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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-03

Drawer and harder on that account.
Upon conclusion of his remark he
rendered to each of the graduates her
diDlOma. with these words:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28

by this College, and other institu-
tions of its kind in the United States.
l know that I have wasted time and
money on account of the lack of such
training. Knowing what drawback
it has been to me, / would therefore
urge every young man who expects
to be farmer to get an agricultural
education.
Twenty-Five years ago [ left school
to take charge of the farm where I
was raised. I thought there was no
place like it in all the world Ny
sisters and brothers, knowing my
love for the farm, and desiring that
the old home should be kept together,
willingly sold their interest in the
farm to me. I only had enough
money to pay for a half interest in
this farm. It contained 600 acres
one-half in timber, and the other in
a rundown condition, having been
worked by negro tenants. It was
badly washed; CALLED places were in
every field, and were getting larger.
Fields were full of stones and irregu-
lar in shape. A few more years of
such cultivation and it would have
been worthless, because you could get
nOthinO from If
There was upon this farm at that
time about SO acres of land that we're
producing an average of 10 bushels
of wheat or 20 of corn per acre. AS
near as I can recollect, the year I
took charge of the farm the crop was
one hundred bushels of wheat, seven
ty-fve of oats, two hundred and fifty
of corn and a little hay. The work
stock consisted of five horses, a few
sheep, ten head of cattle, and some
hogs. The year 1901 this same farm
produced eight hundred bushels of
wheat, fourteen hundred bushels of
OdGS, lIOI1 OlG GIlOuSC111I " LII UCCu
hundred bushels of corn, besides
nearly twenty-five tons of clover hay
and some peavine hay.
The farm is now carrying about
fifty head of cattle, forty sheep, thir-
ty hogs, eight work horses, and a
few colts every year to supply work
stock for the farm.
[ wish now to tell how this has
been done, and I believe the way I
have done it is the best way to i'm
prove these lands. I took fifty acres
of land as nucleus to build on. I
would find a few acres of good land
in nearly every field. I began by SOW
ing peas, and clover, keeping stock to
consume the food raised, and with
the moderate use of fertilizers, have
gradually increased the productive
ness of the farm. I have made it a
rule to apply all manure direct from
the stable to the CALLED spots in the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28
Volume XVIII.
AGRICULTURE
HARRY FARMERS TALKS.
CXXVII.

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
The South is the best place to make
money truck farming. AS shipping
facilities are improved some every
wear. the chances to make money
become greater.
1t would surprise some of our far
mers to see the stuff sold on the
Washington Cd. o. market. The
cantaloupes, for instance. They are
pulled green, but nicely Grated, and
sell for paying prices. We we're
pleased to find a lot with a nice card
on the end of crate raised by a Du-
pIin County farmer. He has learned
to sell his truck to Yankees. If we
knew that he was a subscriber, we
would give his name.
We also found lot of corn from
a point near Elizabeth City that was
selling at the rate of $6.75 per bushel
for dry corn. The commission mer-
chant said that it would not keep
long. Where any one is so situated
as to be able to get the corn to mar
ket in twenty-fOur to thirty-six hours
from the field, it would pay well to
plant it. Green corn will not stand
to be packed in bulk, unless you have
cold storage. 1t will heat in a few
hours when packed in a tight barrel
or box.
Our farmers must learn to have a
late spring crop of Irish potatoes.
There has been a good demand both
IN Northern and Southern markets
for them for several years. 1t is
more costly to raise them later, but
1t would pay. Nearly all the South
ern crop is sold by the 2Oth of June,
and the Northern potatoes do not
come OH the market before the first
OF August. Even the Wilmington
lA. Co. market is bare of good pota-
toes.
Nearly all the potatoes raised in
the middle States from North Caro-
lima to Pennsylvania, excepting near
the coast, are not ready for market
III time to fill the gap. The main
cause for this is the dry springs.
irish potatoes need considerable
moisture to do well. Every farmer
knows that a long dry spell from the
10th of April to the 2Oth of May is
sure to make a light crop unless the
land is stirred. Well, potatoes plant
ed late enough to catch the first sum-
merr rains can not mature before the
zOth OF July or later, and that ac-
counts for the gap. Now if we raise
crop to fill this gap it will pay well.
We must learn to grow the late ma
turing kinds. The extra early pota-
toes are only grown in the extreme
North and in the South. We might
plant Northern slopes a little late
and after they mature cover the po-
tatoes by splitting the middles with
a turn plOw, thus making a good fur
row to carry off the water. This
would help to keep the potatoes cool.
HARRY FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28
Number Is.

