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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-12-15
PROF. MAJOR WILL COME.

Referring to your editorial comment upon
the coming convention of the dairymen of
the state at North Yakima, would say that
it will not be Prof Hacker but Prof. Major.
Prof. Hacker finds that it will be impossible
for him to keep his engagement with us,
so we have secured, and expect to have with
us, upon that occasion Prof. E. w. VI tJor
of the California University. Prof. Major
is the Professor of Animal Industry at the
University He has been a co-worker with
Prof Hacker for ten years and is familiar
with his methods and experiments, and
comes to us highly recommended as an enter
tanning and able lecturer
The dairymen cannot afford absenCing
themselves from the Yakima meeting at
least, every Farmers Institute and agricnl-
tural organization throughout the state
should send delegates to this annual meet
ing of the Dairymen s Association. Our fu-
ture prestige and influence largely relies
upon such policy Every effort is being
put forth by the committee in charge to pro-
vide an exceptionally interesting and 10
structive program The holidays cannot be
better spent than in being identified with
this work of such vital interest to us all.
The citizens of Yakima are preparing to en-
terrain us most royalty and a most enjo yable
and happy time can confidently be expected
by those who attend.
H. L. BLANCHARD, President
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-12-15

called upon to make their little speeches.
They talk upon every conceivable subject
but the one the audience wants discussed
transportation rates. They tell the fruit
growers how glad they are to be with them
again, what prosperous, good-looking, in
telligent lot they are and so on, inter-
spersed with few of the latest jokes. All
of this is very entertaining, but when they
get through the fruit growers who have
gathered from the four quarters of the
Northwest to discuss the various matters of
Importance connected with their industry,
feel that they know no more than before.
1t would be advisable for the Association
by preconcerted movement to insist upon
the railroad men sticking to their text, and
if necessary PROFOUND such queries as would
bring out proper and complete answers
which would no doubt enlighten the Associa-
ton somewhat as to why the railroad holds
it's present freight rates and what reasons,
if any, can be advanced as to why they
should not be lowered to meet the views
and pocketbooks of the shippers
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-12-15

The citizens Of the Yakima Valley are
considerably agitated over the movement
under way by the Washington Irrigation
Co. to secure control of the water supply
of that valley.
The Washington Irrigation Co. protests
that it is not attempting to secure a mo-
nopoly and that all of it's efforts are being
directed for the good of the whole people
Perhaps so, but it is the opinion Of The
Ranch that they need watching The tao
tics adopted by this company in attempting
to put their schemes through are not very
creditable to say the least. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Blaine, President OF the
Company, during the last legislature en-
deavored to get bill through, which would
grant him the Yakima reservoir sites, and
judging from the policy pursued seems to
think the Yakima people lot OF sheep. He
addressed the Yakima members Of the legis-
lature as if they were his servants, trying
to bully them into supporting his measure,
but finding they were not willing to follow
his commands, he called meeting of the
Yakima Commercial Club attended almost
entirely by friends of the company, who
passed resolution favoring the bill; but
which as soon as it's intent was understood
was Immediately rescinded by another meet
ing which was called, at which the repre-
sentative citizens attended. Upon realiz-
ing his defeat he resorted to abuse, calling
the Yakima people a lot of dam fools. Such
methods are not apt to be successful among
people of the character Of those of the Yaki-
ma Valley, and he has aroused great deal
of ill feeling against his company thereby.
The Yakima people are alive to their in
terests and they will vigorously oppose every
effort made by the Washington Irrigation
Company to secure control Of it's water sup
ply. The time is shortly coming when the
government will be ready to take over the
reservoirs of such districts as the Yakima
Valley when it will be carefully conserved
in a manner that will benefit equally every
section thereof
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-12-15

