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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-13

1000 yards of heaviest, standard,
yard wild, sheeting, go in this sale at &c
yard. Station Bros.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-13

For SALE-Fine ,Lowden Raspberry
Plants. Apply to j. F. Brooks, Hunters
Pharmacy. S1.O0 per 1000-$6 per 1000
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-13

GUNs.-Strictly high grade single
and double barrel guns at o.. 90 and
$1,000. Biggest bargains eyer offered in
this city. WILSON MERCANTILE Cox
PANY.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-13
For rent; two cottages, ]. D. Dermid.

For . set of ARTIFICIAL TEETH
that gives perfect satisfaction, call on
DR.. Wallace, over the post Office.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-13

FOR SALE-A 2 IL horsepower
gasoline engine. Price reasonable. APP
ply at this Office.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-13

Raspberries, Lowdon, Yellow Queen,
and Cuthbert, for sale by
j. W. WOFFORD.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-13
Taxes.
To The Tax Payers of Henderson
County.

Your taxes for 1906 are now due, and
must be paid, If not paid at once I will
have to force collection, as I am compel
led to get money to pay the State tax
and coupons with. Don't delay this
matter any longer. Settle at ones and
save the embarrassment of being adver-
tised. Yours Faithfully
Nov. %, 1906. G. E. BROOKS
Tax Collector.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-13

delphia Life Insurance Co., with head
quarters at AshevilIe. The new COM
pany has written 800, 900 worth of BUSH
ness in Asheville in 80 days.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
were very successful! with their bazaar
and supper last Thursday. One man
only was heard to complain. He came
into this Office and said he was bitterly
disappointed. Said he went there for
supper, he was hungry, and said he had
the finest meal he had eaten In many
moons.
MI. A.. A. Gates, says he has complet-
ed arrangements with the famous Ponce
de Leon Hotel, st. Augustine, Fla,
which will guarantee the Hotel Gates a
more than ordinarily successful season.
It is expected that q large number OF
the Florida hotel guests will stop at the
Gates on their way North.
The new bowling alley OF Harris Is
Trantham next to the Belmont Cafe,
will be q most desirable addition to the
city's places of amusement. The Alley
will be q model of it's kind, and the pro-
prietors assure us that it will be con-
Quoted on the highest plane. They ex-
pect the ladies of H~endersonville, es-
pecially, will become interested in this
really fine exercise.
The Jasper news., 1906-09-13
Bethel

Tho weather is very good for the hay
and consequently the hay is nearly all
in the bail and in the stack.
Most of the schools have commenced
and seem to be progressing nicely.
Rocky Mound seems to be in the front
under the leadership Of Miss Brous. =
Parties seem to be the fad in this,
"Neck Of the woods" AS there were
two given Saturday night. One at the
home Of MIR and Mrs F ID Cotton and
one at the home Of Mr. and Mrs G. B.
Arners.
Mrs Jro Lawless and daughters, Nora
and Thelma spent two days in Pittsburg
last week attending carnival.
Mr. Harve Lily and family OF Golden
came over Saturday to visit his parents.
His father Mr. B w Lily is still very
sick and seems to be growing gradually
worse.
Topsy.
The Jasper news., 1906-09-13

Labor day men were wearing overcoates
Mrs. Wood is visiting her brother in
Carterville this week.
Rev. Lock preached good sermon
Sunday at the Salem Church and or
ganized Church membership there.
The copgr egation ate supper on the
grounds.
Dewey school opened Monday with
Miss Ethel Brock as teacher. The
school will be larger than usual this
year, twenty five scholars have enrolled.
The school board has purchased a new
teachers desk and also new window
curtains.
Mr.. Greenwood and family spent
Sunday at Mr. Harvey's.
The Jasper news., 1906-09-13

extended visit with his brother aud
sister in Illinois.
Quite number from here attended
the fair at Carthage, Thursday.
Homer Stockdale and family spent
Sun day in Jasper.
Chas. Boss came up from Webb City
Monday.
Bob Calvert was shaking hands with
friends here Tuesday.
The Jasper news., 1906-09-13
Boston Items

Sowing Wheat is the order Of the day
in these parts, 1t
Mrs. II. NJ, Box, visited relatives here
last week.
Mr. Miller's automobile arrived here
Saturday. Every thing stops aside
when they see him coming.
Gar McKibben of Oakton was here
purchasing cattle Saturday.
L. Williams went to Pittsburg, Kan
sas Sunday.
Scott Grimes and family Of Joplin
spent last week here visiting ola friends
and relatives,
Arthur Bunnell left Tuesday for an
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Zion Items
'Topsy.

