The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-07

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whom he can obtain the Agricultural
Department. Year Book. He should
apply to his Representative in Con
gress.
An Edgeoombe county correspond
emit of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
writes us as follows regarding a book
that we wish so join him in COM
mending to our readers: 81 have
just been reading BLACK Beauty, q
book OF horse talk. ! think that
everybody that handles a team ought
to read il and then be made TO heed
is In many sections more money 10
lost every year by mistreatment and
starving of horses than Ia spent for
schools. Let every horse owner
read BLACK Beauty" We may add
that the book Id sold at prices ranging
from Is cents TO one dollar per copy.
q o.
a Rockingham county correspond
emit writes:
ST received q sample copy OF your
paper Neveral weeks ago and noticed
that there were several books advar-
tised in it and priced including THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Will you
kindly send me an other sample copy
and mark the one in your opinion
that will suit me best? I am running
a dairy farm and market garden and
want all the information on these
subjects possible. Isome times have
q sick cow and don't know what TO
give her; SO would like TO know
something of how TO treat in such
cases. I will also have 30 practice
feeding my oows in summer tO some
extent, instead of grazing altogether.
I have some experience, but am not
a professional, and want all the ideas
I can get, and SO am going to DOM
enc the new year by taking The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER I get a greas
deal OF help from our Agricultural
Experiment Station"
We always gladly welcome let
ters of this kind and, upon reoei wing
this, wrote our correspondent that
he needed Hnard's Dairvman and
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER both of
which we send one year for $I.S5,
she reg ular price being 80 DR.
Burkett's articles on darry1ng will
help this inquirer, and the boot II
will also ans Ter any questi ns sent
us regarding cattle or other live
stock. (L7t Us re Ieat just here that
we r always glad 80 receive suoh
and that in each case the
request for information will have
the attention of an authority upon
she subject treated.) Oar friend
also have a Copy of Kille-
bre VS. Grasses and Forage Crops"
advertised on page 8
Is is a genuine pleasure TO receive
nod-natured criticism and sugges-
for improvements from readers
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER we re-
greet shat there are not more letters
Of this GLASS. One for which the
has our thanks follows:
"SDme time ago you requested
your subscribers e. let you know 1T
any changes in your paper which
they thought desirable If you
ind is Er4ctica 0le to do so, Is
would be helpful 10 your readers II
you Were 90 Indicate, at the upper
left hand borne Gin the old Engli-h
the subject OF which the para
graph treats Few of MS are willing
30 read u lester of half d column or
more just TO see If there is in Is n
5hing IF interest 80 us. Please make
the change if you we'll Dan. YOU
are on matters of general
interest I'D citizens of the country
| enjoy your Censures of wrong (as,
l instance, the indecency and vul
as u State Falr) and your
'ommendatiCn of the good, whether
Of people or things. Especially d. /
love to read of the good and wise
leeds and sayings of our puol1c ser
wants, judges and others
This suggestion, received several
weeks ago, wereg ard ID as veryg 60 d,
and while it was not convenient 81
adopt the exact form asked tor, the
spirit of the, request has been put
into effect. That is so say, while 1t
be difficult 30 indicate the sub