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m Wood's Seeds Tall Meadow Oat Grass is one of the best of hay and pastu rage grasses for our ; Southland; considered better than orchard grass for light and medium soils; also, makes an excellent combina tion with orchard grass and red clover for hay and pasturage. It is rapidly increasing in popu- We strone- ly recommend it as one of the surest cropping ana mosi uepeuy able grasses grown. "Wood's Crop Special" for September gives specially full information about this valuable grass, also prices and seasonable in formation about all Seeds fop Fall sowing. , T.W.WOOD & SONS, SEEDSMEN, Richmond, Va. WOOD'S CROP SPECIAL" mailed free on request. , Write for it and prices of any Seds or Seed Grain required. - "One Dollar's Worth of Fertility Added 16 bo. of corn, 23 bu. of oats and one ton of hay per acre to my crop yields; ' and the continued use of Rock Phosphate ' at a cost of $ 1 .00 per acre per year has n .. abled me to produce 5 T. alfalfa, 20 T. sil age, 115 bu. corn, 88 bus. of oats, and , 52 bu. of wheat per acre." "The Improved Soil Food Book", a beauti fully illustrated book of 116 pages gives a full description of the method by which this remarkable result was secured, and we will send it FREE to the first 100 farmers who ' write us and mention this paper. FEDERAL CHEMICAL CO. .Ground Rock Department Otey Building COLUMBIA, TENN. W0UAMSIMfflE,,MIIl SAVE money by grind ing your own grain MAKE money grinding for your neighbors. Increase food value 25 Der ct. to stock by feeding ground instead of whole grain. Do it with a WILLIAMS MILL, the fastest, cleanest grind ing, most trouble-proof I mill made. Newscreen- ing device protects buhrs from hard substances, removes dirt from grain before grinding which insures ex tra pure, high-grade meal. Cast iron fan case and grain spout, new oiling system, long wearing, thoro-grinding, pebble stone grit burhs. Insist on the improved WILLIAMS -the difference is inside. Catalog free. WILLIAMS MILL MFG. CO., BOX 27.' fiOHDA, N. C. f tea 1 Rides lilie An Auto 7 The New Patented Harvey Bolster Springs areT made just like the finest automobile springs. Theyl f absorb all the bumps, jars and jerks oi rough, uneven 1 roads, and cnanee aa ordinary wagon into an easy I riding spring wagon. A set on your wagon will enable I O you to get your perishable produce to market pi in first class condition always. Insist on Har- ivey's. If your dealer can't supply you write I u I us for free catalog and price list. HinriT Spring Co738-17th St.,EicIni,Wls Our Farmers' Union Page Devoted to Education, Organization, Cooperation and Marketing V ; J. Z. GREEN, fc. W. DABBS, C. C WMGHT, Contributing Editor POOL YOUR COTTON SEED ' With Short Cotton Crop, Seed Trices Should Be Highest Ever, but to Get Full Price, Farmer Must Sell b"y Carload, Not Wagon Load fore tliis season r6VefrWhetherthe price goes that high or not, there is nothing to be . lost beholding: seed until after the debt-payihglperiod has passed unless the later-market cbn ditions are altogether diffeVent frbnx tnose that have existed in former years. J Z. G. THE prices of cottonseed oil, meal nA li11c will nrnhnhlv exceed all previous records this season, and Making Farm Homes More Attractive if producers of cotton wisn to get. a iair suaic of the high prices, they must market cottonseed slowly and the seed should be dispos ed of under, the contract or pool ing system. A large p;er cent of manufactured -products are sold un der contracts. If the contract sys tem is good for. manufacturers, it should be good for farmers. If you are a member of the Farm- MR. GREEN A Big Problem WE HAVE corn-producing and pig raising contests", and premiums are offered at county and state fairs for the best exhibits of livestock and agricultural products. These con tests and prizes often serve a good purpose. But inasmuch as the1 at tractiveness (of farm life depends largely upon- the farm home, and the habits, of living .in the home, would it be out of place for Local Unions to create some rivalry among members in improving the home surroundings? If 'it is desirable to give premiums for things which farmers sell to make other people happy, wouldn't it t)e " ' HUM II I A ri " I V ' ' HOW ABSENTEE LANDLORDISM HALTS PROGRESS , , "''.