The Progressive Farmer, Aprli 9, 1901. Live Stock. EAPE EXPERIENCE. Repeatedly has The Progressive Farmer called attention to the value of rape for stock. Alfred Denny, a Missouri farmer, in a recent issue ol Wallace's Farmer, gives his experi ence with the crop us follows : In reply to your inquiry concern ing the production of rape, I would say that last year was my first experi ence withraie, but pro hably it would be ot sume interest to some of your many readt rs. At early oats sowing time, I sowed just one half acre ot vacant lots in rape, sowing at the rate of four pounas to the acre. In six weeks it was twenty inches high, and then 1 allowed fifteen hogs and seven fattening sheep free access to it, alter tht?y had become used to it. The hogs obtained their whole living in the rape patch for three months, and 1 Wi.s well pleased with their growth aLd healthy condition. The sheep were comparatively poor when they entered the rape patch, but in six weeks they were rolling iat Tie rape grew so rapidly that the above mentioned, stock could not keep it down, and I was obliged to turn in a few calves and the whole flock of sheep, which consisted of 66 head oi ewes and lambs, but when the drought fret in I took the main flock off and kept the seven fatten ing sheep and the hogs in good con dition. At the last plowing of the corn I sowed four acres of it in rape, and when I weaned the lambs, the first of fceptember, I turned them in on it, and was well pleased with the re suit. In addition to it being a cattle and shtep food we fuund it to be a great -poultry food. The hens seemed to lay better und were of a healthier condition than usual. "WOLF IN THE COW'S BACK." The following from last week's Scotland Neck Commonweaith con tains some pointers from Correspond ing Editor Irby regarding a common complaint with stockmen : 4tVolf in the cow's back" has at tracted unusual attention this sea son. The editor of The Commonwealth wrote to Agriculturist B. Irby at the Department of Agriculture in the A & M. College at Raleigh. He write- concerning the best method of get ting rid of them a follows : "I have always thought the best way was to carefully Fqueeze them out, and then you get rid of the dead carcass rotting and being absorbed by the animal system. For example, you can wash the cow's back with brine, and this sinks into the holes, gets into the wabble and kills it. A drop of turpentine will do the same thing. Unfortunately, however, this remedy leaves the worm to be absorbed by the cow's system, and it is almost as irritating to the cow dead as when alive, whereas, if squeezed out you get rid of the trouble at once. 4lIt might be of interest," con tinut s Prof. Irby, "t" you to know how this insect finda. lodgment in the cow's back. They are taken into the mouth when they are larvae They work their way through the alimentary canal, and work through the flesh up to the cow's back, and there ttop for further development, gradually cutting through the hide, later coming out in the form of a fly." I lorao Owners tjhould. UiO GOSIBATJLT'S n 'SLossLinn! The Creat French Veterinary Remedy. V A SAFE, SPEEDY AHD Prepared by J. K. Oombault 8nr ger.ntothe French btud SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OF FIRING Impossible tof-mduce any scar or blemish. The S3f -tzt best C'ister ever used. Tnke8 the pine of nil inime:.t for mild or severe action. Remove all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses or Cattle. As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rheumatism. Sprains, Sore Throat, Etc., it ia invaluable. VF RllnRAilTFF Bt one tahlponnful Of IIC UUAnAnlLC CAUSTIC BALSAM will produce more actual results than a whole bottle of any liniment or spavin care mixture ever made. Fvery boule ot Caustic Balsam aold is Warran ted to riv- satisfaction. Price S 1 .50 PT bottle. Sold bydru -mat, or ent by expreer. charge raid, with full dirpction"i for iU bki. Kend for descriptive circulars, testimonials etc. VAddress THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS C0 Cleveland. Olno Eatib 32 fiAl PS f description. 