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Plant Your Ad rertisement in Rich Soil. Largest CircuU cioa of any Paper in the South At lantic States. a & A H . i, 1 THE 1 1 OSTRIAL MD EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY. Vol. 11. RALEIGH, N. C., MARCH 10, 1896. No. 5 TasN.ii ioNAL farmers ALLI ANCE AMD INDUSTRIAL UNION. President Mann Pago, Brandon, Ya , T , Vico -President II C. Suavely, Lod anon. Pa. r-vry-Treasurer R. A. S.-uth worth, Denver, Col. IC2ECUTIV2 DOAKD. H. Tj. Loucfca, Huron, B. D. ; W. P Briber. Ha ; J. F. V hlette, nansas; W. L. Peeke, Oa JUDtCIAUY. R. A. Southworth, Denver, Oclo. H. W. Boca. Alabama, ii. D. Davie. Kentucky. BOTI? 0A30LISA. FARMERS" STATE ALIJ- lvwtDr. Cyrua Thompson, Richland. C. V;ctv resident Jno. Graham. Iudgo II. Jsoro. . C. Leturer J. T. B. Hoover, rim City, M C Stewar i Dr. V. N. Seaweli, Villi now, . C Chaplain Rev. P. II. Ma-ey, Dur ham. N. C Door-Keeper Geo. T. Lane, Greena boro, N. C. Assistant Door keeper Jaa. E. Lyon, Durham. N" C. Hergeant-at Arms A. D. K. Wallace, Rutberfi.-r t o i, N. C. fct w rusmews Agent T. Ivey, Hi ls boro, N. C. Trustee Business Agency Fund v . A. Graiiarn. Machpel&h, N. C. SXtJCTTIVE CV)MMITTE1 OS 1713 !?ORTH C.U" i.lS. fAKMEHS'' HTIZ ALL1AKC2. A. F Flibman, eneord. N. C ; N C. Et-vi- h. 'Irinity, N. C. ; Jamja 11. Mewbome. Kms on, N. C. STAT- .iLLlANOB JUDICIARY COMMITTF: John B rty. Gate sville, N. C. ; Dr J. F. ilarroil. Whit villo, N. C. ; T. J Candler, Acton, N. C. 4ort!: Carolina Reform Pica Association. ;JtirUm Sutler, Yic-e-rresidc.it ; W. S. tUirrcs, :Jecretary, PAPHR1?. PTOffrwwlve Farmer, tSt&te oran, RaMeh, N. C. CaucasiAa. K&MwD, . y leri -rv. Hickory, N. C- SAt'li, WhitiRf-rs, N. C par Knuie. P.-ver Dahi. N. ( The Poi)i:l!.-.t, Lunibf-rton, N. C. Tte T,..,i(ie Pp-r. c i.Hr..rre. .. t T Vet-ti .':ic, loueonl, N. C 1 ie" Pfo -;., VRles?o'0. N. C. Carolina Watchman. ta iabury, N. C. hkicn of trw. ttbotr.amed papers are ra;:2tei to keep the. Hal ntanding on the jlrtst ptt'je and uld others, provided 'j?y are duly elected. Any paper fail ing to iuiroaite the Ocala platform ui! $5drjppea from th,e lint promptly. Qur i-jle. can note see what papt-rs are Zttiftli' tr ttifir interest. A.Gr R I CULTURE. Plant its and fertilize and cultivate more. A fruit (M.t mte:' a hralthy farrii'y and poverty s-ri ikea doctors. R -t-.lv-o r.ow tht your dairy cow shall no: drink Laud g.uel next sum mer. Ciurin the compost heap. It :3 a ferttUtj, s iviuj w.v.K. D )u't allow tte rain to u-Awzz your ia-res Tf;e c .ur.rry is thf preat rfFervoir from wrwch trie m rial t nd brains to bulla t(jv.-rjfl t.ud ciu-.e are drawn BvmfatmiPt; a'l over aam when t i;r'is t-tnrts in the Fprin-.-; you havt- nous .h w.g to learn Dou'c let the patj-p'fil r tie future. Tc c n.f-k i from eood 1ol19 aro of t?n vt-.-T, ,j ia the cuitivutiou of p or 1 in i. T.'iiit in the fc.rm version or ' RjUti;nK- Puerto pay Paul " If tn; r trfrxT w-h) inakei two llado of rs.Hs fc--jw n place of one is a pub lie l ir t to. r, it foiio'vB tr.at th;- farm.r w;,j grwa wcecd 13 v, b:.d cm z ;n, F;nd out ho-v ru'iph it cofs you io live tn i'ur. Thou use th'j fiiiaciai paw, Uiis-i nd B-jok-ke pin ehjvr- j ... wtieru the too id lived to bu anpiieo, Ri C it.jl. liw. They &ro ia terci-n.-- i'ur Kr truairH;lier hanoy aud tur e a pusCa --o ssiou.:Uiy when you (mu , u.-ro..s ce.r,ptiox.a of tilt wondmlu. ntw vaiivu-?. It p-i:i to have a b: Hi nt ar?:oujt o? lu-j ia tt u-h iul am i.iM.r.vi a rt zii the p -:-.ioic l r .-.-.a Cv,r. k: rt-i-v..m v,.cj ,.iit.iiria,P,mKi. tLfi h,. v. .. . I... -t- o! .X.ni a,.d iiav in -x- t : , V " wi -'iier tovvura me for vv,-r: I --oo:ux mixture kiow tnut ni.i.i.