THE MODEL FARM PAPER. 



WHAT is it ? Where published ? How much ? Briefly, it is The Practical Farmer, pub- 1 

 lished weekly in Philadelphia, Pa., at $1.00 per year. It is the model farm paper for \ 

 several reasons. Emphatically it is the farmer's paper, entering right into his work from week to \ 

 week, its columns being filled with information that fits into his daily duties. Its contributors j 

 are practical men, who by hard work on the farm have demonstrated their right to be called far- 8 

 mers. and by their articles published in the leading agricultural journals, earned the distinctions 

 of being the best agricultural writers in the country. Among them are T. B. Terry, John Gould, | 

 Waldo F. Brown, Alva Agee and J. McLain Smith, of Ohio ; T. Greiner and Galen Wilson, off 

 New York ; Prof. Massey, of North Carolina; John M. Stahl, of Illinois; Hon. Warren Brown, S 

 of New Hampshire ; P. H. Valentine, of New Jersey; G. H. Turner and W. E. Collins, of Mis- j I 

 sissippi; and Jos. Meehan, of Pennsylvania. Besides these, who write regularly for its columns, * \ 

 numbers of other practical men send occasional contributions. One of the strong features of The j jj 

 Practical Farmer, and a unique one in Agricultural Journalism, is the Special Departments — « ; 

 The Experience Pool, Short Cuts and Postal Card Correspondence. These are maintained exclu- '» ) 

 sively by contributions from its subscribers. The Experience Pool is devoted to the discussion of 5 

 subjects each week which are intimately connected with farm operations, and under the editorial | 

 supervision of Prof. Massey, is without doubt the most interesting and valuable feature ever in- ! 

 troduced into an Agricultural Journal. Short Cuts, as its name indicates, is a department de- 5 

 voted to the interchange of cutting across corners in doing farm and household work ; little sav- \\ 

 ings in time and methods which simplify and shorten the daily work on the farm and in the \ 

 house. T. Greiner, in editorial charge, has made it equally as unique and valuable as Our Ex- j 

 perience Pool. Postal Card Correspondence is brief reports from its readers in all sections of the \ 

 country, giving crop conditions and prices, and other items of general interest. By means of jj: 

 these three Departments, The Practical Farmer is brought into the closest touch with its readers, |j 

 and is enabled to be useful to them in a larger degree than it could by any of the means usually « 

 relied upon by the average agricultural journal. Cash Prizes ranging from $1.00 to $3.00 t 

 are paid each week for the best seven contributions to the above three departments. ? 



In its regular departments it is equally strong. John Gould, one of the most noted practical > 

 dairy experts in the country, has charge of the Dairy Department, which is confessedly the 5 

 strongest one in the Agricultural Press. T. Greiner edits the Garden Department, and has made it : 

 stronger and more comprehensive than the journals which are devoted almost exclusively to that : 

 one topic. Jos. Meehan does equally good work in the Horticultural Department. ; 



Another strong feature is the Home Circle, under the editorial charge of Mrs. Velma C. 3 

 Melville. This department, as its name indicates, is especially devoted to the wives and children. S 

 Under the wise and able management of Mrs. Melville, it has won the distinction of being the i 

 ideal family corner of the Agricultural Press, and will elevate and purify every home to which it I 

 is admitted. These are some of the strong features of The Practical Farmer of Philadelphia, jj 

 "Once a subscriber, always a subscriber" might very appropriately be adopted as \ 

 its motto; and a large number of those who subscribed for The Practical Farmer when it * 

 was first started way back in 1855, are still on its subscription list, hale, frost-haired, successful » 

 farmers. Special pains are taken and a liberal outlay of money is made to make ite 

 the best of its kind. There is never a week in the year but that the effort is made to have that - 

 number better than the preceding or any previous number. T. B. Terry is probably the best known ? 

 farmer in the country to-day. Every reading farmer knows how he bought a run down and run \ 

 out farm in ( >hio and made it one of the most profitable farms in the country. He is just as sue- \ 

 cessful in writing lor the average paper as he is in tilling the soil, and the managers of The \ 

 Practical Farmer had enterprise enough to obtain his entire services for its columns, although | 

 it cost a pretty penny to do it. And so with John Gould, Prof. Massey, T. Greiner and 2 

 Jos. Meehan in charge of special departments of the paper; their services are secured with= 1 

 out reference to cost, because the management is wise enough to know that the best is not* 

 too good for iis friends. This year there has been printed a Fertilizer Special, a Potato Special, a« 

 Corn Special, a Dairy Special, a Wheat Special. Their titles indicate their purpose. Each number I 

 was a condensed en cyclopedia of information on the subject named. It follows the old beaten! 

 track of journalism only so long as it is profitable to its readers. Hence its sixteen large pages eachst 

 veek art filled with new ideas, which while new are practical and helpful. »■ 



ii win pay you to send a postal card to THE FARMER CO.. Box 1317, Philadelphia, Pa., for sample copies and further | 

 information; or better still, if you send $1.00, you will receive its weekly visits for one year. » 



