The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-01

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city of Raleigh at such time as tho
President or Executive COMMITTEES
shall designate"
The report was adopted unan;
mously and the following officers Of
the State organization were elected.
President-Dr. R. H. speight. of
E~dgecombe.
Vic Observation-Disclosures Mclean
of Scotland.
Secretary and Treasurer-T. B
! Parker, of Orange.
President Speight thanked the
convention for she honor conferred
by his election to preside over this
organization of the most substantial
men of North Carolina, and prom.
ised to do his utmost to promote the
organizations best interests.
Col J. Bryan Grimes gave the con-
vention the benefit of some ~calcula-
tions he had made on the seed CUES
ton, and declared that the grower
is entitled to 140O pounds a meal for
every ton of seed. His calculations
were based on figures given him bv
MI. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, an
authority on the subject. Col.
Grimes said the convention ought to
recommend to the farmers that thew
demand % cents per bushel for their
cotton seed, and they should be sat-
isf1ed with no less.
RESOLUTIONS.
The report of the committee on
resolutions followed. 1t said:
"Whereas, The ctton crop is short
and there is an increased demand for
cotton seed for feeding, fertilizer and
other purposes and whereas, the pre-
sent offerings of prices and terms of
exchange for seed are below the real
value of the seed:
"Be it resolved, That it is the de-
liberate Judgment Of this convention
that seed are now worth to the far
mer at home 25 cents a busheI or
should be exchanged on a basis of
1000 pounds of seed for not less than
1881 pounds Of cotton seed meal
to analyze 81 per cent. ammonia,
and we advise and urge the cotton
farmers of North Carolina not to
sell or exchage at less than above
prices, and we ask the earnest CO.
operation of every cotton grower in
North Carolina to this end.
"That we invite the cotton grow
ing States to form Cotton Farmers
associations and assist us in securing
and maintaining these prices for COT
ton seed"
The report was adopted, but later
in the evening Mr.. Abernethy moved
to reconsider and make the minimum
for seed 80 cents. This was defeated.
The question was again brought up
and the vote was to reconsider, but
nc change was made in the price.
ct having been asserted that the
printers had made a mistake in set
ting the New Orleans dispatch and
had made it Is cents and 10 cents per
bushel when the dispatch was $12
and $13 per tom.
Mr.. Jenkins of Chatham, intro
duced the following:
"Whereas, There is a dispute as to
the meaning of q telegram published
in the Raleigh Morning Post of Sep.
tember 5, 1901, said telegram being
dated New Orleans, September 4,
1901, and quoting prices for cotton
seed at II and Is cents per bushel by
the representatives of the cotton
seed oil mills of certain States.
"Whereas, Wishing to do justice
to all parties.
"Resolved, That the President ap-
point a committee of two 60 wait
upon the editor of the Post Or the
telegraph operator, or both, and re-
quest a correct copy of said telegram
for the uss Of this convention in
settling this dispute"
Mr.. Hector Mclean objected.
On motion of Mr.. M. N. Sawyer
the resolution was tabled.
The repot of the committee On
plans which was adopted, follows:
"The committee on plans respect
fully recommend:
"By careful analyses and feeding
tests it has been ascertained that
cotton seed are worth fully 25 cents
per bushel, compared with other