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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27
ACT AIDS SMALL = fSIERS.

The creation Of the Blue mountain
good for the small farmers or home
builders Of Oregon.
Before the reserve was created it
began to look as though our days were
numbered and every one was more or
less discouraged and was talking of
selling out. Some did sell out, for
the large sheep men were crowding us
to the wall.
But now we are assured OF plenty OF
grass for our stock at a reasonable cost
per head. 1t has increased the value
Of our land, every one has taken
courage and we shall prosper.
The government certainly is on the
right track when it favors the small
farmers, for it certainly is more just
to give many a chance to make an
honest living han it is to let a few
rich men hog the whole thing and pile
up money to look at or to use in try
ing to freeze the small farmers ont.
This is practically q stock country
and without plenty Of grass one can
not prosper
The largest profits AVE been made
by raising draft horses and beef cat
tie. But there would be more money
in sheep if it were not Tor the coyotes.
They are a great rawback to that
business a1d almost prohibit tie keep
ing Of sheep by the small farmer, be-
cause they must be hcrdCd and this
is a great expense for a small flock.
f. Briggs, Starkey, Ore.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27
EASY WAY OF MARKING !

Pigs should be marked at SIS es1ssa
date and before there is any &$Gs&
Of them being confused witE sSSAa
filters.
Perhaps the most successful ana
the most permanent method is by
means Of notches in different parts of
the ear. A system which has given
reat satisfaction is as follows:
One notch in the lower or outer
edge of the right ear means one; two
nOtcheS in the lower or outer edge Of
the right ear means two; one notch
in the lower Or outer edge of the left
ear means three; n notch in the
upper or inner edge Of the right ear
means ten; II nothch in the upper
or inner edge Of the left ear means
thirty.
With these as a basis the ~littlerS
can be marked up to ninety-nine. For
example, each pig of the first litter
is marked with a notch in the lower
edge Of the right ear, making it lit
Ter NO. l: little No. 2 is marked with
two nOtches in the same ear: hitler
NO ) is marked with one notch in
the lower edge of the left ear; little
No. 4 is marke with one notch in the
lower edge of the left ear one rotch
IN n lower edge of the right ear;
inter NO. Z is marked with two notch
es IN the lower edge of the left ear
ana one notch in the lower edge of
lhe right ear; hitler No. II is marked
WIN one notch"in the upper edge of
the right ear and two notches in the
lower edge OF the right ear, etc. This
MARKING Is done With a punch or with
a marker.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27
afioat for Great Britain same time
last year, $4,000.
(Maxton Scottish Chief.

(Maxton Scottish Chiefly
Talking about corn, its price makes
it we'll worth while that all this sec
ton needs should be raised at home
and it can be done. If anyone doubts
il, let him visit Mr.. j. w. Carter, Mr..
l.. II. Cottingham and Mr.. A. J. Cot
tingham, and each will take him
through their fields and make him
acknowledge hat it pay to raise
corn. Of course, each will say that
his particular patch i3 much better
than the others but it is all SO good
that YOU need not attempt to tell them
any better. These crops show that
it is no longer necessary to Ia the
Robson county corn cribs in Chi
cagO.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27
"A Horrible

About ten years g my brother
was held up in his work, health and
happiness by what was believed to be
hopeless Consumption writes W. r,
Llpscomb, Of Washington, n. c. He
took all kinds of remedies and treat
ment from several DOCTORS, but found
no help till he used DR.. Kings New
discovery n was wholly cured by six
bottles. He is a we'll man to-day" It's
quick to relieve and the surest cure for
weak or sore lungs, H~enorrhages.
coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, La
Grippe Asthma and all Bronchial at
-ections. Soc. and s1.0O. Trial bottle
free, Guaranteed by all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27
THE BOIL WEEVIL'S SPREAD
Effect of Remedies That Have Been
Introduced.