Quite number from our neighbor-
hood attended the show at Carthage,
Tuesday. Asit rained here, We presume
it did thers as it general does on show
day.
Mrs Curtis visited with her sister,
Mrs N A Mackey, Tuesday.
Mrs Covert sis visiting relatives in
webb City this week.
Pearle Thompson returned from Kan.
ssas last week after lengthy visit with
her sister,,
Mr. Curtis bought new Superior
Disc drill of Webb Bros Mercantile Co.
this week. -
Nearly all our farmers are busy sow
ing their wheat.
Mrs Winkley. who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs Isenmann, returned to
her home 10 Carthage Sunday.
During the electric storm Tuesday
night, Mr. Keith's barn was struck by
lightning and set on fire. Luckily, AL.
len and Frank Buerge came along a few
minutes later and seeing the fire aroused
the family and they soon had the fire
out. There was no stock in the barn at
the time but Mr. Keith had one of his
cows which was iu the pasture killed,
Mrs Leadford and children Of McCune
Kansas apd Mrs Harry Bishop were
guests Of D. II. Wampler and family,
Wednesday,
Hazel Barrett OF Neosho, Missouri, is
visiting fflends in this vicinity this
week.
The Jasper news., 1906-09-13
To Corsposhiasnce.,

s-, The Jasper News under its new man
~ asehent Wishes to say that we would
like for all" Its old corspcnbents to con-
tinue to write items each week. And
in localities where there is no corspon-
dent, we. you'd like new ones.
The Jasper news., 1906-09-13
4. ,l...sDewey Items.

=. '.-.iDewey Items
-, s..xMr Forbes has lumber on. his place
.A'for new house !"
Mr.. Frank Tharp has returned to
Kentucky after visiting his sister Mrs.
~ GAddis; whom he had not seen for
.ss1swehty two years. -, -
Howard Matthews writes that when
- he arrived in, Schenectady N. Y. on
The Jasper news., 1906-09-13
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Toggery 4REnEMBER THE DATE DON'T
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The Jasper news., 1906-09-13

Jasper vicinity
that
IL ia view, al.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06
An Agricultural Education.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

Hollister proceeded upon the theory
that, climatic conditions being equal,
certain crops are adapted to certain
soils, and that planting those which
will bring the greatest revenue will
enhance the value of the land, inspire
the people with enthusiasm and en-.
courage development in all lines of
trade. For example, Kalamazoo,
Michigan, was once surrounded by
bogs and flats worth scarcely $1,000
an acre. After the incoming of the
who began raising celery
on these supposedly worthless In
was brought annually to
the town by the sale of this vegetable.
In ten years time the land increased
in value to 100000 an acre.
In 1899, a trip was made to Colo
RADIO where the people were farming
lnder irrigation. and here the growers
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06

hay for pigs, it is considered better to
cut 1t early, so that larger proportion
of leaves may be saved and conse-
quently larger proportion of protein
conserved. While late cutting, after
the leaves have fallen somewhat and
the stem hardened, is better for
horses; for pigs, especially growing
pigs, the crop should be so harvested
as to save the largest number of
leaves. Experience teaches also that
the third or fourth crop is better for
pigs because it is softer and more pal
atable. 1t is always wise to provide
some sort of a trough or rack with a
floor in it for feeding alfalfa to hogs.
Alfalfa in its green state, or when
used as hay or ensilage, is a first-class
poultry food. Poultry will pasture on
it during the summer and thrive. 1t is
best for poultry to use the last cutting
of alfalfa, as 1t is softer in texture,
has a larger proportion of leaves, less
woody matter, and is more succulent
than any other cutting. While poultry
of all classes will eat alfalfa hay, or
at least the leaves from it, and thrive,
it is undoubtedly a better practice to
chop or grind it and mix it with a
grain ration. A good practice is to
steep the alfalfa hay in hot water and
let it stand for several hours before
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06

