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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16
Prof: Massey's Views On Farming


ready to pull for green onions IN FEB
ny
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

and the manure will go very much
further because it is evenly distrib-
uted.
If you will observe the meadows
where yOu have distributed manure
by the fOrkfulls, you will see that the
held presents a spotted appearance,
the grass being rank in those places
where h MANURE struck the ground,
bat scanty and spare where no ma
nure cache it.
BY n use of a wagon q man must
stand on the manure while distribute
ing it, and the starting and stopping
OF the team takes time, and alto
gether the job is unsatisfactory.
; With a manure-SprcaCer. all that is
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

one thing | have noticed on the
lightest Of soils where crimson Grover
is turned for corn. The corn never
fires on a clover sod but Will Keep
green to the ground. while corn on
land without the clover II on Nhlch
fertilizer is applied Will ire 70 the
ears.
The best and most profitable work
a farmer can do in January Is getune
out manure where the corn is to be
planted in the spring. OF course
| there are many who think they are
forwarding the spring work by ploW-
ing lard in January, but they rose
more than they gain by reason OF II
lack OF q green winter cover.
Fall blowing of clay is all right pro-
yided q winter crop is SOWn, put 1dIi
blowing, while it will mellow the SOIL
will cause loss if the land is left pare
in winter. 1t is q fine preparation Tor
corn to break the land deeply in the
fall and SOW q cover 0 and then
replOW in the spring, but to piOW a
piece Of clay soil in the fall and leave
it bare all winter M then depend on
merely disking it for the corn Is a very
poor preparation for the corn Grip.
The drainage problem can be solved
by keeping at the ultcneS at every
J chance during the winter. "A TenneS-
see friend wrote that he has a piece
Of wet land in the middle Of his farm
that interferes with his making a good
rotation of his fields. He does not
feel able to tile the land and asks
if it would pay to borrow money for
the thing or whether he cannot use
pole drains. / have told him hat I'M
der such conditions ! would use the
poles. l drained some wet land with
poles over twenty years ago and it is
/ still productive. The skinned poles
side by side in the ditch with another
Gaping the space tive the first
prevent the earth washing in, viii
3 make a drain that will last a long time
[ or until Q have made enough on The
drained land to buy tiles. Pine pole.
buried deeply last a long time whe1
thus excluded from the air. But b,
e sure to make the grade Of the ditche
: uniform n have no sagS to collec
r silt and choke the drain.
If one has plenty Of rocks, they Cal
G be used to make a very permanen
T drain by placing them on each sid
e Of the ditch and Gaping over wit
e rocks. Years ago on a place [ ha'
charge Of, W. had a spring we useG
Suddenly the water broke out on tn
surface above the spring, and on dig
ging down we found an old ston
drain. and ~scovere that our sprin
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16
DO YOU USE A MANURE SPREADER?

we have never Yet heard OF a
farmer who used q nlanurc-sprcader
way of pitching the out Of a
wagon with 3 fork. The advantages
Oh the Spreader, over The old way of
ilslnS Il FORK. are 50 numerous and 50
pam that no argument can overcome
them. In the first place, spreading
manure from q wagon with a fork is
a dirty and disagreeable job. Il the
next place IT is utterly Impossible to
distribute h anu evenly by this
method.
BY the use Of n spreader n man can
get over a great deal more ground.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

to light the fire. AS the
il.'ie damp, this takes some time, but
not 50 long as it does to crack the ice
~ the tea Kettle. The FIRE going, the
farmer does his regular morning set
,hg-np exercises at the woodpile. af-
ter which he p,ows through the snow,
70 the harn and feeds the stock. ynills
me COW, turns the horse out Of the lof
ana drives the hogs out of the garden
aver which it is time for Breakfast
when the wife has prepared while he
Va .oillhs round After breakfast
~ ,ia"s u the pump, splits some
more wood, catches a horse ana 80
TWO miles to his letter box to eat 49,
mai from the r. F. D. Returning
ne Spiits some wood, breaks a road tn
ne meadow and spends an honr ar
t~o snow off the foadar
Shochs Tor the cattle. BY this ti,na
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

