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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-19
Harvesting and Shredding Corn.
Perquimans Co., n. G.

With six years of experience in cutting and
shredding my corn and being asked questions
very often in regard to the matter, have decided
to ask you to publish through your valuable pa
per few thoughts of my experience.
First. Don't cut your corn too green. Wait
until the corn is thoroughly ripe. The shucks
should be somewhat yellow and the fodder thor
oughly ripe Let it stand week longer than
most people would if they going to pull
the fodder.
2. Shocking is matter that must be we'll con-
sidered. Do not have shocks too large or too
small. If your corn is very large stalk put about
100 stalks in a shock; if medium, 125 stalks; if
small. $50 stalks. This will cause your corn to
cure better than in larger shocks, but do not
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-19
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

The and proved average weekly circulation of
The Progressive and Cotton Plant for the year
ending December 81, 1904, Io,5oe copies.
For the six months ending June 80, 1905, the
and proved average weekly circulation was I2,2SS
copies.
The Progressive Farmer and Cotton Plant has
IA larger circulation than any other zOeekky pub
HsEed 6et7Oeen Richmond and atlanta, and
"a larger circulation than any other farm weekLy
published 6etzOeen PHILADELPHIA and Dallas.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-19
THOUGHTS FOR FARMERS.
Fertilizers for Small Grain.

In the old days when a ground cleared
every winter the farmer always had fresh land
well supplied with plant food for his wheat. He
generally gathered corn as early possible and
>owed his wheat by blowing in with tongue or
shovel Flows. A two-horse brush harrow was
run over the land to smooth the rough places and
knock down the corn stalks That the old
method and good crops were made on the virgin
soil. But the new ground days are over and our
small grain has to be made on land devoid OF
humus to a great extent. Some kind of fertilizer
Is necessary to make good yield Stable and lot
is the best application, but no farmer has
enough of that. Cotton seed applied at the rate
Of twenty to thirty bushels to the acre is excel
lent for wheat or oats That is very expensive how
ever, for thirty bushels of seed at twenty cents
wclLd buy 600 pounds of standard fertilizer, or
about 500 pounds of cotton seed meal. 1t IS not
well to make heavy application of nitrogen IN
the fall, especially the quick kinds, such as are
generally used in the high grade and high priced
fertilizers. Ammonia when quite soluble is inert
IN the winter and much may be lost by teaching
and evaporation. Apply only potash and phOs-
Thoric acid in the fall.
Farmers should mix their own fertilizers.
When they buy them mixed they pay $3.50 to
S4.OO ton for the mixing. Buy fourteen per
cent phosphoric acid and kainit, muriate of
potash. If the land is in 'good heart" it is
called, and there is humus enough in it to keep
1t IN good condition. use the following for wheat:
1000 pounds fourteen per cent phosphate;
OOO pounds Ealnlt.
The analysis will be 9.S and 3.75 and the cost
OF ton will be $3.50 cash 1t requires little
time to mix it. If the land has little nitrogen
add to the above about fifty pounds of nitrate of
soda, or 300 pounds of cototn seed meal. If the
wheat Is yellow and not growing we'll when the
hrst warm days of spring come, apply fifty to sew
enty-hve pounds of nitrate of soda and run a
smoothing harrow or weeder over it. For oats
put in with drill in the open furrow mix the
following:
1000 pounds fourteen per cent acid;
900 pounds kainit;
400 pounds cotton seed meal
Mix thoroughly and apply 200 to 300 pounds to
NE acre. Applying 200 pounds to the acre the cost
VIII be about $1.75 If the oats are not making
vigorous growth in March apply fifty pounds of
Hl'fate and run smoothing harrow them.
CHARLES PETTY.
Spartanburg Co., S. G.
watch the date your label, and renew when
your subscription exnires
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-19

