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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-05
PRACTICAL POULTRY TALKS.


Almost every poultry raiser has
more or less land upon which crops
can be grown that are especially
liked by fowls. They like turnips,
either boiled or raw; these therefore
form the basis of a daily mash
through the winter. They are easily
grown and the poultryman should
have plenty of them. Cabbage, car
rots and parsnips are crops which
hens delight in, when there is little
choice of green food for Biddy in the
winter season.
And then they are fond Of meat
food, and this should always be sup
piled them in winter. Green cut
bone is excellent. and this or some
similar food is almost a necessity if
you want a full egg basket in win
ter-and who doesn't?
A patch of rye for early spring
greens, cut up in half to inch
lengths and mixed with the hot morn
ing mash, is sure to bring satisfac-
tory results.
And just at this season while the
fowls are in moult, don't forget the
sunfower seed; feed them three or
four times a week and when they are
fed, give no other food. At first the
hens may not eat them, but after the
first few feeds they will acquire
taste for them, and my! how it does
make their plumage shine.
If you failed to grow sunfowers,
then feed them about a teaspoonful
of linseed or cottonseed meal three
times a week to each hen in moult.
This is almost equal to sunfowers; !;
though the work of scratching the
seed out of the head, gives them good
exercise.
Now don't forget to get your birds
in trim and in full feather, and not
like Jobs turkey, and have them
ready for the great State Fair in Oc-
tober.
UNCLE 10.
Mecklenburg Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-05

natives and grades, selected with con-
siderable care.
A recent experiment at the Penn
sylvania station touches on this
point. Nine COWS, mostly Jerseys
and grade Guernseys, were fed in ali
experiment lasting one hundred and
fifty days. The difference between
the profit from the best COW and the
poorest COW during one hundred and
fifty days was $3.50. The cost of
the food was very nearly as much for
the poorest as for the best COW, but
the value of the product from the
best COW was $64.32, while that from
the poorest was only $28.O6. This
gave a net profit Of $37.65 from the
best COW, and only $4.55 from the
poorest COW.
These figures emphasize the I'M
portance of keeping record OF the
different COWS of the herd, SO as to
know which of the COWS are being
kept at a good profit and which are
only barely paying their keeping, and
thus be able to weed out the un- ;
profitable stock and improve the
herd
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-05
The Best Plan of Transferring Bees
from Box Hives to Modern Hives.

Messrs. Editors When you have
bees in box hives and you want them
transferred to modern hives, my plan
is this: Early in the spring or just
when honey commences to come IN
(about the first of May in my lati-
tude) send and get your hives from
some bee supply dealer-or if you
think you are mechanic enough to
make them yourself, put them TO-
gether and paint them.
Now you are ready to begin opera
tions. Light your Bingham smoker,
put on your bee veil, go to your old
hive you want transferred, and give
a good smoking and set them back
four or five feet, and put your new
hive in its place. In your new hive
you have full sheets of comb foun-
dation ready to receive your bees.
Now, get you a small box, the
same or nearly the same dimensions
as your old hive Turn your old box
hive upside down. Now take your
box and put over it, and drum out
as many bees as you can get out,
and dump them in front OF new
hive. Next go back and drum out
the rest of the bees or as many as
you can get out, but be sure you get
your queen while drumming; for to
make the job a success, you must
have the queen in the new hive.
Dump the rest of your bees, as you
did the first box full, in front OF the
new hive, and all you have left is
YOUR old box hive full of old crooked
combs with some brood and a little
honey.
Now turn over your old hive and
turn the entrance vice-versa to your
new hive. Then let it set there II
days, and the brood will all be
Matched out, except some drone nrooo
which is of no value to you. NOW
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-05

