The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-10

Fairs OF the State to aid them in
their laudable work.
Our readers will greatly favor us
if they will send to III the name and
post-office address of friends living
in other States.
Active, working agents for THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER wanted in ev-
cry neighborhood in the State.
Write us for terms.
We want the address of every
Breeder of Pure Blood Stock, Horse,
Cattle, Sheep and Hogs, and Poultry,
in the. State. We will make it to
their interest to communicate with
us.
I In our next issue, we purpose
presenting to our young farmer
friends some practical thoughts on
the necessity and utility of Far
mers' Clubs, and On the feasibility of
maintaining them.
"THE INDUSTRIAL ANDIEDUcATIoNL
INTERESTS OF OUR PkoPLE PARAMOUNT
TO ALL CONSIDERATIONS OF
STATE POLICY" is the motto of THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and upon this
platform, it shall rise or fall.
7 We respectfully request the Sec
retaries of the various Agricultural
Associations of our State to supply
us with the actresses of their officers.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER will freely
lend it's aid to make the Annual
Fairs of each, better and more at
tractive than ever before.
u If asked to state in the briefest
fspace the embodiment of progressive
prosperity in farming, we should
write: UNDERTAKING., DEEP PLOUGH
ING AND FARM SUPPLIES AT HOME.
If asked to state in, fewest words
the most wastefM, Improbable and
and ruinous policEever adopted by
an agricultural people in all the
history of civilization, we should
write: THE NEGRo-TENANT SYSTEM
tOF THE SOUTH.
Our SUBSCRIBERS WANT COLUMN
is established for\the benefit of
subscribers. Any subscriber de-
string to exchange anything, will
communicate it to U.S., and we will
take pleasure in inserting it to the.
laxteRteo at stbeea lines free Of charge.
Make known your wants and we will
arrange the matter properly and
insert it for you. This will lie the
form of the advertisement:
a M ySaHs1 5sssey oe sxeh aasrs e y0ke of oxen for
A. B., Winston, n. C.
Others than subscribers will be
charged ten cents per line for
notices i'm this column-the cash to
accompany the order.
Quick WoRK.-On Friday night,
the Goth Of January, the type left
the moulds, and all the material for
the make up of the PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, was in the office of
the foundry in Philadelphia. on
Saturday morning, the 9th inst,
the first four pages of the paper
were put to press from the Job
Office of Messrs. Stewart Bros, in
Winston,-only seven days for pack
ing, transportation, laying eases,
setting the type, &c.
Our Correspondents Column.
We adopt this feature for Sur pa
per not only for it's convenience, but,
as we believe, a most interesting and
valuable department to our subscri-
bers. Whenever practicable, enqui-
ries will be answered through this
medium, not only. as a means OF
economizing time, but Herchance it
may be, that in replying to the in
quiries of one, we may be giving in
| formation that a numbyr of u sub
/ scribers may desire.
Il When we shall hare perfected our
plans and systemized our work, we
trust we shall be Able to give our
readers more interesting matter in
regard to our State and people than
it was possible to furnish in this is
sue of our paper. Without the val
!. liable aid of qlr State exchanges
(which have not as yet found us in
our new homo and with only five
days in which to arrange reading
matter for twenty-five columns, and
to solicit andarrange advertisements
for fifteen columns, and the work to