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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-04-03
Oranges at Marks.

Remember we save you money
every time you buy anythi ng at
the Right Drug Store.
The spring term of district court
for this county convenes at Mt.
Idaho on Monday, April IA.
A safe cracker is in town, but
he il spotted and will not be per-
mitted to ply his trade hereabouts.
J. J. Pulse was over from
Denver Tuesday to take in the
excitement of the village election.
WANTED or 60 bushels of
Al clean Little Club Wheat or
seed Barley, Inquire at this office.
Paddy White returned from a
short trip to Lewiston Tuesday, in
time to cast his vote for the old
ticket.
d. S. Peters has taken the con
tract to furnish 300 poles for the
electric line from the Clearwater to
Grangeville.
Right wrongs no one, SO try a
bottle of the Right Cougt Balsam
manufactured and sold by the
Right Drug Store.
All members of Grangeville
Lodge. No. 2O6. w. of W., are re
quested to be present at the meet
ing next Monday night.
BoRN.-In Oakland, California,
March %, 1902, to the wife oil
Chas. p. Richardson, of Moose
creek placers, a daughter.
George Hawley was up from
White Bird this week and reports
cattle getting fat as butter on the
new grass in that section.
MARRIED. April 3, 1902, at the
home of the brides parents, Over
Morgan and Miss Dora Belle Will.
kins, Rev. w. N. Knox officiating,
SHEEP FOR SALE-Ewes and
lambs. Inquire of or address
ERNEST SMITH,
m 81 Grangeville, Idaho, Box 1O7.
MARRIED.-At the home of the
brides parents, near Denver, al
$40 p. m. March 30, Claude A
Parish and Maude Rowe, +. /
Newton officiating.
l will still give bargains in fur.
niture and wallpaper. My new
stock has just arrived Come In
and see for yourself at w. T.. Ora
hams Furniture Store.
At the Presbyterian church there
will be no preaching service mex
Sunday, but Sunday school will b,
held at 10 a. IN. and Christian
Endeavor at $50 p. IN. as usual.
| Easter Sunday was lovely day
and since then we have have hat
really delightful spring weather
and next week all hands ma,
begin to think of getting theil
gardens in.
The sawmill men of Craig,
mountain hold a meeting Saturday
at Keuterville for the purpose o.
establishing prices foy the variou.
grades of lumber produced by theil
mills.
i T. M. Hurlburf, George Hurl
burt and Roll Almach, of tbs
/ general land Office, visited Salmon
river this week to inspect the sur.
veys of public lands made down
there year or two ago by j. w.
Shannon, concerning which there
has been some difficulty, and which
his bondsmen had to have resur-
veyed.
Money to Loan
On farm lands, at 8 per cent. in
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-04-03
/. o. O. F. Anniversary.

A grand ball will be given by
White Bird Lodge, No. y, l. O..
o. F., on Friday, April 25. The
anniversary of the order will be
observed by a celebration and en-
tertainment Saturday. April 26.
1902. The services of the Grange
vile brass band are engaged for
the occasion. A good time and
large attendance are anticipated.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all. Apr "a
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-04-03
Money to Loan

On farm lands, at 8 per cent. in
terest. For further particulars
apply at the office of w N. Scales,
attorney at law, Grangeville,
Idaho.
Dated March 26, 1902. If
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-04-03
Fuli-blood barred Plymouth Rock
eggs for sale at 50 for setting of
IA; three settings, So.
FRANK HOGAN,

just the thing to make those
thoroughbred chickens look their
best, lay lots of eggs, make YOU
feel proud of them and put dollars
in your pocket, Lees Lice Killer
on sale at H. & II. Hardware Co.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-04-03
Notice OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER
SHIP

Notice is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore conducted under the firm name Of
kuther Il Zumwalt doing business at enver,
has this day been dissolved by mutual consent
owing to the sale of the business to Mr.. D. H.
bolte, who will conduct the business ut the old
stand and TO whom we commend our old pa
irons. All bills due the old firm are pa able 10
Mr.. Kuther
II. KUTHER
W. II. ZUMWALT
Denver, Idaho, March 20, 1902.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30

