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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11

good and hot. l then get a 24-inch
heel sweep with the corners twisted
and bull-tongue plow on a Georgia
stock and take fast mule and get
in the middles, with the stick on nv
single tree and thrash the weevils off
and cover them up shallow in the
hot dirt. The heel sweep is so set
that it takes the top dirt and turns
it down on the hot dirt in the bot
tom of the furrow, and being covered
shallow and in the hot dirt, all of the
young weevils and a good per cent of
the old ones die.
Now if you cover them deep where
the soil is cool and moist they may
not die, but covered shallow in the
hot dirt they will die. The weevil in
the larval state can't stand the hot
dirt, and besides there is a little
black ant that eats them when knock
ed off the stalk in the larval state,
whether they are covered up or not.
About the first of July 1 quit culti-
waiting the rows and go through the
middles every six days, shallow with
24-inch heel sweep with bull-tongue
plows in front. until picking time;
and I have not failed since we have
had the weevil to make a fair crop
of cotton. JNO. o. ALLEN.
Gilmer, Texas.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11
From an Alabama Boy.

Messrs. Editors: l will write to
let you know that I am still in the
race for one of your prizes. 1 have
planted my acre and it is in good fix
My fathers farm lies on Okatuppa
Creek, and we have our own wash
pool. You ought to be over here to
go in with me.
Papa owns about 800 acres of
land, about so in cultivation. We
have been planting some soy beans
this evening on a poor patch in our
field, and breaking some for peas,
all to cut for hay.
The most of the people over here
sell their cottonseed for from IL to
so cents bushel and buy them back
in corn-grown lard at Is to 20 cents
a pound. That's farming!
We raise our meat and lard, and
it pays, you bet.
ROZIER +. BELL.
Okatuppa, Ala.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11
CULTIvATING TO KILL THE WEE
VII.
Keep the Cultivators Going-Make
Trap burrows, Knock the Wcc,ils
OF aud Bury Them.

Mcssrs Editors: From present In
dications. the cotton crop Tor 1910
Will be later than for several years.
The boil weevil and the dronth are
both great enemies TO late cotton, and
In view of this fact IL Will pay the
farmer TO commence in time TO work
against the weevil. and then II the
weevil does not come he viii only
make the more cotton. for the meth
DDS that I advocate will make more
cotton II there are no weevils than
the old methods that we practiced be-
fore the weevil came. For the farm
er TO become despondent and give up
Just because the weevil is In his cot
ton. is foolishness in the extreme.
prepare my land In a way so as
to conserve the moisture. and then
| cultivate shallow and intensively,
and to some extent fortify myself
against drouth Deep cultivation Is
the worst thing that the farmer can
do for his cotton. when there are
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11
DR.. c. w. Burkett, Editor tn,

DR.. c. w. Burkett, Editor the
American Agriculturist, says of "a
Southerner in Europe" by Clarence
Poe: II took up "A Southerner in
Europe the other night and read it
through again. / suppose l shall
continue to read this book from time
to time. 1t is the most wholesome,
most stimulating and yet the most
practical book on foreign travel that
l have read in my life." The Pro-
gressive Farmer and Gazette and
paper bound copy, both for $3.50.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11
Our Progressive Farmer Boys

If our young friend stays on the
farm he will find his talent for
blacksmithing and carpentering of
the farm aided by these will be bet
ter than depending on either of these
for an occupation without the farm
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11

We fail to understand how any
mother can welcome into the home
for her boys to read, a newspaper
that carries several large advertise
ments advising those boys whore
they can buy liquors and soliciting
their orders for the stun that car
not be legally sold in the State
Index.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11
Iwo-Minute Health Talks.
HOW ABOUT THE WATER
SUPPLY?
Protect the Springs and Wells From
Contamination.