field, rather than Gas was the custom
of many to apply it to corn in the
hill. By this application of manure
[ would at once stop these places
from washing, and get them in con-
dition to grow clover and peas. Hav-
ing pursued this plan for this num-
Der of years, you can now hardly de-
tect any of these spots. l extended
this plan until I am now making my
best crops on land that had gullies
ten feet deep. [ have made it rule
every year to get as many Stumps
and rocks off of the land as possible,
to get the fields in better shape, to
make them larger, to clean out all
little thickets and briar patches, and
to leave the field in better shape than
when [ began it.
I have now adopted this rotation.
[ do not say that it is the best, but
it is what [ am doing. For the first
year wheat, second corn (and subsoil
if possible) third, oats and clover
sown together In the spring; fourth
clover to be mown for hay; fifth year,
peas, to be mown or picked for seed,
and sown to wheat in the fall.
[ adopt this rotation because it
gives good results, and uniform work
for the team throughout the year.
You will see take off the land three
grain crops, and raise two ammonia
growing crops. These two crops of
clover and peas make a splendid prep
aration for the grain crops to fol-
low.
Ny corn is cut in the fall, about
September, with a corn harvester,
and set up in shocks where it re-
mains until after I finish sowing
wheat I then shred this corn with
a Mccormick shredder. This leaves
the land clear, so that can at once
start the plows to break the land for
spring oats, and clover. By breaking
in the fall, this red land becomes
thoroughly pulverized and in fine
condition to receive the oats and
clover. The advantage of breaking
in the fall is that I can get the oats
in early, about February. Some may
ask: "Why have a pea crop follow a
clover crop; would you not make
just as good a wheat crop after the
cloverw The difficulty has always
been that if I depended on a wheat
crop after clover, would take big
risk, and often lose a wheat crop on
account of not being able to break
the land soon enough on account of
dry weather. ] begin in the spring
when land is too wet to cultivate
crops, to break the land that was In
clover the year before, and SOW it in
peas. If we should have dry sum-
CONTINUED on page 16.)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28
BUILDING UP WORN OUT CLAY
LANDS.

LANDS.
Paper Read Before A. & M. College
Farmers Convention, Raleigh, July
2I, 1903, by R. w. Scott, Esq, of
Alamance County, N. c.
Mr.. President and Members of the
Convention:
The subject assigned to me, ''The
Building up of Worn-out Clay Lands
in Middle North Carolina" as I un-
derstand it, refers especially to the
red soils to be found in portions of
Alamance, Chatham, Granville, Gull
ford, Orange and adjoining counties.
/ want to show that these lands can
be improved and that it is being done.
The people In Alamance know that
Mr.. L. Banks Holt bought one of the
poorest farms in the county, and to-
day it is producing fine crops-and
is paying him. Mr.. Jno. Trolinger,
of Haw River, bought worn out
tract of land, and is now producing
crops that are a surprise to his
neighbors. We see what has been
done by General Carr at Occonee-
chez, and Mr.. Duke at University
Station. 1t may be argued that these
gentlemen, on account of their
wealth, are able to improve their
farms, when an ordinary farmer
could not. 1t is my purpose to show
how the same results can be had, ex-
cept that it may take a longer time.
Any young man of energy can take
a worn out farm, and if he lives his
allotted time, he can see it in as high
state of cultivation as either of these
farms.
I speak very decidedly about this,
for I speak from experience. l be-
Iieve l can best illustrate my point
by telling you what I have done and
expect to do at Melville Farm. I
trust that no one will think me ego
tistical, or that / have carried out
my ideas entirely or that my farm is
in a perfect state of cultivation, be-
cause that would be misleading. But
1 do say that the plan I am pursuing,
if carried on, will result in changing
what was once a very poor farm to
one in as high state of cultivation
as any I have mentioned. 1t just
takes longer. I rejoice to see that
the leaders of thought in our State
are realizing the fact that it is as
necessary for a boy who expects to
be a farmer to have an agricultural
training as it is for any other pro-
fession to have professional training,
and for farmer to successfully i'm
prove his soil, his crops and stock,
he must have thorough knowledge
and training, such as is being given
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
HORRIBLY MANGLBD
A Brother Of Roadmaster Pat Calvin
Killed at Rosine.
Attempted to Board q Freight Train
and Was Run Over.

