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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
Problem for Cotton Farmers.

Norfolk Va. Dec. 1O.-"The greatest
problem confronting the farmers of east
ern North Carolina today IS the problem
or labor said Mr.. Thomas F. Nixon,
Perquimans county n. c. planter VINO
was i guest at the Atlantic Hotel in
this city today. Says Mr. Nixon: the
negro laborers upon whom we have &c
pended for the cultivation and hayesting
OF our crops are fast deSerting the farms
for the city No less than 200 negroes
have gone from my county to HavestraE,
N y. to work in brick kilns there since
last spring. As many others have gone
10 the big cities for employment as domes-
ties, etc. Some OF them return but ne
i not the same negro alter month ;
contact with northern impudence or what
ever you may call it, A respectable well
behaved farm negro will go north either
by his own viii or by persuasion OF
others of his race and come back worth
less degraded, insolent bully. They are
hard to employ and when employed can
be controlled. We planters who devote
our attention to cotton ste 10 solution
to the problem other than reduction OF
cur acreage and putting It into truck.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15

ending with 102-03 the average was is
pounds a further decline, but sui above
the average for the twenty-one years
form 1871-72 to 1891-92. The yield for
this year viii probably be be much small
ler than for many years, but the weather
conditions were 50 abnormal that no fair
deductions as to the productivity Of the
soil seed can be based on this.
"I we look back for six years only
We see a steady decline in the average
weld per acre-a decline that would by
itself seem so alarming as to command
the most serious attention OF the country;
but if we go back of that for twenty
lars we find that the high averages be
tween 1S95-96 and 10000 were abnormal,
and, therefore, the decrease in the pro
duction per acre may not be SO serious
as It looks on its face. On the other
hand, these high averages for the whole
South between 1892 and 1888 may IN part
be due to the heavy opening up of new
and fertile soil in Texas, Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma, offsettng decline
III the older sections At any rate, the
cotton situation IS which demands
the widest Investigations by the national
government and the experts OF every ag-
ricultural college IN the South. The wei
fare of the whole country, the vast tor
eign commerce ba sed on cotton, the en-
ormous cotton manufacturing interests OF
America and Europe arc at stake. #
there is no danger, the world needs know
it beyond the possibility OF any ererd
if there is danger then no sum. whether
it be one million or one hundred million,
is too large for the national government
to spend in overcoming it, for IN the long
run the best interests Of the South, IS
we'll as of the worlds textile intere-
will be advanced by very great increase
in the cotton production of the Southern
states, and it is altogether probable that
within the next five or ten years, with
the growing requirements OF the world,
there Will be need of crop of 100000
or 1000 600 bales in the South.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
Talks with Farmers.
Prof. w. r. MASSEY, in PracticallFarr1cr.

killed by drinking a bottleful We agree
with the Country Gentleman that the de-
ience is an insult to the INTEL gence of
readers. a teaspoonful Of certain kinds
OF butter color would be a very danger
ous 1t not certainly fatal dose tor the
strongest adult. Butter IS eaten habitu-
ally constantly, at intervals OF only 4
few hours all through life, by ninety
nine people out OF a hundred-What com
parison Is there between using it as q
medium to dose the system with virulcnl
poison, and the occasional favoring of
something with perfectly harmless extract
OF vanilla, even supposing that a pint OF
the latter might not agree with baby?'
When we get that National pure food
law one of the first things that should
be done should be the condemnation Of
the coal tar colors in food. for the but
ter co.OrS are not the only ones that
are used, tor nearly every sample of to-
mato catsup on the market is colored
with a coal tar color, and in numerous
So-called preserved fruit and Jelly tht
same pOisons used, as well as sail
cylic acid as q preservative. In a bull
Of catsup examined all but two were col
ored with the poison coal tar color and
all OF them had formaldehyde saicylic
acid or benZolc acid in them preserya-
tives, and these poisonous mixtures are
On the market for human food There
are harmless butter colors on the market
but the coal tar colorS are not harm
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15


