The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-08
BEST EVER HELD.
A Review of the Delightful and Profita-
bic Farmers Institute Held.

A Review of the DellghttuI ana IfotIta-
bic Farmers Institute Held
70 the Editor:
Red Springs and the surrounding com
munities have for the last three days,
been entertained and have helped to en-
terrain the Agricultural bureau of your
city in the shape of Farmers Institute.
1t was a sort of Il mutual admiration
affair in which they flattered us and we
fattered them, and the best thing about
it was that both parties were sincere.
1t was the most successful institute
that has ever been held. Fully zone
thousand visitors attended on the sec
end day, and all were pleased with the
proceedings. They expressed them
selves as highly pleased with their re-
ception, and we were more than pleased
with them. The weather was, and is
still extremely hot and sultry, and how
the younger members of the faculty
(and / must say that some of them
were even very boyish looking) could
keep their hair so evenly parted III the
middle and maintain unrufled and I'M
wilted their high and mighty standing
collars. was Il mystery, and the more one
mystery grows. Col. Patterson is fine
dignifed gentlemen of the old school
type and made fine impression.
Prof. Massey, they say, knows all
about farming, and he made the inn
preston that he knew good deal, but
moulded somewhat upon the cast iron
type of the philosophical farmer, or
rather, the agricultural philosopher.
His manner and style of speaking SAVIOR
ed somewhat of the pedagogue. All the
same, he was instructive and entertain
ing.
DR.. Holmes stayed only Il day, but
his address was highly appreciated
Among other things he insisted upon the
prevention of forest fires. The greatest
of men don't know it all. The only
preservation possible is to burn the
forest during December and January,
thereby preventing disastrous fires in
the spring, when they will break out
in spite of every precaution. In low
territory the young long leaf pines are
springing up all over the woods Con
seauently on the absence of hogs which
destroy the mast, and for the first few
years these young pines are protected
by a cuff or sheaf Of long pine needles
around their base that completely pro-
tects the young plant from the effects of
an ordinary fire.
DIR. kilgore impresses one as an earn
est and able man, and forces these con-
yictions upon you. DR.. Sanderson seems
TO know his business, and if he would
only call root root and not rut, and
wouldn't roll his RS SO persistently, 1t
would be more agreeable, especially to
all old veterans. And last but not least
in the catalogue of speaker, although he
is least in size, is DIR. Johnson. lie is
the man that has charge of stock, and
gave us some interesting data upon that
speciality. The older men seemed more
practical--the younger men rather in
cIined TO be somewhat theoretical, but
boys YOU know will be boys. The miss
ing members were DIR. Carter, Maj,
Thompson and Col. Cunningham, all for
whom were enquired after by parties
from distance, especially Col. Cum
ninglIam on account OF the growing in
terest manifested in tobacco culture in
this section. We look for the institute
here again next summer when a rousing
reception await them.
ID. L. M'EACHERN,
Red Springs, \. c., Aug. ), 1899.