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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21
Aun Jennie's Letter.

The very first thing we mean to
saw is to thank Uncle Yoakey fol
his nice little letter. We appreciate
it because he shows that he has a
young heart and feels interested in
our circle. To grow old gracefully
is an accomplishment few possess
while to mummify is an everyday
occurrence. My father often assert
ed that "he never meant to be old
his body might, but his heart, never
and he never lost interest in life
and its activities. This is part of a
cheerful religion. They tell one that
| am just sixteen, but / know the
years that are secretly marked on
my life's calendar, though / am
grateful for a young heart.
This weeks mail brought me two
nice little letters from two bright
little girls and | enjoyed them.
Yes, Mamie. the snow and sleet
have kept us in the house, but they
have not prevented us from i'm
proving the time thus snent; for
there are so many ways to spend
such time proftably. / know that
YOU and Pearl are smart. Now let
me tell you a secret. / played "dolls"
until / was a large girl and / learn
ed how to do so many things with
my needle when / worked for them,
and l have found that working for
them taught me many valuable les
sons.
Mrs. Rin0gold comes with a CHEEKY
face this week and we are glad. Her
letter will be read with interest.
We are glad to find that you have
not forgotten us, Capitola, and hope
to hear from you oftener. You are
right-"there never was a single
drunkard who didn't take the first
drink" Satan knows the difference
in the kind of bait he uses for min
nows and shad. Temptations to en-
ter his service are varied. Human
beings are different; they all can't
be caught with the same hook, but he
knows his man and you a as
suredly know that he, too, knows what
hook and bait to use every time and
never tries a crust of dry bread on a
fellow who is fond of cake. We hope
that others will follow the example
of Capitola and let us hear from
them. Even if you have not been
N of us for yer so long, don't
think that 1 have forgotten you.
Indeed, we should be glad to have
you come again, Laurel. We agree
to much you say, and especially as
to the mother being the confidant of
her children. The Importance of this
cannot be too strongly emphasized
not the confidant of her daughters
only, but of her boys as we'll. Some
times boys prefer to tell the father,
but certain it is that one or the 9TH
er parent should be ready at all times
to listen. We know what a sensitive
Il N
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-21
OUR SOCIAL CHAT

All letters intended for this department
should be addressed TO AUNT Jennie" care
OF The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. O.
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Food and Quality Of Milk.

Recent evidence collected by r. ".
Vol Of the Wisconsin station goes to
show that the food of the dairy COW
Influences the quality of the milk pro-
duced to this eStent-that the COW will
yield maximum flow Of milk of the
highest fat content which she is ca
pable Of producing on rations relative
y rich In heterogeneous substances. The
productive capacity Of the COW. the
prices Of feeding stuffs and of the
milk products are the main factors
that will determine how highly nitrog
enous rations can be fed to advan-
tage. Under ordinary conditions in the
northern states It will not as rule.
he thinks. be advantageous to feed ra-
lions containing over two pounds Of
digestible protein day and of a nu-
ritive ration narrower than 1:6.7 to
cows OF average dairy capacity
American Cultivator.
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UNPnOTlTt.ELE COWS.