one day OuIlnS- up W IAuh
tar.viIIe with Aunt Jo," and our
nocker edition, and spent the day
iorv pIeasantly at the annual picnic,
bobnobbing with the horny handed
sons Of toll. Went with the expecta
t;on Of seeing and hearing our Gov
ernor for the first time, but was dis
onnointed. as the press of other mat
tars prevented him from making his
anpearance as advertised. However,
I was repaid for my trip by hearing
the speech of Mr.. Locke Craig, OF
Asheyille, n. c., who made one of
the best impromptu speeches it has
been my good fortune to hear. [
think his description of the rising
If "Old Sop as viewed by him one
morning recently from the top of
Mount Mitchell, was one of the best
rieces of word-painting | ever heard,
but don't think it was altogether ap-
preciated by a majority of his hear
ers simply because it wasn't funny,
As a rule the people who attend re-
unions and picnics are out for a
DAYS enjoyment, and don't want to
listen to speeches, no matter how
good. They would much rather pay
five cents for the privilege of throw
ING three balls at the babes on the
rack. or trying to hit Ki-ki in the
head to hear him ring. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Craig's Speech the
chicken subject was discussed
however. as to the relative merits Of
the different breeds, as to layers and
settlers, but as to who had the lar
gest dish of nicely fried chicken to
feed hungry humanity; and being of
mathematical turn of mind, | fig
ured that it took not less than 1900
young chickens to feed the multi
tude At that rate it would not take
long to exhaust this years crop of
the tOOthsOme morsels.
4
The unexpected always happens.
Since we have been living at present
location. have never been troubled
with pests of any kind bothering our
poultry. and had grown somewhat
careless about shutting colony house
doors during the hot summer nights.
and to prevent them from becoming
Over-heated. So one night last
week mink Gaid us a visit and
killed seventeen half-grown chickens.
We Immediately instituted a search
with dogs, and after going over al
most the entire farm. failed to find
any trace of the thief, and have
about concluded that he has taken
himself off for good. However, we
Will take no chances again, but will
see to it that our colony house doors
are all shut tight every night, win
ter and summer.
Had a very pleasant visit from a
gentleman from Stanly County, a
Stamch friend of The Progressive
Farmer, who has been reading after
"Uncle Jo," and came up to inspect
his modest plant and get few
points. | was only sorry that he
could not tarry longer with us. but
his time was limited and only re-
manned about an hour, but in that
time our tongues Cor mine especial
Iy) was not idle, and think we man
aged TO impart the desired informa-
ton. We are always glad to, have
people visit us, and exchange ideas
Tor one man cannot know it all. and
Tree exchange of views always
helps.
But here l am rambling on in this
M IN-..-
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-05

But here I am rambling on in this
ueSuitory way, and have written
nothing on my favorite subject;
sometimes think the readers get tired
OF hearing me harp on the one sub
1ect I'll the time, for some one has
wisely said that variety is the spice
of life.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11
ITEMS OF

The cotton factories in Lancashire
spin enough thread in six seconds to
go round the world.
A Kansas convict was pardoned in
order that he might go to work in.the
harvest fields.
Any Belgian workman who is over
65 years old, and has less than $40
a year income, is entitled, on demand,
to an old-age pension OF $12.55 a year.
The anthracite production for the
half-year ending June 80 was so, 49,
997 tons, against 29,257, 207 tons during
the corresponding period of 1904, an
increase of 1859, 100 tons.
AT Dippoldiswalde, Germany, there
is a technical school for millers, where
all the latest improvements in ma-
chinery can be studied. There are
eight professors and teachers, four OF
whom are engineers.
Quicksilver miners follow the most
unhealthy trade in the world. The
teeth Of an employe drop Out, owing to
the fumes of the mercury producing
constant salvation, and the system
becoming permeated with the metal.
A fleet of vessels is engaged from
January to August each year in the
capture of sharks near Iceland. Only
the livers are sought. That of each
yields five gallons of oil, which has
medicinal virtues resembling those Of
cod liver oil.
The bureau of navigation of the de-
partment of commerce and labor has
returns for the year ending June 80
1905. There were ,054 sail and steam
vessels of 263, 064 gross tons built il
the United States and officially mum
bered during the year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11
WILL DIG THE CANAL
JOHN F. STEVENS APPOINTED
NEW CHIEF ENGINEER.
Chicagoan, Former Vice President of
Rock Island, Chosen as Wal
lace's S~uccessor-Is a Prac-
teal Digger.

Washington.-John f. Stevens, of
Chicago. until recently vice president of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way company. is the man of big heart"
who has been selected as chief engineer
of the Panama canal. He will not be a
member of the commission, as was John
+. Wallace, whose resignation was de-
manded by Secretary Taft. His duty,
he has been informed, will be restricted
to the practical problem of digging.
That's right in Stevens line. He is a
digger by constitution and tempera-
ment. Not of the blind, brainless kind
with no initiative, who can only plug
away with the work hat has been
mapped out for him. But he's a digger,
for all that. He is not at all appalled,
by the prospect of the work before him,
as it has been limited was that other
John F., whom he succeeds. He has
been tunneling his way to prominence
ever since, as a young man, fresh from
his native Maine. he creditably filled the
office of assistant city engineer of Min
neapolis.
John F. Stevens was born April 20,
1853, at West Gardiner, Me. He chose
civil engineering as his calling, and
after preparing himself for that profess
sion he was appointed assistant engi-
neer of the city of Minneapolis in 1874.
The biggest hole he ever dug himself
out of, and it was a deep one, too, was
when, in 1889, he was stranded in the
wilderness on the way from Assina-
boine, Canada, to the Pacific coast, all
alone, with a dead pack mule. The
young engineer had started to lay out
the western extension of the Great
Northern railway to the Pacific coast.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11
VEST CORNWALL.

