The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28
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ronorts some helpful observations made on his
trim North. We hope that he will speedily re-
cover and resume his regular contributions to
The Progressive Farmer. Some of our readers
we're disappointed because of his absence from
the Farmers Convention here last week.
An important announcement is made by Direc-
tor Kilgore, of the State Experiment Station, re-
oarding the wilt disease In cotton and tobacco.
It should not be necessary for us to advise farm
ers to report promptly the appearance of wilt in
either of these crops.
We count ourselves fortunate in being able to
present to our readers Mr.. r. w. SCOTS paper
on Building Up WORKOUT Clay Lands in Middle
North Carolina" as read before the Farmers
Convention here last week. 1t Is an interesting,
practical, inspiring story, and should commend
itself to many farmers as a model to pattern af-
ter.
The article on page 2, Suggestions to Horse
Breeders" is merely an outline of a longer arti-
Gle in the recently issued Agricultural Yearbook
for 1902. AS we have said before, a postal card
application to your Congressman will bring you
a free copy of this valuable work.
Bookkeeping on the Farm is another article
that you can't afford to overlook. We especially
commend it to our young farmers.
Just now our ~poetical selections are from the
works of Henry Timrod, the South Carolina poet,
whose genius, so long eclipsed by wars bitter
memories, is now generally recognized at the
North. He wrote several stirring warlyrics, one
of the best of which is Carolina" reprinted in
part on page 6. Timrod died in his native city,
Charleston, in 1867, at the early age of 80. A new
edition of his poems has recently been issued, and
Is quite popular. Two lines from one of his
verses have long been treasured in our memory:
"To-day's most trivial act may hold the seed,
Of future fruitfulness or future dearth."
"Hygienic Living on the Farm" contains sew.
eral helpful suggestions, but it is clipped from a
paper in another State, and we do not believe that
general conditions in North Carolina are quite
so bad as it pictures. Our bathroom article
will be sneered at by many, because of the large
cost suggested, but our purpose will have been
accomplished if it sets the reader to thinking
about the need of better bathing facilities on the
farm. Even if one cannot put in waterworks and
a modern plumbing system, some cheaper plan
can be arranged.
We are glad to have Mrs. MulPs article describ-
ing her trip to some western counties. Our peo-
pie do not know enough about their own State,
and such articles as this are very informing and
entertaining.
The Watts Law which became effective July
It, IS published on page II. In some counties its
provisions have been misunderstood, and we think
1t worth while to give in full the sections that
have to do with rural communities.
The Monroe journal is right in urging greater
consideration for the office of school committee
man. 1t is a position in which a good citizen may
do much to help forward his community, and one
IN which a careless citizen may greatly retard its
progress.
We are glad to know that our lady readers ap-
preclate the efforts we are making to aid the
cause of school-house improvement. The work
OF the Moore County organization, as reported on