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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15

NOTES FROM A CAROLiNA GARDEN =
Usually we have an abundance of well
headed lettuce by this date (Nov. 23.)
But the very dry fall, and the lack ot
means for irrigation prevented our get
ting a supply Of early plants. lhe let
tuce in the cold frames IS turning IN fCr
heading, and from present appearances
we believe that the Wonderful Is gong
to beat the Big Boston a good ways. We
have never tried this lettuce in tthe
frames before and only used it !
spring crop But the scarcity OF the Big
Boston caused me to fill one frame with
the Wonderful ard it is really wonder
full how it has grown. Our market de-
mands q big head. But Tor this tact
we would use the California Cream Bu.-
ter lettuce. which makes less spread OF
outside leaves and looks smaller, Whllc
j. is really as large as the Big Boston
For home use we grow Grand RapldS
and Maules Improved Hanson. Our Peo-
pie who buy lettuce have not yet learned
that the curly Grand Rapids is OF inner
oua1itv than the cabbage lettuce. But OF
all the heading sorts the Hanson is tue
most brittle and delicate to my taste
But where one grows things TO sell he
must grow what the market wants ana
not waste his time II trying TO educate
peoples tastes
Tho oar1v advent of cold weather has
warned US that hard winter may De a'
band and we are today banking leaves
a bout the figs and will put pine bouShS
obout them. We are now in the midst
of orr second freeze, while IN other years
we seldom have a killing frost until about
this time. Now even the tops OF the
radishes have been nipped and the turn Z
leaves show signs of Jack Frosts work
n about 81 weeks we will be gettins
o,r frst planting of early peas IN tho
ground We always plant a feW extra
earles, though they are not OF as me
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
WHICH ARE THE THIEVES?

Referring to the circular from the Kan
sas Board OF Agriculture that has been
generally published in the farm papers
i'll regard to the thieves among cows,
or the cows that are roDblng the iced
barn ana not paying, the Rural New
Iorker says that it is not the COW that
does the thieving halt as much as the
man who feeds her. There is a great
deal of truth IN what our contemporary
says. There Is more loss among dalry-
men from poor feeding and the feeding
OF unbalanced ration than there IS from
COWS that do not return good supply
Of milk from their feed. We once took
charge of the agricultural interests Of
large school, where we found thirty
COWS in the stable, and most of them
fairly good ones. The superintendent
asked Us to see if something could not
be done to increase the supply OF milk
for the herd was supplying then about
nine gallons a day. This was such q
startling statement that we at once
started to investigate. What the COWS
had to eat was naturally the first ques-
ton, and to our utter dmazenlent we
found that the COWS had been fed all
winter only on the refuse hay that the
mules refused to consume. Examining tbs
we found that 1t consisted largely OF
briarS and other woody refuse, ana the
wonder then was that the cows had lived
through the winter, and not that they
were giving little milk. Hay had been
scarce and the 1200-acre farm had not
been supplying enough, so the manager
thought to economize with the purchased
hay by feeding it IN this way. 1t was
then spring time, and the COWS soon
improved on the grass, and by another
winter we had the silos, that had been
built but never used n!!ed with good
ersilage and we had clover hay and pea
wines. and let the mules have the tim
Cthy Then with the aid OF some cotton
seed meal and bran with abundance Of
good forage that herd of COWS was soon
giving an abundance OF milk which We
continually increas sed by wedding out the
poor COWS and raising better ones TIL
there was no herd that made a better aY-
erage. in our observation. The best COWS
cannot do we'll with poor feeding, and
tho worst ones will increase II flow Wit
good food Get the feed all right and
then you will be able to detect any
thieves that may be among the cows
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
PQISONS For FOOD.

