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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
FALL SEEDING OF GRASSES AND
CLOVERS.

Cor. Of The Progressive Farmer.
In North Carolina tie best months
for sowing grass and clover seeds are
September and October These are
also the best months for seeding vetch-
es, oats, and rye. Wheat should not
be sown until after a hard frost, in or
der to escape the Hessian fly. Oats
should be soaked for ten minutes be-
fore sowing in a solution of one-half
pound of formalin in 25 gallons of
water. This will prevent loss by smut
during the following spring.
During these fall months every un-
occupied field should be seeded to
crimson clover or one of the vetches.
Crimson clover, especially the native
grown seed in hull, if sown upon a
Bermuda or crab grass sod or among
pea vines without covering In, will
give a certain catch, and every dollar
spent in the fall for the seed should
return at least five in the spring. The
clover will furnish good grazing from
Christmas until April, then if stock
is taken off the clover will make two
tons per acre of hay by May 10th. The
stubble and roots will enrich the soil
for the following crop of corn, cotton
or tobacco. Tobacco growers in par
+io71lor ORC vUornad +bo+ +ba 1orro
amount of potash and nitrates left IN
the soil by this crop, unless the land
is protected by growing crop, Will be
largely washed away by spring.
Farmers who intend to SOW clover
seeds this fall are advised to procure
their seeds, or at least samples there
of, as soon as possible, and have
them tested for quality at the Depart
ment of Agriculture before sowing
The clover, lucernp and grass seeds
sold in North Carolina are often OF
very poor quality, even though sold al
a high price. Glover and lucerne are
apt to be infested by the seeds of 8
destructive parasite-cuscuta trifoIii
the dodder or love vine, which soo1
ruins the meadow. Farmers should
take no chances, but learn what they
propose to SOW before sowing it.
GERALD MCCARTHY,
Botanist N. @. Dept. of Agr.
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Raleigh, N. G., September 2. 1902.

acres of strawberries requiring at
least eight plowings from May to Sep
tember to keep them perfectly clean.
[ have calculated that one horse is
giving these eight plowings would
have to travel nearly 5000 miles.
The stubble fields from which the
vines are cut are plowed under as soon
as practicable, and in October or
November plowed again and prepared
for strawberries. When the strawber-
ries come off the fields is again drilled
to peas. By this rotation our land, the
poorest in the county, it was said when
we started, has become about the best.
The peas fits the soil for any crop, but
they seem just the thing to put it in
perfect tilth for strawberries. Our
fields are rich in humus, just the con-
dition that the strawberry revels in,
fourishing like the green bay tree.
And through the pea has come the
salvation of our land and of ourselves.
o. W. BLACKNALL.
Vance Co.. N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
THE PEANUT TRUST.
Looks as if it Would Try to Control the
Worlds Trade.

More representatives of the expect
ed peanut trust are here, and some
have left for Petersburg, Franklin and
other points to examine into the clean
ers' plants before the consolidation.
Apparently their plans are blocked
because the cleaners have not secured
control of this years crop, but des-
perate fight will be made to control the
next crop. There are seventeen plants
in the State which the combine will
probably take in and these handle a
large part of the trade of the world.
The consolidation will displace about
two-thirds of the large travelling force
of statesmen.
The organization of the trust means
it will control the trade of the world,
but this year it fears the Independent
cleaning plants, as they have a goodly
share of this years product to work
on. and would be dangerous rivals
Norfolk Cor. News and Observer.
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THE CATCHES THEORY AGAIN.

Cor. of The Progressive Farmer.
I have read so much in your val
liable paper in regard to Mr.. Alexan-
der's views on oats producing chess
that desire to show my faith in what
[ believe by my works. Prof. Massey
seems to know that Mr.. Alexander is
not correct in his views and that life
is too short to argue people who i'm
agine they know it all. He says they
are superstitious and believe in fables.
Now, I believe that chess is produced
by oats being hurt in the winter. The
fact that chess does not spread and
grow wild as other grasses, shows that
it owes its existence to the oat seed,
for it is never seen unless oats are
dropped by stock on the highways and
hedges or where oat seed is in wheat,
or where oats are soYn in fa1-or
come up volunteer. Some years back
I had a field of oats sowed in fall, but
the next spring three-fourths of the
crop was chess. turned the oats and
chess that lay on the field with two
horse plow late in July and first of
August, there was three times as much
good well-developed chess grains on
the land as there were oats. But no
chess ever came up and had the best
oats ever raised and not one stalk of
chess. A boy that saw me turn this
chess under tells it now, that the cheat
came up and made the best oats he
ever saw. Now those that only believe
that Mr.. Alexander is wrong are like
that boy-they just don't know.
J. II. TROLLINGER.
Catawba Co., N. G.
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Catawba Co., n. G.

