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The Progressive Farmer Company
Cacorportd wider tfce Iawi of Korth CkroOia.)
v 119 W. Hsrgett St, Raleigh, N. C.
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gated to "the cemetery along with its contem- J cents for each pound of 'nitrogenMt carries. It
poraxies, the repudiated toads, and othex relics worrnes also-, howeTer; about -2.5- pet cenf phos
of Reconstruction days." . phoric acid and li; per (cent potash, and these
And yet, in. spite of the fact that no unbiased" man rcckoned,lat 5 cenU a pund' each, have a., value of
can study the system without recognmng its. m- m cachton'of meal Oft this basis, we are eet.
WIJ ailW Vfcv r -
Townspeopler-U3uallyitakethe-; lead in . agitating
legislative matters and they arc not interested in.
the crop Hen. It's up to the farmers to speak tor
the legislatures. V ; v
XLAXSTSICS FOB,
TATT BUTLER, .
BL. MOSS, . .
W. F,HASEY.
IOHN & PEARSON,
f. A. UABTIN.
FresMtt MAEilto
Vit-Presidat ani Editor
, Hantffinr Editor
, Contributing Editol
, , Seret&ryTreunrtf
. Adrruinsr Maniwi
ON THE nejt page we are mentioning school
auditoriums in. connection with the advice,
"Remember the community in your wilt" It is
well for some citiien: to leave the community . m p
of. about '31 cents a pound ;
Nitrate o soda carrying IS per cent of nitrogen
is now quoted at about $75 a ton, or.. 25 cents a
pound for. the nitrogen! it carries " -'".;
. These being: the facts, is there any reason why
we should not use the . cheaper nitrate of soda.
rather thari the relatively high-priced cottonseed
J. L. Moarford. General Rtmeseoftthn.
ON ALL lands to go in corn and cotton and
which are not occupied by cover crops, it will
be well from now on to keep the plows running
every dry day, turning under stalks,, vines, trash,
etc, in. ample time to rot welt before planting;
Doing this wilf obviate any apparent necessity for
Kii;nr an Atrtl that Viae cost the South, manv
w... .. - - : - . i. i i ,a j -i-u
millions of dollars in destroyed humus and plant mat hvc bwiwcu auu mi8ui 8y5 wr ,1.
f00(j. - growth; every farmer is a carpenter by necessity;
- in every community- there is almost sure to be a
THE problem of getting and maintaining soil f er- man capable of planning and directing the work;
A tility is indeed an important one-one that to and at. this season of the year, men and teams are
at lasf in manv resoects. overshadows all UUJ u
buildine of this kind, but if there is no such: pros
pect in your neighborhood, we have another plan
to suggest. Why not get fifteen or twenty of your,
neighbors interested, have each one donate a few
Togs, a few dollars, and a few days work, and put
up a school auditorium, with stage and also equip
ment for entertainments and producing amateur
plays? If fifteen- or twenty farmers would coop
erate in this work, it wouldn't cost , anyone very
much real money to put up a building worth $1,000
or $1.500.. Most farmers: have on their land trees
us.
others in importance to the Southern farmer. This
week,, on page 5, we are beginning a notable
series of articles dealing with this subject, and
only thing needed in many neighborhoods is just
somebody td agitate and lead in the work..
'Duggar, one of ; the-Souths! leading; authorities,
says: 'jj -O: -v;: l 1 ('::'' ' " '
'"The farmer should buy - either nitrate of
soda, cottonseed mealy dried bloody or tankage,
" choosing that' one :in 'which potmd of nitro
gen costs C leasts V Mos t experimehf s - fail to
; show any notable difference in ?the value of
a pound of nitrogen rfrom-i these different
- sources. -, - -
There is a precaution.- that sliould be observed
in the use of nitrate . of .soda, and that is to make
applications? at the : proertihiebtherse, serious
losses from leaching may occur. 5 A good rule to
remembep-is that nltrateof t soda' on; an average
will remain in the soil and at the disposal of the
crop for about eight weeks oats
maturing the latter part of May, nitrate of soda is.
we hope all of our readers will begin this series Yhy Not Pront-Shanilff Between L&nd best applied the latter half of March ; around corn,
now starting ana Keep up witn u an tnrougir
the year. The rich land farmer is most often the
successful farmer. : .
lord and Tenant?
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THIS year, more so perhaps than eVer before
because of the high prices, it-is exceedingly im
portant that the user of commercial fertilizers give
close study to his' soil and crop needs, and then
make his purchases with these in mind. To apply
an expensive element where it is not needed and
where it will not profitably increase the yield is
simply money wasted. Use fertilizers, tut use with tenant be inaugurated? We have before pointed
intelligence based on careful study of the soil and
previous crops.
it is best used when the plants are from two and
one-half , to four feet high ; and " around cotton,
OMR of the greatest industrial plants of the generally about the time the earliest blooms are
country are adopting the system of sharing - beginning to appear '
nrofits with their emolovees. Thev are doine - " - ' ""
this after careful investigation after having The1 Business FarOec's Calendar I Ten
found that such a plan, hi the long run, is-profitable
alike td employer arid employee. v
Why can't a similar plan between landlord and
Things to Do This Vcck and Next
THE Secretary of the Federal Farm J-oan Board "
issues a timely warning to farmers against fake
loan promoters, who falsely claim to represent
the Government These tricksters are operating
in some sections, their sole aim being to fleece the
farmer out of as much moneyas .possible, prom
ising a loan in return, and then moving on to new
fields. Progressive Farmer readers are. warned to
be on the lookout for such crooks. Organize your
own local loan association, or, at any rate, be sure
that the organizers are personally known to you
as honest men. Pay out no money unless you are
absolutely certain about the whole proposition.
out that a share-cropping system, rather than the
payment for a fixed rent, is more likely to conserve
the land and the interests of the landlord and ten
ant. Under such a system, both parties are inter
ested in - making good crops and saving the soil ?
where a fixed, rental is paid, the tenant has no in
terest in soil-saving or soil-building, and the land"
lord is only concerned twith the collection of his
rent. ' .... ' Vx-
But why can't we go even further than "the
ordinary share system in rewarding the tenant for.
better work? Suppose, as an illustration, that in
order to break even on the year's operations, a cer
ETRST, let's size' up the farm and its needs,
planning then to put it on an efficiency basis
before another New Year rolls round
2. Let's plan to buy all needed supplies, particu
larly fertilizers, early,, so as to avoid delays next
spring because of a probable car shortage.
