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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-08

are included with this farm to settle affairs q
onee-13 head cattle. hogs sheep. wagons. har-
ness etc.: cuts 25 tons hay: spring watered pasture
for Is cows, cream sold At door. 1000 cords wood.
good apple and sugar orchards; 8-room house,
good stock barn. silo cellar. running spring WATER
only $3.50: move in At once; your cows will pay
good profit; be comfortable for the winter and be
ready for springs work: all details of this and
other Vt farm bargains page 1876, "Strout's New
Farm Buyers Guide No. rs" just out. copy free
Dept 2788, E. A Strout 294 Washington St. Boston
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-08

Medical Student-"I thought / heard you
say, sir, that you were a stanch anti
vivisectionist and a strict vegetarian"
Crank-'Most certainly. Why?"
Medical Student-"Well. you've Just put
a caterpillar in your mouthi"-London
Opinion.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
Prof. HUT on Fruit Lands.
North Wilkesboro Hustler.)

11oSllCi
The National Congress Of Farmers
Of the United States met in Raleigh
this week and a number of important
addresses were made Facts of special
interest were those of Prof. HUT on
the as a fruit-growing re-
g1On. The immigration wave to the
West, he said, had been DETECTED to
the South. Agricultural and horticul-
tural discoveries, like mineral discov-
cries. had been largely by chance
The country's greatest horticulture
resourc is the mountains, and the
most important horticultural discovery
of the g were the horticultural Id.
said, the natural home of the apple,
and the commercial apple is the
largest horticultural product. The
mountains of North Carolina, he said,
are one Of the most important apple
regions in the world. High, clear air
attracts the tourists and visitor to the
mountain-are the thing +hat hing
color to the fruit and make the noun
talns a great region for fruit glow4ns.
One thing the South had to contend
with, he said, was the washing of the
soil. In the mountains it is natural
for defOrested slopes to be
reforested with fruit trees, which will
prevent erosion. There wa~terlogging,
to the lowlands, is avoided.
Drainage is guaranteed by the sloping.
The conditions in the mountains are
such that there is a sub-irrigatiOn
which is not elsewhere found. When
a tree is found naturally in a place 1t
is evidence that sue a place is a
good one in which to plant a tree. He
had seen trees in the mountains of
old age yet which showed no signs Of
decrepitude. One of the greatest draw
backs in fruit raising are frost and
freezing In the Mountains a natural
condition obviates that danger. The
natural slopes give drainage for al.
as we'll as for water. Mr.. HUT dis
cussed the wonderful thermal belt
of the North Carolina mountains,
which have not yet been fully explain
ed scientifically, but which are being
studied. He had seen old mountain
GERS who had grown peaches 43 years
in these regions, never a "a passing
without a yield Of fruit.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16

Lester Stephenson Wins First Pre-
MUM, Lester MaSsengill Second,
MiIlard Ogburn, Third.
(Smithfe1d Herald.

(SmlChne1O
Several committeeman and citizens
met in the courthouse on Wednesday
of the present week and decided
on the winners in the corn contest.
Three responsible citizens in each
community were appointed to meas
ure the corn.
It will be remembered that last
spring la boy was to be governed
by the regulations prescribed by the
State Agricultural Department.
Among these regulations boys were to
be between the ages Of II to IT years,
each was to do all the work on his
acre of land and not to use more
than SO worth Of fertilizer, though
allowed to use any amount Of barn
yard manure, etc. Below are the
numbe of bushels, plus the pounds
over, as reported raised by each boy.
The heavy rains and other causes cut
some crops short.
Eddie Oliver, SO bushels and 3
pounds.
John w. Avera, 90 bushels and 7
Willis H. Sanders, so bushels and 4
pounds.
J. P. Wiggs. 60 bushels and 10
pounds.
Arthur Langdon, % bushels and %
pounds.
Eugene Talton, 1O4 bushels.
Lorenzo D. Massey, AZ bushe and
"a pounds.
Oscar Boyett, 55 bushels and 20
pounds. ssl4H
Gilbert Jones, SO bushels and 8
pounds.
w. r. Smith, Sc busels and "a
pounds.
Willard Ogburn, "a bushels and 18
pounds.
Leon Barden, 81 bushels n %
pounds.
L. r. WellOnS, 40 bushels and 81
pounds.
Willie Davis, 40 bushels and SO
pounds.
Lester Massengill, 50 bushels and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
Is. The difference between three