At his Pou farm near here Mr.. J.
W. Stephenson is making arrange
ments for raising and fattening more
cattle. Recently he built barn with
forty stalls connected. He has in
creased the acreage of his pastures.
The two machines bought this season,
a corn binder and corn husker and
shredder, will add greatly to his outfit
The binder is now in daily use. It
cuts the corn and binds it in bundles
with perfect regularity.-Smithfeld
Herald.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02

The less a farmer knows the more
land it takes for him to make living
on. And there is not enough land for
an ignorant farmer to make more than
a living on.-Brewer's Curfew.
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FERTILIZATION.

Alfalfa responds to applications of
potash, phosphoric acid and lime and
l" also benz 'ted by ni+7ogenous tertil-
lzers during the early stages of its
growth.
a good fertilization at the time of
sowing would be the following
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
Vol. II.
Agriculture.
THE VALUE OF ALFALFA as A FORAGE,
PASTURE AND FORAGE CROP.
Directions for Growing the Crop-Fertilizers
and sOils-It Must be Cut Often
How to FGed 1t.

Cor. of The Progressive Farmer.
That it is easy to make mistakes in
growing alfalfa has been abundantly
proved by the experience of American
farmers, many of whom, after the first
trial have concluded that it is not
what it is recommended to be. This
crop, however, is making its way as
people learn how to grow it.
ALFALFA SOILS
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A. D. McNAIR

Supt. Experimental Farm.
Southern Pines, N. @.
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ssOo.l9s,ss7

Grand total ............ %cSU,l tSS'ooi
The total last year was $3.50. 1856, S75.
after session marked by some OF the
stormiess debates ever heard in the
American Congress. the Senate adj
journetl sine die ut $50 yesterday af-
ternOOn.
During the last hours Of the session
there was a tart debate on the Philip
pine question, participated In by
Messrs. Carmack OF Tennessee. Spoon
er of Wisconsin. CulbersOn OF Texas,
McComas Of Maryland and Lodge Of
Massachusetts.
The conference report on the Phil
ippine government bill was adopted
without serious opposition. Then. when
the decks OF the Senate were cleared
for adjournment. Mr.. Carmack called
up his resolution providing for con-
tinuance of the Investigation of the
Philippine committee and for visit
to the Philippines by the committee
during the present summer. This start
ed the trouble and for more than an
hour battle Of words was waged. Mr..
Spooner delivered scathing denuncta-
ton Of the minority OF the Philippine
committee for what he declared was
an attack upon the American army.
Mr.. Carmack denied that any attack
had been made upon the army and de-
clared that any fool could charge such
calumny and any parrot could be
taught to repeat It. The resolution
was referred to committee. thus eff
fectually killing it.
Just before adjournment the usual
resolutions were adopteu. including one
offered by Mr.. Cockrell, the venerable
Democrat of Missouri. cordially thank
ing President Pro. TEN. Frye for "the
dignified, imperial and courteous man
ner in which he had presided over the
deliberations of the Senate"
After the adoption Of the resolution
Mr.. Frye delivered a feeling response
and then declared the Senate ad-
journed without day.
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sMELrEa TRUST ATTACKED.
Attorney General Of Colorado File
CONSTANT In Supreme Court.

