The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-08-21
FARMERS STATE ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting to be Held in Raleigh
Or September 3-W1at the Associ-
alton Has Done in the Matter OF
Securing Better Prices for Cotton
Seed.

To the Farmers Of North Carolina:
At the January meeting Of the
North Carolina Farmers State Asso-
citation, a resolution was adopted
that the annual meeting OF the Asso-
citation be held the third Tuesday in
August. Commissioner S. l.. Patter-
son, who is member OF the execu-
tive committee OF the Association,
informs US that he will be away en-
gagged in institute work at that time,
and the following week will be in at
tendance at the meeting OF the Cot
ton States Association Of Commission
ers of Agriculture, in Nashville, Tenn.
Therefore, it is thought best to hold
the annual meeting Of the State Far
mers' Association on Wednesday,
September 3, in the auditorium of
the Agricultural Building, in the city
OF Raleigh, beginning at IL O'Clock
a. N. 1t is to be hoped that every
county in the State will be repre-
sented at that meeting. We hope to
secure reduced rates over the differ
ent railways for the occasion.
When this Association first met in
| Septem Der 1901, 10 take in considera
| ton the cotton seed situation, and
devise plans by which better price
| could be obtained for them, and by
resolution declared that under exist
ing conditions cotton seed should not
be sold for less than % cents per
| bushel for cash, nor exchanged for
cotton seed meal for less than 1888
pounds of meal for one ton of seed !,
it demonstrated the power Of concert
of action, for by that resolution it
established a price that resulted in
untold benefit to the cotton farmers
OF the South. While some derided
the action of the convention, and
said that it was composed of people
who did not know what they were
doing, others had confidence in their
Judgment and stood by the action OF
the Association. The farmers who
refused to take part in the meetings
and continued to sell their cotton
seed as fast as ginned, received from
while those who abided by the action
Of the Association received from %
cents to u cents per bushel for
theirs. This very fact should give
the farmers of the State confidence
in the Association and cause the III to
take an active part in its workings.
For the purpose of Il complete or
ganizaton and thorough representa-
ton at the State meeting. we suggest
that township meetings he held on
Saturday, August %. at the usual
place for holding township meetings,
and that county meetings be held
Saturday, August 80, at the court
house, at II o'clock, and then select
delegates to attend the State meeting.
This Association is of too much
Importance to the farmers Of the
State for its meetings to be neglected
by them. Let them show their in
tcrest in the work, and their determi-
nation to succeed by attending these
meetings in large numbers. The
secretary will gladly furnish consti-
tutions and membership rolls to any
one desiring them. Remember this
! 81 Qciati0n is in the interest Of all
,.asses of farmers. whether cotton,
tobacco, grain or truck farmers,
therefore all are cordially invited and
urged to attend.
r. II. SPEIGHT, President
L. b. PARKER, Secretary,
| HillsbOro, n. G..