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idea is that the results wrought out at
the experiment stations must be car
ried to the people. This is done to
some extent by the issuing of bullet
ms but, unfortunately, many people
are not readers to any great extent.
Hence farmers institutes are held by
these college professors and others and
in this way great deal of the valu-
able information obtained by the ex-
pertinent stations is sifted down to
those who need it most. The coun-
ty fruit inspectors should be very
special channel for the carrying of
this information to the fruit growers.
l have said before that our county
fruit inspectors should be examined
by the horticultural department of
our state agricultural college and
should pass there before appointed to
such a responsible position. AS the
matter stands in our present law the
examination of county fruit inspec-
tors may be a fact or farce. I care
not how competent the state hOrticul-
tural commissioner may be or how
pure in his motives, he is liable to be
warped in his approval of the county
fruit inspectors by the fact that they
will work to keep him in office. Hence
I would put the examination of these
men in the hands Of men who cannot
have any personal interest in who is
appointed. 1t may be hard to find
enough men who are competent to fill
these positions. Then we should raise
them by having young men sent to
Pullman with that end in view.
The outlook for a good market for
our fruit the coming summer and fall
is very good. One of the commission
men of Seattle recently informed me
that he was visited by fruit dealer
from California, who informed him
that peaches and apples will be short
in that state. This will help us out
in the sale of our peaches especially.
1t is well known that peaches are
short in the Mississippi valley. This
is true to some extent all through the
United States, except in Georgia, and
the Georgia peaches will be out of the
way before our Elderbertas and Craw-
fords are ready for the market.
Peaches, if good, will bring good
price. A fruit dealer told me yester-
day that many inquiries are coming
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60 inhabit them. Some small boys
think it nice sport to kill all the bats
they can find. If l had a small boy
that would do that l would instruct
him in the matter and then If he
killed them he would need a cushion
to sit on for some days after. l doubt
not but in time we shall find other
ways of Kidding our orchards OF this
insect than the ones now in use. 1t
is now claimed that a large red ant
native to Central America is very de-
structive to the cotton boil weevil.
The department of agriculture is pre-
pairing to introduce these ants in large
numbers into the cotton growing re-
gions of the United States. AS far as
tried they have proven very beneficial.
Our entomologists are on the lookout
for some parasite that will prey on the
codling moth and help us to control
it's ravages. believe in time we shall
greatly lessen the damage wrought by
this great enemy of the apple grower.
On the 10th day of June this year
we commenced to use Duchess apples.
We had to thin the trees and brought
some into the house and our cook pre-
pared some of them by peeling and
stewing them and they made pretty
fair sauce. At the present writing,
June %, we are using the Yellow
Transparent apple for sauce prepared
in that way and all seem to relish the
dish. The apples need thinning and
so our table is served with this apple
sauce without any loss to our crop.
The Duchess of Oldenburgh and the
rrnY,t do mr.
be ripe to make good sauce but can
be used when not more than half
grown. All who raise these apples may
not know that they can be used so
early. And by the way what is better
for a steady dish of sauce than good
stewed apples?
My judgment has been asked about
fighting the caterpillars that made
their appearance on the Sound and in
British Columbia this spring. 1t is
a mistake to call this insect cut
worm And it is further mistake
to confound it with the ''army worm"
There is more than one kind OF cater
pillar but the one that made its ap-
pearance this spring on Puget Sound
is the so-called tent caterpillar from
nesting places on the trees. The first
remedy is to find it's eggs in the win
ter time and destroy them. This will
be effective if thoroughly carried out.
A person can soon learn to know these
eggs and they can be mashed with
gloved hand. The next step is to
burn their tents at night while the
worms are huddled together. This
can be done with a lighted torch held
under the tents. The objection to
this is that it Injuries the tree. bet
ter way is to cut off the entire tent
at night and burn it. This too may
disfigure the tree to some extent. The
last remedy I would recommend is to
spray with some arsenical poison,
such as Paris green or arsenite OF
lime. These worms are voracious eat
ers and if the foliage is covered with
the poison they will eat it and be sure
to die. These remedies faithfully car
ried out will keep them in check.
Recently I called attention to Prof.
Fletcher's article to appear in the re-
port of the American Pathological So
ciety. I sent him copy of The
Ranch and received letter from him
thanking me for the paper Among
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gratifying.
