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

1t the farmers appreciate your "a
per as it deserves, your subscriptions
will be wonderful, the largest of any
paper in the State. You are engaged
in. a noble work, far superior to any
politician; in fact, the next thing to
religion, for while religion prepares
men for hereafter, you are trying to
prepare them for this life in educat-
ing the farmer. which will benefit the
rest of mankind. I don't know
whether any of your staff are preach
ers or not. If so, you occupy the two
first grades of honor known to the
human family, viz: First, preparing
them for their future destiny, and
second, by educating them for pros
rerous and happy life while living
Fernando Ward. Pitt Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-09
Cotton Farmers, Refusing to Hear, Mr..
Millsaps Abandons as Hopeless.

Messrs. Editors: Ihe time Ior
planting cotton seed is again here.
and farmers are bestirring them
selves to get another crop into the
ground, Notwithstanding the low
price of the product at this time
There is a considerable reduction
but it is impossible to say yet just
how much. / cut my crop half. Last
year I cut a third, foreseeing what
was coming.
Of all the people in the world.
farmers act with the least judgment:
/ say this after mature thought, and
every observer of the operations OF
the Southern farmer knows it to be
so. When he gets a fair price for a
product one year, the next year he
wants to plant the whole world In the
same thing. Of course, here where |
live, all of us raise cotton on small
scale, something like six acres to
the horse, and our increase or reduc-
ton has but little effect on the mar
ket as a whole, but the tendency is
the same.
Our people, as a rule, did not take
farmers, owing to the fact that we
raise so little, but that is really the
way with all of them. They say
what little they raise does not affect
the market, and so they plant the
usual crop-or maybe. because they
think some one else will reduce, they
will plant just little more. They
cannot be depended upon, as a class.
to stick together even for their own
protection.
The readers of The Progressive
Farmer will remember, perhaps, what
I said last fall, when the organiza-
tion was being promoted. I stated
that any organization that did not
undertake to finance-the crop would
be a failure, in part at least; and the
thing has happened just as I expect
ed / think the organization has
done some good, and the promoters
deserve the thanks of all right think
ing farmers, but in the very nature
of the case. to make it effective there
must be money to finance the crop
if the best results are secured. Put
buyers on all the leading markets,
and take up the cotton just as fast
as it is marketed, and hold on to it
like grim death. Some farmers will
start in to hold cotton, but their purse
strings are too short. Some will
want to buy mules, others perhaps
piece of land, and still others desire
to build, or something; and the cot
ton goes for what it will bring. Six
weeks ago this very thing happened
here. The cotton was sold and our
local spinners got what cotton they
wanted, and now they are not buying.
Ii you wish to sell cotton you must
ship it to find market. I.intended
to say this a few weeks ago, but it
was neglected. However, it does not,
matter; farmers never take warming
any way. They have been warned.
and write this merely to say that if
they go to the bad they were warned
of it.
E. S. MILLSAPS.
Iredel1 Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-09
Offer to Boys and GIrl''

We want to get the boys ana g;rn ;nr
interested in our. Corn UroS+bbe he
Contest. Send for a package }, o. NJ n
seed, or get your father, brother II II
sister to send, ard try to win ,Ga }nV II
the prizes we are offering; ~ I'D
the boys and girls that VIII ~ NJ.
as many as five orders, u cen,3 srtrs
ders or larger, we will give one ne work Tori
10 packet, so by doing LlLt volr
for us you will be allie to &c: for the
seed free, and get in the I e 2e i25 iPa+tls,
prizes. Send orders to y t. D4
Manager, Durham, n. Z. !
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-09
Our Greatest Needs are Skilled Labor,
More Live Stock, and Deep Flowing.