he feels SO strong and healthy tina he
has another bout with the woodpile,
sharpens his axe feeds the chickens,
milks, puts the stock up for the night,
turns out the cat. winds the clock and
is ready for bed along about 1880.
But the farmer is a bashful man.
and q crafty citizen, TO boot. He is
adverse to giving the snap away. And
SO the fellow who was born In the fiat
and has spent his life swinging around
IN front Of a mahogany desk has to do
all the talking. Naturally, he doesn't
make an entire success.
the Dack-to-the-farm movement
needs a boosting up from the inside,
The New York American prints the
above from the Washington Post. and
adds:
our contemporary evidently is bas-
ing its sarcasm on a knowledge, OF
farm life as it vas twenty years ago.
win an auto, a photograph and q
moving picture machine to give de-
light to his leisure hours, the farmer
or to-day has no reasonable desire un-
1ulhiied-except, perhaps, the desire
for leisure hours.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

wood on the back stoop is usually a
men from the farms of MARYLAND and
NlrSlnla TO come to town and tell the
Guy tolks OF the delights of their life.
what a hit they could make, In our
iftiild 5 eye we can see a steady stream
or government ellen ks and business
men vending their way to Union sta
uon, purchasing tickets and going ont
mo tne Tree eNIanSes Of Prince
george and Fauqnier. all as a result of
nearing a rural lecture from one who
knows.
IN the county. 1t this season. tho
.diIler rarely arises before 3 O'Clock
III tHe morning., or about the time the
average slothful city man is r,;po -
'eo. taking his lantern ia hand he
sauftefs 1auntily downstairs. hunmtne
me latest joke from the Hagerstown
'Aimanack. and, going into the nirchen
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

ready to pull for green onions III req
ruary.
The time for sowing the first OF tho
o~tra earlv meas like the Alaska is the
frs good weather after New tears
nav I SOW for the earliest peas tho
Nonpareil. from Norfolk seedsmen.
The later wrinkled peas had better
not De sown till after the middle OF
February. In the lower South some
plant potatoes early in !
do not think his wise north OF central
Florida, for I ave seen potatoes IN
northern Florida in March, winch
were planted the first or ana
had been cut down twice by frost and
did not promise to make anything.
BETTER plant so as to haV them come
up after frost is owe
OF course, if we could keep them
from starting untlTnely, II Wouio 1or-
ward the spring work to get the pota~
| toes in the ground and cover them
deeply to be narrowed off later. But
we have the risk of h warm speilS
that will bring them above ground
, and Their the only thing to do when
frost is to throw a furroW
over the rows.
The cabbage plants that were set on
| ridges or in open burrows may pos
sibly be killed during the late Win
ter, and it is always we'll to hold some
plants in reserve in frames to e-plant
with. So far this winter l cannot sec
that / have q single damaged cabbage
plant Of those set in open burrows
If you have no cabbage plants OF your
own, you can still get them from those
III advertise in the progressive Far
mer and can plant them now. | have
seer very good crops made from jan
uary planting as far north as Balti-
more, Md. A field intended for cab
bage froze up in late November and
did not thaw out till January. The
plants were then set and did we'll.
You can now SOW seed OK
the Prizetaker or the Giant Gil
braltar onions in a cold frame
protected with sashes and can
make fine plants for setting out ia
late February. But with 40 frame at
hand, they should have been sown in
September. In fact, I have some now
that were sown in September and are
still standing we'll and 1 hope to rams
plant in February. These make h
large yellow onions often seen in
crates, imported from Spain. They
often weigh over a pound each.
In the lower South seed OF the
Southport White Globe or the Danvera
car be sown outside in heavily ferti-
liZed soil this month and make good
ripe onions in Jun and July.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

necessary is to back the machine up
under the stable window and empty
the manure into it daily and then
when the o is full mount the wagon
drive out into the field, and, without
touching the manure with a fork, it
is quickly and easily distributed.
~Spreaders are SO arranged hat by
a little pressure on a lever the amount
Of manure can be increased on the
bare spots, and shut off where not so
much is needed.
There are plenty OF tWo-horse
manure-spreaders, but most Of them
require three horses, and sometimes
farmers use a double team for the
urpOSe
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16
Back to the Farm.
washington post,)

ohe OF the surprising things about
the 'back-to-the-farm' movement is
lhat 1t Is fostered almost entirely nv
Guy men. One rarely hears of a real
FARMER mixing himself up in the agi-
~tation, which is astoniehinq u,h.,
when one considers that our 800;
cousins would be expected naturally to
DC IN the vanguard. They are the
ineL-and women, too-who conld
sheu some illumination upon the sub
Ject, but they are so ditiident. So
modest, that their experience never
bece-neS known.
me promoters Of the return-to-,be
g. e. pfo.'a~anda should make every
induce q number Of practical
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16
In Turkeys Gizzard.
"A Macon County Farmer Found a
Garnet in His Christmas Turkey
tFranklin Press