The principal diseases supposed to
be communicable through the drink
ing water are typhoid fever, cholera,
dysentery and other diarrheal affec-
tions, cholera infantum, animal par
asitic diseases, enteric fevers and
scarlet fever. In order that the wa
ter may carry these diseases, it is
first necessary for it to become in
fected with the specific infection
which communicates the disease.
This infection is derived from the
ejecta of a patient suffering from
the disease.
1t is fact proven by statistics that
the water-borne diseases begin to in
crease in July and are at their maxi
mum during August and September,
decreasing in October.
The ideal conditions for the spring
are that its watershed is uninhabited
and does not contain stables, barn
yards, pig pens, privies, cesspools or
cemeteries; and it should not be ira
versed by railroads nor highways, for
all of these make infection possible.
The freedom from all these objec-
tions is not always obtainable. The
spring should be ditched around in
such way as to carry on all of the
surface water. and never allow it to
be overf1owed and filled with filth or
trash Of any kind. The surroundings
must be scrupulously clean. The
spring itself should be walled with
rock and covered to prevent trash
from falling into it.
Too many of our wells are located
in the barnyard. The well should be
located on we'll drained area, re-
mote from barns, pig pens, privies,
. cesspools, cemeteries or drains, and
should be cemented from the edge
outward to the distance of several
feet. Above the surface OF this ce-
ment, tight box should be built and
a tight-fitting cover provided, IL
buckets are used. The pump is much
to be preferred to the bucket because
it lessons the danger of trash falling
into the well. All waste water
should be drained OF and no water
allowed to stand nearby in which
hogs might wallow. The hog is q
great gatherer Of filth, and by wal
lowing in a puddle which drains into
well, there is great danger of in
fection.
Deep wells, properly protected to
prevent an inflow of surface water at
the top. are to be preferred to either
shallow wells or springs.-T. e.
Keitt, in Clemson College Press Bull
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11
GOOD COTTON CROPS IN SPITE OF
THE BOIL WEEVIL.
Frequent Shallow Cultivation, Agi-
tation OF the Plants and Destruc-
ton OF Punctured Squares Are
Essential.

Essential.
The cultural methods to be follow
ed in producing a profitable crop of
cotton in the presence OF the weevil
must consist largely in rapid, shall
low cultivation, coupled with the
destruction OF fallen squares where
feasible, and the frequent agitation
of the stalk so as to hinder as much
as possible the activities OF the pest.
As soon as the young cotton shows
above the ground cultivation with
harrow or weeder should begin, run
ming the implement straight across
the rows. BY this means any crust
that may have formed Is broken. thus
allowing the struggling young plants
TO come through: dust mulch is
formed to conserve moisture: and
great deal of grass that Is just emerg-
ing is killed. Remember that the
best time TO kill grass is before Il
comes up. Future cultivation should
continue as late as possible and
should be shallow and frequent. the
main object being never to let n
crust form over the surface. A dust
mulch conserves moisture and its
heat Is highly fatal TO the young
weevils In the fallen squares. See
that IL Is kept In your cotton fields.
In Louisiana and Texas good re-
suits have been gotten from SO at
taching brush TO the single-tree
that each row of cotton is brushed
over in passing. BY this means the
adult weevIls are hindered in their
reproductive activities and the pune
tured squares are knocked of into
the hot dust mulch where the heat
quickly kills them. This costs you
nothing to try. and experience has
shown that II pays we'll.
II undoubtedly pays also to pick up
and destroy the first squares that
usually begin to fall along in June.
Two weevils In June mean millions
before frost. and this Is why IL pays
to destroy as many as possible early
In the season. There are usually un-
employed children that can be used
In this work. and by paying them so
much per hundred squares or by Of
fering a prize TO the one bringing in
the largest number OF fallen squares.
this work can be done at n very slight
cost.
Experience has shown, time and
time again. that good crop of cot
ton can be- raised despite the boil
weevil. and this often under the very
worst conditions OF infestation. Keep
the crop clean and growing, and de-
stroy NIL punctured squarcs.-B. l..
Moss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11
LIKES TO SEE LIVE STOCK ON
THE FARM.
ton and Who Delights I'm Black.
smith and Carpenter Work.