-i. r pu.Nii,- uioi.e ia an tf ftcuvtu.M toih hUiumt-r aLd wioter Pprajn.rf. Tr.-.s ireu-m nt prtvouts s:a:o Hii.t tiid-.j irees the trees ot iLors and lie iu lid. RIGHT TIME IO CUT TOBACCO Correspondence of The Prof?reMve Farmer. Fork t. HUi:cii N O. I have boon rait-ing tubeeo35 yearp, and have been studying the nature of tbo werd all the way along, and have recently discovered that there is a cer tain time to cut tobacco better than others. Twenty two years ago I dia covered this theory, but to find the fx act dalea f r each y ear it has taken twenty two years Ttiere ia sap in to oacco as in a trc8. When the pnp ri-ea in tobacco it runs the oil out and ia very eorry. When the fcap i? cut of tobacco there nothing: iu the plant but oil; it seems to be fat, and if then cut would 6 very profitable. Tobacco c ntiuuea to muke tho-e change. aa long as it RtaudH on the biii. T ibaceo ruiaera of auy cxrience at all will arto with me on these matters. You nave e p- rienced cutting tobacco one week whin it may cure up all r;ght and th-n .ut ( II - he same piece i.ext week and it will cure up t?orr ; or may he to the reverse ; one week bad aud th' next g'od. For tho bent fit of tobacco rairra of Nv rih Carolina, I will tflrto oorre spoi d with any of thtmon this subject, providing they ir close puflijient post age for reply. Very truly, I). V. Davis. The main obj.c.iou to orchard graa-; ia tnat it is ready to cut jut at hoeuig time, when tho corn and patato crop1 netd most of the farmer's altentL-n. If allowed to pass its blot m the hay ia tough and woody. No more 1 xnd should bo seeded to orchard grass thau the farmer can had tiaie to narveat at the proper s- aaon. SHEEP HUbBAN DRY IN THE bOUTH. iecial Cor. II me Rnd Form- The ioiioiij treriea ot q aedtiona are aektdby a gentleman of Cuiiman, Ala : Aa they are comprehensive enough to embrace about all there ia of sheep hua bandry in the&vuth, I will reply fully, hoping thereby not only to answer the icquirer pre perl. , but to benefit thou eunda of other readers: "I think of going into the business of raising Merino sheep or Am ora or othr broods of go its for the vool. I have 200 antes of land of fair quality, of wh;ca 150 ia in natural graaa or forest, winch affoida pasuro five months of the yc-ir. I dfwe inforcna tion ar d a-T vie? on the follo wing p int : i,rirst How would the climate ot N rtn Alabama quit tho business? Second W hat ia the 7:oi worth, and in wnat niarkoii-? Third Where can a em ill vock be ob'.ainvd, nt d ho -v far frcm ti,e North should thoy b2 brtKilu? Fuurta How shemid tftvy be cared for aa tu fo. d, phelt r, e:cf Fifth How ft do ih'-y breed ? Hi th What vari 'Tit-a would you adviri ? Would it b' vtil to croa the breedfr? If so, which? Seventh Wh it foci's are tst adapted to th'-uj? E'ghth Gtvo ad-dresa ot journal, devoting special attention to the bt;?inr-fr." Fsrt of all the i q rlrer may r.s well got tne goat qut suoa out cf hi3 rnb d at once if ho propova to go inro the business for the Uionfy there is m if, for he would hardly find any. Taere ia n" general demand for goata a- b. o dern, and not a prricle of demand for their tlh aa food. Io ia probably n p.ilataO! and whoieaomeas tn fl ?-h of sheep; but pnopie are not used to it. Pney are prfjid:ced against if, prcb ably from having seen goasa aoout stables aa p' ra. Many would aa acoa ett a pece cf a dog. A goat or tvo around one'a premiece aa p; t a-.d "horses" for children, is tho exsent of their userolnesa 10 wou!d bo ' pocr policy to gruw aythirg to sell, for which there ia no market. L?t it bee m" geneiahy knon tnfit a re aii butcher deait in tho m: a: of go?i, and it would drive away hi mutton c srornera. There ia so little m--jua;r (goat's wool) grown in th-s country, I ner that tirm ia Cvinneca cut mauuf iccuraabout a:i of it. Ihere being no competition, of co:irrO th-y 011 p;v iit;lo as pesbie. Rat if you wUi keep g-.