The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-18
THIS WEEKS PAPER-sOME RANDOM COM
MFNT.
MENT.

Harry Farmer has his accustomed place on
page 1. On this page also are letters from our
Mecklenburg friend who reports his plan for
curing peavine hay-we are always glad to have
our readers write us of right way of doing things
and form our Washington correspondent, who
adds another argument to the thousands already
made in favor of agricultural cooperation.
DR.. Stevens sent us last year a note on the
prevention of smut; his article this year is longer
and more explicit. He is doing remarkably eff
fective work at the A. and M. College, and we
should like for him to let Progressive Farmer
readers hear from him oftener-al this being
equally true of Mrs. Stevens, who we had hoped
would renew her Nature Study articles before
this time.
Every observant man who gives such matters
any attention whatever must have been struck
during the past few months with the great de-
mand for well-equipped professors of agriculture.
Salaries much larger than those paid most State
officers have been offered, but more than one I'M
portant professorship is still vacant. This is
only one field of profit and usefulness that lies
open to theSagricultural graduate. Read what
DIR. Henry Wallace says on page 2.
It is always interesting to know how farming
is carried on in other sections, and we are sure
that the letters that we have recently had from
our correspondent travelling IN Colorado and
other Western sections where all plant lift IS
dependent on irrigation, have been well worth
their space. Then, too, we have a letter from
East Tennessee this week. We expect that there
are some sections of North Carolina, as well as
of Tennessee, where the farmers have not re-
ceived the high prices for cattle that the adj
vance in beef prices would warrant.
If you are interested in politics, read the re-
view of the national election printed on page 4.
Nc other North Carolina paper has given such a
thorough and accurate report.
That is a really meritourious essay of Miss
Sanders's on Notable Women of Colonial Caro-
lima" It looks a trife long in our type, but if
YOU begin it you will read it through and feel bet
ter for having done so.
We hope for the temperance of our Social
Chat next week. 1t cannot appear unless its adj
mirers send letters for it. If you dislike its alb
sence, express this dislike by sending Aunt Jennie
a letter on some subject that you think should
have attention.
On page 7 is a little note suggestive of the
value of reading. This reminds us that every
family should now begin planning fora supply of
winter literature. Don't waste your time and
iniure your taste by reading trashy books. While
MANY new books are meritorioUs, 1T will be much
safer for the man of ordinary wisdom to select
some that have stood the test of time. And be-
fore buying the new and gaudy affair offered
you by the book agent, see If you cannot, at no
more expense, purchase four or five of the great
classics that you have heard of all your life but
have never put in your library. Moreover, when
Won buy a book of this kind, it is usually worth
while to get one in neat and durable binding.