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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19

down when he hauls it to market. On
the other hand, the farmer who feeds
afattening pig OATS is making a mis-
take in hat he requires it to keep
up the heat with an expensive food
and a food that is deficient in fat
while having an excess of protein
above the requirements of the ami
NAL. One-o the greatest mistakes
the farmer makes in growing hogs
is in giving the brood SOW an excess
of fat-formers, thus compelling her
to take the protein which the pig
must have at birth out of her own
system, weakening her vitality and
causing her frequently to break
down. Another mistake is in not
providing the pig in its growing
stages with enough of bone-making
material. The calf will get it out
of the hay, the pig can not, hence
pigs should always be fed charcoal
and ashes, and lime occasionally, in
order that they may obtain the ma
terial out of which to make the bone.
Something can not be made out of
nothing. Bones can not be made out
of any food that does not have ash
in it, and plenty of it. Muscle can
not be made out of carbohydrates ;
it never has been, will, hence
food rich in carbohydrates and fats,
while the precise thing wanted in
fattening hogs, is exactly the thing
not wanted in growing. The same
general law applies to all kinds of
stock.
Do not get frightened at these big
words. We use them as little as pos
sible, but farmers may just as we'll
learn what they mean, and when we
talk about ash they should under
stand it is that which makes the
bones particularly and Is found more
or less in all constituents of the body
except the fat. When we talk of
protein we mean those elements of
food which go to make up muscle.
While they can be used to supply
heat, the heat-makers or carbohy-
drates can not be used to furnish
muscle. A very large per cent of
the mistakes the farmers make grow
out of not understanding these sim
pie principles. They are laws of ma
ture, Interchangeable, and/which a mar
can violate only at his peril. In I'M
dertaking to buck against these, in
tentionally or unintentionally, he is
simply butting his head against a
stone wall, and one or two efforts of
this kind should satisfy him that he
is wrong.-Dr. Henry Wallace in
Wallace's Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19
n,ev SCIENCE STUDIES FOR
FARMERS.
VA Short Lesson on Feeding.

IudJ N'~V
40 or any other kind of live stock
.bouId thoroughly understand. We
GRO always hopeful of the child who
r-ben presented with a toy sets him
,oIf deliberately to work to take it
70 nieces. not to crafty a destructive
instinct. but to find out of what it
is made and how it is put together,
and thus be able some time to repro
drcp it or something like it. flour
farmers would inquire what the pig,
the calf. the colt, or the lamb is made
Of. they would know better how to
feed the dam. If they knew the
composition of feeds, they would
know what kind of feed to give in
order to secure the most complete
growth and development. In order
to aid them in this, we venture a
short lesson on feeding animals.
Looking at those young things as
they come to us, we find that they
have bones. muscle, fat, blood, and
hair or wool. The muscles are main
" water and the substance we call
protein, in which mixed grasses,
clover hay, bran, and oil meal are
rich, oats moderately so, while pro-
tein is deficient in corn, timothy
hay. corn fodder and straw. In this
young thing about two-thirds of the
muscles are water and the living
part protein. There is more or less
fat in these little fellows, but the
cells that contain it are made up of
protein. Protein also enters into the
blood and hair, and scientists tell US
that they are about 80 per cent wa
ter, some times IS per cent, and the
rest mostly protein. In order to
Keep up the heat and force, these an
maIs require heat makers which we
call carbohydrates or carbon and wa
ter, and an excess over and above that
which IS required is stored up in the
system for future use in the form of
fat. The rational system, therefore,
OF feeding young animals is to give
them enough food containing protein
for the development of bones and
muscles. enough carbohydrates to
'"cp mp the heat and supply the an
mai force, and when full grown an
'T"">~ of these heat-makers to inter-
IaFI the muscles with the amount of
lat necessary to make the meat pal
arahI" and nutritious. The farmer,
therefore, who feeds his calf skim
milk with corn enough to furnish the
neat and with good pasture in the
summer with oats, clover hay, and
'l'"@h corn to supply the heat in
winter Is feeding just right. If he
leeds his pigs after weaving with
grass especially clover, with oats
ana corn enough to supply heat, he
- feeding the pig just right. When
"' goes to ~fattening the pig, which
y simply loading it up with fat, he
must iced corn largely because that
= what the animal needs. If the re-
''i>'N this and feeds an excess of
."rn 10 the wcanling pig and keeps it
d dry pen, he will necessarily
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19
C~ultivating Corn Crop.

