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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-21

A Hertford, n. @. correspondent of
The Progressive Farmer, writes
Crops in this part of the State are
about matured and Except cotton,
which is something short of an aver
age), we thinks that we have the best
crops for many years. Corn is phe-
nomenal. Potatoes, both sweet and
Irish, are all that could be asked
Cornfeld peas and peanuts are excel
lent. Gardens and pastures are good.
Fruit, apples, grapes, and pears, are
abundant and cheap. Fall oats and
clover are very fine. Our people
know, or ought to know, how to ap-
preciate these blessings, for perhaps
this generation never labored under
greater disadvantages to make a
crop-no crops to speak of last year,
nothing to pay debts with, and no
feed for the teams, but some way we
have got along. | went through the
central part of the State first of the
month, and was sorry to see such
poor crops in many localities. Farm
ers say their crops are not so good
as last year; can't see what they will
do"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-21

than this whenever it is practicable.
That is to put about a fork full of
coarse manure evenly around and on
the plants. This gives the desired
protection of the soil around the
plants from cold and the fertilizing
properties are leached out and wash
ed in where the roots can at once ap-
propriate them. In fact, this is the
best way that stable manure can be
applied to the strawberry plant,
North or South. The coarse litter
after the fertilizing properties leak
out makes an excellent mulch to keep
the berries clear of grit the follow
ing spring. If too much manure has
fallen on the plant it will be neces-
sary to remove some of it about time
growth begins in spring and leave it
around and between the plants.
If manure cannot be had to mulch
the plants set in dead of winter on
wet and soggy land, any coarse litter
or straw will answer. Forest leaves
do very well only that they are more
liable to be blown off by high winds,
and being so much broader they are
more apt to smother the plants. Pine
straw is an ideal mulch, than which
there is nothing better.
The mulching directions for win
ter set plants which we have just
given is for the North or for such
soil at the South as is much given to
wetness and to heaving in the cold
est weather. We plant over one hun
dred acres every winter on ordinary
soil without any protection or any
precaution except to set the plants
properly.
o. W. BLACKNALL.
Vance Co., n. O.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-21

acre to run two burrows to the row
of such crops as cotton or tobacco,
and about 80 cents for corn. Now
if you can get 25 pounds of cotton
or one bushel of corn for giving
little extra work, don't you see it will
pay we'll? Who will think of this
next year, and try it?
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co.. N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-21
Winter Planting of Strawberries at the
South.

Editor OF The Progressive Farmer:
Anywhere south of the Mason and
Dixon's line the strawberry may be
set at any time during fall, winter
or spring, provided the ground is not
too wet to walk on or not actually
frozen at the time In many re-
spects winter is the safest of all
times to plant. Air and soil are then
cool OF cold and moist, just the con
dition, that the strawberry revels in.
For it is decidedly a cool wea6her
plant, extending it's root growth
every day during the winter that the
ground is not frozen, even though
the frost keeps its leaves nipped off
as fast as they peer out. The mo-
ment that the heaviest frost abates
in the spring, leaf growth begins,
and close on the heels of this come
the blooms. Then before most other
fruit has well begun to bloom, straw
berries are ripe and the average NOR
tai is happy.
Heat and drought are the great
foes of the strawberry. The South
ern grower avoids harm from these
foes at planting time by setting
plants in weather as cool or cold as
practicable. We plant largely in
late fall and in the dead of winter.
1t is the rarest thing in the world for
cold weather to do direct harm to the
strawberry plant at the South. The
only indirect harm it can do is on
wet stiff soil to heave or lift the
crust of the soil up by freezing. This
also lifts the plants and leaves the
roots exposed to the wind and sun
when the freeze over the soil sub
sides to it's normal level.
There is no danger of this only on
wet, soggy soil which keeps saturat-
ed and is therefore greatly subject
to heaving when frozen. Even on
this soil planting may be safely done
in dead of winter provided care is
taken to step directly on the plant
after it is set. This congresses the
soil around it, prevents an excess of
water from soaking in just at that
spot and greatly decreases the heav-
ing effects of severe cold.
But there is much better plan
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-21
Number 81.