Should BE Butchered N Soon -
Worthlessness IL Proved.
There is only one place for the uu-
profitable dairy cow. and that 10 the
block. The time to Gull is at the end
of the second lactation period. says
the Iowa Farmer By this time cow
will have proved her worth or worth
lessness as a mixer. She will have
less free board and will make better
steak than IL kept longer. Not only in
the case Of the dairy COW is individu.
ality to be considered. but In that Of
the dairy bull as well. 1t is even more
important in his case since be Is one
half the herd In the matter of progeny.
The best dairy herds are built up by
raising the best heifer calves from
ones own cows.
The dairy. bull should Of course be
pure bred animal. since such one
will more surely transmit his own
characteristics and those Of his ances-
tors to his offspring. and one Of the
principal things his pedigree should
show is good milking qualities In tho
females.
However. 1t Is not enough that he be
pure bred. He must be good indi.
vidual to insure his getting good
calves. Some one has said In sub
stance that no scrub Is SO harmful
as pure bred scrub. This is certain
~ true in the case Of the dairy bull.
for a pure bred. as before stated, 10
more prepotent than an animal OF
nondescript breed, and bad qualities
are even more likely to be transmitted
than good ones.
Appearances are sometimes deceiv-
ing. and only time will tell what q
bull is really worth. However. great
deal can be accomplished by good
Judgment in selecting the animal which
Is to head the herd. Above all. look
for constitution. Nothing Ia 50 detri-
mental in a dairy herd as lack Of vi.
tally. Due to the artificial conditions
under which dairy cows are often kept,
diseases are SO numerous and Of such
variety that constitutional vigor Is most
essential in order that the germs may
not obtain foothold.
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Though not among the most serious
Of dairy troubles. ''mottling' of butter
has perhaps been the cause of as much
discussion as any, says American Cul-
tivator The white streaks and patches
which mar the beauty Of otherwise per-
feet butter do not affect flavor or aro-
ma of the product, but they displease
the eye and thus lower the price.
For a long time the trouble was
seemingly beyond control. for 1t would
appear and disappear in most Pc
culiar way in dairies and creameries
where most careful attention was given
to all points and where no cause could
be assigned with certainty by the vexed
maker. Finally Irregular distribution
Of salt was settled upon as the cause
and a method Of handling established.
based on this factor. which practically
eliminated the trouble. but IT seems
that the last word on the subject was
not yet said Recent Investigations
made by the experiment station at &C.
neva, N. Y, prove that the success Of
modern dairy methods rests. so far as
nothing is concerned. upon securing
removal OF casein compounds rather
than upon distributing the salt evenly.
Butter entirely freed from the casein
Of the milk-that is. butter washed
thoroughly enough to get rid Of all but
termilk-will not produce notifies. no
matter how unevenly the salt be dis
tributed, and butter containing an OK
cess Of buttermilk will produce mot
ties even if the salt is uniform through
ont the mass.
The bulletin notes. experimentally.
the effect Of many IA tors upon mot
Ting and shows clearly that only those
which prevent perfect removal Of the
buttermiIk tend to produce the defect
This discovery involves no change in
methodist merely explains why the
best present methods succeed. Churn-
ing at rather low temperature and con-
tinuing only until the butter has
reached rice grain size. washing twice
With water at from 35 to As degrees r.,
and sailing and working as usual will
give butter free from notifies.
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RaAefw fves.

In q wedding sermon entitled ''rh.
Rib Restored" preached In st. Dion!s
Back church, Fenchurch street, IN 100.
81 Richard Meggot, afterward dean Q:
Salisbury. the preacher thus defined
good wife:
"A help she must be in her family,
being not only wife, but housewife
mot Z held wife, like Dnah, nor Z
treet wife, like Thamar, or window
wife, like 3ezebel, but 4 housewife"
And another preacher about the same
date, the Rev. Simeon Singleton, said
that wife should be at once like and
unlike three things. First, she should
be like snail. always keep within her
house; but she should not be like
snail, carry all she has u. on i back.
Secondly, she should be like. an echo, to
speak when she Is spoken to; but she
should not be like an echo. always to
have tho last word. Thirdly, she
should be like the town clock, always
keep time regularly: but she should
not be nike the town clock, to speak 50
loud that all the town may hear her,
Z. P.'s London Weekly.
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BITS FROM THE WRITER'S.

A great love Is the next best thing to
a great faith.-Elien Glasgow.
The centenarian is a man who has
mistaken quantity for quality.-Barry
Pain.
Probably woman expects less Of life
and in that sense may be said to be
more fortunate.-Lady Violet Greville.
It is a defect OF our educational sys-
TEN that we are not started in life
with the habit Of happiness.-Sarah
Grand.
Life Is very serappy. Look how our
meals break up the day. Why can we
not eat for three hours and be Gone
with 1t for week Mrs. Humphry.
Numbers Of people smile - ho,-' be
Ing amused. To s..-..e broaC-
~ is their notion Of gentleI.anly be
havior and good breeding.-Robert
Kitchens.
Poets naturally sing. like birds. in
the springtime Of their lives: the cares
Of this world silence them or make US
rather anxious that they should be ST.
lent.-AnCrew Lang.
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The Banshee.

