The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07

of its organization. and leave for their
homes reluctantly. after having listened
to some of the most profound views upon
the different subjects that affect their in
terests
The association was called to order this
morning at 3 O'Clock promptly and whil,
many were not present they came III in
a very short time.
The Proceedings.
The first address made was on the sub
iect of the farmers institute. by +. J.
Merriam, of Fulton county. who is also
q member Of the committee on resolutions
to he drafted on that subject. He said
that the dairymen in session discussing
the COW and its products. grasses and pas
turage was practically a farmers insti-
tUte aud that their work was educational
to hign degree. He said that in the
north and northwest the farmers insti-
tutc was an important factor in the prog
rcss of the farmer as II increased his in
telligenCc and caused him to prosecute
his work understandingly. He said that
President {. II. Jordan, of the Cotton
Growers Association has a bin that he
intends having introduced at the present
session of the Legislature and that he
thought that this association should look
into this matter and give Mr. Jordan
every assistance in its power in his adj
voc2cv of this matter Of Importance He
said that the qGestiCns Of pasture grasses.
dalrying and woman's place i'm the dairy
should have especial advocates to deliver
addresses in each county and Impress
upon the people the Importance of these
factors in profitable dairying.
This was followed 10y an address bv Mr.
Edwin Lehman Johnson. of Clemson. S
G., on the subject. Queen Cotton Seed 3"
and he fully paid attention to his sub
ject giving many valuable statistics to
show that cotton seed is the most yaIu-
able product a fcod and a fertilizer
that we have, and that its va.ua as a
fertilizer is improved after il is eaten by
the cow. His address showed that cot
ton seed was not a by-product of tho
cotton field, but primary crop in the
same class as wheat. lie said that the
wheat crop OF the United States was !,
half b!lltcn bushels, the cotton seed crop
was over a third Of a billion bushels
The acreage in wheat was 10000. The
acreage I'm cotton seed was 25.000o0o.
Average yield Of wheat per acre thir-
teen and one-half bushels.
Average Yield of cotton seed was 14Ia
bushels. Protein I'm wheat l. per cent
Protein in cotton seed l7Is per cent rat
IN wheat per cent Fat in cotton seed
20 per cent
lie went on at great length to show
that from the cotton seed meal ration.
costing 3 cents, Il fertilizer in value OF
l9t2 cents was the result. and Ia many
other ways did he demonstrate the fitness
of cotton seed TO be called queen" and
It's value IN Georgia AMI the south. lie
is not in favor OF using the entire seed
as a food, as the oil is not a butter pro-
ducer, but thinks the meal only should be
fed 10 cows, for which il has no substi-
tutc. lie was warmly applauded.
Governor Hoard then spoke OF the man
ner in which the COW should he handled
and said that too much attention could
not hc paid her, as she would repay it a
hundred fold. lie advocated building
comfortable barns and sheds the first
thing, that she might not be subjected to