The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18

. ~ WV 'TT.nd-How one : aer Succeeded
.'.-t Early Forage Crops.
,rss1ce Of The Progressive Farmer.
'II p has often been said aforetime,
mi. is going TO be hard year,
- fear that il can be said in real
~ the year 1902 1t is going to
,,i,e ali the skill and economy that
i !. moor farmers possess to pull
,.,rgh Should we average up the
'.rsTs of the State, we should find
II. mot over so per cent. raised dur
tbe year 1901 supplies for 1902.
yov our failure in this is not
h,geable totally 80 bad seasons
!, crops, and I think should we be
.,u,itted TO live over again 1901, we
r,1ld do somewhat differently, hav-
!, the knowledge we now have. Is
NOT a very good plan for farmers
depend upon the West and North
: grain and meat. Sometimes Gas
,rvl they have very little TO spare.
Now am not writing or speaking
!, man with stores and. farms, or
AZ mills and farms they have
nmsy snd can get supplies. But 30
ia urer ones having them to buy
and rsry little or nothing TO buy
viii. | wish TO speak. know a
un Who farmed last year and made
,rly a complete failure. In the
r.ssr he lost his horse. He has
Ethsr feed, horse, money nor sup
Is for his family, though he has
I.Fy of land of his own TO farm on.
lpuld advise that man TO farm
En this year, If possible. If no
tg way presents itself, let him
NOW money and mortgage his
nd Otherwise it will grow up.
/ ! could advise every body who
by or wishes TO do so who hasn't
h! of his own, TO buy some.
va, " you say, "but times are too
hri to buy and pay for land" But
iatyou rent land? Why not buy
Vi take rent and pay on your land?
DW ONE MAN PAID FOR HIS LAND.
know a man who farmed on
ERd land for Is years, hoping to
sable at some future time TO buy
ne Of his own, but as time proved
rhstter prospects, he made the at
ngt. He bargsined in January,
&4 for a small place of % acres,
hogR with one room and a log
tEhsn. That man had $40 only
Vta the bargain was made; the
nns! was to be paid the 10th of
June following. Another man with
money to loan promised to let him
a7e the money TO pay for the place,
Provided he could raise $50 himself.
That man vent 80 work with a will
sndlrsiSed it Since then he has
p4a frit bought two more places
adjoining him and another large
lAfn besides, and that partly paid
'% ae has built him a large house
WIN four rooms and carries insur-
sa@mit.
IAtman' 3 chances and opportuni-
H' lave been no better than any
'u' sses. Hard work on his own
aug saving the rent that might
ave Belonged to some one else, and
Saoay did it.
wen that man bought his first
- - Oh land it was as poor as land
- be, but last year, though a
~, ~ Dad crop year, it made a bale of
"''a per acre.
GROW CORN AND FORAGE.
wing 70 the scarcity and high
- r@ Of feed this year, it would be
LOT farmers to SOW plenty of
n alIletr etc. Sow anything that
q. substitute for hay or fodder
:, '''ier the better.
~. Ro7isions are scarce, plant
mn, 4g Of Irish potatoes, peas, etc.,
q. Qg 1T for feed as home or for
Iss'gnborlng or foreign markets.
~, - let Us with the assistance of
N, 0'ace never have TO realize
~. present condition again-never
e,a. NJ meat and bread for any other
isst Ihe farmer who is on his
On, tue one who makes plenty of
s,,. DS Can raise his meat, feed his
sss 'na take care of his stock.
y" corn is the tap root of it
false corn, get your land up
& ~ 30 raise a good crop of field
lA 1hen always SOW them in
IA ,'Sn N',, when you hill it and your
aop 70 maze you a
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