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THE PROCaESSIVE FARMER
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Sbaddue holes, like pots,:..
confine and cramp , the roots, g .-c
Set vourtrees out in blasted b -
; Holes, Stop tne Dig percentage
: of early ; losses. Make them
grow isturdy, heartyand fast.
uasn . in v on your mveswueuv
qierxbgettini earlier,
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S Red Cross Fanri Powder
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"! ikmonTiMiiuiwf pbfo.NoUitfhHij erhcr lighten labor and mc'reases profits. -
tin trowth-brtween tree filantei. blasted IpUani. fKA Art,h: ifakf better
foryoungitreSv Itijveates;oldv trees ;
and makes them rbear..v
Practical proofs
" "' EL J. Babexr, Beech Bluff, 1nn.
aays: "I would bt set trees with
out fim subSpiliiig with explosives,
r even if it cost , fow . times the
amount"- ' v '.
J.- C;SatloV Piini.V ay:'
:HBlasted trees . the finest in the
orchard.'' - , ', '..
O. C. Langtocld, Calif., says:
Planted 14,000 trees with dyna
miteadvanced value of land from
'$15 to $200 per acre in less than
a year." . -:
V : 4 C CETtttlS BIG BOOK FREE .
' Describes the use" of iled Cross Farm Powder for
treejjlanting, land.eleariagj subsoiling, ditchin g and
many other things. Telia what this modern method
has done for. hundreds of orchard ists and farmers.
Write to-day for this interesting 188-page
s Handbook, of Explosives No. 177-F.
E. L du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Wilmington, " - . Delaware
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How to Get It in Your Fertilizer
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Buy fertilizers in which Cotton Seed Meal is used as the source of ammonia. Potash
is indispensable in thererjaration of fertilizers. Yet the hieh prices offered by manu
facturers of munition will cause practically the entire supply in this country to be di
verted from the. fertilizer industry v yj-'-C-:. ; '2 S
By AnalyBC010N S
Available Phosphoric Acid; 2.50 to 2.75 .
: Ammonia - - -.,-, '-'v-;: - 7.50 to 8.00 .
,: ;v.V Potah(soluUemwater) - 1.65 toL009b
Vleii yput f ertUiaier, is Seed
JraeaV ircctams all; that the other sources.pl am-.
ingredient that is so scarce and so needed by, y.. 18 reel
soils. Cottoii Seed Meal not only sup- Humiftt
Is Added!
pile the soil with the desired amonot ammonia.
bat also (ires it Potash -jn the most desirable
form, andla an amount larger than can;be ob-!
In addition, it furnishes on the av- -.. - CottOIX Seed Meal
tnttMf ArbU? .- makes a fertilizer which
phone Aad, the other wvy-fi. !:-;! . ''. V.i 1: i
' Importantelemeat of l Z0 ' V . King pwm graau- .
plant food. itt00 . ' - any during its entire lite ana leaves
a valuable, humus m the soil.; - "
PUBUCiTY BUREAU
Inter-State Cotton Seed Crushers' Association
5S'acs2B?i, 808 Main Street - - DALLAS. TZXAS
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iiiimih , .iilMim mi iiiiiiiiiini.JMiic.wi.il... ii ii i Mm mi nini i mi nimmi mm iiiii iwiiwhih
I f VOU can safely plant fewer seed by usine the COLE. 'r
I i They lie in a straight line at the bottom of tV-ehaped
f and stocky because not over-crowded. They stand
The seed are dropped one after the other.
furrow, v ; The younr plants . trow stout
unchopped loneer without Injury because the plana :
f f stand apart in a straieht line. Unchopped plants are not injured when thinning. The seed fall In plain
fl lifht : None are wasted at the end of the rows. The wind can't blow them away. Let the COLE pay.
' for itself with seed '-that your old planter would waste. .
' Cmtun ie l4ri and hirh pricedmake it count Use a Cole No. 7 and mix a little roano directly
wwui ww QQr the Ked so as to feed the young cotton as loon as it sprouts. - Tbis maket
off quick and strong. It is cheaper to chop and cheaper to cultivate than' puny slow-grow
SiTet labor by applying guano and planting at one trip. -: , :
-55" 'cotton grow
S lng stuff.
Iwe
i , The steel coulter breaks the crust throws the trash and dry top soil Into the middles.
A fine smooth seed bed is left -Then the long sword, back of the coulter, presses
out a firm V-shaped farrow. At the bottom of the V the seed lie in a straight
line all covered the same depth. The pressure of the sword la making the
v -sniped furrow packs tne sou beneath the teed.