make them too small for they will not stand up
so we'll
A great help in shocking corn is to take 2x4
scantling fifteen feet long, nail two legs four
feet long to end of it, let the other end rest
the ground bore and One-half inch auger
hole through the fifteen foot scantling about
twenty four inches from the legs, put something
like an old fork handle in the hole then set your
about in the four spaces and your shocks
will stand up much better than to shock it with
out anytime. Take a rope about twelve feet
long, tie ring in one end of the rope, put it
around the shock, draw it very tight and then
tie the shock with binder twine about middle way
between the ends of shock, and also the top.
Let your stand from five to six weeks in
the field, owing to the weather. It is better to
shred it as you haul it. as it saves handling it
much.
Now as to the gain in harvesting your corn.
I can cut ten acres of corn, shred it, put the
rough feed and corn in the barn for about one
third less than to gather it in the old way
/ have doubled the quantity of rough feed, and
I find that the stock will readily eat eighty per
cent of this rough feed, which gives me thirty
per cent more than [ would get if I should
pull the fodder. [ also save thirty-three and a
third per cent in gathering, thirty per cent III
value of rough feed and get heavier and better
corn than if I should pull the fodder.-M f.
Blalock, Norwood n. c., in Stanly Enterprise.
I believe if the States population were doubled
our lands would increase in value 100 per cent.
Where to get good people to increase the popula
law-abiding Christian people, it is much the best
that we get none at all. [ think it would be a
fatal mistake to import into the State lot of
cutcasts from other countries whose minds
poisoned with anarchy and sociaism.-E. L.
Daughtridge, Edgecombe Co.. n. c..
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-19

PROGRESSIVE FARMER-vOL. Xxx NO.
COTTON PLANT-VOL. XXI. NO. 81.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25
Special Quick Sale Offer.

Coed fer a short time only. Hotel
4Sx150 feet. Best hotel proposition in
the city for the money.
Also 5-acre suburban home. New
six room house, with outhouses. 275
two yea cid apple trees and 90
acre in alfalfa. Perpetual water right.
One mile east of Military Institute
on College Boulevard.
Offered now for less money than
e again.
j. A. FOREMAN,
Roswell. N. NJ.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25
Notice to Contractors.

The school board of Artesia school
district will receive bids for the cree
ton and completion of n six co.
room brick and stone school Building,
10 be erected in the town Of Ar,esia,
according to plans and specifications
now on file in the Office of said school
board of Artesia, N in the office Of
j. NJ. Nelson & Co, architects, Ros-
well, n. M. until II NJ. June 2nd,
1905, it being understood that all
bids must be filed with the secretary
of the school board, on or before the
date above mentioned.
Each bid shall be accompanied
with a certified check for five hund-
red (s500.00) dollars made payable
to the order of the president of the
Artesia school board, as a guarantee
that they will enter into contract
and approved bond within ten 00)
days from date of being awarded the
contract. The board the
right to reject any or all bids.
E. A. CLAYTON,
President.
GAYLE TALBOT, Sec.
uyfnn nth <1-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25

WANTED.-Cook at L. F. d. Stock
Farm, 8 miles east of Roswell. Male
preferred. 72tf
N. L. Randolph will go to his claim
near Artesia this evening. to be gone
a few days.
Miss Adeline McKinstry went down
to Dexter yesterday for a short visit.
coming home today.
Mrs. Annie F. Ringer, of Edna,
No. came in last night and is a guest
at the Grand Central.
One homestead n one desert
claim were filed On in the government
land office yesterday.
Charles Fl. Flato returned to mis-
home in Dayton last night after spen-
ding a week in Roswell.
W.. H. Way, of San Antonio, who
spent yesterday here on business,
wen to Carlsbad last night.
G. B. Kelly. local manager for the
Singer Sewing Machine Co.. went TO
Pecos asst night on business
W. J.. Hooper went to Hagerman
last night after a short visit in Ros-
He is from Sioux City, iowa.
George F. Duffy, who came in last
wee from Miami. /. T., and has been
prospecting at Dexter, came up yes
L look after business matters.
returning to Dexter last night.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25
A Unionized Home.

