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volume vm. CHARLOTTE, N. Cy FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1878. NUMBER 2i ittenlixut. For the Southern 'Only Home, a Parmer" Within easy distance of the College lived farmer B , who was accounted well- to-do m his own line, lie kept a hoe pi- I let bis wile and children sprout ana clean where a company were running a farm and mills and a store. He was able and willing to work, and they needed his labor, but rather dreaded the feeding of all that 1 family. 8., the head of the firm, had a few acres off which - nearly all the wood had been cut, and wishing to help Tom. told him that if he would take off the re mainder of the wood for his own fires, and 1 Strawberry Cnltnre- . m "V n " a - a a ft table board, une side oi nis tame was graced with along line of good looking, chatty daughters, whom constant prac tice enabled to be very entertaining. He also, held all learned men in Yery high estimation. It was, therefore, no wonder that a few students became familiar with the ways about the house, and would, at a great distance, salute Eequire B. when-' up the ground, they might the next sum mer work it in tobacco.. They went at it with a will. Everything was favorable. The result was a more extraordinary crop than the oldest citizens had ever seen, and about the last of November it was sold for a higher price than bad been ob tained for years. It brought a pile of money several hundred dollars. At the In our Southern i climate where this Fruit grows to perfection when properly cultivated, it is a singular fact that the fewest number of farmers or town peo ple enjoy the luxury of having it on their tables durincr the soring months when its nee is essential both as luxury and necessity. If one traveling peep into the garden where an T - . . ... has been made to grow tbia trait, ne win find one of the reasons for failure. Be hold the weeds and grass on the ground where the plants had been set. In some instances a two-year old mule might hide himself, ears and all, right in the garden eral thing, are not careful enough- in se curing this crop. Never dig your pota toes until the weather is cool and the land is dry. It is best after they are dag not to expose them to me sun or air longer than possible. Frequently pota toes ret because they are dog and put away too early. Let your pototoes eome out of the ground dry and put them will only I away immediately, xianuie inem care- .ttemnt fully, not breaking the skins. After the 1 . . :r .i i potatoes are put up, tui a woueu cy to rot, sprinaie a awe ury air siacaea lime over them. ; . Barley. Barley makes an excellent green food and we are surprised that it is not more extensively grown. Do not ever he appeared upon the College I same time there was a small place for sale, grounds, .out tne i commencement was over, the students had gone, and the Fall chills had called in the family physician. Conversation turned on the recent gradu ates, and what professions they would likely choose. In running down the cats' logue they came to H P. And what, querried Mr B., will he do ? I believe, said the doctor, he intends to become a farmer. : O, bless my life, cried the excited old man, going to be only a farmer ! . It will very low. The tobacco money would go far towards paying for it, and the . terms for the remainder would be easy. Tom's friend had it all arranged. But no. He said, MI have been working hard and living hard all the year, now I have got some money, and I am going to live." The, wagons that hauled the tobacco to a town on the Ohio river and returned,', and piled ont at ; Tom's cabin, boxes of cheese, and kits of fish and syrup and hams, and everything accounted good to eat. Then where the berrr plants were intended to grow. . ,This luxuriant growth of course robs the tiny plant of all food and leaves it to wilt and die. No lazy man or " mullet" head can ex pect a crop of fruit under such circum stances. Yet there are people who ad vise that weeds be permitted to grow in order ' to protect the ' plants from the burning suns of summer, the very oppo site of what the God of nature intended. Sunshine is not only essential to the healtbfalness and vigor of the vegetable risk this crop on poor land, in fact it is best to say such land will not answer to grow anything. Ground sown in barley should be rich, should be broken up well and the surface nicely pulverized. It is an admirable green food, causes work. animals fed upon it to shed the hair early, will add flesh and brighten up the spirits. Kye For this grain the land should be made rich and well plowed. It far- dishes a good amount of green food. Stook are verv fond of it in the winter and soring, besides, too. it maks a fine kingdom, but man must have air, light calf pasture where such a