The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18
HARRY FARMERS TALKS.


Bill should remind the farmers that
If they want legislation they must
demand it. And this is not all, when
you are planting your crops this year,
plant some
FIRMNEsS IN POLITICS
and do not run TO the polls and vote
for any kind of man just because
he is running against some other
man. We could but notice the diff
ference between the farmers and the
men in some other occupations in
the campaigns few years ago when
gold and silver were the issues. The
bankers and other men who favored
the gold standard voted for the man
(regardless Of parties or primaries)
who advocated their cause, while the
farmers as q class-and we among
them-voted for the party man,
whether he was for the farmers in.
terest or against it. AS the issues
this year are said TO be something
else besides negro, let Us study our
own calling and do all we can for the
promotion of the agricultural inter
ests of the country. This is all the
politics that we expect to discuss in
these columns and we say this now
while there is no campaign going on
to arouse party prejudice.
The heavy rains are greatly re-
tarding farm work in this section.
Does it mean a dry summer?
Mary Jane wanted some sweet peas
in her flower garden and tried three
years before she succeeded, only to
be greatly disappointed. The beau
tiful
PICTURES IN THE SEED CATALOGUES
had raised her curiosity very high
and made her extremely desirous to
try them. AS last spring was quite
wet, she raised a few. She could
have gotten much prettier flowers
from the common garden peas. It
is worse than folly for people in the
South 80 try TO raise all the plants
and flowers which are pictured in
the seed catalogues. Every section
has its peculiar climate, and plants
in order to grow have to become ao-
climated. It would be a good idea
for seedsmen to recommend plants
for the different sections so that a
person would know whether they
would be profitable in giving new
plants a trial. Some plants can
never become acclimated Canada
peas would not grow in Florida,
neither would pineapples grow in
Maine.
Mr.. R. r. Moore's suggestion of
BRoADCAsTING MANURE ON WHEAT
after it is sown is splendid plan. It
is a nice way to manure oats to be
followed by sweet potatoes. The
effects on a crop like wheat and oats
is far more satisfactory than turning
it under with the seed or before SOW
ing. We have often wondered how
we could manage to keep all the
trash like grass, pea vines, etc., on
top 80 as to protect the young plants
from the hard freezes. Wherever
there is any trash on top of the
ground our oats look much better
and the stand is good. 1t not only
helps them in cold weather, but does
good in dry weather in the spring.
Replying to s. P. M, of Chatham
County, in regard to feeding oitron
melons, would say that we know
nothing about them excepting the
fooling they gave Us when boy.
We came across some planted with
wa ter melons and had hard time
trying to cut one open. The best
way would be to experiment with
them.
We were talking with a farmer
few days ago about
MAKING HAY.
He said that he saved the hay
from one acre of grass and one of
peas. He learned that it was splen-
did feed and that it prevented his
buying feed. We told him that the
hay we saved last summer was the
salvation of our stock and would
prevent us, too, from having TO buy
feed. Brother farmer, if you have
never tried it, just experiment on
one acre and see what the result will
be. Let us count the cost:
Breaking land 800
Sowing peas and furnishing
seed .... ESQ
C.+t,ro b.v nv hand 100