The banshee is the domestic ghost OK
spirit attached to certain Irish or high
land Scottish households and Is sup
posed to take an interest in the wei
fare Of the family generally. and espc-
cially to wall at the death Of any one
of it's members. The banshee II pic
tured in Irish folklore under the forl1
Of little old woman with long hair,
which she continually combs, at the
same time keeping up an incessant
weeping and wail.ng. The incident
Of the comb is exactly similar to tie
legend Of the German lorelel, a spirit
which sings. while the banshee wees.
as an accompaniment. The proud dis
tinction of possessing private ban
shee Is allowed only to families Of pure
Mi.esian stock The word Is derived
from the Gaelic ban-sith. q woman
fairy
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this drunken master Of mine, who
spends everything at the saloon for
drink. shall run away and find some
thing to do that is worth while. some
thing useful to the world. But where
shall rum"
Looking down. he saw that his mas
ter was doing. He quietly pulled the
chain out Of his hand, and, seeing Z
large hole in the roadway not far Cd.
he made bolt for that Crawling
down a long passageway. he saw .
light
"Wellv' he exclaimed What have
we here? An adventure, at any rats"
The light grew brighter as he came
near and showed a large chamber IN.
der ground in which IN IrishmaA was
working with a pick and shovel. dig
ging passage for the subway. my,
this looks like home down here,' said
Critic. land. as this fellow and I are
the ony persons present, l shall speak
to him and ask him IL he knows some
thing l could do to be Of USE"
As he said this he rose on his hind
legs and walked toward Pat, who.
hearing a sound behind him. turned.
AS he did SO he gave mighty yell:
"Oh, oh, oh! The saints protect rs!
Help! Help! I'll never touch q drop
Of rum again so longs I liver And.
dropping his shovel, he ran out Of the
shaft and did not stop till hs reached
his home.
"AIary. Maryv' he cried. "Givs me
the pledge quick till sign 1t. rye
seen the old boy himself. I'll never
drink again. And poor Critic never
knew the good deed he had done.-At-
lanta Constitution.
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Campaign Of Cleanliness.

Twenty-Five years ago we began to
condemn the store butter that was
allowed to stay In the store with coal
oil. vegetables and foul odors, as Il
soon absorbed all these odors. and
good butter was soon spoiled. Then
we began to realize that the foul
odors of the manure in the COW barn
and bad doors in the cellar were read
lily absorbed in the milk. The cam
paign of cleanliness has made great
progress with those who read and
think. but many dairymen still milk in
the foul mir Of filthy barn.-Farm and
Live Stock Journal
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A WoMAN's WIT.
It Cerved Her Well When the stage.
coach Holdup Came.

It Cerved Her Well When the stage.
coach fioldup Came.
A good illustration Of the quick wit
OF woman appears in the following
incident Of the old coaching days Of the
far west. The man of the tale does not
show off in the best Of lights and did
not deserve his reward. The coach
was on its way over lonely road and
carried among its passengers q lady
g,.ng to join her husband and man
travelling by himself.
Il have $1,000 In my pocketbook,"
conf ed the lone traveller to the lady.
"and l feel very uneasy. Would you
mind concealing it in your dress? II
we are held up they are less likely to
search you"
Tie lady consented and hid the roll
Of bis. Toward evening the shout OF
Throw up your hands!" brought the
coach to a standstill. and four men,
ma -ked and on horseback. demanded
at the point of the pistol that all money
should be Immediately given .p. The
lOuC kIANcAc1 PoSOCA VNNA 0AA mo ~
naming cash. consisting Of few dol:
lars. and was conZratulating himself
on his escape when. to his horror. he
heard the lady say:
II have a thousand dollars here. but
I suppose I must give it up" And
without further hesitation she handed
over the precious pile of greenbacks.
The robbers rode off in high good hu-
NOR. but as soon as they were gone the
traveller let loose his wrath. He abused
the lady in no measured terms and
hardly sto: ped short Of calling her a
coward. The accused said little. but
when the eni Of the journey was reach
ed she invited the angry man to her
house.
II shall have to accept" he said sui
kily. Il haven't cent in the world
through your stupidity"
Az he was dressing for dinner that
night his host came to his room.
"I-ere is the thousand dollars" he
said. (which my wife ventured to Dor.
row. You see. she had $4,000 hid in
her gown. and she thought IL she gave
up your thou.:and 1t would save further
search. Thank you for the loan. which
saved me heavy loss"
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Church wedding. and Cards.


While 1t Is a popular custom to issue
cards of invitation to attend chur: b
wedding 1t is entire,y contrary to tn.
teaching understood to be implied By
the church edifice. No private family
has right to Issue invitation to the
Hose Of God to witness the perform.
ance of rite within the said house as
though for the time being the latter
had been given over to them for their
own particular use. A wedding In Z
church is not a private, but rather .
public rite, at which any parishioner
who wishes may be present without an
invitation from any one. God's house
Is at all tines pubic place Of wor-
ship, the We y spirit Of which Is utter
~ opposed to cards Of invitation
Church Eclectic.
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stray sale.