-ate, Angoraa two the besf, tht-.y are nandl. d ab ut like shi ep xptthey r-. quiro better sheher ii. 1. Tneciimuoof North Alubimaia is buuaoie for siseep fca any in tne 2 The pr ice of wool varies from web to v.etk I" would be no gu de for the faturo to Ktuie wnat it U to day. Tare ur,. tit-vajfi wool merchants in localities here considejaole woolia grown. But B-ia ton ia tho .reat wool market of tne Uai ed S.-.tta. Soma growtra ship mere Direct. There f.ro probably woolen rniils in the Bomb, where one couid market hia wool. 3 Stock sheep of some kinds can be obtained anywhere in the North. It makes no odda how far North one g,eta them. 4 Aa a rule, ehef p in the South re ceive very little care or shelter, and generally "grub for their living" the year round. A few feed a littfe cotton seed in ppeils of cold, stormy weather; but it would pay abundantly to take proper cire of them. Uniesa they can get a sufficiency of green feed winters, they should bo fed some dry feed, witn a little grain, uud be sheltered fom bad stcrma. They sulTor more from bad storms than any oth r domestic animals. Open sheds aro the thiug for them in the South. 5 T iey breed once a year as a rule. The D mets may bo pushed to brr-ed twice a yeir ; but it is Siiid in England, whence they came, that this does no pay. They require more grain feed aud care, and tb.ee ea wearou quicker S 'Laeev.ea drop twii,-; but m general siirep husbandry iu tbia country the tl jckimstor dotis well to average rais ing annually as many lambs as he has ewes. 6 For condi'.icng prevailing in the S .nth I muht emphatically advi-.e the large French Mermcs, known aa the R irabouilkts They are large, hardy and grow a large amount of wcoJ. Tneir coats are fine, thick and oily, and will i-hed rams that wculd soak to the skin thinner wooled sheep. A wet sheep ie a sorry picture. A wet coat entails a cough, and the ani mal ia likely to dwindle away and finally die. Truck, heavy, greasy coats are needed to endure rains of the S- u'h. have been advised by a good many sheep men ia the South that all EnMlish breeds do poorly under tho conditions prevailing there Theyr would probably do well if they had English feed atd care; but that ia entirely out of the que scion at present. It muat be under stood that to get good flocks in the S- uth they must be got by breeding up from native ewea, crossed by the b at males from the North, brought thereat the time their services are needed, then the lamba will be acclimated. If the malea cannot endure the cli mate then tho next s?ason get more from tho North. Limbs of the fourth croca will be as good a3 pure-bloods for all purposes, probably ; but I would be likely to extend the process a little further. Thi ia all the kind of "crops mg breeds'' that I iau recommend Thi- cr- a-j will produce double the wool that the crps of any E.gtiirh breed would; "which is one reat o jct of raising ebeep in the South. This cross is po puperior to others that there can De no o nsparisnn. 