month and the next. The object of
cultivation is two-fold. One to kill
the weeds, the other the conservation
of the moisture in the land. The
latter is the most important of the
two. Without abundant moisture
the crop cannot be a success, and this
conservation of moisture can only
be secured by keeping the top three
or four inches in a finely broken con-
dltiOn so as to destroy the capillar-
ity of the soil. When once the soil
becomes consolidated, moisture evap-
crates from it in the hot weather so
quickly that the tender rootlets of
the corn are absolutely prevented
from securing the food needed to
make growth. All plant food is
taken up by plants in a liquid form,
and the amount of this liquid re-
CURED is enormous. At the Wis
cOnsin station is has been proved
that every pound of dry matter in a
corn crop requires 80 pounds of
water to make it. To secure this it
is necessary not only to utilize the
rainfall during growth, but also to
call upon the reserve moisture in the
soil accumulated during the winter
and spring months. This can only
be done by keeping the surface soil
finely broken. To pillow the crop
deeply will not serve this purpose.
Flowing deeply and exposing large
surfaces of the subsOil to the action
of the air and sur is the way to dry
it, and not to conserve moisture.
This method of cu~ltivating the crop
has also the further disadvantage
that it damages and breaks the ten
der roots of the plant, and thus cur
tails its feeding power. What is
needed is to encourage the making
of more roots rather than the cut
ting off of those roots already made.
Few farmers realize how quickly the
corn plant will fill the ground with
roots if the soil is in a fine condi-
ton and we'll supplied with moisture.
Long before the corn is too tall to
work the whole width between the
rows should be filled with the feeding
rootlets of the plants and to use a
pillow through these is to irreparably
injure the crop. The best nipple
ments to cultivate a corn crop with
for the first two or three workings
are a harrow or a weeder. One or
the other of these implements should
be run over the crop before it breaks
through the land, and this be re-
peated at intervals of five or six
days until the crop is too tall to be
thus worked. Whilst this may seem
a harsh method, and likely to result
in pulling up or injuring the plants,
it will be found in practice to have
no such effect, but will result in keep
ing a fine mulch on the surface and
will destroy all weeds as fast as they
terminate, thus accomplishing at
one time both the objects of c~ultiva-
ton. The number of times which a
crop should be cultivated in order to
secure the best results depends large
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
Minor crops.

Gardens have produced fairly well
during the week Turnips have good
growth ia all patches. Kale and cab
hage are quite promising, as rule.
Melors and cantaloupes have been In
ferior In quality and short IN yield ow-
ing TO too much wet weather. Sugar
corn Is fine in appearance I'm parts OF
the extreme west, and a nicely filled
ear Is reported elsewhere. but the crop
as "a whole win be light Potatoes have
yielded largely already and digging
continues. but the loss by rotting has
been unusually heavy. not only in the
ground. but after storing. In SOM.
parts OF the truck growing districts the
tomato season IS now at its height. and
the canneries are running full time.
while in other localities the supply is
not sufficient TO carry on the work
without idle intervals. The brief warm
spell and the sunshine that followed
favored ripening. and the quality Of the
product has been superior Of late. For
the section az large the crop win un-
dUubtedly be light owing partly 70 tho
roor set in the first blooms and then 10
the prevalence OF low temperatures and
cloudy skies that followed while the
second or later crop was in process OF
growth.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
Grain and Grasses.

Preparations for fall seeding have
gone ON without interruption by adj
verse weather conditions. and in many
sections plowing, narrowing and rolling
have been completed. Tho soil has
broken IN splendid form, except I'm
some lowiands that we're too wet to
turn a mellow furrow. A few fields
have already been seeded IN wheat IN
parts Of Garrett county, and before the
close OF the coming week operations
of this nature win doubtless have been
advanced eastward into the upper and
interior counties. While the work OF
putting the coming crop into the
ground As thus well advanced, there
still remains little threshing of last
summers harvesting 60 be done. the
results Ahowing n continuation Of the
prevailing light yields hitherto report
ed. Some oats arc still TO he cut in
Garrett county but most OF the crop
is now safely housed in the barns. with
light TO fair yields The buckwheat
crop is ripening rapidly, and some is
being cut In Garrett. the prospects are
for fair to good yields, but the reports
this week are hardly as favorable as
earlier m the season, when the expec-
tations were for yields above the aver
age, corn was ntllfu bN the uIltl PC
riod of warmth. but is very slow I'm ma
turing. even I'm the early fields while
IN many of the late fields the ears are
not yet we'll filled Fodder saving Is
/ fairly general in the southern counties.
lwhere some complaint IS made of dam
logo to this form OF forage by the OK.
cess OF wet weather that has prevailed
during the season. Some ensnage corn
regular harvest OF the matured product
will shortly begin in the very early
Fields. Final returns are greatly de-
pendent upon the length OF the season
for growth and maturity but at best
the yields viii be below average. IN
parts of the southeast, however, the
correspondents report that prospects
are favorable for a good crop. Grasses
I have continued 10 make good growth
during the week, The harvesting OF
Hungarian, millet and second crops of
clover has gone forward, with generally
satisfactory results. Cow peas have a
fine growth but are still green. Pas
/ lures afford good grazing, but the grass
seems to have been weakened I'm quail
/ ity by the excess Of moisture IN the
soil. as complaints have been received
from those engaged in dairying that a
noticeable falling off in the milk sup,
ply has taken place.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
Sporting Notes.