eyes. The difference between three
barrels Of corn to the acre and so,
marks the width of the chasm that
still yawns between new ideas and su-
perstition, between knowledge and
dense ignorance. There were once
pioneers who ran at the approach Of
the first railway train, pronouncing it
the devil" The ancestors Of those
simple minded folk today cross the
continent in twenty hours by the same
means which drove Their forefaxhers
into the woods. Marconi'S wireless
biography was pronounced impracti-
cable, till the Italian began communi-
eating with ships in mid-ocean. To-
day the United States government has
adopted it's wonderful service. We
still have people who allege that we
shall never fly, on the supposition that
the Almighty never intended it, but
the WrightS and Others have already
demonstrated that they can overtake
the fastest birds on the wing.
1t is a topic now that the
of Stokes county are learn
ing more about farming. Hasten the
day when they shall delve deeper and
find the truth, which will make them
free.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
THE FARMERS EXPERIENCE MEETING

finds that some varieties do not do so
wen here, but that other varieties
thrive finely. Get the right kinds, in
the right soil, with proper care
which is much less than the peach
demands and you can succeed with
apples, is Mr.. Palmer's conclusion.
In a recent letter, State Pomolo-
glst HUT says of Mr.. Palmer's fruit:
l wish to congratulate you on the fine
appearance of your fruit. I could
scarcely believe hat such fine apples
could be grown in such a sandy coun-
try as you LAY at Southern Pines.
Your Ben Davis and Gano were ex-
c~eptlona1ly fine The Tourist is glad
TO note Mr.. PalIner'S success in pples.
as it bears out it's contention that the
development of this section has only
begun and that there is a chance for
success in more than one line to which
little attention has been given"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE US
FREE.
The Wors Superstition in Stokes
County Has Been That Tobacco is
the Only Money Crop for That Re
(Danbury RepOrtdr.)

(Danbury Reportar.)
It has not been a. great while g
that old women were burned in Amer
lea for putting spells on people, or
causing the death Of cattle in the
neighborhood by witchcraft. The muir
der of the innocent creatures was ap-
proved by the best thought Of the
n~eighborhood and taciuy sanctioned
by the State.
Only a few years "a passed since
typhoid patients were not allowed any
thing cold to eat or drink, but were
compelled to literally thirst to death.
Now the treatment is the opposite.
and the body of the patient is swathed
in ice.
There are still traces Of a custom
in Stokes county to carry a buckeye
in the pocket to keep off rheumatism.
To make a cross in the path and spit
in it when suddenly called to turn
back in the beginning Of a journey,
would stay the hand of bad luck. To
work on Eastern Monday meant the
loss Of a COW, or it's equivalent. A
whippoorwin singing in the back yard
signifed death in the family soon.
But the most fragrant superstition
still extant is the idea among farm
ers that tobacco is the only money
crop of this region. The Newton En-
terprise reports Mr.. DAVID f.. ISen-
hour making IS IL bushel Of corn
on one acre, and he estimates the>fod-
der, shucks, etc.. to increase the value
of the acres yield to $93. DR.. S. A.
Knapp director Of the Cooperation
Demonstration Work OF the United
states Department Of Agriculture, tells
of a bright Southern boy who this
year made 1852 1-2 bushels of corn on
one acre, at a cost Of only SIT. MI.
w Petree makes none growing
corn so do I. D. Barr, |. G.. Ross,
F. ID. Petree, A. J. Fair and other
stokes county men who are farming
with brains.
cow in Stokes county is three barrels
to the acre, and that it is the well
opinion Of nine-tenths Of
the farmers Of this county tnat 70
haccO is our only money crop, IS a re-
faction on our intelligence. It shows
that we are still witch-burners. and
have not yet thrown away our buck
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
UnSexed Women.
Baltimore SUM

(BdllInOro sum-
The accounts of the l%ynching of a
negro in Illinois are shocking in all
their details. But the most appalling
and humiliating incident of this
tragedy is the part taken in it by WO-
men. Great numbers Of them were
present in the mob which hung the
wretched creature and, dispatches say,
were ''the first to pull the rope"
When women unsex themselves and
step down from the high position
where our civilization has placed
them it is d~eplorabie and the bad
effects are f~ar-reaching. The civiliza-
ton of a people can best be measured
by the condition and position of their
women-by their purity and gentle
ness and the estimation in which they
are held. 1t is their part to restrain
men when savage or brutal instinct
manifests itself, and not to aid or en-
courage them. When the gentle sex
takes to lynching and savagery and
pulling ropes" then the degradation
is complete.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16