Eosar Watkins, who lives on Ronnv
crest Fought a turkey for his chris,
mas dinner at a cost of $3.50 In
pressing h turkey for ROASTING o
lasee' beautifully colored rose-red par.
net or ruby was found in its eizzard
,arser than the end Of a mans thumb
VT. watkins brought the stone to
own ana showed it around. Some
CANNED 1t was glass. while others were
"ell ehough satisfied with its appear
a,ce 10 offer him as high as $50 for it.
TTtnion he was advised not to accent.
s.one VIII be tested by expert
at once and we will soon Lnou, nrha+h
er We will all go to raising trrters o.
not. ~ 'oiheSS %
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16
Farm Work for January.

II YOU are feeding beef cattle, they
will now need close and reg
nlar feeding. A letter from a farmer
in North Carolina who says that he
is feeding bccvcS, asks about the ma
nure. and whether it will pay to
spread it on the crimson clover as
fast as made, with a manure ~spreader.
That is one Of the most profitable
things that can be done during the
winter season. Keep the manure
Spreader backed up and put the ma
nure into it daily and then ride out
over the clover. ! WAS riding with q
Delaware farmer V e his fine farm Il
few days ago and noticed that he had
been spreading manure, and his son
asked me If the manure would lose
much left in that way all winter. l
told him that he had 1t where there
wOul be less loss than anywhere else
ne could put II. The soil will absorb
and hold on to the plant food and the
vegetable matter In the manure act
ing az d mulch will help the clover
also.
c In the spring there viii be
clover II manur to turn over f0l
h corn crop and they will enable
You to make corn far better and more
cheaply than with commercial ferti
lizer. while at the same time you will
be increasing the humuS in the sol
and increasing its permanent produc
tivity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

noe reauv the outlet Of the drain from
! spring higher up, n n oid Drain
had been there SO long that the oluesl
inhabitants knew nothing OF II III II
got temporarily choked ana we hao
to open It. ~
stone drain well made IS as per
manent and good as a tile dram ana
there are many places IN the Ileu-
mont sections that the stone Dram
would be the cheapest disposition 70
make Of the surface rocks
Look carefully after your seed corn
and seed peas and if any weevlis ap-
near. put the seed in a close DIN OF
! box and put carbon bisulphide in an
| open saucer on top and close up t'ght.
| Use a pint to every one puSn-
els OF grain. Then look for the rat
holes and pour some of the same
LIQUID into them and plug the outlet
and the fumes will find the var1nlnts
and smother them. But keep all hre
away from it, for the fumes Will ex-
plOde.
find hat plenty Of cats max the
best protection against rats n mice.
| nave one Thomas that keeps my
premises entirely clear Of mice and
rats. He follows me everywhere IN
the garden and neve a field mouse
escapes him.
Another employment for January
when nothing can be done outside, is
reading good ook o. your business
and reading The Progressive Farmer.
and if there are institutes in you
neighborhood, go to them and see II
you cannot get some ideas that viii
help you in the coming season.
Truck and Garden Work.
On the truck farm the cutting OF
the winter crops Of spinach and kale
will occupy attention. The fall croI
Of lettuce in the frames will now be
about cleaned out n the crop FOL
the spring set. But it is not we'll tt
set the same frames / n spring lettuce
that had made the fall crop. Better
put the fall croD frames in radishe!
and beets. l SOW these in alternate
rows six inches apart n the radishe
} come out before the beets need all tn
room. / SOW these in frames covered
t with double-glazed sashes and n
frost ever gets inside of these.
The fall-planted onion sets that ar
intended for early punching in Febru
g airy and March will be helped by
side dressing OF nitrate of soda tn
! latter part Of the month and to HAY
|. the soil worked between the rows af
e ter the application.
Owing to the mild fall, my ohio.
e sets planted in September are alread
swelling some and will probably b
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

Right now is the time 70 o-+o
on arrangements for guarding xour
liult against frost next spring. Be
gin in time. 1"1 ~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

AS d man grows older he sees some
'iiAs good even in his enemies.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

MOST girls cannot even get near
music out of a piano.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

one North Carolina farmer writes
that his clover is ankle high II he
would like to pasture il. Doubtless he
can do so with profit. But DO not
turn hungry stock on green clover, Tor
they will be apt TO get bloated. Iurh
on q short time at a time n AFTER
the dew is off, and turn on only after
feeding. That man evidently IS not
depending on cotton only. lie mas
clover and stock, and if every cotton
farmer had clover now ankle high, the
South would be millions richer to-day.
not only for the available feed, but
the Improvement of the soil for cotton
production that the clOVer Will make.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16
progressive Farmer.)

