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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-28
HOW ONE COTTON FARMER HAS
MADE MONEY.
An Interesting Story of One Mans Ex-
perienCe.
Editor Of The Progressive Farmer:

/ read Mr.. o. w. BlacknaIPs let
ter in The Progressive Farmer on
curing pea-vine hay. I tried the ex-
pertinent on a small scale. I moved
and stacked all the same evening,
commencing at 3 p. m. AS 1 did all
the work myself, did not get a very
large stack, about four feet in diam
eter and five feet high, carefully
rounded at the top. I feel sure at
present writing that my vines will
rot.
Have been a reader of The Pro
gressive Farmer for fourteen years.
The editor and all the contributors
have been of the opinion that no
man could survive who raised cotton
to buy supplies.
A BIT OF EXPERIENCE.
In 1874 I was twenty-one years
old. / had one hundred dollars. My
father gave me a horse worth seven
ty dollars. This was my stock in
trade. Father had some original
wood land of which he offered to give
me twenty acres if I would clear it.
So / went to work and in three win
tiers I had cleared thirteen acres.
Planted in corn two years, and
commenced to raise cotton. Some
years would Elant nothing but cot
ton; sometimes a little c6F5f
In 1881 I married and settled 90
the twenty-acre lot, having to build
from the ground up, as there was not
a house of any kind on the place. 1
continued to raise cotton and buy
corn and meat, in the meantime in
vesting my surplus money in city
property. A few years later / bought
another twenty-acre lot for which
I paid four hundred dollars. Bought
other city property as money would
accumulate. Later I bought ninety
acres more. Now l hear the editor
and all the host of the A. and NJ. Col
lege and many others saying, every
thing you have, is under mortgage,
and you will have to go under" Now
let me say I have signed a
mortgage, and have not made an &C.
count at the store In fourteen years.
I have seven children, and am giving
them a collegiate education as they
become old enough.
HOW I DID 1T
By hard work and the right use of
money. You see by raising all cotton
and raising it by my own labor the
money would all come at once in the
fall, and by investing this where it
would bring in a monthly income l
soon had enough to meet my expen-
ses, buy my meat and corn and other
expenses of my family and farm,
which were not very great, as I did
my own farm work. So now I have
my farm paid for, and ten houses
and lots in the city, which when all
occupied, bring in more than sixty
dollars per month. I am not boast
ing of what / have, for I am ashamed
that it is not more, for instead of
having accumulated civ or savaD
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-28
SOME FIGURES TO STUDY.

Cornstalks.
In the South were planted last
spring about sixty million acres in
corn. These would average about
one and a half tons of stalks per
acre at a low estimate. This would
give us ninety million tons of stalks.
IF cut and cured and shredded these
would make ninety million tons of
good hay. In many parts of the
country hay sells at fifteen to TWEEN
ty dollars per ton, SO we think it Is
safe to value the entire output at ten
dollars. This would give us nine
hundred million dollars as the value
of the corn-staIk crop of the South
for one year. This is twice the value
of the cotton crop, including the
seed. You say this is too much. We
think not. This estimate takes in
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, as
well as all the other cotton-produc-
ing States, and we think is under
rather than over the true area.
We are suffering most Of these to
go to waste. We are letting them rot
or burning them. This is a loss that
good farming can not suffer to go on.
Because we did not know the value
of corn-stalks a few years since is
not a good reason why we should not
take care of them now hal we do
know their value. Past ignorance
does not justify present and future
waste.
A few years since we did not know
the value of the cottonseed. Now no
manthinks of throwing away his
cottonseed. But the corn-stalks are
worth more than the c~ottonseed.
If a farmer plants ten acres in cot
ton and ten acres in corn to each
pillow, his cottonseed will be worth
about twenty dollars and his corn
stalks hundred and fifty dollars,
allowing twenty cents per bushel for
seed and ten dollars per ton for hay.
These figures are so astonishing
that you a hardly believe them.
The %cottonseed per acre are worth
about two dollars, the corn-stalks
about fifteen dollars. The cotton
crop averages about one bale to three
acres, or one thousand pounds of
seed to three acres. The farmers do
not average over six dollars per bale
for their cottonseed.
Take the bottom and upland corn
Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky
and Mississippi bottoms and Texas
corn crops, and we will find over an
average of one and a half tons of
stalks per n
This enormous waste should be
stopped at once. The corn-stalks
should be cut and shredded. Shred
ded corn for feed is no longer an ex-
pertinent. It's value has been proven
by all kinds of tests. Analysis
shows it to be among the best hays.
Feeding tests show it to be equal to
the average for cattle and horses.
Dairy herds fed exclusively this kind
Of how d0 not 1oco onu+b1.~ - LII
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-28
A YEAR OF GREAT CROPS IN
AMERICA.

