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- v. ..... . . v ' .... I- r" ' ... .. a, .I? "1 I - if til: ' 1 i i ? I,; - i - 200 (12) z r) 3 CD .... n IV o.'lVH i lr ketcttattwut The Progressive Farmer Company ; Oneorporslsd under th Uwi of North CiroSat.) 119 W. Hargett St, Raleigh, N. U CLARENCE POE, TAR BUTLER. & L. MOSS, . , . Y7. P. UASSEY, JfcSf S. PEARSON, J. A. MARTIN, President and Editor ViePresldent and Editor. Managing Editor . Contributing Editor; , . Secretary-Treasurer . Advertising Manager J, L Moffford, General Representatirt PUSH THIS $1 OFFER flHE nw regulation issued by the Post- .master General mean that hundreds of R. F. D. routes all over the South will be discontinued unless farmers take more reading matter. But of course they ought to take no reading matter except what is really clean, healthful and helpful. We offer to any new subscriber The Progressive 4 Farmer the' rest of thia year, "Today! Magazine for Women" twelve months, and the Kansas City Weekly Star twelve months, all for only $1. We know no better clubbing offer, and in addition' to helping your neighbors and your R. F. D. route by getting subscriptions, we will credit you four months on your Progres sive Farmer subscription for each dollar you - send us under this proposition See your neighbors and send us a club. ; y "" bama farm has less than twenty. A well train ed investigator has recently announced (that m Georgia (and Alabama is ho better, if as. good) the average farm produces less than two eggs a week for.the yearly average; less than two- - thirds of an ounce o( butter, and , two-thirds ' of a pint of milk a day;' and only one-third of a hog, one-twelfth of a beef, and one-hun-a.au a mutton "oer oerson peryear. Twelve of the Southern states import from the North more than $175,000,000 worth-of wheat, corn, and oats, and the same twelve more than .... $48,000,000 of meats, dairy and poultry products. That's being on the whip-cracker end of the game. Better change places, gentlemen, and try the other end for a time" - Use' Fertilizers to Reduce the Cost of ' Production ' , ' . i ... .J ; - '!' '' 1 .. i '. MANY of our readers still seem to misunder stand our position regarding the use. of commercial fertilizers in 1915; Our position this year is net different from what, it has been ev-r ery year, f ertinzers snouia noi ucuscu uwesa ways has been, If $5 worth of fertilizers will pro. duce$7 to $S worth of increase m'cropi the invest! '( ment 'ih'cmld.be. made. .The:only, quenion is as to the kind and ampuntito use to; obtain the best profits "and this- iSlargelx'individuai problem for each- farmer ta solve ; this is; no different than' it "has always, been.;: " ; .-';. U Keepfed NE of the most useful services a state H partment of 'agriculture 'can farmers is . tnat oi Keeping incra iniorraea as to prices in '.; various markets' and as o; Just Kat are standard prices on standard .grae6;;e Division of Mar kets of the North Carolina Ipartrneiit of Agricul ture arid pefimen such in fprmation weekiyand the.opy ofiits latest re- ports as given ; below ifctratesv anew the import . ance of "'Mr. Farmer knowing; about prices in more than one rnarket';,;Vi.J ' The "firt column ' showsthe rpr;ce "of middling cotton, which varies in aiuerentTmarkets, here ii in. increase in the cropwillpaya profirwith a good vjcatcd?. frbmsven cents. afp marmnlabbve the cost of the fertilizers; ';..-0n The second column shows jhe price of cotton seed the other hand, on' soils and with crops .that have fer bushel, the variation thirty to in our past experience paid a profit on the use of fer- fiffy cents this extrem;;:w being tilizers they should be used this year, and the riec- xeport third col- essity for the largest yields per acre consistent umn shows the number .of Jpourids of cottonseed with the most economical production is. as urgent meai given in exchahge for a ton of seed, ranging anl more so this year than in any recent year. aii the way from 1,500: table . Weare dealing with the same soils and largely should prove vihterestingr'toim all states twith the same crops, requiring the same treat- and arouse them as to the need for having some IF YOU believe in Land Segregation Between the Races, or allowing-white neighborhoods that wish to do so to limit future land sales to white people, now is the time of all -times to rush peti- tions and letters to your members 'of , the Legisla- Jure. Do it now. "V..v.;77: Town 'PHE United States Department of Agriculture warns Southern growers that stocks of Irish potatoes now on hand in the North are unusually large, and that there is no basis for expecting high" , prices this spring, as the Southern crop must com pete with the heavy Northern supplies. W'HILE for general field crops, except along the . South Atlantic and east Gulf Coast sections, potash has not generally been profitable, ex ceptions must be made in the case of soils wherer cotton tends to rust. On such lands an application of from 100 to 200 pounds an acre of kainit will usually be found profitable. A WRITER wishes to know if turf bats will do' to plant in the spring. Turf oats should not be sown in the spring. For the southern half of the Cotton Belt probably the Red Rust-proof will be found best for February seeding, and in the north ern half either Burt or Red Rust-proof varieties may be used for seeding in February and March. ment, and no false idea of economy, should lead us to restrict the use of fertilizers when this will lessen our profits. The idea of reducing the fer tilizers in order Jo reduce the total crop of cotton, so-it will bring a better price, would be too ridicu lous to even mention were it not tragic-in its pos sible effects in lessening the earnings of each in--diviHual-hy-Jessening the yield per acre and in--creasing the cost of producing a pound of cotton. By all means reduce the cotton crop,, but do so by reducing the acreage instead of reducing the. yield per acre, which is now so small as to make the production of cotton unprofitable at any.price which has, been obtained in tht last quarter cen tury. y Of course, when cotton is selling at eight cents a. pound there must be a larger increase Jn the yield from the use of the fertilizer to pay the same profit on a given cost for fertilizers. 