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MAIL PLANK ON PAGE 13 TO YOUR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE r ! '"3 tsiS S-5 AMI SSUTHIRPl FARM B&KITTE ''W lF J'' A Farm and Home Weekly for -p ? ta Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia. Florida. tTTST feiyl" SfS'S FOUNDED 1886, AT RALEIGlPp. A :-i "A Vol. XXX. No. 7. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1915. $1 a&'r; 5c. a Copy v:-:-:-:'::(Wl:-:':.:.r;s:.::';:; :s';-:i ' ',:;ai'!:s!:; ? ' j j BOYS, JOIN THE PIG CLUBS! THE Progressive Farmer has a deep interest in the welfare of our Southern farm boys, for the boys of today are to be the men of tomorrow, and the hopes and ambitions of these men in the making must be crystallized in the work of the men of the South of a few years hence. As the twig is bentso is the tree inclined; as the farm boy is given a true conception of the honor, dignity, pro fit and opportunities for clean, wholesome living that reward the really progressive farmer, so in like measure will he come to manhood with a love for the soil that the city's lures can never efface. In a recent issue of The Progressive farmer we discussed the Boys' Corn Club work and the Girls' Canning Club work, and urged that Progressive Farmer boys and girls enlist under the better farming banner by affiliating with these organizations. Now, stimulating and effective as has been the work of the Boys' Corn Clubs, there has been inaug urated a new wrork that promises to be equally far-reaching in its ef fects. This is the Boys' Pig Club work, which is already well under way in a number.' rjf Southern states. ' ' We have never be lieved that the final aim of the Corn Club boys should lie merely in growing a big yield of corn, but rather that growing the corn should be a means to an end a means of producing better far-' mers and better men. In promoting this work of preparing the future young farmer for his job in helping to feed and clothe ' the vorid the Pig Club work has been organ ized, and it logically comes after and en larges the field of the Com Clllh wrrlr ' 11 knwn, the most profitable disposition of the corn crop is a prob- m oftentimes as difficult as that of 'growing it, and it is this problem, amono- rtv, -h wuiC1B, wim wnich this work is concerned. It is our firm belief that the Pig p.; Tork' conducted jointly by the omies department of Agri- 1 George Meriwether Giimer and His Berkshire Pig, Alexis Climaxia No. 177377, Which Won First Prize at the Louisiana State Fair at Shreveport Jure and the State Agricultural no rr'. is frauht immense possibilities for good, and is deserv- v ot.the fullest measure of success. 2 gest that our Progressive . Far- tr boys align themselves with this ti n n' holding in mind its rela n to the principles of the Corn Club ' t thG necessity for an'ade: beco2 u animals if th are U)me rea successful farmers. DON'T FAIL TO READ A Noteworthy Feeding Experiment . . ... 10 A System of Keeping Household Accounts in 1915 14 Don't Let Your Lands Wash Away . . . . . And, too, boys, don t forget that what you get out of a thing depends upon what you put into it. There may be prizes offered for the Dest pigs proaucea ai me least cost, just as there have been prizes for the Corn Club boys; but don't ever forget that cash prizes after all are only incidental, and that the biggest prize of all comes to him to does his work best. If at the end of the year you have learned valuable lessons and gained valuable information that will help you to be a better farmer and a better man, then yours will be the rich est prize of all. On page 12 of this issue we give a list of the officials in charge of this work; write today to the man in charge for your state for full details. v Feeding Molasses to Cattle and Hogs Growing Legumes and Saving Soil Fertility . How to Make Rich Land . . . Mixing Fertilizers for Cotton . . . . Now Is the Time to Write to Your Legislators . Points Buyers and Advertisers of Seeds Should Bear in Mind . . . Tell Your Legislators What You Want . . . . 3 5 6 3 12 12 13
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