The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-04
TALKS TO FARMERS
A Great Institute Was Held
in Edgecombe,
A, Tsrboro Good Roads and No-s g
Presented in d Pac.lcs.
Manner.
Manner.
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I~aGboro. y w. MAt'a t. 'f
| Tuesday the Farmers Inz,.ta.. .
eombe county held q meeting
40 great good. II was under tr.
q. the Edsecomho Cotton grow.
citation.
The meeting was presided
President John Battle aud v
With an earnest prayer by Ia.
Morton. Of the Presbyterian er..
admirable address of welcome aG
on following. There was "a lars
ancc ami great interest was e...
Gen. W. X. Cox spoke FIRST .
| Advantages of Good Road" aH"
the congress recently held ta
saving that good roads Wuuf
hand With civilization and eIusar..
referred to work i'll NasSachu-. ...
New Jersey and told Of their gr.
ress. lie said that EiEeeontr
was recognized as one Of the 1.-.
ties in the State and would so f..
for good roads.
Entering into details As to 5000.
in the county he gave figures .
taxation for roads and told OF the t..
where proper ttIt AlSt4 tttA |A..
where there Wa need of better
vision. He said there was t.u
carslessness exercised and not tuo.-.
business judgment shown. Gen
proved he had examined this Suhj...
pertained to ~Edgeeombe very yar
and his address struck all who hD..
as very interesting and a~bOuu4.H-
much usfuI and practical inforu.r#
Commissioner of Agriculture PAYS.
spoke next. He declared it Was .
ishing how many bad roads "or. .n
State. these being a great draWiH.
farming and particularly to hagE.
the products. He said the Good g.
Congress at Raleigh would work -
good in the State.
In making good roads he urged tH.
OF a coed intelligent overseer. H.
q good plan to have good roads ".
adopt a township and county SIS.
sometimes called the cooperative .
In referring to the convict syst,m.
said from we'll known facts. it ta|
work we'll in small counties, thoug
the larger counties it might au@Wsf
stated that in this county the road -
be improved by mixing clay with
where the roads were very sandy.
makes a good bed and a lastius
when we'll drained.
DR.. TAFT Butler addressed the mo-.
lis subject being Hog" and pul
business side of the case He said
system in any business that do'
use the waste is wrong. He ilIuefE
this ny saying that Swift K Co. j."
large poultry yards to utilize the rs
at their cattle yards. and actually
the soueal of the pig for an adE..
mcnt. when put in the phonograIN
Continuing he said while the pcoI..
fore him We're educated people thrv
not educated along stock basis AMI
ferred-to two necessities in stock Ia"
LIST. Raising our food products, -D|
must raise as much on the farm
live stock can eat up.
After a valuable address, he clos,.
a talk on diseases of hogs. giving r
valuable advice.
After the conclusion of Or, Butl"r
dress DR.. b. W. kilgore spoke for 30
time on the preparation of the -..
there is any one thing that an Edg,..
farmer has 10 do it is the prepafa..
his soil, and DR.. Kileore's adti
important.
Dr.. +. J.. Stevens Icctured ON Che
Of Mature Study to The Farmers
lecture was not only practical tu'
praled to the aesthetic side OF th. 4
er's life.
Prof. sherman, of the AgricUlt0r.
IartmCrt da1iyprod a lacturp. ON .s.
This lecture was illustrated and W..
Of the best heard before the lustl'u.
Mr.. II. l.. Station addressed fhn "
tute Oh the Duties of FaIWtr..
said farmers had been taught 10 '
that they were Door and down 'ta
that the banks, the merchants ami .
callings were down on them. r..
not true. Everyone is more or N
pendent upon tho success and Ir"
Of the farmer. who has tho ruHf-
the destiny OF this country.
II speaking Of farms, Mr.. Stdfu.
he had investments in bank and
factory stocks and nothing paid hlu.
ter dividend than his farms.
Mr.. e. l.. Daughtridge made *
excellent address on the suh5e.t ..
vcsting grain, Il talked in Is
manner on a practical subject.
These addresses are but an |.#
the many presented at the mce}.n-
tool up various questions Of
value to the farmers and pre-en.
IN such a way as to develop Gf.a'
est and give valuable informal.
was an institute that will DO graz