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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
CProg1 essise FarH1er.)
ia. dignity of Good earning

Mr. French is right, there is a ne"
annreciation of farming as a pro1es-
sion. The young men Of the SCUM ~
yet,in1 en1hused with
.agress and are comprehendins that
,here is something in other crops pc
sides cotton, more than merely sup
rt,.s." bur ,naI there is money IN coin
and wheat and oats and forage crops
that ena bic them to grow bigger COY
ron crops; and they are "
+otL rotations and acres and less Q
two-horse or four-horse
farms. They are understanding that
horse power is cheaper than ma
power, and should be had in suf1ciehs
amount no matter what the partlcu-
lar size of the farm. for, as Or. bui-
Ter has shown, the raising OF horses
and mules should be a part OF our
farming. a-e
I knew a tenant on Q farm OF 2os
acres who pays from $1,000 TO *l,5oo
a year in crop rent, and seldom mas
less than twenty horses of all ages on
the place, and rides around III ms au-
tomobile. But he farms.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
TASTCIING THE SPRING -,

In these days Of high rri.
te farmer with a limited ~ NEAT
lambs should strive 10 rothoes u
pound possible upon them 80 ese7
approved feeding, and bv moS
pasturage. N~eeiient
AS soon as the lambs ara
and taken from the ewes q "eAnet
OF care should be used 49, 49, aeaI
them with Just the grazing wttoNiolns
make them grow fast. and on, WI
upon their IN rapidly. me- -Iesa
ture sould be judiciousEv eei k"S~
II shcuio be yonng pasture. preferatI1
rape or The grain ration Shy
be a little more than they had h1,uIo
they were weaned; say about = DeloFs
of oats daily. S'"ho
No corn should be fed to the ,o
To complete the allowance theg s 5'.aS.
be we'll fed on turnips, cahbaga oN 9
rotS, mange WurzelS and othar -.
culent DOT feed. S1S-
The allowance OF oats NAV
s7nal to some feeders but ibe av1h
enc OF sheep men has show 49, :,
excessive feeding OF grain seriously 80" 20
duces the capacity Of the lambs Stom
aeh for all time.
! am a great believer in root crn,.
for lambs and sheep, as WEI AZ NV 70
otA4'A toAAA SlO\h, dit0 10 MOI FhiCG
any farmer Will have the best Me-
with his n Big unless he grows a eooa
supply of these crops.
In the summer care Of lambs
great deal Of thought should aIso -
seiyen to providing them with p.nd
shelter from storm. excessive aus
and other bad weather.
There should be some ro0rq m.
tected place at the barn large e1nrgn
to accommodate all Your ra}nbe
where they may take refuge Sur-1g
severe Weather-soTne place wAred In
against blowing rains, and set not
too dark.
It should be clean and kept th..l1y
fiGOred with nice dry straw ur nav
20 the lambs Will be comfortable and
at ease. no matter how bad the
weather.
1t should not be near the stalls ~
the horses and mules, aud tlere
should re no loud. harsh noises around
h barn while the lambs arr u-dded
down in the straw.
Qu{etude and peaceful SURROUNDINGS
are as necessary to q growing %nima(
as proper food and she1tvr-aSDr-.uHv
so in the cas- OF timid little lamuS ra-
Gently separated from their mothers
i. Notes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
LATE CABBAGE WITHOUT TRANS
PLANTING.

/ always plant the seed Of my late
cabbage where l want plants TO stand.
] put the Land in the best possible
condition, mark IL off IN rows three
feet apart and plant oar or five seeds
in a place where l want the cabbage
to grow.
When h plants come up | let them
get about as large as they would be
if ] were going to transplant them,
then / pull out al but the
one in each hunch.
This allows the plant ID grow from
the start without any setback and the
heads are larger han they would be
had the plants been transplante3.
l do not SOW the seed until late in
June and have raised good cabbages
the seed fer which was planted after
early potatoes had been dug and the
land ~SlncOthed down.
Potatoes make Al excellent first crop
where late cabbages are to be grown.
Even II h plants are to be trans
planted they may be set between the
potato rows before the potatoes are
dug.
Digging the potatoes works the soil
deeply and makes the best possible
condition for the growth of the cab
bages.-Miller Purvis.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
KEEP SWINE FREE FROM IdtE'

