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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
The Silk Growing Season of 1905.

North Carolina silk growers are
advised that the White Mulberry is
likely to come into leaf this spring
three weeks or so earlier than last
year. Preparations for caring for
the silk worms should be made at
once. If the same trays or shelves
used last year are to be used again
they should be carefully washed with
hot lye or better, with four Ier
cent solution of blue-stone. The
room where the worms are to be kept
should be made as clean as possible.
Plenty of ventilation should be ar
ranged but drafts avoided.
The United States Department OF
Agriculture, Washington, D. c., will
supply silk-worm eggs to growers
free of cost. and will also buy the
crop of cocoons at the highest mar
ket price, which is about one dollar
per pound.
Growers should watch the mulber-
ry trees and order eggs as soon as
the leaves emerge from the buds
Those who have had no previous eX-
per1ence should not attempt nolO
than one-eighth ounce of eggs the
first year.
The North Carolina Department OF
Agriculture has left a few copies OF
Bulletin No. 181 on Silk Culture A
copy of this will be sent to any per-
son asking for it.
The mulberry trees distributed BY
the North Carolina Department OF
Agriculture in 1902 and 1903 may be
used this year to furnish food tor
silk worms. There is abundant de-
mand for all the silk that can be pro,
duced in the State at prices that VIII WI
pay boys and girls to grow the SILK
GERALD MCCARTHY,
Biologist, N. G. Department of Agrl-
culture, Raleigh, N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18

Brother Watts, of South Carolina,
on "When Sorghum Hurts Cattle" "
As it is about time to plant that val
liable feeding crop, thought per-
haps my experience (though of but
one year) might help some one.
Guided by his experience, Brother
Watts concludes that: "f you feed
your cow on well grown sorghum it
will kill her in few hours. If you
let them eat it wet with rain or dew
it will kill them" I do not wish to
criticise or contradict his opinion,
but simply to state my own very dit
ferent experience.
Sorghum a Splendid Feed for Cattle.
/ drilled the CROP May 7th. Fail
ed to get stand. Redrilled June 10th.
Fertilized heavily. Cultivated every
week as long as / could get through
the rows 312 feet apart. l think the
crop was well grown. Stalks were
ten to twelve feet high, and many of
them over an inch in diameter.
/ began feeding about September
10th-as soon as the seed passed in
to the dough" experienced friends
said. About October 1st 1 put my
entire herd of twenty-five head of
cattle of all ages, and nearly as
many hogs on it.
Ny way of feeding was to cut and
scatter on the ground. / usually
did this myself Immediately after
feeding and milking in the morning,
before daylight. Often had to wear
my slicker for protection against
moisture from dew or rain, and
sometimes gloves on account of light
frost. / never had an animal that
ate it to be sick an hour, and never
had either cattle or hogs do better
than while that cane lasted. We cut
up the crop October 18th. and fed
it from the shock until December
TUrn.
Only Danger Is In Overfeeding.
This is my only experience with
it, but will not be my last. Men who
have used it for years tell me it is
just as safe as any green feed can
be after the seed has reached "stiff
dough" stage.
/ am inclined to think that most
of the danger lies in overfeeding.
Since writing the above / have had
a talk with a practical East Tennes-
see farmer who has fed cane for
years, and in whose neighborhood it
is a staple feed crop. He says posi-
lively that the only danger lies in
overfeeding: "Begin with two or
three stalks each for horses and cat
tie and increase gradually to what
they will clean up, and you never
saw a better feed from August 1st
on. We have plenty of it on hand
yet"
He also says that it will certainly
prevent land washing. Scatter a
few cane seed along a ditch and dig
them In enough to cover them, and
your ditch will soon heal"
Grass on a Mountain Steep.
We recently finished an expensive
job seeding down some excessively
steeP' and rough land to grass. I es-
timated 1T at twenty-five acres. Most
of the land was considerably sleeper
than an ordinary house roof. Some
of it was so covered with stone that
you could walk for rods without
stepping on the ground.
We first plowed it close and deep
with narrow bull tongue plows; then
i sowed oats at the rate of less than
a bushel per acre. These we plowed
L
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
Open Letter to North Carolina Cotton
Farmers.

