The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06

0Poi Idllon and m3n,<
tne inEentlon and Ge~,-a'c'a7tr-
wonoeriui mechanical a.v.opmel, .
over thls land Railroads ices.
mon as cattle trails. %, are as cor''
palaces go scurrying e,"' aoat.,
at the speed of d tra;,oSS the So
means of the wireless 49, While
OUT or speaking distance al lev.,
curing any part Of tn, tbr VI NE sa-,s
mile voyage. Not onlv ave ~tAolsa,s
nlngs taught to bear 'he ign.
OF love, business or 3i.rrS MeSS.as
instant warning Of aInrol'[z q su-
ger, and to quote the mo- ".'S dan.
world every minute Of tN'JS q he
1t IS made to glow with 4a}. Ut
nancy IN the drawing room',e1 ,r.
or the humblest home. that Y'f shop
be light. N'"' 'Aere nav
Improved Methods and Co.
~ means of the teIephon" "e>
nome IN distant San F~ranrsrg. NE
!is'Til 20 the pratlng Of her baha.s S"a?
IN Raleigh. In the scian,A |~1eS A-rs
cine and surgery, men haya y, nel',
pllshed even greater maryeIe 1.l'''
ress, until now the mos, Ia prog
are combatted hy h~r-'e-S
telllgence with more ease thsr H.
common case Of chils Thru. vas
ago. And how has all This .'@'a
compllshed BY closing thu u
the evidence Of learning and -
at the teachings Of exper;snra
worthless lies, and sneering a., @S
was not understood as Of ma ,.r',
by nc means. On the other han -.
richest rewards have been offare '+o
encourage investigation and tho "
Velopment of useful methods and h,
ter appliances. Twenty wears 40. -.
local sawmill man was a ghr.rs
bankrupt. Timber was nlertif.r .r5
cheap, wages low. the WORKING t,.r
long, the people needed houses ,r"n
as much as now, perhaps, but he..rI5
not succeed. Better business m..b-
DDS were adopted, improved ma.
chinery, the inventions of SKIN ana
learning were installed ana oDers-i,ss
with expert knowledge of the business
employed and presto. the lumber man.
ufacturer becomes 4 business man -
the first rank.
In all the walks of life whare
marked success has been achieved
men have been eager TO seize upon The
suggestions of science. the inventions
of genius or the teachings Of experl.
ence to aid them in their labors. hu:
the farmer has been disposed To dis
regard book learning as Of no avail
IN his calling. Unless. perchance. he
should rely upon the signs Of the
Zodiac, the phases of the moon, or the
directions Of the wind as potent factors
controlling his operations. Books
are the Conservatives Of knowledge,
the %graneries in which are gathered
the accommodating harVests Of learn
ing for all the ages. And any call
ing, any business, that SCOTS at the
teachings of science, the discoveries
of the student or the lessons Of *
p~erience, bust inevitably fail, for i!
eliminates knowledge, the one essen
tial factor of success.
The Successful Farmer Must Think.
knowledge is indeed power and
there is no business in winch hh""I-
edge, both theoretical and practical. j
more useful than III agriculture. a
farmer to be successful must hol oie
be a keen observer Of natures opera
tons, and the laws of supply ana 4e'
mand; he must not only know ho" IT,
perform certain farm operations "t-'
but he must have an lnuat Fh'"''
edge of the reasons for thos~ Opera
tons. For instance, i'm some -''.''
the farmer plOws his lana III I'"-'.
before planting seed III III. '~"1
spring and levels those ridges ny '''
tivatiOn as the warmth Of the sun
mer sun supplies more neat .' -.
ground and evaporation mahS .
creased demands upon the SOIL ''.l
ture. while his neighbor. cNtl'" 49,
verses this order. pIanun& Ne'D 81"
level cold ground, but for ms ''lr
fence in cultivation makes lh' -,
as the heat, the crop, and the 1..',
ished rains render the con5"F'aj.'
soil moisture the most Ii-lIo' .@.' ...,a
sideration in every step IN ... -
What is popularity termed ,a
crops in the South might ','~
termed 'kilIing' crops, " l.| NJ,
continued solely for the "h''e..'- IN
of grass that should never h@''
allowed to show itself above
The Fatal Practice OF "HiiIhE
This operation aIon' ~ ,,.r-rq
bile for more loss to the e.-,s
farmer every year than @I '',n be-
and storms and dr0ugh'S t-,.a,
cause he will not hear tn" lr@.. rs.t-
science. nor heed the r"'S.".' as
monies Of experience. F"' 1--we.
men had observed that %e'l." 5-.
disappeared with the hF7' ..se the
l. = =. z y was