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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
October 26, 1901 
J 
T h Exponent of Advanced Agriculture is 
The PJctieal 
of Philadelphia 
Farm Implement Annex has to do with the selection, care and use of 
farm machinery. In these days the farmer who does not avail himself of 
every help which inventive genius supi)lies, and which he is able to get, will 
be left in the race. Larger production from fev, er acres is the secret of success 
on the farm, and farm machinery is a potent help to bring it about. But the 
machinery needs to be oiled with brains, and I'ami Im])lement Annex is de¬ 
signed to help its readers do that. Judgment in the purchase and use of farm 
machinery, and care in its management M ill bring success. The collected ex¬ 
periences published in this dei)artment make a trustworthy guide to its read¬ 
ers. A cash prize of 60 cents is paid for the best and 25 cents for each other 
contribution published in the department. 
Mistakes, Failures and Successes. The first two of these words strike 
a tender spot. We like to tell how M e succeed, but to tell of a failure is like 
pulling teeth. And yet to arrive at correct conclusions it is just as necessary 
to know of the mistakes and failures as of the successes. The first tM o M am 
you from, and the latter points to certain things. And so the aim of this de- 
__^_ _ ^ ^ ])artment is to collate both the mistakes and the successes of the readers of The 
year, the exnedences andVractices of thousands of the best and most successful! Practical Farmer. We honestly believe that thousands of its readers have 
American agricult’ i-'t^as made rapid advances during the last ten years. 
No thoughtful student ox- le agricultural press can fail to note the progress 
made, both from the character of the papers themselves, and the results as 
portrayed in their columns. There have been potent agencies at work to 
effect these results; agencies which are still at M’ork, and m hich year by year, 
are exerting a M'ider and stronger influence. For the last tM'elve years, under 
its present management 
THE PRACTICAL FARMER 
has been in the forefront of this effort to raise the American farmer to a high- j 
er plane of thought, and action, and results. It has aimed at all times to talk 
to the farmer and not at him, by enlisting men who have made their mark as 
practical farmers, and bringing their experience and thoughts into its col¬ 
umns. No other agricultural journal has such a corps of M riters, M'ho kuoM’ 
from experience what they are writing about, as has The Practical Farmer, 
of Philadelphia, and it has also had the good fortune through its foresight 
and management to bring into its column from M’eek to M'eek, and year to 
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farmers, stockmen, gardeners, and Morkers in other departments of the 
farm. By this happy combination of the leading practical Agricultural writers 
and the plain farmer M’ho tells at night m’ hat he has done through the day,T he 
Practical Farmer has M’on the confidence of its readers as it could have 
done in no other M'ay. 
We are glad to be able to announce that 
PROF. W. F. MASSEY, 
Mho has been a force in advanced agriculture for tM’o score years, has 
resigned his position in the North Carolina Agricultural College to assume ed¬ 
itorial charge of The Practical Farmer, M riting exclusively for its columns. 
What this means for our readers, those M'ho have been conversant M ith the rich 
results M'hich have followed Prof. Massey’s labors well know. It means a 
broadening of every department of The Practical F armer. Of the counteraetr 
ing of anytendency M’hich it may have had or does have to get into ruts. 
For twelve years it has M orked M eek in and M’eek out to lift the American 
farmer out of the ruts, and if there has been any tendency to get into a rut 
itself, Prof. Massey M ill have the ability and authority and financial backing 
to lift it out. Every department M’ill be vitalized; new blood, new ideas, new 
methods. The M'hole paper Mill feel the uplift. The men who have shown 
such skill in the editorial management of the Special Departments, will still 
retain their management, but the whole M’ill be under the supreme control of 
a master mind, and every department M’ill respond to that control. 
