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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09

There is no reason for a mortgaged farm in the South. The man
who. from year to year has to pay interest on increasing debts, mas
something the matter with him. Either he prefers to carry the load
to have something to worry about or he is content to exist at the ex-
|pense Of some one else.
If in the Northeast, the Middle North and the Northwest, where
but one crop can be made per year, the farmers are for the greater
part free from debt, as shown by the census that has Just been TAX
en-. there is no reason why any farmer in the South where from iva
to three crops can be made, from every acre, should be in debt Tor q
|nickle. in fact, it would seem that the boot should be on the other
foot.
Let us take instances cited by the Census Bureau, which may be
regarded as indicative of the whole. In Maine, where the growing
season is but five months, 70 per cent of the farmers are free from
encumbrances. Only 81 per cent of the farmers are In debt and
there is a possibility that of this percentage some farms are encum-
|bered because their owners are charging
In New Hampshire Is per cent of the farms are free from debt.
In this section, also the growing period is less than half OF the
the season is but a trife longer there.
In Michigan the percentage of farms free from debt is 50. and the
growing season is less than half a year there also.
i'm the South the growing season varies, according to latitude,
from ten to twelve months every year. There isn't an acre OF the
whole of the South that will not produce at least two crops per year,
and most of them will produce three.
Reasoning by anology, would it not be proper to conclude that If
the farms, where there can be but one crop grown per year, are to-
the greater extent free from debt, the Southern farmer in debt
should be a rare exception. Is it so?
Unfortunately it is not. But the way has been shown, the path
opened to the new arrangement of crops in the South, and the indi-
cations are that it will retrieve it self, that the day is close at hand
when the exceedingly fertile lands will be kept busy all the year,
producing crops that make the dollars to clear off the encumbrances
and do away with the credit system that is SO costly to the farmer
and so profitable to the money lender-Trucker and Farmer.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09
LEARN TO DO THINGS WELL.

You and I are simply bundles of habits Every time we do any
thing it becomes easier to do it in the future, until by and by the
doing of it becomes unconscious. automatic-t does itself. It is,
doing, in thinking, in living. If we learn to do a thing badly and form
the habit, we will In all probability do it badly all our days If we
form the habit of doing things in the wrong way, or if we form the
habit of doing evil things. we will In time become careless men or
bad men; for badnes and goodness are, to a certain extent, at least,
matters of habit.
When your Uncle Henry was a boy he. was very anxious to get
through with a good deal of work. For instance, he was anxious to
be the fastest corn husker and the fastest grain binder In the neigh
|borhood. Unfortunately, he formed the habit of binding sheaves
loosely and failed to acquire the habit of getting all the silk and
off the corn. The mice had a picnic In the corn that he husked.
A loose sheaf, when hauled in, In harvest, or pitched out at thresh-
ing time, was instantly recognized as one of "Henry's sheaves.' l
tried hard to correct this habit In after years, but never, sueceeded.
L could bind tight enough as long as l kept thinking about.it it, but
the moment i began thinking about something else. and that was
about all the time, the sheaf bound itself loose.
You will avoid a great deal of trouble in. after life if you will a.
quire the habit of doing well whatever you do. 1t is no more trouble
to acquire the habit of doing it right than wrong, and when a habit
is once formed, it stays formed. The longer you practice it, the more
n[my n hao!t becomes liked. 1t Is as easy to curry the horse well,
when you get in the habit of it, as it is to give him a click and a
promise It's as easy to milk the COW clean, and with neatness and
dispatch, as it is to milk her otherwise. The habit once formed, of
aolng Things right, will stay with you as a perpetual heritage and
blessing. The habit OF doing things right can be formed by the con-
Sclous ana CONSCIENTIOUS right doing of them in the first place, and
every very SUBSEQUENT repetition of the act fixes and confirms the habit
mtu IL becomes the permanent. though unconscious, habit of life
Inc man who learns to do the work on the farm right, will be very
likely to do all his work right, for the reason that it becomes his
second nature-Dr. Henry Wallace.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09
point, the bobwhite is a strong allv
OF the farmer in the fight against
weeds.-Dr. w. Bell.
Success with The chicks.