The country's grain yield this year
will not only break all previous rec
ords, but it also bids fair to establish
a figure that it will be difficult for
any future year to equal. The various
crops have now reached a stage where
they are practically safe from the
vagaries of the weather, and where
the reports of acreage and condi-
tions may be accepted as accurately
Indicating the actual harvest.
The corn crop will, of course, sur
pass all others in its volume and
value. The most conservative esti-
mate places the yield at 2,495, O81, 900
bushels, or practically 1000 ,OOO,0 900
bushels larger than last year. The
first year in which the corn crop
reached a total of 1,OO0,OOO,OOO bush
els was 1870. In only six of the 80
years since then has the actual corn
harvest been in excess of 100000
bushels. The present corn crop will
surpass all of these record-breaking
years by something like a quarter of
a billion bushels.
So much attention has been given
to the enormous corn crop that the
great yield of other cereals has been
largely overlooked. Only n crop
will show a yield smaller than that
of last year. The wheat crop is esti-
mated at 61O,611,O0O bushels, as
against 748,46O,OOO bushels harvested
last year. The wheat crop of 1901,
however, was a recordbreaEer-Re7
crop this year is largely in excess of
the average yield. The estimate of
61O,611,OOO bushels compares with
522,23O,OOO bushels in 1900, 547, 3O4,-
900 bushels in 1899, 53O,149,OOO bush
els in 1897, and only 427,684,OO0
bushels in 1896.
The indications are that the other
important cereal crops-oats, rye,
barley and buckwheat-will all be in
excess of last years figures. The es-
timated yield of oats is 686,277,OOO
bushels, as compared with 736,8O9,-
900 bushels in 1901; the estimated
yield of rye is 31,846,OOO bushels, as
against 3O,345,OOO bushels in 1901;
in barley the estimate is 12O,720,0OO
bushels, as again 1O9,933,O 900 bushels
last year; while in buckwheat it is
15,376,OO0 bushels, as against 1926
900 bushels in 1901.
When the figures for all six of
these crops are added together a
most impressive total is shown. The
total estimated yield for the six is
no less than 4,141, 1000 bushels.
The highest total ever shown before
was 1872 $4,000 bushels.
It is difficult to overestimate, as a
prominent fnancier stated a few
days ago. what these enormous crops
lei as affecting the prosperity of
this country. They are the most
solid of the foundations beneath the
superstructure of prosperity that the
United States is now enjoying. Every
channel of trade will receive it's
share of the enormous increase in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
The Library Fair.

The first night of the Library fair
was indeed decided success. The hall
was prettily decorated and with the
numerous tables, on which were many
dainty and useful articles for sale and
which We're well patronized, and the
usua! pleasant features of an affair of
its kind, gave an effect of brilliancy
that was pleasing to the eye. The pro-
gram was all that could be desired.
Mrs. richards in her reading of Shake
speare's "A Midsummer Night $
Dream was in her happiest mood and
was much appreciated by the audience.
The several musical numbers by mem
bers of the Philharmonic Society
formed an important part of the en-
tertainment and were well received. a
repetition of the success of the first
evening is predicted for tonight. when
an exhibition of some of Gibson's pop
ular pictures, reproduced by Gardiner
artists, will be the attraction. to be fol-
lowed by an informal dance. The ladies
in charge are to be congratulated on
the satisfaction given their patrons on
the opening and their reputation as
entertainers is added to in no small de-
gree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
TREWORGY TRIAL
Will Begin, May 6-The Accused Ac'
cepts Counsel Assigned.