world to seek a fortune. I landed
in the State of Georgia, and spent
one summer there in the turpentine
business, and that was enough for
me. I returned TO North Carolina
and engaged in the mercantile bust
I soon found that my health
was failing, and I decided to settle
down and try farming again. My
wife agreed to this, as I would be
at home to help her look after the
children, and in fact she seems to
make me useful in a great many
about the house. Farming is
hard work, but it takes hard labor to
make a success at anything.
I read The Progressive Farmer,
and all the agricultural bulletins
that I can get, and [ find that farm
ing is not such an uphill business
after all.
In conclusion I will say that up
to-date farmers have more pleasure
and privilege than millionaires, if
they will avail themselves of the OPP
portunities. Hoping this may bene-
fit some one, I remain
A SUBSCRIBER.
Cumberland Co., n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
One Mans Experience.
Warren Co., n. c.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
I have been reading articles on
farm life in your paper for some
time, and I ask a short space in your
paper to give my experience on the
farm.
| was born on a farm and my faith
er made a farm hand of me as soon
as / was large enough to carry a hoe.
My father was n of those hustling
farmers that you read about; he
worked his family hard and spent
the proceeds of their labor foolish
ly. AS I grew older I grew wiser,
and I soon cultivated a hatred and
d~istaste for farm life. / will state
here that there is one great reason
why so many young men and boys
have such a hatred towards farming.
Without some encouragement we
cannot make our boys take on to
farming as they should. You may
take any kind of a man that has any
"get up" in him at all, and if he has
nothing to encourage him he will
soon get tired OF any pursuit. l
know. srmc tanners treat their chill
dren like brute; they let them grow
up in ignorance and work them hard
from sun to sun, and it is enough to
make a boy tired. Our girls should
have more attention, and should be
better educated, as the farmer girls
make the best wives that we have in
our country.
1 grew to be a man and at the age
of 81 years I launched out in this
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
Farm Notes from Warren.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
Allow me to congratulate you up
on the improved appearance of your
most excellent paper, and especially
do I admire the sentiment expressed
on the eighth page of 10th inst: "It
is ours only to speak the truth and
defend the right as God gives us to
see the truth and the right" Oh
for more of such sentiment! Then
the Lord would hear us and hearken
to u prayer.
Our farmers will make a short
crop, though where they have been
properly worked there will be enough
to eat. We have had nice seasons
lately. Very little grain will be
sown in our vicinity. They (the
farmers) seem to think that it is bet
ter Cor rather they have fallen into
the habit) to buy with cotton nearly
everything used, consequently they
are always behind in money matters.
If you will pardon a personal allu-
sion, I will say that / too did that
way until it nearly broke me. I
thought I could not stop, but [ did,
and now I am thankful to say (not
bragging) I have my home and farm
unencumbered; have my own home
raised meat and bread; have not
bought a pound of meat or bushel of
corn this year, but have sold both;
and I find I have time to devote to
improving my land, feeding stock,
raising fruit, etc. | SOY peas, clover,
rape, etc. Have an abundance of
milk and butter from my cows, and
blankets and cloth from my wool.
This pays better than buying every
thing with cotton.
JONAS @. WILLIAMS.
Warren Co., n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30

When n remembers the gloom
and dependency of the farmers last
season it is very consoling to see the
change in them this year. All are
seemingly prosperous. Every crop
is averaging up good. Much sup
plies and provisions have been raised
for another year, and some money
been cleared. To hear them congrat-
ulate one another on their prosper
ity makes the souls of their friends
rejoice.-New Bern Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
THE oAT-cHEss THEORY GETS
ANOTHER DRUBBING.
MI. Meacham Proves by Experiment
and by Science that it is a False Su-
perstitiOn.