The most important thing In
starting young chicks is to re-
frain from feeding them a single
atom of food for at least So hours.
Nature has filed their little sto-
machs before they left the shell
and if they are stuffed as soon
as they appear, many will die.
Give them plenty of water and
after SO hours feed them lightly
on fine rolled oats or coarsecorn
meal, then, just as soon as they
show strength and vigor let them
run on the tender, short grass for
a little while every day.
Watch for lice from the start
and if any are found on the heads
or under the wings, touch the SPOTS
lightly with lard or vaseline. HAY
ing started right by following the
above directions the success de-
ponds upon the fidelity with
which you manage the flock I'M
til they become full-ledged or
are ready to be sent to the market.
Atlanta Journal.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09

perience, and we should not
blame the incubator because of
poor eggs, a poor location caus-
ing uneven temperature, or our
own carelessneSs.
Give the old machine a thorough
overhauling, or order the new one
at once, SO you will not be delay
ed at the last minute, and though
it may seem like joking, we should
like to warn against Matching too
many chicks. Most of us are not
prepared for large matches, usu-
ally providing only one brooder
fer each incubator, and our chicks
are overcrowded, in consequence
most of them die and we pass
along the saying: Incubator
chicks are never strong" Do not
hatch too early or too late in the
season and do not hatch more
chicks than you can care for
Colorado Agricultural College.
~ KY -
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09
Special Inducemopt

Il was wild night. The doctor
had closed his storm doors and re-
tired. Suddenly there came a jingle
the night bell.
Who is there?' demanded the doc
tor, irritated at being awakened at
that hour.
chilly Jones' responded q weak
Dice from below baby has swal-
lowed the Lincoln penny Muver gave
him for O Christmas gift.
He has, Ell? Well is there and spe-
ctal inducement for me to come ont
such a night as this?'
Oh, yes, sir. Muver a y If you
get the penny up you can have IT,
Chicago News.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09
A WOman,s FARMING venture

OL. Edul OlSpdICn-
Miss r. N. Hillman is the active
head of a profitable farm of nearly
900 acres, She was born in st. Paul
nd for some years was well known
as stenographic reporter. Shortly
before leaving for Canada she moved
to a Wisconsin farm. Here she be-
came interested in farming. She long
ed to get out on the Western prairies,
so with what capital she possessed she
took what she calls a "long chance"
and staked her saving on Canadian
land. eEsf
What she did, she persists, many a
girl now working on a small salary
can do. With her mother and small
brother she went into the country,
purchasing supplies in a blind way,
for she knew little about farming.
She is now classed as one of the large
grain growers in the vicinity of Moose
jaw.
From small beginnings her land
possessions grew. At first it was forty
five miles to the nearest railway. 1t
was a waiting game, but the market
came, as it must inevitably come to a
fertile country, and now what was
once the frontier has a station with
in easy hailing distance. Miss Hill
man ~buildingh r of stone and ce-
ment. The barns have cemented al
leys and it takes a foreman and a
staff of four hands to u the place
in the dull time and eight men dur
ing the busy season.
Miss Hillman is the real head. She
rides about her farm and knows what
she is doing. Her system of farm ac-
cunts shows every day where she is
at financially, and she can tell you
that back in the year 1909 she took
OF, $500 bushels on 230 acres and
cleaned up over $4,000.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09
Care of the Incubator.

Many OF us worrying about the
kind of incubator to buy, and
many others r selling their old
lncubators because Of a machine
they heard or read about that
matches more and better chicks
without care Or attention than
theirs did. Remember, there is no
best incubator; no machine
with all the good points and none
of the weak points; none are per-
feet, most of them are good, some
are better, and you can make no
mistake In choosing one that is
doing good work in your commun-
ity. And do not discard the old
machine that has done fairly good.
work, and is still in good condi-
ton, to buy one that matches
every egg" the chances are you
viii do no better. with it. Within.
the past week one woman told me
she was discouraged because OF
her poor luck the past season, as
she only areraged 125 chicks from
200 eggs. Some of her hens fail
ed to hatch q chicken, but that
was no encouragement. Think OF
averaging nearly 10 chicks from
Is eggs.
Another woman declared it was
to try again, after hatch
inc ks from 100 eggs
tubator viii not feed or reg
,fa itself as the hen does, and
We must not expect as good re-
suits until we have had some ex-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09
Should the Bobwhite Be Killed
Out9

