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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25
Az NJ.

Une jolie piece "The Dairy
Farm, 6manant de la plume de
Mile Eleonore Merron, sera re-
pr6sent6e au Lyceum Is semaine
prochaine, parJa troupe Ferris
C'est la premiere tots que cette
excellente com6die est jou6e aux
prix populaires de CO theatre. Cest
une DIES ri6ces les plus naturelles
qui aient jamais etc 6crites JUS
qua &c jour. =.
"The Dairy Farm, est une pie.
CO ~rurale, remplie de campagnards
q la conversation provinciale ct
vetus q la sans-souci. Les scenes
repr6sen;en, le village de Hurley,
|Comt6 de Ulster, New York q re-
poaue GU la libert6 agitait les es-
prits Les quatre actes de Ia piece
sont CONNIE suit: Ter acte, la cou1
de ferme de M. Hurley q Hurley,
N. Y, lie 2 Juliet 1854, % acte, la
cuisine de M. Hurley, la veille de
Noel. Be acte, la rue princlpale de
de Hurley l'apres-midi du 3 No
vembre 1856, deux ans plus tard'
4e acte, le parloir dams la r6siden-
ce de M Hurley, le jour de Noel
avant midi, 1856.
Apres cette pi6oe on vera "a
Valley Forge.
Prix Is, Is ct SOC.
Matip6es: Mardi, Jeudl ct Sa,
di: 10 ct Csc.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

LIE bale dome, lundi soir par
la Cour L'EtoiIe du Nord, q la
Sale Kraft, a 6t6 IN beau success.
Une bonnie foule va rispart,% ettous
semblaient ..s'amuser q qui mieux
mieux. Les personnes du comlte
ont rempli leurs devoirs avec hon
neur ct tout Marcia a merveille.
Des remerciements sont dus q
Nine Chs .Dubeau pr6sidente du
comit6, a Mines Rose Gui.
mond ct Antoine Chouinard
Miles M. L.. Allaire ct Demers du
comit6 de reception. Nous ofrons
aussl nos remerciements q MN.
Chas Dubeau ct y. Meunier du
comit6 de la danse ct q M. Antoi-
ne Chouinard ct principalement
M. Gagnon qui ma pas quite lie
vestiaire une minute toute la sol
rec. Bret, merci aussi q tons les
assistants qui ont contributes au
success de la soiree par leur pre-
sence.
I'm Membre
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25
J.. S. G.. F.
BUREAUx DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL
AVIS OFFICIEL
COTIsATION NO Is
Ponds des Danes Auxili a.

EsoANABA, MICH, le Is sept. 0a
Mes Danes
Vous etes oficiellement notifies
du d6c4s de Nine Josephine Carl.
veau de la Brancne No ID de Lake
Linden qui a succomb6 le 15eme
Jour d'aont 1903 de la maladie
dite dun Cancer de lestomac.
Ecu Nine Josephine Cariveau
6tait assur6e de $1,000 dams la clas-
SO DIES Danes Actives ct portrait lie
Certifcat de B6n66ce No $50 en-
date du 9 Nov. 1900 ct a l'6poque
de son d6c6s, 6tait en- reggie avec
Ia Soci6t6 du St Nom de Marie et
avec pUnion DIES Societies.
D'apres la teneur DIES Sections 6
ct DIES Articles du r%eglement de
rUnion des Societies Condolences
FRANCHISES Catalogues des Etats-
Unis. tout membre assure dams la
caisse du Ponds des DANES Auxi-
laire don't le Certifcat de B6n66-
ces porte une date ant6rieur au Is
d'ao1t 1903 dot payer au secr6tai-
re de la Branche a laquelle ellie ap-
partient lie montant dune %cotisation
suivant son age du l8 Sept. 1908
au Is octobre 1903.
EMMANUEL NJ. St JACQUES
Eecr6talre General.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25
Resolutions de
Condolences