cotton farmers:
.To the Cotton Farmers of North
Carolina SO much has been said
and done-and wisely-to convince
the cotton farmers of the South OF
the advantage to themselves OF
growing less cotton in 1905 than
was grown in 1904, there seems little
necessity of saying more. And yet
the subject is of such vast impor-
tance, so fraught with veal or woe
for their material interests, beg
permission of the North Carolina
farmers to make one last appeal to
them to stand solidly together in
support of the resolutions of the
New Orleans Convention.
'It has been stated time and again
and this statement is true-that
the small crop of cotton brings
more money, not only per pound, but
in gross amount, than the large crop.
'Last years record breaking crop
may prove an exception to this rule,
If prices advance, or even remain at
present figures. But if the Govern
ment report in June shall show no
material reduction of acreage, pres
ent prices cannot be maintained.
"There are many estimates, diff
fering widely, of amount of Ameri-
can cotton needed for the worlds
supply. / give what seems to be
conservative one.
Europe will need at least 7,3OO,-
900 bales.
Omitted States and Canada, 4,2OO,-
900 bales.
Japan and Mexico, 100000 bales.
"Total consumption, 11,8OO,OOO
bales of American cotton.
Suppose 100000 bales can be
handled by spinners, surplus of 112
millions still remains to depress the
market, unless it can be protected
by the executive committee Of the
Cotton Growers Association. Still
this 112 million bales, carried over
into next years crop, if that crop is
large one, will utterly demoralize
prices. If the government report
shall show another 30.00O,CO0 acre
crop, we may expect this panic in
prices, and no power on earth can
prevent it. The greatest factors now
the only ones as / see it-main-
tanning present prices, are the New
Orleans resolutions to reduce acreage
and the hold of the executive COM
mittee on the present surplus.
"The farmers have never been in
such an independent position for re-
ducing cotton acreage. Plant corn,
peanuts, chufas, SOW peas, make for
age crops for sale, let the land be idle
and save fertilizer bills-anything,
to prevent such unwieldly cotton sur
plus. It will be better for the indi-
vidual farmer; it will be better for
the farmers at large.
'I make this appeal with all the
earnestness of deep conviction, and
to all the cotton farmers of the
State, whether or not they belong to
the Association.
The greatest obstacle in the way
of united action in the apprehension
among the farmers themselves that
they will not all hold together. If
each individual farmer will hold to-
gether,' the whole body will take care
of itself. The man who will delib-
erately seek to take advantage of his
fellows in this crisis, and, while they |
are striving for the common good, to
advance his selfish interests, is unA |
true to the cause and unworthy the |
fellowship of good men.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18

That club of thres-we are Wa1F
ing for it.
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FARM FOR SALE
DESCRIPTION OF FARM OF WAY.
LAND r. REYNOLDS, IN
r TAYLOR COUNTY.

Contains 225 acres, 10 to Is acres
Of timber; the rest in meadow and
bluegrass pasture. Some of the land
is as good as the very best in the
county. On the average, 1t is as good
as that of any farm in this section.
Best timber has been removed, but
several hundred dollars worth of
merchantable timber remains stand.
Ing. Fences as good as those OF aver.
age farm. Well watered. Pittsburg
vein Of coal sold, except 43.4 acres.
This coal may be mined and removed
over land on payment of damages.
Freeport vein of coal not sold. Farm
lies well. Orchard of As apple trees,
20 varieties. Trees old, but bear
enough every year for one family,
and some years rs to 100 bushels.
There are several sweet cherry trees,
and a few other fruits have been
started. There is no incumbrance on
this property. House about one-half
mile from main road, one mile from
school, three miles from postofiice,
depot and churches at Simpson;
little farther by wagon road to Elem.
ington; nearer by horseback route.
Petition for Rural Free Delivery
route has been circulated. House,
two-story, FIVE rooms. weather.board.
ed, covered with slate, finished in
hard wood yellow pine). Only three
rooms completed. Sheep stable for
rs or 100 head Of sheep. Cattle sta,
bic for. 25 head Of cattle. Cow stable
for six cows. Calf stable for six
calves. Horse stable for two horses.
Wagon and buggy house, granary,
hen house, milk house, house and
most of outbuildings new. Water
from spring. Best well In this sec.
ton 100 yards from house. Good gar.
1Sden. large. Beautiful and healthful
location for house. Sheep. cattle and
all kinds of stock do unusually well.
Railroad and trolley lines surveyed
4 in neighborhood. Large coal develop.
ment in progress. and progress for
1 steady development good. Farm
LEASED for oil and gas. Lease expires
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SPECIAL GORREsPO NDENGE TO THE FalRAONT
WEST VlRGlNlhN.

