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124 (16) yiL-i u ' 1913 19" ' Corn ...'....;...r.r 74S.124 bushels ; 4,582,006 bushels SiS ....... 10 789 bushels 5,203,431 bushe S gtf" 1 5 724 827 bushel 28,875,217 bushels. Wheat ........ 'i,,.i j V101 CQ1 nminrifl Beef canned 381,985 pounds 4,921,691 Pun0-S Sef fresh .. ...... 524 430 pounds 6,594,348 pounds. C$uJ& I oil I:;!::: 27,036:786 Sounds 37,838,012 pounds 55 Ton can tell a man's farm whether he reads It or not." Cooperation in Buying Machinery. -THE PROGRESSIVE FARMer merits than wisely purchased farm machinery ; but it is equally" true that .before this machinery may be operated most profitably conditions must be made rightThis consists in. the possession of ad equate horse power; fields 'clear of stumps, rocks gullies and ravines; and' at least fairly intelligent -operators. The Progressive Farmer Company (Incorporated tinder the laws of North Carolina.) 119 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, N. C. CLARENCE FOE, TA1T BUTLER, B. L. MOSS, . . W.F.MASSEY, JOHN S. PEARSON, J. A. MARTIN, . . . President and Editor Vice-President and Editor Manacine Editor Contributing Editor , Secretary-Treasurer . Advertising Manager THIS year more than ever you are going to need to use improved labor-saving machinery, in stead of expensive hand labor. Study the question thoroughly, read the articles in this issue carefully, and then decide what neighbors ought to go in with you in buying any of the following : . J. L. Mogford, General Representative WE BELIEVE that lespedeza or Japan clover is one of our coming hay and pasture crops, par- timlarlv on our better errades of land. Already, from Virginia to Texas, this little legume is a spontaneous growth in nearly every pasture, and 'its growth should be encouraged. Then as a hay crop after oats it is proving of great value, and as such we believe it well worthy of a trial. IT IS nohe'rtoo early to begin thinking about sav ing the clover seed this spring. Because of the European war we expect crimson clover seed next, , fall to be very scarce and high-priced, and it is even possible that seed' can not be obtained at any price. In an early issue we expect to publish a description of a home-made device for saving crimson clover seed, and we would also remind our readers that we are offering prizes for the best experience letters on this subject. 1. Stump Puller. 2. Manure Spreader. 3. Corn Shredder. 4. Corn Harvester. 5. Fanning Mill. 0. Pea Huller. 7. Spraying Outfit. 8. Canning Outfit. 9. Cowpea Thresher. 10. Traction Plow., 11. Harvester and Bin der. 12. Hay Press. 13. Potato Digger. 14. Stalk Cutter. 15. Grain Drill. 1 6. Mower, 17. Peanut Picker. 18. Clover Huller. 19. Grain Thresher. 20. Meat Chopper. 21. Horse Clipper. 22. Cement Tile Ma- chine. 23. Road Drag. 24. Farm Level. 25. Cane Mill. 26. Lime and Fertilizer Distributor. UNDER ordinary conditions and particularly where a man has plenty of feed and his land already fertile, ;we would hesitate to recommend .spring oats in the lower half of the Cotton Belt. ' However, times just now are abnormal, with grain prices soaring and cotton prices the lowest for years. Facing such a situation, few men can afford to buy feed instead of growing it. Hence we be lieve a considerable acreage in spring oats, to be followed, by hay, will prove profitable. Particu larly is this the case where, for one reason or an other, a sufficient acreage was not sown last fall. THE United States Census Bureau announces that prior to January 16, 14,907,942 bales of cot ton had been ginned. This breaks all previous re cords. for ginnings to this date, and compares with (13,582,036' last year, 13,088,930 bales of the 1912 crop, land 14,515,799 bales of the 1911 crop. Ginnings by states follow: 1914 1913 1912 1911 'Alabama... 1,676,081 1,475,154 1,807,736 1,638,699 "Arkansas 941,1581 967,687 741,282 797,597 Florida 88,113 65,765 57,324 88,177 Georgia 2,596,862 2,314,101 1,781,232 2,657,984 Louisiana 434,479 420,384 369,076 , 857,758 Mississippi 1,143,703 1,176,539 952,520 1,061,853 North Carolina .... 853,830 783,817 875,493 - 996,988 Oklahoma 1,147,497 825,09 965,752 915,663 South Carolina ... . 1,425,768 1,368,774 1,192,574 1,536,085 Tennessee 352,982 358,275 252,890 386,273 Texas 4,120,904 3,715,418 4,509,220 3,964,620 All Other states...... 136,062 111,05a 83,831 114,176 "Strangled to Death With Red Tape " WHEN the rules governing the Wade Cotton Loan Fund of $135,000,000 were first publish ed, we had it in mind to denounce the whole business as a sham and a fraud. Through the multiplicity and troublesomeness of the regu lations, the principle of lending money to farmers on cotton was "strangled to death with red tape," as Theodore H. Price himself said. , We thought, however, that if we said nothing about the general ineffectiveness of the proposi tion that some farmers might make application for "loans and some of them get some benefits. Now that it has been announced, however, that no fur ther applications will be considered, we have no hesitancy in saying that the regulations finally adopted made the whole scheme a snare and a de lusion. So many restrictions were put upon the loans that it was announced on January 15 that only $10,000 of the $135,000,000 total had been ap plied'for in proper form. And the worst part of it is. that such a policy of "keeping the promise to the ear and breaking it to the heart" simply arouses additional bitterness on the part of the farmers toward the moneyed classes. . We must have a rural credits'system so planned that farmers may get money on terms suited to agricultural conditions, and not be forced to sub mit to whatever compilation of foolish and unnec essary conditions the commercial interests see fit to dictate, as was done in this case. None of these requirements is difficult of attain inent ; rione is anything more than should be found on any farm making any pretentions to being Up. to-date and fairly progressive. , If you are not using .labor-saving implements now is the time to begin preparing for them, for we believe the.' time' is":atand:wihenj Without them you can not . hope to