The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-11-14
Farmars' Assoc. atinn

Farmers Association.
The Giles County Farmer $ As.
ISOLATION met in their ball in Pu
laski, Saturday, Nov. 8. The hall
was crowded to overfio wing with
men and women. This was he
occasion of the annual corn show
and the ladies had crys.nthemum
show in conn, ction.
Committee on field crops re-
ported Cotton will not ave age a
bale to ten acres Corn crop never
better. Wheat sow with great
care. Area larger than usual.
Stand thin on early sown.
Committeen on live stock re
ported: All stock healthy. An i'm
mense hog crop fattened, nearly ali
OF which has now been sold. Some
fears that not enough for home
consumption left.
Committee on fruits and We eta
bles: Fruits trees are in more
healthy condition than in years
and have made fine growth this
year. Second crop potatoes fine.
Committee to make a corn ex-
hibit st the southern expositioHs
made report. The following is
an abridged report. Made three
entries at the Atlanta exposition.
Took both first and second prize
were there were $50 entries. First
500, second $50. Our secretary
now has deposited in bank $3.50.
At Huntsville made three entries,
but our Corn was not allowed to
compete. 1t was generally con-
coded that If 1t could have CON-
peted it would would have taken
first honors. AT Birmingham made
three entries. By some mis-
take our entries were not put on
exhibit till the three last days, be-
toe which the awards were made.
The management were free to say
we had the nnest corn there and so
published in the papers. The
committee had placed this at thes e
expositions more with the object o I
selling seed corn Tor our people
than TO secure premiums. Signed,
j. Ii. Buirow and d. f. Wilson.
The topic, Economy on the
farm, as'suggested by the times"
was opened by I. o. Abernathy.
He said tnat llct year our cotton
crop III this county was 10000
bales, this year LOO, loss OF
Y75O,OOO for the county. This
boss of 80 per cent of our money
crop woald necessitate economy on
the !arm. He thought with proper
economy and spirit of forbearance
that In two years We would not
feel tue loss He highly COM
mended the cash system-credit is
the bane cf farmer. Recommended
selling al surplus stock and every
thing that can be turned into
money and freely use it to pay out
all uebts, and above all do not lose
courage but work with renewed
diligence and all would come out
all right.
DR.. T. d. HarweIl said he and
dozen other young farmers IN the
county, with matrimonial inteu-
tons were doing all they could TO
give the lie to the statement,
Farmers are not prospecting"
He said farmers were "picking their
flnts" and would try it again with
more courage than ever. He had
seen blue merchants, but no blue
farmers. All they want is chance
for another crop.
Col. Rose: Pay as you go is the
philosophers stone tnat turns all
to gold,
Prof. Swan: Town talk Was do
ing our ia, mels more harm than
than the loss of tue cotton crop.
CORN SHOW.
There were SIS put up In premi
ums on corn by the association con-
tributed by Commissioned Hord.
There were z entries OF 60 ear,
each. Tlese seven entries ppz-
zled the judges no little whore TO
place the premiums. Whit w.
G. Carter took first; l.. z. Allen
End, and M. Harwell Sd. Yellow
corn: G. II. Brown LIST premiu l.
j Il. Abernuthy 2nJ-
THE CRYsANTHEMUM SHOW.
This was one of the grabdcst dis
plays OF this lovely flower ever heid
in the south. IL was gorgeous be-
you'd description. A p.rfect be-
bewildermeut vi beauly-a sur
prise to every one who beheld them,
an honor to the refinement and
taste OF our people. ''How exquis.
itely lovely" was heard on all
sides. Miss Ella Williamson, Mrs.
L. M. n. Jones and ID. K. Wilson
were a C mmittee on arrangements
and right we'll did they fulfill their
duty.
Committee on nomenclature:
Mrs. j. b. Childers, Mrs M. A.
Smith, Mrs. John A. Jackson, iol
Scion + Rose and ID. K. Wilson.
This comm ttce made a report that
they found no less than $50 dis
tinctive varieties on exhibition.
That each variety had often half
dozen different names and that
they found the task OF naming Il
herculean one and would only re-
port the number of distinct varie-
ties displayed by each exhibitor
Mrs. NJ. A. Smith, 80 varieties;
Mrs. j. B. Chiiders, 80 varieties;
Mrs. Gil. and Miss Ella William
son, 40 varieties; Mrs. JIG. Mason,
81 varieties; Mrs. j. ii. Burrow,
10; Mrs. Lee Reynolds, Mrs. +.
M. N. Jones, Mrs. w S. Rose, Miss
Jennie Meredith, unknown number
of varieties.
A vote OF thanks was rendered
the exhibitors.
In rendering the vote of thanks