The is sent to each subscriber until order to
discontinue Is received from the subscriber We must
be notified in writing by letter postal card, when
subscriber wishes his paper stopped. Returning the
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Address all communications to THE RANCH, Downs
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am informed that you able to furnish
with information regarding the poultry industry
of Washington, west of the Cascades. Is it con-
sidered profitable business and there many
poultry plants? Do those who engage in it make
it their main occupation? If not with what other
industry do they principally connect it? Is the
business in its infancy, or is it likely to be soon
OVerdOne in that section? Any information you
may be able to give me regarding this matter and
also about the climate and whether that section
is we'll adapted to fruit raising will be appreciated
by
An early reply is desired. 1 thank you in adj
vance for your trouble and the information.-G. HI.
M, Mt Pleasant, Utah.
Answer Regarding the poultry business
west of the Cascades, this state, it is the uni
versal verdict of those engaged in the bust
ness that it pays well under proper care and
management.
For several years past the net profit per
hen per year for many of our focks runs
from $500 to $500 at market prices for eggs.
While very few make the business their
main occupation generally, and by the most
successful ones, it is used as an adjunct to
some other industry, especially with dairy
ing, fruit culture, truck gardening, etc.
In my opinion there is no probability of
the business becoming overdone in this
Northwest country, for a great many years
to come, at least the business as such promis-
es greater permanency than any other line
of effort that know of unless it be dairying
Several sections Of Western Washington
are admirably adapted to fruit culture; the
same may be said as to poultry, including
from the climatic standpoint.
Any further inquiries would be cheerfully
answered.
Yours truly,
HI. L. BLANCHARD
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-12-15

Representatives of all the principal west
ern railroads are always present in force at
the annual meetings of the Northwest Fruit
growers Association. They are all good fell
lows, and get up very dutifully in turn when
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-12-15

If you have to make an effort to be CHEEKY
and thoughtful and considerable among the
home folks, do not hesitate to make the
effort until the habit becomes spontaneous.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-12-15

The greatest honor comes to those who are
so wrapped up in what they have to do that
they never think of what the ~r,srld will say.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-12-15

We may have an occasional lull in Central
American revolutions, the Filipinos may
come in off the warpath, the Turks cease
their butcheries of Christians, the Dove of
Peace hover over the far East, but when
all other newspaper space-fllers fail some
thing is sure to be doing with the horticul-
tural commissioner and his deputies. Just
now new and most violent Outburst is
focusing the attention of the public upon
these worthy officials, who are engaged In
working their typewriters overtime in the
production of manuscript for the newspa-
pers.
It is blow for blow, not with the sword
but with the pen When one in column
article written in manifold, copy for each
paper in the state, insinuates that the other
is a mountebank and BLACKBOARD, it is
countered with the charges of horse thief
and cut-throat. All this is very interesting
reading and edifying to the taxpayers who
are being assessed for the So per day and ex-
penses each one of these officials is drawing,
This week it is a three-cornered Jaw-fest
between the State Horticultural Commits
sioner Won Holderbecke and Inspectors
Brown and Cass of King County, renewed
outbreak of long-standing feud.
If one-half the energy of these gentlemen
devoted to preparing copy were directed to
the legitimate despatch of their duties there
would not be "pestiforous insect" left in
the state.
The quickest way to put stop to these
disgraceful rows is for the governor to
inform them that they will either have to
shut up or he will clean out the whole
outfit.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-12-15

One of the handsomest publications that
has ever come to our attention is the Holiday
edition of the Seattle Argus. This number
is very finely gotten up, with large num-
Der of beautiful engravings and containing
much information regarding the city OF Sc
attic and the state of Washington. Many
of our readers would find this pleasant
Christmas gift to send to Eastern friends.
Tt will be mailed to any address post paid
upon receipt of 25 cents. Send your orders
in to The Argus, Seattle,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01
HAS FINE HOGS But BUYS MEAT.
Monroe journal 5.