- BY BON ii. BUFFERS

Gated down through the Southern
Coast States. All Of the needed raw
material is at hand. Mineral, tim.
Der and other products ready for the
shop are abundant. and water power
Is available and the market is not
far away. The future OF this section
of the country is as certain as the
phenomenal growth in manufacture
ing Of some OF the places mentioned
socause the material IS available and
Sc people have taken hold OF it.
The people OF the United States
are so accustomed to look TO the
North and New England for activity
In manufacturing lines and to the
West for growth in population that
the industry md. progress of the
Southern towns is overlooked until
something of this sort comes up and
brings town like High Point to the
front When High Point insists on
having enough cars to load some
twenty trains at once with furniture
that is ready to go to market, and
when the railroad commissioners of
the State take up the case with the
railroads. and the roads want to
quiet the clamor with ten cars day,
instead Of the number wanted, the
way in which the manufacturer has
taken possession of some towns OF
North Carolina becomes apparent.
What is felt in the manufacturing
towns is causing trouble elsewhere.
The sawmil men produce large
freight tonnage complain of short.
age of cars. The demands on the
roads are enormous. and they have
not the equipment to care for their
expanding trade.
There is one comfort in the situa.
ton. 1t foreshadows an increase in
the equipment of the, railroads for
the roads have learned by past expe.
rience that they cannot afford to let
the business of their towns suffer.
To create new industries and foster
them is the ambition of every freight
agent and every general manager.
To meet the demands new cars and
locomotives Will be built, thus adding
to the general activity of the indus.
trial world. The railroads have
learned that equipment is the thing
that earns the money.
In the summer the railroads were
overwhelming by the fruit crops.
Now it is the manufacturer who
crowds the lines, and presently the
South will have from two to three
millions of tons of cotton to move,
which will tax the roads to their
limit. The South is keeping step
with pretty much all the moves these
days.
+, BIoN H. BUTLER.
Southern Pines, N. C.
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VERY Low RATES
To the Richie County Fair at Penns.
boro August 2s-sept. I Baltimore
and Ohio r. r.

Excursion tickets will be sold from
Parkersburg, Fairmont. Buckhanron.
Grafton and intermediate stations for
all regular trains Of above dates valid
returning until September 2. 1905
inclusive at one fare and third for
the round trip. minimum fare so
cents.
For tickets and special train ar
rangements see R. and o. R. R. ticket
agents.
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BALTIMORE. & OHIO r. 4.
Popular seashore Excursions, Allan
tic City Cape May, Ocean City,
Sea Isle City, N. j., Ocean City,
Nd, and Rehoboth
Beach, Del.
Thursdays, June %, July and 20,
August 3, II, 81, at the Fol-
lowing Very Low
Rates.

From Fairmont, only $40 round trip.
tickets good in coaches only.
Only S12 round trip, tickets good in
Pullman cars when accompanied by
regular Pullman ticket. 4
All tickets good returning 1s days,
including date of sale.
stop-oyers allowed on return trip
at Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Ask Baltimore and Ohio ticket
agents for pamphlet. giving detailed ,
information. :.
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September 1. unless rental should be,
gin then.
8. Price, s42.5o per acre, with one
half oil and gas reserved; $4,000 per
acre, with coal reserved In addition,
except ] "a acres for use of farm.
TERMs:-s5. 900 cash. and balance
In such payments as may be arranged
with purchaser. Z
Patronize home Industries. Reeves
Meat Market. Fifth ward. X
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MONONGAH DIVISION.

MONONGAH DIVISION.
No. ARRIVES at Fairmont 1910 P. N.
NO. 5.-Arrfves ut Fairmont 5:45 P. N.
NO. 3.-Arrives at Fairmont 7:45 A. N.
NO. 2.-Ieaves Fairmont.. ITO A. N.
No. 6.-Leaves Fairmont. :. 2:25lP. N.
NO. 4.-Leaves Fairmont... 9:45P. N.
No. 68-Leaves Fairmont. 800 A. NJ.
No. 69-Arrives at Fairmont. s:55 p. M.
Nos. 9, 4, 3 and s daily except Sun
day; No. SO Sunday only.
For sleeping car reservations and
information concerning tickets and
T. B. HENDERSON,
Ticket Agent.
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GROWING TOWNS in NORTH CAR.
DINA THAT HAVE STRUCK
A BUSINESS GAIT.