Have plowed some land that mas q
heavy broomscdge sod on ii. WHAT IS
the best crop to plant on 1t the hrS'
year? Should / lime it, ana i 50, pc
fore or after ploving?' The best
crop on that land will be corn. Lime
it with 1000 pounds an acre and har-
row the lime in before reploWInS tor
tho corn and just before planting.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26
A PECULIAR HOBBY
Have a Marked Fondncsa
for Pigs.

"pigs is pigs" with Mayor Gaynor
If New York. They are his favorite
animals, on foot. BESIDES raising
quite number himself at his farm
Deep Wells. at st. James, L. l., he al
ways displays an interest in pigs
owned by his neighbors.
He insists on them raising pigs.
The pigless folk Of st. James hear
from him {and he uses just as sharp
language in his neighborly conyersa-
tion as he does In writing letters to
rat catcherS, etol. and hear from him
often until they annex a few pork
ers" as a side line. Several denizens
of that locale admit they keep few
pigs just to keep peace in the village.
Once boy did him really good
turn and he desired to show his ap-
probation Of the act. OF course the
boy got a pig for his reward. When
the mayor goes for his Jaunt through
the countryside he calls on ell the
farmers who raise pigs. The others.
do not receive visit from him.
Whenever he hears that pig is i'll,
40 matter II it Is six miles away. he
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26
Berlin Prohibits Horse Cal.

While in most cs tie large cites of
Civilized countries the tayicaD reigns
practically supreme. Berlin is the first
metropolis to pass q law prohibiting
horse-drawn cabs from carryins, fares
within its jurisdiction. Such an ordi.
nance was put in force recentlr and
the few remaining cabbies were given
notice OF tie death Of their tra,'a. Fro.
vision was nadn for the inst-uctins q.
the cabmen as chauffeurs, end $50
was given as compensation. Far the,.r
loss Of trade. This gives the tax, alb
drive monopoly. but. as TIE city
authorities have stringt 1t re;.ula ati,ns
covering the to Is and other makers.
no trouble is expected fl ON that
source. Co-incident with this news
Genes the informatio: from London
that the cab .ituatioa 8 so bad there
that society has been formed for
the relief of INDECENT cab drivers who
are now unable to reap Lying owing
to the inroads ta8.cahs have mada on
their fares,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26

bring his body hack to be buried
IN the land that he loved we'll
but for some reason she fai1 eu lC
carry out tilis promise an. he
was laid to away in IA lano OF
strangers.
josephine, the elder OF tt q tw>
sisters, bright, Joyous, true
hearted and the friend of all
who knew her, was indeed a
prairle flower and the JOY Of
many prairie home WAS she
For ten years she cheered us by
her presence and death claimed
her us his bride and we SOW jler
face no more. On Oct. l-st she
married Daniel Dwyel ~. and
on July 24. 1880. she cod after
giving birth to a baby girl.
lust before she pissed away
sire awoke fro.n the stupor
into which sna had fallen
and remarked ] dreamed that I
hat,' Il baby The babe was
brouz yllt and 3!aced in her arms
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26
Cid Swan Lake
RY JOSEPH ANDREWS
NO.. I

houses in Swan Lake township
and stands a mon9m nnt 70 the
energy and thrift OF W. w. Aur
ner, its builder
For two years as lest after it
was built th I'D heel stood
like an oasi& III tie midst of a
desert, and was lie only spot
within a rad rs Q thirty miles
where the wealT tra vcler conld
find food and ST .lter al the ever
welcome inn, wi ere one is al
ways welcome and ! ays Tor his
bed and loo ging.
said li5tle WI back that
the family gave us a warm well
come, and we'll they might ex-
tend to all newcomers the glad
hand of welcome. L Or two long
years they had waited and
watched for the co ming of the
white topped prairie schooners,
tic forerunner Of the incoming
tide of migration hat was to
bring in new settlers and make
the rich pralr,e soil ar ound them
to bud AMI lesson a. nd bring
forth food Ior man a ud beast,
and now they saw the b 2ginning
of the fulfilllnont of thei 1 fonc
est dreams. Until abou t 1917
Aurner was ore of the hu stlag
business men of Swan ] 4alse.
About THAT time his ileaitil d lied
and his wife took him to the -Ad-
vent SanitariL m at Battle Gree k,
Mich, whore he died in 1S7. an, 4
was buried Il ere. He loved the
prairies Of Dal.ota and longed to
be buried here. L was told by
one who knew that when he was
taken to Battle Creek for the
last time be made Ills wife prom
ise that il he LEO she would
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26
NOT CT I'I-iiEE:: SUPERNATURAL.
German Parar Gives elmale @xrlana.
tion cf ciTas,'ated stery <:e..-
cefni:ia ~. Pc;,e.