Messrs. Editors: | live on a farm,
but | delight in blacksmithing or
carpenter work. though | like to see
beautiful fields of corn and wheat.
don't like cotton. want some
thing that helps the country to pros
per. IL all the people would agree
With me. | think they would get
along better.
| like TO see at every farmers
home hogs and stock of all kind
something we can live upon. That
is what | like. don't you?
My corn is doing fine. l have work
cd II out the first time and hoed it.
IL has been so wet couldn't work it
as | wanted to. but 1t is all right
now. OVAL WALKER.
Gravelly, Ark.
Editorial Answer: Our young
friend is right in thinking that the
country would be better Off II the
farmers grew more hogs, live stock
and things to eat instead Of buying
so much, but we think he is mis-
taken about cotton. II is a great
crop when properly grown. In
suitable rotation where, say one
third OF the land is In cotton, or cot
ton is on the land only once in three
years. the land soon produces cotton
so well that IL becomes paying crop.
\ bale OF cotton to the acre and
half a ton OF seed have lately been
worth pretty close to 500 an acre
and that is a good revenue from an
acre. But to do this the land must
not be put In cotton each year, and
the farmer should not have to buy
feedstuffs or food for his family with
this money or he loses all the ad-
vantage OF the high price of cotton
and seed; for other things are equal
ly high.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-06-11

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29
YIN THE THEATRES

but which has suddenly assumed con- siderable value, as it is needed by the f2llf0ad company to complete some improvements they have in view. BIake Jeopardizes his own position in espouslng the rights of the girl, and th1s leads to many interesting com phcatlons. The comedy of the play is of a most delicious character, and neVer before in the history of the stage has there been a play which in cludes so many laughs as does The Travelling Salesman" So we'll does it depict the life of the drummer on the road, that it has won the endorse ment of The United Commercial Travellers of America and The Travel CTS Protective Association. If the success attained by this play in New ork and Chicago is any criterion, crowded houses should await it's ad- vent ill this city. Henry B. Harris will send 'NThe Travelling Salesman to this city with the original New York and Chicago Company, which Includes Frank J. Mcintyre, Gertrude Coghlan, William Beach, Percival T. Moore, H. D. Blakemore, Richard Ogden, Arthur Shaw, Nicholas Burn ham, Morin Fuller, R. c. Turner
 Sarah McVicker, Maude B. Sinclair, Frances Golden Fuller, Ike Lowen- thai and others. The sale of seats opens Thursday morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29

FranAlort, Ky, Jan. 2S.-The monu- ment erected to the memory of Senator William Goebel, Democratic aspirant to the governorship of Kentucky, who was assassinated in the statehouse yard in January, 1900, was paid for by public subscription, including dimes and nickels contributed by school chil- dren. The memorial stands in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29
,-stbs 7Ihs Kind You Hare Always Buzz;
STYLE WILL PRESIDE
 AT COLUMBUS BALL

There is every indication that the second annual ball of Bridgeport chap ter, Knights of Columbus. which takes place in the magnificent ball room of 1 the Stratfield next Tuesday evening, February l. will be a brilliant social success. That it will be the social event of the year in Catholic circles | is @ foregone conclusion. Aside from 1 the large local attendance, which is l assured by the demand for tickets, the highest officers of the order in this and other States will be present. many of them with their wives.
 Every member of the Knights of Co., lumbus in Bridgeport. numbering ap-
 I roximately 1000 in the five councils, Cordova. Cecil Calvert. Park City, Ara
 dividual interest in the financial suc- cess of this undertaking. for the req son that the proceeds are to be used 1 the project for the erection of a hand
 some club house being fairly under
 way, so far as it relates to the fnan- i cial feature of the enterprise.
 That the ball will not lack in style
 goes without saying. for the wives, daughters and women friends of the
 members have been planning for the l event for many days. Catholic so- ciety and the friends of those who 1 form it, will be well represented and the ball is being anticipated for pleas
 ure that it will provide. To miss this
 social event is to forego the delights of the most elaborate social occasion of year. For other information see | advertisement elsewhere in this paper l today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29
Bowling and Pool
 AT
 ECKLER & co. D6 S-M A I N T.-8 4
To the Board of County Commissioners