How hogs" asked a Journal report
CT OF Mr.. ". 4. Griffin. proprietor Of the
Richardson Greek Herd Of Bcrkshire-,
yesterday.
i haven't many now. sud Mr. Grif-
fin. 4 hay. sold only about 30 this
year. The fill IS the -,4trst time TO
sell p'-~. I sell all that ! can raise. |
even sell down 30 low that l buy my
own pork"
Tha: looks like an .noluaiy-c man With
ten fine brood sows on las farm buving
lis own meat IT must he on the pril-
Ciplc that shca-makers children 20 bare
focted. But its ckcaIcr Tor me to buy
my meat ana sell my hogs for breeding
purposes sad Mr.. Griffin. It's some
thing on the principle Of using race horses
for draying. l can raise q Dig and get
So for it when il would not be worth
that for pork, beside having cost more
to fatten.'
Mr.. Griffin last year sold just 500
worth OF hogs He gives about one-thlrd
OF his time to the care of HI herd OF
ten SONS and two or three male hogs
He breeds only the pure English Berk
shire, and sells the pigs at ages running
from five weeks to eight months. He has
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01

said to his friends: L did manage to get
back here. but if you had had the man
to run against that | had, you would
never nave seen again Washington"
Mr.. Thomas =. Waller. of oxford,
writes to me Of the late Judge Z. Ct.
Readc. He says his mothers name was
Julia Gooch, q native OF Granville. MIR.
Reade, the father, was from Mt. Tirzah,
i'll Person county, near the Granville line.
All of her children were born in Person,
including the future Judge. After the
death Of her husband, with her three small
sons, she returned to her native Granville
and lived on the land of one Of her broth
ers. After her brothers. death she re
turned to Person, where she lived the re
mainder of her life. He says l was cor
rect as to Judge Reade's having lived at
or near WILLIAMSBURG. He says a cousin
named Maria Bullock, living near vii
liamsboro, took the boy Edwin to live
with her on account of his delicate health
and sent him to school. Mr.. Waller sug
gests. and it is probably well based, that
''probably the association with the re
finement and intelligence that existed i'll
and around that old burgh at that time,
shaped the course OF his future life l
i1dld loiS tIilC ~ '.. N ILS - '&NA 80
awhile in a tan->ar1 ~ or near Williams
| boro, that he had a serious difficulty with
| some man connected with it. and had
much trouble from It. | know nothing Of
particulars. but heard it mentioned long
ago moro than once. Judge Rcade had
| poor early advantages as to education, for
he was rejected twice by the Supreme
Court in an application for license to
practice law in the courts Of the State. as
became one of the most dangerous, re-
| sourceful, artful, ablest advocates who
ever practiced before the very distinguish
ed Granville Court between 1910 and 1860,
| and was afterwards in the great %upheaVal,
a Justice of the supreme o as a Re
| publican. He was a man OF tOrce and
ingenuity. and a good speaker.
/ thank Mr.. Waller for his letter OF
information and his kind words. He con
to the News and Observer, and hope YOU
will continue to write. l also am ever
anxious to read anything YOU have to
saw about Granville, my native countv.
His makes the sixth letter 1 have lately
received as to my contributions in the
News and Observer and the Charlotte OBJ
server. and all very kind and apprecia-
tive. Three of them were from leading
lawyers, and widely known. OF course 1t
read and enjoyed.
THEODORE BRYANT KINGSBURY.
! Wilmington, N. c., August &c, 1908.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01
"REMINISCENCES OF BILL ARP
Stories of the Genial Philosopher, Showing That His
Sunny Wit Was Ever BubbIing Over.

The Atlanta Constitution q last sun
cay published the following "reminiscences
Of Bill Arp by Melville u Lsndon lEl,
Perkins,:
The whole life OF Bill ARR ha~ been hu-
morous and no man viii stop work
quicker and more checrfuily than he TO
hear a good Joke. When l asked INN
enc day If he really ever killed many
Yankees. ne said:
Well, l don't want to boast about my
self, but l killed a. many or them as
they did Of me.
Speaking OF pensions one day. Mr Arp
sald every Yanhce soldier ought 10 have
q pension.
But they were not al injured II tn
army. were they" l asked.
Yes, they all did % much hard lying
about u poor rebels that they strained
their conscIenccs."
Bill Arp told Of an occurrence IN New
York when he went there to lecture in
ChlckcrIng Hall. He said he was stand.
lng on the steps OF the Astor House one
afternoon with a friend. when a man
with 4 decidedly military bearing hob.
bled up. He greeted my friend A. lie
l2sSed.
That's a fine soldicrly looking chap
| said.
Yes; he's a veteran-Coloncl Jones. OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic"
Did he lose his leg OH the battlefield? z
Yes; at Gettysburg"
All. Repclling Pickctt's charge, l sup
lose
No; a monument fell on it
They tell this story IN Rome. Ga, abou'
the Major. They say that in the eummcl
of 1863 he was in a Richmond hospital
The hospital was crowded with sick anC
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01

