The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-22
PROCEEDINGS FARMERS INSTITUTE.

dent, w. A. Caruthers, and prayer
was offered by Rev. }. F. Ray.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
A committee, composed OF q. A.
Black, Sr., J. G. Jackson, d. J.
Campbell and w. I'll. Badly, was
appointed on legislation.
PROGRAM.
First Topic-''How to Plant and
Cultivate Corn aud Cow Peas. "
Paper by G. A. Black, Sr.; COM
mented on by W. G. Pirlle, w. Ii.
Badly, r. D. Whitley and j. f.
Raw
Adjourned one hour for dinner.
At the afternoon session, discus
sion of the first topic was resumed
by I. j. Ayres.
Second Topic-''Cattle and Dairy
Business" Remark by w. G. Pr
tie and w. A. Gibson.
Third Topic Grating and Fruit
Culture" Paper by J. L. Hill
house; comments by D. j. Camp
bell, w. A. Caruthers, r. D. Whit
ley.
Fourth Topic-"Is it Profitable
to Raise Cotton to the Exclusion of
all Other Crops and. Buy Supplies
Abroad?" Passed over, on account
of lack Of time for discussion.
Fifth Topic-s'Public Schools
and their Importance" Papers by
R. D. Whitley and Prof. III. S.
Taylor; comments by J. A. Foster,
w. @. Pirtle, D. J. Campbell, w.
A. Caruthers, w. A. Moore.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LEGIsLA
TON.
We, your committee, appointed
by the President of the Hardeman
County Farmers Institute, to in
vestigate and report to said body
upon the statutes presented and rec
commended by the Committee on
Remedial Legislation, in its report
to the State Central Farmers Insti-
tute, at Nashville, Dec. 18th, 1900,
! beg leave to make the following
report:
We approve of and recommend
that the following be enacted into
state laws:
A statute appropriating to the
use of the Bureau of Agriculture
the surplus derived from the tax on
fertilizer, after reimbursing the
state for all expenditures made in
behalf of the Bureau.
A statute providing for the trans
fer of the Office of Commissioner of
Live Stock from the State Board of
Health to the Bureau of Agricul-
ture.
A statute prohibiting the entry
into the state of live stock to be
used for dairy or breeding purposes
without a clear bill of health be
shown, nothing contained therein
to impair in any way the state or
national quarantine regulations.
A statute for protection against
impure and adulterated food pro-
| ducts.
a statute to secure the purity of
field and garden seeds.
Whereas, statute No. 3, San act
to prevent dogs aud bitches from
RAINING at large or straying from
the premises of the owner" would
be too radical in its measure and
impracticable, without a complete
determination of the dog; and be-
lieving that the dog is very essen
tiaI on the farm as guard 10 the
home, to assist in driving or catch
ing stock and to destroy the wild
animals that prey upon the feath
cred tribe and upon the different
products of the field, therefore be it
- Resolved, That statute be and
the same is hereby recommended in
lieu of the above, to tax all dogs so
cents each and all bitches $500 each.
f Whereas, statute No. 3, ''an act
requiring all stock to be kept up"
would not be inductive to the in
terests of the farmers of Hardeman
County, but in view of the fact that
the three wire fence does not afford
protection against small stock,
Their efore be it
Resolved, That statute No. be
so amended as to require all small
stock, such as hogs, sheep, goats,
calves, geese and all other notori-
ously bad stock TO be kept up.
Whereas, statute No. II, provid-
ing for a new road law, or the
amendment of the present law, so
as 10 make it more satisfactory and
effecIive; and whereas the present
road law not having been duly and
impartially tried, and believing
with few amendments the present
law would be practicable and effect
i've, therefore be it
Resolved, That section 2 of the
present road law be so amended as
to allow the public roads to be
worked any time during the year;
and that in section 1t be expressed
that one days warning before the
day set to work the road would be
law full and sufficient warning.
J. G. JACKSON,
w. III BALDY,
d. j. CAMPBELL,
G.. A. BLACK, SR.,
Committee.