CThe New Orleans Picayune.)
The boil weevil is undoubtedly the
most serious menac the cotton plant
er has ever faced Until it arrived
there was apparently nothing to pre-
vent a steady increase in cotton pro-
ductiOn answering to the charging
demands of the world, as it was gen
orally held that within the area now
devoted to cotton raising there could
be produced double the present crop.
This bright outlook faded before the
weevil, although the earlier appre-
tensions of a possible abandonment
OF cotton raising as a result of its
raVaSeS have subsidized.
In 1895 the weevil was not known in
this country outside of q few coun-
ties on the southern Texas coast. By
1903 it had extended ~nOrthward over
much Of eastern Texas. and in Oc-
tober of that year it established iso-
lated oIonies in Louisiana. BY 1906
the enemy had entered nearly all of
the cotton counties of Texas, had over
spread Louisiana, and was present in
parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas, and
it has since invaded Mississippi.
Some idea of the damage wrought
may be obtained from a
of yields in ten counties that were
free from the weevil in 1899, but bad-
ly infested in 1902. The yield in the
latter year was only Al per cen as
great as in the former.
The pest is hard to eXterminate. on
account Of its habits and raDidity of
growth and multiplication. AS it's
name indicates. the boil weevil passes
nearly all of its life in the fruit of
the plant, and can not be reached with
poisons. From g to adult stage re-
QuireS but fourteen days, and q single
pair will lay enough eggs in a season,
to reproduce $4,000. 900 individuals.
Much good was expected from the
Introduction of the G~autemalan ant.
in its W country h natural enemy
of the weevil, but this importation
succumbed to change climate condi-
lions. A native ant, however, known
as SoienOpsis geninata, and which
travels up and down the cotton stalk,
has taken issue with the Wec!il, first
fighting him as an intericpcr and
later hunting him out as an article of
diet. According to the bureau of
,e~ntomolcgy, ~Solenopsis geminata is
responsible Tor the destruction of
more than half the weeyiis tina fall
before their various natural enemies
Coos results AVE followed the in
PRODUCTION CT new cultural methods,
such as burning the cotton stalk in
n fall as soon rs possible after
the last of the crop has Decn gather
ed, and by inducing speedy maturity
OF the following seasons crop through
early planting and the use Of fertiii-
Zers.
one beneficial effect Of the weevii
has been the ir-rcased attention given
TO 5verSifieG far-riaS " many sec
ton whore this had been too much
neglected.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27
and the feeding of more live stock

and the feeding of more live stock
The average farmer does not appre.
ciate tie home garden. 1t is the most
profitable acre or half acre on the
farm when even half attended to ana
the home garden is one of the verv
important subjects discussed. The
pleasure, the profit and the better
health derived from an all-the-year-
round garden is forcibly brought out
by illustrated lectures. The fact that
eight or a dozen fresh vegetables may
be daily gathered from a weli-kept
garden throughout the average winter
is a surprise to many farmers, though
such surprising fact is true. Rotation
of vegetables in a arden properly
planned and cared for, the time the
many kinds may be planted, how 10
plant and care for them. how to fer
tilize and how to preserve them is ex-
planned fully and SO plainly that the
novice may understand
The poultry industry OF the State
would not appear to be of much cOn-
sequence from an inspection Of the
average farm, but considered in the
aggregate or from percent of income
in proportion to money invested it is
of vast Importance. The care and
feeding of poultry, their selection for
breeding and the growing of young
fowls requires a vast amount OF tech
meal knowledge, if the best profit is
to be expected. The subject OF farm
poultry is gone into in detail and spe~
cial stress placed upon the proper
foods for production and for the
health of fowls.
In the ladies' meeting it is pointed
out that great progress has been made
on the mans side Of the farm, but
the side has been overlooked
if not neglected. The use Of improved
farm implements has grown rapidly,
but the farmer has been too SLOW in
providing labor-saving and pleasure
and cOmfOrt-giving appliances for the
home itself. The dcudgery and con-
finement Of the women Of the farm
may be greatly lessened by giving
more attention to the business of
home making. Mrs. Hol1owell's ad-
dress on The Business of Home
Making" is a masterpiece and her APP
peal to mothers and fathers for the
better care and education Of the chill
dren Of the State produces a deep i'm
preston upon the large joint meet
ings which close the days exercises.
She has the happy faculty Of reaching
in a direct and forcible way the hearts
of the audience, the effects OF which
sink deep and will remain long.
The lectures on domestic science by
Miss Josephine Evans, of the Raleigh
High School, include the care of the
sick, home sanitation, the nutrative
value Of foods and their preparation.
One Of the coaches is fitted with q
modern kitchen outfit and her magic
touch transforms the ordinary and
crude food products into nutritious
and p~alatable d~elicacies with a deX-
trOusnesS hat is a marvel to those
whose watch the operations. Her win
ming and gracious harmonize
perfectly with the delicious morsels
she creates and by both means she
reaches the hearts Of widOWers and
swains fortunate enough to come
within reach Of her charming in
%fluence.
Nex week the party and cars will
be at Clemens on Monday; Mocksyille
on Tuesday,; Mt. Ulla Wednesday;
Mooresville Thursday;~D irita Fri&aS~
and Statesville Saturday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27
Comparative Cotton Statement.