thing is much never, do in , the . world to throw away so I the whole family, with some of their hun- much learning and talents, as Henry has, on an old farm. The aboge is no fancy sketch. The old farmer expressed, artlessly enough, ; the real sentiment of thousands, perhaps mil-, lions, that there is no use in educating boys to become farmers. We take this as our text : gry kindred, set to the business of cook ing and eating for six long weeks. Then followed, six more weeks of sore sickness, which involved all but- two of the chil- and heat to impart visor to his codbu tution. A proper amount of sunshine is necessary to the existence of all animal and vegetable life. You may read of a plan for growing berries in what is ca&ed a " lazy bed, needed. HOUSE AND FARM. dren. April saw poor skeletons creeping I which is made by covering the earth with "ONLY A FABHZB. Now, if the science of farming has been developed to perfection, and if the term farmer means a bundle of muscles .with enough of the monkey to imitate what others have done, the talents and learn ing of college graduates might be wasted on an old farm. But a farmer is a citi zen, generally a husband and a father. He may become a magistrate, elder, class leader, or deacon. He will be a juryman, may be a legislator. If it is true that "he is a benefactor who makes two blades of grass grow where but one grew be fore," then how much more he who may make fifty grow where none grew before. We make a distinction between a farmer and a farm-laborer. The latter requires muscle, but not necessarily much brains The former requires observation, thinking and care. To take hold of an old worn out farm (and nearly all between the Blue Ridge and the Atlantic, are that,) and make it what it ought to be, requires a versatility of mind not strictly required in any of the learned professions. Then, he who "is only a farmer, snonld be able to manipulate earth, air and water, so that the products of the earth would pay all expenses, and so as to raise gradually the fertility of tne sou to tne highest attainable paying point. Secondly, he should know something about the nature, wants and diseases of borees, bogs, sheep and cows, so that he may treat them according to their re quirements. Third, he should know enough of hu man nature to be able to govern it easily, to be able to take labor as it comes to hun, to treat it the best, aad to make the most out of it. JFpurthly, beM should know,, enough about trade to be able to Bell and buy . at prices which would be just and equal be tween himself and those with whom he trades. Now in these things there is employ ment sufficient to engage all the talents of- any . graduate. It is true, all these things are done by many who never en tered a college, , , But any one who is wor thy to be a graduate ought to be able af ter having equal, experience, to attend to these things potter than an uneducated man. So long as there remains anything to be reasoned ont, LbasL college training ought to give , him t the advantage If it dqes not, it is because he was a dull or an idle boy. . As an illustration of the first bead, years ago, we knewa "professional man whose patronsi .'in a pell of harc times," took advantage of his forbearance. and were about to starve him, out. feed his hungry little, children, he tried ., farming on a small poor place. He soon discovered that the produce i did not pay the cost of producing it; and he could not believe or act on the old adage, ' If - you count the cost, yon will never hitch' the plow.", Much depressed iu spirits he sat one evening in bis study, with his eye roving, without purpose, over his library I It. rested on the name Botany, a book un opened ever tince he had left college. He sprang for it, like a cat on a mouse, and read carefully the chapters on the Philoso phy of yegetation and the Food of Plants. Aterwgrds he tamed over .an arm full of congressional documents on agriculture, published uuder the supervision of that veteran pioneer in agricultural science, Br Lee. All these . things, however, did not make our man a farmer; but they produced in his mind a deep and lasting conviction that land could be improved, aed that he could improve his easier' than he could clear and bring into cultivation rich forest land, even if be ownd any. Strong in this faith, be went to work, and slowly, at first, be did improve, but after a start was made, it became like money Afterwards, neigh out into the warm sun,' unable to work, and the tobacco money all gone. Ten years afterwards when Mr 8 related to ns the story, he could , scarcely refrain from crying with vexation at the thought that 4 family which he .bad bo nearly made comfortable and prosperous bad so fool, ishly spoiled it all. : Poor Tom ! Evident ly, he believed that a "man eonsistetb in the