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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30

other matters. neglected spraying early enough
and the result has been more rotten tomatoes and
more boil worms than ever had.
And on the corn the boil worms have taken n
large toll for some ears are almost eaten up |
nope that the later will escape for the early
corn is about the first thing the boil worms can
hnd have some tomatoes grown from seed
sown outdoors that now loaded with green
fruit and not boil worm hole nor a rotten fruit
to be seen. So we have to pay the toll for earli-
ness.
The best snap beans have tried are the Silver
wax l planted these last year early and the
hrst beans were disappointment, as they seemed
scanty But when they got well down to work
they beat any bean have ever had, for the same
vines continued to give snaps till the middle
or August The pods are golden yellow color
and never rust as some wax beans do
The plot where dug early potatoes that made
at rate or $50 bushels is now growing
Stowells Evergreen sugar corn, and in n little
while l will SOW spinach between the rows OF
corn.
All the refuse in the way OF vegetable matter
that grows In the garden will return to the soil
aiter rotting 1T down AS fast as the ears of corn
are cut, pull out the stalks for | do not want
any stumps in the garden, and pile the stalks
with the potato tops and peavines and sprinkle
Win lime Ia an out-of-the-way corner to rot.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30
WHAT THIS MAN IS DOING
YOU MIGHT DO.

Mr.. James c. Austin of New Salem,
Township purchased a pure bred
Guernsey bull Jour years ago and be-
gan to grow cattle along with his corn
and cotton and other crops. He Is not
growing any less corn or cotton, butts
actually growing more and In larger
quantities per acre, and consequently
receiving a greater profit per acre.
And he Is nov raising and selling ftf-
teen to twenty head of dairy cows each
year at on average of $50 per head.
He grows the forage for winter feed
ing on hts place, exchanges his cotton
seed for meal, makes $50 to 200 tons
Of manure annually. and 10 emphatic
In his statement that there 10 more
money in cattle than there is In COT
ton. And Mr.. Austin 10 not neglect
Ing cotton, either, for he this year put
over one hundred tons of good, fine
manure on hts cotton land, and his
corn crop Is fine. He has added to
hts gross income $3.50 to $1,000 an
nuaiiy of which half at least, accord
ing to his own reckoning, 10 net profit
It j. W. Broom, In Monroe M e.
Journal.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30

PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND GAZETTE
Then the garbage from the kitchen goes on the
same pile, and by next spring I expect to have a
mass of humus-makng material to go back on
the garden.
People ask me how to get rid of nut grass and
| tell them the only way is not to allow It to
grow. My land was infested with it, but have
kept at its daily, and already have to hunt for
stray plants These pull out and throw in the
sun to wither Just outside the fence It is stu
very thick, but 1t is evident that one can Danish
it from cultivated ground II he keeps everlast-
ingly at It,
The worst thing | have to contend with Is n
green brier of the smilax family that has a deem
running stem under ground and shoots up every
where. | keeping this chopped of at the
ground, knowing that no roots can long survive
II not allowed to make green leaves above ground
Making garden from lot that has lain vacant
for years and covered with all manner OF weeds
Is serious task. but the weeds can be conquered
IL we give them no quarter.
have two varieties OF okra. One, the Perkins
Mammoth, is of the White Velvet class The
other is a dwarf green-podded sort that is much
earlier than the Mammoth. Both are excellent
for soups. The tender green pods be put in
the sun to dry and then will keep in cotton -four
bags for winter. and then they come In finely 10
help out the soup.
On sunny border have beds of parsley and
sage. for / grow sage from seed every year Civ
ing the old plants TO any who wants to keep
the bushes in the garden, but get more sage
and better. from the seed.
Brussels sprouts are now making buds along
the stems. and in the fall these will make little
heads the sire OF a small walnut aud are among
the finest things for the winter table as they are
improved by frost.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30
How the Other Fellow Beats Us.