We are at this writing engaged in
thinning our apples. We have six
teen hands engaged at the work. For
tunately we have to thin only about
one-half our trees that are bearing.
We find women very efficient in this
work. They are quick and often do
more work than the men. 1t may look
almost appalling to have to thin ap-
pies at such an expense, but without
this work we should fail entirely, for
many of our apples would be unsal-
able Each one of our apple thinners
carries a small sack into which she
puts every wormy apple she finds.
These apples are all buried and COW
cred not less than six inches and the
dirt trampled down over them. | have
been asked if this will kill the worms.
Well, not exactly but it amounts to
the same thing. The larva which we
call the worm, does not want to get
out but always hunts dark place.
AS soon as it transforms to the pupa
it cannot move at all except to wiggle
it's tail. When the fly or moth matches
out it cannot get through six inches of
dirt. So we may sum UP the situa-
ton thus: The larva don't want to
get out, the pupa can't travel at all
and the moth can't get through six
inches of dirt Burning aDDles con-
tanning worms is, therefore, good
way to fight the codling moth. Every
worm so killed will lessen the next
brood to a very considerable extent.
s.
wy L1-@ Loo~, o,,++ipo onov, UoOI1u
number Of the wormy apples and find
quite a percent of the worms dead.
This is undoubtedly done by the spray
material. The old idea was that II
the worm enters the apple it keeps
working backwards and forwards to
keep the hole as large as the worm it
self Not only this, but the worm
comes back to the surface within two
or three days after entering and makes
the first part of the aperture larger
than the rest of the hole. By this pro-
cess the worm often gets the poison
some days after entering the apple.
This accounts for the fact that we
find dead worms Of all sizes from the
little chap a day or two old to full
grown larva almost ready to emerge
from the apple Thus far the present
year there seems to be but a few
worms compared with last year. This
may be accounted for in part by the
fact that the nights have been cool
and unfavorable for the flies to work
and perhaps in part by the fact that
we have persistently fought the worms
in season and out of season. The out
look for clean apples Is good,
J. F. Littooy, the county fruit in
spector of Snohomish county, in one
respect is setting a good example to
other fruit inspectors throughout the
state. He not only inspects the trees
and fruits but instructs the growers
as we'll. This is an important step
and is to be commended. He holds
meetings at some convenient place
each night while making his rounds
of inspection. If these night meetings
are devoted to horticultural instruc-
ton, as no doubt they are, they can
be made of great benefit to the farm
ers throughout the country. Mr.. Lit
tooy is competent to do this work very
we'll and I commend his example to
others holding like positions. In forme
issues of The Ranch have mentioned
the fact that county fruit inspectors
should get out through the country
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Recently I called attention to Prof
Fletcher's article to appear in the re-
port of the American Pathological So
ciety. I sent him a copy of The
Ranch and received letter from him
thanking me for the paper. Among
other things he has this to say: 81
received a copy of The Ranch, and am
much pleased with it's appearance and
it's reading matter. 1t has certainly
broadened and developed since | was
in Washington. l wish you the very
best success in your new field OF la
Dor. You are in a position to do
great deal of good and I am very sure
that the opportunity will be Inn
proved" 1t is the aim of all con-
nected with The Ranch to improve 1t
all the time and the testimony of such
The National tribune., 1904-08-11
First TO Scale Lookout.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: j. NJ.
Francis. G8th Ind, is correct about the
raising of flag on Lookout Mountain. l
quote from Gen. Whitaker's official re-
port; page 13G. vol. 3S, part 2, Rebellion
Records; made Dee. 6:
Early OH the morning of the 25th
called for volunteers from the Sth Ky. to
scale the cliffs that Overhang the crest of
the ridge or point, and take Lookout Rock
1t was not known what force was on top.
Capt. Wilson, Co. &, 9Th Ky; Serg't II.
III. Davis, and Private William Witt, Co.
A. Serg'ts Joseph Wagus and James G..
Wood, Co. Il, and Private Joel Bradley,
Co. /, promptly volunteered for the pur-
pose. 1t was bold undertaking. Scaling
the cliff they took possession and unfurled
our country's flag where so lately treason
had defiantly faunted her symbol of ruin.
This flag was the gift of the loyal women
honorably borne. These men were quickly
followed by the Sth Ky, led by Col.