abundance : of good things to eat which he possesseth." , And that error in his creed disqualified him for ever becom ing a farmer, doomed him, and his chil dren after him, to be farm laborers, co erced thereto by hunger, and that and similar things hinder tens of thousands from ever rising, and make them virtually slaves to the man who feeds them. But the man who does this may be a kind benefactor, or he may be a cruel lord. Many of the older readers of this paper will remember how political, essayists in Yankeedom used to harracgue about the tendency of slavery to produce large plantations. ; Bat it tne newspapers are oot at fault, there are in California and Illinois as large plantations as ever slave ty produced. And two or three years ugo, an abolition Michigander bad the im pudence to send through the Southern States bis circulars, in which were pic tured not less than forty white women in gang working a field, and their overseer in a broad-brimmed hat stepping behind them. True, he held no cowhide; but he held the key of the storehouse, and could iash them with hunger. Now ' the truth of the matter seems to be that wherever poor, thriftless people abound in great numbers, their presence makes an occa sion, if not a necessity, for large planta tions, to give them employment, to direct their labor, and to supply them with food, clothing and housiog. Tais subject, care fully looked into, presents a sad picture. Bat there is no use in closing our eyes to avoid the pain caused by seeing it It opens up a wide field for benevolence and enterprise. If we have peace in our.coun try, there will be a great work to be done. The tramps must be localized. Labor must be encouraged and cultivated; for labor needs cultivation almost , as much as the soil. These things must be done chiefly by those who are "only farmers;" but they must be farmers, and when enough of them arise, they will have it in their, power to ' squelch communism. In the time qf.slayely we knew men who rose early, whooped loudly, and fussed and thrashed around all day, yet they made al nbst nothrrig; ' The half-fed, half clothed, aah-colored stupid negrpeV could not do qiuch, but ai night ' they prowled around and stole from neighbors, because there was nothing to steal at home. We knew t! I of plantations being presented to court, by tne grauu jury b it uuiwuuo w iuu neighborhoods. -But by the side of these, on no better land,- wero;men who quietly and with but little difficulty, made good crops wh'ichnabled them to feed and clothe well. Their hands were able .Jo work and did it, were contented and hap py, and gave their neighbors no . trouble. Now the root of all the trouble with the former class was, .they were no farmers; and "out of nothing, nothing could come." The same principle appl jes . to farming with hired labor. If, ; as hka' been done, a man rents a large plantation ana mules, and hires thirty ; or forty . hands and butchers the . business generally, the mortgage on the crop for rents and sup plies, will likely clean up the produce, but straw or leaves, and which commends itself to all lazy people, but you will never find a way that will be as success ful as thorough culture kept np until the seared leaves of the oak are Been in au umh, preparing to tumble to mother earth. It is important also that plants be selected that have been grown with each variety kept separate. . If you select plants from your neighbor's garden, where they have been neglected for a number of years, you need net expect to realize fruit, for the reason that often different sorts have been grown together and a mixed or worthless hybrid is the result; besides, you are liable to get two or three years plants which having grown without culture, and stunted and past the age for successful fruiting. Another reason of failure is that sharp ers come around with beautiful pictures painted to order, magnified to a mam moth sizj.to which they give a monstrous name, and beguile with oily, lying words tie unsuspecting into paying an enor mous sum for the plants, that purport to bear these monstrous mammoth berries. The imagination is lifted to heights un measured, and the poor man learns in a year or two that he is doped, when he finds either no fruit at all, or, if any, an inferior quality, totally uoadapted to his country. f ruit Grower and Jiecord. Not Respectable A young gentleman with a big ring on hia finger, a fancy while neck-tie around his throat and a neat little cane in bis band, remarked to others standing with him at the postoffice yesterday, that tann ing was not respectable. Great ''minds will differ. Washington thought it was. Cincinnatus entertained the same opinion. Old Cato, the Roman Senator, was a farm er, and wrote a book on the subject. He had sensible ideas on the subject, too. Hear him : "Oar ancestors regarded it as a grand point of husbandry not to have too much land in one farm, for they considered that more benefit came by holding little and tilling it . . well." Virgil entertained a high opinion of farming, and was correct ; when he said : "Th9 farmer may praise large estates, but let him cultivate a small one." Curias, the Roman orator, thought well of farming, and thought "he was not a good citizan who could not content himself with seven acres of land." i,-.