The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-05
FARMERS IN
 THE CANEBRAKE
A FARMERS INSTITUTE FOR
 TWO DAYS AT UNIoNTowN.
Up-to-date, Scientific Farming, Cat tie Raising and Good Roads the Leading Topics-A Road to Be
 Built as an Object Lesson.
BY D. W. MINER.

BY D. ". MINER.
 l Uniontown, July 3.--(Staf Correspond | ence. 1.-The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries has arranged for a series | of Farmers Institutes this summer, as is provided and was contemplated by the
 law establishing the Agricultural Depart ! ment and he very wisely held the first meeting here in the Canebrake country. | the richest and most fertile portion of the State, where lands intelfigently and scientifically worked bring the fullest re- turns and where there are many of the
 most intelligent and progressive farmers | in the State. Notice of the Institute had | been given some weeks ago and every preparation had been made to make 1t ! a success and the result was all that l could have been asked by the promoters 1 or of those in charge of tho arrange ments.
 On Tuesday Professor Cary of the Poly | technic Institute at Auburn addressed a large and appreciative audience in the opera house and impressed upon his hear erh the profit in stock raising, where Ma ture has made the raising so inexpensive and has provided all that is required in the business as to food and climate. a little attention alone being necessary. In
 this section where cane grows In such quantities and to such development the raising of stock can be made side fea- ture by every farmer and be made the most profitable part of the farm. Profes- sor Cary told of the different diseases cat tie were heir to and gave the modes and remedies for their treatment. Many ques-
 tions were asked and answered and this
 portion of the Institute was most in-
 structive and entertaining.
 On Wednesday the meeting was held in the large and commodious school hall
 at the school house in the northern part of town and the audience, while not a large one, was a real representative one and am told was composed of many of the most intelligent and successful farm CTS in all West Alabama. Men who have given the best talents and untiring labors to the farms and who have grown inde- pendent in tilling the soil. They had come to hear and to learn all that was possible to be learned about farming and
 they gave an attentive and eager ear to
 all that was said. Professor Dugger of the agricultural department at Auburn told of the best way to farm and how to apply fertilizers intelligently and Profes-
 sor Ross also told of the relative proper ties and how, to apply the different ferti- lzers with their chemical effects and the like
 Captain J. M. Falkner of Montgomery
 good roads and when introduced he received an enthusiastic reception which amounted to an ovation and which gave positive evidence of their interest | in the question. Captain Falkner had
 given the subject much thought and study and he told how valuable good l roads were to the development and prog ress of my section and of how much | benefit they would be to this canebrake
 section He reviewed the work of the | good roads conventions recently and told | of the practical results of the good roads | train sent out by the Southern Railroad 1 and was gratified to know that the sen- | timent for good and better roads was rap idly gaining and that the people were l rapidly coming to appreciate and un- | derstapd their great value. The rail- 1 roads themselves he said. are heartily in favor of dirf rOado and vynltNd all in their power to encourage their | building. knowing as they do that they were the best agencies for building and developing any portion of our State and 1 that they would prove valuable allies and feeders to the railroads by tncreas- ing the population and adding to the pro- duction many fold. Captain Faikner was frequently cheered and his eloquent and | interesting address will be sure to bear | good fruit. A movement has already | been started to build a short road in this | locality as an object lesson and to show | how to build 1t and to test the availa bii- ity and fitness of the material at hand for the purpose. Captain Falkner says that the road that has been found within
 a mile of the experiment station can be
 utilized for the purpose and with n crusher can be made to answer the pur- pose of roa6 building. It has been sug-
 gested and Captain Falkner has promised
 with the cooperation of the Commission
 CT of Agriculture and the approval or
 
 mile of road alongside of the State farm
 here as an object lesson and to make a
 test of the rock near at hand. IT the
 material is found to be suitable and to
 exist Tn sufficient quantities 1t will be a
 great blessing to this County and the
 movement started here will result in
 making those engaged in it famous and
 the good roads that will be the outcome
 will be a lasting monument to them and
 perpetuate their fame in the hearts of
 their countrymen in the canebrake coun-
 try This experiment in road building IS
 not to be delayed but Is to be made at
 once, so that by the time the Legisla-
 ture meets provision can be made
 for carrying on the work and for mak- ing good roads all over this Sectlon Ihe
 people have come to realize thelr great need and are willing at last to be taxed in any reasonable amount to secure them The Senators and members of the House of Representatives who are elected tnls fall will be instructed to devise the mode and means of securing good roads in business-like, practical way and then to take the steps to enable the people to secure them. Roads that are paSSable all the year round is what this section must have and is what the people have determined upon having-they only need to be shown how to get them In the pest and most expeditions way. when the good roads are secured then it Is known that the development and upbuilding or this garden spot of the State will follow as surely and as naturally as night fol- lows day,
 The speaking was followed by a sumptu- ous and bountiful barbecued dinner, which all present much enjoyed and thus ended one of the most pleasant and profitable meetings ever held in Perry County or in this section. Captain Poole is being highly praised for his work in inaugural ing the movement for these institutes and the feeling is that he Is doing great thing for the farming interests of the State and coming up to the full measure of the promises made for him by his friends when he was chosen to his present position He has proven enterprising and progressive and will have much to show as the result of his labors at the head of the Agricultural Department. He has not ben idle but IS constantly deVls- ing some means and methods for ad- vancing and aiding the farming inter ests of Alabama and has made Ialth- full and energetic public official.
 The visitors were taken to the State Experiment Station and saw there most valuable piece of property. MT. J. M Richardson is the director of the station with Messrs G. D. Stollenwerck, Mims Walker, J. H. Huggin. Alex Sledge are all practical and successful farmers and have brought the station up to point of great usefulness and efficiency. The present director has done good and faithful work and gives all his time and attention to the farm. The crops are suf- ferinG from drought, but they all display intelligent and well directed efforts and are splendid object-lessons to the farm CTS Of the surrounding country The corn and cotton has been worked and farmed on up-to-date methods and are