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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-09-10

PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND GAZETTE.
Then too, the field is entirely cleared and ready
for a small grain crop. Shocked in this way the
corn is all in line. and the shuckng and
hauling of the stover is facilitated, and the work
is really lighter than making and trying shocks
LOUISIANA HOGS AND CORN.-Probably the
boil weevil has had something to do with this
If So it is not an unmixed evil, for anything that
will start the Southern farmer away from single
cropping with corn is to some extent, blessing
And Mississippi is shipping butter and beef cattle
Surely the day is breaking and the wave OF farm
Improvement is sweeping over the whole South
Dr. Rogers tells what they buying in the way
of improved implements and they are doing this
because never before there so many farm pa
pers taken and read in the South. and when men
get to reading and studying their profession they
are going to use the best means at hand for i'm
provement. They buying these implements
because they have heard OF them and their use
through the farm papers.
THE TWO FARMERS.-The Editor quotes
from two farmers. and one said that he tried the
shallow cultivation and did not make crop. while
the other one found Il made good crops I rather
expect that in the case OF the first he had
prepared his land by plowing three inches deep
shallow cultivation did not work Down In South
Carolina they tell OF man who tore up an acre
with dynamite and has wonderful crop. Shall
low cultivation with shallow powing will not
work. The soil must be we'll broken deeply and
then the shallow cultivation and perfectly level
laying-by OF the corn crop will be found TO work
Halfway measures never give the best results
CRIMSON CLONER.-At the Delaware Station
IT was shown that a good fall growth of crimson
clover may furnish so to 100 pounds of nitrogen
per acre. and be profitable where IL is winter
killed. The first months growth in spring will
produce about one-third OF the final yield of nj
trogen. When the hay Is removed about as to
40 per cent of the total nitrogen is left In the
stubble and roots. In southeast Maryland two or
three counties have naturally poor and thin
sandy soil. but In these counties the use OF
peas and crimson clover has had n wonderful et-
feet. and greater corn crops being made thaa
in the more highly improved counties north OF
them.
TRY 1T AND SEE.-It has not beep many years
since II was declared that crimson clover would
not grow In the lower Mississippi Valley But IL
seems to grow for Mr. Mackey. and have letters
from as far south Bayou Sara La telling OF
fine success with IT. do not believe there is any
get so far that IL will not winter
Where Oafs Paw Reftor Tbo, What
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-09-10
Professor Massey's
Editorial Page.
Methods of Cutting Corn.

WY HAT MIR. J. w. BUNCH says about cutting
wv corn reminds that this is the COM
" practice in the fertile lands of south
ern Pennsylvania. where I field after field
from which the corn had been cut and the stumps
left two feet more high This practice
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-09-10

manure when only ton per acre makes the high
est yield for three years over various fer
tilzer applications. This Station also found that
no benefit was had from application OF nitrate
of soda at platning time. The heaviest yield OF
cotton, 2,310 pounds of seed cotton was made
from Cooks Improved.
MORE ABOUT OATS.-Sow oats of the South
ern winter varieties in the early fall, of course
and II you are ever compelled to SOW oats In
spring still the Southern winter oats for even
when sown in spring they will make heavier oats
than the spring oats. The editor of one of the
Northern farm papers some years ago replied TO a
correspondent that oats are oats, and that the
Northern spring oats just as good for fall
sowing as the Southern winter oats II this cor
respondent had acted on that advice he wouId
nave found that winter oats and spring oats are
very different friend of mine at Hampton Va
once came to this conclusion. and having a lot OF
spring oats in his store where he sold feed he
showed them in the fall and had fine growth TIN
hard freezing weather came, and then he had dead
oats In Virginia and Maryland the Gray Turf
oats are the most hardy, but further South the
Texas Rust-Proof and other varieties make bet
yield.
SHOCklNG CORN.-In regard to the shocking
ol corn, nave seen plan proposed that seems
eood Tor at once clearing the field and putting
the corn in better position to cure Lines Of
poles are laid on crotched posts on one side NJ
the held The corn is cut and loaded at once on
a low-down platform wagon and hauled 10 tho
poes which are similar to the sallows used for
hanging hogs at slaughtering time, and the corn
is set in punches on alternate side of Mo no,a
ana twine tied to each side Of the bunch In tbis
way there is circulation Of air through under
the "hole line OF punches, the stover has the hest
chahce 10 cure and the bunches can not fall down.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-09-10