perstitiOn.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
AS so much has recently been writ
ten and said on the subject of oats
producing cheat under certain con-
ditions, I fear you have become dis
gusted; but as the mission of The
Progressive Farmer is to instruct,
enlighten and encourage the farm
ers so as to bring about a ad-
vanced state of agriculture, and as
we have a new generation now tax
ing hold of agriculture as a profess
sion, they should receive all the in
formation on all subjects pertaining
to the profession that past expe-
rience and knowledge can afford. So
l beg you before you close the door,
to allow me a little space to give the
result of our twenty years eXpe-
rience with this grass (cheat) and
what our Investigations have proven.
We profess to be a plant breeder
as well as a sixty-fve year old farm
er. Plant breeding is one of our
favorite sciences, and for many
years we have studied and practiced
it. Among fruits, vegetables, nuts
and the grasses. The subject of
cheat engaged our attention first,
about twenty years ago. We sowed
a lot of wheat on a hillside sloping
west, and by the time the wheat be-
gan to head out we'll, we found MANY
plants of the cheat and some spelt.
A neighbor informed me that if
calves or rabbits should eat off the
mother plant, that the suckers would
make cheat or chess. Examination
revealed a sound plump seed. We
concluded that it might make a good
grass, and planted some of the seed
with hal end in view; but one years
experience with it proved that it was
no valuable acquisition. A land along
the side-hill ditch was left for a
trash catcher, and not cultivated, so
the cheat sprang up regularly for a
number of years and only disappear
ed, after the briars and dewberry
vines took that strip of land. But
about some old stumps it contin-
les to come every year, and has new
er improved any. Ditch banks ap-
pear to be favorite localities for it
here in Wake.
When [ set out to identify it, /
found it to be a grass, as distinct as
spelt or cookie, and in order to test
the theory hat spring or winter
oats would produce cheat, if winter
killed or trampled by stock, we
planted good seed oats on a plot,
both spring and winter varieties, in
the fall. The spring variety was
nearly all killed, but winter turf oats
came out all right, but not a sprig
of cheat appeared on those plots.
Well, the calves and COWS tramped
and grazed on the third plot from
November until April. The oats
had been so badly trampled and eat
nm dow 90 ~11--1 II =
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
STARTING A DAIRY FARM.
A Specimen Result of the A. & M. Col
lege Dairy Instruction.

Mr.. Jas. II. Bostian, a son of the
late Jacob Bostian, has ordered a lot
of Jersey cattle with a view to es-
tablishing a dairy farm at the Bos-
tian place near town.
Mr.. Bostian took a special course
in dairying at the A. and M. College
in Raleigh last winter. He took a
high stand in the course and won the
prize offered the class-a milk sep
arator. With the information gain
ed at the A. and M. added to the
knowledge of farm work attained by
being reared on a farm, he is we'll
qualified for the work in which he
proposes to engage. 1t is a progress
sive departure from the old style
methods and the Landmark wishes
him unlimited success in his new
feld.-Statesville Landmark, 23rd.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30


seed, and found both cheat and spelt
seed with the oats. Every effort at
crossing the cheat on the oat and rye
failed, as did also my efforts to ros
the wheat and rye. [ could cross
the bearded on the s~mooth-head
wheats, but. could effect no cross on
y or oats. Nor would the pollen
of cheat take on the orchard grass
or any other grass.
Cheat is as much a variety Of
grass, as foxtail, buIlrush, or Or
chard, or any other variety of grass.
Monstrosities, as they are called by
vegetable PSYCHOLOGISTS, may appear
on corn or other vegetation, but it
will still be corn, mustard or what
ever the parent was. You can't
cross Kafir corn on Johnson grass,
nor can you cross the milo maize on
the teosint (reanna luxurians).
Cheat is either a variety of grass,
or a hybrid. It is not a hybrid be-
cause it has a seed that readily germ
mates and reproduces itself year in
and year out with no sign of varia-
ton, a thing which a hybrid will not
do. We often have bud sports to ap-
pear on our fruit and other Res,
which may be propagated by division
budding and g~rafting), but the bud
sport that propagates itself by seed
is not yet known. Many of our pome
fruits are crosses, SO. violent that
their blooms are either sterile or too
near so to set fruit. Nature abhors
hybridization, but loves crossing. If
cheat is not a distinct variety, then
what is it? It must be a variety of
some species or it must be a hybrid.
If it was ever a hybrid, it would have
shown some variation; but 20 Earia-
ton has ever yet been repert~-
was cheat when first noticed and is
cheat still with no variation. Aside
from all that botany and vegetable
physiology teaches us, our own ex-
periments have proven that it
(cheat) is as much a distinct varie-
ty of grass, as timothy, red top, or
even the oat itself.
Now just one more question: If
it is possible for the oat to vary far
enough to produce another distinct
grass-cheat, for instance,-why has
it not produced something else? Why
cheat every time? All plants known
to vary, have not stopped at n
step, for wherever one variation has
occurred others have followed, but
in no case has a variation occurred
that was not the result of crossing
the variety, by which process the
type was broken, and a possible va
riety of variations followed, but the
drift was always towards one or the
other of the parents until a type was
fixed. But in the cheat you have no
cross to start from which could pos
sibly result in a distinct variety. The
oat plant is not the result of a cross
with any other species of plant, CON
seQuently it can do but one or the
other of two things, either reproduce
itself or be abortive and produce
nothing. This is Natures law, pure
and simple, from which there can be
no departure. Men may be deceived
and reach just such conclusions as
suit their fancy, but Nature has her
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30