TIE cotton srop i ats ,ul a e
ernp ADJ os,r TIRE Sfatr pr,n to .m
e. i tor- al osre ,hc >4.h Ts srs
sttvu<sue, 49, = syattfs - es*s- 81
She rerea~-i ntrfr~t IS te sarue n
the improvement n ,h-r Nnf* Fren
Wtdr-t-to a. came tn Nsnroe IS t
county aat thtgv -tr8eN t sas fHt
~ fhe ir-iueut rsurtr t.r atI.f
tl,> hss FIX large parttou et tnt7
Herr aa~ thr same complaint aT hfr
Ton aud S cor stand nat sl-s t.a.t
cuc young mtu phe tI W Eeat
We ought Is In is Ns-m ftna
20 -, the result q, our tsssh4n~ ma ssh
tthat NJ broom c~arrtl.ls gf,.aryg -
cotton land and made t anr rnuasa ta
tain moisture and then planted Z nH 3
lcY.i It~ cotton Ms us ana s 5000 stand
before aur one elise cotton. aud auN ~Eld
our informant ht ia- lt worked IS s~t
Is i floor. and tht b,~t cotton rs tH, ..t~
ty Thus oy drgrr,~ thr tsrmrf~ are sst-
ting u understand The sall, = O. good
preparation 81 til, sou ana shallow 7tt
|caltur, The example ST Nr Hiaam, $40,
horc VII ~prcai for entfHu like COCA.
i. hclpri as shallow nat cultivation ~
steele Crccb. "a Mccki,nlars county che
farmcr~ hroukht out the u>ltl l-sanHtul
supply 81 eatablc~ ana wc EaA "a picnic
dinner in the woods Ftum charlotte.
Which * fast developing into 90, ot li,
finest cltic> OF the south. th, road 30
Steele Greek b. through i aue ftrmHs
country where cotton Is the chief crop,
bat a great denl 81 good ftHtue dome
It Is the typical rcd ~oii u IA, Sasta.
and near Charlotte tine 3aIIs interest +
rapidly developing Mr a. d. Moore ralik.
from evenly five, TO eight. Ave cows -
different seasons and runs rtfk wagons u
the city, Mr Moor, rs tu c~u~iItpe mtk,f
and 4 grower q COW pea hay ani i-
making Il EU richer all Il t'mc From
lGh.Il ~ 10 Stanley Cr,cb ln Castor
county, we went hy raj. aud found o ltfv,
number waiting Tor tt~. a. tho tram Na-
hclatcd All along the road thct, were
great fields 81 cow peas and from St1ul'
Creek TO Lincolutou. in Lincoln county
where 40 drove Ina . carrt1Iv Wa tuun'
tho same widespread interest in the caH
pea. In the upper red clay country ,leHal
formerly thruyc but as IN other section.
North and south there seems to b.,
difficulty III getting clover, and th,
cow pea becomes i real necessity o., tht
improving farmer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01