To the Board of County Commissioners of Fairfield County. | I hereby apply for a transfer of a l license No. 186 to sell Spirituous and Intoxicating Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer, Rhine Wine and Cider from Charles A. Hollingsworth at The Atlantic Ho- tel, cor. Water street to John Cal laghan at The Atlantic Hotel, cor Water stret, Town of Bridgeport. The proposed place of business is not To- cated within 200 feet in a direct line of Church Edifice, or Public School house. or the premises pertaining thereto, or any Post Office, Public Library or Cemetery. 1 Dated at Bridgeport, this 18th day of January, A. D., 1910. JOHN CALLAGHAN
 Applicant.
 We the undersigned. electors and taxpayers, as defined by law. of the Town of Bridgeport. hereby endorse John Callaghan for such license and we do severally certify each for himself that we are owners of real estate situated in said Town of Bridge port.
 of January A. D., 1910.
 Walter Stapleton, Bridgeport; Jacob Huber, Bridgeport; Wm. A. Stapleton, Bridgeport; w. Heating, Bridgeport; Charles J. Burger, Bridgeport.
 I hereby certify that the above named as defined by law. of the Town of Bridgeport
 Dated at Bridgeport, this 18th day of January, A. D., 1910.
 A22b b*p66 Town Clerk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29
FAIRFIELD

About 60 gentlemen sat down to supper Thursday evening in the par lors of the Congregational church, up- on the occasion of the annual banquet of the Mems club. The company lis tened to number of piano recltals by Prof. Harvey Swann who was abun- dantly applauded. Judge Perry in opening his address on Alaska said there were two wonders in his mind phow the company could be content 10 hear him speak after listening to the music and where all the young men present came from.
 It is understood in town that some day next week Judge and Mrs. Fillmore s. Banks will leave for trip to Cali fornia.
 After a week at "Waldstine,'' Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright has returned to her city residence.
 It is quite a month now since cou- pie of offers with large salaries, came to Rev. Dr. Child, if he would give up his pastorate in Fairfield. One was for a. college professorship and one for a. rich suburban church near New york, aDr.s Child after eanvassing the propositions with his parishioners, and getting their views, came to the con clusion that his church did not want him to leave, and he has decided to remain, much to the satisfaction of all concerned.
 Miss Eleanor N. Warehouse left town on Friday for week at Atlantic city. She goes with her aunt, Mrs. St. George of Norwalk.
 Mrs. John Henry Jennings and Mrs. Albert Berks of Bridgeport, dined on Friday with Dea. and Mrs. A. F. Wakeman. Next week both ladies will leave town for visit to Charleston, s. c.
 Since Rev. Dr. Cane. who used to preach at Greenfield Hill, has been in Jewett City, his health has improved, and his church has grown rapidly. ing her health.
 Many people in town are anx1ously looking for the appearance next We'd nesday of the ground hog.
 Mrs. F. E. Lane is home from a. vis- it to New Canaan.
 Mrs. Celia Northrop, of Nyack, is visiting relatives in town.
 Mrs. C. E. Jelliff has been enter taining MT. and Mrs. Frank Meeker of Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Ashley Howell of New York is visiting in town.
 Isaac Banks is recovering from an attack of scarlet fever. The Board of Relief will meet at the Town hall on the following days in February the 1st, 3rd 7th, 10th, 14th and 17th. It will then be time enough to discover how much dissatisfaction there is with the new assessments. According to law, as all know, property should be5 assessed at it's full, value. and if there has been an increase in the grand list of some $100,000 that is not to be wondered at, when one con- Siders the number of new buildings which have, been erected in the past year. The one house being built for Miss Anna B.. Jennings is assessed for I S20, 900. The larger the grand list, the smaller the tax rate, and vice versa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29

OUR SPECIALTY-Count Pork, Pigs Hooks. and Brautwurst. at Nagers. D. Main St. G15* tf o136
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29
POLI'S

