The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-23

DO6u d puDIIC SCHOOL uDEdEy dAu
free delivery of mails, so that there
is no reason why other matters for
the Improvement of country life
should not also have attention latter
crops r laid by"
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In the schools, of course, you
should have an abiding interest. 1t
the public school term in your dis
trict is not long enough, encourage
the patrons TO supplement it by sub
scription. All other public matters
pale into insignifcance beside this
problem of educating the children.
This is the foundation of all true
progress, and other foundation can
no man lay. Take an interest in the
management of the district school.
Insist upon the employment of com
petent teachers only. And when
the teacher is employed, give him all
the encouragement and assistance
that you can.
Then perhaps you have II boy or
girl who il now prepared for the
high school or college. If so, make
sacrifices, if need be, in order to send
your child but so far as possible
make him "hoe his own row." to
use Il hOmely phrase. If he has in
him the grit and enterprise that will
make IA college education useful, he
will depend on you for that help
only which he cannot give himself.
With some persons, of course, a
college education will not pay. 1t
will not pay the boy without indus
try and healthy ambition. The boy
who thinks that II college diploma
will carry him to success on tlOwery
beds of ease should remain at home.
The college does not make the man,
but many L man has been enabled by
Ii college education to reach heights
he could eve have reached without
it, and many great minds have found
the lack OF thorough education a
drawback Ii the chain which binds
the captive eagle to the earth.
Bat let the man without II college
education keep in mind the helpful
influence oi good b0Oks-nOt the
new and gaudy affairs over which
the ubiquitous book agent wastes so
much eloquence, tut b time tested
works of the masters, which were
never before - cheap as now.
And if you have never had the ad
vantageI OF II curse in an agrioul
turul college, 10 not fail to get some
books by those who have mastered
the science of farming. Every en-
terprising farmer should have n or
more such books for study this sum
mer. Some of the best are sold by
The Progressive Farmer. As an all
round work of its kind we have yet
found nothing else equal to Prof. l..
Il. Bal ey's principles of Agricul-
ture."
The Farmers Bulletins, issued by
tue National Department of Agri-
culture, can also be studied with
profit this midsummer season. We
shall publish next week II list Of those
now in print, and hope that every
Progressive Reu Ter Will secure copies
of rhp.a ha dp-IrsS
o. course, you ought 10 get up u
club of new subscr hers for FAe Pro-
gressive Farmer. Once get your
neighbors t. reading it, and they
will thank you for bringing it to
their attention. And don't forget
that letters from our farmer readers
are always welcome. When you sac
u subject discussed in which you are
interested, write your views of it.
When one is mentioned about which
you wish further information, for
ward your inquiry. The paper is
for the farmer, and we wish to make
it useful to every reader.
And now u few brief sugge,-
tions in conclusion.
1t is an excellent time to get cata-
logues of dealers in all kinds of farm
supplies. Familiarize yourself with
the latest improvements in farming
implements, machinery, etc.
The Farmers Alliance is of great
benefit to it's members, and if there
is a Sub. near you, you should join