I broadcasted the stable manur and
broke the ground ten inches deep
with a ~two-horse pillow. I then broke
with one-horse pillow and laid off rows
six feet wide. bedded on this and
then rebedded. 1 then put 500 pounds
of fertilizer. threw two burrows to-
gether and planted on this ridge,
which was about four inches below
the level I narrowed corn twice
"V" harrow and then cultivated with
cultivator 8 to 4 inches deep and as
level as possible.
When corn was head high I applied
400 pounds Of fertilizer and when the
corn was shooting and tasseling [ ap-
piled 100 pounds Of nitrate Of soda.
This acre Of corr was planted the
LIST day of June on unimprOved land
and owing to the drought which came
in August it did not have a fair show.
Late planting will do sometimes, but
I prefer planting earlier.
H. G. BOOKER.
Colon N. c..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
Sand Hill Apples.
Stanford Expressly

Stanford EXpreSS.)
Twenty years ago the region around
Southern Pines and Pinehurst was q
barren sand hill waste-nothing but
pines. -wiregrass, and black jacks
growing on pure white sand. The
people who owned the land worked
out the turpentine, cut down q
sawed up the pines n many of them
moved away to other States. NOW
that poor sand hill land, with no
growth save wire grass, sells for more
than good land in many sections.
Why Because ;. Van Lindley, Leon
ard Tufts and others have shown that
the sand hills can be made to produce
grapes, peaches and berries of the
finest varieties. as well as all kinds
of grain, vegetables, corn, cotton and
other crops. Who would nave
thought twenty years ago that a dairy
farm in the heart of the Moore county
sand hills would some day be furnish
ing cream for the people Of Raleigh.
Greensboro, Charlotte and Whining
ton? That is what Tufts Jerseys are
doing today. Twenty years VINO
would have thought a peach orcnard
in the sand hills would in n season
net it's owner more than t"enty
thousand dollars profit? That is
what the Van Lindley orchard near
Southern Pines did las July. And
now the sand hill apple has forged It's
way to the front, having taken a prize
not only at Raleigh, but also at the
Observation-Disclosures Exposition.
The Southern Pines Tourist Of last
week says: ;.
Apples in the sand hills? Wouldnt
look there for first class apples, en- !!
Well, Mr.. John Palmer who has an
orchard of 400 trees a mile or SO from
Southern Pines, took the blue ribbon
at the State Fair at Raleigh this year
and last, and got a red ribbon at
Seattle. His prize winner is the Pine
Stump variety, which tastes much bet
ter than it sounds. The orchard IS
young, but Mr.. Palmer is SO pleased
with the trees that have come INTO
bearing that he has decided TO cut
out the peaches and raise apples. He
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
Robson Corn Yields.
(Maxton Scottish Chief.

(Maxton Scottish Chief.)
The Robesonian is informed that
Mr.. J. D. Johnson, Of Red Springs, r.
+. D. NO. 4, has measured one acre
Of his ten acre field and finds the
WELD 10 IL bushels per acre; while
his two sons, Hally, aged IA, and Ora
ham, aged II, raised respectively 90
bushels, and 80 bushels on their con-
test acre, each. Also that Mr.. T. O.
Britt made 1900 bushels of corn on
Is acres on n Of the farms near
Lumberton owned by A. w. Mclean,
Esq. We think these splendid yields
can be duplicated in this part Of Robe
son.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
Fight Against the Boil WeeviY.