The hog house is a common cause
of thriftlessness in young pigs ana
when numerous, tends to retard tat
tening in adult hogs and injuriously
effects brood sows and boars. It Is
advisable and profitable to keep
swine free from lice at all ages and
stages Of their existence and develop
mert SO far as possible. To this enc
their houses, pens and sleeping places
should frequently be cleaned and dfs-
infected, the woodwork white-washed,
the bedding material kept fresh, clean
and dry and the yards free from &C
cumulat;ons Of litter and filth. 1t IS
impossible to keep hogs free o
lice without maintaining sanitary con-
ditions in their quarters and in at
tempting to rid them OF these pests
the treatment must include not only
the hogs, but practically everything
with which they ON in contact daily.
To disinfect recently
hogs, that possibly may carry disease
germs or vermin into the herd, WASH
them In a warm 2 per cent solution
Of coal tar dip and repeat the treat
ment in 10 days or two weeks; or
apply the solution freely with a spray
pump and rub it in with a brush.
The addition Of flowers Of sulphur at
the rate of 16 IL pounds to each 100
gallons Of dip mixture lenders u
solution more effective and sucn 9
conn I11dllOH SOAuIIoI iStl" It i'>'3
used for all forms OF mango or
chronic disease Of the skin in hogs.
To destroy lice a mixture of equal
parts OF kerosene and machine oil,
or one part Of turpentine and TWO
parts of machine oil, should be ap-
Piled to every part Of the hog by
means of a rag or swab of cotton
waste; or it may be applied along
the back, from ears to tail, with q
common machine oil can and allowed
to ooze down the sides OF the hog,
Repeat the application in 10 days.
AS a remedy for lice on black hogs
crude petroleum OIL IS successfully
used. 1t is mixed with an equal
araont of warm water and applied
with a spray pump or brush A re-
petition of the application, III 10 to
IA days, eradicatcS lice with certainty
Irritating applications. such as I'M
diluted kerosene. cannot safely be
used On SOWs, as abortion
may follow their use.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17

and need not pay a cent for It. II Is
prepared by heating for - noufs 80
han Of milk that has stood TIL the
rream rises. The pan Is placed over
q slow fire for three-Quarters OF an
hour. but never allowed to boil. Then
lot i stand "A hours and the cream
can be taken off In a cake and work
I'd I'm to suit the taste. Some sprHki
sugar on it for eating. or II can DC
saited like butter, II any one WANTS
to use it as butter.
This is all there is in n 'tWeh-
tieth century butter" and l get the
directions from an old encyclopedia,
have known the process for years.
IT ia called Devonshire cream, OF
clouted cream. and nc one need pay
a cent for the process.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
SOME PERSONAL GARDEN EX-
PEIfIENC ES.

Ny first tomato plants were set the
middle Of April, and during the cool
weather, they have been a feast to
the cutworms. ] caught over 100 about
a single row OF tomatoes 100 feet
long. The land where my garden is
has long been 3 vacant lot. growing.
up in weeds and grass. and furnished
a splendid place for moths to lay their
eggs last fall. The rascalS are even
eating my radishes. am now going
TO do what l should have done at
first; mix some Paris green in moist
bran, and lay it by the plants as set.
for ] am still setting toIneto plants.
/ ave a little compressed air or
Auto sprayer for spraying my pota-
toes. etc. i find this a great deal
better tbs q knapsack sprayer, for
spraying with the lnapsack is very
hard work. But with the Auto syrayer
one simply pumps in q pressure Of
air and takes the machine where the
spraying is to De done, and opens a
cock on the hose, and the pressure
does the spraying. For garden use
| like 1t very much.
Last week we had a frost that
nipped the potato tops somewhat, but
strange TO say. the cucuInbers and
SQuashes were not hurt. and only a
lew snap beans were injured.
My dahilas, grown from seed, have
been tranSplanted IN rows in the gar
den, and I shall expect fun in watch
ing them bloom and seeing what they
turn out, for the SEED were from va
rtous specialists who claim then, 70
be extra fine.
1hen l have planted a lot of Gamma
SEED from 8 famouS collection Of the
1ihest sort l filed each seed till he
"hite noWed n hen oaked them
I'D water Till they sWelled some, and
planted them. / lave grown very fine
ones IN this way, from the same COL
lection.
in n of my frames ! have b,,n-
dreds OF scarlet sage plants and asters.
waiting a favorable time to set them
out IN h beds. My Queen AIexandra
1aTguerltes are blooming. These
oaisles nave a dark red centar and
white rays, and are very pretty for
cuttlng, and as the plants are Deren-
MAJ and easily grown from cuttings
one can keep them in bloom in win
Ter IN the house, and In summer o,,r-
s!de. Then l have hundreds of sladi-
on now nearly large enough tn sand
up the flower spikes.
Also, a row of sweet meas so foot
long. and many other things for orna-
faent. Eut, some will say. there is
no money IN these things, and Won
cannot eat them. True, but thew holm
sIeatiy IN n making of q home. and
!he man who does not love flowers
IS IKE the one who has no music in
ms soul. He is apt to get into mis-
ci1el A garden with flowers is q
good thing to keep a man ont If ~
chief. hiS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
TT PAYS TO FER1IIIZE THE LIZ
GTMES.