Second only in importance to the acceptance by Prof. Massey of the editorial 
management, is the engagement of Mr. fl. F. Hunter, for ten years edi¬ 
tor of Farm Poultry, to look after the Poultry interests of The Practical 
Farmer. Mr. Hunter is recognized as one of the ablest authorities in the 
United States on all subjects pertaining to Poultry. His practWl experience 
and thorough observation in this country and Europe give the assurance that 
the Poultry interests of the paper will be brought up to and maintained at the 
very highest standard. , 
MR. T. B. TERRY, of Ohio, 
M’ho M’rites exclusively for The Practical Farmer, of Philadelphia, will 
continue to make the front page of The Practical Farmer the strongest 
page in the Agricultural Press, the index of the good things M’hich folloM’ that 
page. No other man is fitted to exert just the same influence. Year by year 
his Institute M’ork, covering almost every section of the country, broadens him 
and brings him into contact M ith almost every knoM n need and experience of 
American Agriculture. Thus, both by his om u experience and success, as 
M’ell as through the experiences and opinions of thousands of farmers against 
M’hom he personally rubs through the Institutes, he brings to his M’eekly ar¬ 
ticles a strength which makes them unique. 
His book, “Our Farming,” is the most successful agricultural book ever 
published. A complete record of his farm M ork, covering a quarter of a cen¬ 
tury. Contains 368 pages, beautifully ])rinted, handsomely illustrated and 
cloth bound. As noted at the bottom of this page, M’e give a copy of this 
book free to any person sending us a club of six yearly subscriptions to The 
Practical Farmer, of Philadelphia, at 50 cents each. 
One of the most ])otent factors in the poM’er M’hich The Practical Farmer 
has exerted in advancing agricultural practices, is the Special Depart® 
ments, M’hich are })eculiar to it. The Practical Farmer struck a ]>oi)ular 
chord, audits Special Departments met Mith an instant success, M’hich the 
years increase. There is a reason for it, too. They M’ere especially intended to 
bring out the common farmer; the man M ho stands back of American Agri¬ 
culture, and makes or unmakes it. To print his experiences; to give ]jlace 
to his opinions; to enable him to come into contact Mith his fellow farmer, 
and to evolve from that contact the mutual help M’hich should bring better 
results: folloM’ing these lines, 
Our Experience Pool M ill remain under the direct editorial manage¬ 
ment of Prof. Massey. These M eekly discussions of subjects connected M ith 
farm crops and stock, and tlieir management, under his skilful direction, 
have ])roven very iiopular. The topics are selected M ith special reference to 
their adaptation to the ordinary farm and garden routine. Fifty -tM O of these 
topics are discussed each year by the thousands of subscribers of The Prac¬ 
tical Farmer, M ho bring to the discussions the experience and knoM’ledge 
gained from their daily M’ork as related to the topics discussed. The discussion 
in each pool is carefully summarized by Prof. Massey, the main points being 
developed and jiractically applied. 50 cents is paid for the best (M’hich M ill 
be at head of column) and 25 cents for each other article published. 
Short euts by P. F. Subs., tell of the thousand pd one M’ays by 
M’hich the successful farmer aud his housewife achie%’e their success. Every 
one knoM's of a short M ay of doing some certain thing. Every M’eek some of 
these short M’ays flnd a place in Short Cuts, aud the thousands of readers M’ho 
did not know those ])articular M’a.ys can do them too. The ability to make one’s 
M’ork tell; to achieve results at the least expenditure of time and labor, is M’hat 
commands success. Short Cuts tell hoM’ it can be done in thousands of Mays 
on the farm and in the home. This de])artmeut is under the editoiial charge 
of Mr. T. Creiner, an exiiert in short cuts himself, and thorougnly alive to 
the ])ossibililies for usefulness of such a dejiartment. 50 cents is paid for the 
best and 25 cents for each other article published. 
$1.00 pays for Tlie Practical Farmer from now until January 1903. 
$3.00 pays for a club of 6 subscriptions to THE PRACTICAL FARIVIER from now until 
January 1, 1903, and a copy of Mr. Terry’s book, “Our Farming,”.to the club raiser. 
All Subscriptions Discontinued on Expiration. Remit by P. O. or Ex. Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter, and address 
been saved from failure aud loss by the experiences M’hich their felloM' fanners 
have contributed to this department. The successes admirably supplement 
the failures and mistakes, and very often the writer tells how through failure 
he has won success. We pay a cash prize of 50 cents for the best and 25 cents 
for each other contribution printed in this department. Both the Implement 
Annex aud the Mistakes, Failures and Successes Departments are under the 
editorial charge of Geo. T. Pettit, M ho keeps both of them fully up to the pro¬ 
gressive ideas and ideals w hich are embodied in The Practical Farmer. 
Postal Card Correspondence are rei)ortsfrom all sections of the United 
States and Canada, with an occasional contribution from other countries. 
