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- Saturday, January 6, 192. V (t) t JL t it . t . . - , 1 "V- i. tlje soil. -; In this section o country -, fcarrowa or the spring-tooth to work 'clover Invariably seems to do well, in1' advance of the SaperforJ; drill, r s Bown in the. early, spring.; on winter- ;should crops need f ertiUzlng.Y k f: bo wn wheat and j&ataV-r While I have " Should : thfo he- eesentlaK rbr corn. t nothing to. Bay: against-, alfalfa;- Lt.as '' (and' It-is bfr -most - lands) ? wd will ; - 0; .much preparauon .and attention was- use . -2 Go pounds ! per- cent acid given ,io;rmammota ciover,v. :.uerg.,.jmQgn(xate .ana -zp , pounds muriate yovLld he as , much., good ' obtained .of potash.- We are now .ready, for -1- ; from if J more in. a," great many i cases. ' the com planter, and each - da 10 v v: The- cbst-' pf: seeding ai "present V.; Pn4f:: u :V- ' i y r v :- prices is quite an item -. Peas and soy : Light tools have their place and ' - '-. ITeans are quite high per acre to sow,, are essential to economical .working' and whiIebot& are good,; you may ;; of " crops. .-. The .-. weeder, t or the obtain equally as good results, from Thomas harrow: are good to go over the clovers, at less expense- and time J corn .or ojher crops.. .TheseT kill . for sowing 1'::'- ' ' T - ' many Qweeds, ' stop moles from bur- 'r'st have observed that the leading ' rowing, ;and the crops come faster J- farmers of - this section always have 1 Riding cultivators for corn and po number :M 'clover- fields, ontheir . tatoes, ;ork :six acres; per day. ; farms; "which Is evidence that' they One man and: two horses will do thet know the value of- it. Qlt course, work of three men and three horses thre4are sections ' I; .t , gyow' so- welC but by the. appli-')'' :' In June Wood's big six-foot mower cation of a small quantity of lime is working.. The alfalfa hay harvest ' per acre I think the difficulty coiild is on. Follow the hay tedder pick- be overcome it the other proper prep- ing and lifting the alfalfa so the aration is- given. -:rf: V wind and air can dry it out; and here ; :j ; ; 7 v .ALONZO C. STOUT. 1 we save the damage of hot sun or Johnson City, Tenn. -' : ,:; rains. -The hay. irake follows:, with ' '"" ,7 " ' v '. :v ' """- v-men and teams, and all. are busyv -A DOZEN GOOD RESOIiUTIONS. McCormicks highbinder is Qy K. . ' : nn1 : the wltpjit 'harvnat . will Ann- ha yearx aesire w pruuuve as f th t Th - arebusv davs hm : 7: - ' m?cn Pssie :?- ; for ?Mr.. Farmer, men, horses and ma- x ,onmon,niiF. nnm.Tnrm ? t nave msnp i - v. .. . . chinery must be at tneir oest. Tim ctEy hay . to make, wheat W be. put in' barns, cultivation of." crops, r and, again, that never-ending alfalfa is to make the second time. Alfalfa makes four crops with us. i I will tell you some time how :we failed and how at last I succeeded; lBu;Piftiuea .rtUuuio, yuV;,u- usetfor heavy horses,good machin ' ar Jl:mi , ery and good men. The good men n-- 1 W shouid be kept in good humor, The Part is no , meager , tar "m?' J vestment, -and its care should be one farm' manage- believe our. 'iansf' will Yin hoitor Tfrhti rttT wrvTlr 't-' 'XV"':.-,.;.-., ' is finished.; v- x;4tli' . , ..':'';.' - A. P.. YANCEY. , i-VvV vrf. V '.':'.'".s '.V " v :- ' '. u- Jf;;!Y-T - of the main, parts of f r;;: these I possible of what ' some n bur own "farm. : J nave made ' the- loHow Ing 1 resolutions: l S' : : vl.?(That: I will raise orieor more. goodj colts. - ; ' -r:f ; v.-. - : ; -: : .That I will raise hogs for meat and some pi gar to sell;;. . S. -That I will keep at least 40 good hens - . - ; ' '; : 4. That I- will : raise sweet and r?..-...,-'.C- 1 -; i -v. " C'nxtiy'ear, f" f ..s j,.f''f-nlktcow. :?, -- i - - f ? - sfe?.-? ; conditions; i-:a; s- : fc.vyrie of every kind for-home use. : ' - v , -r iiifi",'.''''. .-f ; ri..Mtiw'Hmntiwutwtm"wfwtut!i'inHtfwftipii.iwii)iwimT' I- Peed Ifoptr Grdps Potash J insoluwc pant loocw arc Chtap in the begtnning' but may be dear in the end. We feel good w1m we hear that the soil contaias enoii Potash to raise 5000, crop, but we. feel tired when we dkeaver that it will take -1000 years or so to make -it available. We wiU be converted, into plant food ourselves long before that. The acids derived from green marioromay J uisuiuwo piiospuaic oi ume mora STnii able. . But tho feldspatbic Potash In the soil is less soluble in tbeso acids than in the- ..littleroil mash becomes aTanable yearly, but not enousrh to provide for profitable crops. ; ' Crops hzxe two periods Potasli huiwur. One just after swrmfnation and the other c hett starch Jonaation h iflaost1 pid-whea the irraJn is filKng; Rational fertilization . reQutrfes ample available Potash at these periods and if you provide it you will find that Fotasa ry Send tot our pamphkt on making fertilizers. . ' - , German Kail Works Inc. ' ; CoTtfrnwfil BoQBaloVaoit : QsaUaodt BIci, Oucu . 