Meeting of the State Agricultural Society.
The annual meeting of the North
Carolina State Agricultural Society
will take place Thursday night of
Fair Week in the Capitol. This is
one of the most important meetings
to be held during the Fair, and it's
program is looked for with much in
terest by the State.
The program for this year prom
ises to be unusually attractive. It
consists of seven papers and speeches
discussing practical agricultural
problems, presented by seven stu
dents in the Agricultural Depart
ment of the A. and M. College. These
discussions promise to be decidedly
interesting and instructive. The
whole affair illustrates most forcibly
the growth of the A. and NJ College
and especially the growth of its
Agricultural Department. The pro-
gram Is as follows:
Bacteria: Useful and Injurious"
Cadet J. E. Colt, of Rowan County.
practical Butter-Making," Cadet
J. W. Bullock, Granville County.
"Rusts of the Cereals" Cadet J.
G. Beavers, Wake County.
"Smuts of the Cereals" Cadet S.
w. Foster, Anson County.
Conformation of Beef and Dairy
Cattle" Cadet w. w. Finlev. Wilkes
County.
"Insects as Disease Distributors"
Cadet G.. W. Martin, Portsmouth,
Va.
"Soil Culture and Legumes," Cadet
J. G. Temple, Moore County.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-21

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
We paid the Sunny South Colony
at Chadbourn, n c., a visit last
week, and were well pleased with the
improvements made by our Western
friends. They are trying fruits of
various kinds, such as apples, plums,
peaches, pears, etc. We shall watch
the experiment with interest. If it
proves a success, it will open up an
industry of much Importance to
Eastern Carolina.
=
We noticed that they are using
geese for keeping grass out of the
strawberry fields during the summer.
This saves a great deal of hard work.
Geese have been used for this pur-
pose in cotton long time. All that
is necessary is to keep the middles
plowed and a good supply of water,
and they will keep the grass out of
the rows.
One of the most successful grow
ers plants his berries on small ridges
and uses fertilizers heavily. He has
learned that you can not get some
thing for nothing, so he spends any
where from so to $15 per acre for
fertilizers for his berries. The plants
are a long way ahead of the average
now and, if they continue on, will
produce an immense crop of early
berries. This is the first lesson that
all successful truckers have to learn:
to use about three times the quanti-
ty of manure that the crops require.
The crops through this section are
being gathered now. The cotton crop
will be an average crop. Corn is
turning out much better than was ex-
pected. Some farmers report fine
sweet potato crops. We see more sec
ond crop Irish potatoes than is usual.
Rice is light, owing to dry weather
late in the season. Some claim the
best crop of COW peas ever grown.
The hay is not so good, as the army
worm took all the early grass.
We have noticed that farmers who
gave their crops thorough and often
cultivation through the growing sea-
son have done well and made paying
crops. How often have we seen this
before! It will surprise any one to
see what he can gain by keeping the
top of the ground well stirred dur
ing dry weather. It will cost an
average farmer about 35 cents an
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-21

Call for Meeting of Tobacco Growers.
Cunningham, n. c., Oct. Is, 1902.
To the Tobacco Growers:
There will be a meeting of the To-
bacco Growers Association at the
Capitol in Raleigh on Thursday
night, October 80, 1902. greatly de-
sire to have the farmers from all
over North Carolina to meet and
discuss the tobacco situation at the
present time. The outlook is for
one of the greatest State Fairs in
the history of the State, and it will
be wise for the farmers to attend the
Fair and to witness the exhibits of all
kinds from every part of the State.
Not only farmers are invited to be
present at this meeting, but all per-
sons interested in the tobacco busi-
ness.
State papers will please copy the
call for this meeting.
JOHN S. CUNNINGHAM,
Pres. N. G. Tobacco Growers Asso.
French miners have voted for a
general strike.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-21

French miners have voted for a
general strike.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-21
AGRICULTURE
HARRY FARMERS TALKS.


Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
BACK WAS BROKEN
BUT HE Recovered
New York Man Reported For
Duty Ten Weeks Aft:r
Receiving Injury.