II est propose par j. G. Mar
quis, Pierre Godhout, Frank Car
riere support6 par }. N. Ssvard,
A. Poirier, Emile Blnet.
Attendu que Charles G. Morris
settle, membre de i'Union FRANC IL
SO de st Faul est decide en- aodt
dernier q Chicago des suites dun
accident alors quill 6tait dams Get
to vile par affalres.
Attendu que M. Morissette jouis.
salt de l'estime de tous les men,
bres par ga conduite irr6prochable
de meme que par ses aptitudes
aux affaires, lui p%r6parant IN bril-
ant avenir.
Quill soft R@solu:
Que les membres de cette soci6-
t6 ont WI avec peine &c jeune hon.
me enlevf a sa famille q Ia feur
de Page ct lis offrent leurs plus
sinc6res condol6ances a 50 jeune
6pouse ct q ses respectables pa
rents dams lie malheur qui Went de
les frapper.
Que les pr6sentes resolutions
soient ins6r6es dams les process
ve1baux de cette soci6t6 ct qu'une
cople soft envoy6e q son spouse
par le secr6taire correspondent
aprAs traduction faite en- an glais
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

Voici le program lie qui a etc
rendu q la soir6e donn6s par la
Cour Nicoll t o. F. G. mardi de
la semaine derniere.
Remarques par lie R. P. Richard
Solo de piano par Mile Leonti-
ne Landry
Duo de Violon ct de Piano par
Willie Tuscany ct Geo Rivi4re.
Solo Vocal par M. Jos. Forth
accompagn6 par Nine @. H. Du-
mas
Duo Vocal par Miles Alice La
|ferriere ct Mable Plante.
Defamation par M. Theodore
Payette
Solo Vocal par M. Ed. Bilodeau
Solo de Piano par Mile Elliptic
|Scone
Solo de Piano par Geo Rivlere
Solo,M Bryon, sifaeur accompa-
gn& par Nine @. H. Dumas
Solo de Piano par Mile Kouth,
M. Ant Chouinard agissait com
me ma1tro des ceremonies.
Tous les a~rtistes du programme
ci-dessus furent appr6ci6s a leu1
juste valeur ct plusienrs ont du
r6pondre par des encores.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25
AVIS

La Central Provision Co, don't
M. Nap. Latourelle est l'un des
proprietaires, annonce que DIES q
present ellie aura en- vente tous les
samedis lie mellleur boudln don't
lis font une specialize. Vous pour
req touj ours trouver chez eux la
meilleure viande fra1che, lard en-
fdm6 ct jambon de premiere qua
lite. Ills %sollicitent particuliere-
ment la clientele Canadienne-fran-
eaise qu'ils serviront avec la plus
grande attention.
l25 Central Ave. Tel. n. w
East 80 l.. 2. ...
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

NM. David Gagn6 ct Alfred
Cole sont revenus ces jours der
niers dun voyage de quelques
jours a Holcombe, Wis, nouveau
village r6cemment 6tabli par M.
Adolphe Bernler de Colburn, Wis.
lis ont 6te tres enchant6s de leur
voyage ct de l'hospitalit6 de M.
Be1nler. De nouvelles construc-
tions Sc font tous les jours dams CO
village ct avant longtemps il sera
IN DIES plus prosperes de cette
partie du pays.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25
I'm Membre

La prochalne s6ance du Cercle
Ste Anne aura lieu le % septem-
bre chez Nine J. B. Dufaud 4lO5
Sheridan Ave. S Tous les mem
bres sont cordialement invites.
Les membres SO renco treront
chez Vogli Droguistes a7:3O hrs
du soir.
Prendre les tramways allant au
Lac Harriet ct descendre q la 42e.
NJ. LENo1R, Sec. Arch,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

nj, Paul Bilodeau est dangereu-
sement malade a sa residence. II
est sous les soins du DR. Lapierre,
La Cour Hennepin ct pUnion
St Joseph ont fourni IN
garde- malade atm d'alleger la IA
mile aupr4s du malade. Nous SOU
nations I'm prompt reimbursement
d Nj. Bilodeau.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

Nj. Thomas Boutin Went d'ou-
vrir un atelier de menuiserle au
No ZIG Madison st n. E. Oh il in
vites ses compatriotes a venir le
voir quand lis auront besoin de ce
genre de travail. M. Boutin est un
ouvrier dc beaucoup d'exp6rience
ct garantie entiere satisfaction dams
son travail.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