- ; Baron Liebig says of "farming; ; "Jifpt merely 'for its jitijitjbaf onri account; of the very nature of iteu pursuit, i( it . stands, above all occupations, and it procures to the man who understands the voice of na ture, not only all the advantages for which he strives, , but those.-pleasures which science alone can , afford. There is no profession which, for its .successful practice, requires a larger , amount of knowledge than agriculture, and pope jn which the actual ignorance is greater. V ; William Cobbet must have re farming respectable. He eats : , "He "who vests his labor in the faithful ground, is dealing directly with God; human fraud and weakness do not come between him .and his "reward., .No man has a Bet of customers so trustworthy as God and the elements. No bank so sure as the old earth." . I Harvesting Corn. Tais crop should be gathered as rapidly as possible after it is matured, and this is when the corn is per- fectlv drv on the stalk. When corn is The Boston Journal of Chemistry says. "Hot alum water is the beBt insect de stroyer known. Put the alum into hot water and let it boil till it is all dissolveo; then apply the solution hot with a brush to all cracks, closets, bedsteads, and oth er piaces where they are found. Ants, bed bugs, cockroaches and creeping things are killed by it ; while there is no dan ger of poisoning the family or injuring property." Labor in Gibmany The consul at Barmen reports that for agricultural la bor the pay varies greatly, according to the proximity to or remoteness from manufacturing centers ; and ranges from fifty six cents a day in the neighborhood of Barmen to thirty one cents a day in the lower xtbine valley, and as low as eighteen cents in parts of Silesia. - At Barmen, Crefeld and Dusseldorf, carpen ters, coppersmiths, plumbers, machinists and wagonsmitbs earn nfty one to seven ty five cents daily ; saddlers and shoe makers forty seven to fifty two ceutt daily ; bakers and brewers, with board and lodging, from $1 42 to $2,14 weekly, and without board trora sixty cents a dav to $ 4 28 a week": farm hands are paid from S107 to $125 yearly, with maintenance : railroad laborers from fifty six to eighty. The Sclera (Ocesoa Statesman tells a remarkable story about the perfor mance of a self binder reaping machine, drawn by a team of runaway horses. Their course lay through a wheat field containing about a hundred acres ; and, strange to bv, the machine kept togeth er, and bound every bundle that came to it with lightning: rapidity. When the team was stopped, the machine had cit aad bound about a hundred and fifty bundles: but the swath was "crookeder than the tangles of the Mollala Dyspeptic troubles are usually associa ted with indolent pbvsical habits, but they are found, too, among active per sons. Lord George Bentinck, whose bi ography Lord Beaconsfield has written, became so incapacitated from mental ex ertion by even the slightest meal that when in active attendance on the House of Commons be almost starved himself, and Lord Althorpe, as popular with Whigs as Bentinck with Tories, would tear himself from the table with an ap petite quite unsatisfied, for fear that by eating more he would bring on the gout Both of these statesman were also ardent sportsmen.devotedto rural life.and achiev ed political distinction in spite ol we an digestions by rikid self denial. Fellow sufferers who cannot do this will achieve little, whatever their abilities, in conse quence of the lassitude dyspepsia engen ders. This lies at the root of much which passes for mere indolence. Milch Cows.Good milkers are the on ly profitable cows to keep. Select either some imported cows or good native cows and then attend to them. A cow in Oneida county, New York, has given ninety four pounds of milk in a day. Vi I Frm thirty cowa at a dairy in the same garded j ot ,o ODe thousand pounds of cheese were produced in a season. A factory in Maine gets a pound of cheese from eight pounds of milk. But in all . such esses good cows are kept, they are bred with great care and are skillfully fed. Why cannot our farmers take . pains; in selecting and: feeding their; cows ; and make them pay ? Feed your cows, look after them ard care for them. Winter will soon be upon us. provide now a suf .a a Tacts and Pan. A man must auk his wife if he may be rioh. How to