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14 THE PROGRESSIVE PARMER. Thursday, May 2, 1907. IfQEJOPOoBOQaoTg fecp flOo 00ooo pop ptlilii IP Did you know that the Southland has a factory eauitroed with caoital. skill. machines and taste to turn our native hardwood the finest on earth into the most useful, beautiful and durable things for the home that you can buy any where? That it is possible now for discriminating furniture buyers to furnish their homes as elaborately or as simply as they please with furniture made in the South? Furniture designed by the famous designers of Grand Rapids? It's a fact, and we want you to know about the "White tine" which has earned a reputation not only for its exquisite, exclusive designs, its durable construction and handsome finish, but also for , its moderate cost to the consumer. Every piece of this furniture is trade marked, so you will ; know the genuine. Always ask for the guaranteed White Line" and be sure you get it. Sold by leading dealers throughout the South. Write today for useful. Souvenir free, and our beautiful new booklet O of exclusive designs. THE WHITE FURNITURE CO., Meblflt, If, C, 1 s nn The Oaks Disc and Cultivator. Ik Sweep js j trr2??YJitorIS especially designed to meet the requirements of the cotton and corn THE OAKS M urAGTURfaa CO., Now Born. N. C. Invested to auer states, a large ponton o which neve? tSi Ti'h.? 5n.nn.aUy to be and to give better Insurance tor lets money is Ttii pnnSie Sr 0 cneok tnto NORTH STATE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF KINSTON N C - a i w "vvwt mmw. nniw a -vtm . - . J. W. GRAINGER, President. N J. BOUSE, Gen. Manager. I ' " " ' : . f CUl.PF.PPFR rnTTHM D17A1 I I1PP' nnAiMtmit Tl - m vvwwn-nuuiAi ''Jbim-rilUlJULfeK: eariind mpst proiwc cotton on earth, is any season on any soil, is iSty to Sick and h2JS?i7? Kty o.T11. u does wll of fancy select seed which if arrFr . t-S V7 to 1 have a limited quantity 18.75; 1T bushels, IMfr offer at very low prices, l bushel, Ji.60; 6l)usheL, J c CULPEPPER. LuthersvIIle, Qa. i Dairying for the Southern Farmer. ! ' " - ........ ; 'it.-',-. J . 1 ' He Has the" Best Cow Feed in the World, a Fine Home Market, and a Good Profit Record. I I Messrs: Editors: By dairy I mean the thing in its true sense and not a creamery or combination of farmers to furnish cream or milk to a factory for the Durnosd of manufacture. mean simply the farmer, his family, and his cows. It takes the three to make the proper combination for a farm dairy, and in this limited arti cle we will only discuss these three co-jpartners, as lit were, leaving the other details for later work. . 1. The- Man Behind the Cow. -1 . : He must not expect to make a sue-: ! cess unless personally interested and responsible. As; evidence that he can make it profitable, just take a look for a moment at some figures taken from the last Census, showing the relative value as regards profits in the different sections of the country: Section. North Atlantic States . South Atlantic States. North Central States. South Central States. Far Western States . . Increase "per acre. . $7.S7 . 7.32 . 6.46 . 3.46 . 3.7 So you see our section in profits per acre leads all sections except the Northeast, and comes within fifty-five cents of that section with its home markets, and fancy dairy butter re tailing at fifty and seventy-five cents per pound. These figures show his profit is all right. Yet it is a fact that the Northwest sends annually over two million dol lars worth of dairy products into these same Southern Atlantic States. Why is this so? Simply because our farmers do not take hold of the bust ness in a rational . manner. He has the best cow feed in the world right at hand cowpeas, cottonseed meal, corn-fodder and fodder and alfalfa He has a market for good butter at a higher price than the Western farmer who have to pay excessive freight commissions. 