8at OUMLLO isfaclioa Guaranteed. 4 Writ for nHrta JEAftit uivnvw 10 S. CaarlM St., BAXTIMOU, KO Horticulture. APPLE ORCHARDS FOR HILLSIDES. Correspondence of The regressive Farmer. In order to ef ablish a good apple orchard on a hillside where themins are apt to wash the soil away in deep gullies and ridges, it is necessary that a good grass sod he established in some way. The soil that is left uncultivated in the spring and sum mer will be pretty well cut up before fall and immy roots of the trees will be exposed. Where it is difficult to get a good sod cow peas make an ex cellent crop for first sowing The seed should bo sown liberally and the vines should be turned under if possible. Sometimes in the fall this is not practical on account of the low-hanging branches laden with fruit. But after the tipples are gathered it is possible to turn the vines under to enrich the soil. Clover and orchard grasses are the best to sow after the cow pea, and the seeds of these will generally get established after the first season. If the storms wash gu'lies down in spite of this they should be filled in with fresh soil and then protected by boards or stones. By collecting the water to one .-ide the flow will run across the grass sod and give the old gullies a chance to become perma nent sod. A little work in this way will in time cover the worst hiiL-ide with a thick sod. But cultivation of grass sod is essential. The trees do not do well if the soil is never btirred. The grass sod must be broken up and turned under. This should be done in patches and not over the whole field in one year. Kun the plow around the hillside and not up and down. In this way sort of ridges can be thrown up which will help to ktep the rains from pouring down in swift, de structive streams. Hillside cultiva tion of orchards is one of the most difficult arts of the modern orchard ist, but if properly done it will pay well. Many of the hills are good for little ee than orchard, and they may be abandoned, as many of them are to-day, if they cannot be culti vated so that the rich soil is re tained. The roots of the trees and also of the grass are the binding ma terial which makes the frehet of spring harmless. The more we can knit the soil together in this way the better will the land prove for orch arding or any other form of agricul ture. 8. W. Chambers. GROWING MUSKMELONS. Correspondence of The rrogressive Farmer. All things considered, there is probably nothing grown in the gar den that equals the muskmelon as a delicacy. The fruit has been grown from a very early date, and is sup posed to be a native of the hotter parts of of Asia, whence it has been introduced all over the world. Wri ters tell us that in some parts of the Orient, where the melon grows read ily in the open air, it forms one of chief articles of food. In England the melon is very highly prized as a dts-ert fruit. It is, however, com paratively a luxury, glass houses or frames with artificial heat being necessary for success with it. In this country, owing to our vast range of climatic conditions, it has become through continuous breeding, adap table to a wide range of territory. The reasons for failure with musk melons seems to be insufficient cul ture, destructive insects, careless se lection of varieties and lack of ierti lization of the blossoms. Well-drained soils containing con siderable humus or vegetable mat ter are the best for muskmelons. The lighter soils are preferable. The best fertilizer is one rich in all the elements of plant food, ex cept stimulating nitrogen. Frequent cultivation and hand hoeing is of great