New York, May Like one risen
from the grave, William G. Porter,
superintendent of the Roebling conf
pany, surprised his friends by report
ing for duty on the new bridge. When
he was taken away in carriage ten
weeks ago the doctors said he had
broken his back. 1t was while super
intending the work at the Manhattan
anchorage on February 10 that Porter
was struck by half-ton reel and
jammed against the wall of the anchor
age.
That night the man became para
lyzed from the waist down. DR.. Nc
Burney discovered that Porter's back
was broken and the spinal cord was
lacerated seriously. The patient was
kept upon water bed and gradually
the paralysis passed away. Porter
took carriage ride ten days ago. and
found he could use his lower limbs.
Yesterday he reported for duty, and
remained about, walking slowly with
the assistance of a cane.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
DIPLOMATIC NOTE
Will Suggest Postponement OF
ST. Louis EXPOSITION
Until 1904.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 1.-Plans have
been perfected to bring about post
ponement of the worlds fair to 1904.
Chairman Carter of the national CON-
mission will in few days direct a
note to the, exposition directors sug-
gesting automatically the need for
postponement
The board will reply informally that
while 1t Is prepared to make the fair
ready in 1908, 1t is willing to yield its
own wishes to the apparently general
demand for postponement If the sug-
gestion should come before congress.
This would form the basis for a
representation by the national commits
sion to congress, and it is expected
that the entire matter will be form
ulated this week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
Ohio's Gre atness.
(Pittsburg Times.)

The census bulletins coming from
the press from day to day help to ex-
plain why Ohio is a great state One
of the last TO be issued treats of man
ufacturing in Ohio. 1t shows that the
census figures find a total of 32,39S
factories in Ohio, employing 100000
persons who earn in wages $1S3, 3,000,-
900 in year. The product turned out
in the census year was worth SS32 ,000-
coo, or deduct 6 the cost Of the mate
rials used. the value was s523. 200, ,000.
From raw material the factories of
Ohio created gain of above half a
billion Go lars. Hec manufacturers,
have increased 25G per cent in 20 years.
Meantime Ohio has kept foremost
place as an agricultural state. has held
a prominent rank in the business OF
transportation, and has contributed
her share of the men who have man
aged the affairs of the nation.
Ohio is great state because she
is so largely self-dependent. She has
made marked success in the great in
dustries Of the country, p.nning he
faith to no single thing and promoting 3
every field that affords reciprocal aid
to the Others which help toward he
thrift. When Ohio began to harvest
wheat she commenced to make ma
ohinery to help the farmer. When sh'
commenced to make railroads her
shops started to build cars. When Ohio
people wanted woodworking machi !
ether Ohio men set up shops to build
them. In caring for her own wants
Ohio looked about her to see If her
nciah bors could be provided with any
thing, and her interstate trade pros
rered. Ohio has been awake and az
gressive 1t is good thing for Ohio
and for every other state. 1t will b.
better for the whole country when
more states have followed Ohio's ex.
ample.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
NJ. A. FISHER,
Druggist and
Bookseller
Cor. Tusc. and Cherry Streets,
Canton, O.. .y,.
TEACHER SKIPPED
After Wearing Out Three
Switches on Tiny Pupil.
Public Aroused.

CarrOllton, o. May IA special
from Perrysville, this county, reports
the alleged inhuman whipping OF six
year-old son of Mansfield Legget by
Roy Riley, a school teacher Of that
place, who, it is claimed, wore out
three hickory switches on the child for
some boyish prank during school
hours. The child lies in bed a mass
OF bruises from neck to ankles with
life dospaired of.
Riley, Immediately after the fiogging,
skipped for parts unknown, it is said,
to escape the wrath OF the citizens.
The child is less than six years Of
age and would not have been in at
tendance at school, had not the teacher
gone to his parents, soliciting his at
tendance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
ANOTHER VIEW OF 1T.
(AlTance Leada)

Canton became very much excited
on account of an alleged Alliance hold
up of election returns. Great Scott!
Cant we have the pleasure of hanging
on to our votes little while? We
get nothing over here but continual
horse laugh from the other end Of
the county and you will kindly permit
MS to fondle a few bundles Of votes
Just to feel sure that we are really per-
mittcd to exercise the rights of
franchise.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
zAISER WAS THERE.
Elected arterma ster Of tho
Suitana Survivors Organizs-
tion-.M Meets at Kent.

