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Tin: ri;oui:i:s-ivi: r " GO (3S) :FERT:-IIiI:Z:E.R 8 Ife -FACTS No - : education ; .,y.y :rrr4 This Committee is " organizing an Educational Bureau, because it has faith in Education., - : - . .; "' : ; ; - Bacon said: "Knowledge w Power' . . ; : - VY'v'V5"" Tn Vnhw ia fn linvA doTYiinion over the kincdom of Nature, ana to iorce Mother Earth to vield ud her secrets and treasures. The following v fate rrt n Rnhstant.ifltft this ! " . '-' " - ; . TIW v Winn of farm products in U. S.'in 1913-l$10f000:000f000.00 Exports of farm products in 1913 ' -1,725,000,000.00 Net valuation of" farm products left for home use , 8,275,000,000.00 MACHINERY ON THE FARM OTTriLL' r -$ 4 Total people to "consume the above Average allowance of each per year Average allowance of each person per month Farms operated to produce the aoove ; Average production of each farm - ? Sixty per cent of all labor investment is lost because of a, lack of knowledge. ; It takes as much work to pro duce ten bushels of corn per acre as it does to produce "forty bushels. In the states of Virginia. North ' Carolina, Soutji Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana there are planted 1 annually in corn - 2 .:. Which 'erow -an average per acre of The B6ys' Corn Clubs prove to the most skeptical that ' fifty bushels is a low average; this proves, that threes ; . fifths- of alL labor in the production of corn in the; - above mentioned nine : Southeastern states is wasted.' S Not one of. these states raises enough food products, for its own user Georgia alone purchases foodprod- . 'Xicts annually from other states amounting to , This is almost the cash value' of Georgia's Cotton' Crop. lie total cotton' crop in 1912 was - . The total: acres-planted were - : I " 4 The average yield of lint cotton per tcre was - 100,000,000. . 1 82.75 . ' ' 7.00 6,600,000. 1,500.00 22,661,000 acres 19 bushels , 120,000,000.00 14,104,000 bales 34,766,000 " . . 216 lbs. Thousands of farmers have -proved that a bale rper acre is a low average when. you know how; The above shows that sixty per cent of all labor We propose, through the Educational Bureau, to render every assistance, , possible in bringing the efficiency of the farm to its highest standard.' wnx avonce iur- special -uuiieuus uu cutvun unu cum. -ucuu xiw uu - request." : , -.. , ', u- - , : SOIL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE , : : . ' I. v, , Southern Fertilizer Association 'j "J '"Y Y" '-' "V Atlanta, Ga., U.S. A. , ' INSERTED TOOTH CIRCULAR SAWS have solved the problem of decreasing operating expense, and increasing the life of Circular Saws. Chisel Tooth Saws always retain their original ; 'diameter. Therefore it'is not necessary to buy any larger size than the timber to be cut actually requires. In addition to this no other tool than a fUe is required to keep ft in order. ' For mills of moderate capacity , they are the most economical saws manufactured" Xi .f ;,.. Check the book you want and send us this ad. - - Book on Insertei Tooth Saw$ 1 f Disstbn Farm Tool Book y Disston Handbook on iaws . WW D1SST0N & SONS, Inc. Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel & File Works P. O. DOZ H-1537 ; l'.' v ' - V: PHILADELPHIA. PA. If Vj Ya kavt tf fcaniSt W fc!l farm at tan ton cay. Why bother with heavy, sagwr. back-straininsr, rickety old wooden rate that seta snow bound in winter, mod bound In spring and lummer, and aoott fall to pleceil s v - tm, u hmm wan eaa lattafl a RtBB&Ilo HirwlM fata, which yon can adjust to any position you like with little eflort: v aiwaTi awinm clean lock automatically; resUU all stock lasts a lifetime. . - :, ot r id men mx trwi ttoi YoacanteU anepotna Ksrsnlis Cits from any other wi.cn. wit,..no Wuate maae, dj icr simpte, txrong oonsurucnon; its soiia raouisr sieei frame: its heavy, flrm-standtair. durable fabric: its easy raising device: Its malleable iron fittings; its freedom from troublesome attachments. v. - ; i Wt back it with a ttrong gwranU. DlxutraUd Catalog FREE REPUBLIC FENCE AND GATE COMPANY 46 RepubllcAStreat North Chlcaso, HHnoIs Mi l z 1 -4i --VS.v Prof. John Mlchels haa written two of the tst books for Southern dairymen. They are Dairy . Farmins" and "Market - Dairying;." We ' can supply them for fl each. Write for list of other dairy, books. , Have TOU read "Sonthern Field Crons. h Prof, J. F, DURgar I You. should read - It, and,then keep it where you can refer to it. We can suddIv you with It for tl.fi7.not. I lYaid,. . .7 . Factors to Be Considered In Its Pur chase and Upe T HAS been said that "tnis Is the age of machinery on the farm." Speaking generally, this assertion is probably true. Admitting that it is, there are many large farms in the South Hhat are badly out. of adjust ment with the present age as regards farm machinery, vv - ;; " This is also an age of high-priced farm labor. One', of - the . important reasons for using machinery Tta - the rfarm Is to decrease the "labor cost'; of production. .v Another is to in crease the efficiency of : farm; opera tions. In other words, as the scarcity and price of farm labor increase, the laborer's time must be : made more