importance. The growth from the first should be con tinuous. Once checked, the vines seldom regain their original vigor and productiveness. Plant sufficient seed so that from three to five good plants can be de pended upon. For the cucumber or squash beet les, dust with tobacco ; for the com mon black quash bug, collect and destroy the eggs and the insects in the cooler portion of the day. J. L. Ladd. Bay City, Texas. Observant travellers tell us that the farmers throughout this section are preparing to plant a big cotton crop, and this observation applies with equal force to our Cleveland county fanners. Perhaps the cotton acreage will be the largest we have had for several years. Shelby Star. Farm Miscellany. THINNING CORN. There is no occasion for thinning corn no use having it to do at all Of all farm work thinning corn is per haps the most tedious and distaste ful. It breaks backs, fatigues the whole body and makes a farmer sore on his vocation. Since the banish ment of the hand planters (the boys used to call them jobbers") and the introduction of the hor-e planters or check rowers thinning corn has gone out of date. The modern planters drop writh remarkable regularity and uniformity the desired number of grains per hill, the plates being so made as to receive one, two, three or four grains. Ot cource the ac curacy of the implement will bu con cerned by the character of the seed ued ; a mixture of little, middle sized and large grain admits of no accuracy and the planter will drop one, tw., three, four and occasionally ten or twelve grains. Uniform seed will be planted as nearly accurate by the modern planter as one can ex pect. Thinning corn adds materially to the cost of producing the crop and the work re ;resents an inexcusa ble loss of time to the f armer. The utilization of good machinery will render it unnecessary. Farmers' Voice. IMPROVED FARM TOOLS. Tools that cut wide sweeps across the field, with three or four horse to draw them, intea 1 of one man at each team, are desirable. I have seen one man riding a roller all day and another dragging all day in the same field. Why not put both teams on the roller and fasten the drag be hind? Then one man can do the work of two and not be t:rtd out when night comes, from walkicg all diy oTer plowed ground. Fasten two drags side by side and put teams enough on to draw them, so that evt ry time you go round a field hO rods long you have more than an acre done. Thirty to forty bouts can be made in a day. Thirty bouts would mean 15 miles' travel, and 30 acres dragged over. This is better than two men following round the same field and accomplishing no more, writes I. N. Cowdry. More teams doubled up mean less hired help. Arrange it so that the men ride whenever possible. Then a boy or an old man with only one leg, for that matter can do as much dragging or rolling as the best ath lete, after the team is hitched up and he is on the seat. Then in large fields, that are free fromstumos and -tones, the riding-plow that turns two furrows comes in play. GROW FRUIT. There is no farm in this country where a sufheiency of delicious fru t ctuld not be grown, writes E. W. Kirkpatrick. The discouragements to fruit growing in the late frosts of spring may be easily overcon.e by planting hardy varieties, or varieties win -b bloom late enough to escape frost. Many varieties of plums, berries, and grapes bloom late enough to escape all frost and guarantee fruit each year. Early blooming varieties are best planted on eievated or pro tected situations Effective remedies against hurtful insects and d seases of fruit are found in nearly all periodicals, and alio in many books of small price. Fruit on the farm is a profitable invet'nent in many ways. It voict- s the rich and valuable elements of the soil, its foliage cools the summer air, its perfume sweetens the breeze, and its