The Kent county cricket team sails
today IN the Oceanic from Liverpool
At Brorkton. Mass. o. Monhsv NIGHT
'1<id" Grino beat Balheld Walcott IN q
twelve-round contest.
Walter Edgerton. "The Kentucky
Rosebud" is trying 20 arrange bout
with Mississippi at 1875 pounds, ring
side.
Harry Kane the crack pitcher OF the
Missouri valley League. has been sold
tn the reu oit American League. lie
win Join the Detroit club at Cleveland
this wci v.
J. Il King, Americas best ALL
around cricketer. who was injured while
playing raatch O.; Mannheim on Mon
day, win. according to his medical ad=
wiser, be well enough 20 play In the i'm
ternational matches against the Kent
County e'even this fall. The injury to
King consisted OF a simple fracture OF
one of the small bones above the
knuclde Of the third finger OF his right
hand
Evening journal., 1903-09-09

are not among those affected by the
award of the. anthracite coal strike
commission"
The board has now disposed of about
30 disputes. Two more questions on
which 1t is deadlocked will be submit
ted to Umpire Wright They deal with
the nine-hour Saturday on ;he Reading
company's mines and the proper basis
on which to compute the increase in
wages awarded by the commission. the
companies in the Lehigh and schuyl-
kin region contending that it should
be on tie net earnings, while the men
contend it should be on the gross earn
ings.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
PREPARING FOR
WHEAT PLANTING
Farmers in All Sections Pre-
pairing Soil for Big Grain
Crop
TOMATO SEASON At ITS HEIGHT

Variable temperatures have prevailed
throughout the section during the past
week, says the weekly government re-
port. The period began with moderate
~ cool weather that changed TO con-
siderably warmer on Thursday; this
warm spell lasted through Saturday,
but since that date unseasonably low
Temperatures have ruled Light show
ers fell on Tuesday and Friday at many
points but were OF but little conse-
quence in either amount or effects Mild
thunderstorms were reported In con-
nection with Fridays rainfall but
there were no high winds. General
cloudness gave way as the week ad-
vanced TO partly cloudy skies, which
i'm turn were replaced by unbroken sum
shine. Early in the week the morn
ings were foggy, and later heavy dew
deposits were noticed.
The low temperatures at the begin
ming and close of the week We're not
conducive 20 growth, but the warmth
Of the middle period was helpful, and
the week as a whole may be classed
as having been beneficial to agricultu-
raj interests.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
srIIIIans Victory Por French Army


Paris, Sept. 9. ~ Dispatches from
Oran. Algeria, show that the recent
defeat Of the insurgents by a French
force near Almoungar, in which the
French lost 67 killed and AZ wounded,
was one Of the most brilliant of the
recent feats of the French army in
Algeria. It appears that the insur.
gents intercepted a convoy, the escort
Of which, consisting Of 120 men, re-
sisted the attack Of between 5000 and
1000 Moors for eight hours. The lit
tie French force suffered greatly from
thirst. but after innicting heavy losses
on their assailants succeeded in re-
pulsing them. The French relieving
force found the Moors line Of retreat
scattered for a mile with dead and
wounded.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
Train Robberx Erustrated.

Stevensville. Mont. Sept "A bold
attempt 70 hold up the Bitter Root
express. just east Of here. was frus-
trated by the vigilance Of the crew.
A pile Of ties had been placed on the
tracks. The engineer slowed up and
backed away as soon as he could. Three
men concealed in the bushes jumped
out and ran after the train, but soon
fell behind. The crew secued arms.
and returned and threw the ties 30 one
side. after which the express went
through unmolested.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
BUILDING A DAM At ROSEVlLLE
Commissioner Messison Says 4 itThreat
ems Pillars Of County Bridge.

