Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-11
COTTON STATES. ASSOCIATION.
Second Annual Meeting to BE Held In
Raleigh.

The Agricultural Department of the
United states government will be well rep
resented at the second annual meeting of
the Cotton States Association of the Com
missioners Of Agriculture. to be held in
Raleigh, n. c.. from August - to Septem-
Der l. Those who have promised to attend
from that department are Secretary Wilson.
Prof. Milton Whitney. Dr. H. W. Wiley
and r. I.amson.
The business of the first day of the con-
vention will be limited to the delivery of the
PRESIDENTS annual address, the report of the
secretary and the reports Of the standing
committees. The following day Secretary
wilson will speak on the Relation Between
National and State Departments of Apri-
culture. and make some suggestions for
removing them. Prof. Whtney's address
VIII be on Physical Analysts Of Soils and In
terpretation and Application of Results -
chemical Analysis of Soils and How tn
Make Results of Greatest Value will be
the theme of remarks by DR.. H. w. Whey.
These addresses will be followed by a
discussion on What is the Best Method of
Conducting Experiments to Determine the
fert4llzer Requirements of Different Plants
aud Soils" in which the following named
VIII take part: DR.. w. c. Stubbs of LOUISE
ana ana Prot; W L. Hutchinson of Mississippi,
Col X. j. Redding of Georgia, DR.. J. p
Dusger or Alabama and Prof. B. w Kill
gore of North Carolina. During the even
ing Roads and Nominating will form
'NrJeS' VI an Illustrated lecture by
Ir"f; Holmes, state geologist of North
Carolina. ' ~
The program for Thursday COMPRISES
these subjects with addresses thereon nv
me men named: 'Leguminous Crops for
Forage, Grazing and Soil Improvement.
ana How to Grow Them by Prot. j. F.
DcSser OF Alabama and W r. Dodson of
louisiana; Grasses for Forage and Hay
Tor Inc Sandy Soils of the South and Hn1r
TO Crow Them. by F. Lamson of Washing
ton. ID: C., W. L. Hutchinson Of Mississjpnj
anu anu w r. Massey of North Carolina :;
Wright of Georgia: DO the Farmers of
-FOUR state Buy Fertilizers for the Rrand
-Nafne, or Tor the Nitrogen. Phosphoric Acid
ana Potash They Contain? If The formar
what Is the best method of bringing about
a change? TO be discussed by prof NJ
Candies of Georgia. W. F.. Hand of Missis
Sippi; T. W. Magruder of Virginia. M p
Harden of South Carolina. B. h Ross of
lima. " -'oi III 'aro-
Friday the subjects for discussion Will be
armers Institutes: What Are the RI
Methods for Improving Then2'' The s,,ai'
ers being 2. II. Nell Of Alabama II =
venom OF Mississippi, s. L. Patterson If
-HoIth carolina. Leon Jastremskf of Iori-
S!d1d, j. D Newman of South Carolina and
,ion az ~ ~ '4 I OF Georgia; The Educa-
ION OF the Farmer by c. w Dabne~ of
tennessee g. T. Winston of North Co., ot
ma ana ID {. White of Georgia
me closing meeting will be held Saturday
, anu VIII De devoted to the discussion Of
s',t'isy. chronological and botanical
year and selection of place of tho Ing
meeting During the conference each cnyn.
iiii@Hioi!"I VIII read a paper showing the
agricultural conditions in the sonthero
States' ana ME- ID. A. Thompkins of Char
address. ~ fhake an