crop of corn sown broadcast. The
corn was plowed down in the fall and
the sand lot planted in rye. 1t Will be
seen that in this process nature was
being assisted by moisture and sun
light to change sand into rye and corn
stalks. Then the sand, by the natural
process of decomposition of these
grains, brought about a complete
change in the physical condition of
the soil.
The work of this interesting man
attracted the attention of many people
pursuing scientific agriculture, among
whom was III. j. Heinz, the pickle
manufacturer-57 kinds-who is in
terested not only in the culture of the
vegetable kingdom but in the tel ot-
ual growth of boys, and through his
activity Mr.. Hollister was elected
Dean of Agriculture at the Agricul-
tural Institute of Winona Lake, In
diana. Here he was seen last sum-
mer, handling his crops of embryo
farmers who seemed imbued with his
enthusiasm and whose first harvest
received encomiums from five thou
sand visiting farmers, who unani-
mously adopted resolutions endorsing
the work.
EDUCATING FOR SMALL ARMS.
4 plan is now taking tangible form,
which will lead to the establishment
of small farms comprising five to
twenty acres each. On these farms
young men will be taught combined |
scientific and practical agriculture. |
They will also demonstrate the pos
sibility of getting an income and genu-
inc happiness from their investments
which may well be envied by the
man or the man of moderate
capital in the city. 1t is believed too,
that this work will have a wholesome
effect upon the farmers throughout
the country. An increase of even
$4,000 in the revenue of each farmer
when multiplied by FIVE million, would 4,
the prosperity of the Ameri-
,an Nation, the bulwarks of which
ire its farming population.
Mr.. Hollister is also directing a
work of reclamation of a large tract
If salt meadow on the Connecticut
'oast which. when reclaimed, will be
lsed for the purpose of intensive
thereby firmly establishing
he fact that these lands may be used
o furnish employment and bring
wealth and happiness to the people.
Thus each day reveals some new
progress, and farming that once
seemed a hopeless. hapless drudgery,
5 being shown a golden highway to
IN ever increasing success.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06

The following interesting account
of the life work of Edgar J. Hollister
is sketched by Mrs. Grannis. who has
had the opportunity of personally OBJ
serving some of the results of his
wonderful activity. Except for Dean
HOLSTERS retiring mOdesty regarding
his own performances, Mrs. Grannis
saws that il would be possible to pre-
sent many more stimulating incidents
of difficulties overcome. All in all,
his life work is doing much not only
for American agriculture, per Sc; but
for the advancement of the idea that
brainwork- farming pays, and that
there is as promising a field in this
line of endeavor as in any of the mer-
camille or industrial occupations.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06

were taught the economical use #
water and the method of creating a
favorable environment for plants. A
Visit was made to Maryland, where
experiments with soil and plant life
ADDED still further TO the experiment.
ers tund of knowledge. but in 1901.
the most difficult and seemingly i'm
possible work was to come, ie.. the
retaining Of tidal lands on the north
shore of Long Island Sound The De
partment of Agriculture already had
mad man i'm the field. who had re-
ported the feasibility of reclamation
hut by slow processes. and that in
veStigation revealed too many failures.
In spite of this, Mr. Hollister had
sufficient knowledge. gained expert
mentally, to suggest success. added to
which was the further information
gained during four years residence
IN Washington, ID. C., for the express
purpose of consultation and cO-opera-
ton with the experts of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. An experiment
was first made on small tract on the
south side of Long Island. where the
salt bog had simply been taken M
and thrown inside of a dixie. con
Structed of lumber sufficiently strong
TO withstand the tide This bog was
made smooth and even, and chemically
treated i'm the month of August. By
the of October the surface was
covered with a beautiful growth of
tame grass six inches high This
might certainly be termed, "a Quick
Process Route" Work on a sixty
acre tract on the north side was begun
in June and completed in December of
the same year. On this land. covered
the previous autumn with salt water.
nine hundred bushels of turnips were
produced on two acres during the
first season. Rye. oats. celery and
vegetables thrOve on the same tract.
The following year twenty acres
were seeded to meadow land i'm April
BY August it was covered by bcauti
ful turf. strong enough to hold up
cattle pastured thereon The remain
Ing portion of the sixty acres pro-
duced luXuriant crops of vegetables
and corn. A year later the meadow
yielded four tons of hay to the acre
and was considered a great demon
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06

