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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07

Colonel Cunningham said that he
woIld issue in the next few days a
call for e meeting of the North Car
olina Tobacco Growers Association
which will be held in Raleigh, We'd
nesday, October Doth, during the
week of the State Fair. Colonel Cum
bingham says tobacco growers are
deeply interested in the present sit
uation, and he expects a monster
meeting in Raleigh.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07
GUY E. MITCHELL

The farmers from all over the
county are reporting a very short
cotton crop. The latter part of July
there we're fair prospects for a large
yield of the staple, but for the past
five or six weeks there has been a
great deal of dry weather which has
made plants mature earlier, thus cut
ting off the late crop. The cotton
is opening and being picked rapidly.
Weldon News.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07
Corn Smut.
editor of The Progressive Farmer:

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
The smut of corr is caused by 6
lowly organized plant, which lives as
a parasite upon the corn plant. Il
is similar in some respects to the
wheat rust, or the mildew of the
grape. This smut plant consists Oh
numerous little threads which can.
not be seen except with a microscope
These threads absorb the juice of the
corn.
After a time these smut plants pro
duce spores. These spores are very
small, but are found in countless
numbers. The spores of the smu5
plant serve the same purpose as the
seed of larger plants-that is, they
produce more smut. This smut spore
is so small and light that the wind
can easily blow them far and wide.
and thus scatter the disease on all
the surrounding plants.
When these spores begin to germi-
nate they usually appear on the
leaves when the plant is about four
feet high by forming small patches
of a white color. Then very frequent
~ the leaf takes a reddish color. If
this spOre once gets foothold on the
fodder and stalk it most always af-
fects the ear, and very commonly the
stalk will not have any ear at all.
When the tassels come out the
flowers are often smutted, while the
whole tassel retains its usual shape.
Sometimes the whole tassel and ever
part of the stalk is covered with a
mass of smut.
A very common place for smut to
terminate is at the first joint below
the @tassel, where a large mass of
smut most commonly opens causing
the tassel to bend side ways.
After the ears are developed the
only part of the plant that smut can
enter is the small shoots just below
the full ear, and the brace roots near
the top of the ground.
This smut has been examined
closely, and has been fully decided
hat sunlight will kill the spores to
some extent, where it can get in the
field and dry the soil.
By close examination it is an evi-
dent fact hat this smut is worse in
moist soil where the sunlight cannot
get in, and also on the dark side of
hog pens, compost piles, and around
lots, where the spores are thought to
terminate.
The corn smut does not do any
great injury, but should be prevented
if possible. Experiments are being
made to that effect, but none have
proved a success up to the present
time. A. A. TARLFTON.
A. and M. College, West Raleigh
N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07
NO MONEY IN AN AVERAGE CROP.

There's Enough Farm Philosophy in this
Paragraph to Keep an Average Man
Thinking a Year-Paste it in Your
Hat.
Whether it be corn, wheat, oats or
grass, there is no money in an aver
age crop. Take the average corn
crop for instance, of any State in
the Union, figure out for yourself
the average cost of production, which
you can do within a few cents; and
then take the average price and you
will soon learn that you have small
returns on the rent of the land or the
interest on the money invested. The
only way that a man can figure out
that he is making money on an YER
age price is to count his time at a
good deal less than it's true worth.
Farmers must learn in making their
estimates to credit themselves with
the cash value of their labor. If you
have to hire another man to do the
work, you have to pay him. You can
not afford to&IgourseH at any less
eP Pr1ce. We don't care to make the
figures, but prefer that the farmers
make them themselves. The farmer
who grows an average crop or less
gets a living and if he gets rent for
his land or interest for his money, he
must take it off the price of his la
Dor.
The money is made in growing
crops above the average. Thirty bush
els of cor per acre will pay expen-
ses; fifty bushels will furnish a nice
profit. It costs little more for a fifty
bushel crop than it does to raise thir-
ty. 1t costs more to husk it and it
costs more to prepare the ground,
but the difference is far less than
twenty bushels of corn per acre. The
average wheat crop of the State of
Iowa and of the United States is not.
far from fourteen bushels per acre,
worth in the market about eight dol
lars or less. Counting two-ffths for
rent the farmer must furnish the
seed, prepare the ground, cut and
thresh. He can very easily see that
he is not getting much for his money
in a deal of that kind.
The difference between an average
crop and a paying crop lies in the
adoption of a rotation that will main
tain the fertility of the land; second
a better preparation of the seed bed.
This requires a little more labor, but
is more a matter of judgment and
clear thinking, than of labor. The
next difference is in the better quail
ty of the seed. This may cost a little
money, but in general it costs only a
little more time and the use of a
good tanning mill in blowing out
light grains, sitting out small grains
and screening out sprouted grains, if
such there be. The paying crop costs
perhaps a pound of Irvine more to the
acre, four cents a bushel more for.
the thresher, and a little extra for
hands. The same applies to the corn
orOD GS-o- -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07
COL. JOHN S. CUNNINGHAM ON
PRICE OF LEAF TOBACCO.
All Signs Favorable for a Continuance of
High Prices-ConditiOn of Crop.