lie BEATS US. especially in the Northwest
because there they have always had TO con-
AA- tend with the labor scarcity. and have been
compelled to economize In human labor and use
teams and machinery OF the best sort They have
thus made one mans labor far more productive
than We have in the South. where II is one man
and one pillow continually. One man with a team
OF horses does more work In the cultivation OF
the hoed crops than three men singiy with three
mules going four times In row whore they
should go but once
They beat us. too. in the superior intelligence
OF their laborers. Their farm hands arc paid
larger wages than in the South and are as cheap.
or cheaper. at that than the labor In the South,
for they stick at IL in intelligent way day after
day and do not run OF for every baptlxing and
every excursion and every Saturday afternoon as
the darkey will
| lectured once at an instItute In nor,hern
pennsylvania only a mile and half south OF the
New York line. / had large. weil-dressed. in
teiigent and attentive audience. and was told
that three-fourths of the bright looking men In
the audience were farm hands who got s25 to $40
a month and board and washing and were all
looking forward 10 the day when they could have
farms OF their own. II is this class of farm
hahds, with good teams and improved lmpe-
ments, that make the greater figures produced
per capita on the Northern and Western farms.
lhen, too. they farm. and are not single crop
pers with all their eggs In one basket They
ieeu STOCK and make n profit out OF them and get
manure ana are not eternally asking what fer
tiizer and how much per acre as do too
many men In the South who are working the soil
ana thinking they are farming while they are
simply gambling with fertilizers. In n climate
where there is always the impending shadow of
an untimey frost in the early fall the Iowa farm
er makes more corn and feeds more stock than
we DO In the splendid climate OF the South where
no frost nor summer hot wind ever blights the
corn, while the Iowa man is in danger OF both
10 the three needs the Editor gives. | would
add; More use OF the brain and more study of
improved methods OF farming: better laborers
sack.
There 10 iuot M x,,,a, ,.-.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30
Professor Massey's
Editorial Page.
Commercial Fertilizers. Their Use
and Abuse.

WHAT THE INJUDICIOUS use of commercial
fertilizers has been the cause of great deal
Il of the depleted state of much land in the
South is certainly true. But get letters from
farmers in some sections saying that they do not
believe in commercial fertilizers. One writes that
he will use lime in the improvement of his soil at
rate of two tons an acre, and will feed stock and
make manure, but he does not want to have any
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30

Ihere Is Just as much beauty visible to us In
'he landscape as we are prepared TO appreciate
not a whit more-Thoreau
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30

thing to do with commercial
fertilizers.
This simply shows that he
fails to understand the essen
tial matters connected with
the restoration and mainten-
ance of the productiveness of
the soil. He has seen that men
have grown poor while annual
ly growing cotton on the same
land with little dribble Of
a low-grade fertilizer, and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
SALT LAKE ROUTE
WILL RESUME JUNE IS
Dispatch From Los Angelo. Conveys
Cheering Intelligence TO People
or This Vicinity.

That trains win be- running between
SAT- Lake and Los Angeles again be-
fore June 10 was the cheering mtoU-
gence which came over the wire from
the southern california town this morn
Ing. j u Manderncld. assistant gem
eral freight and passenger agent Of the
salt Lake Route this morning received
q dispatch from Los Angeles saying
that through traffic will be resumed
between salt Lake and Los Angeles
not later than June 10. which means
that it may sooner than that date. and
according to calculations made i'm this
city IL may Doe week or 10 days
sooner
"This is good news 20 US" said Mr..
Manderheld this morning. land ! hc-
lievc it VIII be- good news for every
body. We have an missed the Los Ar
geles train. The Butte office of the
salt Lake Route viii be reOpencd on
June l." continued Nj Mandcrheld,
land We shall begin at once 10 employ
men 10 make up tine enlarged force
which viii be necessary en- the Salt
Lake office OF the road We are getting
ready for heavy business this sum-
mer and the road viii De in condition
TO handle everything that comes
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
DEALINGS MEAGER,
CLOSING WAS DULL

New York MAY B.-Opening dealings
Boz stocks today were mcager and tho
price changes were confined TO small
fractions. mostly declines The market
offered mo- feature Of interest
Profound neglect marked the dealings
and no feature OF interest presented h.
self sales of the western railroad stocks
were made ln the second hour holders
becoming discouraged hy the lack of
sympathy shown By the standard stocks
with the bidding up Of special issues.
Union Pacific. Southern Pacific. Chicago
Great Western preferred and Anis-Chal-
mers lost T. and Bethlehem steel pre-
terrtd O.
Bonds were irregular
Except for light buying Of tine low
priced could stocks which pushed Wa
bash up and Wheeling a. Lake Erie
second preferred lt there was uu feature
90 this market which grew steadily
dullcr.
The market grew SO stagnant that min
utes elapsed without any transactions
being sent out ON The ticker. Prices OF
tle more important stocks. particularly
thg grain curriers'. ruled fraCtioually be
low Yesterdays closing
Tho market closed rather heavy and
dull The sHE In prices had nut ST.
Paul a point under last night and ATTAIN.
tic Coast Line p when the inward
flight Boo the price of Canadian turned the
market upward. Reports were in cir-
cuiation Of an intended extra disbursc-
meut OF proceeds Of land sales. Canadian
Pacific itself rose >. Wisconsin Central.
Minneapolis ST. Paul and Saulto ste
Marie and Duluth. South Shore and At
lantic preferred pa Co and the common
1as Other gains were Texas and Pacific
@. Wabash preferred an1 Nirgnia-C1ro-
lima Chemical 2ir. Louisville e. Nash
willie q 4. $. Rubber l'a Reading ana
Baltimore a. ohio ! Prices slipped back
HH U lea
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13