-'. IN ONE of our Georgia counties 80 landlords, owning a thousand acres of land or more apiece, own nearly one-half the entire county. What is the hope for progress in this county? These landower now build all the churches, pay the salaries of all the preachers, etect all the schoolhouses, pay well-nigh all the taxes. They carry almost the entire burden of community support. v Propose a tax levy for better schools, improved public highways, greater attention to public health and sanitation, and they shrink into their shells like periwinkles, horns and all. But here is another county of one-horse farmers not tenants but farm owners. ' The burden of taxation, church and school support fall equally and lightly upon a large number of people. Schools, churches, roads, business, industries thrive, and the very air is vibrant with hope and energy. , In a county with a small number of large landowners little progress is possible," 7 ' ' , In a county with a large number of small landowners every form of progress is possible. There are a hundred Georgia counties in which large estates could with profit be broken up into small farms and occupied by owners-Profit- to the owners and purchasers; Profit to 'the communities; Profit to churches and schools and roads. Profit to business, to fanning and industries of all sorts. E. C. Branson. - mwmwm Eoofing prices still climbinar. tTv" C I If you order now, we can pro- f Ql f yl Wt tectyou on price of celebrated y PFR POX BRAND RUBBER (O)l O ROOFING, ttusheit weather Vii ViiROLL res! iter known. Anybody can lay It: strictly 1st grade; contains no tar: no secondanor nortlengthi; . I ply 88c, 2 ply $1.20, 3 ply $1.60; 108 aq. ft per roll, nails and cement included; guaranteed by old reliable hbuae; circular and aamplea free. Our adVic ia to order now from thia advert! semen t. SITH-COURTKEY CO 821 L dry SL Rlchmond.Va. im BOAS Snotleas Perfection Plnai "RnarA : nafa 1 -3 than lath orA n1..t..a twice aa good; anybody can apply. ' a "" " yii,ot suiycu Uli;& CtUU lib tie frt from Rich'd. New Fall catalog FREE. THE SPOTLESS CO. 375 Shocfcos Line, Richmond. Va. : - "THB SOOTH'S MAIL ORDEB HOU8E" Saw Mills Shingle Mills, torn Mills, Vater Wheels, Engines. -DeLOACn S37, ATLANTA, CA. i - When writing to advertisers, mention Tbe Progressive rarmer. ers' Union see that your Local or county Union begins at once to make arrangements for pooling cotton seed to sell in quantities. If you are not a member of the Farmers' Union, the sensible thing to do is to get within the organized ranks as quick as possi ble, for there can be no cooperative marketing without organization. . .... - Wherever as much as a carload of of cotton seed can be assembled at one shipping point by organized farmers this season, and it is made known to the mills, eager buyers will seek your selling" agent, for cotton oil mill men are going to be" mighty hun gry for seed. That, however, dqesn t mean that they, or their buyers, will pay you the, highest market price for seed sold by an individual, a wagon load at the time. We must quit sell ing this valuable by-product of cot ton, by wagon loads .and arrange to sell collectively in 'carload . quantities. Farmers' Union contract blanks for selling or for exchanging cotton seed for meal may be had on application to either J. Z. Green, Marshville, N. C, or W. C. Crosby, Raleigh, N. C. ... - - ... , . Don't he in too big hurry about dis posing of ytmr cotton seed, and quit selling them on the streets by the . wagon load. The unorganized farm ers will sell enough that way to keep the .mills supplied early in the season. Remember the price of cotton seed reached $50 a ton last season and i there is talk now about $75 a ton be- equally as desirable to offer a prem ium to the