ngtO correspondent OF Jue Rdl6ISn
Post, sends that paper the following
interview with Col. John S. Cum
ningham. We are sure that the to-
bacco-growing friends of The Pro
gressive Farmer will read it with in
terest:
Col. John S. Cunningham of Per-
son County, the largest tobacco
planter in the world, and president
of the North Carolina Tobacco AS
ISOLATION, who was in Washington
to-day, said:
"The growers of tobacco in the to-
bacco producing States are appre-
hensive lest the prices will be re-
duced now that the American To
bacco Company and it's English rival
will destroy competition to some ex-
tent. I firmly believe the present
good prices that the leaf commands
will continue. / take an optimistic
view of the situation, notwithstand-
ing the apprehension that exists in
some quarters. There are many rea
sons that influence me to take this
view. The consumption of tobacco
is larger to-day in the United States
and foreign countries than at any
previous time in the history of the
market. The present short crop will
be an influencing factor in the main
tenance of present high prices.
Again the reduction of the tax on
tobacco is in favor of the contin-
uance of present prices.
Con account of the high prices of
all products and the great expense to
which tobacco growers have gone in
making their crops, a reduction in
prices would be a very serious mat
ter with the producers. The farmers
who grow tobacco have in many in
stances gone in. debt to make their
crops, and any one can readily see
that if the combination of manufac-
turers shall decide to cut prices, the
result would be detrimental not only
to the farmers but to all branches of
business in the tobacco growing
States. The manufacturers have
made millions owing to the reduc-
ton of the tobacco tax. They have
not only profited by this reduction,
but many of them have held old to-
bacco purchased at low prices, while
most all of them have increased the
prices of manufactured tobacco. I
see no reason whatever for the man
ufacturers to lower the prices.
"It is generally conceded that the
crop will be a short one," Colonel
Cunningham continued. "In Ken
lucky the crop is short over fifty mil
lion pounds as a result of the
drought. In North Carolina the
crop is better than last year, but is
ten per cent short of the average
crop. In Virginia the crop is thir-
ty per cent short. In Eastern North
Carolina and South Carolina one
third of the crop has been sold, while
in what is known as the Piedmont
section scarcely any tobacco has been
offered on the market. The action
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07

Only they know how to live who
live to die.-Wythe Melville.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07

All argument will vanish before
n touch of nature.-Colman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10
The Vote of the Volunteers.

A congressman who has been In Iowa
finds indications OF reaction regarding
the attacks upon the army in the Philip
pines. There is every reason why a senti-
ment hostile to the slandering of the
soldiers in the Philippines should appear.
Fifty thousand volunteers went to the
archipelago the most of whom have
since returned. They are scattered all
over the country Most of them are
proud OF their service. and are naturally
indignant at the ISLANDERS which have been
circulated about them. There are half as
many men who have been In. the regular
army who have been discharged and come
back, and the returned regulars must be
several thousand r-n. Here are at least
5000 men who have been In the Philip
pines and are now In this country, BY
far the larger part OF them are Indignant
ut the charges OF cruelty which have been
made against the whole arm, judging
from the remarks of thoce met I'm this
city. There are moreover, in this country
morc thai 100000 men who were in the
Spanish A-ne -1can army who are as
ner " related TO the Philipr ne soldiers
ss half-brott RS, and consequently Will
naturally resent charges OF brutality
against those OF the Philippines. Here is
a soldier vote" OF considerable proper
tions that can be relied upon to stand by
the ''solo er man" in the Philippines II
any demagogue shall undertake 10 repeat
the slanders of Carnack. Patterson and
Rawlins In the campaign.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10
The Darkness Dispelled.