In many fields cotton is all about
In many fields cotton is ali about
open and if the fine weather contin-
ues the great bulk of the cotton crop
will be gathered by the 1st of Octo-
ber.-This has been a year in
which insects have done great injury
to crops. The chinch bugs have de-
stroyed thousands of bushels of corn
in the county and the army worm, a
little worm about the size of a cater
pillar and able to eat its own weight
of green stuff in fifteen minutes by
the clock, has made it's appearance
in different sections of the county,
doing considerable damage.-Mon-
roe Enquirer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
Extracts from Reports of Crop Core 2 -y spondents.
 Northern District

Cleburne, Abel-Farm work backward; but litle corn and no cotton planted; oats and wheat not-leoking well-E. Fl. Taylor. '. --.-s... .s littfe done towards planting corn or cot tom. fruit In good condition.-T. C. Gal laway.
 Franklin Atwood-Farm work back ward light freeze on Sth did some dam aget to fruit; wheat small; decreased acreage in oats.-S. M. Davis.
 Jackson. Pisgah-Several frosts during week; preparation of land for corn and cotton being pushed; but little corn and no cotton planted. d.-John T. Richards
 Jefferson. Spalding--W eathe fla arorable 1; no corn planted; some gardening. done. and Irish potatoes planted.-R. A. Mc- Bride. 1-. %. -t4
 Lauderdslc, Smithsonia- Rains on 7th delayed farm work; no corn planted; oats not looking well.--J. T. Reeder.
 Madison. New Market-Preparation of land anl planting of corn being pushed little cotton planted; heavy frost night of Sth. but no da ma ge.-Carter H. Rice. ed by recent heavy rains; gardens doing well; oats and fruit promising. Mack SsaltS.
 Marshall. Sidney-Some corn and cotton plan;ed: Irish potatoes about all planted E.rpens doing well; fruit promising.-J. W..CoWen.
 Morgan, Somervile-Oats late but look ing well; preparation of land being push ed: some corn planted; gardens backward. John Nj. simpson.
 Walker. Eldl-dge-Land being prepared for cotton; oats not all planted yet much -arden truck planted; peaches promi S ns Prank A. Meier.
 Winston, Elk-Farm work being push cd: Irish potatoes coming up; fruit is uninjured.-John M. Wilson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
Middle District.

Bibb, Centerville-Farm work about three wefks behind; much corn and some cotton planted this week gardens i'm proIed.-H. T. White
 Bdllock. Suspensioa-Cpand corn gen erally planted but vcrv little up: cotton planting commenced; much land vet to prepare for both corn and cotton.-H E. N:silSer.
 Chambers. Wavorlv-Upland corn about all planted; much fertilizer being used: a little cotton planted.-Monroe. Jones
 6soosa. Hissnp-Jpland corn nearly all planted: much fertilizer has been put in for cotton. though no cotton planted: oats fair NJ. Dars"y.
 Dallas. BurrsNille-V Vegetation about two weeks late. some cotton planted: farm work backward.-S. n. Palmer
 Fillmore. Central Weather favorable tbQugh several light frosts occurred: nearly all upland corn planted: cotton planting hardly commenced.-S. F. Thom- as
 Lee Gold Hill-Corn about all planted thoiigh land was poorly nrcDared: cotton land being prepared, and some planted; wheat oats and gardens Verv puor.--W. T. Andrews.
 T.awndes. ctohatchie-Some corn up, hut lookina yellow from cool nights: cot ton being planted rapidly.-T. l.. s. Grace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
PROGRESS OF>>CROPS
n. $. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
 TURF, ALABAMA SECTION.
Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, Ala
 bana Section.
For week ending April 14. 1902.
 General Conditions.

