The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-02
FARMERS To INN
State Association Como.
Raleigh On Wed0esd,.
An Organization PLANNED 10 B. efv
The Agriculture Interest Of k,..
Carolina,

OF September OF last year. ID.
Gideration the cotton SIT
meeting resulted in the mar.
mum price OF twenty-five
for cotton seed. when salr
1888 pounds OF cotton seed -.
of cotton seed when seed u.-
for meal. II is unnecesz.r.
peat that those who stood
of the convention realized tr...
named, and some even mur.
who disrcgardod tn alt.a.
vention continued te saL| s.
prices ranging from eieh-..-
Two cents per bushel. there
20 two dollars on the seed sal. .
hale OF cotton.
Those in attendance ut this -.
string the betterment OF af.. III.
Of the State, whether cotton ..
not. proposed an organi1at.a.. #...
be broad enough to include H. #..
ship all persons who are #...
agriculture, and who deslr. IF.
neGt OF the farmers oi the ~...
result the North Carolina FIR.
ISOLATION was formed W.sh
preamble and general purra...
PREAMBLE.
Whereas. The association -.
cation of farmers has Prov. e. De-.
sirable in stimulating Them ts
efforts and research in hgineEa. .
developing ideas n plans for
their interests by discussion
ments, cooperation and uHltr. nf
in things pertaining to their 4......
operation, demonstrating that .m
there is strength promoting rarat..
among themselves and am ineeg.sf#..
others welfare, in d~dyanciug ami .-....
ing their interests when eu laHe.-.. .
any untoward circumstances .n...
ing legitimate efforts in deEatn#.. t..
resources that Will insure 60 fh. .....
of the farmer, and to enable tar. ...
sist the encroachments OF truss.
nopolicS or other combination. .M...
purpose is to deprive the farmer F..
hitrary or other methods. of E. r.
earnings or profits that should ar.s. ,.
his industry. Therefore this Asst.
sets forth the following as its
GENERAL PURPOSES
H. wv tpS I'9Ot'' tlflH a ... .
Dor for the good Of our fellow t.rn..
and to this end We invite the co-a#.r...
of all farmers and others futeraet.. .
this desirable undertaking.
?. We viii meet togcthcd i'm "0##
confer aud cooperate with each o..
for our mutual protection and aaE...
ment as occasion may require.
3. Believing hat the value If oo.'..
seed and their products have a.- ..
fully realized, we especially Iut... I..
~perimental and scientific resaar.. '
bring out their many use aut ta ..- .
their value commercially. as ii t00.
as a fertilizer.
4. We propose to advance AMI 1-.-
mote our own interests without ms.
aggressive attacks on other industries.
but will oppose any enterprise that ".
to Cypress our people and de.fiE" .a.u.
Of our just profits.
BY the above it will be seen Chat .
members Of the association tbau W.
all the farmers of the State to join .
with them n become memheE5. #."
in their endeavors to build a
strengthen the agricultural inter. "
NAA1 10000 cAA ~ 30 NAf
ground and influence of the taru"--
the tate, for it is a Well huoWa fat
the farmers do not now occupy 90.
h%uentlal position that they once ..
h Macedonian cry still goes
to all the farmers OF the Stat" g" .
over and help us. The meeting eo.... FIJI.
September 3rd is the annual m#t-". "
the association, and is for tae ."
Of t~ransactinG the regular routla" ..
of the association, and TO ta"
question of interest that may b" ..".
before hat body.
! Cotton seed that were once ga..-
valueless now bring annually 10 '.' 7..
millions of dollars, give emI|"Fa".
thousands of people and pay lH..'
more than 500, 000, 900 invested ="
that convert them into dlhere.l I
and yet it is estimated that o..
Onc-third of the cotton seed 81
try go to the cotton oil mills
intelligent and economical H..
lizers, the saving Of the corn .
machinery, whereby al the plan.
and utilized for feeding I8HI2-
of only the ear and blades a- peg.
together with other agriculture.
questions can very properly '" +
discussion. An entire day .'
ably be given to any OIL ." .-
and the results of the di5'
reaching toward agrlcullaf~
ment in our State.
1t is to be hoped that Oh"
not neglect this meeting
viii be there in laree h"Ht..