A man who had lost his much beloved
wife consulted stonemason In regard
to the erection of tombstone with a
suitable epitaph. After having a number
of lines suggested. he finally selected the
following: THE Light of My Life Has
Gone Out"
A short time afterwards the widower
fell I'm love with verey charming girl. TO
whom he became engaged. He immedi-
ately felt concerned about the epitaph
upon the tombstone of his former wife.
and again consulted the stonemason. to
whom ne explained the circumstances,
and stated that the epitaph would have
TO be changed. He intended to leave
town, returning on the day OF the we'd
ding. and imp!ored the mason 10 take the
matter N hand and alter the epitAph so
that the feelings OF his prospective wife
would not be hurt This the mason
promised TO do. and when the widower
returned he visited the grave at once.
finding that the mason had been true
TO his word. the epitaph now appearing.
THE Light of My Life Has Gone Out,
But Have Another Match"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10
Betrayed:by Golden Locks.

A prominent public official began 10
show signs of badness. and then rather
surprised his friends by appearing with
a sleek. well-groomed crop OF dark hair.
For some time no one suspected wig.
But few days ago he appeared with the
usual dark brown hair, but a sharp line.
from the tips OF the ears, marked a strong
contrast. for the hair below the line was
OF the bright golden hue which is the
pride OF the chemical blondes"
II was found out that the man found
his natural hair was turning gray and de-
sired TO make II match the wig so he in
vested I'm a preparation warranted 10
darken the hair. and In the secret of his
own room applied 1t. But, owing to some
strange chemical combination. instead OF
making the silvered hair dark II made the
dark hair golden. and so far the unfortu-
nate man has found nothing that will
counteract the striking cantrast, so he Is
compelled TO endure a small amount OF
chatting from his friends.-P
Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10
NEW WORLDS RECORD

Hugh McLeah set a new worlds record
for the mile at the Colosseum last night.
when I'm his race with Howard Freeman
he rode the FIRST mile in La As. lowering
the old mark two-nfths OF q second. The
motors opened UP at the start and Nc
Lean was carried around at such clip
as 10 set a new worlds mark.
Thus taking the lead at the start NC
Lean held IL TO the finish OF the race,
finishing the rs miles seven laps ahead OF
Freeman In 8:53 As. When Mclean
crossed the finish line he was bruised
and bleeding from a cut on his forehead
and wounds on his body. blood covering
his face. He pushed his wheel across the
line and was declared the winner.
The cause of the injuries was bad
tumble Mclean took from his wheel In
the last lap while attempting 10 pass
Freeman for the eighth time. The two
teams were running along the north bank
at a high rate OF speed. side by side. when
Freeman's motor wobbled a little, Nc
Leans wheel touching IL; the rider was
thrown from his wheel and sent tumb-
ling down the bank In a dared condition.
He recovered quickly and picking up
his wheel pushed II across the line.
Mclean had the tape and Freeman was
on the opposite stretch. The former was
towed by Tenzler and Blanchard. and
Freeman was paced by Fisher and De-
roster. The victor started to gain on the
first mile and kept II up steadily, fol-
lowing his pace splendidly. Freeman on
the other hand was unsteady and lost
his pace I'm the first mile.
B Dre the opening mile had been COM
p!eted Mclean had caught Freeman.
Early In the second mile Mclean again
passed his opponent and In the third mile
went by him once more.
Again and again Mclean passed Free
man, having gained over seven laps
when the last mile was begun, ana IL
was in attempting TO pass again when the
accident occurred. Freeman made no
protest to the way the race was awarded.
Hubert Martin easily won the one-mile
amateur race for Rhode Island riders
The half-mile handicap was won by
Ernest Butterworth OF Seekonk The
ten-mile lap race was won by w. j.
Potter OF Boston, The summary;
one-mile amateur (open TO Rhode Island
riders only: First heat-Won by Gus
Peterson. Providence: Thomas ]. Norton.
Providence. second; w. IL. Orton, froVi-
dence. third Time. 2:42.
Second heat-Won by Hubert Martin.
Providence: Thomas p. Oakley. Eden
Park, second: William Kellar. Providence.
third. Time 2:22 90
Final heat-won by Ernest Butter
Thomas r. Oakley. second: Thomas j.
Norton, third. Time 2:51 20.
Half-mile handicap: First heat-Won
by f. L. Partridge, Medheld. Mass. 600
yards); w. j. Potter (scratch), second: {:
II. G. Dow. Lynn, Mass. Q5 yards).
third. Time b9 S-6.
Second heat-won by Samuel Sulkfn,
Boston co yards: Ernest Butterworth.
Seekonk (sS yards), second: F. b. Shat
tuck. Boston 60 yards), third. Time
:59 3-5
Final heat-Won by Ernest Butter
worth; Sam Sulkin. second; w. J. Potter,
third: e. c. Dow, fourth. Time :5s As.
Ten-mile lap race-Won by w. j. Pot
ter. Boston: +. G.. Dow, Lynn. second:
Samuel Sulkin Boston. third. Time "a 80.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10
The Ornament Was Loaded.