health giving food gladdens and cheers all members of the family. It breaks the blasts of winter and de fleets the glare of summer. It in SBR 47 m. stu. StWL ' tlt 10 B. HOG, HORSE, CATTLE, DOG, Sheep, flre and water and snow drift proof. The fence thatfencesChe-.x p and lasts a lifetime. AMERICAN FIELD AND HOG FENCE If you cannot find oar local agent write to American Steel & Wire Co.. Chicago or New York. No Smoke Hon Be. Smoke meat with KRAUSERS' LIQUID EXTRACT OF SMOKE. Made from hickory wood. Gives delicious flavor Chp! r, cleaner than old way. Rend for -ir-calar. E. KrntiMT V Hro., .Mi. ton, Pa. x fczm special wmcts XNv fc3rt Trial. tiuu.-Hiiteid. Douf's aud Combination Beam. j ' f M M en I V I lk ci i-i .... Catalog Fre. Writ now. UgfaUUU MMrntraiSl. BINCH AMTON.N Y :U v ' ' JU Kf It !- -J P. vites sweet choristers in spring and showers manna in autumn. The orchard increases the income and lessens the expense ; raises the sell ing price and lifts the mortgage; adds to the renting price and aids the renter to pay it. The sale of the surplus truit by the boy may awaken the latent faculty of a merchant prince or a horticultural king. The chief prida of the State is a well equipped farm and the best and most important part of its equip ment is its t-ource of fruit supply. More care in the selection of seed and varieties I believe is needed jut now than anything else. Seedsmen and consumers of dried peas and bettns are becoming more critical and exacting. They demand the best and pay accordingly. . In rais ing crops of this nature it is impos sible to tell beforehand the acreage or the average size of the crop, con sequently the producer cannot esti mate the output or chance of good prices. In most other farm products it is easier to foretell a possible glut in the market. It is well to dispose of the crop as a consequence as early as possible at a fair price. Plenty of dealers and seedsmen will make offers for the output if the condition of the seeds is guaranteed to be prime. This method of selling the crop in advance is in most cases the best, and produces more general sat isfaction S. W. Chambers. I am more than pleaded to see you take the stand you do take in thi oleo business. I am proud to claim to belong to the honest farmer class and therefore condemn in the strong est terms that I can think of, the at tempt of tnese oleo people to palin off their products for genuine butter. George P. Wood, New York. Business Notices. BENEFITS StCUKED BY THE USE OF A DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATOR. As set forth in the initial page of the new catalogue these benefits are lis follows : 1. Save 10 to 50 in skimming. 2 Save h to 10 in churning. 3. Increase butter value 5 to 50 . 4. Save time and labor. 5. Save ice and water. G. Insure purity of product. 7. Remove tuberculosis and dis ease germs. 8. Give a much superior crerm. 9. Give cream of any desired den sity. 10. milk 11. 12. Give warm, fresh, sweet skim- Obviate -scours'" in calves. Give the best aenttion. 13. Do ttway with taints und odors. 14. Enhance keeping qualities. 15. Save women V and house-work. 10. Save one-half time in churning. 17. Saves storing and handling of ice. 18. Save milk and ice-houses. 19. Save multitude of utensils. 20. Saves washing and care of utensils. In all it would save you $10 per c jvv per year. It you are interested, drop a pos tal to the De Laval Separator Co., 74 Uortlandt St., New York, and a catalogue will bo mailed you free of onarge. Mt ntion The Progressive tanner when vu write. ELECTRIC HftWQY WARtiws xci raqnaiitv. atingta, duraoJity. Carry 4000 U. uej are iaiw priced at not chcup. Fleet rl? Steel VY heel straight , or ataggerea oval vpokee. A or height. CiCAUlO WllXfXCO.. Box 90 Qulney.lU. ur wiL'th of Vrr to fit ADDLES on aollri leather tree. I'urable. Eluotle. F x. Ible Easy for rider