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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
NO sun, no moon,
NO morn, no noon,
November"

That was written in England, the land
Of fogs and winter darkness But in orr
sunny country, in almost every section
of it, November is usually a sunny month
On the brown plains of Nebraska, while
the nights may be sharp and frosty tho
days are apt to be radiantly beautiful
The nay is in the stacks aud the wide
corn fields are brown with the wastefuI
ness Of our careless improvidence of
abundance. The railway companies are
now looking after their snow fences
and the farmers on the windy prairies
are banking up their houses to keep the
frost out of the cellars but the sunshine
is everywhere and the haze of the Indian
Summer hangs over the prairies the fore
runner Of clouds and billiards while the
Whlrr or the prairie chickens is in The air
In the wooded East the chestnuts have
fallen and the crack of the rifle tells of
the squirrel shooting while over the
brown fields the settlers range and the
Bob Whites see no rest. But the sun
shines there too and Winter comes bv
scealthy eteps. Southwark the golden
sun of the Carolinas lights up the last
ant is hauling his bale of rent cotton
to the warehouse. The congresses ara
busy putting the snowy fleece in shape for
loading on the ships are cars and only
towards the last of the month does Jack
Frost play much havoc. The leaves are
falling from sheer ripeness and not from
frost and the hunters of the North are
down after the Bob Whites and the test
tournament of high priced dogs is at
hand. On the Carolina uplands many
farmer has his entire taxes paid by
Northern sportsmen for the shooting priv
Itges on his land, and the birds are pro-
tcotad from the pot hunters. In the for
esrs of the South the great American
game bird. the wild turkey, is still album
dart. and battles the skill of any ordinary
gunner while in the dense swamps and
'alcbTakes near the Southern coast the
black bear still finds a secure hiding
place and cannot be entirely extcrminat-
ed. And over all the country the Amer
lean sunshine rules from the tangled ham
mocks Of Florida to New England. From
til" CarOlinaS the tea roses still make
the glory of the garden with colors far
deeper than the Spring flowers. While the
chrysanthemums are allowed to riot in
an abundance of flowers totally different
from the great ca bbage- headed things the
florists are so fond of. The forest is still
gay with the fostoon of the wild Smilax
covering the trees with tinted leaves and
clusters Of berries. And over the whole
land smiling plenty reigns. Then as the
glory Of November fades in the North,
and the dark days come with billiards.
%05 sleighing, the harvest of the Winter
sunshine comes in the South with the
locking refugees from New England, and
fh"ro the golden sun keeps up shining
all The Winter through
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
ROTATION.

w NJ Parker, of High Point, y. e., says
that he is a young farmer and anxious to
improve. He says that he notices that
we generally advise a three year rotation
of corn, oats and peas, wheat and peas,
followed by crimson clover in Winter be-
fore planting corn, again. He finds that
on his land which is a gray soil, and not
the usual upland red land, that oats are
more satisfactory. He wants to know II
it will not be as we'll to follow corn with
wheat. as he can grow 20 bushels of wheat
per acre. Our young friend writes let
ter rather too long to quote in full, but
the gist Of it is whether four year
rotation would not be better for him and
make less push and hurry at certain sea-
sons Yes we are of the opinion fhat
in YOUR case it would be better. 1hus
you can follow corn with wheat. ana
wheat with peas the same season, wheat
after the peas and clover after this wheat
for one wear and then back to corn. Ihls
will give a clover sod to manure ana TURN
for corn and the large amount OF forage
and straw and corn will enable you soon
to cover the whole corn lana ana you
will need no fertilizer but acid phosphate
on the wheat with perhaps little potash
since the gray soil needs potash more
than the red.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
The Poultry Industry
tHaryie Jordan. in Atlanta Journal)


formed BY a reliable poultry man that
SPECIFIC for cholera j. small piece 81
gum camphor about the si.. of pea
gwen 10 the sick fowls every other day
until they are cured SICK fowls should
Ie Immediately separated from the aocA.
else contagion viii develop saT.3i.
Cleanliness viii prevent disease among
poultry. especially II good houses are
built for them 10 nest and roost IN. IN"
Plymouth Rock is the test all round
fowl for the farm. where eess and chick
ems roth arc wanted. For csg production
alone there IS na better hen THAN ths
small active brown leg horn.
The common mixed breeds are far bot
ter than none, but IN all cases pure coct1
should 10 used 10 grade Ut the hoch.
Money. time ana Ialnstaklrs care MI
secure larger profits and rnahe thr tnst-
ness a pleasure.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
Some Good Farming
lsmithfeld Hcrald.l

