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The Stanford interior journal., 1911-04-04

grounds in Lexington being used oi
days when games could be played
The Stanford interior journal., 1911-04-04

Two more months OF pleasant"
studying and then three months OF
"duir vacation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
CALIFORNIA PEAS INSTEAD OF
COTTON.

Some one has been publishing in
the daily papers of New Orleans &C
counts of wonderful profits from What
he calls California peas, a black-eyed
pea, and farmers in the newly infeSt-
ed boil weevil sections are begging
for information about this wonderful
pea and the profit that they are told
can be made from it instead of cotton.
In the older infested areas in Texas
and Louisiana, the cotton growers
have learned to raise cotton in spite
Of the weevii. and have learned also
that other crops and a rotation are
the best means for combating the
Weevil. But [ rather expect that this
so-called California pea is simply the
old early black-eye pea. This is a
good early pea, and usually sells a
little higher than other of the cow
pea family, because it is used Is a
table vegetable more than other peas
Any peas will be valuable as a means
fer soil improvement and the feeding
of stock, but the farmer who imag-
ines that he can make it profitable
to grow the peas for sale in place {
cotton, will find that the profit of the
crop was largely in the imagination
Of the writer. Then, too,
it is we'll known that for some rea-
son or other, none Of this family, the
COW or stock peas produce seed as
we'll in the Gulf States as they do in
the upper South. The early black
eyed pea I had years ago from a
farmer at Pine Bluff, Ark, and this
variety can be made to grow two
crops in a season on the same land,
and the other sown in July and gath
cred in September. Black-eye peas
usually sell = little higher than the
general run Of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

You tell us not to break land deep
for fall grain, and also to have a COW
er crop on our land possible. We are
also told not to break land deeply in
spring, and yet we are told hat the
only way to succeed in farming is to
break our and deep. Now, what am
I to do?"
You have not read us closely
enough. We always advocate the
deep breaking Of the land for the
spring crops. But after we have done
this and have cultivated a hOed crop
on the land. like corn or tobacco, and
wish to follow it with wheat OF oats,
we do not advise deep blowing at that
late date in the season, for the fall
grains need tn esoil to be we'll settled.
If we pillow deeply in early summer
for coWpeas and NOW the peas, TO
followed by winter grain, it is best to
disk the soil shalloWly. Where we
are going to put in fall grain on a
fallow. we would break the lane deep
that it will have time to settle and
narrowed. We have advised that the
fall is the best time to deepen the soil
by subsoiling, as the clay subsoil is
then dry and will crumble, and one
can then SOW a cover crop that is to
be plowed under in the spring like
rye or crimson clover. SubSoiling in
spring is not always best, because
when the surface soil is in good con-
dition to pillow, The clay below may be
too wet. But all spring blowing for
corn or cotton or a should be
made fairly deep. l hope that you
understand me now.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
Dun's Weekly Trade Review.
(By the Associated Press.)

49, an
New York, Oct. 2O.-R. G. pun's
weekly review Of trade tomorrow Will
say: Immediate requirements to re
plenish depleted stocks, coupled with
lower prices, are mainly responsible
for a continued increase in trade ac-
tiVity. The improvement is cOnSerNa-
tive, but it is steady, and is noticeable
in very large trade centers.
Weakness is still pronounced in rlS
iron with sales of from 10000 to
$4,000 tons Of foundry grades report
ed in Eastern New York, partly for
early delivery. In plates and struc-
tural material even sharper compe-
tition is claimed, and while new bust
ness is keeping up at a fair rate, it is
at the expense of values. Orders for
railroad equipment and steel cars are
stimulated by the lower prices, and
the same cause has Influenced the
placing Of some good orders for plates
for vessel construction. Wire prod
ucts are moving in good volume and
several additional contracts have
been placed for pipe.
That the dry goods trad is eX-
panding steadily is shown by the in
creased operations Of mills and manu-
f~acturers OF different dry goods spe-
cialists. Jobbers are beginning to
look further ahead for early spring
needs and lower prices for tickings.
DENNIS n other heavy-coiored cot
tons have resulted in more active or
dering. Brown cottons and print
Cloths are easier. Bieached cottOnS
are quiet. but staple prints and per-
Gales are we'll under order and sew
eral lines of ginghams are sold up
Tor spring. Export cotton goods
trade has received a setback because
OF the complications in China, but Red
Sea trade holds up and business with
other foreign markets is steady.
Yarns are easier and silk are active.
Buyers in footwear show a DISPOSE
tlon 20 place larger contracts to cover
IutHre needs and manufacturers are
asking advances to cover higher costs
for leather.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
SPREADING LIME.

