not all
agreed as to what these combinations
are. On this point there seems to be
no agreement whatever, and the farm
er must here use his own judgment.
In the first place, there is the general
composition of farmyard manures,
which is about one pound of nitrogen
to one pound of potash and a half
pound of phosphoric acid. Next, there
is the chemical composition of crops
which may be obtained of any agricul-
tural experiment station. They seem
to be about all the guides we have,
and as such must be studied by farm
ers. S. P. COX.
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Raleigh, N. c., August 8, 1902.

duct the experiments on the human be-
ing as well as on animals.
"While conducting experiments with
certain classes of foods, if any change
or arrangement of physiological func-
tions is produced, by their use by hu-
man beings, these will easily be made
manifest. The same set of subjects
will then be put back on ordinary food
and notes will be made of how long it
will take them to get back to normal
condition"
DR.. Wiley believes that the result of
these experiments will cause favorable
action on the pure food bill now pend
ing in Congress.
GUY E. MITCHELL.
Washington, D. @.
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Hertford Co.. n. G.

I think my system of farm journal
beats anything I ever saw. I bought
a 4OO-page ledger. l use one page for
each date; that leaves me 35 for mem
oranda. After going through one year
commence at January 1st again, use
one, two or three lines, or as much as
seems necessary, and so on until the
book is filled. very seldom use more
than one line. I have used my book
four years. The longer I use it the
more valuable it grows, as I can refer
to previous years so easily.-L. j..
Clifton, Memphis, N. Y.
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TO GROW FALL TURE1Ps SUCCESSFULLY.

Mr.. F. J. Merriam, of Battle Hill,.
Ca, who sends The Progressive Farm
er letter every few weeks, published
in the Southern Cultivator severaI
months ago the following letter on
fall turnips. AS it now has the quail
ty of timeliness, we give it herewith
and commend it to our readers:
There are few crops which pay as.
well for the labor expended, as fan
turnips. There is still time to SOW a.
patch in some convenient place, and
these late planted turnips, while not.
so large, are much sweeter and keep.
longer in the field without getting
pithy than those planted during the.
hot weather Of August.
We like to plant small patch at in
tervals of about two weeks apart, and
have them coming in all the time. In
our locality they can be sown up to
about the middle of October. Further
south paintings can be made later, and
in Florida practically all winter long,
One of the advantages of late sown
turnips is. that they are troubled very
little by weeds and grass, and can
therefore, if you prefer, be sown
broadcast with a good chance of sue
cess. On the whole, however, we pre-
fer to plant in rows and cultivate, for
if the weather turns dry, as it is very
likely to do at this season, the cultiva-
tion will conserve moisture and insure
crop when otherwise it might be a.
failure.
A sandy fiat is the best place, and if
1t has just grown crop of cowpeas,
and you have cut these for hav. 80
much the better. A peavine stubble is
just the place. Plow this up and pull
verize well. Much depends on this. I
am always hearing complaints about
poor stands Of turnips, and the poor
seedmen come in for many a BLESSING
out they do not deserve, all because of
poor preparation. We are apt to be
IN too big hurry, we are too easily
satisfied, and often the seed goes into.
the ground when we are afraid the
conditions are not right, and we know
IN our hearts we have done our best.
Why is it, friends, that people are al
ways courting failures?
Do not be afraid you will put too
much work on the land, then, when
you are getting it ready, if you use
guano as a fertilizer, if it contains
cotton-seed meal, be sure and let II
stay IN the ground at least two weeks
before planting the seed, otherwise II
IS very liable to kill them. It is q
good plan to apply all guano some
time before you are ready to plant, and
let the strong acids it contains be-
come diluted in the soil before coming
IN contact with seeds. The greatest
enemy to seed termination is the am
monla generated by the rapid decom-
position of cottonzseed meal, or blood.
when first put in the ground. which
tends to rot anything it comes In di-
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R. A. Harrison, of South Point,
saws there isn't enough this years
wheat in CASTOR County to feed the
people of the county 60 days. The
tbreshers "set" down often, but don't
oct much wheat-Gastonia News.
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Continued on Page 81
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09
SMALLER ONES WANT IN
LITTLE COLLEGES WANT REPRE-
SENTATION AT NEEET.

