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; ; : ; EXPERIENCES -WlTHKUDZlg v ..v'if ;'.t,'-":,:;'"',i'? f V-'.-f;. .. .'.-. . .. ......... . - ' ., EASTERN EDITION A Farm and Home Weekly for ' jolinas, .Virginia, Georgia, and Florida, NDED 1886, AT RALEIGH, N. C Vol XXXIII. No. 43. SATURDAY; OCTOBER 26, 1918 $1 ft Year; 5c a Copy Mate Sure ol Henly o! Good Reading -latter : tor ie Family TTH the coming of the lone winter evenings, there comes also a golden opportunity for reading and study that no farm fam ily should let pass. As- a means of mind improvement and for the mother and the older girls. Then after these should come the weekly and daily newspaper, some of the best magazines, andjas many good books as fit the family taste and purse. "5Jt.' Try: v 4 t If K,. - i! VI '1 PRETTY FARM HOME OF H. F. BAILEY, SPENCER, TENNESSEE development, as a broadener of outlook and sympathies, to widen the horizon to include in our ken all the world and the peoples thereof, and, finally, as a source of wholesome entertainment, reading matter of the right kind is of almost inestimable value. . , . , It is especially important in the training of the child tnat it early acquire the habit of reading. That this habit may be ac quired, it is essential that reading matter of the right kind , be always available. Illustrated children's story books and one or two high-class illustrated children's magazines in easy reach of the growing child will stimulate a taste and love for reading such as may. be acquired in no other way. It is the duty of the parents in every farm family to see that these are supplied. E . - : Then for the older members of the f am ly there will come, first of alUof course, such reading matter as will help most in making their work more efficient and ef fectivebooks and bulletins and papers about farming for the jather and the dder boys, books, bulletins and papers about health, housekeeping and home-making This matter of an ample supply of good reading material for all the family should be attended to now. In the first place, write the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C for a list of all the farm bulletins available for free distribution, and then check off and write for those that you and your DON'T FAIL TO READ Begin Studying Fertilizer Questions Early . Silage for Beef Cattle . ........ Don't Worry About the Cotton Buyer's Fam ily; Look After Your Own ... - Getting the Money for the Six Months' School Term . The Secret of Success for Hog-raisers . . . Are the German People or Their "Military Masters" Responsible for Germany's Reo ord? . . . Spanish Influenza--Soae Suggestions for Controlling It Sosne Old-time Recipes Pace 6 10 12 12 12 13 14 15 family need. Ask the Department also to send you the free monthly list of publica tions, from which you may select each month any new bulletins or other publica tions that will help you in your business. Alsa write your state agricultural col lege and state department of agriculture for similar lists and ask for those you need. Then subscribe for three or four of the best farm papers you know, your county paper, one good daily, and a few of the best magazines. On page 17 we are publishing a list of papers and magazines we recommend. Turn to it today and order those you believe will be of most interest and value to you and your family. This question of more and better read ing matter for the farm home is of the highest importance. If you value your own efficiency, if you hope to have your children develop into educated, trained men and women, don't neglect it. n -Wv' jmV brfJn 9 ,.rlKAX i i -,r if, !5 fill IK H
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