Fort Wayne, Ind, May 1.-Ex-Sher-
in John J. Zaiser, of Canton, was one
of the prominent characters at the
meeting OF the Sultana survivors in
this city. He was elected quarter
master of the organization. Thirty
survivors. of that great disaster at
tended the meeting and campfire last
night, and the horrors of the steam
boat explosion were talked over after
a lapse OF 81 years. The greater num-
ber of the men are from Ohio, every
officer being from that state.
The next reunion will be held al
Kent, Ohio, April 20. 1903.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
REDMAN WILL RETURN.
Wisconsin Sheriff viii Have
No Trouble Taking Alliance
Prisoner Away.
(Stan Spec tal.l

Alliance, May 1.-Sheriff Johnson,
of Baron county, Wisconsin, arrived
in the city this morning to secure
Elmer Redman, who was arrested at
Salem Wednesday evening by Chief oi
Police Howell, Of Alliance.
Redman came to Alliance from Wis
consin and moved to Salem the mid
die Of last month. He is charged with
selling a team OF horses upon which
a chattel mortgage had previously
been given. Redman agreed to return
to Wisconsin without requisition pa
pcrs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
WILL EAT NO BEEF.

Bellefontaine, o., May 1.-The en-
ployes of the Big Four shops in this
city are preparing to fight the beef
trust, and they have in circulation a
paper whereby the signers agree to alb
stain from the use of beef for period
of 30 days. The agreement has been
largely signed by the 400 employees
and it is to be effective commencing
Friday, May 2.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
MAPLE GROVE NOTES.

Maple Grove, May Planners are
now busy plowing for corn.
Mahlon Rohrer spent Sunday with
his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Pontius, of Louis
vile. visited at Peter Yoder's, last
Sunday.
Singing was well attended on Sun
day evening There will be singing
again Sunday evening, May II.
Milton Kring, Of Fairhope, spent
Sunday at his home.
Walter Frey visited his old friend,
Sambo Pickens, on Sunday.
Mr.. U. Loutzenheiser and wife were
guests OF friends in Louisville, Sunday,
Wesley Seefong's health is not much
improved at this writing.
Miss Florence Eshelman, was in
Louisville Sunday, spending the day
with friends there
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
HARRISON TOWNSHIP.

Harrison Township, May 1.-The
Harrison township Sunday school con-
vention will be held Saturday even
ing, May 10. at Ridge church. An in
teresting program will be rendered
and all interested In Sunday school
work are urged to attend.
Messrs. Hess the new Harrisburg
stone masons, put up new barn wall
last week near Malvern. This week
they wv bnl16 Ara y Retiezsonyills,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
Teachers Examination.

The Board of Examiners Of Stark
County will meet at Canton for the
examination of applicants for Teach
ers' Certificates, on the FIRST Satur.
day of each Of the following months:
September, October. November. 1901.
January, Februay. March, April,
May, June, July, 1902.
Examination Of pupils under the
Patterson law (recently enacted In
lieu of the Boxwell law) will be held
at Canton on the third Saturday OF
April and the second Saturday of May.
All examinations begin promptly at
8:15 A. M.
All work must be done with pen
and ink.
Examinations will be held In the
Central High school building.
j. w. GUTHRIE, Clerk.
Alliance. Ohio.
oct-2-1y
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
DoN'T START WRONG.

Don't start the summer with linger-
ing cough or cold. We all know
what a summer cold" is. It's the
hardest kind to cure. Often it "hangs
on" through the entire season. Take
1t In hand right now. A few doses of
Ono Minute Cough Cure will set you
right. Sure cure for coughs. colds,
Group, grip, bronchitis, all throat and
lung troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts
at once. Children like It. tine Min
ute Cough Cure is the best medicine
ever used" says J. n. Bowles. Grove
ton, N. II. 4 never found anything
else that acted so safely and quickly. I
Fisher's drug store. Shanafelt's druG
store. NilAeIfo drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
"HOWDY, JUDGE"
Cost Fre.h Young Man q Fine.

Lebanon, KY, May 1.-"Howdy,
Judge" was the salutation made
Judge Patterson during the progress
of trial in the circuit court yesterday
afternoon by well known Lebanon
young man.
1T will cost you just $40 to tell me
howdy," was the judges reply, land
If you again disturb the court l shall
have the sheriff invite you to go walk
ing with him."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02

Mrs. d. @. Orin, OF Greensburg, is
visiting at the home OF her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Woods.
Mr.. John Elson, wife and family, Of
Magnolia. were the guests of Mrs. LIZ
zie Lott last Sunday.
DIR. G. c. Wood and friend, Of Mag
nolia. called on friends here Sunday.
The quarterly meeting of the Ridge
church was well attended last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Wetzsl. Of Peters
bnrg. sundayed with his parents, Mr..
an1 Mn Eed Wetzel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
GROSSLY INSULTED.
ALLIANCE Review