This brings up - moisture and
food to nourish the growing
. plants. The earth thrown.
on top is loose. It makes
S perfect mulch to ,
keep the . moisture '
.fromevaporatihg.
There
Is a 1 r
HARVESTING THE1S0UTHERN be pashed;; ifQoyer, the siZ
' nnn iiimnnnir innn . boxes With' raisPfl fnfr 01
MlYlI UT , . oil befow'. the bb to7 aST
Point. W Picking, P.ckSg wl'SBp... L?S&iliB?
ping ,Tht WU1 Aid th. .Grower to . w v th ian.'pnnt boxes,
GUng.B.tt,r:R,trn. ... - :, MJtiMS-I-
nearlv-aii-
rirlli tollowing summary - taken markets: The tyjje of crate deoe A
I "from a' newifarniersV'"b'tille Anv rrV
Department ; ot
berry GfowingUri the South," ihows an jmportantt Aonsidecation, as the
the"tmp.brtance:j3f cjatf ul gradir ariid I if,e ; not; refurnel 1(o shipper. Thf
packing "if thcgrower expectsb:ob- '-lares-clrSie that -,t: be hLA
lam uuamv utiv.to. . , vunnwnuuiv uic One IO USP ac fl,
A ne stage oi maturity at wmcnDex-: large ones-are cheaper ift proportion
esf should- be picked -fiepenSsTupon j to' the 'quantity of berries" ttiev
thft distance "they are to : be . shipped.-' 'The 24or 32-quart crates are
When -grown for alocal 'market ; theyi ally;, used, though in some sections
ripe, , out not" son. vy ai rgrowa-ior.-a- y,riics- whu ningea uas have an ad
distanf market "the berries must be' vantage dver others in that'i-fiev
piekedrbefore ;theyi are thonoughly. vide" for the inspection 'of the fruit
ripe, but they should' b,e fully-grown to better advantage. The hinged-lii
and about - three-fourths ripe. If crate invites inspection, and thi ii
picked before ; they are colored the a point in its favor. "
berries will -shrink and .witherimak-'M large. part of the strawberry croo
ingvinem unnt ior saie. airawoer- grown in norma is snipped to north
fies should be picked with a short ern .markets in refrigerator boxes,
piece of stem attached "(about oner .These boxes, or pony, refrigerators,
fourth , to one-half inch), - .They 1 hold64 or 80 quarts of berries. Af
should never be slipped f rqm the ter the boxes of berries are placed in
stem, as that spoils their appearance the refrigerator ' a metal tray is put
and injures their shipping and keep- in place"" above the berries and filled
ing qualities. . . with ice. The main advantage in us-
': PacUg. the. Fruit , . n ' sS refrigerator boxes is in
. r u . ; , . . . long-distance express shipments
TTNIFORMITY in the pack is es-, where refrigeration is necessary.
v -sential in order to obtain high ; - 1 ' -
prices for strawberries, and, this can
be secured , only , when ' the berries
have been carefully graded and sort
ed. Some; growers : have the , berries
.'graded in the fields :,"
A common practice m some - sec
The Cole PlaaterS
can be had with-or
v . WUUUUllUC ICIUltZCI l Wm
tachment.' with either roller ft!
, , or drag for covering. n
Our
Cole merchant in your.
county wno will guar
antee yon iatiifaction.'
Write us for bis name,
0X300. Charlotti.N.C
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IplC Catalog M
rating and describing our J
ed Implements sent Free. X
Jb8 Cole Mfe.Go.ji
Dca't Throw Away This Paper
: ; Never ..throw away a copy of. The v
Progressive Parmer. If you don't rile k
"youf paper for future eference, then
-give the paper to some farmer, fartt ','
woman,- or farm boy. - -j,
I Ae low nntTiiS
I w. waa
f e 4. 4
910,000.00
Backs TWs niTTT
HertUrZok All
rortablWoe4fc',,
- This isths cheaprnt saw mads.
Only $T.90 sW frams to .which
a' rippipg tsbl can bs addd.
Ousranuiad 1 yewr, m'onty re
funded kd all ehargw paid if not
'- satisfaetory. Writs foe caialot.
ratw a ztst cs . ' Sor$ imiu .