3. Letfs cooperate with our neighbors in buying
fertilizers so as to get carlot prices. '
4. Let's organize that farm loan: association, if
we have not already done so, and thus plan to get
the benefits of the hew rural credits law.!
5. Let's make certain of an ample supply of
seed peas and beans for the spring and summer
planting, buying the seed if necessary ta sow a big
acreage. Buying seed of these tf ops simply means
buying feed and .fertUizeiiaVlaprice far lower
: tain half-and-half tenant must make on a certain
A NY farmer could well afford to pay $1-a year ' area. siK bales cotton. Why noti as an added than the present market quotations;,;. .
ThV Prot.sfv? fZTJLlPFr i" d ' incentive, say to this tenant : Make six bales; and Le the orchar4 to rights, cleaning it up
biUty'hatSro
real business farmer, he could well afford to pay six, an. additional bonus of five dollars? Then as 7- Lets be turning m the stalks, peayines and
$10 every year for this service and this, insurance an inducement for good tenants' to remain year trash' every bright, dry day, that they may-have
-guarantee of a square deal no matter what it l aftet year; why-notprogressively' increase the amPle time t0 before planting time;
poultry, seeds, and household supplies, etc. The
man who doesn't look over our advertising col
umns every week is simply cheating hiniseff;; JEtat landlord and tenant has been successfully used,,
don't forget that in 'order to claim the benefits of but is there any reason why it cannot be done? If
our Progressive Farmer guarantee you must men- , cna rtr fufl rfoef .nin,, ft1,flt8
tion thir guarantee as stated on page 26. - - - Some of the Stest manufacturing plants in the
r . 1 country are using it to the profit of all concerned,
bonus with length of service? . . et s ourn nothing this winter or spring tnai
.We do not know that such a system between cati be Plowed under or used to stop a wash.
y. Let's repair, broaden and strengthen the ter
races,, building new ones where needed.
l& Let's give the road an: occasional dragging
an4-see what a big improvement it will make. .
A VERY interesting document, and one that
should be in the hands of every farmer in ter- '
ritory recently or about to be invaded by the boll,
weevil, is the "Report of the South Carolina-.Bolt
yeevil Commission." This report embodies , the
"findings 'of a commission composed of representa-'
tives from Clemson Agricultural College, the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture South. Caro-
, lina State University, South Carolina Bankers'
Association, South Carolina Cottonseed Crushers'
: Association, the state- Farmers' Union and the
South Carolina Press Association, and Concludes;
with recommendations as to the best. methods to
follow in order to meet successfully the; boll wee-j
vil crisis. Copies of this report may be had.on. ap- "
plication to W. W. Long, Director of Extension,
Qemson College, S. C
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UTE HOPE no reader will miss Mr. J. Z. Green's
article on page 20 calling for the repeal of the;
infamous crop lien law. Sentiment against this
' iniquity is growing fast. As one thoughtful legis
lator, a prominent lawyer, .writes'- us : v j J -.
f wI think' it is hiarh time that- this creature -
is it not worthy of a trial on the farm? .
Such a system affords the surest of all means
for getting the interest and intelligent cooperation
of . the tenant, and, without these
profits will always be doubtful.
A Thought for the Wek
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thelandlord's
YOU and I, Hiram; carl remember when the
hills were full of little factories, and little
c f-i n r a nti irnrnr.i(...i:'riiati4v alt
rirr . i .1 ni . 1 ben taken away, absorbed-.by Vie! great manufac-
Vhat IS the Cheapest Nitrogen-Carrying turers. In like manner Avillrrcome tfir tendency
FertSizef?
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N THESB days of hrgh-priced fertilizers, par-
for . great corooratioris f and -forT; theirreat rail
road companies to take: upland." and ptoduce food
on a large and cold-blooded ;pla'ni By cold-blood-
ticufarly nitrogen-carrymgr materials, the fertO- pte with as little regard for sentiment and home
, izer-rusmg iariner may weu give careiui stuay to. teeiing, as cloth is now produced jh our great tac-
the problem of what can.be used most ecdnomi- torres. The only -way that I see for our farmers to
'cally aid Effectively. - Cottonseed meal and nitrate fand "P against this in the,;future is fof Jhem to
n iA r : the soutW, nf hv KtA Ur- r form organiaations m which, rthey, can, work; to-
ot the commercial nitrogen used oy the tarmerr of
'tKe Southr and it. is instructive to compare the
twor with a. view, if possible, to determining which'
''yvej&ftyt'to best advantage.'-' :-' ;' . v 1 y:
Cottonseed meal carrying; 6V18 per cent of nitro-
and Action of the. statute law shoufd besrele-b gen is: now quoted at about $42 a ton, or about 34
ler and still preserve their manhood and indi
vidual character. -I- need not tell .you . what it' will
mean for the childrenKnbw; growings up" on . the
farms,; should the time, comer wheri by means of
the lower' classes tof foreign laborcthe "railroads
and great" corporations are able to produce the
food "which ' our titles will cair for,"- From "The
Child," by Herbert W. Collingwood. ' :
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