Mr.. Tom Calvin, a section foreman
on the Illinois Central, who lived at
Beaver Dam, was billed yesterday sf-
ternoon at Rosine, about O'Clock,
while attempting to board freight
train No. 1874, east bound.
He fell under the wheels and was
horribly crushed and mangled. His
legs were mashed off and his body mu-
tilated so badly that he was hardly
recognizable. The remains were TAX
en- to Central City to await the arrival
of relatives. He leaves two brothers,
Mr.. Pat Calvin, roAdmaster Of the I'LL.
nois Central at New Orleans and jim
Calvin, a supervisor on the Illinois
Central at jackson Miss. Both have
been telegraphed and also has his only
sister, who resides in Chicago.
The deceased was we'll known here
and his untimely death will be re-
GREETED by all.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
SAYS IT is SMALLPOX

DIR. J. N. Mccormack, president of
the state board of health arrived this
morning early from Bowling Green
and went to the Lone Oak section of
the county, where he inspected cases
Of the disease claimed to be smallpox.
He promptly pronounced it to be
smallpox according to reports, and
this afternoon a conference is to be
held between him and County Judge
Lightfoot at the court house, with q
lew to settling the smallpox contro-
srsy. While in the city he is guest
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23

right angles TO the track and another
was partially overturned.
There were 66 passengers on the
train. many Of them going through
from Cincinnati TO New Orleans. The
passengers were fearfully shaken up
and will never forget their experience
The train was in charge Of Conductor
I. J. Binfori. who is authority for the
statement that none of the passengers
were injured.
Engineer Norton was killed almost
instantly. He was caught between
the locomotive and the tender and his
life crushed out almost before he real
lied what had happened. The fire.
man, Mcdaniel, a negro. was i'm
prisoned under the ponderous locomo-
tive, which wss overturned, receiv-
ing fatal injuries.
Baggsgemaster Meyrick received in
juries from which he died today. Ell.
bridge and Davis, the mail clerks, who
were on their car, were severely but
not fatally bruised.
the wreck is believed to have been
the work of train wreckers. The fact
that the switch was left open, while
the signal light indicated safety,
strengthens the theory that 1t was the
work of evil.minded people.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
A SLIGHT RELAPSE.

Mr.. Pete Rogers has had slight
relapse and is again unable to leave
the house. The board OF fire and po-
lice commissioners have been trying
to meet for some time hut can not
hold a meeting unless the full mem
bership is present. Mr.. Rogers thought
last week that by Monday he would be
able to come to the city hall and meet
with the other commissioners, but the
relapse came and it cannot be told
when the meeting will be held.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
ELUDED PARENTS
Couple From Tyler, KY, Married at
Marion, III,
Relatives Expected They Would Leave
By Buggy, But They Didn't

The runaway couple, Mr.. Gottliet
Koerner and Miss Phronie Herzogg,
who left home yesterday afternoon to
be married, succeeded in getting the
knot tied in Marion, Ill.
The young people live at Tyler, Ky.
above Meohanicsburg, and the bride is
only fifteen years old. The girl APP
psrently started for school yesterday
morning, but instead met the young
man and they eloped.
The couple first bought tickets to
Paris, Tenn, and the bride went to
the home OF friend near the N, O.
and Sc. L. depot and did not reach the
depot until after the train had left.
Later they went to Illinois, and
were married at Marion.
1t is told that the brides brother
not long ago intercepted letter to her
containing money, and instructing her
how TO leave for Metropolis. They
were to go in buggy and the young
lady's family thought that this is the
way they would go when they started.
Instead they to ok the train and thus
successfully eluded relatives. They
returned this morning and srs now
boarding with friends.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
TRAIN WAS DITCHED
Fearful Wreck on the Illinois Central
Early Today.
Two We're Killed and Many More
We're Injured Near
Memphis.
WORK OF TRAIN wRECKEBs

