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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21
IN THE COTTON BELT.

Regarding the situation and the
outlook in the cotton belt, the New
Orleans PicayuDe says that although
it is yet rather early 10 discuss crop
condit ons. the fact cannot be over
looked that the character Of the sea-
sons crop depends very largely upon
the character of the weather at this
time of the year. There has been
an extraordinary absence Of rain dur
ing the months Of February and March
and this deficiency OF rainfall has not
only initiated against the early Vege-
able and berry crops, but has delay
ed the planting Of such crops as cot
ton and corn, and ininstances where
corn has already been planted germ.
nation has been prevented. Il would
.oe unwise to assume. however, that
oecause the rainfall has been deficient
50 far this spring the prospect of good
crops has not been diminished. 1t is
Yet too early to plant cotton IN a
greater part Of the cotton belt. aEd
although ON corn has been planted,
the failure Of the seed to terminate
iOeS not preclude the possibility Of a
good crop. The fine weather has
helped the thorough preparation OF
he fields and should rain be expert.
enced in the near future there would
De nothing TO prevent good crops Of
cotton and corn.
All agree, say the Char
'Otte III reporting that there
have been much larger purchases of
fertilizers and muiss than usual. in
Heating that farmers are determined
to increase cotton acreage. it possible.
It is not yet too late for good rains
to put the lands III proper shape for
planting and termination, and all In
dicatiOnS point to the possibility. if not
the prospect, Of rain in the near future.
A big cotton crop is absolutely needed
to provide h supply of ray cotton
needed for the worlds consumption,
md unless conditions prove unexpect-
eddy unproDitious a large acreage IS
sure to be seeded in cotton
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21
STRAWBERRY WEEVIL
HARD TO COMBAT.

These Pests, Which Hibernate IL
Woodlands, Under Leaves and Rub
bish of All Kinds, Appear Yer!
Early and Attack the First Buds Oh
the Strawberry.
These pests have been Increasingly
abundant in some parts OF the couh,
try during the past few years anu
every effort possible should De 1haoe
to control and destroy them.
These beetles hibernate N ruopish
under leaves and any shelter they can
find, and become acuVe tdily az
March and ApriI. The eggs are laid
as soon as the beetles can find buds IN
suita BILE condition and the earliest OF
these are on the cultivated straw,
berry. The females continue feed-ns
and ay.ng eggs until after the mlodle
Of June, attacking in succession altel
the strawberry. dewberry, wild straw
berry and blackberry.
Development from egg to adult re.
uuires about one month. These feed
but little and disappear into hlber-
mating quarters shortly afterWard.
The actual damage done by these
insects is not really measured by the
percentage of buds destroyed, because
these are the earliest, hat would or
d.narily have been h finest berries
and brought the highest price.
me 1ltJd1N Lux bo ouS ~ IL 11to
to make a crop as well. But q much
pollen for It's development The fe-
male beetle, therefore, lays its rather
large, white, glistening egg into a
well developed bud or a Staminate
variety and. in order to prevent furth-
er development. punctures the flower
stalk just below it. In a day or two
the bud willis, the stalk breaks at the
point Of puncture, and usually the bud
drops to the ground. although 1t may
hang On for some days by a few
threads of tissue. This dropping to
the ground favors the development OF
the larVa which, exposed to the hot
sun. might otherwise dry up, or the
bud itself might become too hard and
unfit for food.
There is no period in the life Of
tbs insect when it can be satisfac.
torily reached by Insecticides. The
adult feeds, little, usually on pollen or
by eating holes into the we'll develop
blossom buds. Whether h insect
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21

slightest prospect Of success, it has
nevertheless been asserted that apply
ing Paris green with bordeaux mixture
three times, once as soon as the
earliest buds are well formed, q sec
ond time when the plant beg rs to
bloom and a third time ten days there
after, will serve as a protection. This
may be less by its direct effect upon
the insect than by making the plants
Objectionable to them, and is worth
trying. Arsenate of lead, ] pound in
10 gallons Of water or bordeaux mix
ture, may be used instead Of the Paris
green.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21
OUTikANkS THE WEST.
Moth Carolina Climate UnoInaH, Il
For ~~rowing of Apples.

