Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-04
FARMERS SHOULD ORGANIZE.
wbnt Prof Maiiy HAD to Say About
the Matter ON rnrmers' pay ne the
Gren, state rair--A consress TO De
Held In Fort worth.

on Farmers Day Professor Mally |
delivered a splendid address on the
boil worm and closed by urging tho
farmers to organize, AS result a
congress OF farmers was called for
February at Fort Worth. on this
subject the speaker said;
Texas is rapidly gaining an honor
able position In the rank OF agrlcul-
tural states. Competition Is tho life Of
trade and unsclnsh organization must
be Its safeguard. The cotton planter
needs to be aroused to practical, cheap
er methods OF production by studying
the results OF experimental researches
along the llne OF loss from insects, iun-
gus diseases, injud cious cultivation
and insufficient fertilization, and give
these results II practical applications
II would appear that those ends can
hest be furthcred through an aasocia-
ton OF cotton planters which VIII agi-
tate and perpetuRte the rcsult1 OF care
ful scientific researches. such an as
ISOLATION should have at least an
nual II not semi-nnnual meetings ana
select It's most successful and intelh-
gent men TO prepare lectures and then
discuss thom In detail. EXACTLY the
same method IL pursued with Suoh
gratifying results by the fruit grow
ers, nurserymen ana stock breeders
OF the state. aud why should not the
cation plantcrg The organization OF
such an association was suggested 20
the efficient agricultural editor OF the
Fort Worth Gazette and he has mag
unanimously given this matter of great
moment to the cotton planter the at
tcntion and publicity II deserved In the
columns OF that paper and his en9rt
should merit our praise and appreela-
ton In this work, however, he mas
not been alone. The Texas Farm una
Ranch. as usual, took up the work Of
furthrring and cvcloplng the best iu-
terests of the farmer and hns done
valiant and efficient service ana comes
In for It's ahare OF support In this pro
| posed movement. The Dallaa News Va
| also In line ana Is ready and willing
20 assist us IN the future as In the past
| IN any movement purportlng to FUR
| ther the best Interest OF Texas.
Advisable as II may appear 70 eject
/ an organization to take up this edu-
| catlonal work In behalf OF the cotton
| planter. there Is one serious obstacle In
| the way Of Its progress. This ohate'
Gle is none the less common and nppl-
cable to all the several associations of
| our state pertaining to agriculture.
! Reference is made 10 the expense ut
! tcndnnt upon such movement ana
| the necessity for stute aid, This has
! often or perhaps universally been re-
| fused upon the basla that the state
| cannot be partial to one organization
| and n one " considered all must be
| alike Those especially Interested In
| vcstlRRtq those things In which they
nre concerned Mt great expense TO
/ themselves but ultimately attain prof
| It's enough greater IN extent to justify
| their drst outlay, But THIS answers
| directly to the welfare OF the individ-
| ual and even enables him or them 70
/ profit and prey upon the Ignorance o.
! those Interested nlmlarly In kind.
! though not In degree. The prosperity
| OF the state demands that thls knowl-
4 edge be general and this can be accom-
| plshed to very great extent through
| the agency OF fnrmers' inatlutel In
which all phases OF agriculture are
thoroughly discussed, These institutes
cannot be conducted and nuportcd by
| individuals or even single associations
but there Is no reason why sutilclent
support cannot be obtnined by united
| effort and union OF all the several ag-
| rlcultural associations % the state.
| This idea was suggested to the speaker
! By that able exponent or the farmer,
| the proprietor Of Texas Farm and
| Ranch, and AZ his requeHt he speaker
| Inns considered some feasible plan or
| basis upon which this could be accom-
| pllshcd. The following In Tho result OF
| my study OF the situptlon. The plan
| ls not new or original "a such, being
| the one which "a 10 cminently suoceas-
| ful with tho American association Tor
| the Advancement Of Science. In thls
| association We ind the hotanlsta. on.
! tomol1gista. chemist and others, each
| organized under suitable scctions and
! each having It's own vice president and
secretary The vice president OF each
| section together with the president Of
| tho association form the executive
committee. The presidency OF the ns.
isolation ls usually passed around
| from one section to another, 80 that
| Fcramblcs for that office rarely result
! The association has an annual meet
| ing at which each section presents
| fun program All soelionl meet at the
same time and place. uaunlly build
! Ing large enough 20 accommodate all.
each section having It's own assembly
/ hall In which TO carry out It's program.
! This affords an opportunity for any
member Of one section especially inter
| oAtcd Ia another to meet with thom
| when II suits hls welfare. In this man
ner one grand Texas association could
| be organized, and we could as one
united body and with unity of pur-
pose approach our Utate Legislature
| and obtain recognition IN the matter
| OF Aunicient financial AID 10 properly
and thoroughly inaugnratr. support
| and conduct system OF farmers insti-
/ tuieB.
An association OF this kind could
ascertain about what each section re-
1 qulrad IN the way Of appropriations.
combine all IN one sum and ask for
an Appropriation. This would relieve
one great obstacle OF success IN gain
ing recognition by not giving legisla-
tors a chance TO wraasie about doing
this apportioplng and doing juatica 10
all. The association could see TO that
Texas has unlimited resources IN all
departments or agriculture and they
require but the touch Of intelligent
Industrial development 10 swing u hlgh
above an agricultural states and our
great saterhOod OF RtAtes ana Ameri-
can republics. seeing her eminence,
would proclaim and point 20 her win
Astronomical accuracy AZ the Lone
/ star state.