(The New Orleans Picayune.)
The boil weevil is undoubtedly the
most serious menace the cotton
planter has ever faced. Until it ar
rived there was apparently nothing
to preVnt a steady increase in cotton
production answering to the enlarg-
ing Of the word, Is !,
generally held that within the area
now devoted to cotton raising there
could be produced double the present
crop. This bright outlook faded be
fore the WeeVil, although the earlier
approximations of a possible abandon
ment Of cotton raising as a result Of
it's have subsidized.
In 1895 the weevil was not known
in this country outside of a few conn
ties on the southern Texas coast. By
1908 it had extended over
much Of eastern Texas, and in OctO-
Der of that year it established iso-
lated colonies in louisiana. By 1906
the enemy had entered nearly all Of
the cotton counties Of Texas, had
overspread Louisiana, and was pres
ent in parts Of Oklahoma and Arkan
sas, and it has sinc invaded Missis-
sippi.
Some idea Of the damage wrought
may be obtained from a comparison
of yields in 10 counties that were free
from the weevil in 1899, but badly
infested in 1902. The yield in the
latter year was only At per cent as
great as in the former.
The pest is hard to exterminate on
account of it's habits and rapidity of
growth and multiplication. AS its
name indicates, the boil weevil passes
nearly all of it's life in the fruit of
the plant, and cannot be reached with
poisons. From egg to adult. stage re-
quires but IA days, and. a single pair
will lay enough eggs in a seaso to
reproduce $4,000, 900 individuals.
Much good was expected from the
introduction of the Guatemalan ant
in it's own country the natural enemy
Of the weevil, but this Importation
succumbed to changed climatic con
ditions. A native ant, however.
known as Solenopsis geminata, and
which travels up and down the cot
ton stalk, has taken issue with the
WeeVil, first fighting him as an inter-
lopez and later hunting him out as
an article Of diet According to the
bureau Of entomology, Solenopsis
| geminata is responsible for the de-
struction of more than half the weeyils
that fall before their various natural
enemies. Good results have followed
the Introduction of new cultural
methods, such as burning the cotton
stalk in the fall as soon as possible
after the last of the crop has been
turity of the following seasons crop
through early planting and the use of
fertilizers.
One eautiful effect Of the weevil
has been the increased attention given
to diversified farming in many sections
where this had been too much neg
lected.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
The Mountain Apple Crop.
(The Canton Vindicator.)

That Haywood county is the best
apple growing section of North Caro-
lima is evidenced by the large ship
ments of apples from Canton, Waynes-
Vile, Clyde and Lakewood. Over 3d.
900 bushels have been shipped from
Canton alone. and hat is only a small
proportion Of the county crop. A
number of farmers q laid away
quite a store for winter supply and
shipment. Not alone in quantity do
we excel, but the quality is unsur-
passed. Last year at Spokane, Wash,
our apples led the whole country. and
some of our own people carried off
first honors. The Ben Davis, one Of
u leaders, will De found on the table
Of a multitude of Southern homes this
yea Joe B. Mann, Jr., has been
proving this by unusually large sales
in Augusta, Ca, and other points.
Watch for still greater results next
year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16

IS pounds.
90 pounds.
MesSrS. John w. Avera and J. p.
Wigs used more than the prescribed
amount of fertilizers and were
barred, and Eugene Talton received
too much aid in making his corn and
was also barred from a premium.
The premiums were awarded as fol-
lows:
First premium, s35, to Lester Ste
phenson.
Second premium, $25, to Lester
MaSsengill.
Third premium, SIS, to Willard Og-
burn.
Thus there were grown by the Is
boys 957 bushels of corn on 16 acres.
It is expected that boys in every
school district will join the corn club
next year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
A Good Investment.
Stanford r

(SanfOrd ExpreSS.)
To the Editor: I planted one acre
to corn this year., which yielded 66A
bushels, and I consider the crop cut
off one-third on account of August
drought. However, I consider the in
vestment a good one, as the following
fgureS will show for themselves:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
Lament of Sampson.

Samson's wife had just cut his hair.
And me taking a post graduate
course at Yalvard to be on the team"
he walled.
Herewith the beefy giant gave him
self up to despair.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16
BeS Yield of Corn.

We learn from the L~aurinburg Ex-
change tina Mrs. A. J. Brinson. of
scotland county, won the $50 in gold
offered by the First National Bank of
that town for the best acre Of corn.
The yield measured 116 $500
bushels.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16

Colon. N. C.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-16

When a woman says sweet things
about you she is giving her candied
opinion.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-27
PROVED BY TIME.
No Fear Of Any Further Trouble.

David Price, Corydon, Ia, says: q
was in the last stage of kidney trouble
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-27
LESSON IN NATURAL HISTORY
Amusing, But Somewhat Expensive
as Miss Patty Realized When
the Goat Was Through.