The Country Gentleman some tllnI
mnce stated that no Ga'ry paper would
dare to publish what we did in regard to
the use of poisonous coal tar color tor
butter. The same paper now prints the
defence from a dairy paper, which says
that having once investigated the mat
ter and found that the colors are harm
less in the quantities used, they could
see no need for condemning them any
more than they would condemn the use
OF vailla extracts because a child was
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15

Secretary Wilson, in detailing what the
Department of Agriculture has accom-
plished, shows that they have certainly
accomplished a great deal. But We can
not agree with him when he says, Our
soil analysis discovered in
ground suitable for raising Sumatra to-
bacco. These scientists are now trying
TO discover where we can raise the Cuban
filler tobacco, and we have found Two
places" The soil analysis never had any
thing to do with the tobacco growing
in Connecticut. 1t had been known Tor
generations that fine wrapper tobacco
could be grown III Connecticut. and ali
that was needed was experiments under
cloth to demonstrate the practlcabIllFy
OF growing finer wrappers OF the Sumatra
type. There are thousands OF acres all
down the coast from Connecticut to
Florida where the same thing can Tee
done, though the soil is unlike that IN
Connecticut. Then it has log been known
that the Cuban type of tobacco has been
grown successfully IN certain parts OF
Texas, and if this had not been diScov-
cred, the scientists of the Department
would never have found it out out some
there. They simply want to clam the
credit for what others have found oct
without their aid. Soil analysis Will
never determine the adaptabllity OF any
soil to certain crops. The soil survey
of the Department have simply map
ped out areas OF soils where they found
people We're succeeding with certain crops
and they then designated them early
truck lands, tobacco lands, etc, because
they found that men had been using
them successfully for these crops. But
the soil surveys, nor the soil analysis
ever had anything to do with 1t except
10 state what they saw. That in many
ines the Department OF Agriculture under
ito efficient head is accomplishing mucf
for the farming interests OF the country
is true, but in many lines they nave
simply aided il the development that has
already stated. The secretary says: we
are raising tea successfully in South Car
olina." Bat DR.. Shepherd was dong
this at his own expense before the sclen-
lists OF the Department ever took hanc
il it, and he should have the credit,
rather than the Department. In fact
III all these lines OF practical culture
the Department has simply followed UP
the clues which practical cultlVators
started. They have "GiscoVered' very
little.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
Total Net Receipts OF Cotton.
By the Associated Press )

New York. Dec. 1.-THE following re
the total net receipts of cotton for all
ports since September 1~t Galveston.
1544 III, New Orleans. ,0l6. .64o,. II 5i "a.
129 .I55: Savannah. 7G3A79. Charlc~,3l.
127410. Wilmington. 257,376. Norfolk 214
80. Baltimore. SILL; New York, 1852.
~ ston, $500; Newport News. 191. Pin
adelphia, 2.619, Brunswick. s.. .23s, Penn
oo.a. 0.S29; Port Arthur. 24.376; port
Townsend II 421; san Francisco, .5.52s,
FL Pasc, 500; Eagle Pass, 4143; Laredo,
4,ft0 -otal 4,231, ,575 bales
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
Bio Tobacco Break.

Friday was a big day on the Tobacco
market here. Al the Capital City Ware
house there was the biggest break OF
the year, While the Farmers Warehouse
did an excellent business.
The prices were fairly satisfactory, fo~
the Raleigh market is paying as high
as any market IN the State. The farmers
realize that they should get more money,
but in view of the prices forced on them
BY the tobacco trust find that they get
as high prices IN Raleigh as a any place.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15

We could never see the advantage tho
rrrsegymcn claim in the so-called heel.
.uL in" OF nursery stock in the fall Tor
errng planting. OF course, where fall
lIatng IS not advisable on account of
the severity of the winter climate, ami
le spring planting season Is short there
is an advantage in having the trees at
hand ready for the first oportunity to
plant in the spring. But in such cases
the hceling in should be of very
thorough character and in a very shelf
cred place. even IN a cold cellar But
wherever 1t is practicable to plant in
the fall, and that means everywhere
south OF the Ohio and Potomac rivers
there is no advantage whatever in heel
ing in. The ground can be gotten into
better order in the fall than in the
-prirg, and where the soil does not freeze
deeply it is better to get the trees plant
ed permanently in the fall
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15

It is generally thought that all cotton
mills will curtail business until the gamb-
lers get enough of the future business
Tay,o syille Scout.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
TIE COST OF PRODUCING EGGS.