Boston Consolidated properties. be-
caus" those properties were not ac-
CURED until after the close of the ns-
cal year. In that report ore
reserves IN developed and par
tally developed ore on Utah
ground alone We're stated to
amount TO 10000. 600 tons The Boston
Consolidated properties contain slmi-
larry developed ore 90 the amount of
10Ouo.o00 tons. ln addition TO- these
tonnages. there is the somewhat lower
grade tonnage referred Goo iu the last
three annual reports, estimated at 40
100000 tons. This additional tonnage
lies eutired below cur present main
working levels and is only partially
developed by limited number OF
WINES and diamond drill holes. but
sufficiently. however, a. insure the
presence ~ the tonnage stated of a
copper content sufficient To make 1t
commercially profitable oven under
existing operating conditions As a
matter of fact this additional lower
grade tonnage Is of practically the
same grade as that upon which our
operations have been exclusively con-
Quoted for the last six months
summing up the entire ore reserves
OF both properties, the total, as de-
tailed above, amounts to 170. 600 0O0 tons,
an of which IS of a grade equal 90
that upon which we are now operating.
and large percentage of Il is OF a
much better grade
ORE DEVELOPMENTS
In considering the above stated ton
nages 10 is 10 bo remembered that both
the Utah and Boston properties stul
have undeveloped large areas known
to contain both laterally and in depth,
ore bodies similar IN character to those
already devcloped but without consid-
ering such areas. the ones which are
fully and partially developed as stated
would at the present rate of produc-
tion enable the plants as today exist
ing TO operate for a period OF 40 years.
and at the inreased capacity which
viii follow the improvements now I'M
der way and which viii. within a year
from the present time. he applied. the
life Of the present ore reserves Of tho
company would be about 30 years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
BUSINESS AND REALTY

Architect A. o. Treganza has sold his
handsome bungalow residence at Eliza
beth and Sixth South streets to Walter
Robert for $1,000. The property covers
50xl32 feet. and the transaction is con-
s.dered a good one for the purchaser
The death OF his wife is the occasion
Of Mr. Treganza's disposIng of tine
property
Advces state that steel for the New
house thcater viii be shipped from the
east in June 10 is proposed 90 have the
building completed in October II pos
sible
Minneapolis business men in search
Of ideas for the construction OF mann
moth auditorium for their city win
reach salt Lake next week and win bo
entertained by the Commercial club
ana Real Estate association OF this city
The committee consists of W. l. Har-
rIs. president OF the publicity club; r.
A. futile. president of the Commercial
club. and J r. Conklin. president OF the
real estate association. Of Minneapolis.
At Thursday afternoons meeting Of
the Newhouso Hotel company directors.
Supt Morton Of the Thompson
Construction company announced that
on tho steel for the great structure
was now on the ground, sl that by
Saturday night the last piece would be
u position There has been consider
able rivalry between the builders OF the
two big hotels as 10 which would fin
ish their steel work FIRST n win re-
uu'ro two weeks more for tho Hotel
Utah contractors To- get AN The steel
construction in position.
s. - vogolcr is preparing to build
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
COIN PRINCE MEETING.