2.The Cow. It is useless for him to try for the best results in dairying without the proper cow. I need not specify any particular breed, for there are several fine dairy breeds. I would only say, let each man get the best of the breed he likes best, and see that she has a line of ancestors noted for milk and butter. Especially let him see to it that her sire Is a noted getter of dairy cows, for it is' from that side the dairy qualities come. And remember it is the breed be fore the feed that makes for dairy quality Some cows you can feed on five pounds of cottonseed meal per day and not have as rich butter fat as some that get only corn fod der daily. In other words, it has long been an j established fact that you cannot feed butter fat into but ter; it must be born there. But let her have a gentle disposition, large digestive apparatus." good feeding qualities, well ( formed udder. Inrirp milk Veins.' strone COHst.it. lit inn froft of all disease and you have. mav'i not say? the ideal dairy cow. -' 3. -The Family About the Cow. i It is a pretty well recoenized fart that the family about the caw has a do with her profit. must have a Trinrilv feeling towards her and not disturb or worry her in any way. In early, life the bov should taught how to milk cleanly, caref nil vJ and quickly. All three are verv im portant. I commenced TYiniHno- of seven years of age, and taught my Doys about the same time of life. I never could finite nnoroti great deal to Even the dog chivalry of the man who allowed his women folks to do all the milking. True, as a rule, they are more care ful and cleanly, milkers, but this ought not to I be so. They should know all about it, (since often on the farm that may fall j to their lot. - But if they, make tjiej butter and see that it is kept sweet and clean and carefully fixed for market, that should be their part. So I conclude: We have the mar ket, we have the feed, climate, and need. The dairy proposition carried to the same extent as in Wisconsin would mean double values for our lands, better and richer lives for the farming community, and more attrac tive homes, with better roads, schools and churches for our country. I j I. C. WADE. Habersham Co., Ga. f Top Dressing for Alfalfa. 'la " " 1 ' Messrs. Editors: I have some al falfa whick! was sown last October, about the fourth. It is about three inches high and I write to ask wheth er j; it needs more manure, and if so, what kind and how to apply it? I r ; I J. W. AMAN. Sampson Co., N. C. ( Answer by Mr. T. B. Parker.) It is impossible to give advice of value to Mr. Aman concerning his al falfa unless we knew more about it. If J the land was plentifully manured last year, properly limed and plowed deeply, it may be it does not now need any top dressing of manure of any kind. Especially is this true, if it is of a nice green color showing thriftiness of growth. But if it has a ; yellow tinge to the leaves,, not caused by the cold weather, it might be well to apply a top dressing of some good standard fertilizer at the rate of 500 pounds per acre and har row in with a tooth harrow or with a disc harrow, the discs running al most straight so as to not turn the soil much, i More Than Sed is Needed to Make j Two Bales to the Acre. fMessrs. Editors: I would like to know what kind of cottonseed to plant to make two bales per acre. -" ---FiY- J. W. AMAN. Sampson tC0.,-N. C. .(Answer by Mr. T. B, Parker.) For the kind of cottonseed thnt will make two bales of cotton to the acf e, I must refer Mr. Aman to your MJtton Snecial" nnhHheri tqVi 14th. To get two bales of cotton uer acre one must; have more than simply a, gooa variety of seed. He must have rertue land? well adaDted to the give it the proper cultivation. There are sev eral varieties of cotton that will make two bales per acre under these r.rmd i- tions; but the! variety that will mnkn two bales peri; acre without them has not yet been originated. I Some Neglected Profit Crops. Messrs. Editors; I am dad to see yoii working along stock lines. It aoes seem such a shame to spa nni people paying $30 per ton for hay, 75 j cents for corn,- 30 and 35 cents for butter, 20 cents for cheese, and $1 for Irish .potatoes when this is 100 to 200 per cent profit to our farmers here. This craze after rnt. ton is the ruination of our farmer They lose sight of the end just for me present dollar. I. C. WADE. Habersham; Co.; Ga. v wMuviMiuiiu Liir
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