The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-11-28
NOT MUCH CORN.
"A FARMERB' INSTITUTE.
COMMISSIONERS PATTERSON, PROF. Kill
GORE AND DIR. BUTLER LECTURE.

COMMISSIONERS PATTERSON, PROF. Kill
GORE AND DIR. BUTLER LECTURE.
At the invitation of the Scotland
Neck Farmers Association, Labor
Commissioner S. L. Patterson, Of Raj
elgh Prot. B. w. Kilgore, State Chem
list, and DR.. TAFT Butler, Veterinary
Surgeon of the State Board OF Agri-
culture, held Farmers Institute here
Friday, 22nd.
Commissioner Patterson opened the
work of the day and made some very
encouraging statements to the farmers
present. He said that the prospects
for agriculture in North Carolina and
the South sre brighter than for long
time before. As farmer, he said he
could afford to offer some criticisms on
his fellow farmers which perhaps they
would not hear so patiently from an
other. He said the farmers OF North
Carolina are expanding annually about
five million of dollars for commercial
fertilizers and that while they may
need some fertilizer they ought not to
spend so much in that direction. In
discussing agricultural conditions OF
North Carolina he paid a high compll-
ment to the possibilities OF Eastern
Carolina and said it has finer facilities
for all excellencies in agriculture than
any other section Of the State. He
urged with strong emphasis the inn
portance of farmers being Independent
at home by raising all their own sup
plies.
Mr.. Patterson gave some figures rel
alive to Halifax county that were OF
especial interest to the farmers who
( heard him and to all the farmers OF
the county. He said that in 1890
there were 100000 bushels of corn
raised in Halifax county, but in 1860
there were $4,000 bushels raised in
the county. In 1890 the average pei
acre was nine bushels, and in 1860 the
average was forty bushels per acre
He said also that there were more hogs
cattle and horses raised in the county
forty years ago than now.
Prof. B. w. Kllgore lectured princi.
pally on the cotton seed question
This was of special interest to the
farmers of this community, and they
heard him gladly. He gave cleal
and intelligent comparison between
the raw cotton seed and cotton seet
meal as food for beef cattle or mllci
COWS, and also a comparison between
cotton seed meal and corn or corr
meal. He said that pound OF cotton
seed meal is worth one and three quar-
ter pounds of corn for food. 1t wa
brought out during the discussion tina
, cotton seed meal Is good food for horse
! as we'll as cows. Prof. Kllgore declares
that the cotton seed product of tn
South is of greater value than tn
farmers have yet realized. The valu
of cotton seed meal as a fertilizer wa
discussed and many other points cor
8 corning agriculture.
!, In the afternoon DR.. TAFT Butte
: 'ectured for the most part on the treat
r ment and feeding of stock. He spok
i of the marked differences between bee
cattle and dairy cows, and gave cles
idea of the various marks of each. b
:. told what was good food for the be-
and the mich COW and how the
q should be treated. DIR. Butler discus
It ed at some length the hog cholera, bl
finally said there is no cure for cholel
after it has fully fastened upon no
n The best that can be done is to u
e preyentives. He told how cholel
9 is spread-by persons walking fro
y one pasture to the other, by birds, ar
+ other means. He discussed what
n known among cattle as the tick feve
l. with some of the precautions against
e It was very pleasant and profitab
t. day for the farmers who attended al
ali wen. away delighted. During Il
day tho lecturers urged that such out
tions be asked them as any one shou
wish, ard so there was free questionin
and Mr.. Pate son said after the meetil
that he found the farmers here unus
te ally intelligent.
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