Some Changes Made "a Omcial Family
OF Phoebe Company.
Some good reports were heard az the
annual meeting OF the stockholders ~
the Phoebe Golden Prince Mining COM
panv at Phoebe recently. The meeting
resulted IN the election OF the follow
ing NJ A. Low Topeka. Kansas, John
Plngroe ogden. Utah; II. +. Clark and
g. u Thompson. salt Lake. George +.
Coke. Phoebe. as directors Of the cor
uorauon The members Of the new
board viii meet at salt Lake for or
g1rilauon
o. IS understood that the active opcr-
alton OF the Golden Prince properties
VIII Doe commenced Immediately follow
ing the resumption Of railroad traffic
To the district. Like many other minos
n the camp. the Golden Prince was
obliged 90 cease operations soon after
the washout OF the salt Lake Route I'm
the vicinity Of Caliente Il is likely
that the Gold & Silver Prince Mining
company. controlled by Golden Prince
interests. will resume work about the
same time,
Tho Golden Prince directorate is
somewhat changed from last year,
Messrs. clarke and Pingree having sue
ceedcd r. C.. Hammond and b, l. Chris
Jensen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
CONCENTRATES

A. n. Holloway. manager Of the
Tintic Central is up from Provo today
on business
p. NJ. Orom Of tho Nevada Douglas
Copper company has returned from
business trip TO Chicago.
L. A. Friedman. manager of the
Seven Troughs coalition company LETT
yesterday for Hot Springs Ark.
w. j. Merritt, manager OF the Eod
Warrior Mining company. was ln tne
city yesterday on his way from his
ranch ion Montana to the mine.
Jules Iabartho. the smoltcr expert
for the Gum Thompson interests. and
who is building the now Mason Valley
Mines smcltcr. is expected in salt Lake
in a few days 90 confer with George
r.. Guun
The rebuilt and enlarged 0melter Of
the old Needles smelter, now owned by
the United States smelling Refining
and Mining company viii be blown ln
within "a few days, according TO Man
ager T. -. Goodshall
j. w Charlton. who has had large
experience as o. mine manager i'm South
Africa and New zealand. since leaving
Montana a number of years ago. has
arrived On this city with the Intention
of making rtah hts future homo.
Termon W. Horne Salt Lake en-
-iucer. who has been 100 the Jarhidge
country for several months, has re-
turned. He says that the rosy tales
of JarhIdgo all had thorn In them.
good but there are not the showings
there that should cause the rush to
the country that there was.
Fred " Davis has just returned from
Charleston. camp ~ miles west nf
Jarbldgo Mr Davis declares that the
Jarhtdge excitement has caused the
spreading out OF % large number or
Urospoctors ovcr tho northern Nevada
country Nh Davis went to inspect
the property of the Rescue Mining and
Milling company, salt Lake organi-
zatIon the stock OF which les held very
closely
a telegram received yesterday hy
John A. Kirby from Manager W ~.
Wcbber OF the Nevada Hills property
announced that tho ore had been en-
coulterod in place On the ledge east of
the fault. on the 40 foot Lowell. The
message said that the ore averaged
over $40 a ton for the fun face of tine
DRIFT and that ON the f1otwal was "a
streak of several inches of tale carry
ing $500 In values. This strike IS Boo sui
phldes and the values are as strong 8s
in the oxides
j e. Petit, state coal mime Inspector
has made % favorable report OF a scr-
les of tests of steulitD the new nNpIu-
sivc. Claims made for steuuto ass "a
blasting powder are that 10 emlts mo-
fumes that 1t eliminates danger from
premature explosions and that 10 is
highly effective While the tests made
by Mr. Petit We're not exhaustive they
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
ORE DEVELOPMENTS.
sooN ro MAKE sHIPMENr.
Superintendent Dan Ferguson Talks o
Talisman Development

superintendent Dan Ferguson Talks OF
Talisman Developments
Dan Ferguson. superintendent of the
Cedar Talisman mine, came in from
Milford this morning Every thing is
looking good down there. much better
than when he took hold of the prop
crty he declares
We expect to ship carload Of the
lead-silver ore next week. said Mr.
Ferguson. This win be- about s35 ore
and should net the company some
thing like s25 TO $50 10 the ton There
is "a wagon haul cost of So. freight.
$3.50 and an average smeltcr charge of
S3. though some of IL costs but 75 cents
q ton. and limit Of SIS FOR treatment
We ship 90 the American Smclter at
Garfield
The recent strike on the 5001evel
continues looking favorable. We are
cutting a station there now. doing
some up-raising on the ore vein To the
400-level, and by next week expect 10
sink a Wine from the station on the
ore. which seems TO continue good and
strong as we gain depth on the vein
Some Of our zinc showngs. especial
Is on the i25-foot level OF the old prom
crty are encouraging This zinc ore
contains neither limo nor iron. and Is
especially desirable on that account II
Is the best in the state We shin IL to
oregon, and this 40 per cent rock nets
as from S23 to SIS n ton
The mine generally Is I'm a very
healthy condition, according TO my
opinion"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
WILL WORK PLACERS
GRAYS RIVER COUNTRY
COMPANY Formed 10 Take over Thou
sands OF Acres of Placer
Ground iu Idaho.