Vienne.-On annonce de BEL
grade que lie roi Pierre a pris son
courage a deux mains pour retirer
au colonel Mischief le chef des re-
gicides, le poste infuent de chef
de d6partement au minist4re de la
guerre ct lui a rendu la chaire de
professeur q l'Ecole militaira quill
occupant avant lie coup d'Etat.
Bvrlin.-Dix mile ouvriers des
J usines m6tallurgiques sont en- gre.
We.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

On Demande une bonnie de
langue franc Use. Une native de
Paris GU des environs pr6f6r6e. Ii
nest pas n6cessaire de parler Pan
glais. S'adresser au No 2lo Cllt-
ton Ave.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25
Gthn de r'Q!nfst
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Is Sept 'O3
Organe Of6ciel de pUnion DIES
Societies Condolences Fran
caise Catholique DIES
Etats- Unis.
Portrait de Pie X Gratis

Nous enverrons gratis a toute
personne qui s'abonuera a PEoHo
DE L'OUEsT ct nous enverra $l.OO
pour payer un an d'abonnement
d'avance un magnifque portrait
de Pie X en- 10 couleurs ct de lex
20 pouces de dimension.
Get offre s'applique aussi a nos
abopn6s qui nous %enverrons I'M
an d'abounement d'avance.
Nous payons les frais de- trans
port, etc.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

M. ct Nine Clement Delage ont
Gu la. douleur de perdre leur b6be
Leonard, lundi dernier. II etait
age de 6 semaines.
Rainv1lle F1eres avaient la d.
rection des f%unerallles.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

Jean, jeune fills de Geo Gagn6,
de Corcoran, MINI. est parti lundi
soir pour une vislte de quelques
mois a Glendive, Mont. chez son
oncle Nj. A. Labelle.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

Lies %journaux de Londres sc
PLACEMENT que lie march6 de Bonn
bay, dams l'Inde est monde de CT.
garettes am6ricaines de second
ordre, vendues a un prix derisoi.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

Carl Abel, age de S ans est d6c6-
de mardi dernier, victime de la
dipht6rie. II q 6t6 inhum6 au cl-
meti4re 81 Antoine, mercredi.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

Vous etes cordialement invites
d'assister 3 la prochaine s6ance de
la Soci6t6 St jean aptiste qui
aura lieu lie Ter Oetobre, q la Sal
le A.. O.. U. W. 229 Central Ave.
Un jolt programme litt6raire et
musicale sera rendu.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

N'oubliez pas la prochaine sean
CO de la Socl6t6 St jean aptiste
qui aura lieu jeudi soir le Ter DC
tobre, a la Sale A. O, u. W., 229
Avenue Centrale. Une cordiale in
vitstion est faites B tous.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

-D'apres les brults qui courent
dams les cercles diplomatiques, la
Russie a coneu an projet tout au
moins qui s'accorde afirme-t-on,
avec les id6es ct les
d6sirs du tsar Nicolas II, pour en-
faire rentrer dams l'orbite de Pin
fuence russo les quatre Etats chr6-
items des Balkans, la Roumanie, la
Scribe, la Bulgaria ct la Greece, ct
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

NaiSSance
En- cette vile, Nine j. A. Plan
te,.une file.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

Decide ces ]ours derniers q Pho
pital de la vile, Georges Labelle.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25

Ces jours derniers a Gu lieu le
marriage de Joseph Alex Poirler
ayec Mile Clara B. Lussier.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25
ECHO DE L'OUEST
Soclete st Jean-B aptlste