W. have one OF the most sa,,,h,,-
tu@ Climates in the world and th;s
+. together with the character of
TIE soft. which is truly apple soil
ana the low prices for which tho nj
sand can be purchased places our s,1,
ny favored acres high above ali ~.
others in commercial production of
the best Favored. most bea,,t,f,I
Fles ever grow for the market"
Thus declares Capt Tbooae D.
land. an Alexander cos,nry .nnta
grower, writing in The South
Farm rowe of Ch@ttsuoo-s. ZEN
ne continues. h
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21

the pit. Place this III the pit abou;
two weeks before the seed is soWn.
Cover the manure with good, rich soil.
The SOL should be well packed on the
manure
When the II is thoroughly
heated, which will take several days,
fork 1t over level and tramp firmly
down; fill to within about six inches
TO n top Of the frames. Now place
the sash OIL the frame and plunge q
thermometer into the manure When
the Thermometer registers SIS degrees
it is safe to SOW the seed. The cold
frames should pc made Of cypress or
cedar, and all joints we'll matched
and loaded. Keep them well painted
and stored where it is dry when O
in use. There are many factories in
the country where SaSh can be bought
glazed or ungiazed. Cypress or cedar
frames are much better than pine. Let
the soil be light and loamy. The
proper soil should be secured early in
the fall and stored.
Cold frames simply consist of a
wooden frame, covered with glass aud
sash. placed over good garden sol;
without artificial heat beneath it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21

devours the tissue whsh It cuts through
the flower stalks is not known. The
iarva feeds IN shelter continuously
and is entirely beyond our-reach.
AS the larya feeds. only on pollen,
nistillate plants which bear none are
free from attack and the obvious re-
commentator is to plant pistillate
varieties with every third or fourth
row of some profuseiy Towering STAN
mate variety to serve as p~ollenizerS
and to attract the insects. This meth
Cd has been actually adopted in some
OF the Southern States with good eff
rect. The objection is made that
there is no known piStillate variety
which does well in many Of the north
ern States and fultills the require
n1ents as to tine Of r~ipening, Shipping
quality, etc. Tina there is no fruit
So cratic In its action in different
localities as the strawberry is we'll
known, and there is no one var.et.
which any grower is willing to recon-
mend Tor all localities.
The method Of a few growers is to
plant very p%rofusely towering verie-
ties of plants with the idea Of getting
enough buds TO feed the beetles and
to make a croy as well. But q mucf,
better plan would be to plant some
very early profusely towering variety
On rows 0itBS tue eOSSS 10 serve as
an attraction for the beetles and keep
them from the main crop. This would
mean. of couFse planting for the
beetles only. and h trap row might
afterWard be cut close, the foliage.
etc. carefully raked up and burnt and
then the ground sprayed with a
misc bic oil or kerosene emulsion /
to 10 to soak the cut buds and kill
the contained larvae.
Covering the rows with cotton. mus
I'm Or similar material has been rec
commended and, on a small scale. has
been found successful. 1T not only
keeps off he beetles but promotes
eariness and extra fine fruit. How
It would work OF a commercial scale
has not yet been determined.
While, theoretically. SPRAYING with
~&rsenites does not seem 60 offer the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21

For wounds on trees, melt rosin and
pour three parts into one part OF pre-
iousiy warmed crude petroleum. This
will not run in warm weather nor
rack in cold.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21

Parsley sowed in cold frames will
Be helped By "a mulch IF manure be-
tween the rows.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21
FOR EARLY ONIONS

Much easlierw and hne, on.,os .u
oe sfo"n II sown in large boxes or Il
lt'' h+o. and this kept moist and loose
OF top I'll the strong young onions
"He = to the garden so
H.a1 carly onions are DELAYED. II cot
s"iStely discouraged and ruined by
- s"t1@c@ 81 the ground
a : marc from showers. uhen
tHeE ara t"o inches or 20 hIeh ard
M1akiE- All this Is avoided bv soriug
tn1iil! n large boxes or hot beds and
res ''ing- This might not do FOR
laEss amount OF onions, but for the
taHliy, OF early ones. il surely paws.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21

These Pests, Which Hibernate IN
Woodlands, Under Leaves and RuD-
bish OF All Kinds, Appear very
Early and Attack II First BUdS OF
the Strawberry.
The border vidette., 1911-04-22
THE SALT RIVER VALLEY.

