The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09

papers ana fe0d th6m, ana II you are
too old and hard-headed to be bene-
fitted thereby, they will be of meal
culable value to your children. Give
them this chance; they are worthy
of it.
If our farmers were better educa-
ted we would have legislation more
favorable to the farming interest
The farmers then could have a voice
in our aw-making, but as it is they
are muna, and have not a word to
say. There is class legislation and
determinations, but not much in ia
vOr Of the common farmer. To bring
farming to the front as it should be
farmers must organize and auork for
it. The plan outlined by THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER meets my hearty
approval, and it should be put in
operation right away Let farmers
confer much with one another, COM
pare their work and their needs
Let them ascertain what crops their
lands, their markets and their own
capacities are best adapted to. Let
them intensity, rotate, and diversity
and improve their farms and farm
buildings, and invest their surplus
earnings in making their homes bet
ter, brighter and happier.
W. w. Andrews.-Give him light.
Nothing is so much in the way of prof
liable and pleasant farming as want
Of light. Every mistake in agricul-
tulture can Justly be traced to lack
Of knowledge A Bible truth illus
trates it thus: ''The way ofthe trans
gressor is hard The swan floats
beautifully on still water; when she
attempts to cross the swift current
she is carried down stream. When
the physical or moral law is violated
the transgressor is the sufferer. If
we could by the aid of light plant at
the right time, and work at the right
time, the way would be easy and
pleasant. He that does this has a
considerable job on his hands, and
must read and think Labor-saving
machines are all right. If we 90
with nature in all her laws we will
save One-half the muscle force In
the great economy of nature it is all
to be consumed. Nothing can be
annihilated After an amount is di-
gested and the food properties assim-
Hated, enough is left, if saved, to
produce the same amount again.
The earth would never get poorer
if Gods laws We're understood
and correctly administered 1t is
contrary to divine nature to let
things 90 to waste. He did not in
tend this world for the eighteenth
or nineteenth centuries, but for all
time. If fproper economy was prac-
ticed there would be no necessity
for patent medicine for feeble soil,
in the shape Of commercial fertiL.
izers. When agricultural llgb<is
turned on then we will see clearly
and avoid mistakes. The ocean fur
nishes her part Of plant food lav;shly
to make up for the apparent una
voidable losses. I will risk saying
that with proper economy in all
these sources the soil will get better
instead or worse Man was put here
to till and keepit not waste it. Get the
farmer to see the Importance of his
calling and he will glory in it. In
the line of duty there is solid hap
piness Give him light to see his
heaven-born calling and you have
made one long stride in the right
direction I am willing to dabble
with commercial fertilizers as
luxury, but for substantial and per-
manent good the place of the manure
bank can't be supplied by any patent
compound.
A. Parker-I admit the farmer
needs light. am glad of the light
that Mr. Andrews gave us, especially
that of the ocean. believe in COM
mercial fertilizers out and out. The
only plan | conceive to recuperate
our worn soils is by the use of them,
together with all the manure we can
make. | know you may buy reck-
lessly, by not using the necessary
Judgment in purchasing of known
manufacturers pure article. They
appear to be a necessity in growing
fine tobacco. They impart the proper
texture and color and increase its
value many times.
Mr. AndrewS.-Didv YOU ever know