glad to have the thing settled, but once
in a while l struck a man who hated to
come under. one day a big, handsome
man, with tangled hair and with NIr-
gInia red mud on his boots, came IN to
talk about surrenderIng. 1t was Bal
Arp.
DOG on it, SIR he began in the
Georgia dialect, j have come IN, sir, to
see what terms can be secured III case |
surrender
"'Haycn't you surrendered YETI l IN
CURED.
No, sir. Not by a dog-on sight! l
SAID ID die III the last ditch, and I've
kept my word
Whose company did you belong to-
Belong, Belong, Thundcrauon.
didn't belong to any ones company!
Why, sir, l fought on my own hogh.
where was it,
No matter, SIR; no matter. ! cant
be rushed. | can be i~n>ultel. Tut not
crushed. Good day, sir; Ill see 'hc United
states weep tears Of blood before III
surrender. Haven't d card, but my name
is Arp-Bill Arp
He went off, but in about a week he
returned and began:
AS the impression seems to be gen
eral that the Southern Confederacy has
been crushed l call to sec what terms
would be granted me In case | concluded
to lay down my sword
Unconditional surrender | briefly
replied.
Then. doggono it, sir, I'll never l-y il
down while life is left. The cause IS lost,
but principle rcmains. You can inform
General sheridan that Bill Arp refuses
to surrender
ARP returned two weeks later. IL
seemed to have had a hard time OF II, Is
his uniform was IN rags and his pockets
empty. Look ahcrc, Captain, he sad a
he came IN. i don't want to prolong this
bloody strife. but | am forced to do sc
by honor. III accorded reasonable term.
l might surrender. What do you say
The same as before
Then you are determined to grind u
to powder, err Sooner than submit II
Shed the rest OF my blood, Send on your
armies. Captain, ] am ready for en-.
Just a week from that day Arp came
in again, said he'd like TO surrender. dTcV
his ~rations with the rest and went of ir
great good humor to his Cartersyllle
farm
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01

dying soldiers, and the Richmond ladies
visited 1T daily, carrying with them deli
cacles of every kind, and did all they
could to cheer and comfort the suffering.
On one occasion a pretty mss OF 10 was
distributing flowers and speaking gentle
words OF encouragement 10 tll-a around
her, when She overheard a solder cX-
ylalm: 'Oh, my Lord.' 1t was Bill Arp.
Stepping to his bedside to rcbukc him
she remarked: Didn't | hear you call
upon the name OF the Lord? l am one Of
His daughters. Is there 2nythIng | can
ask Him for you?'
Looking up into her bright, sweet face,
Bill replied:
L don't know but you could do some
thing for me if | wasn't married +"
"Well,'' said she, what IS it,
Raising his yes to hers and extending
his hand, he said:
las you arc q daughter of the Lord, if
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01

North Cardinals best living novelist,
Thomas Dixon, Jr., is meeting with pro
nounced success in his last book, The
One Woman" 1t is rapidly approaching
the sc, 000-cOpy mark, says the New York
Saturday Review. He was hauled over
by some green hand in criticism, 1t APP
pears, charging that he had slipped up"
in making a wife to testify against her
husband The criticism was "a slip The
author replies in effect that this incident,
like many others in the novel, Is intended
to show that the UtOpian marriage rela-
ton not only ends the s~anctity and unity
of marriage. but Is destructive OF the
foundations of law that rests on the
monogamic group. AS to the Leopard 5
Spots." will merely say here that alter
waiting some fifteen months after It's IS
sue, | have read it at last, and 1t IS a
better novel, a stronger and more CO.
herent story than L expected to find 1T.
In England there is general praise OF
The merits of the late w. E. Henley, VINO
was really one Of the most important ana
oifted of the British men of letters III the
last twenty years. He was a great SUI
ferer from disease and yet he toiled on
under greatest difficulty and with mucn
human agony, He wrote some excelient
poetry and his critical work was vigorous,
original and often quite admirable. While
he was dying, and l not knowing II, ! was
quoting from him in my recent series Oh
Byron.
Mr.. w. l.. Alden, the excellent London
CORRESPONDENT of the New York SATURDAY
Review, wrote recently:
cone of the leading literary week.-mrs.
- ~ ~ thor dau- who reads JnC
Noctcs Ambrosianac? Echo Will proba
hlv answer: Who 1 fear that the Noctes
ire now hopclessly out of date. for they
were eminently topical and discussed C
y large extent matters which are now .
no earthly interest. But surely 'hei'
must he still a few who can ENJOY the
wild spfrits of Wilson and the humor o
the Shepherd"
II is more the pity if these extraorui
nary volumes are no longe read IN 'ns
age of unbroken. scribbling OF trashy
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01

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