Ellsworth, Me-, April 16.-The trial
of William Treworgy, indicted for the
murder of Sarah Ware, has been as
signed for the first Tuesday in May
unless counsel notifies the court before
April 25 that it is impossible to pre-
pare the case for that time. In this
event the trial will be postponed until
the third Tuesday in July.
When Treworgy was arraigned in
court, yesterday, he was not represent
ed by counsel, and the court appointed
Attorney 0. +. Fellows of BuckspOrt
to present his case. He was again
brought into court, today, upon his
own request and asked that he be al
lowed to engage an attorney from an
other county to handle his case. The
court informed him that for his OWL
protection the case should be prepared
at once and the prisoner accepted the
assignment of Mr.. Fellows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
LIKE A HUGE SHELTER.
Fire in Assay Office Next to New York
Sub -treasury.

New York, April 16.-Thirty-o mil
lion dollars in silver bullion in the as
say office at 80 Wall street We're in
danger, Wednesday, of being melted by
a fire which burned in one of the base
ment rooms for two hours. None but
the employees knew of the fire and they
finally overcame it without assistance.
Next door to the assay office is the sub
treasury, where the government has
from $780, 100000 to 5000, 900 usually
stored.
In some way fire in the silver smelt-
ing room was communicated to bar
rel of lard mixture used in the smelt-
ing process. There We're % barrels of
this inflammable mixture in the room
and like a flash they were enveloped in
flames so intense in heat that it was
feared the great treasure in the vault
of the room would be melted. There
was no time to close the steel doors Of
the vault and the flames from the bar
rels were so close that it was impos-
Sible for any one to approach near
enough to close them.
Fifty employees in the basement thor
oughly drilled for such emergencies
FASTENED to the work. The windows
and scuttles We're closed to prevent Civ
ing the alarm to the public and when
after two hours work the last vestige
of fire had disappeared, windows OPEN
ing at the rear were used to carry out
the smoke
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
HEALTH is FAILING.
Much Alarm Over the Condi-
ton Of Pope Leo XIII.
Renewed Activity Among the Cardinals
Aspiring to the Pontifcate.
Scandal Over Traffic in Tickets to Cor
onation Anniversary.

Rome. April 16-The recent signs OF
the increased feebleness of the POPE
which led, the end of the last week, 10
alarming reports of his sudden death,
have caused marked change of activ-
ity among the cardinals aspiring to the
Pontificate. The campaign prepare
tory to the next conclave proceeds IN
ceSSantly, the sacred college beng d.
vided into two distinct forces, headed
respectively by Cardinal Rampolla, the
Papal secretary of state, and Nardlilal
Vannutelli. The latter and Cardinal
Gotti now constitute the most probable
successors to Leo XIII.
Those who are not now considered to
be dangerous candidates are FOND, now
ever of pointing out that almost l5o
cardinals have been buried during the
Pontficate Of Leo Kill, and that the
premonition of the life of His Holiness
for few years was liable to cool,
through death, many more ambitious
calculations.
Archbishop Falconi, the Papal dele
gate in Canada, has been definitely Sc
lected to succeed Cardinal MartlneiIi,
the Papal delegate to the United States.
This appointment will not be officially
announced. however, until the meet
ing of the consistOry, next October. 1t
was felt that Archbishop Falconi's eX-
perience in Canada, his learning, his
command of the English language and
his diplomatic abilities especially fitted
him for the Washington post.
Traffic in tickets to the ceremonies at
st. Peters and the Sistine Chapel, held
in connection with the jubilee in honor
of the 24th anniversary of the Pope'S
coronation, has assumed such proper
tons that it has developed into veri-
table scandal. Americans and English
people are the principal victims Of this
traffic and the bartering in tickets, of
which from 10000 to $4,000 are often
issued for the ceremonies at st. Peters,
is carried on at all the principal hotels
here by groups of spectators who are
in league with the hotel employees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17

The Home Temperance Union bids
fair to enter upon the second year of
its existence in a prosperous condition.
At the regular meeting on Tuesday
evening, there was an especially graft
flying increase in the attendance and
much interest was shown. Several
ladies of the Augusta c. r. U. were
in attendance, lending encoura cement
to the veterans engaged in this good
work by their presence and their words
of cheer hope and advice. At the
meeting of the previous week the
union was very pleasantly entertained
by Mrs. II. j. Fredericks of Augusta,
and on all sides the members have
since been heard to express the wish
that they may often have the pleasure
of listening to her in the future. 1t
is proposed to observe the anniversary
of the founding of this union, April 80,
and it is hoped that there may be a
large attendance, properly doing honor
to the interesting entertainment which
the ladies are planning for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