Maverick.
whats this. my dear?" oueried
Mr.. Bingley. looking at the column
of figures handed him by his wife.
That's my time book. Mr.. Bing1ey-
But what does it mean?"
1T means Mr.. Bingley, that this
house is going to run on Mo sched-
ule hereafter. l am working the nine
hour day now, n my salary is my
board and clothes. Overtime is cash"
But my dear. I"
well. l do, Mr.. Bingley. That first
item, 80 cents, is one our overtime
keeping your supper hot. while you
loitered down town after your work.
talking politics.
Nov. look here, Mrs. Bingley, i
want"
And the XXI item, As cents. is an
hour and a half overtime, when !
kept your breakfast waiting Sunday
morning while you nooze away be
cause you were out late Saturday
night attending a primary"
ooh, come now, dear, L"
And the next item, rs cents, is the
time 1 put in last Labor Day getting
the children ready for the picnic
while you pranced around on a horse
and posed for the edifcation of the
multitude
And the next item, $3.50. is the
overtime l put in after six o'clock
darning the children's clothes while
you sprawled all over the sofa reNI-
ing the evening papers,"
"T1l not stand for"
And the next item, $500. is the
overtime I put in after six o'clock
washing the supper dishes and get
ting the potatoes and other things
ready for breakfast mex morning"
"What will you take and"
Every item is there on the square,
Mr.. Binoley. and it all amounts to
til the bill is paid and don't you for
get it"
But I can pay"
Then your force walks out. I'm
going horre to my mother for a few
weeks. I'll take the children and you
can hustle"
Mrs Bingley, I find this time-booK
correct. Your money is right here.
Here's SIS, and you can credit me
with the $1.25."
Thank you, dear, the strike mas
beer called off"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25

J John r.. Hodges, who has been up
leaves this afternoon for his home.
c. w. Merchant returned last night
from a business trip up the road.
where he has een looking after cat
tie interests.
b. F.. Gibson came down from AM.
arillo last night to look after bust
graph Company.
Miss Helen Norfieet went TO Ar
tesla last night on a visit of four or
five days. Her father is cashier Of
the Bank of Artesia.
Miss Grace Musser, Of Seymour.
Tex, is expected to arrive his eve
her grandfather, w. H. Smith.
J.. H. Holly returned to his home
in Dexter last night after spending
a couple of days here, during which
he tool in the baseball games.
MI anu MIS- .. r. bdilIu ANNOUNCE
the birth of a daughter at their home
in this cis Tuesday night. Mother
and babe Te improving nicely
c, w. Hayes and wife have scId
the west half of lot 4 in Haynes sub
division in section 80, township 10
south. range "a east. to Mary Young
for $3.50.
Sheriff K. S. Woodruff and little
son and daughter left this morning
for their old home in Admission. Ala .
where they will visit many friends.
They will be gone about three weeks.
Rev. H. F. vermillion, pastor of
Roswell Baptist church. will begin
next week the publication of the Bap-
fist Workman. an SPACE weekly pa
per. He solicits subscriptions at so
cents per year lt*
N. A. Hartley, who went TO Pales-
tine, Tex, about four months ago
and secured the position of master
a builder for the NJ. K. & T. rail
road, is expected this evening for a
stay OF a few days with his wife. who
is still living in Roswell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25
MUCH BUILDING 70 BE DONE.
Prominent Contractor States That
Many New Buildings Will Be
Put I'm This Summer.

A prominent building contractor
said to a Re cord reporter today "Ros
is going 10 take anothec build
ing boom this summer. | have ell the
work l can attend to, and l know of
many other jobs that are to be done
here during the coming summe and
IA. | predict that IS buildings OF va
kinds will go up in Roswell be
fore next winter" 1t is to be hoped
that the contractor is not too san
guine. A substantial boom in build
ing would be a great help to Roswell
just at his time.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25
. LOCAL NEWS. s

A nice cool room. furnished in the
Tannehill Bldg. 1878
A. L. Michaelson. of FL Paso, came
In last night on business.
Frank Anderson left last night for
Dexter, after a short stay here.
Alfalfa p~asturage IL miles north
east Of Roswell. R. Smith. 60tf
81 900 to loan for nonresident. Real
estate security r. Smith. 59tf
Plenty of good strong sweet potato
slips az The Alameda Green House.
6Stf.
J.. 8. Dicus returned to Dexter last
night after spending the day in Ros-
well.
A. Woodruff went to Dexter last
night for a short stay, returning to-
day.
Warren Wagner returned last nigh,
from Texico. where he went on bu-
siness.
B. L. Brown returned to Dexter
last night after a visit with friends
in Roswell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25
ChiIdren's Day PROGRAM.