L'STRAYED before me, F. r. Garre..,
~ justice OF Peace, W ara j, ffeciuI.
:, Doosler PARISH, La, on oep.. q, ASvD.
~ ). =. kouKers, one 6lacA allu W nl~
SpoJted bteer, list across snOuluerS alA1
-.cross nips, marked cop aad spAis Al
.Knt ear Aad crop ana swo underoAss IA
II. ear, auUut I or . years oiu; ar-
.,is,loeu ~ @io.
lne owner ls requested u come tor
"aia, piose piopei-y, pay clio. So, go.
.. si.e 6oiAae villa VI Svlu avcOIul.AS ~ AZ. {"
- }. .. Koager's pasture, hear nllliel' Z
-,.uI, Ola SATURDAY, NOV. !, lsU0.
s.p1o~noyz f.. Ii. UAI.ttETC.
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CONCERNING sILAGE

A dairyman who has long fed corn
nor less than canne,. corn. ana It is
better than corn stover for the same
reason that canned fruit is better than
dried. The farmer who has built a
good silo and filed it properly never
says that silage Is not good feed. bu.
on the contrary. he cannot say too
much in its favor. FIe finds in the
spring that his silage fed cattle have
coats as sleek and smooth as most
cows do by the middle of June. 1t Is
q we'll attested fact that an animal
with glossy coat is invariably In
good health and properly nourished.
aud it is from the well nourishcd cows
that We get our strong and healthy
calves
silos Cut Down Cost Of Butter.
A Come, ticut farmer. writing in
Rural New Yorker. says: 1t is nearly
fifteen years since first became inter-
ested in silage. but II was only ave
years ago that built my first silo My
second was put up a year later. Pre-
viousiy l had fed hay. stalks and grain
to my small herd. The silos are of best
cypress stock and cost about $125 each.
These cut down the feed cost Of butter
between 35 and is per cent
Green Rye versu. silnge.
At the Maryland experiment station
comparison of the feeding values Of
rye and silage was made as follows:
Rye was cut and fed to the herd Tor
one week, the results showing a de.
crease in the yield of milk a. com.
pared with the previous week. when
silage was fed. The grain ration was
the same. 1t Is believed that the value
Of green rye has been much overcsti-
mated.
A scientlst ON silaee.
Making corn Into silage Is q means
Of preserving the grain as we'll as the
stalk In the best possible condition for
feeding and without the expense Of
Smelling and grinding II feeding whole
corn. either In the ear or sheIled,
many Of the kernels are not digested.
With silage. the grain being eaten with
the roughage. nearly all the kernels are
broken during mastication and. since
they are somewhat soft. are practically
! all Observation-Disclosures Fraser Of II.
linois Experiment Station.
| When silaxe IL Valuable.
The need for silage is felt during
every winter season vc,en, because Of
cold or wet weather. stock cannot &c.
cure fair amount Of grazing. says
Farm and Ranch. At such times youns
stock cease to grow. and milk STOCK
shrink In dow 30 certainly that the
feeder who has never used silage looks
on this lass as a matter Of necessity
The silage feeder understands how hs
may discount severe weather even viii
the most tender and sensitive stock t.
care for.
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AAN
SECTION
FOUNDATION OF srAvE s1Lo.

FOUNDATION OF STAvE sILO.
air tight. Failures sometimes result
from building good, tight walls and
setting them on porous soils. wh.ch
allow air to pass in and upward, spoil
ing the mass A concrete and brick
foundation prevents this. See cement
cove In cut. Doors are needed. and
must At tight. The silo does not re.
quire cover Of any kind. Rain fall
ing upon the silage surface only seals
the top portion all the tighter when
no feeding Is going on. The illustra
tion shows rock or brick foundations
with concrete floor above outside
ground level to insure drainage.
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EOr Sale or Iatlat.

= IN best terms, my plantation, know.
" 40 tne hucAaosay place, ooocrloe>
. Ioiiows: Wa VI nW74, see.lonS, e1.
u section y, W1a u W7a OF oectlon ~
.o14 aud u7a o. AVA vi oection 40, smz.
:. awe Ol s1cvlon ~, .ownsalp ~, f.ahb
-, CONTAINING oav acres; Situated wv
-.AiAco from nolan aAu I'VE hilics IiUL
ayl0tt0Wn; nte Or ok Suoa Houscs =.
..e saue. POSSESSION kasen JANUARY !
$40, wnen Cne presenS Aease eAplreo, y.
..Ail rent Co Iespons4uie parties On G..a
..aIe. Auuct5S
MARK t,LUESTEIN. Shreveport, La.
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A Milk Producer.