Il
The man who wonders what the
future Of The South win be might
read with profit the dispatch from
High Point few days ago telling
TINT tue furniture manufacturers
haze aiken joint action In hopes Of
relieving the car famine hanging
oyer tlie shops there "A requisition
was aled for three hundred and fifty
ears for immediate shipments. and
not one was available.
few years ago High Point was
small black spot on the map, and
one or two steam whistle indlffer,
emily shrieked at fines to let the
/ triling population know that it was
time to go to supper or TO get to
work Now it Is said that four score
Whistles wake the echoes ana the
PEOPLE q High Point Al any rate
a town that NEEDS three hundred
ard fifty more furniture cars than
can be had. and which calls meet.
ias Of the manufacturing interests
20 arouse the railroads to some move.
mens to care for the traffic offered, is
7 a pretty good sample Of North Caro-,
Una progress.
High Point is not alone in the line
Of hustle. One of The most progress.
sive places of the whole country is
Charlotte. There is a place that has
helped TO make history. The first
DESIGNATION Of Independence was
dated at Charlotte more than a year
before one was uttered at Philadel.
phia- Charlotte had mint and was
eoining United States money from
North Carolina gold before califor.
mia had been suspected of having
gold.
Charlotte was accorded only about
1900 people at the last census. but
that many OF the right kind is enough
to do things right. In one hundred
and twelve establishments Charlotte
employs three thousand people, or
one:sixth OF her whole accredited
RIuIation, and with them produces
nearly s5.ooo,ooo worth of goods of
one snrt or another. The range is
Hififa. for the Charlotte folk early
began TO make those things needed
IN the vicinity. Stamp mills and
goialmintng machinery for North
/. Carniiiia mines are made in Char.
fotte. Cotton mill machinery for
North Carolina factories is made at
Charlotte, Most anything North Car.
DINA happens to want Charlotte
tzrns in to make And that has
made Of Charlotte town that gets
ne In the morning by steam whistles
enough no run the American navy.
Gharintte has profited by her pros
pefity to make good roads, and put
The surrounding country in easy
tducii with the city. so Charlotte is
we'll fed and the farmers are thrifty
With their good local markets easily
reached. Charlotte has caught the
rhp<aui..i Is going to be one OF the
ei'fsas Of the United States, just as
atlanta, Memphis and some of the
= fs1fhers are that have already caught
( ne dip and arrived.
CHARLOTTE is merely an illustration,
Up little further In the State is
Wfnston-Salem-a compound of two
towns that are side by side and So
eiosq together that. while thew pre.
serve, the joint name they have but
one postofice. The community is a
quaint old place. the Morayians bav.
= ~ - ~ ~ $3.50 40
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Waneta Council No. 8, o. p.
Meets every Friday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner of Merchant
and Market streets.
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Setting Sun Tribe No. rs.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Odd Fellows Hall. corner of Mer.
chant and Market streets.
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Directors-Geo. NJ. Jacobs. q. L
Watson. J. M. Hartley. Harry Shaw. W.
8. Raymond, G. E. Hutchinson. How
ard R. Furbee.
We solicit your business, which win
receive prompt and careful attention.
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ORDER RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.

} Fairmont Division, No. 472.
Meets every first Sunday at $3.50
P. NJ; Third Sunday at 1880 P. M.
Eagle Hall, Main street.
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MODERN wooDMEN OF AMERICA.

White Camp No. SAB.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Eagles Hail. Skinner Block, Main
street.
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Our fire and burglar proof vaults
are free to customers for privats
papers.
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Marion Lodge No. II.
Meets every Tuesday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall. corner of Main and
Monroe streets.
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F. o. E. AERIE $50.

Meets every Wednesday evening
Skinner block, Main street.
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Royal Areanum.
Meets every second and fourth
Tuesday evening" over Musgrave's
undertaking rooms.
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National Protective Legion.
Meets second and third wednesda,
evening, over Home Saming's bank
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SoGIETIE
MASONIC.