member who does most to improve the home conveniences and environments and make the home surroundings more attractive, during a given period of time? ' Last winter, after driving ove'r the greater portion of a county, I came in view of a country home that stood out differenfly in appearance from the other homes, in that the yard had a green carpet of lawn grass. Com pared with the bare yards, this yard looked like life, while there was noth ing about the other yards tp indicate life. When I asked the demonstration agent about it he said that farmer had sought information from him as to what to do and the kind of grass that should" be sowed, and all it had cost him was to plow the yard, prepare a seed bed, make a liberal application of lime and sow the lawn grass seed. The residence wasn't any better than the average, but with the green" lawn grass in winter it presented .a much more attractive appearance than resi dences that cost two or three times as much, without grass in' the yard. How Can We Make Our Farni Homes More Attractive?" is, indeed, aii appropriate question for discus; . sion in the Local Unions occasionally if it is our purpose to make our farm homes better places to live. Farming is a life as well as a business, and the things that affect the human side of lite are as important as those that af feet the business side.' ' J. Z. G. (DonlMitttueBiffM f T".E LTi.! oUythe Stumps keen out v, A ,n we Dcst you have. . - v-m uiu ncroor more 01 Stumna in day Ma cost of from 3c to Sc per stump. S.,er0W.b orvtnJth e stump?! 3m5" .l0. wlle11 the Hercules hold ol It. Wth the stump come all thelonz tap fOOttthat spread out in all directions. The land is left ready for cultivation. HERCULES power otamp fuller Let us send you proof that sanas ot tarmers have madei big money by the Her cules.Oetour money savin proposition. BERCUXS MF8. C0 15U 25U1 Sirtii. Csatsr thou- in 1 villo. ; Ism Ask AboHl Hand.. Power Pullers Lew Prleev IZO.OOO Pounds Pull problem. Trv a Martin 10 days at our risk. 'Ditcher Terracer Cuts ditches, makes terraces and levees. Levels land, grades roads. All Steel lasts a lifetime. Reversible and ad justable. Ask about trial offer. Write for free books. Owensboro Ditcher and Grader I Box 815, Oweniboro, Kj. THE - Carpenter Cattle m- Yoke. Is guaranteed to prevent cattle get ting through wire fences, can't injure animal, maae of steel and wire, light, strong, four adjustments 30 days trial. If not satisfied send It back, we reiuno purchase price and postage. By parcel post prepaid. 1 Each $.50; XA dozen, $2.50; - l aozen, .o. CARPENTER MFG. CO.,. Station A, j Chattanooga, Tenn. EARLY APPLES Seem to Be the Word Nowadays. Every mail brings requests "'?J: era for the names of growers. W hgj befen surprised to see how HsWJy field has been scratched. You . ge t QJ returns, 2 and 3 years from planting, tne profits seem rather astonishing. One man in Illinois cleared $5,000 this summer. If you are interested, we shall be gM to make suggestions; we in being well ted this all on van ties double starred () for pront. The Cumberland Nurseries, M MUT'UxTlkl - kipitri? THE GUAKAI iTnro LiMi : "fertilizer spreader . . f.ii i - ... ., ninatrll Free useful gift given to am W Inniilpv m Vavii uhw" Wrtts for '..M.Mm fllUStrtt- ed CATALOG FRil for ths asking. yours j TODAY! H Our speda! pMeatsfl "uu7;thm, M M gutssing. No ons else can df 0 Am" others try to imitate tm. . JiVJ, thst f yl : 5g faraVr. have discovered for " " the Imitations begin to equyleong . the Imitations begin u ' K . va- UM TILU spreader Nicknames encourage K'sub "GUARANTEE" promts youfrom B atlon concfijJj WRITE US AT ONCE for full inior 8pre80er the OUARANTEE PMAOI". . "NO REGRETS." ' n - rjl W&&Xt1 Gsarantee Mfg. Co Dept fw" iiPiehhors who do eS " . wf - . -r ' -and-US their The ProRresslverarnie., -y-- ..Is' "T ome samp- and we wlli-sena uiu.r-- hpm Then call ;'on them and asit scribe. jopies- to u"
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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