In the case in the supreme judicial
court at Portland, before Judge Pea
body, Of Irving Leroy Reid VS.. George
Lamb. a suit for $4,000 damages for in
iuries inflicted on a boy, the verdict
was for the defendant.
When Lorenzo d. Mathis was ar
raigned in the municipal court at Port
land. Wednesday, charged with mis-
appropriating the funds of the Mathis
Billiard Co., of which he was treasurer,
he waived a hearing and entered a plea
of not guilty. Probable cause was
found and he was bound over to the
May grand jury. bonds being fixed at
$4,000. He furnished sureties and was
released from custody.
Miss Eta Dayton, a clerk in a Bid
deford department store, has just
learned that through the death of a
wealthy granduncle. Lucian Brown of
Philadelphia, she will, after october,
receive 500 at the beginning of each
month. All Mr.. Browns nephews and
nieces and grandnephews and grand
nieces have been handsomely remem-
bered. Miss Dayton will probably give
up her present position.
Deputy Sheriff George Newell was
better, Tuesday, at his home in Rich
mond. He was more quiet, having
rested some, Monday night. He was
taken violently insane, Sunday after
noon. and came very near killing his
elder daughter while Mrs. Newell ran
to neighbours for assistance. 1t has
required the combined efforts of two
men to care for HIM since. His eye
sight is partially restored.-Bath
Times.
Deputy Sheriff w. p. Leach of Port
land. who went to East Harpswell to
look up the case of Mrs. Mary Ellen
Wilson's death, was seen by Lewiston
Journal correspondent at Mr.. Miller's
home and Mr.. Leach said: II have
been here since yesterday, looking up
the case. and l find proofs enough to
convince me that there was foul play
in the death of Mrs. Wilson and / am
ON the hunt for tie guilty party and
shall continue to investigate it until it
is cleared up" The community feels
that the matter is in the hands of one
who will sift it to the bottom. as Sher-
in Leach is the one who so successfully
handled the Brown case short time
ago.
The substance found by Robert
Mitchell and William Storey of Lubec.
some two weeks ago, is true ambergris.
worth at least $50 per ounce, troy
weight. The excitement at Lubec over
this good luck for two of their citizens
was intensified by an attempt, this
week. to serve a replevin writ. Bonds
for the sum Of $4,000 not being procur-
able by the parties attempting to Sc
cure the valuable stuff, an amicabla
settlement was finally made and the
ambergris equally divided between Mr..
Storey and Mr.. Mitchell, each securing
BIN pounds as his share. At the low
est estimate the value Of each piece
held by the two lucky men is stated bv
competent authority to be $4,000. Sew
eral smaller pieces picked up by George
Tucker at the same time are worth
! about $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
SPARRING FOR TIME
Best Ecccr.aes the Boer-Britsh Peace
Negotiations Situation.

London, April 16.-The associated
Press has excellent authority for say
ing that up to a late hour, tonight,
there have been no definite develop
ments in the matter of the peace ne
gotiations. The Associated Press learns
that Lord Milner, the British high COM
missioner in South Africa, has defined
certain propositions on which peace
may almost Immediately be secured,
but the cabinet, at it's meeting, today.
is said to have disagreed upon the
merits of Lord Miners terms. Spar
ring for time" best describes the pres
ent status of the negotiations, neither
side being willing to risk a decision
which would break off the present con-
ference. An agreement may be reach
ed at any moment, but this would more
likely be the result of emi-independent
action by Lord Miner and Lord Kit
chener at Pretoria than of the rather
involved conditional decisions of the
cabinet at London.
The broad lines of Great BritainS
terms are now known to the govern
ment representatives at Pretoria, and
on these representatives the cabinet is
apparently shifting the responsibility
of taking advantage Of all oppOrtuni-
ties, providing no cardinal principles
be sacrificed.
The government has ordered the
cable and telegraph lines between Lon
don and Pretoria to be Kept clear to
insure the most prompt transmission
of Lord Kitcheners messages.
There is good reason to believe that
the Beers are vigorously demanding
a representative government and that
this demand is opposed with equal
vigor by the British representatives.
1t is understood that the Beers strong
ly object to the long delay proposed
by Great Britain, but a representative
government be granted the former re-
publics and that they also insist on
the number of Bocr seats in the coun-
Gil being specified
1t is expected that the cabinet will
reassemble, tomorrow, to discuss the
matter.
In q dispatch to the waroffice dated,
today, at Pretoria, Lord Kitchener re-
ports the capture of $50 Beers in the
Klerksdorp district since April II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
THE CRIMES ACT.
Special Notice Taken of United Irish
League and Its Doings.

