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BERMUDA THE PREMIER PASTURE GRASS-Fagc 5 A Farm an fome Weekly for The Carolinas.VirgiiN, Georgia, and Florida. FOUNDED 18 86T RALEIGH, N. C. Vol. XXIX. No. 14 SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1914 GOOD PREPARATION AND IN our haste to get the seeds in the ground and the little plants to grow : ing, we sometimes forget that a deep, mellow, finely pulverized seed bed is one of the biggest essentials in making a profitable crop. It is, of course, impor tant that crops be planted on time; but it is even more important that the most thorough preparation be made for them. In fact, if we had to choose between early planting in a mass of clods, and moder ately late planting, on land finely har rowed and pulverized, we would prefer the latter every time. We believe this to be wisest simply because cotton, corn or almost any other crop planted among clods is sure to come up a poor stand, become stunted, and in every way finally prove less satisfactory and less profitable than wnere adequate preparation is made. The point is, use the harrow once, twice, three times, if necessary. Use it before planting and after planting, even until the little plants are well above ground. It has been just a very few years since cultivation with the section harrow came into vogue, but really good farmers are using it almost everywhere now. It is astonishing how few plants ape injured by liberal cross-harrowing, and it is equally remarkable how valuable the practice is in killing young grass and weeds and in starting off the crop prop erly. On other pages of this week's Pro gressive Farmer will be found timely articles dealing with preparation, planting and cultivation. This page is only an announcement page, and the best we can do here is to call your attention to these articles and ask that you study them carefully. They are written by men who knowmen who have spent a large part of their lives in studying these very problems. Read what they say, and then, if you happen to be about to plant among the clods, don't do it. Make a seed bed first. Vfcl $1 a Year; 5c. a Copy CULTIVATION PAY I ' i FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE Farm Work ... . - . x yj rertilizing Cotton in the rieamont Section 6 How Good Preparation Pays . 3 Making the Local Union a Success . . . . . . . . 30 Notes on Tobacco Culture . .11 Preventing Root Lice of Cotton 9 Topics for Discussion in Local Unions 19 ' . : . ; So- il Htk, it fcSs n vf - r IJf ,wM IV Mu'M"M ymr mn t if fas u wm M W r&s XV 1X Amf xw 1 1L Wht ' cv m v' jf" WStsr" iPim SSil jMfi GTlf , " to ' jrlm.si J'lW. -xmiM' 1 A GOOD COMBINATION Corn and Peas on Well Prepared Land.
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