Bridgeport's geographical nearness ! to New York city and the natural
 familiarity of Bridgeporters with i'm portant events transpiring there is
 self evident by the demand for seats
 for next week at Polls Theater to see Princess Rajah, the headline fea-
 ture of a great bill Manager Poli has | booked.
 ! Princess Rajah was the summer | sensation in New York and her con- | secutive run of five months at Ham | merStein'S Victoria theater is vaude- 1 file record for this country. Ham merstein's is on the most prominent ! corner of the most prominent city in 1 the world and it is the ambition of all headline acts to be featured there | for a week. Rajah's name occupied the electric lights for more than tWen- ty weeks so that will suffice for her drawing ability.
 She comes to Bridgeport under an iron bound agreement, signed, sealed | and delivered to produce her famous Cleopatra Dance" in an identical manner with her New York offering 1 with the same company of eight | Egyptian girls the same costumes and
 effects as we'll as scenery. = Aaron Kessler who directs the tour of Rajah | is authority for the statement that
 the Princess will give even a better
 production and dance for she is 9 l thorough artiste and is always inn proving.
 The Cleopatra Dance" is a wild weird, but not suggestive terpischor- can number. It embodies the story of Cleoptra and her lover Mark An
 tony. There is no spoken word, it is a dance pantomimic, but the aud fence readily grasps that Cleoptra.
 wild over loss of lover indulges in a
 reckless dance full of abandon, the
 while playing with and tamtalizing a | deadly and venomouS pet snake which | she eventually allows to sink it's fangs
 in her and thus end her life.
 Those who miss seeing Princess
 Rajah are going to miss vaudeville's
 most costly and most interesting act l On the bill with the Princess Rajah 1 will appear a select coterie of star 9 cts, including Waterbury Brothers and Penney the special feature of the bill, and the we'll known stars of the Conan and Harris Minstrels. They will present Harmony Island brought up to date and these superb musical artists will offer number of new selections on a variety of instru- | ments incidentally offering Ernest Tenny, enc of the greatest black face comedians of the vaudeville stage. Other acts to appear include Henry Horton and company in the rural l playlet Uncle Lem's Dilemma" Vic | toria Four, a straight male singing quartet and one of the very highest class. Dolly Burton's dogs, a won- derful troupe of performing canines
 John T. Ray and Fred Nice in a i thoroughly original act, My Friend | From Home' introducing eccentric
 dancing and comedy and superb sing
 ing, and Phil Staats, the three hun dred pound comedian painologist and monologist.
 Seats for the entire week are now
 on sale and by way of a hint it might 1 be mentioned that the advance sale l for RaJah week is the biggest in the | history of the theater.
 | This weeks excellent bill headed by
 High Life in Jail and with Laddie Cliff and the Six Musical Noses as
 the special features will be seen for ] the last time tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29
FASHIONS AND PADS

Green is unrivalled in popularity.
 Zebelines are still immensely popu- lar.
 It is the style to look snug and warm.
 Blouse effects in bodices are with us again.
 Foulards are in high popularity for separate waists
 Lilies of the valley are used on blue and pink stockings.
 Nothing is more in the style than the untrimmed fur turban.
 Everything tends to show that this is to be big silk year.
 High shoes of suede with patent leather vamps are very smart
 The coat of the coming season is very likely to be shorter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29
Growers Fatten Oysters
 On Water of Sewer;
Uncle Sam Getting After Them for Fragrant Form of AdulteratiOn.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The United States government is going after those who transplant oysters from salt water to fresh water and frequently near the mouth of sewers where they are allow ed tc fatten and enlarge beyond their normal proportions, thus making them much more marketable but less desir- able to the consumer.
 This was developed during the test imony of Dr. Wiley, the government chief chemist, before the house sub committee engaged in Investigating the high prices of foodstuffs. Dr. Wiley characterized it as a very fla grant form of adulteration. The more sewage the oyster receives, he said, the more corpulent and winter it be- comes, giving if a very edible appear anc.
 Besides oysters Dr. Wiley discussed poultry, game, butter and eggs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-29

Newest costumes from Paris are generally very severe in design.
 Latest hatpins for the fur turbans have immense crystal heads.
 The Graceful Gainsborough is still the leaders among evening hats.
 The shawl is now one of the most important articles of dress in Paris.