PROBES AssEY. is to follow the the tall
stumps badly in the way. The best thing is
to breed the corn to better stature and that
can be done without diminishing the crop, for
have bred tall down nearly two feet in av-
erage height by using the next the ground for
seed. The same result found at the Illinois
Station.
For cutting corn by hand l would not the
knife, which cuts too high and is apt to cut
the cutters shins. The best cutter is a
short-handled steel hoe set in eye at right an
giles to the handle sharp hoe of this sort will
cut the butts off right at the ground and the land
will be in much better shape for putting in fall
crop of small grain.
The most expeditions method is, of course, to
use the binder that leaves the corn in
bunches that are easy to shock wide apart to make
an open ventilated shock.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-09-10
Notes and Comments.

VYHE VELVET BEAN seldom natures seed
north of the southeastern part of North Car
Il olina. In the section along the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad from Mount Olive southwark
am of the opinion that the velvet bean can be
made very profitable crop. At Magnolia l have
seen immense growths Of it, and even at Selma l
saw vine trained on porch that promised to
mature seed. One great advantage of the velvet
bean is that it takes few seed to plant large
area. At the Florida Station it found that
when planted in rows four feet apart and 10 to Is
inches in the rows, one bushe planted four acres
and made 225 bushels of shelled beans acre,
and when planted in rows eight feet apart, alter
mating with rows of corn, the yield of beans was
20.3 bushels and crop Of corn. UnfertiiZed
plots made greater increase than fertilized ones,
and fertiZing was done at a loss. 1t is interest
ing, therefore, to note what Mr.. T. e. Mcfarland,
of Alabama, says about corn after velvet beans.
Evidently they have the same effect that is OBJ
served here with corn a buried crimson clover
sod; that is, there is no firing. Here have not
seen fired field of that was planted after
crimson clover turned under, while / have
seen badly fired fields where there no clover.
Southern farmers are gradually learning the value
OF the humus- making character of the legume
crops. But why should any want to turn
der great growth of the velvet bean when he
can make hay of the crop and recover the larger
part of its manurial value in better shape for
nure after making profit from the feeding? The
feed is worth too much to as manure direct.
PREPARING LAND FOR FALL GRANT,
fully agree with Dr. Butler in saying that If the
breaking can be done not less than month be-
lore seeding wheat, it is better to break we'll
But after corn. after cowpeas for which the
land has been deeply plowed in spring or early
summer, | have made better wheat from finely
preparing the surface and letting the lower soil
remain settled. One of the best wheat growers
in Maryland sows wheat after corn, and re-plows
the land But then he the packer that the
dry farmers of the arid West and packs down
the soil at once. Then his corn is cultivated SO
clean that there is nothing turned under to make
the SOIL puny as where strong stubble is turned
II every farmer had fields as clean as this
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-09-10

answers very Well there, IOr
they follow the corn with
spring oats, and during the
winter, when the ground is
hard frozen they hitch a horse
to each end of a piece of heavy
railroad rail and drag it across
the field to snap off the stumps
so that they can be plowed un-
der easily in the spring.
But where a fall grain crop
:.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-17

