The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-28
A FREE FARMERS LIBRARY.

sive Farmer to review the news of the week-to
give our readers a bird's-eye view OF current
events We should do so again in this issue but
for the conviction that there is very much
better way to serve farmers-a way which
we have had in mind for weeks and which must
now he nut into effect without further delay, for
the crop planting season is almost at hand
The opportunity to which we wish to call your
attention, Mr. Subscriber is that of getting a
magnificent farmers library free of charge--a
library of select and authoritative works deal:
ing with the crops soil conditions and general
agricultural problems with which you will have
to grapple this summer. These books have been
published at a cost of thousands and thousands
of dollars; the largest and most progressive farm
ers in the country and the ablest and most ex-
perienced scientists have Joined hands In making
a series of volumes of the utmost value to the
farmer. Bought out by private house, these
publications could not be offered for less than 80
cents apiece; but now
During the month of March any Progressive
Farmer reader get as many copies as he
wishes absolutely free of charge.
The truth is you can get the books-for 1T is
the Farmers Bulletin series to which refer
whether you read The Progressive Farmer or not,
and YOU can get them in December as well in
that this is special opportunity for you and good
for this month only. Then perhaps you will sieze
what is really a great opportunity, but which
hundreds of thousands of farmers let Pass by
forever unimproved.
We feel therefore that really cannot do
better thing this week than to surrender our
editorial page for the purpose of printing here
with the official list of Farmers Bulletins
for dic+ri ih11tio
farmer reader to make list of those he wishes
those relating to the crops and subjects in which
he is especially interested-and forward at once
to his Representative or Senator in Congress- or
to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, ID.
O. The copies asked for will then be promptly
forwarded free of cost-except the cost you have
already paid in tariff and revenue taxes-and
you will have quite a nucleus for farm library.
Some of the bulletins relating to gardening, flow
er-growing and household work, your wife may
need for herself; get them also. And while we
should like to believe that you are fling your
copies of The Progressive Farmer for future
reference yet if you are not, you might just cut
out this page, mark the bulletins you wish, and
forward it as your request. At any rate, get the
Bulletins somehow other; they worth hav-
ing, and you help pay the tax money expended
in making them. Here is the list:
16 Leguminous Plants Pp "a
%. Feeding of Farm Animals. PIP. 80.
"a. Hog Cholera and Swine Plague. PIP. 16.
25. Peanuts: Culture and Uses. PIP. "a
81. Flax for Seed and Fiber. PIP. 16.
%. Weeds: And How to Kill Them. PIP. 80.
20. Souring and Other Changes in Milk PIP. %.
80. Grape Diseases on the Pacific Coast
PIP. 15
81. Alfalfa, or Lucern. PIP. "a
80. Silos and Silage. PIP. 80.
SO. Peach Growing for Market. PIP. "a
81. Meats: Composition and Cooking. PIP. 80
30. Potato Culture. Pp "a.