An e-::tt,s.c-l IT. tory a. II 9,iae
\. Mas racenaIy te q by a pre.ssheg in
one Of the churches ut nnghi,.eif. lIa
said that while he rope was ersaged
N prayer be fel! ITO an ecs sY ard
rose several feet il the air. G91ca CT
leYl1a1ion-tae tec meal wore for tho
piAelo.:ea3n--a:e. of curse, raccra II!
in the lives OF 11.aly ot the sair Is. Ii
-wIiteg' in las Nase Jahrhur Jartt,"
journal of markedly anti-papa' +cn-
dencies, is to be believed. tho tale l;.a
a very simple explanation, Piue y,
IL appears, was working IN hue study,
and happened to require book c-atn
a shelf which was beyond his .>sach.
He climbed on a chair to eet Il a
servant in an ante-roon from 1ncttyxs
OF curiosity, not perhaps unmixed
with piety, happened to .ook through
the keyhole to see what tte pope did
when he was alone. 40 hie amaze.
ment he saw tho white-robed figule OF
the pontiff floating s. couple of feet
above the floor. The tact was that
between him and Plus z. st0od desk
which hid the chair on which the none
was standing. 1t never occurred 10
the servant that SO great q perscn as
the pope would resort . 80 simple an
expedient to get a book. Obviously he
would summon cardinal or a cham
berlain to mis- aid. Hence he Jumped
to the conclusion that he was wit.
Messing a supernatural phenomenon.
Manchester Guardlar..
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26

that night "e camped beside
the 'l'laielnan asidence right in
the center Nl city of Swan
Lake. Nj. i.ais man was single
at that taa I'D was keeping
bachelors ! Il I'D tie gave us
( cordial " it~1s lie was en-.
tilusiastir Q st:e future plos-
rect>, Oh. ,Jcln1y md d.
taossh lie u - II e ialt great
lE diSaDlpolnlg lc the failure
of the Cit; oI !, founding to
materiaIi1e. YET b. nay well feel
proud of the par, ne took in
helping to lay the s,undatior of
Grand oid Turncr ,,1t ty as hs
.aos it soalv aso. - lapse OF
4-lae i2.a los1y ,e&. 8. M
Ale1, ~. aa@ Ai,a hearted
5ss. apah'e .na7l ana in
dark ';;tss : of She .oeust raids
INT 70 a3l and encourags
lis ouras, settlels.
ther THAT p.s4s'at or the next
n9n ring Nc nl&(e oas fifth call
~ n Inc residents ot Swan Lake
~ ttae ut the Hotel Aurner
VIII re we received a royal well
BY the entire household
'asistine at Mir. and Mrs.
araar lRi}ly and Lue) and Mrs.
.A'rAelS two sisters, Josephine
'en~ and HELEN ti4eu> Bache-
ie". Within tlia rude though
waria and sheltering walls of
t..i,s oss; house the Aup.nor family
Tea IN peace and comfort from
:sapte4lDer, 1859, until the fall
q 1874 when they moved into
tAe14 iine new Two story frame
house, failt but q few rod, from
t.@ oisl one, and which S still
si@aeia aal is todaT on. of the
y. e4tious an& substantial
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26

A vast amount of II he4,.a j. d..

4 vast amount Of II tea-, i d.
to impaired Digestion M'nen me
stomac. falls To pevf,-em its e.. =
ions s's 1Tso y the wacs. s9s's L ''s.-
"onls.s 7e'anged. A f.w d - Of
Cnar1otriaih's Tablets : ali yrt:
need. iney will +tl,'ces! your
digestion :nvi@oratp ~ liver, and
regulate, var bowels, entirely doing
away witFi thal miserable feeling
due tc f,,,itv ,i:sa-s+ 'a.4. ~ :,
Nanv u .i''~ ~ ;r,n pernaan AL,
CURE: NV 50 yll F. ~, "
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