The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-29

dations of an agricultural prosperity
are now being laid in this State to
| an extent never before known A
| sound scientific system Of agriculture
is gradually taking the place OF the
sinele-crOp, long-credit system. Thrift
and laborious activity are graphing
with the new conditions and succeed
ing adnirably.'
AS | have stated before, the essen
tials for fighting the boll-Weevil are
better drainage of the soil, SO that
there will be a good stand and the
crop can be worked soon after rains.
There must be excellent preparation
Of the soil for planting. Plant as
early as the season will permit and
be safe. Seed of IN early-maturing
variety-one that puts out its fruit
limbs low on the stalk and fruits
heavily-must be used. Rows must
be wider apart than usual. The seed
must also be of the pest quality. Gull
%tivation should be shallow and inten-
sive.
Do not lay by cotton as usual, out
continue to cultivate until the bolls
begin to open. Cotton is thus made
all the time. If the rules for produc-
ing cotton are followed a good crop
can be made.
TO gain the greatest good yOu must
supervise your tenants. You must
give them to understand that the day
Of the haphazard methods has one.
1t is the man who uses the most
horse and mule power who wins the
day. The successful man is the one
h ~enS1aveS machinery.
We are in the period OF higher
prices for labor. 1t is here to stay.
[ believe, and the man who Will win
is the one who will see to it that he
gets more work out Of his labor by
the use of better teams and tools.
The South should be the richest
country in the world: that is, from
an agricultural standpoint. You have
advantages over every other country
for the production OF good crops, and
if you do not succeed it is your fault,
because YOU failed to apply the
proper methods for planting and max
ing Il good crop.
Don't get scared by the boIl-weeVi1:
it can be whipped. Diversity your
crops and get more out of the soil.
When You talk about abandoning cot
ton YOU are laying the foundation for
agricultural distrust. and that means
an agricultural panic. You Nigh. Just
as we'll put dynamite under your cities
and blow them up as to destroy your
agricultural districts. The prosperity
OF the two must go together. The
government gives you a method by
which YOU can succeed, if YOU will.
Cotton is q national and a world
~ I"bA W q Ill
supply, the clothing Of every toiler
upon the land and in the factory,
world wide, will cost more. You must
not fail: failure means more to the
world than to YOU. If you could not
raise q pound of cotton, your lands
would still be worth vastly more than
you ask for them for growing corn.
alfalfa, rice. and other products, as
well as for stock raising. With your
superb soil. worth 5000 an acre for
general CROP productions: with a peo-
pie of great intelligence and indom-
table courage; with one OF the best
agricultural colleges in the land.
n by that great soldier and
scholar, Gen. Stephen d. Lee. and
Worthily supported by its present pres
ldent, HOP J. e. Hardy, and with
such splepdld public men as YOU have
in every service. are YOU going to per
NIT a little bOll-WeeviI to deprive Won
OF your homes and drive Won from
the soil? If "a foreign enemy were
TO invade your State every man would
FORM IN me with rifle to the shoulder
to repulse the invader. Meet this in
sidious enemy in the same way. Or
game for the fight. Every man
should assist-the banker with his
money n the laborer with his hoe
till victory is won. You will ,iya 70
see Your land worth three times what
1t IS today and you can not afford to
sacr1he it. Hold your land and there
is no reason why YOU should not sue
ceed. This is the greatest country
on earth Tor the production Of the
worlds greatest crop. You can noale
a crop here just SO long as vou vork
your land properly. Let there he no
more pessimisn. Mississippians do
not know how to surrender, much less
TO be captured by bo1l-weevil. Tnf,1r,
a banner on every farmhouse anf on
biaZon on it, We do not s11rra,dar
to an invading army. We fight"
s. A. KNAPP.
Special Agent in Charge OF FarDoare,
cooperative Demonstration Wort
A~DproVed. 20
WILSON