CHICAGO, March 8.-The small colleges
want to take part in the INTERCOLLEGIATE
conference meet here on May 81. Also tie
University of California would like to
come in, but as it also wants to take part
IN the so-called Mott Haven games in
New York city on the same day. its
chances are slender.
Coach Stagg, of the University of Chi
cago, said yesterday that he had head
rom a number of the smaller colleges in
IeSaIo 70 1he coming meet. They con-
sIueI lnat the old Western INTERCOLLEGIATE
AthIeqc association is dead and that thev
shoulo pc allowed to take part in the
meet OF the big nine" Ccacn Stage iS
n Iavor CT admitting them, ard it IS he
heved that Dr. Hollister. Of Northwest
eEn, is OF the same opinion. A number of
the men on the managing committees
however, are strongly opposed to this,
ana there is prospect of some interest
ing discussion at the next meeting If rha
committee - NC
Stage believes that such institutions as
comply with the conference rules of eligi-
bility should be allowed to compete ana
he is even in favor of widening the ranks
of the big nine" and letting the smaller
fry take share in the government of the
association
There is believed to be small likelihood
tnat the California will compete here on
May 81, although Stephen T. Mather. the
representative of that institution here
informed President Bates yesterday that
such was their desire. To place the date
a week later would put it into the ex
animation period, and a week earlier
would meet with other valid objections.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09
END OF WAR SIGHTED
sCLASHING FACTIONS OF NATIONAL,
LEAGUE MAY SIGN GEN
ERAL TREATY
A COMPROMISE PRESIDENT
SpaIding and Freedman VIII Sit
Back and Peace VIII Reign
Again-aart and Brush
the MiddIemen.

CHICAGO, March S.-Judging from the
events and Incidents of the last forty<
eight hours, the clashing factions in the
baseball world will sign a general treaty
of peace inside of two weeks. John L
Brush gave out a two-column interview
Tuesday in the interest Of peace and
harmony, and on the evening of the same
day Col. Jim Hart packed his grip and
started for California. The Chicago mag
nate went to confer with A. G. SpaId-
ing. 1t is a far step1to Frisco, but, bar
ring accident, Hart viii have his con-
ference with Spaldihg and be back in
Chicago by March %.
While Brush was dealing out peace
talks from Indianapolis and Hart was
making thte hurry jump" to California,
trusted agent was working overtime
in an unsuccessful efforttto frame up a
deal with the club owners of the Ameri-
can league who were holding their
spring meeting in Detroit. This agent
was apparently devoting all his time
and talents to the task of securing the
signatures of the club owners to con-
tracts for uniforms. AS a matter of fact
he was playing politics.
The American league magnates, after
wrestling with the many-sided prob
lens for two days finally decided to steer
clear of Freedman and Brush and allow
the leaders of the diseordant factions in
the National league to settle their Diff
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09
KELLYS NEW SAINTS
ELANAGER OF ST. PAUL TEAM FUR
MISSILES DOPE ON STRANGE
PLAYERS
OUTFIELD OF LEFT-HANDERs
Men All Hold Good Stick Records
and Are Fast en- the Bases
Bean Is Fast
One.

Although the club owners and managers
Of the American Association already
look upon the st. Paul team as one of the
coming leaders in the 1902 season race for
she pennant, Manager Mike Kelly wants
90 go still farther and the manager of the
Saint has given out the records of the
new men who will be found in St Paul
uniforms this year
All OF the new men are able to claim a
rating in the 800 batting class, and Kelly
promises that they will be there in the
field and on the baselines
Winters, one of the new men signed
Tor the outiield, played with Selma in
the Southern league last season. and his
AS batting average proves that the
pitchers had reason to dread his turn Up
with the stick.
Geier had a rather checkered career
last year, and 1t is hard to locate last
seasons dope" for the little outfielder.
but the st. Paul fanatics know Geier.
and when his $40 batting average with
Indianapolis is announced they kneow
that the little fellow is still able to de-
liver the goods.
Lumley is another of the new ones to
st. Paul enthusiasts. Lumley comes
from Rome, of the New York state
league, and in that league he batted up
10 .S52 mark Kelly declares that
Lumley as well as Winters. is a fast
man on the bases. All of the St. PAM
outheld are left handed hitters and they
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09

