The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., September 03, 1910, Image 1

About The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920

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FARM WORK FOR SEPTEMBER—RAGES 2 and-3
A Farm and Home Weekly for the 8tates of Mississippi,
Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee.
POUNDED, 1895, BIT DR. TAIT BUTLER, AT STARKVILLE, MISS;
Volume XV. No. 35. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 3.1910. Weekly: $1 a Year
SOME THINGS THAT YOV CAN NOT AFFORD TO MISS.
F COIH8K, YOU RKAD Mr. Poe'i “Word in Parting,” in our lust
Issue, ami now that lie is safely out on the Pacific, we feel
free to make a few more comments on ills Journey. As Mr. Poe
said, never before lias any such Journey been taken for the readers of
a Southern farm paper, and we may add, never has any man started on
a similar quest who was better qualified to observe accurately, to draw
correct conclusions, and to apply the lessons taught by other lunds and
other races of men to the problems we have to solve here in our
own Southland.
Of Mr. Poe’s ability as a writer and of Ids soundness us a thinker,
it is unnecessary for us to tell you. Not yet thirty years old, he is
already recognized as one of Uie ablest men in all the South. Only
the other day the Atlanta Constitution spoke of him us “one of the
foremost and soundest thinkers of tin, South,” und his “Southerner in
Kurope," replete us it was wltli the very spirit of the countries through
which he traveled, was so full of Practical information aud every-day
lust ruction, not only U» Southern farmers, but to Southerners of all occu
potion*, us to make it entirely different from the regulation book of trav
els and to cliurge it with a personal message to every reader. Hut it
is not uloue because of Mr. Poe’s talents as a writer and Ids clearness
ms a thinker tiiat lie lias won tue high place lie now holds in the esteem
of southern farmers uud of tiiiukiiig men all over the country. He is
a man hi wnom the desire to serve Ids fellow men, to build up the waste
poors of me lanu, and to bring into the homes and the hearts of South
ern people ail me beauty amt richness that our civilization has to offer,
iims grown and developed Into u passion. Ambitious as lie is, longing—
as an strong men long—lor power, Ids first thought seems always of
the mud lie so truly loves, ids desire for wider fields of effort, chiefly
that lie may do more for the meu and women of the South.
No Souiiicm tanner can ufford to ndss one of his letters, for every
one of them wilt t>e lull of information aud inspiration. We know no
tegular subscriber will, but we wuut these subscribers to go out into the
highways and hedges and compel those they find there to come into the
Family Circle. Mr. Poe i* spending $2,000 to take this trip. Surely
no progressive Southern farmer will miss following hint, when he can
(Ill HO lur HU nine.
Hi nkle*, without these letters—which will begin in a week or so—we
are going to give you in the next twelve mouths the best farm paper
cut published in the Mouth. If you doubt it, look over the following
lint of new features we have prepared for you:
"Conservation”—A series of articles by experts on tlie various
phases of this grout subject, lion, Clifford Pinchot has written on
"Tlie Farmer’s Interest iu Water Powers,” Prof. X. S. Holmes on "The
Prevention of Forest Fires," aud so on.
"Breeds of Cattle"—A series of articles descriptive of all tlie prin
cipal breeds, authoritative, up-to-dat*, well illustrated. Just what most
Souptheru farmers need in their beginning of live stock husbandry.
"Drainage"_Plain, concise letters from Mr. French, telling just how
to do it, supplemented by articles from Prof. C. L. Newman, Prof. D.
X. Barrow, our regular editorial staff, and farmers all over the South.
"Marketing”_We shall give more attention than ever before to tlds
subject, both to preparation of goods for market and to co-operative
buying and selling.
"What Farmers Want to Know"—A new department, by Professor
Massey.
"The Farmer Boy’s Problems"—A series of short talks directly to
the boys, uml not about them.
Of course, all the old features will be continued, and we shall try
not only to be a practical help in the farm work of each particular
week, but also to preach without ceuslng the gospel of good farming,
aud to lay constant stress upon the improvement of the soil, without
which profitable farming In any country is impossible.
No Southern farm paper has ever had such a corps of competent and
enthusiastic workers on its staff, or made such firm friends of its read
ers. Do you think you can afford to let your neighbors stay outside the
Family? "No?" Then go and briug them in.
FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE.
A BOYS’ PIG-FEEDING CONTEST. 12
A GREAT FARMERS’ MEETING. 12
FARM AND GARDEN WORK FOll SEPTEMBER . 2
GETTING A START FOR PERMANENT PASTURES. 4
HAVE THE BEST EVERY DAY.. 0
HOW TO GET RID OF THE CATTLE TICK.10
MISSISSIPPI STATE FARMERS’ INSTITUTE . 5_0
POULTRY AND BEES. 14
SWEET POTATO HOUSES . 15
THE COUNTRY MERCHANT AND THE PARCELS POST. 8
THE STORY OF ONE RURAL SCHOOL . ^
WHAT FARMERS WANT TO KNOW . 2
WHY IT DOES NOT PAY TO PULL FODDER . 3