Nr. ". 4. Bcykn. Of near Princeton.
called IN 10 see Us Monday anl renewed
his subscription for another year. Mr.
Boykin is one of our successful farmers
who believe that the best way TO farm
is 70 plant fcW acres, manure hcayily and
cultivate well.
This year ne planted I've s.crcs in to-.
bacco and four in cotton and sold the
crop for 5000 Fl sold the tobacco crop
ii home for s76S.
He manurcI the five acres in tobacco
as follows: Hauled in 100 loads of woods
mold and dirt per acre and broadcastod
it put 26 bushels of cotton seed broad
cast on two acres, ploughed in well.
Early in March he laid off his rows and
put 20 bushels stable manure per acre
in drill. aI9o 40 pounds acid per acre.
Just before ne was ready to sot ont bis
plants he opened the rows and put in coo
pounds standard fertilizer per acre, with
above named results.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
SOME ARGUMENTS FOR THE USE OF
WIDE-TIRED VEHICLES.

The use of wide tires is one of the most
important connected with the good roads
movement, both in the making of the
road-bed and preserving it while being
manent success in this country until wide
tires have come into general use In some
of the European countries tires as wide
as six inches are used, and by having the
passing over the road gives a inches of
road roller surface all the time. Espe-
cially would this device prove of value
on the newly made sand-clay roads which
in our eastern and middle counties The
constant rutting of these new roads by
narrow tired wagon wheels breaks up the
surface of the road-bed and opens the
way for holes and cracks which soon be-
come deep enough to need repairing. the
use or vide tires would furnish a
stant rolling and packing of the surface,
which IS necessary to render it smooth
and uniform. Legislation has been re
sorted to in number of States compell-
ing the use of wide tires on all vehicles,
and providing a substantial punishment
for ali violators of the law. Every State
should pass a law making the use of
wide tires compulsory.
IO change at once TO wide tires would
no doubt be hardship on some owners
of vehicles, but this is a point that can
be worked out and adjusted so that the
expense Will not be burdensome Vehicle
owners should be educated TO see that it
is to their interests to have wide tires,
as the use of them makes fewer repairs
necessary, thus reducing the expense Of
maintenance, and besides enables larger
leads to be hauled with the same number
of horses.
made at the New York State Convention
by the standing committee is of interest
Your committee would call your at
tention to the fact that it is worse than
useless to create expensive and valuable
highways to have them only cut to pieces
by the use Of narrow tires as now used
for the hauling of heavy loads in this
State. When you have got a good thing
it costs money, and you must take care
of it, and change your methods TO help
maintain it. Wide tires are of the great
! est value in preserving ordinary dirt
reads. We would, therefore, recommend
the passage of State wide tires law,
simple in its requirements, positive III its
endorsements, and going into operation
two years from this date, in order to
permit every wagon user ample time to
| adapt it's tires to the new law in the in
terest of road maintenance
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
BERMUDA GRASS.