Poultry enthusiasts often tell us that
the greatest profit from keeping hens IS
from the eggs produced. Bulletin No. 212
OF the Cornell Station throws consider
able light on this subject. series of
experiments We're made by cooperating
parties, eleven in number. Each poultry
man was to use his own methods of feed
ing and caring for the fowls. They were
simply asked to produce, by their own
methods the greatest possible number of
eggs at the lowest possible cost, and to
report their work weekly. The reports
showed a very wide range in the cost of
production, which varied practically from
six cents to six dollars per dozen, count
ing only the cost of food consumed, and
making no allowance that we can dis
cover, for the cost of attendance and wear
and tear OF buildings and use OF
land. The time of the production was
four months from the first of December
to last Of March, the period when the
eggs commanded the highest prices. The
winter OF 1901 and 1902 was remarkable
for the high prices which the eggs
brought. IN 1923 the price of eggs was
much lower. In 1902 the sales from
an average of 1G0 hens varied from $62. 10
above the cost of feed to S14.46below the
cost OF feed, and 1923 from S46.45 above
cost OF iced to 1924 below cost of iced
The average cost of feeding 100 hens was
1888 and the average value Of the pro
duct for the II weeks was s16.13 above
the cost OF food. To us, not being a
poultry nan, it seems that q man who
cares for 100 hens all winter for s1613
above the cost of feed, has a very small
pay for his time and labor and if this
is the average result we have no ambition
to enter into the egg business. We know
plenty of other things that we can do
with less labor and expense that VII
pay better during the same time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
THE KAISER IN BERLIN
WELCOME TO THE
 EMPEROR.
The Usually stcTsd Crowds of Ger many's Capital Acclaim Their Ruler With Animation-He
 Looks in Good Health.

Berlin, Dec. 12.-Emperor William ar- rived in Berlin to-day from Potsdam, ac- companied by the Empress. The royal couple were heartily cheered as they drove through the streets.
 It was the Emperor's first appearance outside the park of the new palace at Potedam since the operation on his throat. He looked perfectly strong and healthy. his cheeks having a good color. such as he naturally would have from hours spent every day in the open air of the park.
 The Emperor and Empress came to Berlin in special train. which arrived at p. m. The Emperor walked brisk ly. almost jauntily, from the private en- trance of the station to a closed court carriage, pausing for an instant to ac- knowledge military salute. The cheers of the accidental crowds were attracted by the sight of the court equippage and the unusual details of police, for no one knew precisely what member of the royal family was expected.
 Spontaneous cheers broke out as the Emperor became visible in the doorway. The inhabitants of Berlin are not much given to cheering. and the outburst there- fore was remarkable. Similar demonstra- tions took place all along the thorough fares from the station to the Royal Acad- emy of Arts on the part of the crowds of Christmas shoppers, most of whom, however could barely catch a glimpse
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
DO NOT WEAR A LONG FACE.
It Is a Great Handicap in All Busi-
 ness and Social Relations.

