The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-11-15
Fam els Association.

iHe association NET Id iReI
rooms il Banister Hall saturday
morning, President =. O. Alternately
in the chair, Secretary j. H. Buirow
nj the desk, VITA the following mem
bers present:
w. S: Rhea, d. A Mcknight, W.
c. Carter, Porter Allen, f. NJ. Pull
len, D. L Wilson, I. S. Brandon
aud w. w. Anthony.
Committee on premiums on farm
products offered by the association
II the fair made report that oui
farmers have not competed for thos.
premiums as expected and that The
offering hal largely tailed D! it,
ohJect--a big show of farm products
that would do the county honor,
Committee discharged.
Committee on crops + port corn
not SO badly damaged as expected
Carter reported more care snd
better methods in sowin1 wheat.
Allen, great impfny, m. ut in. his
section in method aai IN eafi,iei
wheat extra fine increase III area
33a per cent.
Mcknight, mach earlier sown an
better methods
Brandoa, little sowa-oi N til
Iol.
Ezell, old method u tei Az Ing il
With small pillow -psgal area.
\
Anthony, very little whr.t9 owl
in his section as the laud tt'.l no
| raise good wheat.
/ Alternately, though he Il i ney
er seen such a bright prs. ect fol
a big wheat cop,
" ilson, his whea will aIinos
hide a rabbt--grea i'nprove,nen
in methoa and IL. lease OF area.
Committee 90 live ok, reporte,
stock sll healthy aai ia fine condl
ton.
| The subject, Comparative valu
| of live stock, was opened by Carter
| Said we should raise nothing bu
thorough bred stock and give thel
good food and shelter and success
would surely follow. Failure
come from expecting too much fror
the purchase of fine stock wilhou
giving them the necessary attention
Sorry stock raising did not pay.
J Allen, had seen many f&ilure
from blood without proper after
ton. Tholght that early maturit
should be sought in all stock hret
!. PQllen, was preparing to- go j
fto the stock business, thought nor
was lost by want OF atteation tha
in breed of'stock raised.
! Mcknight, thought it exceeding
ly important to raise that class I
stock for which there is publ
demand and is well suited TO Il
taste and surroundings Of the farn
er. That we can not expect 70 G,
prices eousl to importers prices o
J our stock, Tholght no hin
! equaled hogs for q quick return an
that for Improvement of land lott
ing equaled raising cattle,
: Raea was Mt a stock man b.
: had made money experime atir
with hogs. They had paid him
per bbl. for bis corn. .Had he
: strict account with bis hogs al
: found them to exoeed shy stock j
profit where tBey were given pop
attention.
Burrow had never seen q fsilu
in profit in stock where the crop
= etor gave them bis 9adlyidei I
Il iention.
d Our importations of fac sto
/. was nothing but a tribute we p
" to the skill and attention OF
lie Englishman, the Frenchman and
in Holland.
Alternately thought it was not
b, much breed as attention and
Il qualification OF The stock more Il
er marked his success or failure.
n, Ezell thought win er pasture
e prime necessity in the cattle bl
X ness, especially dairying.
ne Subject for next meeting, Win'
We ing Stock. Porter Allen to OF
~ Adjourned to Pad Saturday, il
ln cember. T. o. ABERNATHY, p
- - j. II. ByRso~, SEQ,