effective by managing the farm in such a way that a given amount of labor accomplishes more.' The farm ers of jthe Central West realized this fact several? years ? ago. As a result, these farmers have greatly increased the efficiency of their farms, without increasing the number of farm labor ers.., In.fact this increased' efficiency . (due to machinery and 'education)' has, in many": sections, resulted in a decreased numbers of f arm laborers. Many farmers have not as yet realized that -one man with two good mules ' and ' . improved implements can accomplish twice as much in ' a sea son as can the "same man : driving one mule to the small one-horse im nlements. In the former case thb cost of a laborer has been saved, and the' increased efficiency; of the work done should pay the cost of owning the implements provided," of- course, that' the farm furnishes enough work to keep, the implements 7 reasonably busy.' in k each case. If this is. an age. of :machinery on the armi the farmer' who; attempts to do" his farm work with inadequate' machinery -must re-, member that he is competing' with. farmers, who are reduciHg.thecost of productionV by, vising j good Mmpie-' nients.! If he continues; to compete with a 'machine by his crude labor, he wiiUspon be forced to reduce his standard of living. . - The Acreage Cultivated Must Be -f, ' , Sufficient, ' UT all farmers cannot avail them selves of the advantages that come from the use of improved ma chinery. Many farms are so 'small, that the area of crops produced .will "not pay the cost of awning the'lm plement.' With many of the more complicated machines, the total air nual . cost of owning the ; machine amounts to 15 to 20 per cent of its value;f This cott is made up largely of such items as depreciation repairs, cost of hoasinr. interest - on the money investedoil, etc, 1 An imple ment that cannot ve made to pay these costs should not be purchased.!. The most important factor in determ ining whether an implement should be purchased is (he amount of work it will have to do;" For example, the farmer who grows only 2 0 acres of oats per year would be unwise to buy an expensive grain drill, because he can hire the 20 , acres seeded for less than the annual cost of owning the drill. Most forms of improved ma chinery, find their most profitable use on the medium sized to large farms. On small farms the machinery costs, per, acre, are so large as to seriously cut down profits, v, . , ; In caring for machinery the ques tions of housing and oiling are the most important. It is claimed by per sons who have given'this subject con siderable study that "for every ma chine that Is ruined by exposure, two are probably spoiled by not being properly, oiled, or not having the bolts kept tight." ; ,v ; farmers : should go cautiously in the matter of buying new .inventions. An Implement must be used under all kinds1 of conditions before' the manu facturer MetermlBea what . parts should be strengthened in ordec to make It last well." Jror MORGAN. College Station, Texas v . Tor ajs on tho ( ")your - ' It Llearis the Harness IS Guaranteed It's .your : guarantee7: that- the ; harness will not go; back on you yourguarantee that if any single part should prove .de fective within one year we will replace it free of charge. "' ' '' ?'"'' ' Do not buy COTTRELL harness because we tell you to. Advertising will not make it look any. better or. wear longer. But. buy it for your own satisfaction, knowing that when you purchase, a; set of COTTRELL harness, you are getting a harness that' will last; and 'one T you - can deoend on at all times. We i make COT TRELL harness inur-factdry know jxnat goes : in it ana inereiorc , ianu u?wuu t u Raw i material 'may rise in ; price. '.. The manufacturer of - unbranded ' products can easily take - out enough quality to more than offset the additional :costs, and still maintain a : handsome profit. ; His : goods cannot be recognized, and you 'cannot hold him directly, responsible fpr any-fault that may develop. , " ; r - vOur reputation never allows us to reduce our quality, it we did, you could come back-' at'" us. Our ' name is stamped on every buckle, and you knqw exactly, where every strap, comes from. . Our profit on the first; sale does 'not pay for advertising. We depend on the - fact that, after once using a set of COTTRELL harness, you will find it ; so - stylish and long wearing that you will continue i to call for our -product. 1 ' , " Youv can: get' COTTRELL' harness : in many ; styles and prices, ia all trimmings, anJ with either Collar and' Hamea. or Breast. Collar. You will find the- COT TRELL quality is the same throughout. 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They are money makers and time savers. Tht Taylor F J ttllM trim talm. ImnrinJ L ai Tiag backing dwic; wlrm cablm driv. fri h rJSS: JorUbI, ktlonary. VrlU fot Information Ha L..?? lln.,, boJJeri, ehln,U ntaoblnae, gaaolina andcrudaoUenrinae. Qrirtiallla. Buy from manufaotorar, MA1UH MACH1XEH CO., Box 156 HAC0H.M, Our advertisers are guaranteed. v.- . IHminiiiiiiiiiJiiiHiiiiiHBM
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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