They most certainly should not
be killed out. On the other hand,
they will repay bountifully all eff
forts expended in protecting them
and favoring their increase. The
farmer should never allow more
to be shot for game than the sur
plus stock, being sure to leave
plenty of birds for the next7years
nesting. The live birds on the farm
are worth much more than the
dead birds on the table, however,
well they may be cooked.
The bobwhite or quail 10 ma
turally t~rustful and where undis-
turbed becomes remarkably tame.
will rear his young and spend
his days close to human dwell
ings, adding cheer by his merry
whistle. More important than this.
however, from the money stand
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09
A Page Of Interest," to OR Farmer Friends.
COTTON x THAT'S
MARVEL.


Goodwin and Harding's Machine Does
the Work-And at a Small Cost.
Twentieth Century Revolution in
Cotton Picking is Fully Shown By
Successful Demonstration Of the
! Picker Before the Public.
Cotton picking successfully by a
machine is an assured fact. That a
machine that does the work has been
invented by Raleigh men is a source
Of local pride. The Whitney Cotton
gin effected a revolution in prepar-
ing cotton for the market. The Good
win e Harding cotton picker effects
a revolution in gathering the cotton.
Al few days ago the Goodwin &
Harding cotton picker was success
ully demonstrated at the Hobby farm
near Raleigh. Yesterday afternoon
there were four demonstrations at the
Raleigh Iron Works. and each was a
success. Cotton plants with the cot
ton bolls on them had been set out
and the new picker-a twentieth CEN
tury marvel-did the work of picking
cotton cleanly and rapidly.
A large and representative crowd
attended the demonstrations yester-
day; and there was great enthusiasm
over the work. ut is a wonder in
picking cotton" was the verdict, for
the cotton picker worked like a
charm.
The cotton picker, with n man
using two pickers, has a capacity of
a bale a day. the cost about 20 cents a
hundred pounds, as against fifty cents
by hand, the results showing n man
in a day can pick 1000 pounds, as
against $50 to 200 pounds by hand.
The machine is not an expensive one,
its cost being such as to put it in
the reach of every thrifty farmer. 1t
is no heavier than an ordinary one
horse wagon and it does not injure
the cotton plant. One of the machines
will carry two to four men, and this
means the picking of two to four
bales each day by one machine.
The power is supplied by a small
gasoline engine and the cotton is TAX
en- from the plant into a tube, drawn
in by a flexible shaft, the cotton being
carried on by the use of a small re-
volving fan through a flexible tube
into a receptacle. The machine has
fully shown that it is a success, those
who have seen it being astounded at
it's work. 1t will make a revolution in
cotton picking-Raleigh News and
Observer.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09

Broughton Brandenburg, the mag
azine writer, collapsed Friday when
years and six months. Brandenburg
was convicted of forgery of a check
for $50. The writer has figured in
court for the last two years, notably
IN connection with the alleged FAX
ing" of the Grover Cleveland letter and
the kidnaping Of Brandenburg's child.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09
uHAT FARMERS WANT TO
KNOW.
Professor Massey In Progressive
Farmer.1