planting, / have decided to write
few more notes of the A. q nj. Col
lege Winter Course in Agriculture.
/ forgot to mention in my last letter
to The Progressive Farmer about the
excellent instruction that we re-
ceived upon live stock, veterinary
science and general farm manage
ment.
The instruction as to live stock
dealt with ''horse and cattle judging,
feeding and breeding" The instruc-
ton in Veterinary Science was, how
to treat all kinds of animal diseases
from birth to death, and was among
the best features which we had.
The subject of live stock and feed
ing, was worth many times the cost
of the Course, as most of the farmers
are beginning to realize that live
stock is the great essential thing to
successful farming.
The subject of general farm man
agement was taught, and was worth
many dollars. We also had some
special lessons on the raising of corn
and cotton which were worth good
deal.
Brother farmers, / want to say that
is one of the best courses that a man
can take in that short time. 1t
only lasts ten weeks and most of the
farmers can arrange to stay off at
least ten weeks in the winter months
when it is too cold and bad to do al
most anything else but sit by the fire.
OF the hills and valleys that mark
the South most of the valleys and
the hill sides show gullies and wash
es, some large and some small, and
we can see all over the country places
that are not worked, but thrown out
to let the broomsage grow up and
take possession. What, then, is the
great need of North Carolina and the
general South? More skilled labor.
more live stock, and deeper plowing.
And when we have these three essen
tials, you can get the farmer to re-
duce his acreage in cotton, and then
he will diversity his farming, and it
will bring prosperity to the South,
instead of 6-cent cotton And when
we stop the washing away of lands,
and reclaim our barren spaces, we
must have some more skilled labor,
live stock, and deeper blowing.
think these three are the greatest
needs of the Southern States to-day
But some of the farmers are slow TO
realize the fact that they are killing
themselves and their horses, trying
to raise cotton that is bringing but
Z cents per pound-ard I think it
will bring less than Z cents unless
they plant a small crop.
If they would raise more live stok,
they could be independent of the cot
ton manufacturer, and could get 10
and Is cents per pound for what cot
ton they did raise, and would be bet
ter to their neighbors and to their
country. Here is North Carolina to-
day-has better climate, and as good
soil to hold the building up as Hi
neis. and all those Western States
and North Carolina doesn't produce
one-third as~much live stock as Illi-
nois, and North Carolina does not
produce one-third the corn Illinois
does, because she has not got the live
stock that Illinois has, And North
Carolina will produce grass as good
and more per acre than Illinois does,
but still she will raise cotton, and
not develop the great live stock in
dustry which she so sorely needs.
But / believe before MANY moro vaare
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-09

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28
Plenty Of
PreCedentS

oyerun the existing order That deprived Of precedent and
made matters all the harder
said before and which being repeated with unaed frequency
now apparently in last dying attempt throw discredt
government by creating obstacles and doubt the naug-
ration While in the that there has been the con
tons attempted be changed in exactly the way that exist
this statement true real 1t unru
yelled the habments OF and originated either
in careenes, opposition the change proposed unworthy
had precisely the problems meet though often difficult
and without the aids them that The whole
rtOr comprised the COniedea States America had
difficult problems to than have when following the Civil
War whole regions that had ocated between old civil govern
then the other went through the OF reconstruction And
these there total disorganizaton society
has and other officials from the North had been down osen
to the in his rights There stability popua
lie and private bankruptcy There
force Yet the difficulties
there whining The difficulties have nothing
compared to those which these communities had face
The organization OF American government California following
IT'S ceon by Mexico and the influx OF godmad population from
the ends OF the earth following the discovery gold offers prce-
dent OF thousand difficulties for that we have
livery state and every community that has been wrested from the
wilderness within the broad domain the United
dents TOR every difficulty that be conured up in situation and
'"SI d thousand HJIa more tnat we nave not. 90
lake Oklahoma: AT noon the first day OF April 1885, there
not IN that erory legally single white except
certain officials the United States and certain employees of the rail
roads that through the Territory There vcstige
N 90 not touch on most community affairs There even
statutory authority for the establishment OF counties
municipal organizations. BY o'clock that afternoon, city OF
Guthrie had been created by the arrival OF six thousand and
women mostly At o'clock that night being
city government was in full operation collecting maintain
ing ponce force and enforcing all necessary municipal regulations
IO except that Guthrie being the largest center of population
offered the striking
There precdens by we need is not pece-
dents but the common honesty OF purpose the will Of the
people What need is determination put the County Act into
Tor GcueS and more disposition to out the plain will of the
legislature we would hear much less talk about the lack Of pecedens
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28
TOPICS IN BRIEF.

Alas, could Teddy only feel
He had square men for every deal
He'd have no need to work ano plan
For a square deal for every man.-Life
While the Moros were thoroughly
pacified some time ago, they appear
not to have heard about 1.-THE Chi
cago News.
Now that Philadelphia is awakened
the grafters will have to adopt the re-
fined methods in use in Michigan and
other States.-The Detroit Free Press.
Admiral Beresford wants the United
States and Great Britain to have one
flag. Does that mean one President,
alsO?-The Atlanta Constitution.
The participation of school-children
in The outbreaks in Chicago indicates
the need of a few strikes where they
would be most effective.-The Detroit
Free Press.
1t is said woman has a great infiu-
ence on the national game of baseball.
We have seen the some team when it
certainly played a very womanly
way.-The Denver Republican.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28
With Ii. F. Wtcnman & Co., Ltd

by the furtherance i'm national, state,
and municipal legislation of the fol-
lowing principles-(a) Securing the full
results of their industry to the wealth
producers by the collective ownership
of the means of production, distribu-
ton, and exchanges, to be obtained
through the extension of the industrial
and economic functions of the State
and local governing bodies; o. the
cultivation of an Australian sentiment
based on the maintenance of racial
purity and the development in Austria
liza of an enlightened and self-reliant
community.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