Eight columns of the Los An geloS Times of Sunday are de voted to the Salt River Valley. Six columns are solid reading matter, written by General Har- Times, while the other space is taken up by photographs of the city hall, Glendale beet sugar factory, Roosevelt and Laguna dams.
 General Otis was in Phoenix at the time Roosevelt came, and a day or two later made q trip to the dam with Colonel J. H. Me Clintock What he saw, both in the valley and at Roosevelt, was q revelation to him, and before he left he said that he intended to write about the Arizona that he had come to know.
 Arizona today; the Land of Opportunity" is the title of Gen eral Otis article. Following is the Introductory paragraph:
 Whether statehood for Ari- zOna shall be obtained nOW-Or shall be postponed till later and saner period the Sun kissed land is coming into it's long delayed prosperity and it's capital city, Phoenix. will ad- vance with mighty strides"
 General .Otia then goes on to tell about the Salt River valley in pre- historical times and at the present day. He tells of it's varied products. He takes them up alphabetically, telling at length of it's bees, dairying, horses and ostriches. Then he goes on to tell of markets, In dians, forests, irrigation, the Roosevelt dam, Granite Reef dam, Water Users Association, canals, Phoenix, dry farming and a dozen other things. He sums it all up in a half-column under the supplementary head, Opportunities"
The border vidette., 1911-04-22
THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS.

Think happy thoughts. Think sunshine all the day; Refuse to let the tritiing worries
 stay; Grown them with thoughts of
 laughter from your mind. Think of the good, forget the
 bad you find. Think of the sun behind the clouds; the blue And not the gray skies that to- day you view. Think of the kindness, not the
 meanness shown; The true friends, not the false
 ones you have known; The joy and not the hatred of
 the strife, The sweetness, not the bitterness
 of life.
 Think happy thoughts! Think happy thoughts. Think always of the best, Think of the ones you love, not
 those that you deteSt; Think of your victories and not
 your failures here, l
 the hurtful sheer; The kindly word and not the
 harsh word spoken, The promise kept and not the
 promise broken; The good that you have known
 and not the bad, The happy days that were and
 not the said; Think of the rose and not the
 withered flower, The beauty of the rainbow, not
 the shower.
 Think happy thoughts, Think happy thoughts. This is true happiness. That life is sad that feeds on it's
 distress; That mind is gloomy that sub
 siStS on gloom, And is as dismal as a curtained
 room, Where daily comes the sunshine,
 but to find It cannot enter through the
 clOSedrawn blind. Fling up the curtains of your
 mind today And let the morning sunshine in
 to play; Dwell on the joys and not the
 sorrows here, Master your thoughts and you
 have mastered fear. Think happy thoughts,
 Detroit Free Press.
The border vidette., 1911-04-22
NEW DESERT LAND BILL

Delegate Cameron has intro duced a bill in congress for the purpose of furthering the de velOpment of water on arid lands in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico. The bill provides that upon the payment of twenty five cents per acre person or persons may file on forty acres of unsurveyed land in either territory, and upon which there is no running stream or spring of water, and that within a year should water for domestic or agriculture purposes be develop ed, either by wells or impOund- ing water by dams or otherwise a patent shall issue to said par ties, upon the payment of one dollar per acre. It is thought this may bring about the filing upon small tracts of lands throughout the arid section and aid materially in improvement of such lands.
The border vidette., 1911-04-22
COPPER KING MAY PROVE
 WINNER.

A report from Bisbee, as yet uncOntirmed, to the effect that the ground formerly known as the Copper King is held under option by the Copper Queen.
 The property lies directly east of the Gardner claims of the Copper Queen, but has hereto fore been considered of no value because of it's situation on the east side of the Dividend fault in the schist zone, heretofore found to be barren in the War ren district.
 However, the property is so close to the ore bearing Gardner mine that there may be consider able lime in its confines at depth and the ore may have OVerfOwn into the schist to d considerable extent. g.-
 The fact that the Phelps Dodge interests have purchased it will prove the presence there of ore, for they have explored that section of the district thoroughly through their extensive under ground working Silver Belt.
The border vidette., 1911-04-22
GOVERNMENT WANTS MEN.

