January, 1906 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



257 



npHE present is the very nick of time for a magazine of the highest class devoted to Farming. This year 

 (1905) broke all records — the American farmer earned six and one-half billion dollars; and "every sunset," 

 as the Secretary of Agriculture reported, " registered an increased value of over $3,000,000 in American farms." 

 The American farmer stands alone in the world as a producer. He is, in fact, a new kind of man, and fanning 

 has become a new kind of science. We announce for this new farmer a new illustrated magazine of a new kind, 

 to be called 



American Farming 



An Illustrated Home Magazine 

 Devoted to the Living and 

 Growing Things on the Farm 



It will be beautiful. We shall use to the fullest extent the modern 

 resources of photography, fine paper, and beautiful half-tones which 

 have made our other three magazines notable. The best, we are 

 convinced, is not " too good for the farmer." 



It will be a live, practical magazine covering every interest of 

 the intelligent and progressive American farmers — and we are sure 

 there are enough of these on the six million farms of this country to 

 support such a periodical at $1.00 a yearj 



American Farming will lay special emphasis on the farm home. 

 It will not only help to show how to make a living, but how to get 

 the most satisfaction and happiness from farm life. 



It will be especially strong on the side of animals: horses, cows, 

 oxen, sheep, swine, poultry, and so on, the live things on the farm, 

 which are after all the most interesting. 



It will emphasize the personal side: a whole series of articles, 

 for instance, will describe men in every section who have succeeded, 

 and will show just how they did it. 



Farming as practised on the great farms of the West and North- 

 west will be adequately treated for the first time. Special attention 

 will be paid to the crops and products of different sections. 



While thoroughly up-to-date in theory, and using to the full the 

 knowledge gained by the scientists, it will be eminently practical. 



All sorts of successful co-operative enterprises will be covered 

 elaborately — schools, roads, irrigation, systems of storing and mar- 

 keting, telephones, etc. 



In a word, with the broadest field and the most inspiring sub- 

 ject there is in America, American Farming will combine beauty 

 and practical helpfulness as does its most successful predecessor, 

 The Garden Magazine. 



DEPARTMENTS CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS 



The Month's Work 

 The Farm Home 

 Farm Buildings 

 Implements 

 Farm Animals 

 Poultry 



HOW TO BUY A FARM 

 Legal points and advice. 



IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN SE- 

 LECTING A FARM. Distance from mar- 

 kets, roads, soil, etc. 



ESTIMATING EXPENSE AND INCOME 

 Expert suggestions for telling in advance if a 

 farm will pay. Things the average farmer 

 omits from his balance sheet. 



CLEARING NEW LAND 



How to do so most effectively, and the cost. 



A FAILURE AND A SUCCESS IN VIRGINIA 

 An actual record of experience on $8-an-acre 

 land. 



HOW A THEORIST TURNED PRACTICAL 

 FARMER. A professor's experience. 



Dairying 

 Stock Raising 

 Insect Pests 

 Farm Law 

 Bees 

 Cereals 



Corn 

 Hay 



Cotton 

 Tobacco 

 Fruits 

 Vegetables 



THE A B C OF FARMING 



Short articles, summing up the cardinal points. 

 HOW SOME FARMERS ABUSE THE SOIL 

 SOME COMMON FARMING ERRORS 

 WASTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFIT 



PUBLIC LANDS STILL OPEN AND HOW 

 TO GET THEM 



IS AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PRAC- 

 TICAL? Articles for and against the systems 

 of State College, etc. 



THE FARMER AS A BUSINESS MAN 



A business problem — keeping accounts — a sink- 

 ing fund to pay off mortgages. 



SOLVING THE LABOR PROBLEM 



What is done in various sections to get labor 

 at the time it is needed — the most acute 

 problem the farmer faces. 



EXPERIENCES AS A FARMHAND 



SPECIAL NOTICE 



Wood Lot and Forest 

 Markets and Hauling 

 The Household 

 Co-operative Schemes 

 Uncle Sam's Helping Hand 



THE MANAGEMENT OF A FARM 



A 10-acre truck garden. 100 acres in New 

 England. A 10,000-acre wheat ranch, etc. 



HOW TO BUY HORSES FOR THE FARM 



SUCCESSFUL FARMERS 



A series telling just how each man has worked 

 out the special problems of success in his 

 particular locality. 



IRRIGATION, WEST AND EAST 

 What it will do — how to get it. 



TELEPHONES FOR THE FARMER 



AUTOMOBILE LINES FOR HAULING 



FARM PRODUCE 

 A PLEA FOR THE OLD-TIME HOME 



INDUSTRIES THAT MAKE THE 



FARMER INDEPENDENT 

 THE DIFFERENT BREEDS OF HORSES, 



COWS AND SWINE 



To The Garden Magazine Readers: — If you will 

 send us two new subscriptions to " The Garden Maga- 

 zine" we will put yozir name on the list for "American 

 Farming" one year free. 



American Farming will be the fourth magazine 

 Doubleday, Page & Company have started. Invari- 

 ably the first numbers have gone " out of print," and 

 the early issues have sold at a high premium. Begin 

 with Number One and send your $1.00 NOW. 

 Use the accompanying subscription blank. 



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DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY, 



133-137 East 16th Street, New York City. 



Enclosed find $1.00, for which send American Farming for 

 one year to 



Name 



Address. 



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