A1TO1GSSO1 04OS0Oy
Farmer.9
Which is best to mix with ma
nure, raw ground phosphate rock
or acid phosphate, the first at $9
4 ton and the second at $l49" In
experiments at the Ohio Station
the acid phosphate made the great
est yield when mixed at rate OF ~
pounds to the tonof manure, but
The raw ground rock made the
greatest profit because of its lower
price. !,
Mixed, with manure or on land
where there is a heavy growth OF
dead peavines the raw pulveried
rock will give excellent results,
and will be the most economical,
while if applied to a soil deficient
In vegetable decay it will be a good
while getting available.
~
Pasture Grasses.-For a pas
ture to last two or three years,
and then turned in the rotation,
/ would sow a mixture of 5 lbs
orchard grass, 5 pounds of tall
meadow oats grass and 5 pounds
of Canada bluegrass an acre.
Sow peas on the land this spring
and apply 300 pounds of acid
phosphate and Is pounds of MUIR
late of potash an acre, Cut the
peas for hay and prepare the
stubble well and SOW the grass
seed in October.
Winter Grazing.-Hairy vetch
and oats that have made a fine
fall growth can be pastured mod
erately during the winter If the
cattle are not allowed on it when
the soil is wet. But the grazing
should be only moderate, and the
plants should not be eaten down
to the ground.
Irish Potatoes. - How many
bushels Of Irish potatoes it will
take to plant an acre when cut
to single eyes, will depend large
ly on the size of the potatoes used
But | would not cut potatoes to
single eyes. In all my experience
/ have gotten better results from
cutting to two eyes with a liber-
al piece of the potato. This will
usually take about three barrels
of medium-sized potatoes to pla1N
an acre
How to Apply Lime-'Should
lime be spread broadcast and let
remain on top of the land all win
!. ter or spread just before plow-
ing!" Neither. Lime should not
be left entirely on the surface,
nor should it be plowed in deep
ly. The place to spread lime is
just after blowing the land, and
then harrow it in lightly. Lime
sinks rapidly into the soil, and
we want it to effect the whole soil.
Hence, we put it on top and
merely harrow it in.
Bermuda Grass.-The best way
to kill out Bermuda or "wire
grass" as some call it, is to pillow
it now ~shallowly and harrow out
all you can get and haul it into
a gully. Then in spring sow the
land thickly in peas, for the Ber-
umda will not thrive in shade.
Now the peas for hay and harrow
the stubble and SOW crimson Glow
er and turn this under for corn in
the spring and you will not find
much grass left, if you SOW more
peas among the corn and disk
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09

If you don't find it anywhere else, and sells it for les M
have the only IRE proof, steam-heated store in town wMee
smoke, no SCOT double decked and shelving to the ton ~
overloaded packed and repacked with more goods and t%a
greatest variety you ever saw. New Spring Ginghams. PercoI
White Goods have arrived and no room. Impossible to stro
our goods and must be sold, 50 Greater Bargains at Wilson'ss
than anywhere. Also do you know We have two big war
houses packed full Of Groceries in solid cases, Furuittnrs
Chairs. Springs, Mattresses, Stoves, Ranges, Doors, Sal,
Buggies, Surveys Wagons. Also q Feed store, Shorts Rrar
Cotton Seed Meal, Timothy hay. Also all kinds Of Seed
Clover Red Top Timothy, Blue Grass, Orchard Grass
Onion Sets. @
e ASSORTMENT OF BEST FERTILIZERS.
Farmers we are your friend, when you come to town meat
each other at Wilson's where you can be comfortable and
always welcome, and find everything without taking vOur r
valuable time going from store to store, when we will pet it
for you.
Don't forget We have moved into the Peoples Bank build
ing the finest in town and very anxious to see you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-16
RAILROAD NEWS
YOUNG KRUTTsCHNITT
is A CAR WHACKER
Son of General Manager of
Southern Pacific is a
Strikebreaker

J. Kruttschnitt. jr., son and heir ap-
parent Of Julius KruttschnItJ. vice pres
ident and director of maintenance and
operation OF the Hartman lines. is a
strikebreaker at Bowie. Ariz., on the
Southern Pacific.
Dressed in suit Of CveraIIs and with
a long neclzed "tdllOW pot" in his hand,
young Kruttschnitt, who is assistant
superintendent of the Tucson division
OF the S. p, hammers car wheels and
oils boxes like the Oldest car Whacker
on the line Bowie is the junction point
Of the road for the Arizona g. Eastern
and since the strike OF the car and
shop men the car men have been scarce
in the vicinity of Bowie.
When a through train arrives. a flock
of strikebreakers, with kruttschnitt H.
leading them, appears from the station.
and under the guard of am impromptu
policeman with a big badge and a six
shooter, the wheels are whacked and
the oil boxes filled before the Chinese
gong on the s. p. MOTEL is through
changing Its invitation to dinner
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-16