The Federal Civil service wants to alienatc the affections of some of the best qualified of the railroad employees of this city. They are asked to take the examination for positions aS examiner of accounts or account ing clerk for the Interstate Com- merce commission. Realizing that good men must be paid to leave railroad service, the sal aries offered are better than for most civil service positions.
 On May 10th and 11th the examination is to be held all over the United States and in the canal zone. With all of it's rail- road men Tucson is expected to furnish few applicants. How. ever the men must be well quail fled to stand any chance of success. If they do not make the highest grade they still have two chances of appointment, as three distinct positions nre to be filled.
 Applicants must be between 21 and 45 years of age. They will be tested in steam railway general accounts, disbursements, frcightS, passengers, and claims; electric railways; express ser vice; steamship service, and other common carriers. In fact it would seem that an applicant would almost be qualified for the position of general auditor. For those 1nalSinU GrOun A nS aY- aminerS salaries ranging from S2, 25O to S3, 3,OOO are provided, for Group E. examiners the salaries are S1, ,SGO to s, 1CO and for clerks from S1 POO to Sl l.G2O.-Star.
The border vidette., 1911-04-22

A press dispatch from Wash ingtOn states that except among a few extremely reactiOnary re- publicanS and one or two doT- ocrats with similar leanings, all opposition to Statehood for Arizona appears to have vanish ed since the convening of the extra session of the 62d con gross. There is hardly a doubt now that both Arizona and New Mexico will be admitted at the same time, probably before the end of the month, with no op- position in the House and prac- tically none in the Senate, it being believed that the upper House will reflect the evident desire of President Taft to see the remaining Territories ad- mitted with as little fuss as possible.
The border vidette., 1911-04-22
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID.

Mistaking a bottle of carbolic acid for one containing whiskey, and which were similar in aD- pearance, Dan Keeffe, stable boss for l.. J. Smith Construction Co.,, at Maine, drank part of the contents of the bottle of acid, andtwo hours afterwards thetiuid had done it's work.
 Keetfe had been up all night Wednesday, attending sick horses Thursday morning, worn out from the previous nights vigil, and feeling the need of stimuli ant, he got hold of the wrong bottle, with the fatal result above stated.
The border vidette., 1911-04-22
IN TOMBSTONE
 DISTRICT.

The prediction has been freely made that Tombstone would soon have more men working in the district than any other time in the past few years, and if the plans of Frank M. Murphy are carried out, within three months this prediction will be verified as it appears to be the plan of Mir. Murphy and associates to give leases for the various upper workings of the cOmpany'S prop critics on what is known as the sliding scale, that is the -chlorid- CTS are to pay royalty in pro- portion to the values of the ores shipped, based on the Smelter returns.
 Outside of the different leases granted by the company, on some seventy-SiX claims, many independent claims are being worked.
 The Walker claim on which a ledge of silver has been un. covered, running several thous- and ounces of horn silver 10 the ton, is showing up well and pro- misses to be bonanza. The Hershall mine is working 6 full force of miners and continues to ship its share Of ore to the smelters each week.
 The Bisbee Extension people, have taken over the Calves mines in this district, have five men at work and will shortly increase the number. Shipments are al- ready being made from this of silver-lead ore.-- Tombstone ProSpectOr.
The border vidette., 1911-04-22
BUYING. MEXICAN CATTLE.

Joe BalSz of the Balsz meat market returned last evening from CalexicO and AlgodOneS where he had been on cattle buying mission. He has bought some two hundred head from the Mexicans who reside across the line from Algodones and will re ceive them at that place within a day or two. The Mexicans, Joe says, in that section of Lower California are all moving on to this side of the line and selling their stock. They seem to be more afraid of the federal soldiers than they were of the insurrectos. MT. Balsz brought home with him General Stanley'S flag which he carried in the battle at Little's ranch on last Saturday and prizes it as quite trophy. Sun.
The border vidette., 1911-04-22
MAGDALENA BAY SOLD.

