Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-27
The Farmers, Convention.

Inc farmers OF East tennessee meet in
Convention this afternoon at Staub's Opera
House. 1t will probably be largely attend
ed and its deliberations prove of interest
and profit to all concerned. We hope oul
citizens will attend the sittings of the con-
vention and show by their presence and
attention to delegates that they feel an in.
terest in the proceedings of body of men
upon whose energy, and labors depend SO
largely the prosperity and future of Kdox-
vile.
PROGRAMME.
The first business will be the appoint
ment of Business Committee, and reports
from committee, and next the annual adj
dress by the President.
First topic for discussion-Which is the
best breed of cattle, in our climate, for
beef? Which for butter? Which for
cheese? Opened by David Lee, of Knox.
Second topic-What kind of forage and
pasture should We sow? Opened by E.
Link. of Greene.
Address-By Rev. G.. Lord, of Blount,
on the Dairy Business. 49,,
Address-By r. P. Rhea, of Sullivan,
on Small Farms.
Topic-Which is the best breed of hogs {?
Opened by S. d. Williams, of jefferson.
Address-By DIR. Daniel Lee, of Knox.
Subject, his own selection. f
TOpic-What are the advantages of pure
blooded over scrub stock? Opened by H..
3. Yearwood, of Monroe.
Address-By Hon. James T. Shields, of
Granger. Subject, his own selection.
Topic..Can grapes be grown successfully
in our climate?
Address-By Joseph Mathews, of Nc
Mimi; on Raising Wheat.
TOpic-HOw can we make farming
profitable, and at the same time improve
our lands? Opened by George P. Faw, of
Washington county.
Address-By Prof Hunter Nicholson,
on stock raising.
Topic-What are the advantages of stock
raising, combined with the dairy, over the
present system of raising grain and grass
for expectation? Opened by John H.
Crozier, Esq.
Address-By c. w. Charlton. Subject,
the labor question.
Topic-What are the advantages of I'M
derdraining our lands Opened by. Prof.
Nicholson,
Address-By Hon. James P. Swami, of
Jefferson, on the mode and profits of stall
feeding cattle.
Topic-What are the great drawbacks
to our property? Opened by Thomas
Crutchfield, of Hailton.
Address-By Prof. w. o. Atwater, (of
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the Farm.
Topic-How can we make farming prof
liable with our present system of farm Ia
Dor? Opened by Gen. VIM. Brazelton, of
Jefferson county.
Address-By DR.. A. Maupin, of Camp
bell county. Agricultural papers.
Address-By Prof. Nicholson. A higher
education of the farmers.
TOpic-What can be done to improve
the emmon roads of the country. Opened
by Maj. A. III. Pettibone, of Greene.
The regular addresses will be limited to
thirty minutes; the opening speeches ON
topics of discussion to twenty minutes, and
the other speeches to ten minutes. AL
persons who may desire, can present
written or oral topics for discussion, or
present questions for information, or read
essays, to be taken up at such times as
may be designated by the Business Com
mittee.
All farmers are invited to attend; and
all who enroll their names as delegates
will be entitled to seats in the Convention.
And while this is called the Farmers Con-
vention of East Tennessee, as a geographic
cal designation of its location, yet citizens
from any part of the State will be made
most welcome, and will be heard with
pleasure, and are urged to meet with us
and give us the benefit of their experience
and knowledge.
All the regular addresses will be i'm wait
ing, so as to be ready for print.