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D 1886, AT RALEIGH, N. C.
Vol XXX. No. 13.
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1915.
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Can .Vou Beat It? Daiiy, Cows on Farm ot Tracy & Lester," Oranse. Texas, Knee-deep in; Oats and Vetch on Christmas Day, 1914
'TMIIS week we are stressing the importance of rapid, early cultiva
1 tion killing the grass and weeds before, they get a start. ' Cer
tainly no work is more-important at this season, and certainly
none offers greater returns forthe'time and labor expended than that
h enables us to get ahead of the grass before it gets ahead of us. ;
, The one implement, as all our. articles this week agree, that will ' do
ub wort most rapidly, effectively and eco
nomically is the harrow, used at the right
?e. The use of the harrow at the right time
eans not only its use just as the grass and
weeds are emerging, but its successful use
nere presupposes its liberal use in theprepara
tton of the seed bed. For, as we have repeat- -e
pointed out, the crop that is seeded in
W yVW la land that, is a mass of .
.land rotted vegetable matter,
eg nS Wlth a haQdicap to flb ,methods Qf
Ration, however efficient, .can eVer.
wnoiiy overcome. , ;. , . ,
ou!!ielthat PreParation has been thor:
and'S Kat tUsoU spnably mellow
rapid leb Wf a iir humussupply, the
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DON'T FAIL TO READ
: Champica L'oy - and Girl Farmers of
, the South . . . .
Do Packe Unjuxtljr Dwcnmin ie
Acramst Peanut and Soy Beasfed
I Ao0S? .- . V . .
Inequalities in Land Taxation .
Killing the Grass, Before It Comes Up
Make Your County Tick-free ; i
Points for New Peanut Growers . .
Sorghum for Forage anc Syrup .
Stir Up Yoiir Local Un'oh or Farmers'
NSwapping Cotton Seed for Cottonseed
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What Would the City: Pohdcians Do? 18
What Would the City; Politicians Vy(
;3VKy:aie:PateneMeiM&e Businest Is
, section harrow can coyer: from twelve to .twenty ; acres a day,,
doing work no less effective and far more' inexpensively than the
old .two and four-times-to-the-row way. On the lighter 'sandy soils. .
; of the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal ; Plain" sections work equally effec-
tive may be done with the weeder. On stiff er soils,- however, the -weeder
is of little use, and the section harrow has.. the additional ad-:
vantage of being useful in other ways, as.
well as in cultivation. , .
Don't be afraid that the -harrow will des
troy the stand ; or, if you are, try a small f
area any way., The result -will beMhe
fastest and cheapest5 cultiyation . you ever
saw, and . the section harrow enthusiasts -will
add another convert to their ranks.
We don't mean to say that . an occasional
plant -will not.be uprooted or injured;
but with corn fese will be very few :
indeed and with cotton the loss will be
insignificant and the thinning will be a
benefit. ' "
Let us repeat here what we have said,
many times before that g xxi farming con- :
sists almost entirely of ; getUng big yields at
small rcost. ' In loing this you will certainly .
find the harror;- and feeder amohgyour
most Useful all 2sl ;. . v ' 1 - , ;
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