TlsBITTs WON t2 TO 5
Good Game of Football at Hoosick
Saturday Afternoon

In an exciting game of football the
Tibbitts Preparatory school defeated
the local high school boys Saturday
at Hoosick u to 5. The game was
anybodys till within three minutes of
the close when Tibbitts scored a
touchdown and clinched the game.
Tlbbitts won the toss and chose the
north goal Bennington received the
kick on their own five yard line. An
end run and line buck netted eight
wards. On the third down mistake
In signals gave the bal to Hoosick on
Bennington's twelve yard line. Hoo
sick made first down in three plays.
With only one yard to go the Hoosick
boys tried twice to force the ball over
but we're held. On the third down
they made the distance and kicked
the goal Score Hoosick 6, Benning-
ton o.
The game from this time till within
two minutes of the end of the second
quarter was very even, when Benning-
ton took a brace and carried the ball
from their own 10 yard line TO Hoos-
icks two yard line when time was
called. The whistle was all that
saved Hoosick at this period.
Bennington kicked to Hoosick. On
the second down Hoosick fumbled
and Carpenter nabbed the ball and
scored touchdown for Bennington.
HOLSTER failed at goal. Score, Hoos-
lex G. Bennington g. The ball now
see-sawed up and down the field Till
near the end of the game when Scott
on a line dive placed the ball on Hoo
sicks one yard line but was called
back for hurdling and penalized. Hoo
sick took the bal and tried a droT
kick but HOLSTER blocked it, HoosicF
recovering the ball Again Hoosicf
kicked but Levin blocked, the bal
striking the ground and several play
ers and then bounding into the hands
of a Hoosick man who fell across th'
line for a touchdown
Score. Hoosick u. Bennington 8
The game closed with the ball on thu
30 yard line in Bennington's possess
Ion Time of the game four ten min
ute perlcds
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-17
FOR STEALING TWO
SUITS Of BOYS
CLOTHING
"Iim" Wright is Now in Close
Confinement
WAS WORKING OUT FINE
Convicted Recently Of Stealing Sack
of Bottled Beer on Main
Street

Jim" Wright, who was convicted
some time ago of stealing sack full
of bottled beer and who has since
been working out the fine imposed by
Municipal Judge e. H. Holden, is in
Jail on the charge of theft. It is
charged that Jim stole bundle con-
tanning two suits of boys clothing
from wagon left at the farmers
sheds Saturday night.
The package of clothing belonged
to Mrs. Edward Robinson who lives
near Haines corners. She drove in
to the village Saturday evening put
up her rig at the sheds and went on
the street to do some shopping. She
bought two suits of boys clothing.
put the bundle in the wagon and
went back to continue her purchas-
ing. When she returned the bundle
containing the two suits was gone.
Wright had been seen hanging
about the sheds and officer Hurley
began a hunt for the supposed thief.
He found him sitting in wagon
with friend from SALISBURY on
North street and a look under the
wagon seat disclosed the bundle. The
officer took Jim to Jail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-17
ROYAL ACCOUNTS.
Methods Of the King Of England II
Transaeting Business.

Transaeting Business.
No advertisement is more valuable
20 British tradesman than the royal
warrant. which allows him TO place the
ROYAL arms over his place of business
and describe himself as ''purveyor by
appointment TO his majesty the king
Each tradesman who has the royal
custom must send In his bill at the end
Of the month. II is compared with his
ledger account kept at Marlborough
House and II correct is paid In 'the
first week OF the month. No discount
Is asked ON any OF the royal accounts.
A tradesman who receives the royal
custom is Informed that he must sup.
DIV goods Mt the lowest reasonable
prices. and there Is never any attempt
at bargaining by the official OF the
royal household II tradesman Is
thought TO be making extortionate
charges he simply loses the royal Gus
tom.
Coal is supplied to Marlborough
House by contract, the contracts be-
Ing made for three years and the con
tractors paid in equal half yearly pay
ments. window cleaning, carpet clean
ing and chimney sweeping are all done
by contract. and the glass frames Of
large pictuges are also kept clean by
contract.
Servants wages are paid monthly
| the upper servants being paid by check
sent to each from the treasurer's de
partment. The Kings accounts for
clothes, cigars, theaters, newspapers
books and other personal articles are
sent TO his secretary, not the treasurer
and are also paid monthly.-TorontC
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-17
$4,000 DAMAGES
CLAIM Ed IN
THREE SUITS
Two Against Bennington and
North Adams Road
FILED IN COUNTY COURT
Kate Knapp Of Bennington, Wealtha
slocum of Salisbury and Harry
Nj. White Plaintiffs