H. W. Whtnett, Chadbourn, n o.
writes that having failed to get soou
Bermuda grass sod from planning cut
tings he procured seed HIS SOIL wa
well prepared except one Stflp oet"
was sown about the first OF july ana -
August he had Bermuda sou oi -
moist part of the hard ana PooN P
pared strip, but none on the hisnci ono'
dryer soil. He comes 10 TIE 'oii' i'''' ~,
that the seed at 90 Genus per
or even 81, it does not pay 10 "s ~
roots That Nav is early enough to SOW
.ho Good there and that it is not sa1e
- oot il in too deep. He proposes to seea
nioco ce land to rye and rape and pas
CONTINUED on Third Page)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
The American November
BY W. F. Massey in Practical Farmer.


duty in this respect With the execution
OF Maryland we do not know of South
ern State that makes an appropriation
Tor institutes. The Colleges Of Agricul-
ture and the Experiment Stations are do
ing what they can in this way by furnish
Ing lecturers, but even they cannot travel
without expense, and our friend down in
mississippi probably has seen little of
What properly supported and organized
institutes can do. In one State we know
the institute Director makes a point of
copies of all the leading
agricultural papers for stributon
among the farmers attending his Instl-
tutes, and thus many get to reading pa
pers who formerly did not. If every In
sltute followed this plan the farm papers
would become still greater power in the
land, and they would owe it to the Insti-
tutCS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
FARMERS INSTITUTES.

Southern friend objects to :he STATE
mont IN Crop Growing and Crop Feed
ing that Farmers Institutes have been
one Of the greatest means for the uplift-
Ing Of the agriculture of the country,
and suggests that the agricultural press
has been a greater influence. We had
no -Gea Of depreciating the influence Il
inc press by any means, and there is no
'oubt that with the reading class of
farmers the press has been the greatest
oI all influences But it must not be
overlooked that in the States where the
IaFmers' Institutes have been best
eahized and conducted they do reach a
class which the farm papers have tried
.A vain TO reach and they have been the
-.""test influence in getting the farmers
VINO DO not read the papers to do SC.
"a0TeVer the Institutes are fostered
d. thev should be by the State Legis-
iol-'s thA have been the greatest help
.-a' the farm papers have ever had, and
through their influence the farm papers
DIT" going into homes where they never
went before he Institutes walked up the
people and caused more reading to be
-0Ae. IN States like Wisconsin the dairy
h+loTs never would have gotten such
h"l, on the dairvmen but for the prac
-''''I IiIHS anu illuotl e1Cloio VI daiiy
"'IF IN the Institutes. In the State where
".f fricnd lives he has doubtless seen
'l" effect from Farmers Institutes.
'."1 there are few of the Southern States
'"lng much in this line Outside of North
'.4 south Carolina we know of no organ
"' efforts in the South for Institutes
.'alh Of Maryland and Virginia, and even
'- iAese States the Institutes arc not
should
co. Anyone who attended the meeting
' 'hc National Society of Farmers In
"ot" Workers held in Washington last
.'-H"r would have realized what pow
hey are getting to be in some Of the
"'"7 like Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois,
York and Pennsylvania. The ad-
H+hlo report read there by our Penn
.|ania Secretary of Agriculture would
'"'1 been an eye-opener to thousands
'i' IN Pennsylvania, and the CommiS-
4''N"f OF Agriculture of one of the South
.h states said to the writer Alter
"'Ilag that report ] am ashamed 20
.."he report from nv State. Yes, the
.aln Papers are power for good, and we
nope to do our part in making at least
'A' OF them greater power in this re-
.'''I but the farm papers, as well as thc
."iaers themselves. will feel the upliIt-
i's influence of the Institutes where they
ARG carried on in thorough manner and
'"e state Legislatures wake UP to their
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR DRAINAGE
OF OUR PUBLIC ROADS.

Where the road is built on a grace
some provision should be made to pre-
vent the wash Of the cutters into great,
deep gullieS. This can be done by paving
the bottoms and sides of the cutters
with brick, river rocks or field stone. IN
order to make the flow III such side
bitches as small as possible it is adVlsa-
Bile to construct outlets into the ADA
cent fields or to lay underground pipes
or tile drains with openings into dltches
at frequent intervals
The size of the side drains should de-
pend upon the character of the soil ana
the amount of water they are expected TO
carry. If possible they should be located
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
Shipments of Tobacco.
Special to News and Observer. J