Miss Patty Shepard of North Thir-
teenth street went TO the country with
q party of friends on Memorial day.
They stopped at Q farmhouse where
some of the party are well known.
Browsing about was an old goat.
When Miss Patty saw her the nanny
was placidly nibbling at few blades
Of grass, and she innocently thought
that goats were strictly vegetarians.
On the lawn in front Of the porch she
had put her handsome new peach
basket hat. trimmed with pretty ar
tihcial roses, which she had got from
the store the night before. The goat
saw the hat and advanced joyfully to-
ward it. Miss Patty laughed. The
old thing thinks they're real roses"
she laughed. Wont she be fooled
when she smells them?"
Everybody sat still to watch the
goat smell the artificial flowers and
walk away. But the goat fooled them.
The next week Miss Patty bought
another hat.-Philadelphia Times.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-27

The whale hsheries ''petered out"
years ago. when mineral oils and
other products took the place Of the
oil gathered from the cetaceans. To
bs sure. there are still q number Of
vessels engaged in the business, and
there also Is moderate demand for
the oil. whalebone and other products
they secure. But the industry has nc
such proportions AZ in the days of old.
Now 1t begins to look az though the
sealing industry were also doomed to
extinction. An experienced captain
Of . sealing craft who has just re.
turned from Halifax after ten
months cruise. says the business In
the South Atlantic at least is unprofit.
able and will soon become a thing
Of the past. In this he is sustained
BY other veteran seal hunters. The
main reliance. apparently. is to be on
the Alaskan sealing grounds, and care
will have to be taken to prevent their
depopulation.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-27

A story coming from the east sounds
like an echo Of the strenuous past
Tho report is to the effect that pi.
rates in North Borneo. East Indies,
have captured an American citizen.
To this is added that British war.
ship is on the track Of the pirates
and will cooperate with Americans In
efforts at rescue. The old days Of
brisandage and piracy have disap
peared. no doubt. forever. But now
and then a deed of the sort in ques
tion serves to remind the world that
here and there the spirit survives
Raisuli's exploit in Morocco. the
latest East Indian attempt and the
modern train hold-up are survivals OF
the former practices. and the last
mentioned is the most daring and
dangerous.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-27

Tho department of agriculture IL
conducting an experiment in the cult.
walton Of biueberries in its green.
houses In Washington. and the chief
botanist says the outlook 10 promis-
ing: The aim is not to greatly In
crease the size of the berry. but to
Improve the favor. II possible. An i'm.
portant discovery IL the fact that the
bluebsrry requires an acid soil. which
agriculturists generally seek to miti
gate a. the first step toward genera.
cultivation. A fungus on the roots Of
the blueberry enables the plant to A.
similate the food which 1t draws from
the acid soil. Success 10 therefore In
dicated on nearly worthless areas DOS
sessed of the proper soil elements on
which the necessary acidity can be
retained. In other words, blueberry
culture may be profitable on soils
which are good for nothing else and
TOR that reason have been practically
abandoned. The experiment at Wash.
ington hints at something profitable
In the future for the owners Of cut
over lands in some Of the old timber
sections Of the country.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-08-27
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Addressing the convention of first.
class postmasters at Toledo, Postmas.
ter General Frank H. Hitchcock made
public announcement Of a policy of
strict economy throughout the depart
ment with which he requested the
postmasters to comply. The conven-
ton pledged support to the policy Of
economy.
William Cramp & Sons Of Phlladel-
phia were the lowest bidders for con.
structing the battleships Wyoming and
Arkansas. bids for which were opened
at the navy department on the 18th
inst. The vessels are to be of 26,OO0
tons each. the largest ever undertaken
by the American naval establishment,
the increase Of tonnage in this class
OF vessels being from 10000. the size
Of the original Dreadnaughts, the Del
aware and North Dakota.
The largest and most ornate exposi.
tion building in the United States has
been completed Just in time to receive
the unique trophies gathered by ex.
President Roosevelt in Africa and now
about to be unpacked in Washington.
This building of granite with floor
space of approximately nine and q
half acres and costing $500, 900, has
been erected by Congress for the Ma.
tional museum and Is today being put
in order for the proper exhibitions OF
various objects that have been collect
ed. Chief among which are the Roose.
velt trophies. 1t is likely that rooms
on the first floor will be the future
home Of the Roosevelt specimens. AS
soon as eighty-two pelts, gathered
by Mr.. Roosevelt are taken from the
casks will be tanned as the best pro.
cess for their preservation. FOR all
time" The splendid show case will
give ample opportunity for an arrange.
ment In effective style of even the
largest animals. The greatest care
will be taken to make the exhibition
one OF the most unique and attractive
that is possessed by any government