We must remember that while peas
and other legumes will get n1troee,i
for rs from the air, and will fufnlsil
the materials for increasing the hu-
mus in the soil. they draw heavily o"
the mineral matters in the SOIL, pnoo>
phorus and potassium, ana nenco
must be supplied with these IL they
are to do their part in the improve
ment of the soil.
Years ago a man in Alabama wrote
to me that what / had been writing
about PEAS improving the land was AL
a hurnbug. for he had taken twelve
crops in succession off a piece OF lanu,
and the soil got SO poor that II Wouio
not grow peas. There IS no crop
grown that can be taken OH
the land and nothing returned
without impoverishing the soil, and
the leg1me crops are no exception:
They consume phosphoric acid u
potash largely, and these they cannot
get from the air, and if they are not
supplied in fertilizers, h pea. or any
other egunae, will exhaust the sup
ply Of these In the soil.
But where phosphoric acid, and, IN
most sections, some potash, are ap-
piled in a liberal manner, the leguInes
will enable US to dispense with the
purchase OF nitrogen, or ammonia, IN
any form.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
~FR-
CtRGyilu..

This pest was not introau-'t 49,
America until 1876, When il "il a-'
in New Jersey &D0GL lhf f"".- o.
grass growing ell sand dill IL
1886 It was found in Maryland a'.
three years later made il "'i."
ance in Washington, j. g..
found there on both RED a1" w.t..
clover on the White Houa. .'- III.
species gradually moVeu "sr."-'
until last wear some WeTe toH1. ID.
alfalfa field near Pullman. NH-i.
This record bf its G!-.t.'
throughout our country N3@'' ''
to show that il may beuu.' .
tive in the United States
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
KEEP THE ICE BOX SANITARY

Make Il c~neesecloth mat of two
thfcknesses Of this material, and at
ter clearing the ice box out, before
placing the blocks therein, lay the
MAJ carefully over the drain pipes and
1t will collect all matter that would
otherwise clog the water pipe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
IN ENIIETH CENTURY RJ-TvTp7E,

The ~so-ca1led twentieth ce,+nrr
Hufter' is as "old as the hills" # is
SIMPLY an old English process known
as cream, and if any one
mas d patent on 1t. the patent is not
worth a cent, for it has haen ,n Hoe
for over 200 wears. 1t is nor h,tta~
n could not be sold as butter Anv
n who like stt can mako Il easftv
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17

We are, Of course, all interested IN
the establishment of h Appalachian
Forest Reserve and other national
forests: but 1t seems to US hat the
States of the South might do some
work along this line with great profit.
The gradual acquisition of forest
lands. or lands that should be forests,
at the h~eadWaters OF cur principal
rivers would do much TO prevent dis
astrous floods, and would, in the
course Of years, pay good dividends.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17

We never can tell what
around the corner" SO tn as"s %.
to do is to keep pushing al""- "
may find fortune 1T the turn.
No man can work right ~"
lives right and thinks right 90.
A home without books 1H'.
contended boys and girls,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-17
MASSEY'S VIEWS

that people will not use 1t unless tIes
can fool them into thinking II - ~
ter.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-16

declivity. There is a parish Brede in Sussex, and Bredon is a town in Wor- cester. and Freedom one in Leicester. This, then, accounts for the surname, without any further difficulties. Bree- don is the usual English spelling. and in America 1t is Breeden.
 Variations of the name. at different times in it's history, are Bredon, Bre- den, Bredeen, Breddeane, Broaden. Briddon and Bridden, also Breeding, Grading and Bradon.
 Searching for ancient records, we find that the will of a John Breedon. of Beare Court, Berks. was proved 1885. He also owned property in County Palatine of Durham The will of Jane Breed0n, widow of Great Ches- ham, Bucks, was proved. 1632 The will Of Thomas Breedon. of Northamp-
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-16

