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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

lowing regulations uh4cA afc para&ras IS
ana 81 the ~cport - size Cemls.tt.e
and susgs~tcd - ~ Tat uas.eg thr
state Veterinarian
Ftam January I-t ta February 18Th
aaIy cattle may * uaea St alavrd Is
move snto that Iar os Sorta Uarc ~
north and wcsl g; the Fel,tal QgarAnf4a~
"a. from quarantine sertsan ~ sA.t
state - 81 present or hesratser deau,t
ii the regulation. q the tn,eI states
Secretary - Ag1seuaar governing cattle
transport atou. after tcaas ln~ g.rtca ...st
'ouad free of Inspection ay duig authorized
Inspector. oi the Unltaa Stafe~ nepast i.
men, ~ Agriculture or 20 the stat. 81
North Carolina and upua w4sftcl p,.fats
SION q such Officer
NO cattle shall s. moved 81 Il, Iovel.tf
move irom ans osfs quauutNe3 seet4.et
y ths state. nor from ans ruarAn. .e4
ccttaE- - ans osler state a~ at rr,..at
tnd hereafter defined the regulations
the United states Secretary So Agt
pltute governing ea'tIe ifau<rutt4l.a l.au
at3 tile couatic, ~ Wlkc S4rtg a1gx.
audcr Yauecy cat4vba lre1pI uas4y
| to@an, Lincoln C4steu Clcy,laua Euth
erord, polk Mcdowell ana thst rant ut
| Burke south ~ tHe C&tawhr EGN,s. -
| eept from January ISL is Fcbraaty tath.
and then only aft,r having tega Inspected
ma found free ~ Infection EoaYAiU.-
anuulatu-D IS duly authorized inspectors
| or tile United states De4a u,nt AZ NFff.
culture or 81 tho state of >orlh CaleEur.
and upon written permission ~ sueh
| officer
Tie Board adopted lie following sug
gcS'ion- made by Dr Kasorc thc state
! Chemist In h's rclort
i ! sugges, The de-.ramlty ot putt0.s
out with one or tso good reliable n5u
ers IN Granville or Person county se-..
| OF potash on the -oi-. which oug 4uaI-
1 yscs have shown to coutaiu 80 mueh ot
/ this constituent, with "A tleM to deIrriu
ming the need ot this constituent l#
supplied IN commercial ftrllzc.s I e.
sdcr this ml lortant, and the cost would
be small.
20 Cotton Wilt + becoming prevalent
III the State, complaints n damage from
i becoming more numerous evtry year.
In Robson county, not a great distance
from the lest Farm, j. 4 badly infested
farm. so much mat the growing 81
cotton proftably on II /. very uncertain.
and the place WAS sold tho Ia-t year -
much reduced figure because 81 this.
/ visited ta;, farm during tie s..uncr. 10.
tanned some seed Tor expcrimer'aI uora,
a. well portion u the land Tor
use another year in case Wc .Ncre lu posi-.
ton TO use L, The National Department
OF Agriculture has offered 10 cooperate
with Us IN this experiment. - furnish m.
mune seed and an expert 10 direct tas
work. | have accepted th.- pIo. o~ltioa
from the department ana greed chat our
superintendent would put out tho crop
and fertilizer and the expert from wash
ington would attend to the selection ani
harvesting.
-. Aathracnose or black rust of cot
ton has been more prevalent tha year
than ever before MIR J j. Bank near
Raleigh has an excellent field for som
experiments with this disease 1t caH
be done with very little cost. sugEcs
that this experiment Dc made"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
Board of Agriculture.


ttrom News and Observer Dee. 81
The State Board of Agriculture met yes
terday morning Il half past eleven O'Clock
in the office Of the Commissioner The
meeting was opened with prayer by Rev
A. H. Moment. There were pres
ent Messrs VIM. Dunn. OF New
Bern; c. n. Allen, OF Auburn; r W
Scott, Of Melville; a. T. NcCallum. OF
Red Springs; j. 2. McRae of Laurinburg.
r. L. Doughton. OF Laurel Springs ".
A. Graham, OF Machpeah, and A. Can
non. of Horse Shoe Messrs. j. NJ. Fore
hand, of Rockyhock, and ]. B. Stokes, OF
Windsor, were absent.
Yesterday was occupied with hearing
the reports OF Commissioner S. l.. Pat
terson; Dr. B. W Kilgore, the State
Chemist, and Or. TAFT Butler, State Veter-
marian. There was considerable discus
sion of the reports.
Commissioner Patterson in his report
stated that preparations had begun Tor
the new agricultural building at the col
lege, and that work would commence
as soon as available funds could be Sc
cured. The building committee of the
boar is going at the work advisedly, and
/ after due consideration. Mr.. Patterson
is chairman of the building committee
and Nessrs. Scott, of Alamance, and Allen,
Of Wake, are the other members.
Reference was made to the great work
accomplished by the successful farmers
Institutes held during the summer and
| early fall, at which there We're the largest
average attendance ever known before in
| this State. This fact indicates an in
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

