The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-11-20

nands II we have the best plOWS,
But at the same time he does so
much more, he can do it so much
better. A three or four horse pIow
guided by one man can break more
ground than the same number of
horses each to a little single plow,
and he can do much better blowing
Then in the use of cultivators and
harrOws the same holds true. One
man can do as much as two or three,
and do it better. The weight of the
plow Or harrow helps to do better
work.
Thus we see we can save the ex-
pense of several hands and have the
soil better prepared
A GREAT SAVING IN HARVESTING.
A good mower or reaper or har-
vester enables US to cut and cure and
handle all hay and grain and even
corn crops very much cheaper.
Not only is there a saving in the
cost, but often the whole would be
lost if we had to wait for the old
way of hand cutting and hand bind
ing and horse -threshing. A good deal
can be promptly saved if we have
good machines, but from storm or
long-continued rain might be entirely
lost or greatly damaged if we depend
upon the old way.
Machines work cheaper than men.
Human labor costs more than ami
NAL labor, and animal labor more
than steam or electricity. We do
not advise too great haste. This
sometimes makes waste. But we do
urge the use of all improved farm
implements that have been tested
and proven.
HELPS TO SAVE AND ENRICH THB SOIL.
We can soon stop all washing and
wearing Of our soils by using good
plows, and when we do this the land
not only holds its fertility, but act
Ually grows richer from year to year
while making crops all the while.
We can even grow two crops a year
on much Of our farms, and this will
improve the land still more rapidly.
Machinery has stopped the waste
of cotton seed, and given them per
manent value.
Machinery will soon stop the waste
full process of fodder pulling and
stalk burning, but we will save the
fodder and the stalks. This viii en-
able us to grow very many more
cattle, and they will add to our in
come and enrich our farms.
The use of machinery on the farm
will tend to increase the intelligence
of our farm labor. It will tighten
the drudgery and heighten the profits
of farming.
Now that we are getting better
prices for our produce and our cattle,
let US invest some of the proceeds in
our farms with better
labor saving machines. The ques-
tion is no longer, Can we afford to
buy machinery for better farming?"
but can we afford to do without?
That is the question. We do not
think you can. We think you are
with US in this idea.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College for the Colored Race of
Greensboro, N. c., has been awarded
a silver medal on the institution s
at the Paris Exposition. The
worth of the college is fast becoming
recognized by the colored people in
North Carolina, who are patrOniZing
it better than they have in the past.
There are now 100 students at the
institution, and this number is the
extent of the dormitory accommoda-
tiOns.
In marketing potatoes great care
should be taken in the asserting and
[ believe it pays to do it by hand. II
the crop has very large tubers, as
well as medium sized, two grades
should be made, one of the larger,
all enormous sized, which
are all right for exhibition, but not
to eat, and the other of medium sized.
In the medium-size grade, nothing
smaller than Bounce potato should
be put. It never pays to try to work
off small potatoes on the market
but feed them to the stock and make |
good meat. They should be put in
clean sacks and each sack should |
weigh 100 pounds good and strong
c. E. Flint.
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