make, your; farm operations most profitable. Preliminary preparations mean keeping persistently after the stumps until they are a thing of the past ; in substituting wherever possible tile drains in place of the open ditch; in filling gullies and cleaning out thickets; in general, in having a farm made up of fields instead of a multitude of crazy-quilt patches. February Ideas for Busy Fanners Get the Fields Ready for Improved Implements A SURVEY just thade by the Division of Mar kets of the-State1 Experiment Station, indi cates that in the ten leading North Carolina coun ties the supply merchants advance 65 per cent of the total value of the cotton crop and that the av erage charge for "time prices' is 20 per' cent for, whatever time the account runs. When an ac count runs only three months, this equals 80 per cent per annum. The figures by counties follow: County Anson . . . . . . Edffpcombe . . Halifax ..... Johnston - Mecklenburg Robeson ...'. Scotland Union Wake Wayne ..... Per Cent Advanced ....70........ ....65 ....... ....61.; 60.. .....73.. . ... .80....s.. .....42....... .. .. .68....... .....50...... Per Cent Extra tor Time Prioea- ...... 15. 19 26 21 ' 18 23 . .25 20 13 20 Average ........... 65 . , 20.6 A STATEMENT, just given out by "the Depart ment of Commerce , shows that the United States shipped to European December, 1,202,115 hales of cotton against 1,230,830 bales in December 1913. This almost exactly "normal shipment of cot ton indicates that The Progressive Farmer was. right all last fall when it time and again denounc ed the wild talk about thewar's destroying three fourths or nine-tenths of our cotton Wport trade. We declared then that such a claim was either a deliberate falsehood, inspired by "bear" interests, or else, the expression of an ignorant mind. We also shipped in December, 1914, the following food ; products, in; great increase over the same . months of .1913 :' UNITED States Government reports show that in practically every farming district of the country incomes per farm worker vary in al most direct proportion to the number of work siock employed. . In other words, in Iowa, where each farmer has an average of three horses or mules against .an average of about one for each farmer in the Cotton Belt, the average income per farmer is almost three times that in the South. The later. Knapp believed that it is possible for the Southern farmer to increase his income 800 per cent, and estimated that 330 per cent of this increase could be brought about by the -use of more and better horse- power and farm machinery. Two and three horses or mules per farmer mean adequate, up-to-date, labor-saving farm machin- ery, and this in turn means the production of larg er crops - at less labor cost and consequently in creased profits. One of the most serious obstacles to the use of improved implements has been and is the presence of stumps, gullies, thickets and small patches, in stead of broad, open fields in which machinery can be operated most advantageously and profitably. Here, too, we have the reason why some farmers believe improved implements don't pay, and why We see cultivators and harrows lying cast aside in the fence corners, rusting and unused. The truth is that there are few better invest- WE HAVE often wondered what is the most' useful single improved farm implement. Of . course this involves a definition of what an "improved implement" is.- Doubtless in one sense the modern breaking plow, contrasted with the crooked limb, shod with iron, of our forefathers, may be considered most nearly-indispensable and therefore most useful. Certain it is that no good farmer can do without it, and hence , it may be r.onsineren a, conienaer ior nrst mace. Another implement that is of immense value and importance is the harrow, and it does its best work right along with the breaking plow. Particularly is this true during the spring months, when most 'soils, unless harrowed immediately after breaking, tend to become so cloddy and rough that a good seed bed is nearly impossible. Then after planting and just before and after the crop comes up the section harrow ..across the rows is a wonderful crust breaker and grass killer-Farmers who have not tried this have an agreeable surprise ahead. And speaking of harrows, the disk, harrow ahead of the breaking plow is certainly demonstrating its worth in making the breaking easier and in preventing clods. Another place where it may be used to great advantage is. in cutting up a growth of crimson clover preparatory to turning. A heavy growth of clover turned under without first being "cut to pieces may cut off the moisture supply and cause trouble all the year. '' The time has come when no. really well equipped farm can be without a good gasoline engine. This may vary from the little one or two-horse power for pumpipg water up to the largest tractor, the size to be used depending upon local conditions. .;-'.' v.- .We believe, too, that the time-has come when many Southern farmers may well consider the purchase of an automobile. Of course, as with the city man, the problem as to whether he is able to afford it must be given consideration. We believe that a nice home,, with lights, waterworks and sanitary conveniences, .ought to come : ahead of the auto ; bur after these are supplied, and if the farm is showing a nice profit at the end of the year, we ' nold that the" farmer and his family have as much right as any one else to the pleasures of a car. A A Thought for the Week BOUT the most useful patriotic service any American individual can do readily just nu is to OUt some mntiPw i Kp cnvinffS bank , - T , .i . w. r CI t or generations Europe has been, providing witn the capital whenever we wanted tohuild nc" railroads or set up new plants or open new mines After this war Europe won't have any money lend. Indeed, for the fi the s t s ' .'l.tV 4 A. . 0 J L uuuu" win uc revcrsea. ; we snan nave 10 saw -only, for our own development, but to lend to Eu' rope as well. For the person who does save there iic going to De very great rewards as soon -things have settled downCollier's Weekly .
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