The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-11-26
IN THIS NUMBER-sOME RANDOM COM
MENT.
FARM ARTICLES .

hours may be proftably spent in
burning the decayed limbs of the
orchard trees and all the leaves and
other trash about them.
Prof. Burkett's discussion of "The
Principles of Stock Breeding" is con
oluded in this number. Next week
we shall publish the frat of a new
and, in our opinion, better series of
articles from him on 'tThe Live Stock
Industry in the South" In fact,
the installment for next week is one
Of the best written, most suggestive
farm articles that we have had re
Gently. Look for it.
Rev. Mr.. Moore furnishes US some
good suggestions as to the distinction
between true and false farm econ
omy. And it is something Of a CO.
incidence that we have just received
an article on that Identical subject
by Mr.. E. E. Miller, of Tennessee,
which will appear next week. While
the same spirit animates both, the
letters are alike in no other respects,
and you will find each we'll worth
reading.
Harry Farmer makes a suggestion
that should have the attention of
our college managers. And, by the
way, Harry will talk next week of
the advantages of farm life compared
with factory life.
PAGES 4 AND 5.
We conclude this week our series
of Browning's poems. We especially
commend the first and last of the
Gems quoted.
Readers will note with regret that
this weeks is the last instaIlment of
Dr.. AIexander's reminiscent articles.
This chapter is Il good one, and we
are sorry for the man whose mouth
does not water as he reads that sec
ond section Neginning, cit is d pleas
ure, - etc. We hope to have other
articles from the Doctor from time
to time.
We expect that some of our lady
readers will say hard things about US
because a biographical sketch has
usurped the space usually occupied
by "'Our Social Chat" In extonuation
Of the offense, however, and to shift
the burden from cur own shoulders
to those of the Chat readers them
selves, we wish to explain that when
we prepared the matter for page 5
enough letters had not arrived to
Justify Aunt Jennie in writing. But
the Chat will return to it's own next
week. And while referring to our
preparing the matter for page s."
we perhaps should explain again thai
pa yes /, 4, 5 and 8 are printed sew
eral days before the other pages that
contain editorials, news master, SO
In all seriousness, however, Ma
cons life ought to be much more
generally studied, and if our essay is
unworthy the fault lies in the author
and not in the subject. Few North
CarOlinians have ever been so highly
honored as Macon was, and we do
not think that a purer or more in
teresting character can be found
anywhere in our history. We should
say also, perhaps, that the North
Carolina Publishing Society nearly
three years ago offered a prize of $50
for the best sketch of any one of the
fifteen men whose biographies appear !
in Peele's Olives Of Distinguished
North C~arolinians )" and, several
months later, the sketch published
on page 4 was awarded the prize.
It doesn't occupy much space, to
be sure, but it seems to Us that
Riley poem, "The BUNDLE bee" is
one If the best things in this num-
Der. We regard it as nearly perfect.
Where could you add a word or elm
mate one without injury?
MISCELLANEOUS MATTER.
Our "Thinkers" department con
tains three noteworthy selections,
one each from the Biblical Recorder,
Statesville Landmark and Stanly
Enterprise. We should like to have
the opinion of any reader as to the
Landmarks suggestion.
We note with regret the loneliness
of DR.. Foard in our Correspondence
division. With so many live public
questions TO discuss, that depart
ment should be full.
An article from the New York
Outlook on the great railroad COM
hinatinn that now has q large mart of