the situation will be elected president Of
the National league, and the circuit of
eight clubs will be continued under his
jurisdiction. AS things now look, this
man will be Eddie Talcott, of New York.
Directly after his election, this com
promise" president is expected to devote
all his time and talents to the task of
running the National league on strictly
business principles.
In the meantime the American league
is to paddle it's own canoe, with Ban
Johnson managing it's affairs at his new
headquarters in New York.
1t Is also understood by all the men
most interested that the American league
is to be given an opening IN New York
and Cincinnati next year. and that both
leagues will operate under a new nation
al agreement in 1903.
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ferences in their own way. This action
Of the American league means almost
everything to the Spalding faction in the
National league. 1t means, first of all,
that the American magnates will not dis
rupt the National circuit for all time by
adding New York and Cincinnati to their
circuit. 1t also means that Col. Hart
and his side will, on behalf of Spalding,
be able to arrange Compromise with
the Freedman faction. 1t is a waste Of
time and space to nince words over the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09
THREE GAMES WITH N. D.
TEAM OF MINNESOTA U IS INCLUD-
ED IN NOTRE DAME SCHEDULE.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. March 8.-Notrs
Danes complete baseball schedule is Is
follows;
April IA. 19-White Stockings at Notrs
Dame and South Bend.
April A-WiscOnsin at NOtre Dame
April 25-WabaSh at NOtre Dame.
April 29-Indiana at Bloomington.
April 30-De Paw at Greencastle.
May 1-Wabash at raWfOrdsVile.
May 2-Purdue at Lafayette
May 6-Indiana- at NOtre Dame
May 9-Nebraska AT Notre Dame.
May i7-Knox at Eotre Dame. 4
May 10, 2g-MinnesCta al M.nuca polls.
May H-WiscOnsin at Madison.
May 22-BelOit a BelOit
May 23-MonmOuth at Monmouth.
May 2EKnox at GaIesbOrough.
May 28-KalamaZoJ at Kalamazoo
May 29-AlbiOn at Albion.
May 30-Detroit college at Detroit two
games)
June minnesota at Notre Dame.
June 7-Purdue at Notre Dame.
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details of the aforesaid compromise
plan" Spalding wants it, and Freed
man is eager for it. Both sides are will
ing to make concessions, and Hart and
Brush are the middlemen who are sched-
uled to do the dickering.
The reorganization scheme has the
merit of simplicity, to say the least
Spalding and Freedman are to cease
their pernicious activity. dIsinterest-
ed outsider who is in close touch with
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09

Manager Kelly using the available rec
ords at hand figuNes Warner as a .Slz bat
ter
Bean, one of the new infielders, PLAYED
with Rochester in the Eastern league last
season, and with the Rochester team he
managed to capture stick average of
.oW. Bean, according to Kelly, will sur
prise the st. Paul fans, and if Schaeffer
is held with the Chicago National league
team and Bean plays up to his real form,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09

have all mastered the trick of getting
away to the first bag without losing
second of valuable time.
Warner, another one of the outfielders.
played with Des Moines in the Western
league last season. Warner was known
around the circuit as Mum" Warner, the
outfielder being one Of the players who
forget the graudstand the moment
the game is called. Warmers figures for
last season are still sacredly guarded by
Whitfield, of the Western league, but
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09
FAMOUS PITCHER DEAD.
Old-Time Pitcher james Calvin Dies
art Pittsburg.


PITTSBURG, March 8.-James Calvin.
the little steam engine" pitcher, died of
catarrh Of the stomach at 715 Friday
evening. He became sick last Thanks
giving, and had been unconscious since
last Sunday.
Calvin was born in st. Louis in 1855.
He leaves widow, five boys and girl
and his family is destitute He had been
doing odd jobs for a number of years.
The funeral will be next Sunday.
Calvin came from the Kerry Patch, =
St. Louis He left there when twenty
two for Buffalo, and played with the Al
leghenys in 1871 He became famous with
Pittsburg. He played with Buffalo again
with such men as Dan Brouthers, Rich
ardSon, Deacon" White and others, and
later returned to Pittsburg. He was
recognized as the speediest pitcher of
his day.
When his playing arm failed he opened
a saloon in Allegheny and did a good
business, but, having no talents for the
work, he lost his saloon. His friends
have been getting up a benefit for him,
and it may be carried. the proceeds go
ing toward relieving his family.
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the German infelder will never be miss

