The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
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EDITORIAL NOTEs

If The Progressive FaTmer is a good
paper for you, it is a good paper for your
neighbor. 81 I've you ssked him to
subscribed You a surely induce him
to give it a three months test, costing
but a quarter. Try it.
The article on Tobacco Growing on
page 1 is not ''by an experienced su-
thor" as the headline states, but by
an experienced authority % to
bacco matters. A practical farmer,
not q mere man Of letters, is the su'
thor OF the article.
Is is perhaps none of u business,
but We do not think that a party that
originated al a protest against ring
rule should allow q committee of nine
or of one hundred TO dictate it' policy
on questions regarding which there
has been no official expression Of opin
ion.
The educators Of the State-and all
good citizens as well-wll learn with
Joy that State Treasurer Worth has
decided to pay Immediately the 300
900. which the last legislature wisely
appropriated to the publis schools In
settling his State taxes the sheriff Of
each county will deduct the por ion Of
the appropriation due his county and
turn it over to the school fund
The January number of the Bulletin
Issued by the North Carolina Depart
ment OF Agriculture, devoted exclu
siVely to the subject Of fertIliE ers, il
one Of the most valuable and ibsEruc-
tive ever issued by the Department
and should be read by every person
that spends q dollar for fertilizers II
you do not receive the bulletins regu.
larry write for this special number. We
congratulate State Chemist Kilgore
upon his mastery treatment of the
subj 4ct in hand.
Did you not a few weeks ago send us
the names and addresses of some of
your acqu Iintances and state that you
would endeavor to secure the sub Grip
tions of these acquaintanc' 81 II 80,
we're you successful in your ef)rts9
Whether you were successful or I'm
successful ne trust you will for ward
as az once, or as soon as you have
called upon all whose names you sent,
q report OF your work. If you secured
subscriptions, forward them; il you
secured none, inform Us of the fact and
the cause of the failure. A report
from you as Dor as convenient will be
appreciated by US.
We cannot forbear quoting-tor the
benefit Of members of all political
paFties-the following very timely
sentiments from q letter from Mr. D.
l.. Gore to the North Carolina Baptist:
This is an election year. Iho0e that
no man will think his neighbor a muir
derer, a thief or robber because he
does not vote az he does. It is queer
that we may have all confidence in our
neighbours honor, honesty and other
good qualities, but as soon as he be-
gins to think for himself in polities-in
other words, don't gallop with the
gang-he becomes q very mean man."
all Of which is, alasl too true.
We are glad to find that so many of
cur farmer readers are availing them
selves OF the opportunities off sred by
q &c Iestion Box" department for
obtaining information on agricultural
and kindred SUBJECTS. It ia the aim of
The Progressive Farmer to be Of ser
vice and practical value ia its thou
sands Of readers and it is a positive
pleasure to 1nd that we are enlarging
our hsld Of usefulness, and that our
friends are calling upon the paper for
b information Of which they stand in
need. We are also glad to note q grow
ing disposition on the part of farmers
TO report experiences and discuss agri
cultural matters through the columns
OF the paper. We want each farmer
60 feel that The Progressive Farmer is
his paper; that it is here to serve him
and to fight for his interests, and that
he should use it to promote thought,
educ alton, and the welfare of the sRri
cultural and industrial classes.