considered by stockmen in other sec
tions.
Some of the questions considered in
the experiments were the composition
and digestibility of alfalfa, the calcu-
lated cost of nutrients supplied by al
falfa and other feeding stuffs. the
value of alfalfa hay cut at different
periods of growth, alfalfa as a pastur-
age, soiling, and hay crop, alfalfa meal,
and the value of alfalfa, fresh and
cured, for different kinds of farm ami
mails and for poultry. The Importance
of this crop as a honey-producing
plant was also considered.
Finely ground kiln-dried alfalfa
hay, called alfalfa meal, has given sat
isfactory results as feeding stuff The
commercial article is made from Sc
lected alfalfa and mixed with sugar
beet molasses in the proportion of rs
per cent. alfalfa and 25 per cent. mo-
iasses.
Horses and mules, II is stated. thrive
on alfalfa pasture, and while alfalfa is
too rich food for mature horses un-
less used in combination with some
other roughness, it is an excellent feed
for young ones, as ii seems to contain
Just the elements necessary to develop
bone, muscle. and consequent size
Caution should be used. however. in
feeding alfalfa to horses, particularly
if they have not been accustomed to
1t. Like other concentrated feeds. it
seems to stimulate all the physical
processes to such an extent that vari-
GUS disorders of the digestive system
may appear. This is particularly no.
ticeable In the urinary and perspira-
tory glands.
When alfalfa is fed to horses in con-
siderable quantity the grain ration
must be proportionately reduced and
an abundance of other roughness fur
nished. When horses have attained a
mature age and II is desirable to
change from other hay to alfalfa, this
change must be very gradual, and the
alfalfa selected for this purpose should
be more advanced in growth at the
time of cutting than that which is to
be fed to cattle or sheep. AS a general
statement. very ripe alfalfa hay is the
best to use for worRing and driving
horses. while that prepared in the
usual way-that is, cut when the field
is about one-tenth in bloom-is better
for the colts. In any event. horses that
are fed alfalfa hay must be given
abundant exercise.
For larry and beef cattle and FOR
sheep. llfalfa has gj7en very good re-
snlfa Aa reanx6z the use Of alfalfa
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06
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We have secured from Sir
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is with great pleasure that we are
able to announce its early appear
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b : sure to get the initial chapters,
as ii is stirring tale that will hold
your interest from first to last.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06
The Irish POfafO.

A rich, sandy loan is best suited TO
the production Of Irish potatoes, and
the fertilizers employed should contain
high percentage Of potash. The main
crop of Irish potatoes for family use
should be grown elsewhere. but a small
area of early ones properly belongs in
the garden. The preparation of the
soil should be the same as for general
garden crops.
In a recent bulletin on farm vege-
tables, the department of Agriculture
recommends that for late potatoes, the
rows should be 215 to feet apart,
.and the hills ii to IL inches apart in
the rows. Lay off the rows with a
One-horse plow or lister, and drop the
seed, one or two pieces in a place, in
the bottom of the furrow. Cover the
seed to q depth of about inches, using
a hoe or One-hOrse plow for the pur-
pose. One to three weeks will be
required for the potatoes to come up,
depending entirely upon the tempera-
ture of the soil. The ground may even
freeze slightly after the planting has
been done. but so long as the frost
does not reach the seed potatoes no
harm will result, and growth will be-
gin as soon as the soil becomes suf-
ticiently warm.
As soon as the plants appear above
the ground and the rows can be fol
lowed, the surface soil should be well
stirred by means of one of the harrow
toOthed cultivatOrs. Good cultivation
should be maintained throughout the
growing season, with occasional hand
hOeing. if necessary, to keep the
ground free from weeds. Much de-
pends upon cultivation. Toward the
last the soil may be worked up around
the plants to hold them erect and pro-
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06
Through Toll TO Triumph.
BY Anna c. GrannIs.