The week as whole, was quite fa- vorable for preparing ground and plant ing the staple crops; though rather cool for germihation and growth. temperatures averaging about f degrees below the -daJly. normal, with light to heavy frost in cen- tral and northern. counties on the sth; general rains on the Tth. put aplands in. good condition for work. Preparation of corn and cotton land was pushed rapid ly: much cotton was planted in: southern counties. with this work getting well underway in middle counties. and just starting in northern portions of the State; in extreme southeastern districts, early cotton is coming up; however, ow- ing to lateness of the season, some cot ton will be planted without the soil be- ing properly prepared. Most of the up- land corn has been planter in southern and middle counties. with some of it up to fairly. good stands: in northern coun- ties, corn planting is getting underway; iowlands continue too wet for work
 Wheat and oats continue to improve, though their condition is somewhat be- low the average at this season; oonsid- erable sugar cane has been plantqd; Irish potatoes are fairly promising in southern counties. doing well in middle { and cpm- ing up in northern eountiea; gardening is now fairly well advanSed in all dis tricts, and the outlook fYF trucking crops is generally promising. ASarticularly in eX- treme southern couRnes where water melons are making 'fair stands: straw berries are riperfihg slowly. with some being shipped from southern counties, and prospects favorable for d good yield; while tree fruits were slightly injured by cold in northern counties, the general outlook for peaches and plums is prom isinS, though pears are not doing well.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17

Perry, Hamburg-Most of the corn planted; about two thirds of the cotton planted; some land yet to be prepared John s. Blackburn.
 Pickens. Gordo-weather generally fa- yorable; some corn up; cotton being planted; gardens doing nicely.-John J.
 Randolph. Omaha-Farm work very looking well. but wheat inferior: some corn but very little cotton. planted.-L. W. Townsend. N. --.
 ton planted; oats growing nicely. though stands irregular;. gardens and fruit prom ising.-W. M. Burt. sNs
 shelby, Farmer Corn planting being pushed; wheat and oats looking well. though late.-A. H. Merrel
 Sumter, Ramsey-Much corn and some cotton planted; considerable land yet to prepare for cotton; gardens late; fruit promising.-T. l.. Jenkins.
 t Tailadega, Fayetteville-Corn planting progressing, with early planted coming np to fair stands: but little cotton plant ed. much land yet to prepare; wf1eat inn proved4 but inferior; peaches promising
 Tuscaioosa. Elrod--Farm work and crops progressing slowly. on account of heavy rains.--w- L. Mitchell.
 Southern District.
 Baldwin. Point CIear---Potatoes and beans in- fairly-g good condition, but need rain; watermelons and corn doing well- Brodhttck and Zendel Bros. -.
 Barbour, Bush--Weather favorable; cot ton heinz planted rapidly; corn coming np to fair stands:,' gardens doing well; peach prospect .bright.-D. D. .BushN
 Clarke Thnmasville-Manyi have finish ed planting corn: cotton land being pre- pared. some cotton planted; gardens fair iy good.-O. F. Hill.
 Crenshaw. Brantley-Heavy rains caused land to crust over corn and cot | ton that is planted. retarding germina- | tion.-J. M. Wyatt. l Escambia. Pollard-Corn up to fairly | good stands; cotton being planted; fruit uninjured -J. w. Kelly. | Geneva. Geneva-Corn up to fairly good
 stands; much cotton planted; gardens | trucking crops. and fruit doing well.--J' l O. McEachern.
 l Henry. Headland-Corn nearly all plant | ed, and some coming up to fair stands; | cotton being planted rapidly, some con- | ing up.-W. F. Covington.
 | Mobile Chunchua-Potatoes doing well; | fruit trees and straw'berries heavily fruit ed: corn and oats fine.-W. R. DeNellng. Monroe, Jones Mills-Corn about all planted, and some coming up to good stands: planting of cotton commenced.'- Frank P. Chaffee, Section Director, Montgomery, Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD.
Tributes Paid to the Brave Men
 Killed in Tuscumhia

Tuscumbia. April i6 Especial )-several hundred ciiz"ns of thiz city attended q memorial '"rric, at inc Methodist church Sunday afternoon to pay tributes to the memories of ShnT;6 Ch1'l,s Gsssaway. Fi< brother. William Gassaway. r. X. Prout and l. IT, Davis the four brave men of Tu'cumb'n who sacrificed their
 i've we k az to pr ct and enforce the law and lci tv "f this place. Beauti- f'A tributes and approp' fate eulogiums were paid each cf tho dead by Rev. .George stoves. pastor of tho NJ thodist Church: R v J, D. Wi acc. pastor ol the Pres hy- tei ian CbG'ch .Mdgc F. P. Almou and C. A Womh'o, Excellent music was fur nish"1 h. the Methcdiet choir. and tn" occssion wss most solemn and impress give one