Several correspondents have asked
me about the use Of lime spreaders-
I have seer these worked, but never
used one myself. They will spread
ground lime or ground limestone, but
lime that-has been merely Siaked viii
always ave Jumps in it. and the ma
chine will not work. Then, too, even
with the ground lime, it is an awful
lob to keep the machine at work, for
you must keep hauling a supply to it
with wagons, and SO far as | can see,
it is a worse job to do this than to
spread the lime directly from thewag-
on with shovels l have spread a
great deal of lime in this wav with
perfect satisfaction. I staked out the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

markets of the world aud has never re-
ceiyed a cent more for his crops than the
India: while under our protective tarG
system he pays more to equip his home
and farm and clothe his family than any
other farmer in the world.
Governor Of North Carolina.
Raleigh, n. c.
Governor Smith Away Prom Office.
Your telegram was duly received. GOV
ernor Hoke Smith is at present out OF The
city and will be away Il week or ten DAYS.
i am afraid, therefore. it will be Impossible
for him to comply with your request.
Very truly yours.
MORRIS h. HARRALSON.
Private Secretary.
Mississippi Crop Less Than Last Years.
Excessive rains, army worm and boil
weevil have greatly reduced Miss ssippi
months. In Holmes county, where ! live
and was reared and have some farm m
interests. the reduction during that period
has been so per cent. Conservative cSti-
mates place Mississippi cotton crop some
what less than that of last year. and not
exceeding 100000 bales.
F.. F. NOEL.
Governor Of Mississ pri.
G Governments Texas Estimate Too Large.
In advance or the conference OF the 'roN-
errors of cotton producing States AT New
Orleans, l would prefer not TO express my
private opinion on the subject. | am con-
fdent, however, that the Federal Govern
ment estimate Of the crop in Texas is too
large. The cotton has opened rapidly GA
account of the dry weather. and the crop
in South Texas is almost entirely gathered
and ginned. Not long ago the Government
ordered the prosecution OF the bull specu-
lators' in cotton because of the increased
price of cotton. 1t ought to be equally
regarded q violation for the bull specula-
tors to unnecessarily Cypress the market
and put down the price.
O.. B. COLQUITT,
Governor of Texas.
Austin, Texas.
Why Governor GiichFist Can't Answer.
Governor GilchriSt is in Omaha. Neb.
6. T. WHITFIELD
Secretary.
Tallahassee, Fla.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
PROF. MASSEY'S VIEWS

lime will slake two bushels to one.
But do not have the manufacturer do
the shaking and then charge you more
a ton than you can buy fresh unslak-
ed lime or. It is largely a matter or
price as to what LINE is best to use.
If l needed lime, I would get the pur-
est lime / could find.
/ know nothing from experience
about the Mule-Foot hogs. The mere
fact that they have solid hoofs will
not itself be any particular advantage
that | can see. They may be all that
their breeders claim for them, n l
would like to know more about he
characteristics of the breed. l nave
bred Chester Whites, Y~orkshires,
B~erkshires and Durocs. and of these
1 prefer the Berkshires- They are
hardy rustlers and bring more pigs at
a litter han the Poland Chinas SO far
as I have observed the latter. The
claim that the Mule-Foot hogs are
immune from cholera, I do not think
has been proven. The best way to
prevent cholera is to inOculate with
anti-cholera serum, and then kill the
turkey buzzards which carry more
cholera germs around than any other
agency.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