7. I am aked what foods are best adapted to sheep. The answer K a variety of green gnrUige and browse. If they can get enough of these by run ning at large they will do well, but ll.cka shou-d i'e aeeu every day and be protected fro n the worst stoim-, and orher harmful tilings. Irresponsible hunters e.nd the halt starved dogs of ''diKb' m-iy have an illegitimate hankering for mutton oxjce in a while. Tnese net d to be looked after. A eu r.l man of Walker county, A'.a , who went thtn frem Onio sever tl years ago and knowa whatag :od t-htoppee tion Al abama i, and who owns 6. ('00 acre, told me the other day in a h trer that' he should stock h a bu.d with sheep and how he will manage. He wiil breed up fro.n native owrs and Rirj.b uiih t malea II ; wull ft-n -e his Uud iu to 40 acre fields, nnd divpb the sheep inro o mparativtly suiab tlx ka, and thus be enabled to charge pat-turea fr qucntly. Tnia is jut whai c.hee-p need. He sas Jrpai clover forma a perfect carpet in many places He wiii h ve scm? of the fields in B-r mud grasr? for feumn-.er; lv: m-'; in fall mv.dow oat gras-3, Texaa blue r;us and arctic graaa for vrinter and e riy sprang; and in addition be w?U grow rape -rye a.d barley for prieturigo. Ho should juii crimaoD clover. 1 h-o, to gothsr v'i.i furnish panur.ige the ye-tr around, and the sheep wii need neither hay nor grain. Facing will bo quite rx.'err.ive i t firs ; but both fencing material ar.d 1 ibor aro very ch"ap. II-j will fence 1 700 acrea at onco. I b ive corresponded with this gnt'emAn several y eng. He was a skilled sheep man ia ()ci 1 am !ad to have him contirra my vicvh of theS uth a- a sheep country, and my advice as to ho v i ia beat to breed up. He is correct; iu fer.cmg his biud, and k. ering h;s sheep aud their ma nuro a hozne. In five years' time be will have tho most fertile land in all that 8 etion, and will make money while doing it. Then it will be ready to grow cjtton, corn or most anything elao. I wi-h to utter a word of caurion to those who contemplate sending North for sheep to be delivered by ex press. Have the seller either prepay the charges or make a contr ct with toe express company as to cost; other wise tho receiver of the antmala mayT find himself charged with a sum that will make him wince. 8. The addresa of a journal specially devoted to sheep husbandry is wanted. Brring ita polities, the Sheep Breeder, of Chicago, is a good one ; but. I suppose it must reflect the poli ical opinions of a large majority of its sub?cnb?rs. Dr Galen Wilson. Willow Cro- k, N. Y. R?cent cxpenmentd in Germany seern to prove that growing legumes (clover, peas etc ) on the same land year after year filis the soil with thoae bacteria concerned in gathering nitro gen from the air, to the entire exclu sion of all other bacteria. If this be true soils infected with bacterial fun gus diseases may bo freed therefrom and the soil nriched byr giving them up for a few years to clovc-i", peas or o:. aer legumes. GROWilvG Cn.Lfc.HY. Tee successful culture of celt ry, sa s R M K llcgg in Piairio Farmer, re quires dtep, biack muck soil, will not take on ita rich, aromatic fl vor when grown on up'and, and is almost sure to rust Tne iand should be heav ily manured the y ear previous, and thoroughly tubdued. Sjv tho seed in a hotbed quite thickly early in April, and plants will bo ready to transplant about May 15ih. Moke rows five feet part and set plants six inches aptn-5 in a trench about six inches deep. Cuiti ation should be frtquent, to kill weeds and conserve moisture. When planrs are about tf n inches high commence hilling up. taking care to keep stalk well together, and a week or so befere it is to be dug. it should be hilled almost to the top, whan bleaching will be per fect. Boards and other devices for bleach ing hao been tried, but the Leatof the sun has a teed ncy to blister and make io touih, aa well as to destroy itsfUvor. For winter use the transplanting may be delayed until July or even August, and aliowed to stand in the ground un til danger of hard fret zing, when it shou'd be taken up and the roots buried in a dark cellar. Cauhfl wer culture is similar to cabbigo. Plants