It is a far cry from a Canadian
farmer boy i'm the sixties to the Dear
Of Agriculture to-day in a rising insti
tuition i'm the West. vet. by the applica-
ton of science to practical farming
such a change has been wrought by
Edgar J. HOllister. a soil expert of
wide reputation.
No agricultural college opened its
friendly doors TO this young pioneer.
nor was the Canadian government so
deeply interested at that time as now,
i'm its farming population Books on
the subject were few and fell woefully
short of the mark. yet he knew neither
encouragement nor dismay.
A call from western Ontario. his
birth place. came i'm 1873 and In re-
Sponse. some time was spent i'm set
ting out peach orchards. the work los
ing its irksOmeness because of the
study which accompanied il. More
over. at this point a company was en-
gagged i'm reclaiming some twenty-five
thousand acres Of land by the drainage
of an inland lake. The young man as
sisted i'm some of the surveys and was
in touch with the chief engineer of
the work His enthusiasm was
aroused by the anticipation of the re-
suits which would come from the adj
dition of such a large acreage. which
hitherto worthless. was now, by re-
ducing it TO cultivation. to be made
productive
After some further years of study
and preparation Mr. Hollister became
interested in the organization of a com.
pany for the development of
large tract of swamp. The land was
cleared of brush and reclaimed TO
cultivation. buildings erected. ma
chinery installed and a system of
farming. very nearly perfect. was
established. Fields of six acres We're
made to produce an income of S3,-
10000 each while others of four acres
produced S1SOOOO. OF the latter ST.
10000 was net: while thirty-five acres
an expense of SS.0000O. OF course,
these were special crops such as cell
cry, onions and other vegetables
SLOW PROCESS OF NATURE
In some instances five years is the
period allowed for the reclamation of
land by the slow process Of nature
after the drainage has been obtained.
Even then these lands may fail to
ITouutt pdNluS crops, DcCd use OF IlleG
deficiency i'm essential elements such
as lime. potash. phosphoric acid and
magnesia. These are some of the
forces which go to make stability i'm
plants. II is true that such lands con
tain large percentage Of nitrogen.
accumulated from the decomposition
Of vegetable matter annually produced
in low places. However. this nitrogen
which would produce growth We're it
available is in an unknown quantity
and available only when sufficient |
moisture is present yet does not pro.
duce the same results upon crops as |
nitrogen derived from other sources.
such as bone, dried blood or barn.
yard manure.
TO make these lands productive i'm. |
mediately after drainage. it is neces- |
Sary to correct their acid condition by |
the use of lime and by disintegration |
of the soil particles. thereby increas- |
ing their powers to retain water and |
absorb oxygen. These forces together.
will act on potash and the three absO- |
lutte essentials to plant growth are nj |
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06

tect the tubers from the sun after the
vines begin to die. When the tubers
are fully ripe the vines will be quite
dead, but digging should not be de-
layed too long, as the potatoes will
make a second growth in case wet
weather should set in, and weeds will
start seriously interfering with har-
Yesting the crop. On small scale,
dig with a spading fork. and on a
large scale, use either one of the spe-
cial digging machines or n turning
plow, which latter will cover up
good many potatoes. A late crop may
be planted during May or early in
June i'm the North, and harvested late
in autumn, when the frost has killed
the vines.
After digging the potatoes. they
should never be allowed to lie exposed
to the sun, or to any light while in
storage, as they soon become green
and unfit for table use. Early pota
toes especially should not be stored in
a damp place during the heated part
of the summer, keeping best If COW
Ell I'd over i'm n cool, shady shed until
the autumn weather sets in, after
which they can be placed in a dry
cellar or buried i'm the open ground.
The ideal temperature for keeping
Irish potatoes would be between 36'
and 400 F., but they Will not with
stand any freezing.
A thousand bushels of potatoes
have been raised on one acre. How
many farmers, who chance to read
this, have raised 200 bushels on an
equal plot? And there are some
who can not grow 100 bushels on their
acre.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-06

trogen. phosphoric acid, potash, and
phosphoric acid and make them
available as plant food.
Mr. Hollister visited Florida and Sc
cured tract of land which for five
years was used experimentally. Al
though he was in one case much handi-
capped by inadequate drainage, which
II was not found practical to improve,
the results were, however, very satis-
factory.
In 1895, In Canada, the next field Of
operation. phenominal success re-
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