The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
RALEIGH. N. G.. July 18. 1897,

u4aC4040EY GO SuDu4Ab G0GAG 4AnP4Ou4OASo
TO comparative tests at the station. In
most instances, the manufacturers
have responded by donating machines
for permanent use and exhibition at
the station. The collection now con
sists of more than 5000 worth, and
when these machines are put to work
side by side, farmers have focked in to
witness the test to the number Of 1000.
The bulletin gives cuts, descriptions,
and prices of those machines that have
done satisfactory work, but makes no
mention of the others. All tests have
been made under average field condi
tions, in many instances resort for this
purpose being had to potatoes fields on
farms in the neighborhood of the sta
tlon. II a machine failed to do good
work, tina manufactures was notified
and his instructions were followed
carefully.
OF potato cutters, mention is made
Of the Afpinwall, $40; Colgrove, So;
Prairie City, 50 so.
OF hand planters, the Acme, 81; Del
more,z $15O; and Colgrove, $3.50 are
described and illustrated. An active
man can plant one to three acres a day
with one of these.
Horse planters are Of two classes
those operated by one man and those
requiring two. The latter are most re-
liable. A simple and good planter used
in Minnesota is made by attaching a
joint Of stove pipe to the rear of a sulky
plow so that the pipe will guide the
seed pieces to the bottom of the furroW
| just behind and almost under the plow.
a careful boy to drop the seed pieces
into the pipe and good driver operate
it perfectly.
The Aspinwall planter opens the fur
row, drops seed and fertilizer and Gov
ers ell at one time. Price $40, or $50
without fertilizer attachment.
The Deere does same work as Aspin
we'll, except fertilizer. Price $50. Both
operate with one man but do good
work.
The Improved Robbins, price $55,
and Scofeld, price $50, both do good
work, but require two men to operate
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Potato Diggers come still higher.
The good ones shown in this bulletin
are the Dowden, 800; Hoover, $11O;
Improved HalIock, 500; Standard, SIS.
The potato sorters shown are Dow
den and Hoover, each SIS.
The bulletin suggests that the farm
ers of neighborhood might buy set
Of potato implements in cooperation.
FOREIGN WHEAT.
Bulletin 141, of Michigan station,
treats of tests of some foreign varieties
of wheat at that station.
Ten cross bred varieties were receiv
ed from the originator in Australia
ten varieties came from Russia, and six
from Germany.
The bulletin gives names and de
scriptions of all these wheats, and their
behavior the first year is noted, but
the reader is cautioned that their merite
and faults cannot become fully known
till they have been tried several years.
A circular was sent to 300 Michigan
wheat growers requesting them tc
name the ten best varieties OF wheat
for that state. Oaly 13O replied, and
90 of them include both Red Clausor
and White Clauson; "a name Jones
Winter Fife, 26 Diehl Mediterranean
35 Niger, 25 Poole, and no other va
riety receives as many as 90 mentions.
Red Clauson has stood first for two
years in comparison with So ofthe mcst
popular varieties at the Canadian sta
tions. It has hard, stiff straw, beard
less head, larger at top than bottom, q
brown chaf, large, dull red, rather
soft berry. It is medium early. ItG
only superiority to White Clauson ID
In the SITTER straw.