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NEXT WEEK-FAIRS AND FAIR EXHIBITS SPECIAL . sVf-: 1 ... ' -.. - .... ... ' , . . "-'.('." . . .. .' ? ; uipr ( J cv y It y I n ( ;;r - KOTICB TO READZTfl When ym flntob rata Lto hu. . HiiwIr4 .rl lr"!r w Muiqr w our oimr r - " '' ' ' '.11 .rd-.1" Jfl ...... . GD j V '; . a A' I J -r if ; - ?Jg' V..'.." V. A Farm .and, Homeiekly for.; .r -'V N :r4aor;ue varoiinas, Virginia, lieorgia,. and Floridao FOUNDED 1886, AT RALEIGD, mCr Vol. xxxiii. no, is. ; : ;c r Saturday, may.4, i?18 - ,. -, .;; .year! : 5c a cbir: Rush j ETTING the crops started off right is the f ii Dig jod in may on mosi aouinern iarms,. ! and in doing this early, rapid and 4hot" ough cultivation ls of the utmost importance; It is exceedingly important that; grass and weeds never be allowed to cet a 'start to cet such a hold that getting them out will entail -extra labor and exoenseat the same time leav ing the crops in such a jvealcened, stunted con- s uiuuu luai iney never iuuy recover 7 j . i a uca vy ram ians Deiore tne seed germin- aie, xne narrow should be out over the land just as soon as dry enough,: in order to brea iuc uu3i ana iet tne little plants through, at the same time kiUing grass and weeds that have -v wnuiue cuiuvaieu crops. Then as soon as the crop is above ground, cul tivation should be started and . kept up; break ing all crusts and fining-the surface as soon as possible after each rain. Still another very important object of culti vation, particularly earlv ift th sMnn warming up of thecold.sbil and its benefidaP w on the growth of . the deUcate young Plants. Actual tests with a thermometer will show that in May, when the temperature of tne air is generally higher than that of the soil, that well cultivated ground is several degrees warmer than uncultivated land adjoining. With a crop hke cotton. wivi. Mi-Ll '- t cow mghts m May the importance of can be appreciated. , ' , s . . ' . v Don't let thPirro.eL..jlL ': , ' for if j wccus nave a cnance, ; one l?J?J'Ktee Vour crops lue cultivators going. . DON'T FAIL TO READ- tm - iw may , . , . in !SW.UoM,for May. ; . 18 9l 9. 8 r :: , y, v. 4 fi p.. v N vw-;- V- 4. V V t 5 : " ' 5 r 1 A PAIR OF PRIZE-WINNING WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS , Now That w Should Produce alf the Food and Feed We Can; rarm Poultry Should Have More ' Attention Than :.."' the SMthern Farmer Has-Olven It. " One Hundred Hens Per Farm le a Good Goat to Aim at - - L 1 r ; ' - . .' ' I . ;. ' a . 1 ; if "Is . J i 1 It 'I i p J f .V
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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