The interview with Commissioner
General of immigration Sargena pub
lished in yesterdays Star, is particular
ly timely in connection with the cable
dispatches stating that the agitation
continues in China for the admission
of Chinese into America, particularly
into the Philippines and Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28
DRUG GO.
Fort Street

e11746,4 21 to 500, 1893, O96. The number
of depositors in the Savings Banks
nearly doubled, and the amount 0
credit sprang from G4,O66,59 to eS,-
S39,3O7. Policies in the Government
Life Insurance Department had in
creased from 32,9O7 to 44,194 and the
insured from G9,232, 549 to
eli, 261, $50.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

The officials-elect in the other coun-
ties, not having so many territorial
officials close at hand to point them
out, do not seem to find as many diff
fculties in the way of inaugurating
the county government as some peo-
pie would like to have the Oahu coun-
ty officials find.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

AGENTS FOR THE

Royal Insurance Co., of Liverpool, Eng.
Alliance Assurance Co., of London, Eng.
Scottish Union & National ms. Co., Of
Edinburg, Scotland
Fire Association of Philadelphia.
Alliance Insurance Corporation Ltd.
Wllhelma Of Magdeburg General ms.
Company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

Every dollar" says the Independent
in discussing the Inauguration of Coun-
ty Government. Every dollar should
be made to count 100 cents, particular
ly in the beginning" This recalls a
sign seen in a hotel corridor, Positive
~ no smoking, particularly pipes"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

The band played "Therell be a Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight" as the
Alameda drew away from the wharf
this morning, and this was taken to be
a delicate reminder of the fact that
Governor Jack Atkinson is once more
at the head of affairs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

superintendent Holloway offers the
loan Of San Johnson to the county
along with the other appliances of the
road department. The county ought
to accept the loan: Sam is a good
article.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

The Queensland Labor party has
adopted the following as the definition
and scope of its aims; The objective Of
the labor movement is the establish
ment of cooperative commonwealth
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

The nightmare of federal ownership
of Territorial property has been seen
again. If she keeps on trespassing she.
ought to be impounded.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

The steel hawser which George r.
has on his resignation is already be-
ginning to show.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

As the Russian experts have no hope
for Linevitch, it is to be presumed
that they have no line for hopevitch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28
CASTLE Z COOKE. LID.
Commission Merchants
Sugar Factors.
GENTS FOR

The Eva PlG tatic Comptny,
The waialua Agricultural Co., Ltas
The K hala Sugar Tompany.
The Waimea Sugar Mil Company.
The Fulton Iron Works, st. Louis, Hd
NE Standard Oil Company.
The George F. Lake Steam PumpS
West0ns CentrifuEals
The New Englapd Mutual Life InsurA
ance Company of Boston.
The Aetns Fire Insurance Company Of
Hartford, G nm.
The Alliance As urance Company Of
London.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

Governor Carter is reported as
saying that he told the Supervisors
when they called on him yesterday
afternoon that there never before
had been an American community
where an attempt such as we are
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

The band played almost Persuaded"
at the departure of the Alameda this
morning or should have done so.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

1t was becoming daily more apparent
that Governor Carter has more sense
than his friends have.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

1t is now a little over eleven
years since New Zealand got fair
ly started on the career Of radical
sociological legislation which has
made of that country the labara-
tory of sociological experiment.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

office The quoted using the following remarkable
language about which he decided dis
cussed with various advisers weeks following and then mailed
to the President:
Il undetermined IT, friends say myself if l
not WELL be that after have had things
dHereny-and then, be that will AT present
still Cngs that have taken the Certainly ii
should question of holding the backing the President
OF the United States against approval here would stand
with the President
This extraordinary statement The last indicates
that the has discarded the he expressed that
he had desire hold office any longer than he held the support
and confidence the people The the is Of the
calculated public confidence support of the
tive Carriers friends by their have apparently forced him
into the position which said he would occupy if induced
reconsider 1t is scarcely possible for him avoid the appear
at least OF going Roosevelt after resgnng in the hope
that Roosevelt will persuade him If Roosevelt
not, will look like practically removal from office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28
New Zealand
Progress

Just had compiled comparative statistics 1894 now which show
that the country has progressed materially.
since 1894 the population of New Zealand has
28 to $3.50 The occupied holdings increased from 46676 to o.
o8o The land in cultivation IoI2O76 3868Oz4 acres Cat
tie numbered 96o3 to 73685o Sheep from
@29 to 88o8oo The export OF wool dropped from f4827o6
o382o but other exports largely increased GRAIN f22682
139225o frozen meat 1886 butter fouod; flax
nearly one housandod gold 1885 per cent provisions taow
TIMBER 1854 per cent Altogether the exports advanced 6o7 per
cent namely from f9o85 8 to i463327a The imports increased
from to8o2o to 1920 694 The coal output increased no.
2o923I bank deposits fI392727 fI9oz496o and assets
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28
Employment Office