for the purpose Of securing recogni-
ton for their reasonable and just re-
quests That good business management
demanded such action as matter or
necessary or enforced retrenchment as
claimed by the railway officials, IS
clearly dispToved by the statistics OF
the Hartman system earnings.
Invite Publfc's Investigation.
The general public ought TO make
themselves acquainted with the con-
trOversy. Should they do so they VIII
find that the fight which shop employees
are now making is their fight The snop
employees are citizens OF the cities and
towns all along the entire railroad sys-
tenn. They are rearing their families ana
endeavOrinE to educate their children
They are trying to buy homes and they
are an integral part Of every cOmmu-
nifty in which they live. They spend
their earnings with the local business
men in each city and town and their
money is an important factor to the
commerce Of the cities and towns in
which they live
Some people are known to live with
out working, but the workers must not
work without living and recognition.
The employees federation, as recognized
and dealt with by the great Southern
railway system. the Missouri Pacific
system, the Denver & Rio Grande and
others, is all that Is being requested Of
the Hartman system. Is the request
iustice2 We feel Il is"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-16
Statehood Jubilee
Puzzle Contest
Herald Readers All Busy Solving
The Puzzle Pictures That
Appeared Saturday

Saturdays Herald was. easily. the
most interesting newspaper that has
appeared in FL PasO for a long time
While there were many special Tea
lures, none was of more interest than
the Statehood Jubilee Puzzle Contest
So many people have called up about
this Contest that a little general in
formation is not amiss.
For instance, TO give you an idea
how the puzzles run, take advertise
ment No. I or that Of the Ell Paso
laundry. The teacher says, GO to the
head of the class, L." To do so. L
must pass o. Hence, you get the So
luton, or al Paso.
While there is a mining camp in
Arizona by the name Of DamfinO. none
Of the pictures represent that particu-
lar town
Those at work solving the puzzles
are advised that the lettering on each
picture has considerable to do with the
solution.
The contest closes Thursday. October
18th. at 6 p. m. There is no particular
hurry about getting your answer in,
but II must be in at the closing hour
Names OF the winners in connection
with the names Of the advertisers and
names Of the towns, viii appear in
Saturdays Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-16
Big Doings Starts Tonight
at Second and Santa Fe.

Nat Reiss and his army Of joy manu-
lecturers arrived in FL PasO last night
on their own special train over the
santa te from the New Mexico State
1alr at Albuquerque and right now the
grounds at Second and Santa Re
streets IS scene OF much activity put
ting everything in readiness for the
initial performance tonight.
The Nat Reiss attractions have Wis
TIED Id RasO for several years back
and each time his coming was looked
upon oy many as rare treat, as Nat
always mad something new and novel
TO spring In the amusement line but
TINS tine he is going to furnish some
thing TO talk about for months, for he
now has the largest and most complete
company or It's kind ever assembled,
and new stuff Well, should saw So
AFTER tonight converse lions on the
street VIII sound something like this.
pa you see the educated, performing
LleaS last night No, I was riding
the JOY wheel while my wife was talk
ing TO Mamie, that fat girl that weighs
oil POUNDS, nut Just have TO 90 back
and see all the rest Of it."
AIR Reiss has brought to the State
hood. Celebration 20 big. new. novel
and up to date attractions. four rfdinp
devices three big free acts and uuuer-
Gus other features. such as the famous
Nat Relss Military Band, the Reiss.
camels and. in fact. everything thar
goes to make a first class amusement
midWay-and then some.
The City Of Tents is already erected
and an army of efficient workme0 are
completing the work so that an viii
be in readiness for the grand ODeninr
tonight at 1880 o'clock
Maxine. the high diving dog will
dive at $3.50 tonight.
Mr.. Nick CheffalO viii loon the loon
and leap the gap on a bicycle at ESQ
tonight. and
Mr. Matt Gay viii make his 100 foot
dive into four feet of water at 1890
tonight.