La Soci6t6 st jean aptiste in.
vite cordialement tous les Cana.
diens ct Condolences de notre vii.
le ct de st Paul a assister q ga pro.
chaine s6ance qui aura lieu jeudi
soir le Ter Octobre.
Lie Cercle Ste Anne qui a 6t6
sp6cialement invite a accept6 Pin
vitation ct il ny null doute que
tous les membres SO feront un de-
! voir d'etre presents.
Apr4s que les affaires de routi-
ne seront termin6es, CO qui prem
dra peu de temps q cette occasion,
un joli let int6ressant programme
litt6raire ct musicale sera rendu
en- lhonneur des visiteurs. II sera
int6ressant pour tous d'y assister,
CONNIE plusieurs d6l6gu6s de Min
neapolis ct de St Paul, q la conven-
ton de ]'U. S. G. F.. qui a gu lieu
la premiere semaine de Septem-
bre, q Marquette, Mich, feront un
rapport des travaux lui ont Ste
fats.
Ce rapport sera d'autant plus
int6ressant, pour tous les assis-
tants, par lie fat quill exposara les
grands progress qua fats lU. S.
@. f., soci6t6 compos6e settlement
de membres de langue FRANCHISE.
Non settlement les membres de
la Soci6t6 st Jean-B aptiste ct du
Cercle Ste Anne sont prizes d'as-
sister q cette reunion mails tous les
Canadiens ct Canadiennes y sont
cordialeme invites.
Mile Fabiola H6nault common
cera le 10 Octobre proclaim, une
%classe de p%einture, ct y enseignera
le dessin a la main pris d'objets,
feuil]es, plantes, fruits, ]6gumes,
etc.
Son prix est sl.00 par mois pour
une lecon par semaine. Ces le-
sons seront donn6es tous les sa-
medis de z hrs q 4 hrs, T. NJ, al
No 704, rue Jefferson N. E.
Mile H6nault poss6de une let
tire de recommendation tres fatteu-
SO de sa ma1tresse de peinture,
Mile H. Clopath, professenr dart
a rUniversit6 de i'Etat, qui prou-
We ben les capacities de Mile He:
nault.
M. A. 81. Demeules est revenu
mercredi dernler dun voyage a
Valley City, N. D., Oh il 6tait al
Is livrer un travail d'impression
considerable. C'est la cinquieme
publication de luxe que nous exc
cutons dams nos ateliers depuis un
an ct 81 nous en- jugeons par la ga
tiefaction QUEEN a 6prouv6 la com
pagnie pour laquelle CO Travail 8
etc fait nous pouvons compter sur
une continuation de Get 6tat de
chooses. On nous a dit que par
tout Oh nos travaux ont 6t6 mon
tr6 on en- a fait de grands 6log9s.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-09-25
H.HOFFMANN
Fourreur Prat1quant
TAXIDERMIE

Toutes Sortes de Fourrures Faites sur
Commands ct Proprement R6psrees.
Sacs en- Loutre Reteints ct Refaits a la
derni6re Mode, une Specialize.
lie Plus Haul Prix Page pour les Peaux
Brutes
ON PARLE FRANCAIS.
1927 Washington Avenue N.
Minneapolis Min
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Abonnez : vous q l'ECHo DE
L'OUEsT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-28

Of grace. seasons being favorable,
will be ~plenteous.
Feed the plants. They can not do
as they would unless you give them
the food they need in suitable guam
tity and at the right time. Do not
"skimp." Remember, true economy
is the vigorous use of money. Ere
quently it is better to apply to an
acre $50 worth of a fertilizer, rich
in needed plant food, than So worth.
The former will pay; the latter will
not. The thought is, fewer acres
and larger results.
MARTIN Y. CALVIN.
Augusta, Ga.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-28
Flat Culture of Cotton.