Three big negligence suits have
been filed with County Clerk }. j.
Stakeholder. The Bennington and
North Adams Street Railway company
is defendant in one $4,000 and one
$4,000 suit brought by persons who
claim that injuries were sustained
through negligence in Incorporation OF
the company's cars. The third suit
is for injuries sustained by a work
man while assisting in the moving OF
large block of granite in the North
Bennington cemetery. The plaintiff
in the latter suit claims $4,000 dam
ages.
Miss Kate Knapp of this village is
the plaintiff in a suit brought against
the Bennington and North Adams
Street Railway company for injuries
sustained in the accident at the Yer
mont soldiers home crossing on the
evening of May 30. An automobile
driven by w. D. Newton OF this vii
lage and containing four passengers,
was struck by a Bennington and
Hoosae valley car and only one Of
the occupants escaped serious injury.
Miss Knapp, the plaintiff in the suit,
sustained broken arm broken
nose and other injuries. She claims
$4,000 damages. Her brother, Hen
ry c Knapp of this village was al
most instantly killed, and cousin,
Miss Kate Mcclure, received brok-
en- arm and severe injuries about the
head and body. Miss Mary Flatley a
young woman who had been a resi-
dent here but a short time, was sew
erely but not seriously hurt. William
D. Newton, the owner and driver oil
the automobile has never recovered
from his iniuris and is at present
away from home receiving treatment
T. W. Moloney Of Rutland appears
for the Plaintiff in the suit brought
by Miss Knapp,
Wealtha Slocum of Shaftsbury
brings suit against the Bennington
and North Adams Street Railwa,
company claiming $4,000, damage,
for injuries sustained on October %
1909, when one of the company's car
on which she was a passenger collid
ed with steam roller in the city o
North Adams. The writ claims tina
she sustained a broken limb, iniurie,
to her spine and severe shock from
which she has become permanent,
crippled. w. J. Meagher of Benninq
ton and 7. W. Moloney Of Rutlsn,
appear for the plaintiff.
Harry NJ. White OF North Bennins
ton brings suit for $4,000 agains
Walter r. White of the same vlllag
for injuries received while assistin
IN the moving OF a large block q
granite In the North Bennington cen
etery. The plaintiff claims tina
through neglect In providing prone
appliances the stone fell upon hi
FOOT resulting In the loss Of that men
Der by amputation Holden & Heal
appear for the plaintiff and T. W. M
= loney of Rutland for the defendant
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-17
JONATHAN p. DoLLlvER
lowas Senior Senator Victim OF
Acute Indigestion


Fort Dodge. Iowa, Oct 17.-United
States Senator Jonathan Prentiss
Deliver died of dilation Of the heart
caused By an attack Of acute indiges-
ton, at his residence in Fort Dodge,
Ia, at 7:30 o'clock Saturday. night,
while being rubbed by an osteopath
physician. Senator Delivers death
was unexpected by his relatives and
close friends who thought he had al
most entirely recovered from the at
tack Of indigestion with which he
had been suffering for n week.
The senior Iowa senator was
native Of Kingwood, W. Va, having
been born there February 8, 1858. sew
eral years before that section was set
apart from the old state of Virginia.
His father was Methodist preacher
who rode around on horseback and
ministered to several small charges
each Sunday. The young man gradu-
ated from West Virginia university In
1875 and then went to De Kalb coun-
t., H., where he worked on a farm.
taught country school and studied
law. On admission to the bar In 1880
he went to Fort Dodge Ia. and open
ed an Office there spending the next
10 years in building up a fine prac-
tice and gaining a reputation as an eff
fective and finished orator He never
held any political Office until 1888
when he was nominated for Congress
by the republicans Of his district and
won the election.
Deliver was elected a representa-
i've to FIVE succeeding congresses and
made reputation in thetHouse rs an
eloquent and effective debater. When
Senator Gear died in 1900 he was ap
pointed to oil out the unexpired term
He was elected by the Iowa legisla
ture to succeed himself In 1902 and
was rejected in 1907 for the tern
ending in 1913. His position as sen
ator from Iowa was apparently secure
to him for good many years fol
Iowa has a way Of keeping good anC
strong men at Washington when the!
have been discovered and Dolllve
was good man. strong one ant
very popular with the folks NJ homi
who were drawn to him by his pre-
gressive and humanstic spirit. Out
side OF politics Deliver became wei
known over the country as lecture
on the Chautauqua and other plat
forms and his several appearances 4
this city as a speaker at the Youn
Mems Christian association Sunda
afternoon meetings always drew larg
and admitting audiences.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-17
ANNUAL MEETING
OF Baptist Home and Foreign Mis-
slonary Society.

The annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Home and Foreign missionary
society was held on Wednesday even.
ing, October 18th in the Sunday
school room of the First Baptist
church of Bennington, Vt. The pres
ident was Anna S. Hawks. who has
held this position for nine years
with Mrs. PERCY at the piano. After
reading Of scripture and prayer by
president, reports were given by
secretary and in the absence of the
treasurer Mrs. Knight. Mrs. Hawks
gave the treasurers report having
given one hundred and twenty-five
dollars our annual amount toward the
support of our missionary. Miss
Clara A. Converse, who has had
charge OF a school, the Mary L. Col
by Home. for twenty-three years in
fokohoma, Japan. Her salary is six
hundred dollars per year and is
found by the SALISBURY association,
the women OF this church giving
nearly half of it. This year they
have given for Home and Foreign
work three hundred dollars. The
report was accepted
The interest of the meeting cen.
tered about an address to be given by
Miss Ada Brigham on the Worlds
Missionary conference at Edinboro.
Scotland which she attended in July.
1t was an unique and wonderful gath
ering in many ways and was present-
ed in such a forcible and attractive
manner that II he'd our close atten.
ton from the commencement to IT'S
close. It's first sermon was presided
over by Lord Balfour, King Georges
representative and his first sentence
i have message fro the king" was
received with great applause and the
assembled thousands. arose and sang
God Save the King At the close
of the address a boquet of daybreak
carnations was given the president
after which refreshments were sery.
ed and a social hour enjoyed. This
society has commenced its eighty.
fifth year. II was organized In 1897
when the church was organized. this
one being the first built in the vii.
lage. There were only three streets
here then, two or three stores and
sixty homes in the midst of a vast
forest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-17
DEATH OF JERRY SWEET
Died Sunday After Lingering III
ness

OlcQ OuNudJ fNlACi Iih9Ci'i Nv
ness
Jerry Sweet, aged so years, died at
about 1880 o'clock Sunday evening
at the home of his sister, Mrs. L. II.
Woodland on Union street after a lin
gering Illness OF about two years.
Death was due to tuberculosis. Mr..
Sweet came to Bennington about two
wears ago from Shushan where he
was born in 1860 His occupation for
many years has been that of railroad
ing, though during the past two years
he has lived more retired life. The
deceased is we'll known in this village
and the announcement OF his death
will be received with sincere regret
by his many friends
He is survived by one son, Samuel
Sweet of Athol, Mass, five sisters,
Mrs. Rodney Lawrence and Mrs. Mar
tina Wilder of Shushan, Miss May
Brewer. Mrs. l.. H. Woodland and Mrs
Emma Bahan of this village and three
brothers. George D.. Daniel V. and AL
mon II. Sweet. residing here.
The funeral will be held from the
home Of Mrs. Woodland, 235 Union ST.
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
Rev. VIM. +. Meyer, pastor OF the
First Baptist church officiating. The
interment will be in the village GENE
terry at Cambridge, n. Y.