Heavy thunder shower Tuesday after
noon; quite a good deal of hay out.
DIR. Albert Pastine of Boston, Mass, is
spending his vacation with his family
here.
John Otis and Miss Anna Grandy of
Panton were guests of Ven Otis and wife
over Sunday.
Mary Remily of Middlebury is visiting
her great grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Jones.
Mrs. Julia Daignault of Worcester,
Mass, is with her daughter, Mrs. John
O'Neill, at Joseph Whites.
Mrs. E. F. Gulley of Richford, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. H. c.
Taylor, went to Richville on Tuesday.
NJ. B. Hanks and wife of Addison and
Mrs. f. F. Gully of Richford were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Benedict over Sun
day.
Hiram Cheney, who is painting on the
new house of c. A. Field, went to his
home in Crown Point, N. Y, over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Moody go this
week to Huntington, Conn, where they
will visit relatives and old neighbors of
Mrs. Moody.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11

Two Aans had accompanied him as
guides, But the proposition looked to
them like heap much work" and they
left him in the lurch. The mule couldn't
stand the pace. either, and died. But
the Indians were kinder than they
knew, for this incident awoke in the
man all his latent doggedness. He
meant to see his plans through. He
didn't intend to be a failure. So he kept
on, locating the line where it nov runs.
That little incident made a hit with
Stevens %superiors. Stevens pass. in
the Cascade mountains, was named after
him. James j. Hill. president of the road,
has declared that of the $500, 600 spent
by the Great Northern in its surveying,
not a dollar as wasted by Engineer Ste
vens.
The new canal digger has had a wide
experience. Here are some of the Of
fees he has held: Engineer and super
intendent of surveys for Sabine Pass
and Northwestern road; assistant en-
gineer Denver & Rio Grande; principal
assistant engineer Chicago, Milwaukee
q 81. dul, SlhIi4Gl pOSlllOH WIFI 1dud-
dian Pacific. making road through
Rocky mountains and Selkirk range, a
triumph of engineering; assistant chief
engineer of the Duluth, South Shore &
Atlantic from Sault Ste. Marie to Du-
luth; chief engineer Great Northern;
then railroad contractor; resumed pre-
vious position; chief engineer and later
vice president Rock Island. He resigned
his position with the Rock Island in
May of the present year to become rail-
way expert for the Philippine commits
sion.
Mr.. Stevens is a large, massively
built man, without su%perfuous flesh.
He would be called at first sight a perfect
specimen of physical manhood. He re-
sides with his family-Mrs. Stevens
and three sons-in a beautiful home on
Lake Shore drive in Chicago. The eld-
est son, Doland. aged 20, is following in
his fathers footsteps, "railroading" in
Indian territory.
Mr.. Stevens salary will be $50, OOO-
$4,000 more, by the way, than Wallace
was getting. Mr.. Stevens will have a
free hand in the work of construction.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11
Bible Still

In spite of the general lament that
the Bible is no more read and studied
as in former times, the British and
Foreign Bible society reports in May
that 5000, 600 copies of the Bible have
been issued in 1905, showing an in
crease of 16O,O 900 over the previous
year. The complete Bible is now pub
hshed in 100 languages, the New
Testament in "a, and one book of
Scriptures in 1876 more. Some $50, 600
copies of the Russian and Japanese
Scriptures have been distributed
among the belligerents in the far east
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11