The program committee of the
Presbyterian Sunday school wishes
to ask the members of the Sunday
school to meet at the church tomor-
to arrange and practice the Child
ren's Day program. The parents of
the children are desired to see that
the children are there.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25
Notice. Alameda Water conoanv.
ever again

NotTCt. HIdhheod water Company.
Notice IS hereby given that the
booEs are now open at my office 1O9
East Third street in this city. for
subscriptions by resident property
holders n water users of Alameda
Heights to stock and for water rights
in said company.
CARL NJ. BIRD.
b9t6 Secretary.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25
69t6
Wanted on Rancho

Man and wife without children. to
cook and do general work around
headquarters. Must have good refer
ences. Address, Rancho, care Roswell
Record.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25

FOUHD.-Extension bit, on Thursday
morning Owner call for Fuller at
Jaffa-Prager Co.. 72t3s
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25

For bargains in farms, see Dicus,
Frost & Co.. the real estate men at
Dexter. N NJ. 72tt
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-25

Mrs e. NJ Rogers. OF Artesfa. was
here today shopping.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-05
Examinations of Candidates For
Mine Inspector to Be Sub
ject Of Inquiry
FAvoRITIsM is ALLEGED
Alleged That the Board of Examiners
Did Not Give Some of the AppIi-
cants Fair Chance and That With
Right Treatment They Would Have
Been Given Certificates.
to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican
Des Moines, Jan. 5.-Governor Cum
minis has been asked to make an in
vestigation of the examination of GER
tain candidates for position of mine
inspector. The examination was held
last March and the candidates claim
they answered the questions correctly
but We're not given the proper mark
ings. The governor has set January
13 as the date for making the investi-
CATION and listening to the complaints.
The request for an Investigation is
made by Rich D. Owen of Beacon, Will
liam Abram of Oskaloosa and Thomas
T. Isaac Of Hlteman, who took the ex-
animation and claim with the proper
markings they would have been en-
titled to certificates. In a letter to
the governor signed by the three men
they state that the members of the
board of examiners for mine inspec-
tors used unfair means in the mark
ings and were biased against certain
of the candidates. They claim that
the examiners did not understand some
of the questions we'll enough to pass
judgment on the answers. They claim
that one of the members Of the board
of examiners said then and still says
that with fair markings three if not
four of the candidates would have been
entitled to certificates. A letter from
an instructor of the Scranton Cores
pos1ence School to Thomas +. Isaac Is
enclosed in which he makes the state
ment that with unusually severe mark
ings he should have been given a rat
ing of 90. He says it would be prac-
tically impossible for an examining
board of any Intelligence to make a
lower marking. The present members
of the board of examiners are II. Booth,
Knoxville. president; John Owen. Bea-
con, secretary; John Caldwell, Sey-
mour; Edward Gray, Des Moines; and
J. w. Baker. Des Moines. The COVER
nor will investigate the matter thor
ouehly. The examination papers of the
three men are on file and 1t will not
be a difficult matter to determine wl1e-
Their or not they are marked correctly.
A number of letters have been written
to the governor concerning the mat
ter There is no claim that politics
played any part in the matter other
than the politics Of the mine workmen
of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-05
CLASS TO GIVE MEMORIAL.
HIGH School of EIdora Has An Excel
lent Custom in Vogue.

High School Of EIdora Has An Excel
lent Custom in Vogue.
Special to Times-,2epublican.
Eldora, Jan. 5.-Following the GUS
tom established last year by the class
of 1903, the class Of 1904, Of the high
school has arranged to present to the
school n permanent class memorial
With the proceeds from their class
play give last spring the class OF
1904 arranged to decorate the stage in
the assembly hall. The decorations are
now In place and will be formally pre-
scented at the public program next Sat
urfay evening.
The decorations include fine drop
curtain with valance border, busts OF
Apollo and Diana on ornamental brack-
cts on either side Of the sounding
board, while at the center and back Of
the stage is fine bust of Lincoln with
a large American flag as background.
An interesting, program has been
prepared for this occasion consisting of
two parts-the first, Lincoln program
together with music and the presenta-
ton and acceptance Of the class me-
mortal, the second q farce "The Bicy-
clers." The high school orchestra will
assist in the music.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-05
Hon. r. M. Wright Advances
Argument Against Establish
ing a Board of Control
MIGHT DESTROY INDIVIDUALITY
Understood That Members Of Leeisla.
tive Committee Think Proposed
Measure Would Reduce Education to
Mere Business Proposition and Tend
to Destroy Admirable Sentiment.
pecial to rlmes-nepublican.

