The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-08
$8,76O,OOO,O0O!!
That's the Value of Farm Prod.
ucts for 19O9-Isn't
IT Create

IL OIC0G
Think of producing on the farms of the
United States twice as much new wealth in
one year as is represented by all the gold
money in the world o9sside of this countryl
NO wonder our esteemed friend, Secretary
James Wilson, of the Department of Agri-
culture, is jublant.
1t is showing that every citizen is proud
OF, whether he had hand in the production
or not.
The most gratifying story told by these
hgures is that they represent gain over the
previous year of 1859 900 900.
We are going ahead-going ahead rapidly.
That is the best message we gather from
this report of our results for 1909.
But instead of being content with these
ngures, let us take them only as an indica-
ton of what our real possibilities are, and
let us use them merely as mile post in our
climb to better things.
Leteach of us, for instance, look back over
our operations of 1909 to determine whether
or not we did our share toward making this
showing possible
We all know that there are about G. 600 900
farms in this country. Did 5000, 900 advance
improve, produce more weather. did one
million. two million, or three million do all
OF this pushing and improving of methods to
make gain of 1850, 600, 600 possible2
We ought to stop and think of what has
made the gains of former years possible
We must stop to realize that this gain of
1860 0O0. 900 for 1909 is not due to SO much
more land under cultivation, but has been
brought about primarily by better methods
of Cultivatng the same land that has been
cultivated before: by better methods Of
preparing the soil. sowing the grain and
harvesting the crops.
Without the wonderful strides made in
the DEVELOPMENT of farm machines, an
IS, 76O DOC. OOO-crop would be entirely out of
the question.
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rules of 1909 farming are not the rules for
1910. New machines mean new advances
and new wealth. Do you keep abreast-are
you. posted about these things3
About traction plowing-how to pillow
more acres, in less time, with less expense,
tor better, bigger returns:
How good disk harrow will enable you
to make better seed BEDS
Why it to your advantage to spread ma
nure the right way-as soon as you get it.
instead of spreading it after half its value
is gone.
ing advantages of having good. reliable.
dependable gasoline engine on your place;
how 1t will help to keep the boys at home:
how it will save you hired mans wages
and how 1t will more than pay for itself in
twelve months:
What the right kind of cream harvester
means to you in increased milk and butter
profts-and skim-mlk calves:
Why a good feed-grinder means fatter
stock;
How greatly to increase the value of the
1910 hay crop by using the right mower.
tedder. baler etc:
How to know all about harvesting ma
chimes;
How to get the most possible profit out
of the stalks as well as out of the ears by
harvesting your corn in the right way-at
the right time:
How to know the ear marks of good
wagon.
If any of these will help you please secure
a copy of our book - "Gimpses of
Thriftland. That tells the whole story
briefly and in verses that you'll like. Then
we have some books that are still more
business-l ike-the II c Almanac and Ency-
clopaedia. and Farm Science. Say which
you are most interested in. All are free for
the asking.
There is an International dealer near you.
He will be glad to see you to hand you one
of our new 1910 calendars, posters, cat
alogues or pamphlets on harvesting and
haying machines and tools. and tillage inn
Elements, or any of the machines mentioned
above.
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