Miss Anna Leonard of Keene, n. H.,
is with her mother, Madam Leonard.
Raymond Leffingwell of Middletown
Springs is visiting his aunt, Mrs. a. Nj.
Smith.
Mrs. T. A. Carlson had the misfortune
to burn her right hand badly, Sunday
morning.
Mrs. E. D. Collins and daughter of
New York are guests of her mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Faunce, Miss
Faunce and Miss Conn of Dorchester,
Mass, are at The Bissell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Savery have re-
turned to Brandon after several days
spent with relatives here.
Conductor Packer and family of Tt
conderoga, n. y, spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. NJ. P. Cook.
John and Frank Clark of New York
are spending their vacation with their
cousin, Mrs. Edward Stokes.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Wood, who have
been in Middletown Springs. have re-
turned and are at A. NJ. Smiths.
Mrs. Mary Caswell Wright and daugh-
ter Frances of Middlebury were with her
mother, Mrs. Susan Wright, recently.
Mrs. Ellen Wright and daughter Ruth
of M%iddlebury, who have been guests at
X. w. Merritt's, returned home Monday.
Lou Plat of Philadelphia, Penn, who
is touring through the state in his auto
mobile, visited his cousin, F. E. Platt,
last week.
The funeral of Madam Delano, who
Dassed away last FridCV, was Monday
afternoon at the home of her son, w. F.
Delano, Rev. T. A. Carlson officiating.
The exchange of pulpits between Rev.
T. A. Carlson of'this village and Rev. S.
II. Barnum of Cornwall which was to
occur on Sunday mex has been post
poned indefinitely.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11
RIPToN.

We hear that Mrs. Cora Murphy does
not improve in health.
Frank Fits Is suffering from rheu-
matism, and had a bad time a few days
ago on account of its attacking the heart.
w. w. Swiney of Vergennes was in
town a short time ago, We We're pleased
to note that he looked hale, hearty, and
apparently prosperous.
Our Camp of Sons of Veterans are
proposing to have the means to raise
funds with. and have procured
a fifty dollar Edison photograph.
j. l.. Cook has gone to the Soldiers
Home, leaving here on Saturday. Mr..
Cook saw service in the Gulf department
in Co. c, 49th Mass. and in consequence
is a great sufferer from rheumatism.
An automobile passed through town
a few days ago at a high rate of speed;
judge the occupants had formed the
opinion that they owned the earth and
the public had no right to speak.
Our authorities are discussing the de-
STABILITY of substituting steel for wood
for our numerous bridges, as it now is
they are a constant bill of expense for
repairs and replacement, while many are
a standing menace to the travelling
public.
Parsons Chatfield of C%hittenden was
here a few days ago exhibiting a large
block of nearly pure foliated graphite, of
which he owns an extensive deposit in
Chittenden. The specimen shown came
from the outcrop. He proposes to ecure
capital and develop his find.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11

In the District Court of the United states
for the District of Vermont. In Bankruptcy
In the matter of
Robert q. ). Blinn In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the Hon. Hoyt ii. Wheeler, Judge OF the
District Court of the United States for the
District OF Vermont:
Robert q. 5. Blinn of Middlebury, in the
county OF Addison and state of Vermont, in
said District, respectfully represents: Thai
on the Sd day of tune last past, he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the Acts of Con-
gress relating TO bankruptcy; that he has
duly surrendered his property and rights OF
property and has fully complied with all the
requirements of said Acts and OF the orders
of court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed
by the court to have a full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
Bankrupt Acts, except such debts as ale eS-
cepted by Jaw from such discharge.
Dated this Cd day of June, 1905.
ROBERT u. 5. BLINN, Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that the above
named bankrupt has filed his petition as
above, praying for n discharge from all his
debts in bankruptcy, except as are excepted
by law from such DISCHARGE, and that all
creditors and other persons Directing 10 sucn
discharge may attend before the undersigned
referee at his Office in Vergennes on the 22d
day of August, 1905, at ten o'clock a. m, ana
then and there present their objection, II any,
to such discharge, with their proofs thereon.
Dated, Vergennes, VT, August 10, 1903.
FRANK W. FUTILE, Referee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11
SCRAPS OF

Iron, the first metal found in Amer
1715.
Moscow's orphan asylum, founded
by Catherine H.. is supported by a tax
on playing cards.
THE earliest auction sale known was
held at oxford, England, February 2S,
1856, for the disposal Of a lot of oooA..
The first insurance company was es-
tablished in 1706. 1t was called tAe
Amicable, and its headquarters were
in London.
One hundred and thirteen years ago,
on June IA, 1892, the Hartford Bank
was organized under the charter grant
ed by the state a few weeks before, and
its doors were opened for business
on August s, 1892. 1t has had a con-
tinuous business existence since that
date.
At one time the word gent" was a
reputable term for general use. A re-
spectacle writer in 1864 tells of "a
supper to divers gentlemen of the
Gray's lime, for the great amitie be-
tween them and the Middle Temple
gents" The diarist Evelyn speaks OF
the noise and tumult occasioned by
three or four wild gents in drink
Soon after Queen Victoria's accession
gents" became vulgar. Thackeray
speaks Of it in 1912 as an "affectionate
diminutive at present much in USE
among commercial persons"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11
EAST MIDDLERURY.