Uemura $40 King street near Punch
bowl. Bicycles repaired, clothes clean
ed and dyed also employment office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

Building lot corner King and Kane
hameha road. Palama terminus OF
Rapid Transit road. Apply at Star
Office
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28
For Sale

One 1rst-class guitar; almost new.
Will be sold cheap. Apply corner Uni
on and Hotel streets in grocery store.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28
Lost
Wanted

To buy a cottage of six or eight
rooms, with grounds, in good neighbor-
hood. Address, with location and
price Box 166.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

Those who read the extraordin-
airy statement given by the COVER
nor in this mornings Advertiser
will surely agree with The Stars
conclusion of some days ago, that
the real friends of the governor
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-28

A second hand water tank: wooden
one preferred. 3. Star office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

Then you get it, tool" And before he
could make even a show of resistance
Blntord was stretched alongside his
fellow conspirator. When he was finally
released, he felt both in body and spirit
much the same sensation he could recall
having experienced after the paternal
strap had been brought into requisition
IN the days of his boyhood Bowlegs shook
himself together and grinned ruefullv
at him. you got me into a jackpot,
you did" he observed.
Binford wiped the perspiration from
his forehead. There seems to obtain
among cowboys system of ethics
which L have not yet fathomed"
1t amt no system of ethics whoever
he is, it's them spotted socks that's
caused all the trouble. But never mind,
you're ketchin' on fast. There's lots
to learn in the cow-punchin' trade"
Bowlegs picked up his bride and
started for the remuda, whistling Little
Dogies and work for the day had
begun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
BINFORD ri A II E S
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stay straight, and them little old heels
wouldn't take hold of the stirrups. That
horse can't sort of throw me when | got
my boots on with some heels to brace
against. Are you going to keep with
your agreement" he demanded in con-
clusion.
If l agreed, of course I'll stay with
ia promise which was to require a
greater degree of fortitude for its full
flment than he then foresaw.
When they returned to camp with the
horses, the outfit was assembled at break
fast Binford dismounted from the apa-
thetic Pancho with an apparent painful
effort and 1imped to roll of bedding. 1t
was a performance SO amusing to the
outfit that for several minutes he sat
helpless before the onslaught of laughter
and witticisns at his expense. Why
= didn't you grab the saddle-horn?" asked
one, to which another instantly retorted:
"Grab the saddle-horn? From where
he was att" "All the trouble was that
that horse didn't pitch high enough. If
he pitched as high as you went, you
could have stayed with him" And
throughout Binford sat stoica1ly endur-
ing.
Meanwhile Bow1egs was zealously en-
gagged in making himself as inconspicu-
Gus as possible, fact that drew Tow
heads attention to him Your horse
must have turned his pack too,' he OBJ
served, looking hard at the angry bruise
on Bowleg's cheek
"Naw," came the unblushing rejoinder,
81 run into a limb.
Did you ever try dodgin' them limbs?
1t works some better ridin in the brush, -
volunteered yarmouth patronizingly.
Towhead's gaze was still on Bowlegs
who sat uncomfortable beneath it.
Presently Towhead rose and walked out
to where the two saddles lay upside down
on the ground just as the horse-rustlers
, had pulled them off. Bowlegs watched
him uneasily, and groaned aloud when
he saw him pick up both blankets and
examine the under sides.
With an exultant yell, Towhead waved
blanket in each hand. Say, fellows,
what shall we do to him." he roared.
There are fresh sorrel hairs in this
blanket and white ones on this pretty
new one of Our visiting friendl'
"Why, the 1iars!" calculated General
Miles" in an outburst of panied surprise
ANY cow-puncher that would get
throwed by an old locoed horse like
Pancho and then attempt to lay the
blame on a poor inherent tenderfoot
deserves to have the leggin's jerked off
of him!" declared Corky Williams,
We'll just lay him across the wagon
tongue and let this gentleman here" in
dicating Binford, Jerk the leggin's off
of him"
Forthwith the 1uckless Bowlegs was
stretched across the pole of the chuck
wagon, with one man firmly holding his
shoulders, while another sat on his feet
Williams picked up heavy pair of
leather ohapereros and handed them to
Binford Now go to work." he COM
manded. Jerk the 1eggin's off of
him"
He doesn't appear to have any on"
replied Binford. 1t was a literal view
of the situation which doubled the outfit
up with convulsive mirth