The residence Of Hiram Fulton. OF Har-
tranft, Montgomery county. presented a
scene OF CONSERVATION and dismay sever
al days ago. when a swarm OF hornets
took possession OF te entire house unex-
pectedly.
Last fall Mr.. Fulton found an excellent
species OF hoT~''ts nest. and findiHg IL
perfect and IN ct. he thougl II uld
make an excellent ornamen. for hts home.
Actin or tn impuise h took tie ncat
HON. and hurs in the por,tr Tn ( n r
ton o; the house was used very little
during tf, win - anc several days ago,
when his wiz vas preparing the house
70 visitor g flr was started In the par
lor. Thl rco- soon became warm, and
their attention was shortly attracted by
a LOUD buzl.np. and the next instant the
room vas hlsi with hornets that came
from the ornenental nest. The heat
caused tn. 20 corne out. and resulted In
n rush TO escape from the room Several
OF the family suffered from coming I'm
contact with the business end OF the In
sects. and over an hours time was con-
eumed driving them from the house.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10
Queen Victoria's Husband.

Writing of Prince Albert. in an article
I'm the Century, on THE Royal Family
of England" Professor Oscar Browning
says:
From the first the prince identified
himself with the Queen in all her labors.
They had one mind and one soul Rising
every morning with the dawn, the prince
went into his workroom, where their two
tables stood side by SIDE. and read all
their correspondence. arranging every
thing for the queens convenience when
she should arrive. lie knew all her
thoughts and assisted all her actions, yet
so adroit and self-sacrifcing was his con-
duct that all the merit and popularity
came 20 her The people had no idea
that he interfered with public affairs. yet.
had they reflected. they must have known
that II was Inevitable. Once during the
Crimean war. when the notion set abroad
that the prince had intervensd, there were
talks of treason and of sending him 20
the tower; yet on the day OF the p-iuccs
death. on that cold. iceboun6 Saturday.
Charles Kingsley said to the present
writer: He was King OF England for 20
years. and no one knew it
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10

world. ! won't ask a single player to
DO anything / cannot do myself. and
from now on the Giants will be a winning
team.
My position for the last few years has
been third base. but I am not going 10
take Lauder OF the bag nearest home
plate. becanxe consider him one OF the
strongest players the Giants have. / can
and haSe played every position on the
team with the exception OF catcher.
shall NIL out wherever ! can dos.the most
effective work
II suppose I took to baseball as natu-
rally as German TO beer. and have been
playing professionally ever since I was
II years old. began my baseball career
In Olean, N. r.. where / played IN 1880;
In 1881 i went 70 Baltimore and have
played there ever since. with the cxcep-
ton OF 1901. when played IN st. Louis.
MY object 10 10 make the Giants a
winning combination. / shall not begin
by throwing out a lot OF players. That
would not be fair. shall watch the
work Of each man closely and will act
quickly when ! decide to shake up the
team"
McGraw is 20 years old. about 5 feet
On inches tall. and weighs lB pounds. He
Is alert and earnest and aggressive IN all
he does. He Possesses a supreme con-
ndence In himself and undeniable and
unusual ability as a baseball player.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10
M'GRAW A GIANT