The state of the crops, prices, local advantages are clearly and succinctly set 
forth. It is a bird’s eye view of matters and things w Inch it is imjiortant that 
the farmer should keep posted upon. It gives a general and accurate idea of 
crops aud jnices. 25 cents is paid for each contribution i)ublished. 
These five departments are maintained exclusively by contributions from 
subscribers of The Practical Farmer. They form a sort of a Free Parlia- 
ment, w here the members of The Practical Farmer family can meet and 
exchange ideas and experiences. While the articles are pruned and put in 
shape by skilled editors, the ideas are the result of practical, every day w’ork 
right on the farm and in the home. 
Another feature peculiar to The Practical Farmer is its 
CROP SPECIALS 
The M’hole front part of the paper of a given number is devoted to the dis¬ 
cussion of some certain topic ; the articles being written by subscribers 
of the paper. Several of these are printed during the .year, and the aim is to 
discuss leading matters that interest the w hole country, or large sections of it. 
Cash prizes of Twenty-five, Fifteen and Ten dollars are ])aid for the best three 
articles contributed to each Special. We have arranged thus far for the fol¬ 
lowing Specials: 
Incubator and Brooder Special, December 21. 
Tobacco Special, January 18. 
Dairy Special, February 22. 
Commercial Fertilizer Special, March 22. 
Farm-Garden Special, April 19. 
Ten Year Experience Pool Anniversary, May 24. 
Clover Special, June 28. 
Cream of the Bulletins is another thing original w’ith The Practical 
Farmejl Each M’eek a bulletin of some Agricultural Experiment Station is 
taken and its facts aud conclusions stated in plain English, so that in a short 
space the cream of the bulletin is skimmed oil’ aud dished up to our readers. 
The subscribers of The Practical Farmer get an intelligent idea of the 
most important Bulletins,State and United States,published during the year. 
Veterinary.— Dr. A. S. Alexander, a skilled veterinarian, answers free, 
through this department, all queries relating to the diseases of all kinds of 
live stock. The questions are given in full, so that subscribers w ho m ish to 
minister to the ailments of their animals, can often find in the numbers of 
The Practical Farmer the advice they need w ithout any delay. It is safe 
to say that this department has saved thousands of dollars to our readers. 
Queries. —Sometimes the answer to a single query m ill cost twenty-five 
dollars to the management, but not a cent to the inquirer. The aim is to 
answer fully every query sent by sub.scribers o)i all subjects concerning agri¬ 
culture, stock, garden, horticulture, poultry, and related subjects, and in such 
a manner that the answ ers are of general interest, aud a means of informa¬ 
tion to the general reader, as well as to the particular person for m horn the 
answer is printed. 
The Home Circle is especially attractive in the home. JNIrs. Velma C. 
Melville has had years of experience in this work and caters successfully to 
the highest moral tone of the farmer, his wife aud children. Through its col¬ 
umns the farmer’s w ife and daughter chat with their neighbors a thousand 
miles aw ay, and inspire a community of feeling and purpose w hich helps to 
cement the sisterhood of women. 
The General Departments are such as are found in all live agricultural 
journals. The Agricultural, of w hich the w eekly letter of Mr. Terry furnishes 
the backbone; the Garden Department under charge of Mr. T. Greiner, a gar¬ 
dener and writer of National fame; the Stock, of m hich Dr. Galen Wilson has 
charge; the Horticultural, with Mr. Joseph Meehan at the head; Poultry, un¬ 
der the wing of Mr. Hunter, are of the most ])ractical character. Indeed, it 
may be said that the distinguishing characteristic of Teie Practical Farmer 
is the intensely jRactical nature of everything w hich appears in its columns. 
All the articles are prepared expressly for its columns, by m liters who, from 
their ow n exjjerience, know’ and appreciate the needs of the soil-tiller, and 
M rite with the consciousness of that need i)ermeating their w ork. 
These are the lines along w hich The Practical P’armer w ill be conducted 
during 1902. But it w ill not stand still. The coming year ought to, and w e 
believe will, mark a note-w’orthy advance in American Agriculture. That 
must keep pace with the improvements made in every other business and pro¬ 
fession. It M'ill be the aim of The Practical Farmer to lead that advance. 
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