Harry Norton, engineer, Memphis,
killed.
John Mcdaniel, fireman, Water VAL
Ny, Miss. fatally injured.
J. b. Meyriok, baggagemaster, Full
ton, KY, fatally injured.
Frank Eldridge, mail clerk, slight
ly injured.
Reuben Davis, mail clerk. slightly
injured.
Train No. /, known as the "Can.
non Ball, !" on tine Illinois Central rail.
road, from Memphis to New Orleans,
carrying eleven coaches, five of which
we're Pullman sleeping cars, was de-
rsilod at Dempster Station, four miles
soath Of Memphis, this morning al
1880 O'Clock.
Engineer Norton was killed instant
Nv, and negro fireman was pinioned
under the overturned engine. Sever
al cars were telescoped.
The signal light indicated that the
track was clear, hence the engineer did
not slscken ~ he approached.
A number of freight cars were stand
Ing on the side track. Into these the
locomotive crashed.
The engine was completely demol-
! shed. Fragments Of iron and steel
few in every direction. The baggage
! car and mail car were piled in q heap.
) The combined buffet and library car
was split from end TO end. One of
J the Pullman sleepers was turned OF
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
EXPLOSION IN A TUNNEL.

Pittsburg, Jan. e3-Two men were
killed and four seriously injured at z
O'Clock this morning in the eastern
end Of Wabash tunnel, South Side, by
an explosion OF dynamite, due it is
said to some one turning ON an cleo
trical current without receiving the
proper signal. q
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
WOUNDS WERE FATAL
lobe Williams Died From Pistol Shot
Wound Last Night.
HenrS- Donald, the Alleged Murderer.
Has Not Yet Been Captured
by Police.
INQUEST THIS AFTERNOON

lobe Williams, colored, the team
ster shot at Mr.. Cliff Burnett's stable
on Madison street between Fourth
and Fifth, night before last by Henry
Donald, died last night about 1
O'Clock at his home on South Eighth
street.
1t was thought from the first that
his wounds would prove fatal, as he
was shot in the stomach and his in
testines were cut in seven places.
The operation performed by attend
ing physicians afforded temporary re-
lief, but the victim began gradually
to fail early last evening, aud shortly
after midnight succumbed.
He was about 80 years old and
leaves only several brothers and sisters
He had been married but had separ-
sted from his wife.
Donald, the alleged murderer, is
believed by the police to still be hid
ing in Paducah. They say If he ever
leaves the city they will be sure to
get him. for descriptions have been
sent out in all directions.
= Coroner Peal will this afternoon
hold an inquest at the home Of the
deceased on South Eighth street.
The jury. after celebrating about
On hour and half. came to the CON
elusion that the killing was done in
sudden heat and passion aud returned
yerdio. for mansIaughter.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
of DR.. Frank Boyd, ' o.N ~.
sentative of the state boa. VI "s"i'"'
FIRST OF MARCH
THE NEW TELEPHONE COMPA-
NY WILL THEN START
THEIR SERVICE.

The Peoples Independent Telephone
company will begin their service in
Paducah March 1. Work is rapidly
progressing, and the system will be
ready for operation on the date men,
toned. The new company will start
in with 600 subscribers, and expects
to rapidly extend it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
A TEACHER SUICIDES.

Russenville. Jan. 29-Emma Can
field, school teacher of the northern
part of Logan county, committed sui
eide by taking poison. The cause is I'M
known.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-23
DEATH IN LYON.

Mr.. ]. +. Bonner of Carmack, Lyon
county, died there yesterday from
pneumonia. He was a well known
man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-28
REPORT is MADE.
French Commission Discusses che
Monetary Question.

Paris. Aug. 27.-The report Of the
French commission appointed to confer
with The United States monetary OK
change commissioners has been delivered
70 Ambassador Porter. II contains a
note from Foreign Minister Deicasse say
ing France IS not prepared to express
binding conclusions until she has con
suited with the powers. The report en-
dorses the principle Of gold standard
FOR China and other silver using couu-
tries. but Il points out tina; the plan e
possible only under judicious central of
the coinage BIZ the government and the
creation o. an adequate gold reserve. II
favors coinage rate for the Orient.
fixing the face value % silver slightly
an0ve its bullion value similar 20 the
American system in the Philippine. The
French commission makes reservations
upon the proposed regular purchsses %
silver. on the ground that q + iunpossi-
BIZ % for.see the cogntry's needs f5T
subsidiary ard colonial coinage semi
cNicisl advices from Russia indicate that
The commission appointed ~ Finance
Minister Wltte has made similar con
clusson.
The French and Russians considered r.
preferable 70 establish a uniform system
In China b. beginning oa a silver basis
ard afterwards raising !, TO fixed gold
value. than q begin or god standard
Immediately.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-28
HOGS FIVE LOWER
Receipts Were Light and
Much Less Than Demand,
TOP PRICE WAS $500
Cattle Receipts Light and
Markets About Steady.

