Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-04
OUR AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.
EAST TENNESSEE FARMERS IN COUNCIL
Large AttendRnce-PrRcticaI Speeches and
Profitable Gathering
Second Annual Convention of Farmers of
East Tennessee

The farmers of East Tennessee in large
numbers assembled Tuesday afternoon. the
9th ult., in Staub's. Opera House, Hon O.
7. Temple presiding.
Mr.. G. w. Charlton, the Secretary of tbe
Convention, was also present. and occunied
his place.
The Convention was opened by PRAYER
from Rev. {. 7. Lord, of Blount county.
On motion the following Business Com
mittee was appointed, viz: John M. Meek.
>. n. Rodgers, X. =. Rhea, Prof. III. Mich
olson and DR.. y. Maupin.
Messrs. ID. A. Mason, Benz. Cunning
nam and &. f. Dunn were, on motion. an
pointed assistant Secretaries.
constitution and bylaws for the gov
eminent of the convention was reDorted nv
the Secretary and on motion referred to n
committee for further consideration.
Rev. MIR. Lord then announced that the
President was ready to deliver his annual
address. Judge Temple, in substance.
said
Farmers Of East Tennessee.
bid you welcome. When we met ono veor
ago, there were some misgivings as to the success
of eur undertaking. Now success is ossnred
There was cry. of hard times although farm
products bring good price. Why is this 500 Ro.
cause farmers have no surplus to sell. Farmer
have not tarmed right. Our lands are poornr
than they were fifteen years ago Wherein doc
the bad farming consist? We have naturally a
good soil and favorable climate All the grain
and the leading vegetables can be grown here ne
well as stock and the other various products
All south of us nothing but cotton is raised
There we can find market for all we can raise.
Why do we not take full advantage of this
CA comparison was here made between fbc
amount of butter and cheese shipped from Fast
Tennessee and from single counties in New
York of much less territory
We raise too much corn. No corn shouId bc
shipped out of our State in its raw condition
II should be put into hogs and beef cattle The
English ship from America to feed to their
STOCK, ana md 1t profitable. They understand
the advantages Of making manure by feeding at
home. "
CIhe great loss of shipping raw material was
strikingly shown by an elaborate array of figure
BILE correctness.)
Another great drawback to our farming inter-
ests was laziness and ignorance Too few agri-.
cultural papers are taken; The sons of farmers
are not properly educated. Farms are allowed
to grow up in 6riars, and are washed across by
gulles, People who work always have n sur
plus. Savages have nothing above what sun
plies their daily wants. The only remedy for
our people is universal education. One great
means is the organization of farmers clubs anr
the establishing of libraries Another is tb
circulating of agricultural papers, and, finals
II complete revolution OF our farming syster
Make manure. Raise fewer hogs. Sell little
no raw material. Build up free schools.
there be more demand for a higher educst =
for the farmer. just as the farmer is educe u
Will the community prosper. "'
On the call of counties the following :,
| egates responded: ue
KNOX COUNTY.
j T Doyle, G w Mabry, John H Cr ,oio
John Williams, j G Bishop, J Or, i j@.e
NJ Murphy, 5 Harvis, II Clark, HIS nh ~,
Tohn Sr,itb y n 3d., HIs SaI Ipbel
Dickinson, a c f Callen, Robt. 81 , nei;
G Bowman, 7 A Smith, f c Beam an r''
Eighth District Farmers Club an'
CANT GH StoitnfIS a ID LABOR Parkt
ANDERSON COUNTY.
w w Wallace, Jas A Doughe t,- -
Edwards, Jno Offutt, James f reel, a. En-
VIM Freels. 4' Ill
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
John Sturgeon, Col Geo Z Grsbo,
Ior Graono P arvUm' I FL "a West, John Kill
Seaton, VIM II Payne, w H Jou, W ~ N I
Oi"o'on' " i ~ noaIey anu n Fain.
NJ + Johnston, / II Lenoir WRToo;,
j p I McCrosky, j b Pearce, IT r VnoL
| wood. Aear
SULLIVAN CoUN ~
Rev \ Brown, Thos Fai n T T No..
Jacob Thomas and r = Rhes Ease
JEFFERSON CoUN CY.
C E Dunn, d Boman, b r Frorl-,,
s Newman, J l. Coil, ] O Belts W. HnI
braith, w Brazelton, II H Hnbb,rJ EaI
Swan, G Smith, G NJ NJ eek, J r WI
liams. " WIZ
HLoUNT CoUN rY.
Rev. b Lord, b Cunni ngbam Dr I'm,
Gillespie II Meade. dfNl
Friendsville Farmers CT ub: las r t,ooI.
Prof. VIM. Russell, II. L. Hackney
CAMPBELL cor JNTY.
| T Weir, A Maupin, : ) Lindsay .,a ID
ID. Wheeler, Jr 1" H.
| LoUDoN co UNITY.
w Cannon, 5 \ Rog ers, H johnson
w l. Kline, II J Mason. "Aisoii'
| COOKE COUNTY.
| VIM Jack, Rev ] NJ l. Buu,e++ ? r
Burnett, G Stokely, J NJ Jones, ? I B Z
nett, w r Stokely. Dur
| HAMBLEN COUNTF.
| ) A Brooks, Jos E Skeen. 8 Smith g.
Smith, d Bowman and w q VIII "''
| SEWER COUNTY.
| W Murphy, w Thomas, H A HODGES
and DR.. III Hammer. %
BRADLEY COUNTY.
Lewis Boynton.
M'MINN COUNTY,
DIR. A. Slack and J. A. TurIey.
The first subject OF discussion vvoO
(which is the best breed OF cattle for beet
which for butter which for mill, and
which for cheese" Opened by nay;d
Lee, of Knox county. He thongbt tbat
unquestionably short Horns We're the
best cattle formeat Some had found them 70 to
fail but such cases Wpra those - -.