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REFERENCE SPECIAL ,?J ll o A: vJ iR I i frf D tI '4. . V I . . . . . - : . t . "A Farm And Home Weeklv 'for The Caroiinas, yirgiriia, Georgia; d Horida. FOUNDED 1886. AlvtXALEIGH, N. C. Vol. XXIX. No. 7 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY i4, 1914 THIS REFERENCE $1 a Year; 5c. a Copy THIS week The Progressive Farmer is celebrating its twenty-eighth birthday. A rather lusty, vigorous youngster we believe our readers will all agree. As a fitting celebration of the event, and as a culmination of a series of special issues, we felt that we could not do better than furnish our several hundred thousand readers a Refer ence Special an issue Worth preserving in any man's library "and one to which we mignt frequently turn as a source of information. Is it fertilizers you wish to know aboyt? This Reference Issue will tell you. - Suggested fertilizer mixtures for cotton, for corn, for tobacco; amount 6f plant food in dozens of different fertilizing mate- rials; plant food value of various kinds of manures; amount of plant food taken from the land in various crops; how legumes enrich land; and many other facts about soil fertility that it is valuable to us and our business to know. v But it is impossible to tell you here about all the good things in this week's Progressive Farmer. The best we can do is to make ai comprehensive an index as possible, and we ask you to turn to it and find the information you need. And let - us repeat, this issue should be carefully pre served for future reference. FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE : Aricnltural Bulletins You Ought to ? . .Have . L. . ... . , 5 v Vgrlciiltural Organizations V. . . 30-31-:. ?- Agricnltuiral Terms; Glossary; of v. . : . . 6 ' Big ; Fts About Southern Agriculture. 6. Cultlyatioitty Shallow, Why It Pays . . . ; . 11 How a Weeder Pays. . . . . . ... 11' ; Plants on an Acre . . . . ....... . . ...... 6 ; Quantity of Seed to Plant per Acre . 8 Rotation, A Soil-building . . . ; . . . . . . . ?8 I Tobacco, Nine Rules for Success With. 7 AGRlGtXTURAIf OFFICIALS AND LEApERS , . Agents in Boysand Girls' Club Work . . 4 . Commissioners of Agriculture. ........ ,4 Dairy Experts, How to Get Them. .... 26 Directors of Farmers Institutes and Agricultural Extension Departments. 11 Experiment Station Directors ......... '. 4 Farm Demonstration Agents. . . . . . . . . . 4, !resideht$ of Agricultural Colleges . ... ,4 State Veterinarians and Livestock Sani tary Officers 11 CORN Corn Acreage by States ............. 7 Fertilizer Formulas For. .......... . . 29 Measuring. Corn in the Crib. ......... -7 Tests' of .Williamson Plan. . .. ..: . 11 -WeigHt of Grain .per Bushel .......... 11 COTTON ' Cotton Acreage in United States . , . . ; 4 Cotton BeiFan,TenuwfnV'T,., , .; . V 6 Cotton Belt, White, and Colored Farm ers in . V i . 6 Cotton Bulletins You Ought to Have. . . 5 Cotton Crop, 1912V13. . 4 . - Evpttfts: and Domestic Consumption of American Cotton Fertilizers for Cotton . ... . . 29 Quantity of Seed to' Plant per Acre. . . . 8 Hpindles in Operation in 1913 4 EDUCATION . Compulsory Attendance, Facts About. . 19 Education in the South, Facts About. . . 19 Libraries, How to Get. ............... 18 " v papers, Some We Recommend 18 School Expenditures, Amounts by States . 19 Stofe, rSpperiniendents of ; Y. . . i . .. 29 FARM TENtJIt Acreages and Incomes. . . . v. . 31 Colored Farmers, Acreage and Value of, Lands ' -r, .w. '. ' 8 Farm Tenure In. the Cotton Belt; ..... 6 Land Segregation, A Plan For ........ 33 Mortgaged Farms, Percentage in Each State . . . ... . 20 Mulrt to. Facts AlK)ut'. . . ........ 19 Nle;r: Farm Acreage Increasing. ..... 19 19 19 30 18 30 30 -Tenancy jThe Alarming Increase in . . ; 18 Torrens System, An Explanation! ..... 