the thistle TOO for no plant that makes
green leaves above ground can long sur
yiye if not allowed to make them.
1 have scme hairy vetch in my big gar
den now about inches high and with
roots full of nodules, showing that it j
busy at the nitrogen getting business
even in this cool weather. If every
vacant piece of ground all farms,
North and South, had this wonderful
soil clover what change it would make
in the crops next summer, even i the
tops are cut off. l try 20 practice that
I teach, and every spot III my nearly
three acres of garden land that has 70
winter vegetable crop on 1t, is kept Gov
cred with clover or vetch to turn under
in spring For the Irish potato crop
there is no fertilizer on bare land that
can atone for the lack OF some green crop
turned under, for the fermentation and
slight acidity the cover crop cause
that season, simply serves to keep the
notatoes clear of the scab fungus that
will not thrive under these conditions.
While we have found that it is danger
Gus practice here to ploW under green
crop on the farm, to be followed by a
sown crop, it is always an advantage
TO plow under a cover crop IN tie early
Isnring when it is to be followed by a
hoed crop especially Of potatoes. One
piece of ground on which faiied TO get
stand Of crimsoned clover was last week
sown to wheat. Ny horse will get that
for hay and I will then grow my sweet
| potatoes on the same land with the help
of some fertilizer with a small percent
age of nitrogen ana a good percentag
of phosphoric acid and potash.
One of our grocerymen received few
davs ago from the mountain section a
Marblehead squash, and placed it IN .
window with card attached, What IS
it?" In a town of twenty thousand peo-
ple. it was amusing to hear the gueases,
for in this part of the country not one
man in thousand ever saw winter
SQUASH and people came to me daily ask
ing me to tell them what that strange
thing is. l tell them that 1t IS something
people use where they cannot have sWeei
potatoes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
Great Things for a. and NJ. College

Grom News arl Observer. Dec. 81
Yesterday was an interesting day ~Ith
the State Board OF Agriculture In the
morning It was appointed to have charge
Of the North Carolina exhibit at ,hc ST.
Louis Far. At the afternoon gos-.on j
resolution WAS passed which Wlli te @el-
coined joyou-ly throughout tne Stata.
Ii was decided otcontmIc the T.. and y
Summer School and Farmers Convention,
and a sum OF $500 was appropriated tor
this purpose. Also arrangements wal be
made with a Raleigh caTtall-t TO rent u
$4,000 dormitory tor certain mum
ber OF years. The athletic spirit of the
college WAS encouraged by a step by Size
Loard TO provide gymna-J!c training fOt
the students. and TO secure a teacher Of
gymnastics.
Governor Aycock yesterday morning ap-
pointed the North Carolina Board 81 Ag5f-
culture to take absolute charge ~ lie
North Carolina exhibits a tile ST. Lows
Fair 4 resolution vas passed by tss
list Legislature empowering tho Governor
and hi. counsel to make such exhibit as
they deemed proper ana giving tncm pow
or to depute the work 10 Others II nee
essary and the Governor chose the agr.-
cultural board to take the work IT,
charge.
The Board OF Agriculture a. Board of
Trustees Of the Agr.cuitural aat Meehan
cal College at their meeting yasterI4y
passed resolution to continue tke suns
mer School and Farmers Convcatlon ana
TO extend and enlarge taeir lGefuEa-..
Five hundred dollars was Appropriated tog
this purpose.
The board ezresses itself as very much
pleased with the work or the Summr p
School ard Convention last july TIE
Summer School was not only tho bigge.t
thing Of its kind IN the State but &a-
the biggest ever held IN the state. Tn
prospects for next summer are ine-fui.y
,000 teachers viii be in attendance
committee was appointed 10 make
a contract with Raleigh capitalist q
rent for a term of years $4,000 dormi-
tory which he VIII erect adjoining lhl
college. This will virtually give the col
lege another dormtory without extra cost
The committee consists cf Chairman s /
Patterson and Trustees J. P. NcRae anl
VIM. Dunn. They have authority Y
close the contract and make the lease
Continued on Fourth Pdge)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
From The kews.anuiobse erser