Levy Court Commissioner Meggin-
son at the afternoon session OF the
court yesterday called the attention OF
his colleagues to the construction Of
tho dam at Roseville. He said Il
threatened the pilings and pillars OF
Roseyille bridge.
7ia',be dam should break Il would be
q regula4 Johnstown food" he declared
lie added that the White Clay creek is
an angry stream at times.
ON his suggestion the court adopted
a resolution setting forth that II any
damage is caused by the bursting or
overlooking Of the Roseville dam. the
company ihat IS constructing Il viii be-
held liable for an damage that results.
The dam is being constructed TO fur
nish power for an electrical plant
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
hi stop nonlna In 81. LouIs.

st. Louis. NO. Sent 9-Chief OF Po-
lice Kiely announced that beginning
yesterday he had decided 20 ston box
ing az the West End Club and other To-
cal resorts. He came TO this conclusion
after a conference with Circuit Attor-
ney Folk
Chief Kelly says: III boxing is 20
continue in this city all the clubs will
have 20 provide proper halls having ex-
It's enough for the absolute safety Of
the spectators and connne the sale OF
tickets to members"
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
SPORTS.
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EnnthaII IL nounr-

Dover. Sept with the opening Of
the Wilmington Conference Academy
football interest has been revived, and
there Is every prospect that the school
will have a winning team this year
Manager Long has already made arr
rangements with Delaware College for
two gaines, one at Newark and the 9TH
er at Dover; also with Washington Col
iege at Chestertown. Coach Belts and
Captain Banks are working Tor the sue
cess of the team.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
kent ReaI E.tata rran.fera.

Dover. Sept. 9.-Transfers Of valuable
Kent county real estate have been re-
corded at the office of Recorder of Deeds
David Cooper as follows: Thomas II.
Smith 70 Catherine l.. Musselman. house
and lot in Dover, for 500; Martha B.
Davidson to Angelina Abraham, farm an
South Murderlzin hundred, containing
four acres, for $685.; George w. Spade &C
Minnie M. short, farm in South Murder.
KIN hundred, for nominal sum of ST..
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
WiImington Concerns Inoorporated.

Dover. Sept. s.-The Defiance Petroleum
Company was chartered at ehe state
House yesterday 20 deal in crude potro-
ioum. II Is a. Wilmington concern with a
capital stock OF 5o0oo
a charter was also granted 70 the DAIRY
Products Company, with "a capital stock
OF $1,000. 10 deal in butter and cream
The incorporators aro from Wilmington
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
Tehneeo cron.

The reports from the tobacco grow
ing counties are generally OF favora-
BILE nature. Good yields have been the
rule, although some loss OF bottom
leaves are spoken or Curing was un-
favorably affected by the damp and
foggy weather Of the early part OF the
week. but the dry atmosphere OF the
nast few days has caused the late cut
tings to yellow very nicely. Much of
the crop has already been saved and the
portion remaining in tho field is ripen-
| ing CAST.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
Fruit Outlook.

The fruit outlook remains practical
" unchanged. Apples for winter use
promise TO be plentiful, except for a few
varieties that did not set well, and very
little dropping is reported Peaches
are about gone after a very unsatisfac-
tory season. In parts Of Cecil county
leaf blight has caused considerable loss
OF foliage IN apple and pear trees.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09

The serio-comic song "I'm Dreaming"
which is sung by Nein MCNEIL and Frank
Desnon Ia Miss Bob White" al Che
Grand Opera. House next Tuesday night
is Of the species topical but IS written by
willard Spencer as part Of the opera of
Miss Bob white" and Consequently does
not interrupt the story. Messrs. MCNEIL
and Deshon can be depended on for laughs
al any stage OF the game, and are two
of the most naturally funny mon I'm the
business. They are both very unctious
comedians and one delightful aspect OF
their performance is that It is entirely
devoid of huffoonery. they sticking le-
gihmately to the lines OF the authors and
for that reason ought to be the more com
mendcd.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
IIIeoouahs Down Prize Fighter

Norristown. Pa. Sept. 9.--"Jack" Sui
livan.. the pugilist. is having the hard
est nrht of his life at his Bridgeport
home. He IS "up against the hic-
coughs. which malady he and physi-
clan have been trying TO ward OFF for
five days. He IS growing weaker daily,
and viii be obliged 20 cancel all en-
gagements, even II relief comes soon.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09

