The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-06-03
Correspondence.
, GREAT FARMERS CONVENTION.
- Account of the Successful Session Of the
Fast Tennessee Farmers Convention
BY Secretary soule.
Of The Progressive Farmer.

Cor. of The Progressive Farmer.
The East Tennessee Farmers Con-
-,r+ion held in Knoxville this week
ros = record-breake in every ems of
10 word. Ex-Governor Hoard, Mr..
p r, Terry, and other distinguished
-;sitors pronounced it the most sue
,ossful meeting they had ever known
:, their wide experience. The weather
r.s beautiful, though a trife sultry,
md the country in it's fresh, spring
-ordure lent additional charms to the
many natural beauties of the land
;cape.
The meeting opened auspiciously
and the program was carried out with
~nromptness and dispatch. Sufficient
rariety was given to the different ses-
.;ons through the medium of music
furnished by the University band and
5ee club whose selections seemed to
6nd favor with the large crowd.
The attendance was surprisingly
large, reaching an aggregate of at
last 500, not including the families of
4 he delegates who were in attendance.
The University chapel, though it can
eat more than $50 at a time, was not
hrge enough to accommodate the
,rowd. The best evidence of the en-
Lnsiasm which characterized the
meeting is found in the fact that the
large attendance was maintained UP
! TO the very close of the three days ses-
sion. Never before in the history of
the Institution was the attendance so
uniformly distributed over the State,
there being a number of representa-
ives even from the western section
nd almost every one of the thirty
Ar counties in East Tennessee had
lLrge delegation. Thus, the spirit
nj the work of the organization viii
1--we a much wider and more lasting
influence than ever before and the
good resulting from sEch a meeting
can never be correctly estimated.
The addresses were all short, sharp
and incisive and every speaker seemed
to have put his best thought and en-
deavor into the preparation of a paper
that would give the farmers the in
formation needed in the most direct
and practical manner, and although
some could not be present, every in
7ited speaker who was absent pre-
pared and sent a paper as an evidence
! his good intentions. Owing to the
let that the meeting represents all
lie agricultural and stock interests of
be Middle South the subjects were
EOuped and discussed under various
wpicS. At the present meeting atten-
ton was directed particularly to the
DISCUSSION of dairy husbandry, soil
maintenance and improvement, the
lest grasses and ~clovers for Southern
@ndItiOns, the construction of silOs
md crops for the same, stock hus-
landry. including the feeding of beef
attle. the maintenance of sheep and
he breeding of horses. The educa-
1onal needs of our people were not
aglected. The public school interests
7ere ably presented and the subject of
grculJural education in the State
University and the Importance of eX-
lliug the usefulness of the Expert
III, Station by giving it much needed
@te support was fully explained, and
he opinion unanimously expressed
7s that the State could not afford to
l~=-lecr the education of its farmers
q the proper support of its Expert
l-Dr Station in order that both the
VoIege Of Agriculture and the. Sta
Ion might serve the purpose for which
lev We're originally intended.
The General discussion of the "a
a5ns -.pics and the question box wer
aatur.~ of the Convention and it was
cry -ratifying to see the keen inte,-
,encr and interest displayed by the
+eca-.~. Their questions and an
"rr> lowed a knowledge and apprc
~suoH Of the subjects they were de-
"lng and are tangible evidence that
s' people are grasping the relation
u Semitic facts to farm manage
,7nt and that they will employ the in
"'na""n so gained to the best advan-
ahd to the rapid and natural i'm
s''ent"u of agricultural practice |
last Tennessee.
Inc same officers were elected by &C
SE'lna'."n for the ensuing year,
~'osh a number of changes were