exhibit al 81. I4oals- was .uy4ted 10 make
=" report lie said he had he.n over the
State and reported cash IN the hands u
the Stale Treasurer abol. $500. He
hoped, he said To raise the remaanias in
thirty days. IN accordance with sus
gestIon made by the Governor. Mr. Arrn-
dell suggested To the Board the possIbiht.
OF lts paying certain charges IN connec
ton with the proposed exhibit whlcl
would involve a small amount lie wa>
assured that the matter presented woult
receive attention mt a later time
Next the report of the State
Entomologist. Mr. Franklin sherman
Jr, was read. He exhibited spcci-
mems Of the cotton boll-worm and
the cotton boil weevil. which had beer
preserved in alcohol lie also presented
copies of his bulletin diGegenti-tiD@ be
tween the two and suggesting remcdIe.
report. Mr.. sherman adverted 10 the
fact that the labor connected with the
chronological policing OF the state wa.
simply beyond the physical possibility ot
one man to perform. ana suggested tha'
q scientifically trained assistant be gNcf
him.
Upon this point Mr. J. Van Lindley
President OF the State Horticultural SO
ciety. desired to be heard, and by invita-
ton he addressed the Board on the sub
iect and told of the enormous value q
the fruit crops OF the State and the utter
impossbility Of making them profitable
without the aid OF these scientific ento
mologists, who could instruct the grow
ers IN the ways and means Of eradicatnG
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

creased interest in this portion of the
work of tie DepaT lLnent OF Agriculture.
The progress of preparing the North
Carolina State exhibit at ST. Louis was
shown to be in encoura gIng condition,
and while the exhibit IS not large, it IS
complete.
Last night the members of the Board
were entertained at reception by Prof.
and Mrs. G. w Burkett, at whose home
il West Raleigh they met the student
and faculty Of the Agricultural depart
ment Of the A. and NJ. College. This
morning early the quarantine and finance
committee will meet, before the Board
begins its session at ten o'clock.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
GET THE BEST.

There is no one thing IN which farm
ers, as a class, waste more money than
in buying seed because the price is ap
parently low. This is particularly true
Of grass and clover seed low price,
below the regular market price for re
cleaned clover seed, Is always an lndl-
cation of poor quality, and such seeds
are always really more costly than those
for which a fairly higher prize is charged.
The seed testing department OF the De
partment of Agriculture IN Washington,
shows an instance where a bushel OF
clover seed weighing so pounds was
bought for $3.50. Tested IN the iabora-
tory, it was hoWn that the GO pounds
contained but 27A pounds OF good ana
germiable seed, as that the actual
price paid for these good seeds was $7.5
per bushel, while good, recleaned seed
of a high terminating test could have
been bought for less money. There is
still another reason why we should IN
sist on getting thoroughly recleaned
clover and grass seed. Even If he per
centage of bad seed only consisted OF seed
that would not grow the case IS PAD
enough But, as q rule, the low priced,
uncleaned seeds are mixed with q great
percentage Of foul weed seeds, and INC
farmer who sows them is getting his
land we see examples Of this shortsighted
policv in clover fields covered 81 over
with wild carrot OK eye daisy and mar
row leaf plantain A farmer IN Virginia
/ wrote some time back, to the Edltor
! that his land has gotten so infested win
narrow leaf plantaIn that he can get
no good results from the clover at all
and he was in a great worry as 10 no"
to get rid of it. He evidently had been
buying the lowest priced clover seed he
could get without careful examination,
and had, IS a result, been sowing MS
! land with plantain and paying Weli LOT
al the clover seed he got. Ire true
wav TO buy clover seed is always to send
for a sample Examine this With a mag
rifving glass ard see that there are no
fonl ceods in It. Then count out 100 seeds
and place them en- a piece Of thick CLOTH;
| fold the other end Of the cloth over
them and place the cloth IN little
water in a saucer and put IN on warm
nantlcDiece See that the cloth Is Kept
inst moist After q reasonable Gme noe
the percentage of the seed that SHOWS
signs of sprcuting, and you VIII get Iali
notion of the terminating power OF the
seed Then when you have found gooo
sample insist that the seed shall cores
nond with it, and then be prepared ~ Z,
nav a fair price for the seed. II VI
cost more than the run OF the nafket
h,,t will he far cheaper than low priced
seed Reliable seedsmen, who value theii
renutation. will send you such seeos, pul
: thew will not sell you the low prlceo
ones that are really the most cosby
,rbare Is no greater extravaganza thaI
bnving low priced seed of any sort, =
This time. when preparing to puy seeu>
for next year, buy only the best.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
THE CHEMISTRY OF THE SOIL rs
RELATED TO CROP PRDUCTION.