acquire shorthand fool around a buzz saw. No other girl's nose itches so much as that of the one who wears a diamond Many beautiful ladies are angry if they are gazed at, and indignant if they are not. 1 Here is your writ of attachment," said a town clerk as he handed a lover a marriage license. v Minnesota has a man so pious that he will not engage in sheep raising because the lambs gambol on the green. Four hundred women enter the Uni versity of London this fall. So America is not the only place woman is " unsex ing herself." In a discussion on cremation at a Lon don club a member is credited with the argument; 44 We earn our living; why should we not urn our dead ?" ' Do not marry a widower." said the old lady. 4A ready-made family, is like a plate of cold potatoes 41 On, I'll soon warm .them over, replied the damsel, and she did. The Detroit Free Press 's informed that kissing the baby may result in de forming its nose and bringing on near sightedness. . The safest plan is not to kiss a baby for the feminine persuasion until it attains the age of sixteen years. Ihe cartilage of the nose is much stronger then, and besides the kissing tastes bet terwe've been told. Herald and Presbyter. Domestic love how divine a thing it is heaven stepping out from among the burning stars to brighten the hreSide Eden refreshed in home's beatifio circle to ravish the soul. Bat oh, how strange ly it vanishes into the black shadows, when the husband, on a Sabbath morn, tries to fasten his paper collar to an open-backed shirt, from which the but tons have been washed 1 Two negro girls joined together at the bips were exhibited in Atlanta several years ago. i ney were called Mine and Christine. They were taken to Europe and exhibited in many countries, attract ing much attention. They are now shown in Boston as " J&illie Ubristine, the Two Headed Girls." Singing and dancing are accomplishments they have acquired abroad. A colored, Georgia, minister preaches the following practical theology : 44 Bred- den, my 'sperienoe is dat it ain't de per fusion of 'ligion, but de 'casional prao tice of it dat makes a man 'ceptable up yonder. Wen yer gits to de golden gate an' Peter looks yer right in de eye and yer shows him yer loDg creed and says, pompous like, dat yer 'longed ter a big church, de 'postle '11 shake his bead an' say, 4 Dat ain't nuff ter get yer through.' But if yer. takes ail yer bills under yer arm, yer grocer bills an' yer rent bill, an' be looks 'em over an' finds 'em all re ceipted, he'll say, 4 Yer title's clear,' an' unlock de gate an' let yer pitch yer voice for de angels' song. Bat 'taio't no use ter trabble along dat narrar path 'less yet can carry, folded up in yer creed, a good rec'mendation from yer creditors. Heb ben ain't no place fur a man who has to dodge roun' a corner fur fear ob meetin' some one who'll ask fur dat little bill dat nebber was paid." OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE OUR ASSORTMENT LARGER THAN EVER. OUR PRICES LESS THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE. A fine' and well assorted stock of ill 1 1 11 mm liii, FOR FALL AND WINTER, CONSISTING OF . I t ; MEN'S, YOUTHS, BOY'S AND CHILDREN' CAN BE FOUND AT K2 Corner of Trade and Try on Streets, Springs' Corner, ; A well assorted stock of Boots, Shoes, Fine Gaiters, Hats, and Caps, at reduced : prices. Give us a call. . , sept20 !: ! ' -J V.' m T. ISUTILER'S STOVE & HARDWARE HOUSE may 31 r. i ii irv onon ;W am- WOT tfMJ'n Not an OLD PIECE OF GOODS in Stock. My Stock is complete, and will be kept so by daily orders; always giving my ' customers the advantages of the decline in the Northern markets. My stock hav ing been selected with great oare, and many of my goods being bought from Fac tories, with the same advantages that jobbers get. The following departments ate. being replenished daily; Dress goods, linens, mourning dress goods, laces, lace and Silk Scarfs, Hosiery and Gloves, Shawls and Cloaks, Blankets and Flannels. A full line of 41 -' The Farm- GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS. Caasimeres, Jeans, Suirts, Collars, Cuffs and Handkerchiefs, Hamburg Edgings at less than manufacturers prices. ' r FRENCH WOVEN DOUBLE BUSK CORSET, AT ONE DOLLAR." . The Best Sbirt in the market for One Dollar. .A big drive in Gent's Soft Hats. A French Gingham. steel ribbed Umbrella at One Dollar. . I HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF BOOTS AND SHOES, bought direct from the Factories. - .. . Orders for Samples and Goods solicited with the assurance that they will be filled, promptly, at the lowest cash prices. All are invited to call and examine my stock, before making purchases. OPPOSITE CHARLOTTE HOTEL, Tfc YON STREET. the half-paidands win be greatly demdr I - inYheVld, our i:":? figment is that it is rLe liable