Buttermakers who are endeavoring
to stimulate increased milk production
In their respective communities should
try to teach the farmers the value of
silage. Silage is prominently food
for dairy cattle, and a liberal use of it
will cheaper the cost Of milk produc-
ton. Its succulence and palatability.
together with the large tonnage per
acre, make 1t an Indispensable feed
tor the dairy farmer 1t provides
summer conditions for winter dairyins
and readily supplants summer pastur.
age when the latter Is lacking either
through drought or short acreage
Cor. Creamery Journal
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HOt CFOoS sun NemOEbNAs
At Bromley by Dow is Il plIt" house
with the sign Of THE Widow: Son"
and there curious Old custom
maintained. Once the tavern was X
by widow with an only son.
started on a sea voyage OH Cool III
day and promised that he would be
back by that day In the following
year. He did not come. but for years
the mother kept her promise to pre-. 70
q hot cross bun for his return. Each
year she lived the anxious mother OBJ
served the custom. which has been
maintained BY successive hosts an |
hostesses Of the inn ever since. Now.
as for long time past. within its 2 I
chamber may be seen old oaken raf-
tiers with buns hung up between
London Standard.
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application Tor administrator
IN District Court, Booster Parsh, La.

nj Office 10 nereDy gwen thai Il. b.
kN MarUn mas this Jay nleo ms at-
s,..ca.ion 10 w appointed administrator
ii Inc SUCCESSION OF r. Il. Nisrtlll, ue-
ceased. Now, This Is 70 aalnonIsn IA
PERSONS concerned, .hat II opposl.ton y.
.l0J mauo thereto Wltnl.l tile 6ilno Pee
senUeu by law, the saAu applicant WA.
80 appolnved administrator VI said sue
1csslons az prayed Tor.
Giyen unoer my oMclai signature saii>.
,eai OF Office, sls bentoi, La, Oil tnas,
Lac llsn DAY OF OctoDer, lJvu.
b. "A. hELL1,
i,.sa-N CLERK DiStllCJ kvurts
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An ApirDAl Story For
Little Folks
Ills Purpose Was Right

Grifo was a dancing bear-that is.
he was supposed to dance and was
frequently prodded by his master in
his attempts to make him. But Critics
movements were more like moving
house than dancing, for CRITICS heart
was heavy. His life had never been q
happy one. Early in life he had been
taken from home and had an iron col
lar riveted about his neck, was dragged
from town to town, kicked and cuffed
and half starved till life became un.
bearable.
what use am ~ he sadly said. II
do no good to any one. except, perhaps.
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Doctor. Said He Would Not Live.

Peter Fry, Woodruff, Pa, writes: AFTER doc
.OrAAA for Two years Win lAe LesL pny SacianS Ia
Waynesuurk, ana sIiAa koGllue wVrso, ..As ooclorb
40v. seo me II nxo any ousiuoss w as.enu " !
Letsor attend " II OAcU, NJ cGu4 noI pos
1A,e. to,eys niohey Cue y ~ leconllnenue0 "
w Trend, an0 ,mmeoAaLo.y son. hay sVn "
lor l., ana 4fsei L~AAAe .I.ICo UUst.oS
-esAM TO Ket Letter sad conslnueo " iIhprovS
AAIu " as enurely Weu.-bentUn Nero. 60.
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stray sac.

l,STRAYED before me, E. S. Dor.ci..
IL Jusslce OF Peace, " aru l, boss...
..4.sn, La, on oeps. y, lyUo, W b..
4AelAy, OF 6ilgo piantavloh, que Moue
ooiored Mare, aUOuG ~ Or IL years oAu.
% marks--except on snouluer-iooks :.
u Sue nas haa nstuia; appraised AT So.,
Inc owner 10 requested 20 come ~. :
lard, prove properly anu pay CHARGE
or the same VIII De SOLD, accorulng :.
law, &C IaylOrtoWn, on SATURDAY, &C.,
20, l9U0, " IL O'clock am.
ssp3i-0c<z6 \ 4. .. DORTCh.
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The grain ration is where a good
many fall down. We ought to remcm.
Der It is on the amount fed over and
above the actual maintenance from
which we are to derive our profits and
that we must feed with liberal hand.
All there is In profit In such an animal,
aside from her calf. lies in the balance
left after furnishing her living. So II
behooves US to make this living as
comprehensive and at the same time
as cheap rs possible Farm Progress.