New York, July Io.-John J. McGraw.
the American league star. better known.
because OF his aggressive style OF ply,
as "Nsuggsy." yesterday s.s ned four
year contract with the New Yorl Basc-
ball club as manager. captain and player
at the highest salary ever paid baseball
player.
Absolute control Of the playing end
OF the Giants has been turred over 20
McCraw An almost unlimited supply OF
money wNh which 20 secure players has
been placed at his disposal
Andrew Freedman has practically re-
tired from active connection with the
team. ard the only instructions with
which he burdensd McGraw were to "se-
cure the best team for New York that
ever played on a diamond and seno mo
tho bill"
McGraw leaves for the West tonight
and will Join his team as soon as pos
sible.
In outlining his policy in the future
management OF the Giants today McGraw
said
''It has been my lifelong ambition 10
play ball IN New York-you sec j am a
New York boy originally. Mr.. Freed
man has wanted me fer several years, but
heretofore conditions have been such that
| could MT come honorsbly, and I would
not break contract.
II am TO haze absolute control OF the
playing crd OF tho team. II ] possess
anything II r. confidence In myself and
INV abfnfy 20 do anything that anybody
elso ever cid In a tail game ! am equal
ly confident that can rcorganize the
Giants sni show n Dc ided Improvement
in the team Gs whole. Many OF tho
best PLAYERS are now under contract but
the best players obtainablo will be So
cured 10 al out the wcak places I may
find in the New York team.
Yes, I am going 10 play, for think
example is worth all tho prccept In the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10
He Liked the Place.

He had sidled into a cheap restaurant
not beyond earshot OF the Herald square
clock. and hung his hat on low peg. AS
who loiter In swell Hobbies and eat at un-
certain intervals. no tried TO ignore the
casual acquaintance who sat opposite,
but with a persistency peculiar TO casual
acquaintance that persons wouldn't /
stand for IL. He butted in. 80 to speak,
and the tenant by courtesy Of hotel ro-
tundas felt that II was up to him 10 say
something.
place. Tho cooking 10 os homeiike. tho
griddle cakes so delicious; they are Just
like my mother--er mother-er mothers
servant used TO serve.'-New York Tele-
cram.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10
GENERAL GOSSIP

Gradually the American coterie OF pu-
gilists who went abroad to take part In
the carnival OF the National Sporting
club are returning. The latest arrival is
Frank Erne. The former lightweight
champion got back on Tuesday and after
a brief stay in New York. left for his
return to his native heath. but that he Is
not sorry that he took the trip to tho
other side. as he made some money and
incidentally had a good time. Erne's op-
ponent was Jim Maloney. an English
scrapper OF no mean ability. Erne trim
med his British cousin IN easy fashion.
winning before the tenth round. Erne
has planned 10 take rest until fall.
When he gets to Buffalo he will make
an attempt 10 induce the international
Athletic club OF Fort Erie to hang up
another purse for himself and Joe Cans.
the fight 10 be held In October or No
vember. Erne does not think that his
recent fight with the regro lightweight
was a genuine test
Harry ID. Elkes easily defeated Robert
Walthour In a 20mile motor paced race
at Worcester last night Walthour was
two thirds of mile behind when he quit
at the end Of the second lap OF the goth
mile.
Tommy Hall. the English cycle cham
pion. made his first appearance In the
middle distance championship series at
Atlantic City last night at the Coliseum,
defeating w. j. King OF Salt Lake City
by seven laps In a 20-mile race. He COW
cred the distance I'm 32.0l As.
Racing enthusiasts who went TO the
Brighton track yesterday saw something
unusual in the shape OF dead heat run
by Inspector Stevens and Eophone in the
selling steeplechase. When the last jump
had been cleared Inspector Stevens had
what seemed TO be a safe lead. but
Eophone came up under a hard drive and
got on even terms I'm the last jump.
There was no run off. as both horses
were completely tagged out and tho
purse was divided. Going up the back
stretch the second time Marylander turn
ed complete summersault. crushing his
rider. Carson. The Jockey was seriously.
but not fatally hurt.
Detroit. July 10.--The track was fast
at Windsor this afternoon for the third
days racing OF the Windsor Driving
Park associations annual harness meet
feature of the afternoon was the good
showing made by Baron De Shay. an
entry In the Merchants and Manufac-
turers s1o0 900 stake at the blue ribbon
meeting at Groose Point in the 2:30 trot.
The horse took the second heat in 2:13h
and the third and fourth In 2:l5 and
2:l6b