Mr.. E. W. Brawley, Mooresville,
n. c., writing in the Practical
Farmer, says:
The first time I ever deviated from
nv fathers method Of cultivating
cotton with the "double shovel" was
when I attempted to grow it on a
heavy, fve-foot rye sod turned under
late with a big pillow. No, I could not
ridge it with the ordinary pillow, and
it was planting time, so 1 pulver-
lied the surface with disk and drag
harrows, took an old corn planter
with fertilizer attachment, marked
off the rows and put in the fertilizer
at one go, following Immediately
with the cotton planter. Continued
rains kept me off the field about
three weeks, and it also terminated
all the seed I had put in. Being
forced to take the first step towards
fiat culture, | decided to continue it
and make an experiment for myself.
I had to give up my coat, so l gave
up my vest also. The ordinary l.
horse, 4-footed cultivator only was
used until late in the summer, and
results we're watched for, not only
by myself, but by my neighbors. The
yield proved satisfactory, and the
cost of production being reduced, [
adopted the practice on all lands
where rye, crimson clover or other
vegetable matter is turned under
just before planting. Observation
has shown me that the cotton does
not make such rapid growth at first,
but it grows larger and stands
drought better than that planted on
the ridge. The weeder also gives bet
ter satisfaction on the level surface,
not tearing out the tender plants so
badly as it does when they are on a
ridge. Character of land and variety
of cotton planted control the dis
lance to be given in the field. Very
thin uplands may be planted in 30
inch rows and thinned to 6 inches,
while good low lands should have 80
to 72-inch rows, thinned to sc inches.
The large boiled and long staple cot
tons require more field room than do
the early and shorter staple varieties.
Experience has proved that the Ear
ly King is better fitted for our soils
and climate than the later varieties.
Given this seed and land capable of
producing an average Of 500 pounds
of lint per acre, I plant in rows 48
inches wide, and thin to one stalk
every 10 inches, expecting a 3-foot
stalk. This gives room to cultivate
till the middle of August and let's
sunlight in to mature and ripen bools
properly. For thinner, one-half-bale-
p~er-acre land, rows 80 inches, and one
stalk every 6 inches, will let in sun-
light to keep bolls from rotting.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-28

News and Observer; Comml'
sioner of Agriculture S. L. PatIsI -,
son says there has been a declu5l
falling off during the last two "eVN'
in the demand for fertilizer tags ~
the part of the manufacturers -.
thinks this is due to the wet weaIH.-
throwing the farmers back III 'p'.
work, as there is no reason 10 0Dr
pose that the buying of fertilizers
is over for this season.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-28
EASY SCIENCE STUDIES pon
M
VI.-The Moisture in the Soi1

The soil is moist during the whole
season of the year. Of course. af+o,
a heavy rain, it is quite filed with
moisture and when the hot, drv davs
of summer come it gets dry and hard
Did you eve think how important
water is to the soil? I am afraid
you have not; but it is very imnor.
tant. Often crops are entire failures
because there is not enough wa+or
for the plants to drink. You know
how thirsty a person gets when he
is obliged to go several hours on .
hot day without water to drink. The
plant is just the same way; only #
has no mouths like us to drink in the
water when it is thirsty. The plant
gets all its water through it's roots,
You have seen the little, tiny fbrous
roots of the plant that 60 all about
in the fine soil; they are down in the
ground taking up plant food and wa
ter for the stalk and leaves above
the ground. The water passes up BY
means of a sucking-up process,
through the roots and stems, carry
ing plant food with it. The plants
use the food for building up new It's
sue and the water then having done
it's work is sent out through the
leaves into the air. When the sum-
mers are dry and hot and there is
but little water in the soil, the leaves
shrink up, which is simply a method
they have to keep the water from
passing off in the air in any rapid
way. I am sure you have seen the
corn plant all shrivelled up on real
hot, dry days. That is simply ma
lures way of diminishing the cur
rent of water that is steadily passing
through the plant.
A good farmer will try to keep his
soil in such good condition that 1t
will always have an abundance OF wa
ter in it for growing crops when hot
and dry weather comes.
He can do this by deep ploWing'
subsoiling, and by adding any knd
of decaying vegetable matter to the
soil. The soil is a great storeh0uSe
for moisture, when it is not raining
so as to beat the water III the SOIL
the water comes up to the surface
where it is evaporated into the all
The water comes up to the surface
Of the ground in just the same way
that oil rises in the lamp wick. Inns
is called capillarity. 1t is a ratneI
big word but you can see how It's ac''
if you will pick up an old board OF
rail that has been lying on INC
ground for some days. Under 'n'
board you will. see the ground IS WEI
while all about it is dry.-Dr. Charle'
VIM. Burkett,-in Agricultural Eor
cation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-28

