The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-26
A SESSION OF FIVE DAYS
A Member of the Cabinet to Deliver
an Address.
COMPLETE PROGRAM OF THE MEETING
Discussions by Distinguished Men From All the
Cotton States. Raleigh Must Cordially
Welcome and Royaly Enter
tain the Visitors.

The next annual meeting of the Cotton
States Association of the Commissioners
of Agriculture will be held in this city
is a movement of national interest and
Importance, and the visitors here must
be given a very hearty reception by the
people of the city and of the State gen
orally For certainly it is no small COM
pliment, the decision of this Interstate
organization to hold it's second annual
conference within our borders.
It's first annual convention was held
last January in the city of New Or
leans, the initial meeting having taken
place in the city of Atlanta, Ca, during
the fall of last year.
II am looking for larger attendance
at this meeting than has yet been had"
said Commissioner S. l.. Patterson the
other day 1.-THE association is growing
in interest and not only the commission
ers of agriculture. constituting it's active
membership, but it being vacation time
with the schools and colleges / think
many of the directors of experiment sta
lions and State chemists, will avail them
selves of the opportunity of attending
North Carolina summer climate"
"Will the session of the convention here
be marked by any feature of special in
terest?"
"Yes. There will be several. The Hon.
James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture,
has been invited and will be here. He
will deliver an address on cooperation of
the National Department of Agriculture
he aYin 10 rf me
we will have addresses on the education
of the farmer by DR.. Chas. w. Dabney, of
Tennessee DR.. Geo T. Winston, of North
Carolina, and DR.. II. C. White, of Geor-
gia. Also a discussion on the best
method of conducting experiments in I
gard to the use of fertilizers for diff
ferent plants and different soils, by Dr.
w. c. Stubs, of Louisiana; Prof. W. L.
Hutchinson, of Mississippi; Prof. ]. F.
Digger of Alabama, and Prof. B. w. Kill
gore, of North Carolina. These will be
popular features of the convention. An
other interesting feature of the program
will be an illustrated lecture on Good
Roads and Road making, by Prof. ]. A.
Holmes, State Geologist, for North Caro-
lima
The program for the meeting, in full,
is as follows:
AUGUST 2Sth, TUESDAY.
Convention called to order at noon. Roll
call. Presidents annual address. Re-
port of secretary. Report of Standing
committees.
AUGUST 9th, WEDNESDAY.
Routine business of the convention.
Discussion: Relation between Ma
tional and State Departments of Agrcul
ture; suggestions for improving them"
BY Hon. James Wilson, of Washington,
d. C.
Discussion: physical Analysis of Soils,
and Interpretation and Application of
Results. BY Prof. Milton Whitney. of
Washington. D. c.
Discussion: Chemical Analysis of
Soils. and How to Make Results of Great
est Value. BY DR.. H. w. Wiley, of
Washington, D. c.
Discussion: What is the Best Method
of Conducting Experiments to Determine
the Fertilizer Requirements of Different
Plants and Soils. BY DR.. w. G.. Stubs,
of louisiana Prof. w. L. Hutchinson,
of Mississippi; Col. R. j. Redding, OF
Georgia; Dr. j. F. Digger of Alabama:
Prof. B. W. Kilgore, of North Carolina"
Roads and Moad Making;'' an illus
trated lecture by State Geologist Holmes,
of North Carolina.
AUGUST BOTH, THURSDAY.
"Leguminous Crops for Forage, Grazing
and Soil Improvement and How to Grow
Them. BY Prof. J. F. Digger. of Ala
bama; w. r. Dodson. of Louisiana.
Grasses for Forage and Hay for the
Sandy Soils of the South, and How to
Grow Them. BY F. Lamson OF Wash
ington ID. c.; w. L.. Hutchinson, of Miss
issippi; w. F. Massey, of North Carolina
Georgia as Cattle MARKEDLY R.
r. Wright. OF Georgia.
''Do the Farmers of your State 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"
TO be discussed by State Chemist Nc
Candless, of Georgia; w. F. Hand, of
Mississippi; E. w. Magruder, of Virginia;
M. B. Harden, of South Carolina; b. r.
Ross, of Alabama B. w. Kilgore, of North
Carolina.
Report of Special Committee on Uni
form Fertilizer Guarantees and Branding
Of Fertilizer Bags
AUGUST S1sT, FRIDAY.
Farmers Institutes: "What are the
Best Methods for Improving Them
To be discussed by p. Fl. Nell of Ala
bama w. c. Welborn, of Mississippi; S.
l.. Patterson, of North Carolina; Leon
Jastremski. of Louisiana; j. S. Newman,
of South Carolina c. Harvie Jordan, of
Georgia.
1.-THE Education of the Farmer" by
c. w. Dabney. of Tennessee; G. t. Win
ston, of North Carolina; H. c. White, of
Georgia.
SEPTEMBER 1ST, SATURDAY.
Morning session to be devoted to the
discussion Of veterinary subjects, en-
and botanical discussions
Elections of officers.
Selection Of next place of meeting.
Adjournment.
The object of this important organiza-
ton is to afford an opportunity for con-
ference, from time to time, between the