Attorney General Of Colorado Files
Complaint In Supreme Court.
Denver. July 1.-ProceedIngs on BE-
half of the state Of Colorado to dis
solve the smelter trust were started In
the Supreme Court yesterday.
In q voluminous complaint fled by
Attorney General Post 1t II set forth
that the American Smelling and Rein
ing Company. and several other smelt-
er concerns are in . combine to restrict
competition In the smelling business;
that the results Of the monopoly are
Injurious to the Industries of the state;
that 1t ID every day violating the laws.
and that 1t 10 paying unreasonable div
idends upon an enormously excessive
and fictitious capitalization Of $780,
0OO,OOO
The complaint concludes with q de-
mand that the defendants be adjudged
to have forfeited their rights to do
business In the state, and that they be
ousted and f0rever-excluded from do
ing business In the state, and that 4
receiver be appointed to take charge Of
their property. The court stated that
In fairness to the defendants they
should receive notification of the suit.
therefore the filing of the proceedings
was withheld until they can be in
formed of the contents of the attorney
generals complaint.
The defendants In the case are the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany, the Omaha and Grant Smelling
Company, the Pueblo Smelling and Re-
inning Company, the Bimetallic Smelt-
ing Company, the Colorado Smelling
Company, the Philadelphia Smelling
and Refining Company.
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Center. !. Aa,..,...

&Ses-s - @0~~~
Director-I called ON Ledgerman. our
I'D bOkkeeper. this morning. and
found the poor fellow in . very bad
way, indeed: he has been Ill = long
while, 10 I learned from his wife. and
b now in = state Of extreme financial
- we'll u physical distress. There was
evidence on all sides that both he and
bis family are in conditioa Of pitiful
aesd. M -ass.
President-Poor fellow! He has been
b the employ Of our bank for . score
II years or more, and has performed
bis duties with unusual honesty and
1delity. r
Director-We can all bear testimony
to that, I'm sure, and I have no doubt
you will Join me in the opinion that
Ne ought to do something for him.
President-Aost assured. will have
! meeting Of the board Of directors
JAILED ut an early day, and We will
have . set Of appropriate resolutions
passed and presented to him ~ token
4 our sympathy.
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Al60 VIRGINIA 0RAN0s
HfsAAsat Of Nafsss' Associations. wsssrsov1,N.Y
most distressing cases Of Inflammation
and liberation OF the ovaries and womb.
! have known that doctors used Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound when everything else failed
with their patients. have advised my
patients and friends 70 use Il and have
yet TO hear Of Its first failure to cure.
Four years ago I had falling Of the
womb from straining in lifting heavy
patient, and knowing Of the value Of
your Compound began to uae II At
once, and In six weeks was we'll once
more. and have had no trouble since.
l am most pleased to have Ind an oppor-
tunity to say few words in praise Of
your Vegetable Compound, and shall
take every occasion to recommend 1t. -
Miss VIRaINIA GRANHs.-Ssooe fs,fsh "
sksss tssff~esiai 10 net pssstss.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has stood tho test Of
time, and has cured th0usands.
Mrs.. Pinkham advises sick w0-
men free. Address, Lynn 4asss
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zssulon PIKE CENTENNIAL.
Curator FsrriIi Proposes a Worlds
Fair At Denver In 1907.

Denver. July 2.-Curator Ferrill of
the State Historical Society is again
urging that the state of Colorado eel
citrate the centennial of the first jour
ney Of Zebulon Pike to Colorado by q
great worlds fair In Denver. such as
was held by Chicago, st. Louis and
San Francisco. He proposes that one
Of the buildings be made permanent.
and that his one be used for the State
Historical Society. This worlds fair
is to be held in 1907. and is to be one
of the great events of the new century
The plan that Mr.. Ferrill urges Is
that fair association be Incorporated
within q short time to prepare for \
great exposition in 1907. an to secure
the aid Of the Legislature and the fed
eral government.
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cLAvron.s WILL HOLDS.
immsnss sehoo, For Orphan Boys viii
D. Built In Denver.