THE Factory Girl" which will soon
appear at the Lyceum for an engage
ment OF three nights and matinees.
September II. 1s, 10, is one OF the sea-
sons greatest successes. There is not
only "a powerful story told of love and
devotion, by carefully picked actors.
but there are thrilling and mammoth
sensational mechanical effects. and
now and then a rush of funny situa-
tions and host OF pretty girls who
sing and dance 20 relieve the tension
of the big features.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
SHOOTING FOR NATIONAL TROPHY
New Jersey Leads Big Field Of Com
pettors.

petitors.
sea Girt. N. j., Sept. 9.-New Jersey
took the lead at the very beginning Of
the national trophy match and remain
cd at the head of the list of competi-
tors upon the conclusion of the first
days shooting in the great military
team rife contest
The firing was at 200 500 and 600
yards. constituting the first half of
the match The firing today was at
the 500 900 and 1000 yards ranges.
The New Jersey team scored a total
Of 1864 out of q possible 1900 being / l
points in advance Of Massachusetts,
the next highest competitor; 10 points
ahead of New York, and 30 points
ahead Of the District Of. Columbia.
The following are the scores: New
Jersey. 1854; Massachusetts, 1865;
New York. 1916; District of Columbia,
1884; Ohio, 1913; Pennsylvania, 1911;
United States Marine Corps. 1855;
United States Infantry team, 147S;
Connecticut 144S; Rhode Island, 144o;
Georgia, 1889; United States Navy,
1923: United States Cavalry team.
1872; Vermont 1855; Michigan, 1179.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
LlvSEY FUNERAL
Requiem Mass Celebrated at Sacred
eHart Church.

The funeral Of John j. Livsey who
died on Sunday afternoon took place
this morning. Requiem mass was cele-
brated IN the Sacred Heart Church at
. o'clock. Members of the Knights OF
Columbus which organization the de-
ceased was a member. attended the fu-
neral in a body. lnterment was made
IN the New Cathedral Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
LITTLE GIRLS SAVE MAN
}. N. Ford Rescued From shellpot
Creek By Tots.

The life Of J. AI Ford living at No.
4l5 East Fourth street, is probably due
to the rescue of four little girls. The
man in passing over bridge near the
new railroad shops fen in the she'll
pot creek. which is very deep and dam
gerous at that point and was helpless
ly Struggling iu the water when the
girls hove I'm sight in a boat. They
took in the situation NJ a glance and
with nll speed made for the man, who
was battling in the water. He was
finally pulled out and put ashore none
the worse for his narrow escape, eX-
cept a ducking.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09

We dent know much about the new
Crazy Society but feel certain that
scme Of its mrni trs are sending the
dispatches about the Panama treaty
from BcEcrt.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09

What is the outlook FOR a newspa-
per in this town 2'
Finest IN the world. Editors uD a
tree hidin' from the sheriff, and sees
over the whole country"
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
Pouches. Pouches.

At Dursteiu's. A nice assortment OF
plug and smoking pouches, 10, 10, 20
So. so, IS. S1.o0.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09

Secretary Shaw has been giving adj
vice 10 farmers. We shouldn't be sur
prised TO learn that he is a better farm-
or than finance minister
Evening journal., 1903-09-09

Miss Viola Allen is TO present Shake
speare's delightful comedy, Twelfth
Night at the Opera House on Novem-
Der 10. This has been definitely and
finally settled This will be Miss
Aliens first appearance as the fair
Viola Of Twelfth Night a role par
ticularly well suited TO her delight
ful personality and charm of manner.
Miss Aliens company includes lo. Per-
cival Stevens and Zeffie Tilbury. who
made especial hits i'm Beerbohm Trees
Twelfth Night" at His Majesty's
Theatre, London. The entire support
ing company which includes John
Blair, Frank Collier, Nora O'Brien and
Clarence Handyside. is of the first
order, while the production being
painted by the most prominent arr
lists of the day, will undoubtedly be
magnificent. Altogether, this prcsen-
tation of Twelfth Night" promises to
be the finest production I'm which Miss
Allen has appeared.
Evening journal., 1903-09-09
Leaves tiospital Cured.

Guy Chillas, the 11-year-old lad who
sustained a fractured skull at Newark,
~ being kicked by a horse. left the
Homeopathic Hospital today. He.-sus-
te.nso h's spipry about two weeks ago
Evening journal., 1903-09-09

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