are eet 3030 inche, and given thor ough culture. NEW ONION CULTURE. The new culture consist? eimply in eowirg the t-etd in greeiihou-e. hotbeds or elsewhere and then transplanting to the open ground, as cabbage cr other plants. By selecting the right varieties, there is claimed for this method a larger yield of bet'er quality and with iti-a labor than any other method. There are several varieties of foreign origin that take well to this method of cul ture, but the Spanish King or Pf!zu Tak'-T ia by far the best and most ac tract iv8 of any of the varieties we have rested. This varieties resembles the large B. ritiudaa. The wf ed may bo sown from the mid dle of February to tbo middle of Mrch. and tho transplanting dene when the il will permit. The plants are taken up by loosening the soil under them first with a tro wel or stick. By trim ming ( It parta of the tops and roots we are enabled to t-et plants more rapidly and belter. Do not tr?m severely, bu' with a bunch of plants in one band and with a sirg'.o stroke of ths knife we take off jijt enough of iha top so that the plant will stand errct when set, and a,t aao; her stroke enough sprurgly roots are taken elf so that wo can do much better work To set r he plants a roued :iok about ar. inch i i diameter, sharp en?d to a point, ansvera tho purpose ve-y well. Wih thi make two or three strokes to each plant. First, a straight hole, ir ti whi ;h the pl mt i? placed and held wish t:e left hand. A e;-nd time the dioble ia ins 't o, ab )r,t an in'h from tho plant, poin id fovverd the plant at an nugle, and thn push d toward the planr, thus com pacHrig the soil about tho roots; then anottser lights strobe t lid up the bole- - hen pr;-prly ser, plants c.&mu't pulled out by the t v. Ann to set the pifirH vL-en the s ii es moii;. By Ibis new m?hoe,, say Han Ea-trn paer, of cubivat-mg. ia avo ciei tne m :st tedious f.art of the cultivation, tnat ot the tirsc twtj weeding-, ar.d moat of the cub lvnting ia d uo win me whfJ i:Oa. Ann to cultivate with thia every week or ten riaya. Oae tiioroui-h weeomg hy hand oughr. to sutS e. One of thn be-'t to-la for thin worn ia an old tabie kutfe. What hoeii.g is neceiry after this is usually done with a narrow biaded hoo. POULTRY YARD POULTRY POINTS". The farrcfrof to day while, perhaps not aa will contended or bnpuy, h-s manifold more cemforts ai d luxuries than his grandfather ever dreamed of. If it pays the farmer to get the best hog to improve his fctock, or the dairy man the best eow to increase the miik and butter supply, why will u not pay him to get the best thoroughbred poul try to increase the receipts m that line? It is claimed by writers ia the Eist that it cots one 5eut to produce an egg. Oa tt.e far . in tho West, a writer says, it is not believed that it costs more than half as much, hich w uld afford a irfic at the iowcst marKet figures. RAISING EAkLV BROILERS. Tho-e who have incybatora find brood irg houses should i-;ve both un der full swing now. 'J he J:js; import ant thing to the thrift and growth of the ehiess in the brooding house, and the hardest to secure, ia exe.rciae. The food is an important master to loek after carefully, but on toe same food, one lot which js induced to take li.-crul exercise and plenty of rresd air will do well and make saci.