The hog market slipped down another
nickel yesterday. The supply was much
less than the demand and the buyers
seem TO be losing interest because they
can not get hogs enough to make good
killing The market has become a sort of
peddling affair that is hard to quote. The
bulk OF the hogs come in the night and
when the market closes the commission
men say their hogs are not sold TO ar
rive. The next day they say they were
sold last night. 1t is pretty hard to quote
q market when the market reporter can
not find out on which day the hogs were
solo. There were several carloads Of
hogs sold between o'clock Wednesday
night and o'clock yesterday, but at
what particular time they were sold was
past finding out. Judging from what the
buyers and sellers refused TO say the
market reporter for the Eagle thinks the
following was about the condition of the
market yesterday: Common mixed pack
ers running uneven were worth 500; hogs
averaging about 225 pounds were worth
$50. and even smooth nogs weighing $50
20 200 pounds were worth $500, and fancy
light hogs 1855.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-28
BULLS IN CONTROL
Grain Showed Consi derable
Strength Yesterday.
WEATHER REPORTS HELP
Outside Markets and Gables
Were Favorable.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Prices in The grain
pits showed considerable improy cement to-
day, wheat being strong earlsE, but re-
laxed somewhat and closed firm. at a gain
OF 2sG14c for September and 2sa1zc in
December. Corn followed the same gen.
eral trend as wheat ana closed with Sep
TENDER up &c and December g@Ac bet
ter. September oats showed Il gain of
1sqAc. with December unchan yed. Pro
visions were irregular, closing &c higher
TO sc lower.
Weather advices. reports OF Eamsge to
crops in Nebraska, strong OH rside mar
kets and cables all made for III; extreme
~ strong wheat market and but for
the great amount of wheat that came
out a much larger advance would have
been recorded. September at the open
ing showed an advance of 1.Gas,s to ssG&4c.
at S1Gsl2sc. selling up quickly to sl4sc.
while December touched SIC. Ehe selling
then became of such inhuent I'll charac-
ter tnat prices broke 10 s0sss and S2Isc
respectively. Near the cIose!, however,
the selling ceased and irnier feeling
became apparent. carrying pr rs back to
s219QS2ssc for December. ssQi8C, over yes
terday's close. Clearances of wheat and
-four were large, equal to 655.t Do bushels.
Minneapolis and Duluth report ed receipts
of 2s4 cars which, with local receipts of
81 cars-l2 OF contract grade made total
receipts for the three points 345 cars.
against 80 cars last week al 81 800 cars
year ago
Part of the early strength hi corn was
due TO sympathy with wheat. Uncer-
tainty as TO the effect of the Heavy rains
west and fears of cold weathef to follow
were also influential factors. smid shorts
covered freely and held prices at good
advance for time, but WHEN wheat
weakened corn prices eased Or and the
loss was but partially regain ied at the
close. September finished &c higher, at
Sic after ranging between 607sc and
Sac. December sold from Use down
TO 51l4c. closing with a gain OF ls@d4c.
at 5lhd51asc. Commission hou ses led the
buying. The close was stea tly. Local
receipts were Phi cars, y o contract
grade.
The oats market was COVER ped almost
entirely by the action of wheat, early
prices being the best. Local iaders con-
tinue to sell. but more mode lately. ana
toward the close Unfavorable Feather re-
ports created a feeling ol renewed
strength. final prices being Is, ti4c up for
September. at $3.50. with range OF 342.c
TO 351sc; while December was unchanged,
at 361sc. Local receipts were I49 cars.
A weaker hog market eau sed easier
provision prices as rule. alth hugh there
was some early strength on tloTts COW
ering on lard. which did not entirely
desert that product. Offeringss were free
and the close showed Septel hber pork
down 15c at $3.50. with lard Toe higher
at ss25, and ribs 7lzc lower. $3.50
Estimated receipts for tomorrow
Wheat, 100 cars; corn. 335 carsG oats, loo
cars; hogs 1900 head.