New York. July 23.-E'or the week
ending Friday, July %: Net receipts
at all U. S. ports during week, 1879;
net receipts at all u. S. ports same
week last year, z3,212: total receipts
since September 1st. e,S70,HoO: total
receipts to same Ga.ta last .ear. s.
213, $40; exports for the week, g.
$50; exports for same week Fast " ar,
16,153, tota' exports since :3cpte~tber
LIST, S,15?,721: total exports same date
last gear, 7,1S5,S3G; stock at all Uni
ted Gtates ports, 1885,; ctoca ct all
United States ports fame time lass
year, 2~Za,444: stock e. an intcrior
towns. 116,422, stock at al int9rior
towns. same time l7at. -2ar, 12S,125.
STOCK az Liverpool. 1859, stock at xiv
eIPOot S1ae time iaJt. year, 100000.
stocb Of American at1oat for t:r-s.Ls
piita2l, 49,: stock Of A1ncri~a.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, July 23.-Cotton prices
have rocked violently to and fro dur
ing the week. At times pronounced
weakness has been noticeable. linen
again prices have taken q squirt Of 81
q bale in a single day after a similar
decilen the day before. Expectations
of rain in Texas have caused the set
backs and continued dry, hot weather
the Upturns. A large operator mas
hv turns hammered and braced up the
market. A cyclone in Texas was at
one time a factor in the trading.
Meantime July IS, the real date of
the August Government report, is
close at hand. The information from
which that report is compiled as a
rule comes down to about that date,
and the general expectation IS that
the report will be bullish as Texas
has had dry, hot weather much OF the
time, during the month, and fer a
fortnight past there has been 4 sood
deal of hot weather, maximum tom
peraturcs ranging from 100 TO lOI,
though they nave fallen at many
places of late. The market in the
meantime is extremely sensitive to
changes in the weather; to lot, dry
conditions IN Texas on the one hand
and reports of rain and cooler
ath on the other. To bulls it's
looks aS though the idea of an aver
age crop would V to be abandoned.
while ut the same time they believe
the consumption is going to be much
larger than ever before Wall Street
and Chicago operators have at times
bought freely. so have people in New
Orleans and Liverpool.
On the other hand the prestige of
the bulls has undoubtedly suffered by
the recent severe setback in prices.
Bears insist tina supplies during the
coming season are likely to be sutfi-
cient to meet every probable demand
even should the crop prove to be as
small as 10000, 600 to 1880, coo bales,
as some of the bulls insist that it will
be. Besides the crop often makes as
to lishlnC Improvement IN August ii
not in September when weather on
ditions are as good as the average.
Among the bulls somewhat Sobered by
their recent experience there is a dis
position to proceed moro cautiously.
Spinnires' weekly takings are consid-
erably larger than at the same time
last year and the weekly decrease in
the visible supply is larger than it
was a yea ago. General trade is i'm
proving and when the tariff bill is
finally passed it is believed that the
advance Of business Will become more
rapid. Meantime the uctuatiO of
cotton prices will be governed very
largely bye the weather. On Friday
there was a rally under good covering
stimulated by reports that Texas rain
falls had been insufficient. Some of
the largest counties in that State have
had only i. light precipitation. The
steady accumulation of cotton by
prominent spot people had a stiffen-
ing tendency, as did the estimate of a
prominent Wall Street house stating
that with good weather from now on
the crop would be only 11,575,0O0
bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27
VIOLENT UPS AND
DOWNS IN COTTON
Texas Weather Was the
Moving Factor
MARKET VERY SENSITIVE

Looking Forward to Government nc
port Near AT Hand and Which is
Expccted to Be BulliSh-TO Bulls
:, it L.OOI1s as if an Average Crop
Must Be A5andOneI-Greate~ Con-
sumption.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-27