d Built In Denver.
Denver, July 1.-The Supreme Court
has refused to break the George w.
Clayton viii, and the city Of Denver
secures the benefit Of the property be-
queathed to 1t by the establishment OF
q college for orphan boys on the plan
Of the Girard College in Philadelphia.
The property 10 estimated to be worth
about 5000 600 and II approaching in
value.
Thomas Clayton. . brother, who was
cut on In the will with 4 small an
nuity, sought to contest the validity OF
the document and the right Of George
W. Clayton to give the greater part Of
his fortune to charity without sub
stantially benenting his heirSat-law.
In the lower court the will was de
clared to be valid. The heirs appealed
and In an exhaustive opinion BY Jus
tice Robert ". Steele, the trial courts
decision Ii affirmed in every detail.
Judge Moses Hallett Is the executor Of
the estate and will have charge Of the
esta blishment Of the college.
The court remarks on, Mr.. Clayton's
magnificent philanthropy In the follow
ing language:
AFTER making such provision Is he
thought proper for the natural objects
Of his bounty he has selected, ~ de-
serving Of his benevolence, the poor
white orphan boys Of Denver and Colo
rsdo, and has devoted the residue Of
his great fortune to the erection and
support Of q permanent college for
their free Instruction and maintenance.
that they may become useful citizens
and honorable members of society.
at 10 an indulgent. edifying and
worthy charity. 1t will lessen Denver's
burdens Of government.
ITO thousands Of poor orphan boys
II will be blessing forever audit will
b by them forever blest."
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CONGRESS ADJOURNs
WILD ANTICS IN rHG HOUSE.


Washington yuly 2.-Amid 4 scne Of
enthusiasm that has not been paral-
leled since the exciting and stirring
days Of the Spanish war, Speaker Hen
derson. at $50 yesterday afternoon.
declared the House OF Representatives
adjourned without day. In doing 70
be said that NO House Of Representa-
lives since the adoption of the consti-
tuition had done ~ much work ~ this
one. The audience to which he made
his brief address was q brilliant one.
The galleries were banked to the doom
and almost tWo-thirds Of the members
were in their seats on the door. The
speakers appreciative words to the
members ON thanking them for their
cooperation during the session had
touched q responsive chord. and they
gave him q remarkable demonstration
Of their friendship and good will.
While the cheering and applause were
still in progress the members on the
door began singing MY Country. IT'S
Of Thee" 1t was taken up by the cor
respondents In the press gallery over
the speakers chair and By the specta-
tors in the surrounding galleries, and
soon the vast hall was ringing with
the swelling cborus. Other patriotic
AIRS t0llOWe0 aS the members *
changed farewell. The Star spangled
Banner" alternating with Dixie"
The speaker came down from his
rostrum, his appearance on the door
being greeted with "FOr He's a Jolly
Good Fellow" and 4 perfect rush OF
members to grasp his hand Standing
In the area In front Of the clerks desk
he, too. Joined In the songs. and there
was q wild scene when General Hook
er Of Mississippi. an old one-armed
Confederate veteran. took his place by
the side Of the speaker and together
they sung "Dixie."
Mr.. Cndler, Mississippi Democrat,
jumped upon 4 desk and let out yell
OF jubilation that fairly shook the raft
ers. For almost half an hour the tubi-
lation continued. All this time the
spectators remained standing In the
galleries watching the animated scene
below, and joining In the singing.
Just before the Senate adjourned
finally Senator Allison. chairman of
the committee ON appropriations, pre-
scented a statement showing the total
appropriations for the sessions by bills.
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senator Teller start. For Home.

Washington, June Ex-senator Teller
will be the first of the Colorado con-
Rressional delegation to arrive home.
He left Washington with his family
yesterday bound ON a rather anxious
journey to the West. A telegram an
nouncine the critical illness Of his SON.
in-law, Dr. G. L. Tyler of Denver,
reached Washington at 8 O'Clock In
the morning, and at II O'Clock Mr.. and
Mrs. Teller and son were ABOARD the
train and bound homeward.
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1As wes,a 0.ss Well

The tide Of benevolence and good
will has risen to 4 greater height than
ever before. Men and women OF means
are giving more bountifully. aR,aHnL-
benefactions are more widely
than in any spring OF earlielS
Libraries and hospitals and chi
universities and colleges. and charl
and good causes and undertaking.
almost every kind are fairly fo6seu
with showers of gold. The world goes
very well now 30 far as the open hand
can make Il 70. g-t
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Through Train to Memphis.

Guthrie. o. T.. July 2.-The Choctaw
Railroad Company's Denver flyer will
not be put on until July 9Th. 1t will
make the $50 miles from Memphis.
Tennessee. to Amarillo. Texas, in
twenty-seven sEd one.half hours and
through to Denver in thirty.nine hours.
The entire schedule Of the Choctaw
will be changed to accommodate this
special train.
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FAcrs AND FIGURES.