Orchard and Garden Work
Week and Next
This
1RUNE rose bushes' before the new
X . growth begins.; .
tions is to pick the ripe berries of all. tie "trees
dtp;same box and when See thno "fruit-tree is allowed to
the trajris fulf to take it to the pack- "sta-nd -another year without being
ing sheq wnere the berries are, sorted pr'unefj""'"- i9-j 11 - T ,T
and packed. The gra'ders dump the Tie the climBinik roses and orna
berries on a table and pick out all x errnrfe (n
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green, over-ripe or small berries. The
others are placed in the boxes, one
of. the graders arranging the top lay
ers irf Such - a ' way 'that the berries
show, to best advantage. When ber
ries are packed in this manner, care
should be akeh not to putthe small,
inferior berries in the center of the
box and the large fine berries on top.
The fruit should be uniform through
out the box, with the top layer mere
ly placed to add to the attractiveness
of the pack and to hold the fruit in
place. Where a fancy pack is put up,
the berries should be divider! into
two grades. "
After the berries are picked they
should be placed in the shade as
soon as possible, for heat injures the
fruit in a short time. 1 The pickers
should not be allowed to leave the
filled boxes along the rows, where
the berries will be exposed to the
sun. The shorter the time that' elap
ses after the, fruit is picked before it
is put into refrigerator cars or re
frigerator :boxes the better it is for
the berries, which will continue to
ripen rapidly until they are chilled.
Large Crates Preferable
the spring growth begins.
. There is; no better tool than the
wheel hoe for cultivating the garden.
vSecure one now -for use this year.
- A list of.' vegetables that may be
. planted . before danger of frost is
past: garden peas, cabbage, cauliflow
er, beets, turnips, onions, lettuce, rad
ish, kale, spinach. -.'
If there is iio cover crop in the or
chard it should be plowed as early in
the spring as the ground is in condi
tion to be worked.
Do not prune early, spring flower-,
ing shrubs atthis season other than
to remove the dead wood, else the
number of flowers will be lessened.
"When planting vegetables use
enough seed to be sure of a good
stand. .'If later the plants require
thinning this is preferable to the in
convenience" and - delay of , making a
second or third sowing. , -
In beautifying' the home grounds
best effects are secured by having an
open center at the. front. ' Shrubbery
should tje-at.the sides, .near tne
house, or at the endjjf the lawn.
Do not set out fruit trees .without,
first trimming all the, roots. Long
straggling roots should be , ;
. . i . . i t,e .on H badly
'Associate Horticulturist.
Clemson College, S. C. ;
BETTER OR WORSE
"Susanna," the preacher said when It , ca0
MAJNY ditterent types of boxes and :r b. & V" ,-u and
1U crutm are ii.pH fnr QtrawKPrrip ei&ni or lc" ' rrrJZ , ....
but thetendency iowaand: bruised roots Wt are
ard full-size quart box. In fact, . in lf a A0Lftomi
several states it, is illegal to offer for present. they should be shortene
salA "a kftnft hnv- tnmt. tn thcA thinned.. .x . , J' ... .ct
markets' must be handled to conform
with i the laws. The boxes "now in use
are the "American or standard quart
terry box, . whidh holds ' a full quart ;
the octagon box, and -the square
scale-board ' type ' quart and - pint
boxesr- The American type is the one
I dft a.'!- f 14 mJ. mammabmIIa. . a. - w ' '. - ..
iutti:W iuwsi gcuciauy uscuj ii is iuu je8. as he is. Ef he gs w-- an-
size; strongly made, and packs well 't''.&9&Ato'
. 'J - fri. - 1 V- ' . ef he gits any wusser, w y A" " vv
in the crate., The octagon box is ob- 'mFsei:r-Bxchange.,v- '
jectionable on account of its', shape " - r- "lxu
and-the raised bottom. ; A' long, nar- - WHIPPED-CREAM COW
row, box is not, satisfactory, '.because ; a city gin was taking a course iohoW t
it; Is inconvenient to pick' up without 5X,4 aSK sheroseV a
grasping the, r sides between t the tion.v . ' . ahlflHV - inquired.
TfcriVnrT'anrf'.irn-or : anH .wltn ti9WH1iH ' "How ; lotig;" she JL WW give
S answrrThT usual ation
this man to be your wedded u
her turn
.vou take
band, for -better or for
worse-- ...tftd.
"Jes as he is, pahson,
bettah,
AB'l
to
-;i,.r ,. .... innsu one ueav
in this'way the hemes are: likely to iwhipped .creamr ; :
cow ,oerore o
Esch&ngev
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