Iby IHt AssOclated PfeSS.J
New York. Oct. D-For the week ending
Friday, October 20, 1911:
Net receipts at all u. &. ports during
week 469,e4o; net receipts at all T.. s. ports
same week last year 462.J05; total receipts
since September 1st 1881, 102: total receipts
10 same date last year 2.I34 $40; exports
Tor the week 343,115: exports for same
week last year 36. 4O6; total exports since
september 1st 1,263. 1872: total exports sane
GATE last year 1.41S 1S4: stock at all Uni
TED states ports IA .329: stock at all Uni
TED states ports same time last year 634,-
So stock at all interior towns 4f5 80. :;
STOCK ar ali interior towns same time last
year 349,42l; stock at Liverpool 294 go /;
stock at Liverpool same time last year
1880; stock of American afloat for Great
Britain same time last year Us coo.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
Cotton Receipts.
by the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 2O.-The following are
the TOTAL net receipts of cotton al all ports
since September lst:
Galveston 937,414; New Orleans 149,71S;
Mobile 1872; Savannah 7O7 al. Charles.
ton 1905; Wilmington 124, 024; Norfolk
131,So1; baltimore T.721; New York 49,;
BOSTON i61: Newport News 81: San Fran
CISCO 1879; Brunswick 1850; Port
Townsend 2,4J7; Pensacola $3.50: Port
Arthur and Sabine Pass 1876; Jacksonville
t.415: Georgetown 1875; Texas City I07..
Total o,537. 1O2 bales
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

ground roughly, and then measured
the load in the wagon body, and
could come very near to the amount
I wanted per acre. As lime is always
to be hauled on plowed ground. n
cannot haul a large load. and IL n
land is staked off in han-acres, you
can soon get the hands to spreading IL
in any desired quantity. Where n
machine is used, it means two nan
diings of the lime. one TO load and
haul it to the field. and another to
load the machine. and 1 had rather
Spread. it at once. ] that-by
mixing it with earth one could use
the MANURE SpreaCer and save some
labor, but / ave never tried that.
But it is impracticable to drive the
lime spreader to the pile every time it
is empty, and I can not see that the
lime ~Spreaders are savers OF labor.
Corn smut is very bad here this
year on stalks, blades and tassels.
have pulled and burned some. what
is the best way to prevent it?" Corn
smut is the fruiting stage Of a fungus
plant that has been growing through
the corr tissues all summer, and the
black smut is the part hat answers
for seed in these plants. These spores
get in the ground and get into the
corn IS it terminates and at no other
time. The smutty stalks should new
er be cut with the sound ones, but
left and cut by themselves n burn
ed, for if they get into the manure
you will ave more the next
Then, no matter how carefully they
are handled. there will some spores
get into the ground, and if you plant
the same lam in corn again, you will
have smut again. Com smut is not
carried on the seed as the smut Of
and oats, but infests the soil.
Hence the need OF. a rotation of crops
f0 avoid fOllOWinC corn viii corn No
treatment of the seed. nor anything
tiat can be done at planting time, will
have any effect. The only thing is to
keep it out Of the and out of
the soil and practice a good rotation
Of crops.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

The most profitable mine for the
farmer to invest in is his own farm.
The chances are all against you in
putting our money into the hands Of
strangers to invest in some mine
either real or imaginary away out
West. Keep your money where you
can control it. individually and use il
in the Improvement of the farm.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