A chief gunner. with . salary o,
q. 80 . year. II the best paid non.
commissioned oficer In the navy.
The expenses OF the city Of London
this year amount to $50, o0o. 900. and
those Of the city Of New York. ~ pro-
vided for in the budget, to ~ .0oo. 900
A shoe arm in Toledo. O.. has traced
to the depredations Of mice losses liz
greenbacks and other paper money
which have amounted TO $4,000 in -four
years.
The fertility OF Egyptian soil IL Illus
trated by the fact that every one o,
lO.boo square miles can support s2s
persons. whereas even in dsnssly pop.
ulated Belgium there are only $50 tc
The SQUARE mile.
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A man out in wisconsin thought he
could hypnotise . savage bull. The
bull didn't know 1t. This led to un.
pleasant results, in which . good deal
oe ground was paved up. and = man
sswsd up. and another scientific the
CRY vss placed on the back shelf.
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A Baltimore man who was arrested
the other night with pair Of stolen
Trousers in his possession. pleaded
that he stole them because he was
hungry. To make the excuse plaus-
ibls he should have grabbed . straw
hat instead.
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m, censuest ~ Aria America

The cSNauest ~ Arid America
Il ~ tide Of one Of the most fAscin-
attne books ever written about The
wonderful Development and toundless
resources Of the West. 1t - Just such
q book ~ every western man ought to
read himself and thea send 20 his
friends in the East. Recognising its
value. permission was obtained from
the author and bis publishers to re-
print several Of Its most striking chap
fers, such ~ THE Blessing Of Aridi-
ty." The New Colorado" etc. This
hfty-paEe pamphlet, with other liter
AZURE about the Sunny San Luis VAL
ley. will be sent free to any address
upon receipt Of four cents In stamps to
cover postage. ZEPH. CHAS. FELT.
1O2 Boston Building, Denver, Colo.
Try me Just once and I am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
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Oklahoma shsrIffs Killed.

Guthrie, o. T., July 1.-sherin A. ].
Billiard and Under Sheriff Cogburn of
Roger Mills county. Oklahoma. were
killed yesterday afternoon In a battle
with horse thieves, while the officers
were attempting to arrest members Of
the band of outlaws.
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A Massachusetts, clergyman asserts
that III there 10 he'll place should
be provided for Sunday golfers" Can't
even clergyman speak Of golf with
out damning7
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1t has been decided by the courts
that = mans broken heart is worth ex-
actly SIS. This 10 not too high valuA-
tion where = mans head will permit
him to bare his lacerated cardiac or
gan to . jury.
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Marx Twain wspt when he visited
the scenes Of his boynood the other
day. He was probably thinking Of
the digestion he had when he left
those dear old haunts.
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When . girl secures damages in =
lawsuit because the Jury is said to be
influenced by her beauty she is about
~ near heaven ~ It IL possible to
get without dying.
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David Smith Of Saginaw. Mich.
died sudasnly just ~ he was taking .
chew OF tobacco. He had only reach
cd the tsadsr age Of Ill. Let this b
. solemn warning to all users Of the
Weed.
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John W. Gates 10 going to help build
. $50 900 900 hoesl In New York We
may all be assured that the poker.
room will b uneQualed.
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II England were desirous of break
ing up the cordial understanding, It
could secure Immediate results by
mentioning = person OF the name Of
Aston ~ . possible AMBASSADOR to
America
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The Chicago George Warrington
who alleges from the pulpit that he
never lied or stole while + child tact.
fully RETAINED from any expose Of
his methods when he arrived At the
years of discretion.
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Perhaps II IN fair to predict that
the new French political party or
gAnizsd by cooks. when It gains the
s,cendancy will form . kitchen cabi-
Let
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The present British cabinet 10 A.
most entirely composed Of journalists.
In the next cabinet. maybe, the news
paper men will have . show.
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About . year ago Kansas was sui.
Ssring from . drought Nov NO Kan
sas home il considered well equipped
without . boat
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The sheriff Of New York has Just
summoned . jury panel Of fourteen
men whose aggregate wealth runs
over $1,000 900 900 mark. It IL I'M
dsrstood that they will not be per-
mitted to sit on any trust cases.