-factory growth, while another lot which does not take the txeicise will hulTer from indtges tion, bowel troubles, take cold eaeiiy aad many die, aud those which i.ve wiil make poor growth and never make prime broilers or roaatera. February and M arch chicks will be ready to turn off at the time broilers are at the top no ch in pric-, and chickens of one and one half to two pounds each at 11 to $1 50 a pair, pay well if tho ijondicions of feed and care have bet n such aa to bring them to that weignt quickly. But, os the rm jority of farmers have no incubators and brooding houaea, they are compelled to depend upon the "old hen" or incubation It ia rather early to have many hens broc dy, but sim 3 of the older onea which begun to lay teasonably early in the fall will have laid out by this time and want to raise a family. If one has a shed open to the South, with a reasonably tight a d 3 and roof to protect the mother and chicks, the coops for them can be placed under thia and the chicks given the run of the ground. Do not overstock the place; two or three clutches, n t crowded, will be worth more money than feur or five, if the space is only large enough for the two or three. The hens may be sot in the cellar or iu a warm corner of the tarn; don't put more than 9 under a largo hen or 6 or 7 tinder asmal one, as the. outs.de eggs wid get chiltd and not hatch. Put a generous sprinkling of some good in sect powder in the materuu whtn mak ing the neet for the sitter. The moisture quesfion will take care of itself at this time of the year. Note dailyr the con diiion of theegga. and if they get soiled wairh them in warm water. B Holmes, in meiican Asrk-ultur si. CARa OF PIGEONS. According t: a writer iu the Ameri can Poultry Advectte, pigeons are very fond of Iim.9 and salt, atd to sup ply themselves peck out the mortar bo tAT-en the bricks. To prevent thia it is oest to make them what ia called a '"w-ilt oat," which will bo exceedingly fcrateful to them, as it will tend to keep them iu good health. Is ia prepared cheaply by mixing some fine si 'ted gravel with o.'d mortar rubbish, or pounded burnt shells, if thia cannot be obtaiucd; aid a few handfuls o? Rait, and make the whole into a masa w ith water. Portions of thia may be put in cans and placed insituati-na where the birda can ges at them easily. R ;ck stt't should at. all limes be kep, in the pigeon loft, and a piece of salted cod fish bung up in a convenient place for the hires to pick at. Pigenna are often sadly annoyed by vermin. To prevent tho increase of thej-o iatrud'-ra the most crupulous at tentiou ehou'id be paid to cleardiness in every i?ar& of the houses, nest and places of resort, and the birda should provide d vr.h shallow pans of water to bathe ia. It ia far more advaetag rou arid prfi b'e to keep pigeons in a spire room thn to employ thi dovo coata often pUc d on a pole, or thote permanently fixed against the sides of a hou-e, as double the Lumber of ycuug oirdi may he reared. Pigeons nre ec gnomical devourera of food, aud will eat any kind of gram, such as wheat, s nail corn, barley, oa, buckwheat, rye, retches, tarep, email bana, bUokeyo peas, Oiraway a? d millet seed, saidil pears, cabed Cmada grey peas, are the best general food for all pigeons during the breediog season. If possible, the pea, corn and other grain given to pigeons -hould be old, aa new grain ia apt to apt to disagree, and purge them Hemp aeed is very stimu lating, p.nd although pigeons aro very fond of it, and become very tame when freely used, it should be sparingly given. As to the corp.partmeuts, or nests, every one sbould be furnished with an earthenware nett pan, of a size adapted to the breeds of pigeons for which they aie intended. Sind or gravel should b sprinkled over tho shelves and on the 11) r, as atualletonea with which it abounds are useful to tho birda in beipiog th.