and horse. Fits ma hnrsM I hack. Warranted not to hurt. Wholesale rrW trom producer to euDBumer. Send two f 2 1 cent ntui.it for our large Illustrated Cata.oetie or Hamtss. Saddle, tic W. II. Dillingham & Co., Louisville Ky. Menri n thi- ,a er u inn on . r, 5 - 1 GARDEN SEED All package seeds sold for 2 cents a package same Quantity you have always paid 5 cents for. Write for JACOBS' 1901 . ILLUSTRATED SEED CATALOGUE FREE And see how low you can buy the very best seeds. Write for it right now. JACOBS' PHARMACY, Atlanta, Ga. !i MORPHINE Opium, Laudanum, Cocaine and Liquor habits permanently and painlessly cured at home. No detention from business; no Inconvenience; action Immediate; leaves system of patient in a natural ana healthy condition without any desire for drugs. Cure guaranteed for $lo. Write for particulars. DR. LONG & COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA. R f.: Capital City Nat'l Bank, Atlanta. DO YOU B I CREAM SEPARATO TfflS IF SO, let ns send you a new catalorne, and also have the nearest local arent personally place the facts oq. fore you. Try a machine and decide in that way if y0a wish. A De Laval Feparator is rators as the best of such other separators are to setting jr methods. The poorer makes of them are mere fakes. p ft. r: - i -v. v. Randolph & Canal Sts., Chicago 1C3 &. 1C5 Mission St., SAN FRANCISCO. General CSoc3: 74 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK. f:tf 1 Cora Planter plants all kinds of corn, for ail purposes so perfectly tut mrt Mini larlT thatthfire la "no thinning out or re planting" where it is used. Frorided of coarse that the seed ia good- dropping' rings. Drops in hlUa or drills. With or without fertiliser attachment. Many adjustments for all lands and conditions of soil. Light draft. Alaa make Bpangier Broadcast Fertilizer Distrib uter, Spangler Single Row erlir Distributer, Bpangier Low Down Grain and Fertilizer Drill. Write T-dr Fer Free Circulars. SPAXSLEB BASSFACTUSIX3 CO.. 553 QnMaSt.Tork.fa. "Has Proven Itself Unequalled." If you want the very best and cheapest planters (Cotton, Corn and Peas) on the niarfet, write to THE COLE MANUFACTURING CO., CHARLOTTE, N. C. Doub'.e Daily Service am y mm. J - mmmmm vmm la Effect Feb. 24th, 1901. SOUTHWARD. Daily Daily JNo. 31 No. 27 Lv New York, P R R 12 25 p m 12 10 a m l,v Philadelphia, P R R 3 2y p m 3 5(1 a ui Lv Ii.il tiinort, PR R 5 4o p in 6 2J a ni Lv Washington, P R R 6 55 p m 8 35 a in Lv Richmond, SAL Ry 10 40 p in 12 23 p m Lv Petersburg. 4i 11 31 p in 1 10 p in Lv Noriina. " 2ttam 3 30 pm Lv Henderson, " 2 30 am 3 55 piu Lv Raleigh, " 3 46am 5i4)pm Lv Southern Pines, " 5 37 am 6 57 piu Lv Hamlet, " 6 30 am 8 10 p in Lv Columbia,! " 8 40 a m 10 30 a m Ar Savannah, " 12 10 pm 2 2nam Ar Jacksonville, " 3 50 p m 6 3oain Ar Tampa " 5 00 am 5 00 pin No. 403 No. 41 Lv New York, N Y P & N...7 55 a m 8 55 pm L'v Philadelphia, " 10 20 am 11 26 p in Lv New York, ODSS Co...f3 (Kl p m Lv Baltimore, BS P Co f 6 30 p in Lv Washington, N & W s li 6 30 prtx Lv Portsmouth, SAL Ry ... DOipm 10 05 a in Lv Weldon, " 1133 am 12 36 pm Lv Henderson, " 120am 2 45 pm Lv Raleigh, " 3ir2 am 4 27 pm Lv Southern Pines, " 5 18am 643 pm Lv Hamlet. " 6 45 am 8opiii lv Wilmington, " 3 3ipm Lv Charlotte, " 9 51 p m 10 45 p m Lv Chester, " 10 1 p m li 20 p m Lv Greenwood, " 12 07 p m 1 32 a m Lv Athens, " 2 19 p m 4 08 p m Ar Atlanta,! " 3 5 p m 5 30 p m Ar AugusUi, C & V C 5 lu p m Ar Macon, C of Ga 7 20 p m 11 10 a ni Ar Montgomery, A & W P... 9 20 p m 11 oo a m Ar Mobile, L & N 2 55 am 4 12 p m Ar New Orleans, L & N 7 3d a m 8 30 p m Ar Nashville, N C & St. L... 5 35 a m 6 55 p m Ar Memphis, " 4 00 p m 8 10 a m NORTHWARD. Daily Daily No. 4U2 No. 3s Lv Memphis, N C & St. L... 1 55 p m 8 45 p m Lv Nashville " 10 55 am 9 30 a m Lv New Orleans, L fe N 7 45 p m . Lv Mobile, N A N 12 2o a m Lv Montgmery, A & W P.. 20 a m 1 3o "p Vii Lv Macon, C of Ga h 00 am 4 2it p m iv Augusta, C it W c 9 40 a m Lv Atlanta, SAL Ry 12 00 p m 8V")"p7ii Ar Athens, " 2 48 p in 11 23 p m ,r Greenwood, " 4 50 pm 2 04 am Ar Chester. " 6 43 a m 4 25 a m fv VtlAarlVtte4 " a m 5 w a iu Lv W Umington," :i 3u p m Lv Hamlet, " 9 5- pm 8 i'a"m Lv Southern Pines," iu 5ipm 9 03 a m Lv Raleigh, " i m p m n ; a m Ar Henderson " 2 27 a m 1 oo p m Lv NorliiiH, S. A. L. Ry 3 K. am 2 u p m Lv W eldon 4 2(1 a m 2 10pm Ar Porismouth, . 