The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-05
TALKING TO TIE FARMERS.
Scientific Methods Urged Upon the
People OF Griffin.

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GRIFFIN. GA, Feb. 4.-Dr. H. c. White
state chemist. and Rev. J. B. Hunnicut oil
/ the agricultural college, who are making a
tour OF the state in the interest OF scientific
/ farming, held an institute here to-day.
| Fully 900 people met these distinguished
gentleman and there was great interest
/ manifested In their work. Col. r. J. Red
| ding Of the experimental farm introduced
/ DR.. White, who made an exceedingly inter-
/ esting farm talk OF forty minutes
After thanking Judge Boynton for the
courtesy Of adjournIng court in order TO al
low him and his colleagues the use of the
court house, DR.. White said: 1--WE are on a
campaign Of education" Some might
ask why they we're here and
this was his answer: agriculture
OF all arts requires the broadest edu cation.
| When you 90 out from your alliance lodge,
after bearing theories advanced on econ
omy and the best modes Of farming, and
return to your own homes. it is there you
realize the necessity for this broad educa-
tion for you are then thrown on your own
resources aud must Ct for yourself. put
these theories i'll practiI and watch for the
results, changing the practice Of one thing
TO something else II your expectations are
not realized.
This is the kind Of education needed TO
make your profession money making one.
IL is our business to acquaint ourselves
with the theories of the most ad-
vanced form Of the world, and we are
doing this. and by coming into your midst
and repeating these things we hope TO make
these red hills of Georgia blossom with
clover, while the valleys yield the produce
70 fill your granaries and pockets"
Dr. White continued on this line at
length, using principally the arguments and
illustrations reported from Newman on
Tuesday.
He paid his respects to commercial fertil-
izers, and asked the question: "Is it cheaper
to buy them or plant pease and clover to
furnish the solubles for our soilp He
answered the question fully, showing that
the mode used at present was not the best.
Continuing, he said cotton would make US
rich people, but for it to do
SO we must first learn to cultivate it
on scientific principles. and not spend
il before it is planted. A COW, he declared,
was the best fertilizer factory the country
afforded. Concluding his remarks DR..
White asked the farmers to send their boys
to the university that they might be taught
how TO farm, stating that it was theirs
anyway, and that, thanks to his disting-
uished friend, Col. Dismuke, Griffin came
near getting the AGRICULTURAL college located
at the experimental station last year.
DIR. Hunnicutt followed DIR. White,
dwelling principally on the slipshod methods
of the average farmers work. He said the
former prejudice which existed against
scientific Farming bad been shaken, and
they hoped to give it hard shake
here to-day, IL they did not entirely
eradicate 1t. He impressed the necessity of
deep blowing, furnishing wonderful statis-
tics of the depth to.which. roots and plants
went into the earth. to show how abusive
the farmer is to the plant he expects to pro-
duce him living.
AN UNEXPECTED QUERY.
"What about the sub-treasuryl" came a
voice from back in the audience. But he
got no answer except indirectly, when DR..
Hunnioutt said theirs was not political
mission.
Commissioner of Agriculture R. T. Nes-
bitt and Col. r. J. ReddIng each made
short, interesting talks on farm topics. At
the conclusion of the meeting a county In
stitute was created, with Col. r. J. Red
ding as chairman of the organization.