-ni to properly digest th: ir fcod. Kverything about them should he k-pt very e-lean, and tho wh- le apparru4, . f whatever kind it may be, shou'l imd rg j a frequent and thorough pu di ;tti n, while tba nest pans or Uiiea should bo well c caned after each -arching. . HENS FOR PROMT IN WINTER. Hens are perverse creatures. Wheu pgs are.no more than 12 or 11 cents per dozen in summer they lay well ; but m winter, say ab-m hristmas or Now Y arV, when fresh eggs are quite euro to bring three cents e ich, or perhaps more, they need considerable coixing to induce them to lay eggs enough to cay for their keeping. In tummer 'hey have the br-ght, warm sunshine, plenty cf dry duao to t cratch and wal low i , bu;?s, worms and grasshoppers to satisfy their cravings for meat, and abiiLdanceof grern grata and gravci. If they are allowed to run at large they f.-tquently reqiiiio but littlo euppla mpntary feed and milk to pay qiito well. Is ia almost certain that if one can have summer conditions for win ter, summer rcsuhs can bo approxi mated. It ia evidently out of tho power of the farmer to furnish tho bright-, warm sunshine, but he can do eomo thiug in tho way of a room with a southern exposure, well lighted, and as near frost-proof ai may be. The other re quisites are not so difficult to obtain. One can buy of the butcher fat and clean scraps of fresh meat for one cent a pound. A very good article of whole wheat can bo bought of tho miller for $1 20 p r hundred weight Wheat bran find meal are but 85 cents per hundred weight. Sheila are very cheap. Toe green borea should bo swed by the housekeeper, and can be eiiher cut up with a bono cutter or pounded up with a hammer at odd spills Good new mdk ia not usually worth more to tho farmer in winter than four or five cents a quart. Tho hena will certainly pay aa much or moreforiv ; at least, that is my expe rience. Seme early cut bay for them to eat aod tcratch .bout is important. Give them an abundai ce of dry ashes to wa ! lo w i n. K erose o e t h o roos t polos thoroughly. Give tho whole wheat and miik warm to them very early in tho morning, fiprinklo in a liberal supply of the meat cut up in pieces small enough so that they cm eat it readily. In the evening, some roasted dm, or svaiG hot men I und wheat bran. Do not allow tho milk and water pro vided to freeze Warm them. Od hena aro not profitable for winter lay ers, usually. Good, strong pulieta, feix months cid, that have been well fed through the summer should lay well through tho winter if fed aa above directed. They need at:ention, how ever. A little frosty fo-jd, or beiDg allowed to eat snow for driuk may prjveavery expensive luxury to tha owner. - WATCH 7 Hit S i HANGERS. Correspojidence of the Projcresfclve Farmer. OKLKY, N. J. I would like to say to tho people of North Carolina, or auy other good peo ple or State, to look out for a tramp or impostor. Taere ia a inm going from hou-jeto houo, claiming to be an agent, sent tu's by the Djrneiic Machine Co , to repair their machin? s fr fia years, telling the people th.it ho has any and aii p irta of tho machines at Geen vi le or B'.ms oth ;r nearby town; that if ihey wiii givo him the money for the mi sing or broken parts, ho will send, bring, or deposit them with you or your friend, or at tho postc fli ;e, S3 you can get them t any tiruo. II-j has got a tcugu-3 for anyorn. He saya his nrne ia Alobe!. He U fud of decep tion. Ha h fo.ling the people cut of lots of money, from ten centa to 13 and $5, aad should b' stopped. Tncro was a young man with f irn emailing hunelf Parker, from G jM boro, N. O People tnought thm to b i bote s parties. If they are honest, they have not shown it aa yet. and it h-ia teen proven by their actions that ttiey are not J. J Rawle.
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 10, 1896, edition 1
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