H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsfuen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
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THAT BEST Of All FARM PAPERS 
AND THE MEN WHO MAKE IT 
H. K. S/ ~ Agricultural Editor 
A . lilv Prac.i \ Farm Paper pfperV^nufe‘country 
thei - 10 ■ I al towers h !'■ 'nd shoulders above all others in practical 
value O' 'iiers of the , I • 1 1 That paper is the Southern Rtealist, 
ublishi ..a 'lulv, and t'la r.jen who make it so valuable. Dr. Stock- 
ridge 11 1 J. .Mc. 'ti'.n wt . e (.ices are shown above, are practical 
farmers therr.^e.' 1 . .nho 1 .■ 1 and operate Georgia farms themselves. 
They are not cit, l' u ,u\.hr know the farming business. Mr. 
F. J. Merrianii Editor and Publisher 
Merriam has a 200-acre farm near Atlanta known as the Ruraltst Farm 
Dr. Stockbridge is the owner of a large plantation in Sumter County 
Georgia. When they print anything in the Ruralist it is frem their own 
experience or observation. No farmer can read the Ruralist for 3 month.s 
and then truthfully say he has not been helped. It helps us and it will 
help you. 
The rot, nonsense and impractical stuff so common in other farm 
papers finds no place in the Ruralist. 
What N Farmers Are Actually Doin^ 
With all due respect ' <• M '•;am ,'.'d his wide experience; to Dr. 
Stockbridge who has no. : ms ientific 'tl.iiDment in the South from 
his wide experience as 1' r ' .u . 1 . rota tl FI miJa and North Dakota 
Experiment Stations and ' i..’i years ■ as the head of the 
.lapanese Agricultural D ■(. 1 .. ,, witl 'c.' e.'iect to Mr. C. L. 
Willoughby, Manager of F, I ■ L'airy barm o^ S.i.. .’ersville, Georgia, 
wh j h andles the Dairy and I'x i k D-partment; to r rof. McIIatton, of 
the Georgia State Agricultui i c ^owuo 1- ks after the Horticultural 
or F ruit-Groxvi*g Departiner*. o ( rry, V .erinariun of the Alabama 
Station who gladly answers a 1 ■ i ',>ns as 1 1 < v to handle and cure 
diseased or injured live stock c. ' ..dsanu 'I I Marshall who looks 
after the poultry interests. All these gentlemen are Interesting but xve 
like best of all the issue on the 15th of each month under the head of 
“What Farmers Are Doing.” 
These middle of the month Issues are regular farmers' experience 
meetings. They give the actual experience of the man right on the ground 
day in and day out, the “one horse” farmer as well os the larger ones. On 
the opposite page is one of the “What Farmers Are Doing” pagesolthe 
Ruralist greatly reduced in size. No farmer who wants to get bestresult.s 
from hisfarm can aet along without a good farm paper. The Rckalist is 
the best for you, because it’s thoroughly practical. We guarantee you 
absolute satisfaction under the special offer below. 
Ice ' and ‘‘Money Back” Offer 
The regular subscription pi-' ■. of th.'' Soi .ern Ruralist is 50 cents per year. Through a special agency arrangement we are able 
to offer it to you for halt price, io cents ot r ear We want every Hastings' seed buyer to have the Southern Ruralist for the next year 
simply because we know it will be worth ." .ny ojllars to you in your farm work. Let no one say that he “can't afford” it. At our 
special half price offer the whole cc't for c .e ■ .’,'.r iz “ss than the value of 3 pounds of cotton, or about the value of a peck of corn. 
We are so sure that you will be satisli, d v ith bic Ru. ist that we hereby agree that if you will send us 25 cents along with your seed 
order for the paper one year we will send yor y ou m ney back at the end of 3 months and have year paper stopped if you write us 
that you are notsatisfied that you are getting ull Te tor your money and more. 
In this offer we guarantee full satisfactio.. and rr. ey back if you don't think it worth it. You need the Ruralist. Every Issue of 
the 24 during the year you will find helpful Throi < us you can buy it for 25 cents, exactly half price, with an absolute positive 
^arantee or your money back if you are i et fully ' fied You can’t get anywhere In this world a fairer, squarer offer than that. 
Just enclose 25 cents extra wi h ye ur seed order for . usi for one year We will start it coming promptly. 