Barnes, who was reinforced by the Goth
ILL.,, Col. Champion leading"
Col. Barnes, on page 164, repeats the
names and mentions them especially '.for
their extraordinary daring and gallantry
in ascending TO the summit Of Lookout
Mountain, and planting the colors of the
Sth Ky. on the summit in advance Of every
other person, in the presence or sight of
both armies. l trust they may be pro-
noted"
That ought to settle forever who planted
the first flag on Lookout Mountain. Gen.
Whitaker gives his loss at SO killed,
wounded and missing. His strength in
storming Lookout was 40 officers, 1855
men; aggregate, 400 The 96th ILL.,, 10th
Ohio, 99th Ohio, 51st Ohio, 35th Ind, Sth
KY. six regiments.|. w. B. Cole.
The National tribune., 1904-08-11
THAT PINE BLUFF SPY.
His Capture b. q Daring cavalryman.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l enlisted
Aug. II. 1862. ut the age of II, in Co. 6,
2Sth Wis. was mustered out with the regi-
ment at Brownsville. Tex, Aug. %, 1865.
would like to add few lines as hearsay
in regard to the Pine Bluff spy. l was
pleased when | read COmrade J. l.. San
ders's version of the account of William
Hicks: and still more so as he writes in
Picket Shots, May 10. as saw it. or as l
know it. l was detailed at Gen. Clayton s
headquarters, and had chance to hear
some of the particulars by which Hicks
came to his death. He was reported as
coming from the outside in the early part
of 1864. and opened up a repair boot and
shoe shop and made his home at private
boarding house, kept by widow and her
two daughters. \ number Of Union Off
GERS boarded at the same place. These
young ladies were very entertaining. and
won the confidence of officers sufficiently
to he allowed to visit the Notifications sur
rounding Pine Bluff. in company of Hicks.
The reports were that there was "wO-
man i'm the case When the maps were
taken from Hicks they were found to be
correct in every detail. Hicks was seen 1T
different times about headquarters, and
The National tribune., 1904-08-11
KILPATRlCK'S CAVALRY.
The Commander of the First Brigade from
Atlanta to Averasboro.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In regard
to Comrade Wanbaugil, Co. X, 9th Pa
Cav, Columbia, Pa, in replying to Matt
Mills. Adjutant, Sth Ind. Cav, l will say
that both of them are partly right and
both partly wrong. COmrade Mills is
was one of Kipatrick's wild riders, being
private in Co. III of the Sth Ind. Cav.
In support of what i may say / will quote
from Fitzpatrick and Our Cavalry" page
ia: The First Brigade, under command
of Col Murray, of the Sd Ky. Cav, con-
sisted of the 9th Pa. Cav, Col. Jordan;
9th Ky. Cav. Col. Baldwin; Sd Ky. Cav,
man; 9Th Ind. CAV, Lieut.-Col. Jones;
10Th Wis. l.. A, Capt. Beebe." THE
Second Brigade was commanded by Col
Atkins. and consisted of his own regiment
J2d ILL.,. commanded by Lieut.-COl. Van
Buskirk; 10th Ohio Cav, Lieut.. Col San
dersOn; 9Th Ohio Cav, Col. Heath; 9th
Ohio Cav, Col. Hamilton; 9th Mich Cav.
Col. Acker, and 1st Ohio Cav. Squadron.
commanded by Capt. Dazel."
The book quoted was written by James
Moore, Surgeon of the 9th Pa. Cav, and it
was said at the time that the sale of the
book was offered to the division, that, Ow-
ing TO petty quarrel between some Of the
officers of the Sth Ind. and this DIR. Moore
he omitted to include the Sth i'm the roster
VI thc hst 1loWSNcT, Oh page
1S2, in describing n skirmish, he mentions
the Sth as belonging to the First Brigade.
Also, on pages 1S3, 1S9, 232. 2:33 and 234
he credits us to the brigade. On page 1872,
fitzpatrick. in his official report of the ex-
petition, gives praise TO the Sth Ind and
the 9th Mich. for the herosm displa we'd
when Fitzpatrick was cut off and sur
rounded, near Waynesboro On page 215
Col. Jordan is mentioned as a Brigade
General. and on page 232: Col. Jordan,
with his brigade, reached the point threat
ened before the attack was made. and
with Col. Jones, Sth Ind. Cav, dismount-
ed. repulsed three determined charges. -
This was describing the battle of Averas-
borO, n. &. Now, as to Gen. Jordan being
in command of the First Brigade He did
command the First Brigade of Fitzpatrick $
Cavalry on the march through the Caro-
linas; but Col. Murray, of the Sd XIV.
commanded the First Brigade on the
march down through Georgia. | was de-
tailed as headquarters guard i'm Col.