Austin Peck has placed a piazza on his
residence which improves its appearance
very much.
Hon. Frank E. Partridge, Robt. Hunt
and Dustin Russell of Proctor were with
their people over Sunday.
The Misses Emma and Eta Parks and
Miss Genie Cone of Middletown Springs
are the guests of Jessie Turner.
The Methodist Sunday school will hold
their annual picnic at the Waterhouse
picnic grounds Wednesday, Aug. 16.
Twelve dollars was realized by the
ladies of st. Barnabas Guild from their
sale of ice cream on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Eva Brown and Miss Ida Chap
man of Benson were the guests of their
brother, Alfred Chapman during the
week. 4.
Married in East Middlebury, Aug. N
by Rev. S. w. BIdwell, Ralph p. Doug-
lass of East Middlebury and Hazel "
Cline of Salisbury.
Three old soldiers went from this place
to the soldiers home at Bennington on
Saturday morning. They were F. H.
Piper, William Davis and n. B. Decker
who were home on a furlough from that
institution.
Miss Samantha Hill died at her home
on the M%iddlebury road Monday morn
ing at seven o'clock from brights disease.
Funeral services were held at her late
home Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Hope
of Montpelier officiating. The burial
was in the family lot in Prospect ceme-
terry. A. j. Blackmer had charge of the
arrangements.
At a regular meeting of Cold Spring
Lodge, l. o. G. T., held Saturday eve
ming, Aug. 8, the following officers were
installed for the ensuing quarter by E..
NJ. Day, L. D.. assisted by Robert Hunt
and Emma Lafarier as marshals: C. T.,
Fannie Turner; V. T., Lottie Damon
Z. c. T., Lucy Kirby; Sec. Jessie Turner;
Asst Sec, Edna Peck; Financial Sec.
Eliza Bradley; Treas. w. w. Turner;
Chap. Sadie Watson; Marshal, Clarence
Cole; Dep. Marshal, Georgia Arnold;
Guard, Serepta Smith; Sent, Earle Leno,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11
WHITING,

Mrs. Nancy Cook of Shoreham is at
S. H. Rawson,s.
R. D. Needam of Roscoe, N. Y, arrived
in town Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Royce Collins of Boston. Mass, is
visiting relatives in town.
E. L. Boomer of Winsted, Conn, was
visiting in town last week.
Miss Clara Briggs has been a recent
guest of Mrs. Kate Ketcham.
Miss Edna Baldwin of Burlington is
spending her vacation at her home here.
Mrs. Lizzie Martin and two children of
Rutland have been stopping with Misses
Clara and Ella Ketcham this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S.. McAuley and
daughter, Marjorie, of Orwell, visited
their uncle, DIR. Baldwin, at Z. A. Bald
wins Sunday.
Mrs. j. NJ. Warner and son, Seth, of
Crown Point, n. Y, were at c. T. Ma
sons over Sunday. Her daughter Mar
jorie returned home with her.
Or. and Mrs. Charles Baldwin of New
York city are spending their vacation
with their brother, f. A. Baldwin, and
visiting other friends in the vicinity.
Sherwood Denton, young son of II. w.
Denton, was quite badly injured by step
ping IN a nail recently. DR.. Colby has
been attending him and all are glad tC
know he is improving.
About twenty-five young people gath.
cred at the home of +. II. Daniels the
evening of the fourth and surprised his
daughter. Miss Dina, the occasion being
her eighteenth birthday. The evening
was very nlpaSantiV Spent.
Miss Dickinson has been spending
several days with the families of Rev
F. b. Phelps and H. G. Kelsey. Sunday
evening she gave a very interesting tall
to the c. f. society on her work in {
mission school in Provo, Utah.
Mrs. Addie Williames of Chaplin Ill.
who came to Ashbury Park to attend the
National Teachers Association spen'
Tuesday at E. A. Baldwin's ON her way
from Bridport to Rochester. She wa
accompanied by James Pratt of Bridport