very heart of the business and whole sale section bounded by Chestnut and Walnut, and Second and Third streets.
 While this house is generally rec ognized as the oldest dwelling in the city, the exact date of it's construction is not known. There are two bricks in the walls which are scratched with dates. One of them is inscribed 170l, while the other indistinetly bears figures 1892" It is upon the last figures that the claim of antiquity is based and the various historical so- cieties of the city are convinced that the belief Is correct
 Although no effort has been made by the various historical societies or the city to preserve It, the old building is Tn good condition. and from present in- dications, it looks as though it could withstand the buffetings of another century. The walls bear no cracks, and the plaster which holds the bricks together hardly shows it's two cen | turies of wear The joists of the two floors are solid and must have been of exceptionally we'll seasoned timber
  | originally. In only two rooms has the flooring been renewed, and this was done when they were combined to make more room for the present ten ant
 From all that can be learned the house has been In constant use since | it's construction, and its various ten ants have from time to time brought the interior of the house up to modern ideas excludes the possibility of di- vulging any idea of the interior deco rations of the colonial days. Very lit- tie is known of it's former tenants. ex- cept that 1t was once the residence of Samuel Nickel. in 1735 He was the man who talked so discouragingly to Benjamin Franklin when he advanced the project of setting up a printing of flee in the city.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-16
EAGER TO WORK. Health Regained by Right Food'

The average healthy man or woman Is usually eager to be busy at some useful task or employment.
 But let dyspepsia or indigestion get hold of one, and all endeayor becomes & burden.
 "A year ago, after recovering rom an operation" writes Michigan lady' ''my stomach and nerves began to give me much trouble.
 At times my appetite was Pofa cious, but when indulged, indlgesuon followed. Other times l had no appe tite whatever. The food I took did not nourish me and 1 grew weaker than ever.
 q lost interest in everything anu wanted to be alone. l had always hau good nerves, but now the meresl tilne would upset me and bring on vioieh' headache. Walking across the tooin was an effort and prescribed exercis' was out of the question.
 "I had seen GrapeNuts adVertisV1' but did not believe what l read ae .n time At last when 1t seemed as was literally starving, l began to e"' Grape-Nuts.
 'I had not been able to worK ioi year, but now after two months ,, Grape Nuts I am eager to be at "o,A again. My stomach gives me no eio~ ble now. my nerves are steady as s.ea, and interest in life and ambition nav au come back with the return to heai.n
 Read "The Road to WeliSiiie' pkgs. There's a Reason.
 Ever read the above letter. They one appears from time to humss are genuine, true, and full or interest.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-16
SaUage Family

It Is tradition if nothing more, that Savage was a name introduced into England by a person thus called who was in the train of Isabella of France. who became the queen of Ed ward II. Earlier settlements, how ever, had been made by the Savages. for knight of the name founded the family in Ireland when de Courcey made his invasion.
 Le Sauvage was a sobriquet of early times in France. It implied a certain brusqueness of manner, and from this. doubtless, the surname arose. Those who try to be funny at the expense or the Savage family, tell stories which, however may be taken with a grain of salt, several grains. indeed One story is that a gentleman of for tune in Kent rejoiced in the name of
 Savage Bear. Esq" Born a Bear, his mother wished to perpetuate her fam Fly name of Savage, and gave it to her son for his Christian name.
 Another story teller shows us a list of names which. arranged for ready reference, like a directory, appears this way: Sharp Walter; Smart Isa- bella; Savage Solomon"
 One seat of the Savage family is in Worcester. England Elmley castle m Cheshire they have long been pee Die or rank and title," Lukesland house and Ardchin castle, Devon and Lsanoure castle. Antrim, are seats of the Savages.
 Lord Savage of the Little Ards. six teenth century, was a man of affairs There Is a book called The Savages of the Ards"
 The Sayages here trace back to Major Thomas of Boston, 1885. who came from Chester, or to John of Hartford, who married Elizabeth Duh Din. 'ye Tod of febru, 1852" Duhh,n Is name to give one pause. Perhaps you prefer its original French form U Aubln. or Daubin John the nilgrin probably hailed from England and he was hrst member of the Massachu. selts Day colony. He was afterwarJ al Hartford and Middletown. In May l6o4. he was mayd free" and living al hartford. No one can say word against John, except that he didn't Know his own mind when it came to spelilhg his name. He begins his will sanedg' and ends it Sanidg. Savige. savidge, savadge and Sauage are otb. sr variations in colonial records. sau- 'age Is the Franeh form, and in Can Ida We md many Sauvages. In the United States, Savage and savidpe .re the usual forms.
 la l6So' John. the pilgrim. had over thousand acres of land on the Con. neetieut river, and he helped build inc Middletown chr-eb.
 sargnt Jno. Savidg." is the way we
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-16