JOrdan's headquarters, at Sisters Ferry,
on the Savannah River, and was with the
headquarters every day, until we were
mustered oat at Lexington, n. c., in 1868.
Our regiment belonged to the First Bri.
gade when first made up for the trip with
Uncle Billy" to the sea-or some place
else. we didn't know where we would come
out-and Col. Eli Murray. Sd KY, was
our First Brigade commander. After we
got to Savannah. Gen. Murray left US, and
Col. Jordan, of the 9th Pa Cav. took
command, and was at the head Of the bri-
The National tribune., 1904-08-11

one day seeing a Captain of the 1st Ind
Cav. hitch his horse and go inside he
mounted the horse and rode away. When
he arrived at the picket line he presented
Il pass and passed out. creating no suspi
ciOn; but some of the boys recognized the
fast-running mare. In the course of an
hour or two n squad Of cavalry came from
town in pursuit. The track made by the
peculiar shoe worn by the mare was plain
to follow, and it was followed at lively
clip until all the horses were winded, eX-
cept that Of one cavalryman, who discov-
cred the track had left the main road by n
cowpath into the woods. The man con-
tinued pursuit, but soon had to dismOunt
and proceed on foot; and he found the
mare hitched in thicket. He went to a
cabin. said to be occupied by friends of
Hicks: seeing a light, he raped at the
door, but got no answer. He broke the
door in and as he stepped inside saw
bedroom door partly open, a stand near n
bed. upon it two revOlvers and the light
Hicks was in bed, and raised on his elbow
reaching for a revolver; but he was or
dered to hold still, which he seemed willing
to do, rs he was looking into a nine-inch
Colts revolver held by the plucky cavalry
man.
Please call up Lieut.. Smith, 9Th Kans
Cav, and Lieut.. Great athOuse, 1st Ind. Cav,
and let us hear. through Picket Shots.
their exploits while scouting around Pine
Bluff-especially on the Saline River.
where they captured a rebel train. with
about 2GO guards, with squad Of 80 blue
coats.
1t is immaterial as point in history hut
I would like to have two questions settled
by any 1st Ind. Cavalryman: Where was
that horse hitched: and was there a gun
play at the picket line as Hicks passed
out JAMES J. HALL.
The National tribune., 1904-08-11
Graves at Andersonville.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have
just run across a book entitled 1.-The
Southern Side Of AndersonvilIe Prison
The only thing in it that strikes me as
correct is a list of those of my company
who died there. Inclosed l send you the
list. as it may be of value to some who
may wish to know the number of some
grave. Two companies of my regiment
G and H-2d Mass. II. A., were captured
at Plymouth, n. G. While in Anderson
vile they were known as the Plymouth
Pilgrims. Co. G lost AZ men i'm Ander.
sonville; Co. III lost 39 and there were
from other companies 20; total of Ill
from the regiment.
was in Co. III, but at the time of the
fight was on detached duty, and escaped
capture. OF 80 men leaving the State
with the company only five returned home.
I enioin the list for Co II.
The National tribune., 1904-08-11
A Great Invention.

John A Stransky, of Pukwana, s. D.,
has received a patent for a new smoke
less gunpOwder that will revolutionize the
powder business and make the inventor
rich. He says it can be made for seven
cents per pound, and one pound will 20
as far as two pounds of black powder
and one and one-half of the best smoke
less powder. There is but a light report
made and the recoil or kick is not notice.
able. The powder is smokeess and can
be made in any kitchen. Mr. Stransky
wants few agents to introduce this pow
der. He has agents who are making as
high as $3.50 per month. Write for free
particulars.
The National tribune., 1904-08-11
KANAWHA TO LYNChBURG.
Eunter's Raid and Rapid Retreat.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l will give
but few of the occurrences Ell route, as 1t
would be too tedious to give all. Part of
the command started from BuckhannOn,
w. Va, thence to Parkersburg; from there
to Charleston by boat: at Maiden, on the
Great Kanawha. we had the pleasure of
camping in the old quarters built by Gen.