of home supplies increased and, par
ticularly what increase was made IN
the average yield per acre?
The cost of production is a most
important factor in this matter. The
greater the yield per acre, things
being equal, the more satisfactory
the results.
The summary shows that North
Cardinals cotton acreage in 1900
was greater than that of 1896 by
1926 acres, and the yield per acre
42-1OO of a bale; the acreage in corn
was 1880 acres larger, and the aver
age yield per acre the same as in
'96, u bushels; the acreage in oats
was 118,4O8 acres less than in '96, but
the average yield per acre 1879 as
against u bushels; the acreage in
wheat was reduced 1928 acres, but
the average yield per ere was in
creased 2.3 bushels, -being go bush
els; the acreage in hay was 25,66O
less than in '96, but the yield per
acre was advanced from 1925 tons to
1.41 tons.
The reduction.in acreage in corn,
oats and hay indicates greater atten-
ton to tobacco culture. 1t must be
borne in mind that three-ffths of the
tobacco crops of the entire country
is grown in Kentucky, Virginia and
North Carolina. In 1896, the latter
States gave 134,567 acres to the crop.
The yield was 68,629,17O pounds. In
1900, she had 2O3,O23 acres in tobac-
co and made 127, SOB 400 pounds, and
she produced 32,237 bales of cotton
in 1900 more than 1896. These fig
ures carry their own comment.
A fact, worthy of remark, is that,
while the acreage in wheat in 1900
was 1928 acres less than in 1896,
the total yield was 1,338,881 bushels
greater.
So the Old North State stands at
the front in 1900 with a notable in
crease in three money crops: tobacco,
cotton and wheat.
To what is the State indebted for
this encouraging condition of af-
fairs? To soil and climate wholly {?
Not at all. Good seed and careful
cultivation are among the factors
that called that condition into ex-
istence, but a liberal and judicious
use of commercial fertilizers have
had more to do with it than any other
agency. Farmers have been taught
that just any kind of fertilizer will
not answer for every crop alike; that
a fertilizer that will give the best re-
suits with wheat will serve practi-
cally no purpose with cotton or to-
bacco. That is a distinct point gain
ed. Almost the entire body of North
Carolina farmers is in the line of
progress.
The new year gives promise of SUI
perior crop conditions. The results
achieved in 1900, as compared with
those of 1896, should be not only a
source of encouragement and inspi-
- "
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-28
AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
An Interesting Review and Comparison
of Our Work in 1896 and in 1000.

North Carolina literally outstrip-
ped herself and all her sisters, North
ern as we'll as Southern, in cotton
manufactures during the decade just
closed. She made a brilliant rec
ord, and her people are justly proud
of it.
1t may be interesting to inquire as
to the degree of progress to which
she attained agriculturally the same
period. The results of any two years
will answer this purpose-1896 and
1900, for example.
In the study, which the writer
makes along this line, he leaves much
to be read between the lines. The
tables or the array of statistics
placed before you must be thought
fully considered if you would utilize
the information contained therein.
If you compare the total in value,
and say that the aggregate value of
the crops of 1900 exceeded that of
the year 1896 by $17,359,465, you
will fall far short of the lessons
stored away in the statements herein
after submitted. This is true be-
cause, in the midst of fuctuating
prices, the money value does not rep
resent the finer results of a we'll di-
rected energy.
Here is the array. 1t may not be
absolutely accurate in every detail,
but it is as accurate as is possible in
the presence of the general lack of
appreciation of the value of Stats
tics South. We are slowly arousing
ourselves to a knowledge of the fact
that, deny and neglect them as we
may, statistics play an important
part in the worlds history and have
very much to do with the industries
of the South. We need to make them
more accurate. In 1900 North Caro-
lima produced:
1900 CROPS
554,O32 bales of cotton
worth $685. 23, O88
29,79O,18Q bushels of corn
worth ................ 16,98O,4O3
~5,O46,177 bushels of oats
worth ............... 2~,27O,753
5~,96O,8O3 bushels of wheat
worth ...... 4,887,8 58
176,68O tons of hay worth. 1,978,816
Making a total in value
of 5~1,54O,918
In 1896 North Carolina produced:
1896 CROPS.
521,796 bales of cotton
worth SIS, 497, 81
29,540,148 bushels of corn
worth 1O,916,535
5,777,256 bushels of oats
worth -. ,O22,O 4O
4,621,922 bushels of wheat
worth .......... 49,. 3,836,195
1856 tons Of hay worth. 1,9O9,872
Making a total in value
of ....... 34,181,453
A comparison of results in the
matter of production will bring out
whatever is of general interest in