33 White and Colored Farmers in the ' ; -Cotton Belt -,-m-im . . .. . .' ..VVvi 'J White Farm Acreage Decreasing . .... . . ; . White FarnierV Unequal Struggle of FARMERS' UNION f Committees Suggested for Farmers' - i : Clubs;., .. ......... Community Surveys', How to !Make. . . Cooperation, Twelve Fundamental Prin ciples . V . ... . . . . . .... . . . Parlimentary Rules State and National Officers. .......... 30 The Torrens System, An Explanation . . 33 FARM WOMEN A Farm Women's Club in Every Town ship. . . ........... 12 ' Children, Food for 17 .. Cooking, Time Tables for ..... . . .... 16 Digestion, Time Required For. 17 Foods, Facts About 16 Foods, Value of ; . 16 Home Science Bulletins ..... 5 How to Organize Your Township 12 Household Terms, Directory of ....... "17 Housewife's Logical Guide Book ...... 14 Housewives' Table of Weights and Measures 16 Menus, A few Samples . .16 Purposes of the United Farm Women 12 Suggested Constitution for Club of Unit ed Farm Women 12 Suggested Programs for Discussion, by Farm Women's Clubs ............. 12 FERTILIZERS Composition of Fertilizer Materials . ; . . 10 Cottonseed Meal Tonnage. ... ....... 10 . '. r Fertilizer Bulletins You Ought to Have 5 Fertilizing Values of Animal Manures 11 Fertilizer Consumption in Tons, by States 10 Fertilizing Constituents in Various Crops 10 Formulas Suggested ; . . 20 Lime, What It Is Nitrogen, $11,000,000 Every Acre Nitrogen in Legumes ' Some Fertililzer Rules $25 Worth of Fertilizer from an Acre of . Cowpeas 10 IIOJlTlCULTURE Bordeaux Mixture, How to Make. ...... 26 Bulletins on Gardening 5 Bulletins on Orchard and Truck Crops . 5 Carload Daily, Number of Acres to Mant For ....... .26 Worth Over 10 11 10 24 28 5 33 V : Fungicides, .How to Make and Use Them 26 Grafting Wax, Formula For . . ....... 24 Horticultural Associations ........ 30-31 Linacifiulphur Wash, How to Make. . . . 25 '-"Number of Plants to air, Acre. . ... 6 r ' - Piantbiseases; How to Fight Them ; . .' 24 ' rOuantitv of Seed to Plant per Acre . 8 Spraying for Insects, ......... i . LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY . . Babc'ock Test, . Description of . Bulletins on Livestock . Condimental Stock Foods! What They " ' Are" . . . . . ... . ... . . ... . ; . . Cream Separator, How It Pays ; 21 Dairy Experts, How to Get. .......... 26 Dairy Products, Comparative Value of. 22 Digestible Nutrients in Feeds. 21 Feeding Terms Defined . 21 Hog Pastures, Rotations For. 22 . . Livestock and Dairy Bulletins 5 Livestock Organizations . . 30-31 Registering Animals, How to Do It. . . . 22 Silos, Capacity of 22 Soy Beans, a Great Beef Feed 11 Statistics of Livestock 21 Veterinarians and Livestock Officers of States . . 11 Weight of Cattlei How to Ascertain ... 24 Butter, .Score Card For 21 PUBLIC HE AJiTH Patent Medicines, Seven Reasons Why They Should Be Let Alone 5 Patent Medicines, Suggested Discus sions of '. . . . 12 Seventy Diseases and How to Treat Them 14 State Health Officers 11 Whiskey, Five Reasons lor Letting It Alone . 27 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL Bad Roads, What They Cost 3 Congress, Senators and Representatives 11 Farmers OrganizationsDirectory of 30-31 Gas Engine Troubles 27 Good Roads Organizations 30 Help, Where to Write For 18 Legal Weight of Various Commodities . 3 Lumber, Table for Measuring. . . 28 Miscellaneous Farm Bulletins . 5 - Mixing Paints for Tints 7 Parcel Post, New Rates 28 Preserving Eggs 3 Rainfall. Average. Monthly. .......... 27 Rainfall Depth in Inches and Gallons per Acre 28 R. F. D. Routes, How to Get, . 28 What to Name Your Farm 7 Whitewash, How to Make. . ..v ..... . 11 COPYRIGHT NOTICE! The content of thi Usue are fully protected by copyright and must not be reproduced without permission of The Progressive Farmer.
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