Fairmont Lodge No. Q.
Meets first and third Monday even.
ings of each month. Masonic Temple,
corner of Main and Bridge streets.
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For detailed information call ON or
address Ticket Agents. Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad.
T. B. HENDERSON,.
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Portland, ore.-Iewis, & Clark Cen
tennial Exposition, June to
October Is.
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White Oak Camp No. 20.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Willard Hall, w. c. T. U. building,
corner of Fairmont avenue and First
street.
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Paiatine Lodge No. "a.

Meets every Wednesday evening
Odd Fellows Hall, corner of Mer
chant and Market streets.
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PAWPAW BRANCH.

A"E "A" hRANCH.
monday, Wednesday and Saturday,
No. 2o1-Leaves Fairmont. 200 A. M.
No. 203-Leaves Fairmont. 400 p. NJ.
No. 200-Arrives at Fairmonts:55 Am
No. 202-Arrives at Fairmont $40 p. M,
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Shaut anu hdrhet streets.
Mountain City Eneampment No. S.
Meets first and third Friday even
ihgs of each month, Odd Fellows
Hall. corner of Main and Monroe
streets.
Canton MononsaheIa No. 8, p. M.
Meets every Thursday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall. corner of Main and
Monroe streets.
West Virginia Lodge No. "a, D. r..
Meets every Monday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner of Main and
Monroe streets.
Seven Star Lodge No. 81, D.. r.
Meets every Monday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner of Merchant
aud Market streets.
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Order of the Golden Seal No. $50.
Meets every Friday night at 1880
Eagles Hall.
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Orient Chapter No. 8. r. A. M.
Meets second Monday evening Of
each month, Masonic Temple. corner
of Main and Bridge streets.
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F., NJ. AND r. BhANUR.

r., M. AND r. BHANUR.
ARRIVES.
No. 62.-From Morgant,n. 6:55 a. NJ.
No. 66.-From Morgant'n. 1850 A. M.
No. 60.-Pittsburg Accom'n I:O0P. M.
No. 2.-Pittsburg Accom'n 1870 p. NJ.
No. 4.-Pittsburg Accom'p 940P. M.
No. 4.-From Pittsb'g.... $40 P. M.
DEPARTS.
No. 1.-Pittsblrg Accom'n 500 A. M.
No. 3.-Pittsburg Accom'n 1850 A. M.
No. 51.-Connellsville Ac'm 2:25 P. M.
No. 6s.-For Morgantown 900 P. NJ.
Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 60 daily except
Sunday; Nos. "A and sc Sunday only.
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Crusade commandery No. 8, X. T.
Meets fourth Monday evening Of
each month, Masonic Temple. corner
Of Main and Bridge streets.
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Denver, coI.-G. A. R. Encampment.
September At.
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Meets every Monday evening in
Eagles Hall. over postofnce.
Division No. 2, 9Th Pa. Reg, U. r.
Meets every second and fourth
Monday evening in Eagles Hall, over
postof1ice.
Marion Hive, No. 80, meets every
Tuesday evening in Eagles. Hall,
over postofice.
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Falrmont Lodge No. II.
Meets every Monday evening, Home
Savings Bank building. Main street
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Lodge No. 2s4.
Meets every Tuesday evening,
Elks' Home, Main street.
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Pythian Temple No. s, r. 8.
Meets every Tuesday evening in
X. OF P. hail.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD

Atlantic City Cape May, Ocean City
and Sea Isle City, N. j., Ocean
City, Md, and Rehoboth Beach,
oel.-special excursions opera.
ted June %, July and 20,
August 8, II and 81. Tickets
good sixteen days.
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FAIRMoNT ICE AND FUEL CO,
NJ. M. Foster, Manager.
OMce-304 Main street. Phones-B
& NJ. sss: Bell. Sss.2.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-02-11
Afraid of Strong Medicines.

Many people suffer for years from
Rheumatic pains, and prefer to do SO
rather than take strong medicines usu-
ally given for rheumatism. not know
ing that quick relief from pain may
be had simply by applying Chamber
lain's Pain Balm and without taking
any medicine internally. For sale by
Mark. Mashburn Drug Go.