maze Dy all classes 10 raise price OF cot
ton. Cotton spectators should be pre-
vented from influencing the price OF cot
ton by dealing in futures. This years
cotton crop will total eight hundred thou
Governor Of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Short Crop in Arkansas.
Replying to your telegram, will say that
there is no question but that cotton should
be bringing much better prices than it
is now. Farmers of this State have de-
cided on fifteen cents as price to hold for.
There is, no doubt, a demand for every
bale. and fifteen cents should be obtained.
Pretty weather for gathering has caused
a larger percentage than usual to be gin
ned in this State. Our crop is undoubted-
1y short in Arkansas, and / do not think
it will reach eight hundred thousand bales.
To stop ginning and refuse to sell at pres
ent price is the only remedy.
G w. DONAGHEY,
Governor Of Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark.
Boil Weevil Damage Heavy I'm Louisiana.
Meeting OF Southern Governors has been
called for October % in New Orleans to
confer on ways and means to obtain for
the cotton crop a legitimate price. Pend
ing such meeting. 1 hesitate to express
opinion on price for which cotton should
be he'd or means to obtain it. Certainly
a method should be devised whereby to
the cotton farmers the genuine value OF
the staple might be obtained. All efforts
l may render in assisting such movement
will be given: Crop heavily curtaiied
already by boil weevil depreciation and
reduction in acreag e incident thereto. Has
suffered severely from heavy rains ia July
and August, while recent rains have stop
ped picking and have ruined much open
staple. J. Y. SAUNDERS,
Governor of Louisiana.
Baton Rouge, La.
What Governor Blease Might Do.
Your wire received. Am not a farmer,
farmers what to do. Regret very much
the low price OF cotton. II 1 was able to
loan farmers money to handle the Dis
treSsed cotton in order that they might
hold for higher prices, l would do so with
great pleasure, charging them no interest.
COLE l.. BLEASE.
Governor OF South Carolina.
Columbia. s. C.
Lessons Of the Present Situation.
If the farmers should refuse TO sell at
present prices, and do Just as they would
with a colt or a piece of land-hold their
cotton unit! a satisfactory price is of
fered, then buyers would be compeIled to
offer a satisfactory price. mus confess
that l see nothing that either the coming
Conference OF Governors at New Orleans
or the farmers association themselves can
do except to refuse to sell cotton at I'M
satisfactory prices. / know that many
growers may be forced to sell at present
prices.
One great lesson that the present situa-
ton ought TO teach every cotton prower
is that he should by all means ra;sa his
own suppress as far as possible. such "a
corn. hogs. wheat. mules. hay. etc Wbe,
he buys any of these articles he not only
pays a profit to some one else hnt aIso
the. transportation charges. The cotton
grower, just as the wheat grower and tho
tobacco grower, sells his crop On the open
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

And still a get-rich-quick ucker IS
BORN every minute.-Nsw York
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
WHAT THE SOUTHERN
GOVERNORS THINK


made by all classes to raise price of cot
ton. Cotton SPECTATORS should be pre-
from influencing the price OF cot
ton by dealing in futures. This years
cotton crop will total eight hundred thou
sand bales in Oklahoma.
LEE CRUCE.
Governor of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
Progressive Farmer.)

~PfOgreSSlVe FaTmeF.J
To bleach collards and late CAP
bages turn the heads down towards
the north and bank the soil over the
stem and the lower part OF the neao,
leaving the top open where the sun
will not shine on. it, and the heads
will bleach nicely.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

Carrots I SOW late in July n let
them stand in the rows where they
grew. for they get sweeter after frost,
and are perfectly hardy and keep
better in this way than if taken up.
Parsnips and satisfy, Of course. we
leave out, as they will grow nearly all
winter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

Several ask whether the rank late
growth made. on cotton could not be
saved as feed. l nave never known 1t
tried, and / would fear to feed 1t 10
pregnant cows, as it might cause abor-
ton. for the dark of the roots Will do
this. and the bar and stems may DO
it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

Ripe pumpkins can not be kept
very long. Put them in a cool and dry
place free from frost. You can peel
and slice them and can them just as
you would tomatoes or anything else.
The canning factories are putting up
pumpkins largely now. We nave also
canned elephants and had them nice
in winter for making into cakes and
frying.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

II have a pear tree bearing fruit,
but %unsound, and now the leaves have
fallen, leaving the remaining pears
hanging with no decay in the o
Some pears, like the Madeline, always
decay soon at the core without n
apparent disease. The falling of the
leaves may have been caused by the
wet weather coming after the dry
weather had ripened the leaves and
the new growth pushed them Off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-31
GRAND CIRCUIT TRoTTING.
Detroit Meeting Starts Today With
Classy List of Horses.