7 (XI a m 5 50 pm Ar W ashington. N & W S B, k 5-5 a in Ar Baltimore, li S P Co a n Ar New York, O D S S Co 1 ? t Ar Philadelphia, N YP&N,t546 p m 510 a m ArNewWk, 8 40 p m 8 00 am No. 44 No. 66 Lv Tampa, S. A. L Ry., 8 (JO p m 8 00 a m Lv Jacksonville, " 10 20 a m 7 45 p in Lv Savannah 1 5,, p-m n 1 Lv Ulumbia,g " 6 27pm 545 am Lv Hamlet, " 9 40 1 1 m M-i a t Lv southern Pines" loSgS loSJS Lv Raleigh. U 28 am 12 07 p m VZ "en:!tr8l)n. " 141am 127 pm LvNorlina, 2 10am 215pm Lv Petersburg, " 'Ham 4 43 pm a I wChKn,,oud' " 456 am 5 35 p in Ar Washington. PRR 8 45 am 93otjm Ar Philadelphia, P R R 12 27 n m 2 S a irl Ar New YorPk, P R R 3 5 1 2 6 30 I S Note. fDaily Except Sunday. Dining Cars between New York und t?ik tCentralTime. Iutem Time. 1 1114...,,,, n , ; - YEAR? 1 i: f ! ! as much superior to other sen t- j 1102 AncH Stf.ect, Philadelphia. S27 Commissioners Sr., Montreal. Farmer and Gardener Both nphold onr seeds because they'n snre of getting exactly what thtyp for. Onr three guarantees make Gregory Seeds M rare an inTestment as rovemmeot bonds. Write (or new catalogue. Free, J. J. II. GREGORY & 0, Slorblehead, Mass. xmrW COStS 25 cents: per TON Greatest, Cheapest Food on Ejft tor Sheep, Swine. Cattle, Poultry, etc. Will ba worth iWd t.n vr (n -.j i ,. Salxer'a catalog says about rapt. BiSSion DolSar Grass will paliively make you rich; 12 ts or nay ai .l lotaot pa-ttireperacrt.i, Bromua, Feaoat, Speiu (iuO bu. cots,? bo. oau pr a.,) etc., ttc. For this Notice and 10c, mall bi(T cats re rd 10i'tnii: Isovaitiea, fully worth J 10 to geiiur. For 14c 7 sniemlid vemlihk ir,i I brilliant flower seed pa.k&geiuilcwua( F JOHM A.SALZER SHD CttaH IM-M mm f -mi mm mr-mi mm mm. mm. Grow Grasses and RaiseCa Examine agricultural statistics and m high rank North Carolina takes in yield acre of grasses and forage crops. pare her advantages for stock-raising those Of Othpr Stn.fAB. Prrflt he thpP kf Grow grasses: raise stock. And whether !i Vl rA XT n 1 V. n I n . . . aunuitis many, yuu ciiuiiumin not to read Grasses and Forage Plats""., tin RY J. B. KILLEBREW, ot thi Uaivenlty ! Teieetiee. No work on Southern agriraln has attracted so much attent Tho demand for it has been et J mous. It is a oonrnlfitfi mnnji1 nf the ture of grasses and forage plans the South. It contains about pages, and is written in a style to understood by everyone. Thfi Tinnlr f1icfnccoa ' - Wl.VJUVU J" j istics of the principal prasse..tj maintenance of pastures and mt ows, leguminous forage plants, m pastures, etc. It is fully illnstreij with original analytical engrav1 by Scribner, our greatest grass j number of half tone cuts of cj operations. Killebreivs former work on gf is now entirely out of P'''int c brings $3 a copy. This new bookt tains all t hp. infnvmatinn in tht mer work, re-written and ernos the results of twenty years' adU,y experience of the writer and all j injormauon aotamed oy mt la ment stations and the CnitedW Department of Agriculture. LOOK AT PRICES: Jm v.o-r cn this H Jt; able work on hand, ami, m 'J further notice, will seDd C.Cxiwr of "TTilloriroil' S and Foraere Crops1 to any4! Or one copy Free as Q mium for $1 in ne pn"' tions to The Progressive j mer. w ur one copy wiiu $ gressive Farmer one r any address for only Address all orders to The Progressive Farm Cut-Cut-Ca-Da If ! 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