HE CHEMISTRY Or HE oolh 70
RELATED TO CROP PRDUCTION.
This is the title Of an interesting hui-
let1 issued by the Bureau OF Soils OF
the United States Department OF Agfl-
culture. The gist Of the bulletin lies IN
the statement that the soluble plant tood
IN al soils is essentially the same, ana
that a chemical analysis is no criterion
Of the productivenesa or poverty OF the
soil, and that the prCductivenesS depends
more on the freedom with which the SOIL
yields water to the plant. 1t IS SHOWN
that in certain soil that has been caHea
4y The soil survey Cecil Clay, from
the county in Maryland where 1T was
LI7t noticed, Is the same red clay Ihat
lorms the sells of the Piedmont region
0. the South. In Cecil county, Maryland
this soil makes % to 50 bushels Of wheat
Per acre, while under tho present sys-
term OF cultivation the same soil IN North
carolina makes an average yield OF ABOUT
bushels. But the bulletin admits that
Yield as large as the Cecil county yield
las been made on lands properly culCi-
waited in North Carolina In fact we
Know that a yield OF 46h bushels Of wheat
per acre has been made on the Cecil cray
H North Carolina ever an 80-acre Helu.
ne bulletin says that the effects OF Ter
uHzers are only in the early growth o!
iae crop, and that they soon get INTO the
general state Of the soil. and the solu-
CoA shows no increase Of soluble plaht
'o'd due TO application Of fertilizers. u
.7o says that the presence or huhiu-
'oeS not apparently increase the dlsso'-
ven salt content of soils In tact, tht
whole tendency of the bulletin seems &c
u. t" show that the chemical nature ol
"e s9Il has nothing to dc with the chaf
~gter OF the fertilizers that should &c
used on it for the increase of crops, anc
we are thrown back on the manuria
esas OF the various crops as a means
determining what to use. 1t seems
Us that the general fact overlooked
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
NOTES FROM A CAROLINA GARDEN

November 18th.-We now nave sio"
ing in the garden a numoeT u va -
of winter radishes, carrots luinil?o, 80
e,,oo onions and spinach. We miss the
o1a;fu which failed in termination IN
sSa drv hot weather in which il had to
=, a,,,n for here we have to sow satisfy
"a ,arenips at midsummer TO nave
anoa roots since if sown early IN spring
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
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HAY AS A MONEY CROP.

HAY AS A MONE1 CROP.
The great success OF Mr. Clark Of Con
recricut, in growing huge crops of hay
m, thorough preparation of the soil
and heavy fertilization shows that even
bay may be made a profitable sale crop
0ra hundred and eleven tons on less
than an acre of land in II years would
make a clever income where hay sells
7t $50 per ton or more, as it does in
many parts OF the Eastern and Southern
states. and, in fact, for more than this
in aanp parts OF the South, where farm
.rs have better land, more rain and Il
longer season than Mr.. Clark. Eight
r0as Of hay per acre beats many Of the
most profitable truck crops, .uld is Il
cron that does not have to be rushed off
to market to prevent its spelling. There
are thousands OF acres of soil naturally
far oettcr than Mr.. Clark's, that wCul1
break his record IN hay # treated in the
same way. Farmers Go not hesitate to
scatter fertilizers on their crops OF wheat,
tobacco or cotton, but when 1t comes
-oputtiaE 1000 pounds Of fertilizers per
acre on grass it staggers them. But the
tine Tor intensive farming has come in
the East. and the man who studies how
to GET the most out of an acre Will be
better of than the one who tries now
many acres he can skim over.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

The NATIONAL FARMERS CONGRESS.
We agree with several Of our contem-
pOraries that the National Farmers Con-
gTess Is making a mistake in considering
questions of purely political nature. At
the Macon meeting the writer was sec
retaCy to the committee on resolutions,
and was successful in squelching every
topic OF the sort If the Congress is to
be really a gathering IN the interests OF
farmers, and hopes to be of advantage
10 agriculture, it must avoid questions
that concern men merely as citizens, and
not especially as farmers. Otherwise 1t
viii drift into a partisan organization
a. one or the other OF the political parties
gam & majority in its councils, ard then
its usefulness as a farmers organiza-
tCn Is at an end. IN the early history
OF the Congress We were Impressed with
tie notion that it was an ASSOCIATION of
men seeking political influence and ad-
yaucement More recently 1t seemed 20
have gotten into better hands, and to be
capable OF doing good work for the farm,
as was hown at Sioux Fails by its down
ing the efforts in behalf OF the oleo
fraud But if the Congress continues to
discuss such matters as ship subsidy, the
admission Of Oklahoma, election of Sen
ator7 by the people and kindred matters,
it viii soon become a refuge for ak
grinding politicians, and farmers Will dc
well to avoid it in company with the
so-calIed National Live Stock Association
Of the Wetsern packers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.

