The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-30
ASKS THE CONVENTION
The Greater Part Of Yesterday After.
noon Session Spent in Discussing
This Question.
VISITING FARMERS EAT WATERMEL ONs
An Excellent Lecture Last Night on Road
makiag and Other Problems of the
South by State Geologist
Homes.

The program for today's session of the
Cotton States Sonvention is
10 a. m. roll call.
Report of special committee on ferti-
i9zer brands continued from yesterday
afternoons session.
Unfinished business.
Discussion: '.Leguminous Crops for
Forage Grazing and Soil Improvement
and How to Grow Them" Prof j. F. Dug
ger. of Alabama; Prof. w. f. Massey, OF
North Carolina
Discussion: Grasses for Forage" w
f. Massey. of North Carolina
Education of Farmers" Prof G.. T.
Winston, North Carolina; Prof H. C.
White. Georgia.
How do Farmers Buy Fertilizers o.
Pref j. NJ. McCandless, of, Georgia; Prof
B. w. Kilgore
Farmers Institutes" Commissioner s.
i. Patterson, of North Carolina
The second DAVIS session of Cotton
States Convention of Commissioners OF
Agriculture met yesterday at IL o'clock
President Stevens in the chair.
On motion the reading of the minutes
CT the New Orleans convention was dis
pensed with. Secretary Royal Daniel
then read the proceedings of Tuesday
meeting. and called the roll. The roll
call showed that the States of Tennessee,
Missouri, Florida and the Indian Terri
tory were unrepresented.
Prof. Digger, CT Alabama, was present
in addition to the delegates who attended
yesterda-
Prof. Milton Whitney. of Washington
addressed the convention on the soil sur
vey. Prof. Whitney illustrated his talk
with maps colored SO as to show the diff
ferent classes of soil The purpose Of
the survey is to scientifically class the
different sells of the States, with regard
to the elements present. thus determin-
ing what a given soil lacks.
He was followed by Col R. J. Redding,
of Georgia, who spoke on Fertilizer Tests.
He spoke with especial reference to
cCttCn, and his speech was valuable
COMPILATION OF knowledge on this sub
ject.
Prof. Kilgore, State Chemist of North
Carolina followed him. He explained
the work that was being done on the
test farms in North Carolina, and the
maintained.
Prof Withers of the Experiment Sta
ticn, followed in a short speech along
the same line, that was highly appre-
ciated.
At the close of the morning exercises
the visitors were invited to watermelon
and grape feast, by Commissioner Pat
terson, and the invitation was immedi-
ately accepted. The size and flavor q
the melons were surprising to many who
were not acquainted with North Carroll
mas ability in this line
The afternoon session was called TX
rider at 1870 O'Clock.
President Stevens read a telegram from
Col. W. T. Hand, of Starkville, Miss, re-
GREETING that he could not attend the
sessions CT the convention and also one
from Maj Culver, of Montgomery, Ala
stating that he was en- route and would
arrive last night.
A communication from Secretary Hes
ter of New Orleans, was read, in re-
gard to the figures fer the cotton crop for
this year 1t read as follows:
Mr. 0. B. Stevens, President Commits
sioners CT Agriculture, Your telegram re-
ceivcl. Will have actual figures of cotton
crop Saturday morning, which | will take
pleasure in wiring you. Final figures
new coming in by Wire and mail. South
ern cotton mill industry never so pros
perous My returns show more new mills
actually building than ever in our his
tory, and many projected, which will ma
teria..za in the near future. New spindleS
are being erected to nearly the numbel
Ct one million, four hundred Thousand
These indicate the sure and rapid pro
gress of the South toward manufacturing
her own cotton crop. This is being done
largely with Southern money. Value o
this years crop exceeds in dollars three
hundred and fifty million dollars.
HENRY G. HESTER"
The report of the special committees
which were postponed until today, yes
terday, were called for. Prof Kilgort
read the report of the Committee on Fer
tilizers. The report Of the committee
was directed mainly toward bringing about
such legislation as would require the
manufacturers to furnish definite state
ments CT the ingredients of the manu-
featured fertilizers. In order to bring
about a definite and general Technology
they recommend that each sack of guanC
contain the following information
The brand, or trademark.
The weight.
The amount of available phosphoriC
acid.
The amount of insoluable phosphoric
acid.
The amount of nitrogen instead of am
Ynonia.
The amount of potash.
The name and address of the manu-
facturer.
in addition to the above, the report
recommends that the source of eacn
available PLAINTIFF be designated
The report was read and approved, and
motion passed to spread it upon tie
minutes. Prof. White, of Georgia. how
ever, secured a recommittal OF the re-
port.ss-- spoke against adopting the pro-
6Quiring the sources of plant