to' rot, it?" Nor should it surprise any. to hear that, before another year is ended, some of them had broken into rail and the penitentiary. The coming farmer must do a creat deal better than that When the bottom of these hard times is reached, if not already, there will be a wide field for those who have the qualmcations to on compound interest. Aiterwaras, neign- fr . , . to ft 8ubfltantial bors, who were at hrst mcreauious.proniea 7'mJ -KnnMB -f Tn dnincr , by their observations on his experiments. But we feel very sure that without his education the thing would not have been thought of, much less attempted. And there have been hundreds of graduates who, if they had become "only a farmer," and had done so well, would have been much happier and far more useful. The second head is so frequently dis cussed that we pass it by at least for the present, and take up the third, the impor, tance of which but few have begun to ap preciate. . All men are not qualified to be farmers; their number is greatly dispro portionate to that of farm laborers. Toe cause of this can be' best presented by a ir FJ farming business. : In doing so, they may ameliorate the condition , of many of the poor; may save the country the costs of many criminal prosecutions, and many poor fellows from the penitentiary, and may make the community in which they live, feel that there would be as much propriety in saying, 4he is only a lawyer, only a doctor, .-or only a preacher," as that he is "only a farmer. A. R : Huntersville, N. 0. . . Vagrant cattle are a first class nuisance in any locality, which should be abated in the most , summary, manner. The ex- pense of fenoing is the heaviest burden the farmer most endure. Cattle, should story, but a true story:.. Years-ago,in-a 0 coutned upon the land of the owner far off State, Tom Gallagher, a pale young man, aged 22, married a heavy-set, heal thy, good-looking, sprightly girl, of eigh teen summers: Twelve years later, found them with nine pretty children, bu j no borne, for Tom bad not been thrifty. With difficulty he got into a cabin near and not suffered to run at large to s the great detriment, of everybody, i . In States where cattle are effectually restrained within prescribed limits, Shade and fruit threes line-the highways, thereby ' adding largely to the beauty and actual value of of the farm. J . and to be troubled by weavels. In gather ing and housing corn leave all the shuck on the ear, then it is less easily entered by weavels. i ; Cotton Picking. By this time a good deal of the cotton crop has been gathered. As a matter of course it is better to pick it just as fast as it opens. Where it re mains on the stalk it is liable . to injury and to be destroyed by wet weather. Just as fast as the crop is gathered gin it, pack it, and send it to market and sell. Hogs. We advise that " the fattening of hoes now be pushed, they will take on fat faster now than when the weather grows cold, and will be ready for killing say about the middle of November, which is a good time. Whenever they are pen ned, the pens should be kept dry and comfortable, in fact if possible, do not let them sleep where they are fed. Cover their sleeping place with leaves or muck, occasionally removing suoh litter and put in fresh. . Have charcoal and ashes and lime wLhin reach of the hogs, and when first put up, a dose of sulphur will prove of advantage; this will keep up their gen eral health. On some farms there is much that can be cooked for fattening hogs, and cooked food increases the bulk and aids digestion the last two weeks be. tore killing, do not cook the food,' .but feed in the raw state. Digging Potatoes. Farmers, as a gen- ficiency of suitable food for, them; ar range it so they can have plenty of good water, and shed or shelter, in extreme cold weather. By a judicious selection of cows, enough proper food in winter, pastures in summer, and plenty oi green tood in time ot drought, tnere is no rea son why farmers should not have an abundance of milk at all seasons. '' Winter Nights Soon we shall have i the winter with the cold chilly nights; now farmers are you making any ar rangement to make . them pleasant to your sons and daughters? 