Especial TO NCWS and UOSGrVcr.I
Winston Salem, \. c., Nov. 29.-The
shipments CT manufactured tobacco this
month aggregated COZ ,365 pounds. The
stamp :,a les or revenue collections, were
$110.254S2 The leaf sales wcTc 4,674. .553
pounds for which farmers received S491,
50357 an average of 101A cents per pound.
The sales for October and November ag
gregatei 9.739, ,553 pounds, which brought
81 ,U61 GS2.21.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 2 1902.
GOOD ROADS.


three feet from the edge of the travelled
roadway, so that if the latter is fourteen
feet wide there will be twenty feet Of
clear space between ditcher
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02

Saturday was the last day to pay taxes
to the city, county and State, and the
city tax collector and the sheriff did a
rushing business yesterday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
GAsTON COUNTY GOOD ROADS.

The following interesting facts from
CASTOR county show the progress now be
ing made in road Improvement in that
live locality:
The public roads in CASTOR are worked
by free and hired labor, snperintended
by supervisors IL each township. Each
supervisor has a supply of tools, incud
ing a road plOW. In Cherryville township
the ploW is pulled by a 20-horse power
traction engine. The County Commits
sioners are contemplating buying engines
for all the townships. Horses for plows
cost of IS per day. The engine is furnish
ed by individuals for the same money
and does 80 per cent. more work. The
engine and plOW require four men and d
mule to operate them, an engine driver,
plow tender, man to fire and uncOuple
at turning points, and a man to haul
wood and water for the boiler.
The county convicts are employed in
making macadahl roads exclusively.
Three guards and superintendent work
and care for about forty men. The whole
system in the county is under the super
vision of a competent and enthusiastic
superintendent of roads, Mr.. W. P. Eddie
man. f. b. K.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02

The best thing that farmers can lay Vi
for rainy day is a good road.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02

The raods have been worked Ions
enough. They should now be improved
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02

Mud" is a present, living, national
issue, affecting the happiness of all class
cs and ages everywhere. It's extermina
ton would be one far reaching, perpetu
al voctory for peace and prosperity. Mu'1
costs the nation more, annually, th2n ali
other drains upon its resources COM
bined 1t breeds isolation and ignorance,
poverty and pollution.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02

Mud is the enemy that this nation
should fight until its isolated commune
ties become united and prosperous
people with the happy means of mingling
in times Of peace and massing in times
of war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-03
MASCAGNl COMING

Mascagni's selection OF "Cavalleria
Rustlcana' and "Zanetto" as the pro-
gram for the single appearance OF him
self and his Italian grand opera COM
pany In this city will greatly please our
music lovers. II Is disappointing that
bookings could not be arranged that he
could present 'Ratcliff' and Iris" also.
but as he can be here only for the sin
gle occasion. everyone wishes TO hear the
music drama which not only made him
famous but which marked the beginning
OF n new era I'm modern Italian opera.
Everyone Is. OF course, familiar with
7sthe Sicilian love tragedy and has
heard its melodlous and dramatic music
and all are anxious 90 hear the interpre-
tatlon given II by the master who Great
ed ~ To hear the intermezzo. Tfrridus
serenade and drinking song. Loia's air.
santuzza's prayer. the impassioned duo
between Santuzza and Tirridu, and the
exotic, colorful- -choruses sung under the
inspired baton Of their composer. will be
n rare treat.
There is a great curiosity over "Zan-
etto," because OF Its fame In Europe and
from the fact that the story was adapted
from a play prominent In the repertoire
OF Sarah Bernhardt. EN- Passsnt." by
Francois Coppee. Mascsgni and his two
operas are certain Of an ovation In this
city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-03
BIG VOTE
Likely TO Be PoIIed by Walter
4. Scott Of Cumberland.

