The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
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Here Is a problem that Is hard 80
solve. Many farmers put their trust
in cotton last year 80 the exclusion
of grain crops and + now in a bad
plight. Some lost their crops by
floods ; some put in more than they
could cultivate and the grass ate
them up. This Is the way you viii
find the conditions on many farms.
Some have a few bushels of III and
q little hay or fodder, a small guam
tity of cow peas and occasionally a
few bushels of cotton seed. In some
of the smoke houses you will find a
little meat, but not nearly enough TO
supply the family through the year.
TIE FARMERS WHO FAILED LAST YEAR.
IL is this GLASS of farmers that we
want TO talk TO just now. You feel
as though your lot Is an exceedingly
hard one and the future looks very
dark. But cheer up and let us talk
the matter over and let Us look be-
yond the dark cloud and we will be
sure TO seea "silver lining" Do not
look at that old field with distrust ;
Il has made yo1 some good crops,
and is ready TO do so again,
Did you say you did not have any
feed hardly, just enough TO last a
few weeksP Very we'll, go TO that
neighbor who always sells more or
less and see if you can't
GET SOM WORK.
He is continually hiring and he
will be only too glad TO help you.
Agree on a job for a few weeks or
days and work like a Turk. When
you have finished it, carry the feed
home. Get a few eggs or a load of
wood Or anything you a sell Cor if
you have nothing TO sell, get another
job of work. and buy a bushel or
two of oats and take a small piece of
your best land and SOW them. Now
you are ready for another job of
work TO bring in something TO help
your meat box and meal barrel. By
this time you must work at home
some more.
The next thing to do is TO plant
some Irish potatoes, provided your
family like them. Then put a small
piece of land in
EARLY CORN.
Here is where you need some fer
tilizer or good manure. Put the
land in good condition and plant just
as soon as the esson will permit
This will give you some bread by the
last of July or the first of August
and will help TO feed your pigs also
Just cut the crop shat you are in
the habit of planting down n third
or one half. Plant but little cotton
AID put all the work on the crop you
think il needs and when harvest
comes you will be the happiest man
in the country, for your close work
will surprise you in the results.
A WORT WITH Fl WIFE.
Now let us talk to Mrs. Farmer a
little about the domestic affairs, gar
den, etc. We suppose the lard stand
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the best plan TO help it out. You
are getting the milk of one or two
COWS just take half of it and let the
cream ripen good and use it TO make
your biscuit and use cooking soda in
the place of baking powders and you
will have nice bread TO eat. Now as
meat is scarce, yet some good mo
lasses 10 eat with these nice biscuit.
Here is another way TO make some
Moe wholesome bread from corn
meal: Take two oupfuls of meal; 1
egg 1 oupful of sour cream or but
ter milk or enough to make soft
dough, and 1 tesspoonful of cooking
soda. Beat the egg and milk thor
oughly mix the soda with the meal
and add the beaten egg and milk.
Bake in a quick oven and cat while
it is warm. This is splendid with
homemade syrup. Buy some Moe
dried apples and sugar which now
sells so cheap and use them along
during the spring; they will be
greatly relished by the children.
Do your best on
YOUR GARDEN.
Do not plant too many cabbage or
of any n vegetable, but diversity.
If you do not live too far from town
or factory make a few extra fine
vegetables and carry them to market
and get some of the many little
necessary things that you need so