'Tis true that yourself and wife and children will be a little wearied after the day's work is finished, stiil the family do not wish to retire at dark, or soon after. Have you any. books in your house to amuse, entertain or instruct f Do you sub scribe to any newspaper that you or your family, may learn what is going on in the great world around you? If you are a progressive farmer, you have stock of some good breed, you use tools of the best quality, plant seed that are thought highly of, and use fertilizers of approved merit you are doing in fact all that you can for the improvement of your farm, yet what are you doing for the improve ment of your own mind and of the minds of jour children I i ; j Mr Wni Bryant,' of Thomas coaoty,Ga, made with two mules this season forty bales of cotton in addition to a full pro vision crop. Orchard grass is growing in favor. America is exporting wind mills to Australia. America is becoming the butcher's shop of the world. The value of the fruit crop of the United States is $138,216,700. The largest corn field in Rhode Island contains twenty acres. London Omnibus horses are fed exclu sively on corn and hay. The rice crop of this country is the largettsfor ten or twelve years. Hints to Farmers. In their early life, colis should be fed on oats. i Manure highly every crop that is bene fitted by it. . Drain and irrigate. Plow deep and loosen the subsoil. Cooked wheat bran is less laxative for feeding cattle. Cultivate good paying orops and select the best seed for these. , The best way to seenre sowed corn, is to bind it and set it up in shocks. Wheat does not require heavy manur ing, but what it does have it wants near the surface. Salt the sheep on the barren spots ot the farm, and they will drop the best fer tilizer just where it is most needed. Sheep manure is more fertilizing in its nature than any other animal, nor does it waste by exposure. Tbe United States convert annually 70,000,000 bushels of grain into spiritu ous liquors. Since the improvement in machinery, 1 650,000 men now do as much as 9,000,- 000 men did in former times. Industry is now required in picking, ginning and baling cotton. Get out the crop as soon as possible, send it to mar ket, and . sell. , The corn crop should be housed before bad, cold weather setB in. Everything growing about the farm that can possibly be used for food for stock should be gathered and put away. ; Determine now to turn over a new leaf in farming next season. . Resolve to breed, raise and grow everthing yon possibly can at home. ' ' Make your own milk and butter, and to do this, have good cows and take care of them. Re solve to have nice bams and pure lard. This can be done by having hogs of the right kind and then looking after and caring for them. Get a small L flock of sheep that the family may have mutton, lamb nd wool. , In . part . . let .your or chards, gardens, pastures aud fields sup ply your home wants, and then raise ootton if yon w ill to eel). ocf4 T- Xj. SIEia-Ili-EL IB Hairless WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER :1N. . .1 All Kinds of Furhitur & Beddifiq &c. A full Line of Cheap Bedsteads, Lounges, Parlor and Chamber Suits.' Coffins of all kinds on hand. No. 5, West Trade Stre, Charlotte, N. C. , apSO ly. . V - i-iai'tv 9 Wu i - - 't'j.i j,i - VIS, TRADE STREET NEAR THE P OST OEE ICE! . I have opened a full stock of Furniture, comprising all grades, Common,', in t; ,1 ii This stock is entirely new, and bought at bottom prices. I will sell ' low, and all goods will be found as represented. Special care will be taken in packing. IU ; connection with, the Furniture Business a full stock of Coffins, Caskets and Metan I io Cases, constantly on band. .I"- V'is" .r-v.j ,viootept20.r'y Traders' National Bank, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Capital paid in $100,000. Authorized Capita $1,000,000 .''''-'' : - OFFICERS : S P SMITH, Pr'sV R I McDOWELL, Vice Pr'st. CN6 BUTT, Cashier. J H ROSS, Teller. IU; i - ' " J DIRECTOKS : J E Browv; RI McDowkll, J WWadbwobth, iv. K. SMITH. W M OHIFP, H rl MOORK, V Q Johnbon, Phillip Schifj", S P Smith, - ; ; D F Cannon. Conoord, N. C N. Y. Correspondent Hanover Nat. Bank. ' .. .; ;tebll-ly Family ; Grocery. v; AT my old Stand on Trade Street, I have a choice and well selected Stock of Gro ceries and Family Supplies, which I in tend to Bell at the lowest possible prices. Ramsour A Bonni well's and - A L Shu ford's FLOUR constantly on hand, apr 26 - : 8 M HOWELL. . ; A. BETHTJNE, TAILOR : rPWO doors North of the Insurance build. i. Ing, over the rooms formerly used as a 08S umoe, octal ly T t You K r : MilUrieay yi Goods; T?MBROIDERIE8. White Goods. Laces. 1 Hj Cortets, Lisle, Kid land Bilk Gloves,' Veils, Crapes, Ladies V- Underwear, Lace . and Linen Collars and Cuffs, Worsted and. Silk Fringes, Umbrellas and Parasols, Fans, Buttons, Hosiery, ZephyrfWorsted, Mate rial for fancy work, aU kinds Neck "Wear,-! gO tO - i i- u . ,,! j, K!V yhirji - KiJ . lu U'?i .til; HIS. .Rv (piRY, i Where you will'find the Tartest and most i complete Establishment of the kind in the1 ' State. A ' full stock, good business, small expenses, and selling, for cash - enables x me ; to sell goods in my line at very low prices,; j inrl9 MPS T ftlWDV and all country Produce and Groceries Bend for quotations. mcbll
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 25, 1878, edition 1
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