DETROIT, Mch., -uly 31.-An excellent
card lis presented by the Detroit Driving
Club for the opening this afternoon Of
the Grand Circuit five-day race meeting
at the state fair grounds. While interest
naturally centers in the classic Chamber
II Commerce Neutrality-suspicious. stake
for 2.1S class PAGERS, the other events on
the program bring together some Of the
best known horses of the light harness
world.
Eight starters, all but one Of which.
Eirtie have already. been seen In action
t1n the Grand Circuit this year, are in the
big race On the strength Of his per-
formances at. Kalamazoo and Grand
4apids, Branham Baughman holds Arst
1iaco In popular favor. but he has q
strong. rival IN Vernon Mckinney, by
whom he was beaten. In the drst two
eats Of their Grand Rapids clash. Other
for the prise are Akar; the
$seers entry; Fanny Stanton. Peter Pres
4 on. Peter the Second and Sir r.
The 21e trot. which opens the meeting,
has fourteen starters. including the two
Gcers M. & M. candidates, Gordon Todd
and Lady. Willow.
! Dude Archdale, last years N. q N.
winner, meets Grace. Billy Burke, So.
prano, Nancy Royce Spanish ouesu aMd
Sterling Mckinney In tho 2.01 .t%0t, while
Hal B., jr, the sensational Canadian
stallion, and seven other good performers
face the starter In the 2os pace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-31
BAN JOHNSON SAYS LIVELY
BALL IS STILL IN USE
Head of American League Also Predicts
John !. Taylor Will Hold On to Bos-
ton Cub-Praises Local Plant.

much to the game. Any time the ball
gets past either the left or center fielder
it will come pretty near netting the bat
ter circuit clout. The grounds are al
any speed at all, will roll to the fence,
which is sufficiently far away to allow
even an ordinary runner to circle the
bases
When all the American League
lineup the race is likely to be much
hotter and closer than 1t is today. Sell
dom has every team been hit by in
juries and sickness as has been the
case this season.
Detroit has been running along well
to date. but has felt the absence Of
it's hard-hitting first baseman. Gain
or. This stellar player was one OF
the leading swatters OF the Tigers,
and his absence has been felt, even
though De1ehanty has been playing
f1rst-class game at the initial sack.
The team will gain greatly in often
sive work when Gainor Is back on the
job for good
Cleveland has been without the serv
ices OF it's grand player. Larry La
joie, who got back in the game here
Saturday. Without him the Maps are not
the same. His fielding is equal to that
Of any other infielder in the business.
His batting needs no comment. When
be a much more formidable aggrega-
ton than it has been in the past few
weeks.
They had hard luck down at Philadel
phia when the world champions had boil
Barry and Collins out of the lineup a.
the same time. In fact they were 81
crippled that the White Sox cleaned III
the whole series on them when they in
vaded the Windy City.
Chicago has also had its tough going
At present the Sox are without the ait
Of the new star in the shortstop field
Corhan. When Ford beaned this re
! cruit he broke up the already shattered
infield which has worn the Chicago col
ors this season, for Mcconnell early il
the season suffered a sprained ankle
Even Collins, the new first baseman. ha
been out Of 1t several times this season
from injuries. If anything happened t
the Sox outfield one shudders to thinl
where Chicago would land
Then the Yankees. with Hal Chase
sterling hitter, first baseman and leader
out Of the game for q considerable
! period-this had an i'll effect on the team
| in fact, the Yankees have scarcely re
| covered from the disaster to date. The
| are, however, going along better now.
| Washington lost heavily in the sickness
which overlook Walter Johnson. its best
pitcher, and injuries to Street and Ain
smith,
Purtell has been the i'll member OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-31
STILL AFTER BOSTON CLUB.
Jack Gleason Meets President Rus.
sell in Conference Today.

NEW YORK, July 31.-Jack Gleason of
San Francisco, who has an option on
the majority stock Of the Boston Ma.
ttonal base ball club. will hold another
conference In this city late today with
w. Hepburn Russell. the president OF
the club. In relation to the deal. Glea-
sons option expired last Thursday, but
at his request 1t was extended until Au-
gust 1.
to buy about one-third of Mr.. Russell's
holdings, with the privilege Of taking over
the club when Mr.. Russell decides to re.
tire from the game. President Russell
Is very enthusiastic about base ball al
present and states that he intends to keer
his control of the club permanently
The Boston club is negotiating with
Pittsburg for the purchase or trade OF
some players, and deal is looked for
between the clubs this week.