Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-16

to the acre, good ripe wheat, is suffi
cient, he says.
This closed the discussion on The
wheat topic, and on motion tie CON
yentiOn adjourned till 7:30 p. ~.
NIGHT SESSION.
After the calling TO order of the night
| session, President YuTley gave an III
| teresting talk about his visit 10 tue
| agricuIturat college farm and the result
OF his observations Of the many vaiua.
| BILE experiments being made by Prof.
! McBryde, which were emilent!y sat-
| isfact0ry, and certainly recon- mend
this institution TO the favOrab!e con-
sideration Of ali our fafmsrs. Plesi-.
| dent TuTley also called attention 10 the
| subject Of an improvement in our pub
lie road system, ana desired TO I'D pTtss
! the importance of this matteF.
Col. Charlton offered a res0iuli Jn
calling on the different counties 10 Of
| ganiZe county farmers conventions;
also that the president Of this c0nven-
tion appoint vice presidents for the
counties, who shall organize and send
delegates TO the next meeting Of The
| convention.
The resolutions was adopted and The
president instructed to make public
the appointments IS spcn SIS possible.
| The question OF bee raising was
taken up and Opeued By Orvilte Tay-
Tor, Esq, of Anderson county. He
recommended Tie italian bee, but
don't think bees viii pay III East
| Tennessee.
Col. JnO. NJ. Meek gave 6 littIe ex,
perieuce Of his In raising bees, which
cooked him. He has no more use f0I
bees than be ba5 for jersey bulls, and
he thinks the bee business a failure.
"Ar8 Gairies profitable iii E2et Ten
| nesset?' vas opened by \. Ch&vCnDes,
Of Knox, who presented strong aFgu.
ments foT dairy farming 49, be most
prof able business the I&TueF can To-
low.
Matt. NJ. McCiung, OF Knoxville
added his testimony to the greet i'm
pOrtanCe and prof50b!eEess Of tht
dairy. lie gave IN interesting expert
ence with COWS and 8 dairy Oh q small
scale, in the city. IL & feed, he says, j.
corn and peas. il tins proportion Of
buahel Of peas 10 Of corn, ground VI
and mixed with az equal quantity, i
weight, Of wheat bran.
"What are the most profitable crop
in East Tenneaset?' was taken up ant
opened by Col. Jno IL. Crczef, 0
Knox. II3 recommended Irish pc
tatOes, cabbage and apples as the mos
profitable, especially ior ridge land.
Judge Temple said cabbage is tin
most profitable ana mcs5 universally
eaten vegetable or farm pyoduc, in th;
world.
Col. Meek differed with The previous
speakers as TO raising pOtatoes ant
cabbage and keeping dairies and rC
commend fat cattle.
CO.. CrOzier said the gentleman
from Jefferson, Col. Meek, is a har
man in debate, and be is desperat
man. He has in this convention kille
eff jersey cattle, bees, wheat drillt
butter, cheese, etc, hut he can't an
shall not kill Cff the cabbage, pOta.
and apple crops.
Col. Meek offered end the meetiGt
adopted the following:
Resolved, That the thanks Of this cor
vention are hereby extended to the G 4
field and Arthur club, of this city, for th
: use of this hall for the present sitting
? the convention; to the hotels and railroad
for reduced rates Of board and transports
tion.
On motion Of Col. Meek, the follow
ing committee on programme for th
; next meeting was appointed: Col. .
, II. Crozier, Pro- J. M. McBry de, Hon
P. Dickinson.
The convention then adjourned Il
f the first Tuesday in May, 1881.