93 Nw Stnct far Yuk 1 4, f I ill : have 'j turnips and - fpHE ; trouble is in this part" of -the t'':. ;V - greens till freeze kills theni-next win : 1 "extrenie western sectfoh of North r ter,-'-s! : :-f -' Carolina -that-very few 'formers ; read- 11.;: That i win'raise'ian abuAdauce.:. anything'of ; any "account. v "The ' fact rv- of pats,: nay ana v corji r; ior. my; own , is, . inat ior some jars, - i was tne '?t$fuse-'f 'i. -r; ; v ): only subscriber to ; the- county paper .: ;: J - ..12; That : I wiU -then "raise - all ; the - at- my office, but I kept "uVsueh a insistence ,on the fact that v . : v 4: V:;; iv : the 'land 'well and bythorough ; shal- - every citizen-who' took any interest l-S knoTjr what was agoing on at"home ' . .1. Z . ;vv-; should 'take his home paper, that two w -C -ft v GQQD- Jb AltolJ-Ntx jiw -Tiii VA" otners ai inis omce Decame asnamea 'f to-bT on .ignorant of affairs at-home V ; : be produced: are: first in auu sr pfr ine : : "m ' lAij (Continued on page la.) K-'-tiim and gathering . of ; these 'aV the ; . minimum cost is best. . ; -' ' ;We -rof f the .Valley . of Virginia, whose business is mixed farming and stock raising, look to our horse-pow- ' er first, these are 'generally draft SttaresQgive'vUs; colts,' and tor handle ';t hd machinerynecessary' ; for the -7 srowing:'6f crops. t I-h The essentials -: are many.-; A few , essentials are : ( good worl? stock, the I mm ,.' :. i c . 1 Oyster Shell Mmc i-a? r "5? seed. Theo call for; barns to house " r - v r -; stock, machinery and; the products Hrit-Uftth C-''S ' ' -Commencing :with Vthe -year and '&;:'';;.:':i following it month by month,; you ' '' .-..--" v Qn baa nn . nnv furmu vnnnn Af thft latest machinery at work- - "Thbest .. ' d ays of Jantiaryv the 100-bushel Buc-. . - cess manure .spreader, , the ' cost of wnicn w smau, compared 10 its use fuinessr better days ,willbring;'but ) ; ; v v'.V ; : the Syracuse " Tiding( i?loyi 1 leaving v turried fdrcorhVv After thi4 plowlhg C f nllftwa IaaftlT the snrinfr-tootlt hari aklris ready xor thijea 0-iach ..duk to GROUND SHELL FOR POULTRY - AND CRUDE SHELL : . V,; I rp- , - . -..'' f,M' 1 t'1' ' 4 .... v'';-'":5-; ..'.V ii ' . 1 4vt . you tfiprrtna, ,t, hn v ' M;iM"Bf v ' 1 -S' y .--i. "''''"' T.. '''''' '""'''V'" ' . We have it in all its various sfrades;in cjuding the Pulverized raw shell, which is so highly recommended by the Agri cultural Departments. We guarantee our roods equal to any nd superior to much that is sold and to give you 2000 pounds to the ton.. We make our own shells, therefore are in position to meet any kind tsy au means, write us before you buy We can certainly save you money. Wul sell tn any quantity; but want to Wake contracts with dealers and responsible farmers, who will handle ft carload or more. Manufactured by, , vx - ; V conaNs-mutcoTSTEx cow:.- I: . V KQRFOLK. VA.-,' v;:' -r For Sale by - - . ; Eroker, TtOTVIIXE, XI ; C ; collow, making a secd-h cd f or l!c;htcrr AGRICULTURAL ; The . OoTeraipemt nt ExperinaenUI stittora &r. cat tbf w ot LIM t tocretHw th tnwiiMtL ot the . Mt jHs Md umk; w wtnr tt 8TONU3T USyK bx theuta of Vlio V frodluet thi BIST.. frtM Ktakb 94 'mmmm tor lHkM,iMti 4 rlM.T. -T -It is our Ground Phosphate Rock t that has given the results that have - , created - the' demand among - the -' intelligent farmers of the South. arc Bettct Prepared Ever Before - : , to supply you - with "the goods that ' will increase your crop yields -25 to J -'.80 per cent and permanently fan- l . . provft your land. , , , -y let mi tcB yo mere qJioirt It ' .C' . mm '. C la (ho!b9! Of ad rood farming. Writer f or bul- ktia try best trriJy In- C United State ;."c' Lfcs tie. rrr4'.! 'tjrlcfoa, de? rarest liaev1 Dci bay .wMerj. iwov ! 4, postal wiU dre you rttttCj.c -Z , , k v. - .1 J J V;- -J,. Uf 9mm 30,000 TONS SOLD FOR SPRING- SHIPMENT 1 last June we put in the best ; machinery in the phosphate field -and throuch newspaper advertising J-and letters called the attention of the f mieuigeni iarmer 10 uic laci uiai wo were offering a quality of GROUND PHOSPHATE ROCK which no other manufacturer could supply, we ex pected results,-but the above has ex ceeded pur most sanguine hopes; i; :;:r JlN;,IIffi LIST of farmers who want the best 'ground W per cetafc through 100 mesh, 80 per cent, through 200 mesh? If so, write us at once, . -V .. V- - ( I it'fu ' FAnr.ii?onEM AN WANTED owners ; Noenuaren. , Good watres and bowl with. -
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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