The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-08-21
MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS OF AGRI.
CULTURE

Ghe southern States Association OF
Commissioners of Agriculture to be
held IN Raleigh next week.
The convention meets at noon Aug.
20th. The annual address of the
President will be delivered and the
reports of the Secretary and of stand
ing committees made.
On the 29th the session will be of
special interest. ''The Relations Be-
tween National and State Depart
ments of Agriculture and Sugges-
tlons for Improving Them, - will be
the subject of an address by United
States Secretary of Agriculture, JAS.
w. Wilson. Other addresses by ex-
perts from the National Agricultural
Department will be by Milton Whit
ney on Physical Analyses of Soils
and Interpretation and Application
OF Results, - and by H. w. Wiley on
Chemical Analysis of Soils and How
to Make Results of Greatest Value. -
There will be discussion by various
State chemists, including w. c..
Stubbs, of Louisiana w. L. Hutchi-
son, of Mississippi; R. J. Redding, of
Georgia; j. F. Dugger, of Georgia,
and B. w. Kilgore, of North Caro-
lima, of the subject "What is the
Best Method of Conducting Expert
T0oan+C 4O Do+orr,ioo 4I,o Fou4;1;1or
Requirements of Various Plants and
Soils" A very interesting feature
will be an address on roads and road
building, by the State Geologist,
j. A. Holmes, of this State, we'll
illustrated by stereOpticon views.
On the 3Oth J. F. Dugger, of Ala
bama, and w. r. Dodson, of Louisi-
ana, will discuss ''Leguminous crops
for forage, grazing and soil improve
ment and how to grow them ;" F.
Lamson, of Washington w. L.
Huthison, Of Mississippi, and w. F.
Massey, of North Carolina, will dis
cuss Grasses for forage and hay for
the sandy soils of the South and how
to grow them )" R. F. Wright, of
Georgia, will speak on Georgia as
a Cattle Market" and there will be
extended discussion of the subject,
''Do the farmers buy fertilizers for
the brand name, or for the nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash they
contain? If the former, what is the
best method of bringing about a
changer" by James McCandless, of
Georgia w. P Hand, of Mississippi Z;
E. w. Magruder, of Virginia M. D.
Harden, of South Carolina r. B.
Ross, of Alabama B. w. Kilgore, of
North Carolina. A report will be
made by the special committee on
uniform fertilizer guarantees and
branding of fertilizer bags.
On the 31st there will be a discus
sion of the subject Farmers Insti-
tutes and the best methods of i'm
proving them" by P. Fl. Nell, of
Alabama w. G. Welborn, of Mis-
sissippi; S. L. Patterson, of North
Carolina; Leon Jastremski, of Lou
isiana j. S. Newman, of South Caro-
lima c. H. Jordan, of Georgia. THE
education of the farmer" will be
discussed by G. w. Dabney, of Ten
nessee +; George T. Winston, of North
Carolina, and H. G. White, of
Georgia.
On September the morning will
be devoted to the discussion of vet
erinary, chronological and botanical
subjects the election of officers will
follow, then the selection of thenext
meeting place.
The Commissioner and Board Of
Agriculture, Secretary Bruner, the
State Chemist and the President and
faculty of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College will d. earnest work
to make the convention d pleasant
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