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PROGRESSIVE PARMER VOL. XXI NO. 44
THE COTTON PLANT-VOL. XXIII. NO. 43
RALEIGH, N. C, DECEMBER 13, 1906.
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ON A SHEEP-FARMIN THE PIEDMONT SOUTH.
The Piedmont and Mountain sections of the South have, I believe, a great future before them in the matter of live stock produc
tion these sections being, in the writer's judgment, peculiarly adapted to slock growing and better adapted to this branch of farming
than to any other- id have large areas of rough land that will ever be a source of loss rather than profit to the husbandman tf
handledinZvwav except as pasture for stock. My belief is that the mutton ewe will gradually work herself over these beautiful
hills as the days go by and men come to know her as she is-one of the most profitable and pleasant ammals we ha ve to handle.
of the South a7e not in shape to furnish our share of this delicacy? One reason is that we haven't awakened to our opportunity,
ifZteprfittto await the successful breeder of the mutton sheep.-A. L. French, R. F. D. a, Bybdviu.B, Va.
THIS WEEK'S FEATURES.
Again, twenty pages J
Notwithstanding the extra work involved in
making this number, we believe our readers will
agree with us after inspecting the several depart
ments that every one of the regular and special
features is well up to previous standards of excel-;
lence, and we feel sure that many of them forge
a little ahead.
There is the Sunny Home Stock Talk, for in
stance, page 4, which departs just a little from
the expected route and makes a delightful "de
tour," as the college lecturers call it, over a big
but neglected estate and tells how to reclaim it,
and make a profitable stock farm of it while get
ting from it all the while a good living for the
family of the new owner. It is what might be
called a "problem" article, and if our readers do
not find Mr. French's treatment of the subject
really fascinating, they will read it with feelings
different from those which a reading of it gave
to us.
Some things which impress us with the big
ness of the business of the American farmer are
set forth in the "Year's Progress in Agriculture"
on page 12. This article contains for our read
ers, within small compass, the meat of Secretary
Wilson's recent annual report to the President.
Every item of it is interesting to the farmer or
farmer boy who belongs in the progressive ranks
of his calling. The value of the year's leading
crops, the problems of the near future, the ad
vances won on the "firing line" of experiment,
are set forth successively in nut-shell form.
How the busy housewife, who has to look after
the chickens as well as the house and the folks,
may profit by adopting the hopper system of feed
ing chickens is set forth by "Uncle Jo" under his
very practical poultry talks. It is suggested by
him to other poultry raisers as a lkbor-saving,
time-saving, and money-saving method of feed
ing, both for old and young chickens.
Our readers in three States may learn on page
1G what their agricultural colleges offer them in
the way of a short course in farming. Letters
are printed from the colleges of Virginia, North
Carolina, and Tennessee. We repeat that there
is no better way for farmers from sixteen to sixty
to spend a few winter weeks. There ought to be
a thousand farmers at every agricultural short
course in the South.
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fled from are handled by Mr. C. S. Brimley In
the Young People's department, and are far less
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them before. These unpopular creatures are here
treated in a popular way and some erroneous
popular notions about them are corrected. This
article will prove as interesting and informing to
some of the older people as it will to the young
folks.
The fact that you do not live in Virginia is no
reason why you should not be interested in the
progress Virginia farmers are. making, and we
believe the story of Old Dominion progress on
page 2 will be suggestive and helpful to farmers
in other States.
And lastly, do not overlook our summary of
Progressive Farmer features for 1307. It is our
determination each year to beat the previous
year's record, and there is no doubt about our
doing this these next twelve months. We have a
dozen features, any one of which will be worth,
the dollar your subscription costs you.
As for next week that will be our Christmas
number: twenty pages, too, and better than this
issue!