The man who looks as if he had lost his last friend is in no danger of being crushed by the jam of new ones unless he cheers up." People are not going out of their way nowadays to associate with the man of mournful and melan- choly appearance. They are afraid he will tell them his troubles and they steer clear of him as they all have plen- ty of their own,
 The most universal cause of the forlorn and hopeless appearance today is dys- pepsla. It units man for every duty of life and causes him to become despond- ent and gloomy and necessarily looks do not belle his feelings. He appears cast down and dejected and becomes a burden to himself and humanity in general.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the dys- peptics certain relief. They do the work that his stomach is unable to do and by relieving that organ of it's burdens, per init 1t to regain its health and strength and again become active and useful in its functions They contain all the es- sentlal ingredients that enter into the digestive fluids and secretions of the stomach and they actually take up the work and do 1t just as a healthy, sound stomach would.
 By this means a man can go right ahead with his work and eat enough to keep him in proper working condition. His system is not deprived of It's necessary nourish- ment as it is in the case of the "starva. ton cure'' or the employment of some of the first class chicken foods now on the market. Starvation, even if it were a good thing. could not be continued long enough to effect cure. for a disordered and worr-out stomach Is not going to be. come strong and healthy in two or three days.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act naturally because they contain natural diges;ives. The p. incIpal component parts are aseptic pepsln. malt diastase and other ingredi- ents with like properties that do the work regardless of the condition of the stonl- ach. There is no unnatural or violent dis turbance Uf the digestive organs as the result of their action. In fact the ex,s,- ence of the stomach Is entirely forgot ten as soon as they have had time to be- gin their operations. They also possess very curative and healing properties and assist the stomach in getting well, while 1t of its work. They perform the duties of both nurse and physician
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale by all druggists at 50 cents Q box and there is very little danger of any Ir-gS,st trying to sell you something else in it's place that Is just as good" They are so we'll established and have done so much good in the world that their name has become a household word; so the usual warning. Accept no substitute" is unnecessary in the case of Stuart's dyspepsia Tablets wed-fri-su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
NEWS OF SELMA
Advertiser Bureau.
 Raluna nar f0

 January 5. 1904, is to be written very redly upon Selma calendars for 1t has been selected as the time for the laying of the corner stone of the city hall that is actually being built on the corner of Franklin and Alabama Streets, The Ma sons will conduct the ceremonies.
 The decision was made yesterday by the building committee from the City Coun- ell, J. G. Morris, T. W. Hall and W. J. Meyer. The program of ceremonies and the selection of orators will be left to the discretion of the Masonic order. The corner stone will be of Georgia granite and will have place in the north west corner of the city hall.
 It's inscription will be:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
A. D. 1903
Contract fofr Librarv to be L,st.

COntfact 1OLr LlDfary 10 DC LsL.
 l.. E. Jeffries. chairman of the building committee of the Carnegie Library. has advertised for bids for the construction of the library The bids are to be left with C. H. Hopson, the architect. who prepared the plans, and will be opened on Thursday, Dec. A. The contract is to be awarded as soon thereafter as possible. MT. Hendricks to Wed Miss Barker.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Williams Barker have issued cards for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Annie Boswell Bark CT. to Charles Franklin Hendricks of winona, Miss, at o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 30. The ceremony will take place at MT, Barker's residence. SIS Mabry street
 Miss Barker is charming young lady with a large number of friends, who will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
peath of lEru. W. .. 1ralton.

Mrs. EvIe Martin Melton. wife of W. J. Melton, died this morning in her hoana on North Broad street. She had bsea 1l1 for several weeks
 Mrs. Melton was a daughter of Captain Frank Martin of Dixie. She is survived by Mir. Melton and two children.
 The funeral will take place from the family residence. at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
of the EmHsrOr's features through the

of the Emperor's features through the windows of his carriage.
 His majesty was received at the acad- emy by the director and the members of his staff. He went specially to see the mural decorations for the new Cathedral and commented on them, it is said. with his usual animation. not speaking a great deal but occasionally making a comment in a natural tone of voice, so far as the members of the academy stan were able to observe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

BURGLARY and bond insurance. can pro- tect your property from all kinds of burglaries at very small cost. and write you any kind of a bond at q very low rate. Get your burglary insurance now. and call for . bond when you need one W. c. Holt. %
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

Al acres of land near city limits. in good
 neiehborhood, that can be divided into one hundred and sixty lots, b0xi50 feet This place will he sold cheap. If interested, call to see
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

learn with interest Of her aprroachana marriage.
 Mir. Hendricks is 6 popular and prosS porous young man of sterling worth ans integrity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

1oOo acres of land, about one:half sandy and balance black prairie. seventeen miles from Montgomery. on graveled road. for tlS per acre.