Special to Tlmes-Hepublican
Iowa City, Jan. give don't send
our young men to the universities and
colleges with the same feeling that we
send inmates to the penitentiaries. Nor
does the finished product of the term
of years in each exert the same influ-
ence. The young men who are settling
the pace in Iowa today are the gradu-
ates of Iowa's higher educational insti-
tutions, and If by establishing a board
of control for these colleges we are go
Ing to destroy the sentiment the grad
uate feels for his educational home,
going to reduce education to mere
business proposition, we don't want the
board of control" So spoke in part
Hon. R. M. Wright, of Ft. Dodge, in a
recent interview.
Mr.. Wright is member of the leg
islatiye committee that has under In
vestigation the ACCESSIBILITY Of estab-
fishing a board Of control for the state
educational institutions. This COM
mittee, consisting of Senator w. p.
Whipple, of Vinton; r. c. Langan, Of
Clinton; d. T. Turner, Corning; N. E.
Kendall, Abba, and Thomas Lambert,
Of Sabula, was appointed last year
after bill providing for the establish
ment of board of control had been
defeated. One of the strongest oppo-
nents of the bill at that time was Rep
resentative Wright. His reason for TAX
ing that position was to prevent hasty
legislation, his contention being that
any radical change in our educational
system should be given careful consid-
Grafton. 1t was largely due to his eff
forts that the bill was defeated and
the committee appointed. Ever since
his appointment on this committee he
has been carefully investigating our
educational system and the proposed
plans for the board of control. Being
graduate Of the University of Mich
igan, he is thoroughly posted on edu-
cational conditions.
The members Of the committee have
decided to make no report until they
make their formal report to the legis-
lature. 1t is pretty well understood,
however, that the members of the
committee are opposed to the idea be-
cause they think that the grouping of
all Of the schools under one manage
ment would tend to destroy the indt-
viduality of the schools and SO injure
them. The committee has already Wis
tied the Normal school at Cedar Falls
and its members have expressed them
selves as we'll satisfied with conditions
there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-05
Davenport Paper Sets Forth the
Second Districts Claims For
Political Consideration
NO DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY NOW
Twenty three Years Since Scott coun-
ty Was Honored With a Representa-
tive in any Of Principal State Off
ces-Hon. Joe r. Lane Not Vet Con-
suited Regarding Announc ement.
to Times Republican.

SpeCldl W eS-nGpuDllSGHe
Davenport, Jan. 5.-The Times of
this city in o. leading editorial pres
publicans of Iowa the name Of Hon.
Joe r. Lane, of Davenport, as the Sec
ond districts candidate for governor.
In its editorial the Times shows that
it has been twenty-three years since
Scott county was honored with rep
resentative in any Of the principal
state Offices, and no Scott county man
has ever occupied the governors chair
altho the county is one OF the Oldest
in the state. 1t also shows that the
Second district, once considered hope
lessly democratic, In face was made
up of doubtful counties to get them
out Of the way has been made republic
can by hard work, and for these rea-
sons the district is entitled to consid-
GRAFTON when it presents a candidate
for governor.
In the district there has been one
man who has shown himself a great
leader, an aDle lawyer, ne HAS dAso
been successful in drawing men to
him. He has been a successful can
didate for congress and served one
term, refusing to accept again. He
has been chairman of the republican
congressional committee several times
and in that position has led the party
to victory. This year, when the re-
publicans Of the state conceded the
election Of the democratic candidate
in the Second, the republicans OF the
Second demonstrated that they trusted
the leadership of their chairman and
again the Second is republican. That
conspicuous leader and successful
chairman was Joe r. Lane.
The Times says that it has not con-
suited Mr.. Lane in regard to the an
nouncement and does not know wheth-
er he will accept, but 1t asserts that
it does know that the republicans OF
the Second district will be for him as
one man and that the Second is entit-
led to a place at the head OF the next
republican state ticket.