One or the men who will receive bis
vote tomorrow Is Walter A. SCOTT OF Cum
beriand, who is a candidate on the k--
publican ticket for first representative.
Mr.. Scott is a resident OF Diamond hill
and has not heretofore been identified
with the politics OF the town. Mr. Scott
is well known and deservedly popular
with his townspeople.
Mr. Scott was born at Diamond Hill In
1916 and he secured what education was
Afforded by the school OF the village. He
was but IL years OF age when he enlisted
In a Rhode Island regiment. and he served
with courage and fidelity during the re-
mainder OF the Civil war. He had saVeo
his money while a soldier and with this
money. az the close OF the war he Sc
cured "a business education at the Bryant
a. Stratton Business college.
lie was graduated I'm 1883 and he Sc
cured employment as an ofrlce assistant
for the J. B. Barnaby company. His ser
vice was energetic and he advanced rap
idly un, 1876, when he was made super
intendent OF the store. In 1854 he was
given an interest in the business. made a
director OF the company In 1889. In 1898 ne
was elected vice president and general
1900 ne was elected president and general
OF the business. He has now
his third OF a century with the
and it is fair 20 assume that he
will continue much longer, for his health
is good and his business judgment Is OF
the best
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-03
GOSPEL OF JOHN
EImwood Temple VIII Devote
a Month to Its Study.

For two years past group OF country
churches In the southwest corner OF the
state have been holding conferences for
the study of the gospel according to John.
with addresses by theological professors
and other prominent scholars.
The leader In this work Is Rev. Theop-
hilus III. Root OF Wood River Junction.
A year ago the II. !. Congregational con-
ference appointed a committee to COOP
crate with an interdenominational COM
mittee in promoting such study. This fall
eight churches are to take IL up in Prov
idence, and four In Pawtucket
Elmwood Temple. r. Tallmadge Root.
pastor, devotes the month OF November
10 this study. The plan includes sermons,
prayer-meetings topics. and home read
ings. The last consist OF a chapter each
week day, and one of the main divisions
OF the book for each OF the five Sundays
The prayer-meetings take up the great
ideas OF "John:" Light and Darkness;
Life and Death: Hate and Love. Seven
sermons are announced. Next Sunday
morning on the Prologue"
Sunday mornings n series on the Five
Acts" OF the drama. Via. chapters IA.
SO. 7-i1. 1911 1874. Sunday afternoon.
November 30. the pastor will give lit
erary reading from John. Similar read
ings from Deuteronomy and Judges have
been greatly enjoyed the past two
months Prof. Melancthcn w. Jacobus OF
Hartford Theological Seminary II expect
ed 20 give an address on the Gospel, the
date TO be announced later.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-03

objects are the Improvement Of property.
and for a starter propose a line OF cleo
tries from Gladstone avenue via Acad-
emy avenue 10 Oineyville square and ut
one time the club thought that the object
or the club had been attained, for the
ward delegation at the city hall had
promised It.
This object has been postponed from
year to year until the club has become
tired OF Ii, and has almost decided 10
abandon the Idea
A year or two ago the club took up the
school site for local politician succeeded
In selling site for a primary school and
this site is located where more than two
thirds OF the children OF the District will
be obliged 10 cross railroad tracks going
and coming from school. and 10 this the
club has objected and har succeeded in
getting the matter held up, and it looks
as IL 1t would be abandoned
The club claims that with proper i'm
provements there would be but few va
cant lots on Mount Pleasant. and no va
cant houses, and the members propose
to see that the locality gets what 1t needs
and what IL is entitled to.
The mere fact that gang of men and
number OF steam rollers are seen in the
neighborhood few weeks before election
Is not what the club wanted.
Much OF the success of this club Is due
W tHe uHtiIlns tuOrIS or Laurence j.
Coney, who has held the position OF
president for more than two years.
Mr.. Coffey holds the position Of chief
electrician at the Atlantic mills, where
he has been employed for more than 25
years.
Mr. Coffey owns considerable valuable
property on Mount Pleasant and Is, there
fore. In earnest in his efforts for the bet
terment OF the location
The club held meeting last evening
and the executive committe reported
that II had made a canvass OF the ward,
and everything looked favorable for the
election OF the candidates that had the
support OF the club. And should these
candidates be elected 10 the city govern
ment the matter OF having cars run to
the square will again be agitated
James Quinn and Anthony Beehan were
made a committee TO represent the club
on election day, after which the meeting
was adJougned until Thursday evening.