Dublin. April 16.-Three sections of
the Crimes Act have been put in force
in a large number of the districts in
ireland by proclamation issued, to-
night, by Earl Cadogan, the lord lieu
tenant of Ireland.
These sections provide for summary
jurisdiction in cases of criminal con-
spiracy, intimidation and unlawful as
sembly, for trial by special jury and
for change of venue at the option of
the crown.
The counties scheduled to enforce the
foregoing sections of the crimes act
are Caravan, Clare, Cork, Leitrim, Mayo,
Roscommon. Sligo, Tipperary and Wa
terford, as well as the boroughs of Cork
and Waterford. These are the districts
in which the United Irish League has
been most active The league itself
has not yet been proclaimed, but it is
believed that this step will be taken
shortly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17

The number of divorces granted at
the April term of Sagadahoc county
supreme court at Bath, was much
smaller than for many years past. The
list includes: Emma F. Trafton, libel
liant. VS.. George B. Trafton; cause,
gross. wanton and cruel neglect and
failure to provide suitable maintenance
and support; custody of minor chill
drer given to libellant. Blanch NJ
Bates. libellant, VS.. Henry A. Bates;
cause. cruel and abusive treatment;
custody minor child given to libellant
Victoria l.. Oliver, libellant, VS.. Milford
G. Oliver; cause, cruel and abusive
treatment. custody of minor child
given to libellant, libellee to pay 5000
in lieu of alimony Hattie Z. Cornish
libellant. VS.. Fred l.. Cornish; cause
cruel and abusive treatment. Hattie
p. Rose, libellant, VS.. William Z. Rose
| cause. adultery; custody of minor chile
given to libellant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
THE BRITISH WAR LOAN.
Half GobbIed Up and Half Offered Al
Only 93ls.

London. April 16.-It was said,
Wednesday, that ]. Pierpont Morgan.
the Barings and the Rothschilds have
secured an aggregate of sS0,000,000 of
the new British loan of s16O, 100000. The
remaining ss0,00O,000 will be offered to
the public.
Official confirmation of the above was
forthcoming, Wednesday afternoon, in
the announcement that half of the loan
had been privately subscribed for and
Offering the other half for public sub
scription at 931e with. interest at 2A
per cent. The subscription list will be
closed on or before April 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17

The striking weavers at the Fitch
burg and Beoli mills of the American
Wooden Co. at F'itchburg, Mass, who
are assisting the Rhode Island hands
now out, show no signs OF returning.
At a meeting, Tuesday night, vote
was taken on the question Of continu-
ing the contest. The weavers decided
unanimously not to go back. Fifty
weavers have left Fitchburg to go to
work in mills outside the combine and
others announce their intention of 60
ing away soon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17

John P. Wise passed away at Rock
land, Wednesday morning at an early
hour, at the advanced age of 81 years
The deceased was one of the best
known citizens of the city. He was g
native of Massachusetts, but in boy
hood days lived in Kennebunk. He
went to Rockland in 1910. A son, Hen
ry NJ, and a daughter, Flora NJ, sur
vive him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
Mrs. Jennett White.

Mrs. Jennett White, wife of Oscar
White of this city, died at her home on
Temple street, Tuesday night. She
was 81 years of age. A husband and
seven children survive her. Her death
comes as a great shock TO her friends
and relatives, as she had been con-
fined to the bed only five days. The
funeral services will be held at the
horne at o'clock this morning. The
Michigan.
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Hanley- kelIey,

Eugene Hanley and Miss Annie Kel-
ley, both weil-known young people
We're married by Father Reardon, early
Wednesday morning, and left on the
early train for Boston. They received
on their departure the inevitable show
cr of rice and the best wishes of a
large party of their friends.