ton, 1889. disposed of large estates. All these Freedoms left families of goodly size
 The sheriff of London, TIA, was Sir Robert Breedon. Sir Robert Edward Bredon has war medals and clasps galore and is now inspector of cus- toms, Picking, China. His father, Dr, Alexander, married Katherine, daugh- ter of Joseph Breadon, R. N The poetess-or one-of the family is Christiane Breden of Austria.
 It is not easy to locate the pilgrim father or fathers. Records, at the present writing, begin with Sir Thom- as Breedon, said to have been govern or of Nova Scotia, under Cromwell. or about 1854 Sir Thomas is called captain. Tradition, which plays so important a part in genealogical rec ords, removes him to Virginia, and bestows three sons upon him. The name In the next generation was changed from Breedon to Breeden.
 A Thomas Breeden was living in Danforth, Mass, 1865; a few years earlier MT" Broaden was a mer- chant of Salem. Mary Roberts mar ried Robert Breeden and had two sons, John and Samuel of Dedham. A Joseph. born 1736, was the son of Samuel and Sara Bredeen, James Breeden of Boston married, 1857. Hannah Ruck or Rolk
 The Breedens have been identified with the history of Maryland and Vir. ginia, but who were the pilgrims has not been definitely settled. One, as stated. may have been Captain Sir Thomas. The Zacchens Freedom of London, mariner, now bound to Caro- lima and Maryland" towards the end of the seventeenth century, was son of Thomas Breedon of Southmorton. OXon. gent" There is nothing to show that Zaccheus remained In Maryland. Enoch Freedom, or Breeden, born in Maryland 1759, may be a descendant of Zaccheus, although some records give him Captain Sir Thomas as fore bear. Fnoeh's father was soldier. good and true, in the Revolution. and killed in battle, and Enoch also served in the Continental army as member of the Virginia militia. As to the Breedens' war record, no one doubts their patriotism, although data re- garding military careers does not abound
 The Breedens were pioneers in Ken lucky and we find the name in Penn. sylvania records
 The coat-of-arms reproduced is bla- zoned gules, lion rampant, within an orle of eight passion tor calyary) nails, or
 Crest, a demi lion, rampant, couped, argent, holding in his dexter paw cross pattee, fitchee, at the foot. gules.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-16
Does Your Cat Couuh?

Poor pussy! As if the immemorial charges against her of keeping us awake O nights and of eating canary birds whenever she gets the chance were not enough. the doctors have just discovered that for years she has been responsible for the spread of diphtheria. Dr. c. J. Awburn of Manchester. England. having traced an epidemic of this disease in a sub urb of that city to a pet cat belonging to one of his patients, has found. after much clever investigation. that all cats are peculiarly susceptible to diphtheritic affections of the throat He has therefore recently been warn ing all families who own cats to watch them carefully, and If they de- yelop coughs, to forbid their being hugged and petted Dr Awburn fur ther recommends that if the cough persists and the cat begins to grow thin to have the animal destroyed at once. The only really safe way, he says, is to let tie first wheeze be pussy's death warrant.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-16
A Call and a Climax
By MABEL CHASE ENGLAND
Copyright. 19lO by Associated Literary Press

The school bell In the little west ern town of Burton announced the hour of noon.
 Philip Malvern untangled his long legs from the hammock where he had been lying. stretched his arms above his head and VI wned wearily.
 "Confound this hole!" he muttered. T wish I'd stayed in college and let my whole bally system go to smash If it wanted to. Silly lot of parrots doctors are Go West-go Vest go West. That's all they can think of when a fellow gets a bit off hls feed"
 bush. aimed kick at mongrelly looking cur that showed a tendency to investigate and sauntered lazily down the sun-baked street to the eostoflice. There was only one let ter. short. characteristic note from his uncle. telling him that a daugh- ter of his old friend Col Darton. was staying near Burton with her uncle, Max Whittier. for a few weeks. and advising him to call. She had been making a tour of the world, he said, and was now on her way east.
 Philip whistled dubiously. Yes. he knew old Max Whittier-erusty old chap! Had a place mile or two out. He tossed a penny in the air Heads go-tails l don't. Bosh! Probably some prim, prudish old blue-stocking. Tails. by Jovei"
 The moment fate had decided against it a contrary impulse swayed him. He'd go. Anything was better than this everlasting deadly monot 6ny. He'd get some fun out of her somehow.
 Accordingly at o'clock he climbed into his big touring car and chugged