Danny Shay, too, is a Western league
player still waiting to hear about the
averages fer the 1901 season. Shay is a
fast infielder and is a good man with
the stick when in form. He finished
last season with San Francisco in the
California league, and while there batted
at .236 gait Kelly insists that this
figure in the Western coast league proves
Shay to be a good man, the ST. Paul
manager claiming that few players II,
the California league succeed In getting
up to the 300 mark
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09

room at Richton, in this county This ia
the second time indictments have been re-
turned against pool room owners. The
first tire they were fined s., wv for operat-
ing In this county.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-09
Rookmakers Are Indicted.

JOLIET, Ill, March S.-The viii county
grand jury today returned indictments
for Harry Hoffman and Henry Donovan
and other persons for operating a pool
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-07
OUR IDEALS GOVERN US

We live in the throes of an intensely
energetic age. We boast that we live
fast, think fast. and travel fast, and
that the telegraph and the press have
indefinitely multiplied our sensations.
If our faces are eager and anxious,
we do but reflect our environment 1t
was said of John Keats that his face
was the face of one who had looked
upon glorious vision; on other words
he had fixed his inward eye upon
beauty. You cannot have the face OF
the dreamer without the dream, the
quiet eyes of the saint without the
discipline of the saint. Do not ask
magical and impossible things; be rea-
sonable. Figs do not grow on thistles,
nor grapes on thorns. This universal
law governs everything, and to have
the calm brow you must have the calm
soul. and if you think on pure things,
you will be pure. Our ideals govern
us, and what we think, we are; what
we most think of, we most resemble
Rev. w. ]. Dawson.
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GIRL MADE GOOD SOLDIER

mustered out, and next enlisted in the
Third Illinois, where her sex was not
discovered In that regiment she
made a most excellent record, but
being wounded in one of the engage
ments, she was again discharged and
sent home, only to re-enlist in the
Nineteenth Illinois. She served in all
the battles of Col. O'Mara's regiment
and finally was taken prisoner at
Holly Springs.
The girl soldier was taken to Allan
ia, Ga. There in attempting to escape
she was shot in the leg, but even in
her confinement to the prison hospital
her sex was not discovered. After
recovering from the wound inflicted
by the prison guard she was sent to
Graysville, where she was exchanged.
She was sent to her Illinois home.
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Sometimes we see the Angel who
opens US the door of opportunity, but
more often we do not see him, just as
Peter did not see him. Sometimes
Sod makes very plain to us the lead
ing of his Providence, but far more
often things seems to happen of their
own accord. No gate opens without
the gate-opener. If any blessing has
come into your life, you may be sure
that someone put it there If you hear
any call there is a mouth behind the
goice Not at haphazard has any open
ing of your life come to you. Some
hand has taken down the bars; some
arm has pushed back the doors The
cloud of witnesses are more than wit
nesses, they are preparers; they are
assistants Your dead father is still
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MICHIGAN AT GETTYSBURG

different positions held by the differ
e1lt organizations. The infantry regi-
ments' monuments cost each 81 $50,
the sharpshooters, $500 each, the bat
terry $1,000 and the cavalry brigade,
one monument, cost $1,000. The First
Michigan monument is located on
what is known on the battlefield as
The Loup;' the Third Michigan In
fantry in the Peach Orchard: the
Fourth Michigan Infantr< in the
Wheatfeld; the Fifth Michigan In
fantry on Cemetery Ridge; the Six
teenth Michigan Infantry on Little
Round Top; the Twenty-fouth Michi-
gan Infantry in Reynolds Grove near
Willowby Run; the Sharpshooters on
Little Round Top; the Battery Mo-eu-
ment on Cemetery Ridge; the mo"st-
ment of the Cavalry Brigade located
on Runnel's Farm, about three miles
east of the village of Gettysburg. TIE
monuments were dedicated on the
18th of June, 1889. They are credit
to our noble state, and the people OF
Michigan can take a just pride in her
volunteer soldiers who fought in this
glorious battle and the grand monu
ments erected to their memory on
the battlefield of Gettysburg.-D. G,
Crotty, in Detroit Free Press.