Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-24

ing to do his duty as an officer.
The Farmers. IF East Tennessee
at Knoxville.
ga Thursday of last week the far
mers of T.. Tenn. met in Convention
ut Knoxville. Mr.. Il. p. Rhea Of
Sullivan was made President, and the
meeting was quite l2rge one. We
publish portion the proceedings,
which were OF much interest.
The Committee en- permanent Or
oanization here entered the room, and
reported through its chairman as fol
lows:
To TIE z. T. Farmers Conrentf1n:
The undersigned Committee, ap-
pointed on permanent organization.
for the government Of this Convention,
respectfully suggest the appointment
of one President, ten Vice Presidents.
and two Secretaries. to consist of the
following named persons:
PREyFDi.Sr--Robcrt p. Rhea, Of Sui
livan county.
VICE PREsIDENT-Eey. c NJ Lord,
Biount county; Rev. Bobert Snead'
Monroe county; Samuel Il. Anderson,
Sullivan county; John Il. Sturgeon,
Washington county; Gen. William
G. Kyle, Hamblen county: Capt JAS.
S. Boyd. Knox county w. \. Lenoir,
Loudon county; Joseph Matthews,
McMmn county; I. Young, Roane
county; Joseph Galloway, Hradley
County.
SECRETARIEs-John f. Helms and
George II. Bomar, Knoxville.
The report of the Committee was
adopted. and Hon. O. p Temple and
and G. w. Charlton were appointed a
Committee to conduct the new PFesi-
dent to the chair.
In a few appropriate remarks. Mr..
Rhea returned his thanks to the Con
vention for the honor 50 unexpectedly
conferred upon him. }Ie had been
brought up between tho pillow handles,
and it was gratifying TO him to pre-
side over so intelligent body of men.
lie was proud to sec the advance far
merS were now making to place them>
selves in a position they ought to
have occupied fifty years ago. A far
mer was of the n0bleSt class of labor
ers-and stood at the top Of the pot
and he was proud to recollect that he
had always boon one Of them. he
hoped that the labors of the Conyen-
ton would be harmonious, as he was
sure it would rebound to the lasting
benefit of all if the objects of the
meeting were carried out.
Hon. o. z. Temple was thea intro
duccd, and read a very interesting pa
per ON . stock raising in East Tenn. "
The President announced that he
should hold all speakers hereafter to
the strict rule. as laid down in the
published order Of business, and per
NIT no ore to occvTy more than TWEEN
ty minutes. &c, in discussing any sub
ject.
Referring to that portion Of Judge
Temples address on stock raising,
Prof. Nicholson said that he had beer
struck with one thing soon after his
first arrival in Knoxville. He had
found n class of cattle here. small.
raw-bone, and not we'll cared for, yet
evidently bearing marks of being akin
to animals of fine milking qualities
On making inquiry, he learned that
they were descendants of an Alderney
bull that had been introduced in the
county fifteen years before, and had
run at large for years. He referred TO
it as an evidence Of the truth of the
old saying that blood viii tell
Whether in The noble horse or in the
game cock, it IS always sure to be
seen.
Mr.. Williams thought there was
prejudice in the minds of farmers
against theoretical farming. Theory,
say they, is all very nice, bat we want
something from practical piowmen-
men who have experimental practi-
callY. As a class. we thought farmers
had been derelict to themselves and
their country, in not arouSing to the
full dignity of their great calling by
mastering more of the mysteries and
secrets of chemistry as applied TO
agricultural experiments in the prop
agatiOn ofsocls Of az kinds.
Mr.. S. A. Rogers. OF London, begged
to say only one word, that was that
She difference between Mr.. Williams
and Judge Temple was that the Judge,
a theoretical farmer. raised more
valuable crop on fifty acres Of land
than Mr. Williams, practical farmer,
did on one thousand acres.
Judge Temple announced that as
the lecture Of Prof. AtWater, on the
subject Of Chemistry as applied to
agricultural required some considers
bic preparation TO enable him to make
the experiments he designed to gave