Don't rest the ntuyz:a OF your gun
On our toes.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

Rumors have been flying thick and
fast around this city the past few days
regarding the marble plants near the
town of Marble. One report has it
that the Knickcrbocker Trust company
will soon take over all the marble beds
and operate them under one head. An
other report says the New York con
cern has its eye on the coal fields OF
this state, while still another gives the
impression that the slate beds near
Marble are being sought by the tinan-
cicrs in the trust company.
1t is known that the big trust com
pany. at least 100 members of it, will
arrive in this city at O'Clock on the
evening of June 10th, and that after
spending the night at Hotel Colorado
the men will leave early on the morn
ing of the 18th for Marble. where a
thorough examination will be made OF
the marble beds ana slate deposits. 1t
may be the Knickerbockcr people are
merely looking over the beds to see tine
character of the securities given foi
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
MARBLE COMPANIES MAY CONSOLIDATE

the money advanced for the develop
ment of the quarries. If this proves to
be the case, they will certainly be sat
istied that their money is in safe
place and that good returns are assured
for many years to come.
On the other hand, if the different
companies now operating near Marble
are bought out and the New York peo-
pie gam full control, it will doubtless
mean the working of the quarries on a
larger scale Al: present Marble has
over 900 people, but it is safe to pre-
diet Sthat another year will see at least
$500 people there.
The Enickerbocker Trust people are
coming in a special train and according
to Agent Exter's notice from officials
of the Rio Grande, there will be one
hundred or more of them. They expect
to spend one night here ON their way to
Marblc. and it is believed they will re
turn to Glenwood for a longer stay
after having examined the slate and
marble beds.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

the power has been used in the FAM.
critics of the Cloud City.
There are few, if any, who fully re.
alize the greatness of the project, but
Il visir to the Shoshone workings to.
morrow will leave no doubt as to the
tact that it is the greatest electrical
work in Colorado, and one of the larg-
.st in the world.
As a scenic trip it has not been ex-
celed. Many of our visitors have SAID
the Grand canon surpasses the famous
Royal Gorge in beauty and natura.
wonder. You may have made nun
Der of trips through the canon on the
train, but to see things as they are,
it is necessary to either walk or ride
in buggy or other conveyance. For
this reason the Glenwood Springs
board of trade will have sufficient
carriages and automobiles at Shoshone
when the special train arrives to carry
through one of natures greatest scec-
ic wonders.
The special train will leave this city
about 9:3O tomorrow morning, and af
ter a short tramp around the works.
the Central Colorado Power officials
will serve lunch to their guests. This
lunch will be free to all and Judging
from past experience at Shoshone, the
people are due for good surprise, for
the company will not permit their WIS.,
i.ors to go away hungry.
Upon returning to Glenwood, the
people will again be at liberty to either
attend good ball game or visit the
swimming pools for a few hours sport.
The trip is one that should not be
missed by anyone for it will prove one
of the most interesting ever taken.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
SECCl)3;E- ;;!- MONSTER 1M1!0 TENT FOR STRAWBERRY DAY

days of the meeting: 60 Is There Res
direction of the Dead?' "Do We
Have to be Members of the Church to
be Savef?'' Keeping the Faith, -
1.-THE Way of Holiness Ia large
chart will be uscdl, "Will We Know
Our Friends in Heaven?' "The Sin
Against the Holy Ghost, "The Con
version of a Moral Man. "The Best
and Worst Thing in Glenwood," etc,
&c. The evangelists have very fine
cornets and use them practically every
night in their meetings. The meetings
are free But if willing hearted, bring
a dime for the collection. Come to-
night.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
GlENWO0D TEACHERS