The Canton News-Democrat sets up
great howl, beneath glaring black
headlines, to the effect that Alliance
is corruptly holding back the returns
from the primary election held in two
wards in order to throw enough votes
at the final wind-up to defeat Burn
heimer. This is a burning insult.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
100 Doses
For One Dollar

Economy in medicine must be
measured by two things-cost and
effect. 1t cannot be measured by
either alone. 1t is greatest in that
medicine that does the most for
the money-that radically and per-
manently cures at the least ex-
pense. That medicine is
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
IN idle MOMENTS.

" Kinley tomb in Westlawn ceme-
terry Uncle Sans blue coated boys have
an easy time these spring days and
find life worth living. With the ex-
ception of the two-hour stretch in
front or rear of the tomb, there is
none of the arduous work to which the
soldiers are accustomed back at Fort
Wayne, Mich.
Nothing to do, and twenty-four
hours to do it in," is the way one of
the men put it yesterday as he sat in
a chair near the gu; tent reading a
magazine. This is the life for us,
and we're only hoping the memorial
association won't work too hard in
collecting that fund, for as long as
the memorial remains unbuilt we are
assured a comfortable change from
barracks life"
The soldier doffed his cap to a cou-
pie of blushing maids, who strolled
by and glanced admirably at his uni
form. Then, with a parting smile at
the pair, he resumed:
"You see, Canton is a nice town and
everyone treats us SO kindly that we
all dread the thought of going back
to Michigan again.
Fort Wayne isn't Canton by long
shot. Back there they have ten SOL
diers to every girl, within a radius Of
ten miles, and fellow has got to be a
regular ladies' man to stand any show
at ALL
Nov, here it's different. The Can
ton girls think the blue coats are the
only lads that ever came to town, and
you can bet we don't discourage 'em
from thinking that way"
The soldier might have made more
interesting disclosures of the delights
OF Canton society to forlorn bar
racks boy, but just then Wright, the
corporal of the guard, stalked up and
ordered him to relieve Smith on post
one" and with a sigh he was off to
take up his two hours of tramping
back and forth before the tomb.
Old papers, or relics relating to the
earlier history of a community, always
excite interest. Rev. G. w. Henning,
of Osnaburg, a venerable gentleman,
called at the News-Democrat with two
old papers, one a Stark County Dem
ocrat Of January l, 1847, and "The
Washingtonian." published at Massil-
Ion, Of July o, 1912.
The copies are yellow wi h age, yet
they are in good state of preserva-
ton, the printing being clear and dis
tinct. The Democrat was published
at that time by Daniel Gotshall. II
being the New Years number, it con-
tanned the carriers address with this
earnest appeal for coin at the end:
And now my friends, If you are viii,
| ing.
III thank you for dime or shilling.
The feature of the paper is the en-,
tire absence Of local news. 1t is filled
up with politics and abuse Of Repub.
! licans, the style OF abuse INDUCED In
being of such a character that If in.
dulsed in now would mean libel suits
and all sorts of troubles.
The Washingtonian was published
by A. w. Baker, and was of a temper
ance character that would have de-
lighted the soul Of such men as Johr
! Danner, IL was the mouthpiece o
the Stark County Washingtonian tenn
peranre society, and published thu
pledegc OF the society at the head o
the editorial column.
Rev. Henning has been a subscriber
to the Democrat in its different form,
for many years and still takes th'
paper
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
DIED ON SAME DAY.

Medina, o., May 1.-Word was re-
ceived here this morning from Seville
of the sudden death Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. Welday, who died yesterday Of
pneumonia. Mr.. Welday was taken
sick about two weeks ago and his wife
a few day: later. They were we'll
known pioneers of Guilford township
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-02
WANTS OTHERS TO KNOW.

"I have used DeWitt's Little Early
Risers for constipation and torpid liver
and they are all right. am glad to en-
dorse them for think when we find
a good thing we ought to let others
know It," writes Alfred Heinze, Quincy
Ill. They never grippe or distress. Sure,
safe pills. Fishers Drug store, Shana-
felt's drug store, Miller's drug store.