The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-04
A READERS OPINION OF THE Progress
SIVE FARMER.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
[ know that The Progressive Far
mer has a large circulation, but not
what it should have. [ know that
the editors have said much in its
favor, but they have not said all that
might be said they are not of that
blowing gassy or exaggerating kind,
neither do l wish to misrepresent a
paper of so much truth and benefit.
But l wish to give IL few facts rela-
tive, to it's character for the good of
my fellow farmers who have not re-
allied the utility of q good agricul-
tural medium.
OF this 1 can speakfrOm experience
I have been reading The Progressive
Farmer for d number of years, and
IN this time we have increased in
wheat growing and trucking about
one hundred per cent. and about
from the same land. l find in this
paper information on agriculture,
horticulture, trucking, etc, or how
to get the best results from the acre
in it I find instruction on raising
wheat, corn, oats, tobacco, cabbage,
tomatoes, turnips, peas, clover, chick
ems, turkeys. COWS, milk, butter,
sheep, hogs, pigs, colts, h 1rses, etc.
And in connection with all this It
has the latest news and such too as
= reliable it has it's Social Chat,
young folks columns, religious in
u~tructiOn and in short it will give
you information on any sensible
subject you may desire. If you
don't find it laid down send your
query to the editors and they will
have some intelligent authority in
that particular line to answer You
free Of charge. 1t is therefore d
good instructor in science, art ana
literature.
And it is not filed mp with trashy
novels, bogus free advertisements
and nonsense. Many parents would
do we'll to have this paper in thc
hands Of their children in place of
much of the rotten stuff and free
offers which are circulated all ovsr
the country and laid at almost every
man door free of charge. Here is
one object of this writing: children
will read something, and they Will
read the free" lies and spend money
on them unless they have something
better, but if they have The Pro
gressive Farmer they will find warn-
ing8 against impOstors and tricksters.
1t will advocate such medicines as
are reliable, such books as are in
structive, such instruments as are
most useful, and such information rs
is calculated to do much good. To
see anything advertised in The Pro,
gressive Farmer is to say the editors
believe it to be worthy of cOnSidera-
ton it therefore says much for aid
vertiserS outside of the statements
made.
Through its instruction the boys
may he led into sound ideas, practi-
cal common sense and industry
such as may develop into usefulness
and fortune in life the girls. too,
have instruction in the duties of
house keeping, dress making, man
ners. etc. besides that, they get
warming against dudes, fools and
drinking young men, which may
save many of our lovely young girls
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lives and paupers graves.
In politics it presents the facts as
they are. If the shoe fits any man
or party it must be worn it will give
honor to whom honor is due. When
the Legislature meets (now soOn) it
will give the facts as they take place,
and what it says is reliable.
Now L have not told allits merits.
could not If [ should, try but what
1 have given are actual facts and are
worthy of every mans consideration.
R. L. BROWN.
Rowan Co., NC.