Shot gold iu extensive placors ON the
upper Snake river has boon known TO
exist for years. and many "a miner has
spent weary months ln vain search
for the lodges from which che ever
elusive yellow metal must have been
washed
A few days ago tho Groys River
Placer Mining company was iuoorpor-
atcd under tho laws OF the state OF
Wyoming with the principal place of
business at Alton, Uuu couuty. the
capital stock being $4,000. divided into
100000 shares az L cent each. the ut-
hccrs being Silas NJ Wilcox, president,
David King. vice president, Francis j.
Glenn. secretary and treasurer
This company has secured rs quarter
section. or ESQ acres. ON Gray river
near the hcadwatcrs Of the Snake. Here
the sands have been tested thoroughly.
showing from "a % 80 shot gold to
the yard, the depth of the sands be-
ifg from 80 to 100 feet. Fifteen as-
says showed an average Of $3.50 90 the
ton. according To S. NJ WilcoN. the
original discovereT. who exhibited
washings wherein the gold was plainly
visible 20 tho naked eye.
When properly financed. the conn
pany expects % put boz % large hydraulic
plant. one with capacity 60 handle
from 5000 10 10000 tons OF dirt every
"A hours there being AN ample water
supply in the immediate vicinity of the
valuable deposits and the plan can
therefore be operated az a minimum
cost.
Mr. wilcox says tho bed rock of the
old Snake viii be reached by his conn
pany for tho first time in the history
of placer mining ON the Snake or its
branches The screenings show 3 GS
ounces gold. or S73 90 to the ton. accord
ing 10 a recent assay. A test OF the
sand showed the presence of platinum
IN paying quantities. also nickel, lrridi-
um and molybdenum, In addition TO
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
MINING ENGINEER HURT.
y. =. Jennings SIipped and Fell. In
Turing Bacl-Unablc TO Travel

r. =. Jennings. the well known min
ing engineer Of this city met with n
very painful accident while making an
inspection Of one Of the l., S. Copper
company properties az Bingham few
days ago. While in one Of the shafts
he accidentally slipped and fell quite
q distance. severely iniuring one knee,
straiuing his back and suffering in
terual injuries The doctor says ire
has wrenchcd or torn loose part of the
lining of the liver ENcu thing Is be-
ing done 10 place Mr.. Jennings in "a
condition To- travel IS he has am cN-
tremely important meeting I'm Boston
and was duo TO leave here last We'd
ncsday 90 carry data secured while on
his unfortunate trim. II is possible he
may be gotten iu condition 60 leave
today. or the forcpart Of next week as
il is imperative that he reach Boston
ass quickly as possible
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
BANKERS BANQUET.
Feast Of Reason and Flow OF som,
Also Music.

The following toast program b,,
been prepared FOR the annual bs.
quot Of the Salt Lake chapter of M.
American Institute of Banking to to
held ON Friday evening. May 90 al
lhe Commercial club. ON which oc.
casion the postmaster win be pras,.
dent o. o. Kelly Of the chapter. .rr,-
ployer and Employe." Cashier % q
company; Opportunity" president ID.
w. Armstrong of the National Conner
bank; Liars" r. L. Parker. ch4irplsr
OF the educational committee. dome
KNOCK. Cashier Charles r. Nfavbsy
OF the Bountiful Savings bapt
.,Counterteits,' Rev p. A slmpkin
The music is I'm the hands of Prof
J. Mcclellan who is preparing a pro.
gram including vocal and instrumeD.
tai solos, and fun orchestra.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
nNMREnGER RoAp nEApY.

Electricity viii be turned into the
trolley wires Of the salt Lake a Og-
den railroad ON Saturday, according TO
am announcement made by Simon Bam-
berger president Of the road. Thurs
day afternoon. for the purpose Of
breaking In" the ear crows. Just as
soon as the men have learned how to
manage the big cars and have become
familiar with all the conditions along
the lire OF the road. regular service VIII
be commenced Through cars VIII
make the trip 20 ogden in one hour
Mr. Bamhcrger believes. and local ears
iu an hour and quarter.