The announcement has been made in Los Angeles by ex- Gov ernor Ezra P. Savage of Ne brasl1a, that arrangements have been completed for the transfer of the ownership of 4,5OO, COO acres of land lying in Lower California adjacent to Mazda lena bay. The transfers iS to be made to an American Syndi- cate headed by John F. Blsck- man. Leslie NJ. Shaw, former Secretary of the Treasury, is in- torested in this property. This will forever settle the rumor that the Japanese government is to secure control of Magdalcna bay for a coaling station.
 In this purchase it is said that there are 2,OOO, GOO acres Of very rich land that can be placed un- der irrigation, and it is the in tention of the company to colon izc this territory with American and British subjects.
 It is not improbable that line of railway will within the next few years be constructed be tween this city and MagGalena bay. Exchange.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-22

lhlS section warrants better sleeping
car accommodations, and if the mat
ter was properly brought to the at
tention of the Central railroad relief
would in all probability be given.
The Albany division of the Central
now carries two sleepers nightly
from that section-one starting at
brownsville and the other at AL
bany-and there is no reason why
that particular section should be SO
abundantly favored while no sleep
ing car accommodation whatever is
given the travelling public of the
towns and cities mentioned above.
1t is a discrimination that should
not exist.
A petition backed by the united
efforts of the people who are inter-
ested would no doubt bring results.
These things need not be expected
unless they are asked for, and here
is another instance where a board OF
trade would be useful.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-22
WHY THIS DETERMINATIONS
Large and Prosperous Section That Gives Railroads Much
Patronage Has No Sleeping Car Accommodations

large and pupulous section cof
Southwest Georgia and contiguous
-arritory in Florida and Alabama
in which there is much travel, and
which gives the Central railroad
considerable patronage, is without
s1eeping car Accommodations.
People travelling north at might
from Eufaula and other Alabama
towns, Georgetown, Fort Gaines,
CDthbert, SheIlman and Dawson, in
Georgia, ON the Central railroad, and
from Tallahassee and other Florida
POINTS. cambridge, Oolqu'tt, .Arling-
ION and Edison on the Georgia, Flor
ida and Alabama railroad, which
connects with the Central at Cuth-
bert, have to take their chances on
getting a berth in the sleeper from
Albany after reaching SmithviIle, or
else engage it ahead, which cannot
always be done.
The large amount Of travel from
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-22
SHEPPARD CAN PAY A FINE
RECOMMENDATION OF PRISON
BOARD FAVORABLY ACTED ON
Five Hundred Citizens Testified That
He Stood Well, and That They
Relieved i'm His InnocenCY.

Acting upon the recommendation
of the state pardon board Governor
Brown has committed the sentence
of J. w. Sheppard to a fine of $3.50.
Attorney R. r. Marlin, who repre-
sented Sheppard before the prison
board, received the official order of
the executive department by mail
Tuesday morning.
Governor Browns order cOmmut-
ing the sentence is as follows:
THE applicant, ]. w. Sheppard,
convicted at the May term, 1911, of
the Superior Court >of Terrell county
of the crime of misdemeanor, selling
LIQUOR, and sentenced to IL mouths.
The Prison Commission having
had under Amusement an application
for executive clemency in the above
stated case recommends cOmmuta-
ton of sentence to pay fine of
$3.50, and thereupon to be discharg-
ed from changing sentence for the
following reasons:
Denial of guiltrWas made in posi-
tive statement by the defendant, and
the denial was supported by cir
cumstantial but creditable testimO-
NY But one witness swore positive
ly to one instance of his guilt at the
trial and if guilty this is his first
and only Offense. He is a business
man of good standing as merchant.
He is thoroughly well known in the
county. The petition OF nearly 500
citizens of good standing testify as
to his good standing, and to their
belief in his innOGency. They insist
that he should be pardoned or re-
leased on payment of "a fine.
Considering the circumstances
shown by the evidence and the char
acter of the prisoner as shown by
the petitions and letters of the best
citizens of Terrell county and the
serious doubt of mis- guilt the COM
mission respectfully submits the
above commentator
Therefore, in view of the fore
going facts and the recommendation
of the Prison Commission it is or
fdered that the sentence of the said
j. w. Sheppard be and the same is
hereby committed to the payment of
$3.50 fine, including costs, and that
upon the payment of the said fine
that he be discharged from custody
forthwith. JOS. M. BROWN, Gov.
by the Governor: W. w. Lar
sen, Secretary Executive Depart
ment.