Cox's army a year before. Rats innumer-
able had taken possession of the Shanties.
AS soon as the sun was hid the rats came
forth in brigades, divisions, and corps, and
manuvered by squads, sections, companies
and battalions. They marched double-'Iuck
and countermarched all night up and down
those clapbOard roofs. They were we'll
drilled in tactics, and every now and then
one would squeak out "clOSe up, there III
the rear" Thence we went to Faye.te-
vile: then to Floyd Mountain and to Lew
isburg; from there to Lexington. There
some of the citizens filled canal boat with
groceries and applejlck and ran it down
the canal about two miles. Some of the
soldiers hired a contraband to bring it up
in the night, and then tapped one of the
barrels of applejack.
Soon all hands and the darky and boat.
unan imously became unmanageable. After
toiling all night they got through but one
lock, and then abandoned the boat. Then
we got to a place where there was in bond
or warehouse large quantity of tangle-
IOOt SpeCiul Hiu DeVh Schl III
advance to roll the barrels out and destroy
the stuff
We formed junction with Hunter east
of the Blue Ridge. and were in sight of
Lynchburg two or three hours before sun
down. Crooks and Averel told Hunter that
what they would do would have to be done
that evening. and then fall back. mo.
said Hunter, I'VE will wait till morning,
and have nice thing of it, Well, il
was nice-we had to travel day and night
to get out At Salem, Va. we stopped to
get hasty breakfast. when our pursuers
threw iron biscuits into our mess pans:
our stOmachs being weak, we couldn't
digest them. and we abandoned breakfast.
A member of Co. l, Sd Cav. got whole
suit of gray. This side of Salem, in a
narrow chain of mountains. the pursuers
fell on the advance column. This member
of the Sd Cav. got among the rebels. and
in the smoke and dust raved up and down
the road, desiring to know where all the
Yankees had gone. Watching his chance.
he crept under the creek bank and hid
until the rear column came up and cleared
and remarked that his suit of gray had
saved big board bill in one of jeff Davis's
tavernS.
The second night, while before day
break, a short rest was given. The writer.
as soon as he struck the earth. with halter
strap Tapped around one hand. fell sound
asleep-being one of the rear-guard. AT
daybreak the army moved out. The
feathered sOngsters. after sunup, wakened
me, to find myself alone and my horse gone,
The National tribune., 1904-08-11
Iron Brigade Me dals.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / want to
cOrroborate the statements of Comrade NJ.
Holbrook. Sergeant, Co. Il, I'd Berdan
Sharpshooters. and Comrade S. f. Chand-
Ter, of Co. f. oath n. Y, published in The
National Tribune of July 2S, as well as
the statements of many other comrades
which have appeared in your valuable pa
per during the past few years.
/ do not know just when we received
the name Iron Brigade" but Comrade
Geo. V. Marshall. of Pittsburg, Pa, was
attending Reunion of the Army of the
Potomac at Fredericksburg, May %, 1900,
and found a medal on the field at Fred
ericksburg. marked: William III. Clark
Co. +, 22d Regiment y. Y. s. Vols, Iron
Brigade" This medal was lost by Com
rade Billy Clark at the battle of Fred
ericksburg. Dec 13. 1862. These medals
were made for us Il had one just like it,
in the Winter of 1SG1-1S62, while We were
ut Upton's Hill, near Washington. When
we were discharged at Albany in June
given a Company Memorial, on the margin
of which is printed in large letters Iron
Brigade" We were the First Brigade,
First Division, First Corps; the brigade
was composed of the I'd Berdan Sharp
shooters, 14th Brooklyn Zouaves, 22d,
oath and Both n. Y. s. Vols.
/ do not know that I can blame those
western kiuS IOr tahlHs up our name aIIcr
we were mustered out; but they should
have added jr, making it the Iron Bri-
gade, jr." l expect to appear among the
Aids on the Staff of the Commander-in-
Chief in Boston, Aug. 1G and will wear
the G. A. X. uniform of the Department
of Pennsylvania, which consists of blue
coat and pants and white vest, with G. A.
X. buttons; officers cap with gilt cord,
embroidered wreath and figures, number
of Post; and on the crown of the cap will
wear the badge of the First Division, First
Corps, and would be greatly pleased to
meet any of the members of the "Old Iron
Brigade. X. SHERMAN, Ser
geant, Co. +, % Regt., N. Y. s. v.