0 Or to reverse wis uiaitcr, less lerinizers can oe pam ior witn a Wilson..- given amount of cotton : for the price of cotton" . South Central ? . . ...... ..... v No. Carolina nas aecreasea wnne tne price ot iertnizers prooa r bly has hot decreased so much. But the problem is the same in principle as it al- institution furnish such imarketin information to the .farmers of every state Northeastern No. Carolina Farmville..... Jacksonville . . . Kelford. New Bern..... Vanceboro. . . . . Washington. . Windsor. ... . . . Southeastern No. Carolina Fayetteville ,. . . Kinston....,;, . Maiton...... . , North Central No. Carolina Battleboro.,. Kenlv... Louisburg... ... Plttsboro.;... Raleigh.. .... Riggsbee....... Scotland Neck. Smithneld..... BE SURE to read what Dr. Nesom says this week about the home syrup crop. Nothing is better than realty good cane syrup, but to possess all those good, old-time,' mouth-watering qualities, care in growing ' and making is very necessary. The marketing end, too, is a matter with which we have trouble, and uniformity of product and proper packing must be looked tbv'-v'V'-'vvv' WE DARESAY that of all our fifty-two issues last year none was more widely appreciated and commented upon than our Reference Special. Next week we are expecting to duplicate our per formance of last year, and we are even hoping to make this Reference Special even better still. Cer tain it is, anyway, that it will be . packed ftom cover, to cover with "useful farm facts that every, farmer : needs. It is .not possible to remember everything we sometimes need to know, but it is extremely important to have' at hand a depend able source of information. Such a reference work will be our issue of next week, and we urge that all Progressive Farmer readers look - for it, read it carefully, and then preserve it for. future use.' TTNDER the heading,: "Some Averages Against v Us," the Citronelle (Ala.) Call makes some centre shots in the following: ' . "The average Iowa farm has six milk cows ; the. average Alabama-farm has less than two. The average Iowa farm has thirty-six hogs; ' ' the average Alabama farm has less than five .', (and mighty poor ones at that). -The average Iowa farm has 108 chickens.; the average Ala- TEN THINGS TO DO IN MARCH Don't forget that this month determines whether we are to have good seed beds or are to wrestle with clods in cultivating the crop, 2. The harrow's the tool these days lei it come close behind the breaking plows. ": 3. On rough, hard land try the disk harrow ahead of the breaking plow. It helps to prevent clods.' .-. "v"; 4. - In many sections' corn wUL be planted "this month; see that a seed bed is made before it goes in. : 5. Watch for the description of thehome-mae device for saving clover seed that will appear in The Progressive; Farmer week after next and make one to harvest your clover seed. 6. Use alt rubbish to stop gullies and make humus, rather than burn it. - 7. Study closely what is said in this issue about commercial fertilizers, and then know, what you are using this year. 8. If you are to buy your fertilizers in car lots in co-operation with your neighbors, saving several .dollars a ton; there's no time to lose. Get busy. 9c Watch the oats, and if they are not making a good growth it is likely thai an application of nitrate of soda will pay. - ..... 10. Read again what was said in last week's paper about grazing crops for hogs, and then ar range for plenty of these this spring and summer. Charlotte . Cleveland . Kings M't'n. Monroe. . .... Mooresville . . ,'. Newton. i . .U Norwood. . . . . . oueiuy ......... Statesville Middling. Cotton Cotton Seed Per Bushel Meal for Ton of Seed "8 c v - 7o, 78 - o ' - 7 70 - is'o. 7Stto: 707e. 8 ' 7 c 80 8U85-16c 8 8e : 7o 78 C 8"8C 8 8C .'.'r;80'f ;?':.. S-ix'-- 78 o 78c' - "4 -'n's- - i ' 4042c -. . 40a J540o --450 , 30o ; - '4flo , 5550o , -i.:;,f ... . .''.". '.i.O-y"'.'!---..'' 40 450 ; 45 0480 -r i.J5450: .r 4245e 42 48o, ..4po;;, '42456:;: 48 450 :'4045O. - -450.- S542o i 8942o 4046c ,.v i 8540o i : 40 45o -V.V: 0o 89o.-. 3842o 1,900 2,000 2.000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,800 "2,000 " 2,000 2,000 "2,'oVo" 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,800 1,900 1.500 2,000 1,840 AodBepnning 1 lHAT the South reallySelnS; in ak ; ing an effort, toiive. at home in 1915 is evi denced by the following : figures from the United States Department of Agriculture, showing that the acreage of fall-sown oats has been more : than doubled and that the wheat' 'acreage has been increased - by onerthirfS ' - ; - Fall-sown wheat sFaU-sown Oats. State. In- ' . : create; Increase, Increase, Increase, ; per acres, percent acres. - cent ' . - North Carolina....:.w..l sA 78 470 56 3JS . South Carolina..... 200 ; 164.000 " 112 . 3 Louisiana... ...... ....... .. r:t189 J,w Texas............. :- 20 0 228.000 W gj'g Arkansas. , 44 68.000. . 211 Tennessee............... f-:.20. 145.000 -27 Oklahoma........... , ; " 20. 515,000 133 L. Total above 50 1,812,000 C 102 1 This is an exeellent beginning, and now, that may get a bull-dog grip on permanent prosperity it is only necessary, to make sure that this spring shall see the biggest acreage of 'corn and hay and soil-buildirig erops:ever planted in the South. W,u : i this be the case on your farm?"
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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