Prof H. c. Sheppard of Aspen, 81
perintendent.
Miss Ella Dee Allen, principal.
Miss Blanche Mahoney, eighth grade,
Mrs. E. NJ. Tully, sixth grade.
Mrs. Bledsoe. fourth grade.
Miss Alice Finley, second grade.
Miss Helen Fleming, first grade.
The above is list of teachers select
ed for the Glenwood school next year.
1t will be noticed that there are still
some vacancies, but these may be filed
either today or Monday.
Prof. Sheppard is expected to arrive
here today and will consult with the
school board regarding other appoint
ments. The Glenwood school is fast
coming to the front and it is believed
that next year will see even greater
improvement in the work of the pupils.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
SOMETHING new FOR GLENWOOD

punches can be put in a car, some idea
of the enormity of their business may
be obtained. With each shipment the
company sends a private messenger who
looks after the fruit and personally de-
livers it to the consignee. Mr.. A.
Alesse had charge of the Gavin ship
menu He left Mobile at Ii O'Clock
Thursday night of last week and reach
ed Glenwood ut 1890 the following
Wednesday morning. He was so pleas
ed with Glenwood that he did not start
on his homeward journey until Thurs
day morning. He has been almost
around the world and he declared he
had never before found such delightful
baths as can be had in Glenwood.
Mr.. Gavin is so well pleased with his
first experiment that he repeated his
order to Mr.. Alesse and will probably
receive a car of this splendid tropical
fruit every two weeks during the sea
son. just as soon as the car arrived
| shipments were made to Rifle, New Cas-
tie, Grand Junction, Paonia, Hotehkiss
Montrose and Meeker and orders are
now coming in daily from many othei
points. AS the result of this venture
by Mr. Gavin our people may now pur
chase the finest bananas of their loca
merchants for 25 cents per dozen in
stead of 40 to so cents which they hav'
previously paid.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
THE AFFECTIONS OF JOB

Alex Job of Divide creek, known to
our people by the stories he tells
truthful and otherwisel made a trip
to Glenwood Wednesday and related to
the editor the loss of one of his fine
mares which he says met her demise on
Bro Pinchot s reserve at the hands, or
paws, of a mountain lion. Particulars
are lacking further than that the ami
NAL, which was one of Job s finest and
worth $3.50 was found dead on the re
serve with every indication that She
had been killed and partly eaten by
huge mountain hon whose tracks were
readily recognized in the soft ground in
the immediate vicinity.
"And then he told another one, -
This one is just little different and
than he finds in relating the first one.
A few days ago some of jobs men
We're riding the range in the upper Di-
vide creek country when they encoun-
tered mother bear and small cub
The old bear kept out of their way, but
after quite chase they finally succeed
ed in capturing alive his cublets, which
they tied to the saddle and brought in
to the ranch where it is now being
treated as favor,te pet. The little
fellow is about twice as large as an or
dinary house eat and is gradually be
coming accustomed to the new order OF
things and is taking kindly to his en-
forced captivity. Job is now consider
ing the matter of exhibiting young
Bruin at our coming Strawberry Day
for the benefit of those to whom such a
sight is an unusual treat.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05
CLASS OF 'o9 ENTERTAINED

Miss Marie Poole, one of the "Girl
Graduates" of the 'O9 class, entec-
tained her class on Tuesday night of
this week. A section of the Pastime
theater was engaged for the class, and
after the performance they all repaired
to Ewing's soda and ice cream tables,
where their individual tastes were sup
piled with the sweets of their choice.
Their laughing voices as they departed
for their homes indicated that they
had enjoyed themselves.
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

Few of our people realize the extent
of the wholesale and storage plant Of
Austin Gavin of this city and what Vt
now means and will mean to the pro
ducers as well as the consumers of this
county and the whole surrounding
country.
Mr.. Gavin has for several years been
shipping into Glenwood oranges and
lemons by the carload but it takes
nerve to even think of shipping in a
carload of perishable bananas to a small
place like Glenwood. But Gavin has
the nerve and this week received direct
from Mobile the first carload OF ban
apas ever received in Colorado west OF
Denver.
These bananas were grown on the
plantation of the Hubbard Zecurray
Steamship company at Porto Cortz II
the sulu valley of Spanish Honduras
As soon as picked they are brought BY
fast steamship to Mobile and there
loaded in cars and shipped direct tt
dealers.
The steamer these bananas came ii
contained $4,000 punches and this II
conAidered very small cargo and yc
:. it made AZ carloads. This compan,
ship, l25,ooo punches week and whel
Il h esu>mbered that but $50 70 AZ
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-05

series of gospel meetings began in
the Glenwood Christian chapel last Sun,
day. by Evangelist C. l.. Organ and
wife and Singing Evangelist Homer
Hagan, all from Des Moines Iowa. AL
ready splendid interest has been ere
ated, and the prospects are bright for
q large ingathering. Here are some of
the sermon topics for the next few