The Society of American Authors has
prepared a bill TO be introduced N Con
Erezs, amending Section 1878 OF the Re
yIscd Statutes, so as to allow corrected
proof sheets, authors manuscripts, man
u~crlpt$ of articles for publication IN
periodicals, manuscript sermons, music
scores, original drawings and written
tasks Of pupils corrected without com
ment to pass through the mails at third
class postage. The people Of Canada can
1ow send their manuscripts to this coun-
try at low rates, while we cannot, and
this is but one OF the inequalities in
tie postage laws, for the countries of
Europe can send here articles OF mer-
chaIdise by parcels post while we would
have TO pay letter postage on the same
if over four pounds weight. We want a
parcels post, too, but while the express
companies have their presidents IN the
I. 5. Senate there IS little hope for the
people getting this privilege.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-07-24
VIII Ask Big Damages.

AS the result of the terrible mine
explosion at Hanna suits for dam
ages against the Union Pacific will
probably be instituted within .
short time by administrators of the
estates of the victims.
These suits will probably aggre
gate $500, 900, as there is a Wyo
ming statute which provides that
not over IS, 900 can be recovered az
damages in case of death. There
were 1874 victims of the accident,
two thirds of whom were Firms.
Andrew W. Havella, road supervisor
for Sweetwater county, has been
appointed administrator of the es-
tates of the Finnish victims.
In the Dlamondville disaster two
years ago suits aggregating 1895, 900
were filed against the Diamondville
Coal and Coke company.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-07-24
SOME WEAK SPOTS.

Now that the people of Idaho have had chance to
the new game law in actual operation the weak
spots are cropping out As remarked by the ST. Anthony
Peak one OF the worst is the changing of the
for hens August 18th to july 18th while
leaving grouse, pine hens fool hens, etc.. immune from
hunters till August 18TH July 18th early for sage
Chickens and the policy of having different open dates for
game SO nearly alike those mentioned has resulted no
good for either the the open
should apply to all the feathered tribe above mentioned
Then, again, to ducks the open season begins with
september 10TH In this section, with late date the
hunters will have little chance of getting anv of this class
OF water fowl for the reason that by October they will
be leaving for the south. Thus Bear Lake will become
the ropagan grounds for ducks other sections of the
country Will get the benefit The open for ducks and
all water fowls should begin August 18th The are abt
grown by that time and plenty large enough to eat.
While the law in the main is good one the legislators
rather overdld the business of open dates
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-07-24
Ne W Mining Officers.

The e X Copper Co., elected a
new set of officers this week, as
follows: President. Fl n Hof.
vice president, Jas. Redman: aec,.e-
tary. Frank Lyman: treasurer Alax
Beckman.
The company will arrano. -
begin active work on their Claims
very soon.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-07-24
Resolutions.

Whereas It has pleased Him who
doeth all things well to remove from
our midst our dear sister Lady Rogers.
who departed this life on the 18th Of
Jane, 1908, and by her death we have
lost valued member, and be it
Resolved, That in the death of our
sister Lady Rogers of Montpelier Hive
No. 4. of the Ladies Of the Maccabees
we have suffered keen loss, and we
can only bow in humble submission to
the win of an I'll wise and just Proyi-
dence. Be il further
Resolved that the members of the
Maccabees ever cherish the life of the
one who has gone and extend to the be-
reaved in this hour their heartfelt sym-
pathy and that these resolutions be
placed upon the minutes of this hive
and copy sent to the bereaved friends
and copies printed in the local papers.
Mrs. Florence Vogel,
Mrs. Ida Mcconnell.
Mrs Mary Hughart,
Committee. |
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-07-24
LET GO THIS WEEK.

Inc Montpelier Republican goes out of business this
week. after some four months of existence Emil Vater
its publisher is good newspaper an all around
printer but ne handicapped by limited fac
ties and the further fact that Montpelier not quite bio
enough yet for two newspapers Emil has several good
positions IN y1ew and his many friends wish him well
wherever he may cast his lot
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-07-24

During the past week great amount of swater, has
ceen out of eastern trust Prices have
down to the lowest level known for years Legitimate
STOCKS nave not suffered and there of panic
but those companies that have been capitalized for
times what they worth have hard hit and holders
OF these worthless stocks losing millions their
Everybody knew this would be the result and the wonder
that they haven't gone broke before