The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-12
SCHOOL FOR FARMERS
sPLENDID WORK IS BEING DONE
 AT AUBURN.
Professors Are Well Pleased with the Attsndanee and Hsvs Been Thorough in in Thsir Lect-
 ures and Propositions.

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 Auburn, Aug. ii.--The Summer School for Farmers. now In progress at the Ala. banna Polytechnic Institute, has proved successful beyond the most sanguine ex- pectations of the authorities of the col tege. The professors are all well pleased with the attendance and have devoted themselves most heartily to their lectures and expositiens. The farmers themselves ere deeply interested and have adopted strong resolutions expressive of their SD preciation of the movement on the part of the institution. The work really marks what is thought an era in the agricultural progress of the state.
 The work has been entirely free oi charge. living expenses and trsveiing have been reduced to a minimum, and the sue cess of the work should be matter oi interest to the entire State. not on ac' count of those giving instruction, mol even on account of the college itself, but for the distinct impulse given to farming Interests along many new lines of profit. able development. The work has mol been mere generaiizations and demonstra- tons on paper, but 1t has been really . school of instruction and of interchange of practice and experience on the part oi most successful farmers. The lecturers have gone into the closest details. and most definite statements have been given upon all the points discussed. It argues well for the progress of this great in- dustry when one hundred and twenty leading farmers from nearly every section of the State will assemble for ten days to engage in this profitable work. The attendance has besn widespread. and . most noticeable feature of the meeting is the intelligent type of men present. Be- sides the regular stan of tho Experiment Station there have been present as lec- turers c. R. Ball. of the Agriculturai De- partment at Washington. Col. J. M. Thornton of Talladega, and Commissioners R. R. Poole of the State Department of Agriculture. Among those present the following may be mentioned: w. c. Lit- tie. F. B. Ruduiph. A. P. Scarborough, Livingston. Ala: O. D.. Cobb, s. c. Pra- Thornton. Falkland. Ala; !. McKes Gould. IT,, Boligee; w. B. Ballsell. BaIl. sell; D. A. Zobel. Roanoke; B. w. gmartt Fredonia; M. M. Dawson, Montgomery Judge Thomas Bradford, Centre; Robert l.. Gay. Daviston; J. B. Grimes, Estiile; 6. D. Lewis. Wehadkee; J. g. Shelley, Texas; H. O. Sargent. Russellville; B. T Cross. Cherokee; A. Swift, Fairhops; !. N. Alsobrook, Lafayette; J. W. Hawkins, Birmingham: E. c. Jackson, Auburn: T. O. Wright, Auburn; R. A. Ashley, Mont gomery:fJ. H. Talbott, opelika; J. H. Bostick. Opelika: T. D. Stanley, Lafay- cite; c. l.. Word, West Point, Ga.; H. B. Walker, Union Springs: John Tampiin, Auburn; ]. l.. Winsiow, Thorsby; J. F. Leonard, Ta1botton. Ga.; T. A. Dunn. Prattville; B. F. Dunn, Prattville: w. c. Lee. opelilxa: I. Dorsey. Opelika; Mir. and Mrs. Anderson, Montgomery; Prof. Cow art, Troy; I. A. Still, Lanett, Dudley Reese, Hayneyville; Mir. Dudley, Hayne- vile; John P. Cowden. Village Springs; H. l.. Floyd, Dothan; President Charles Wickersham, Atlanta; Mir. Lutz and Mir. Cox of the Western Railway; Commits sioner R. R. Poole, Montgomery; J. J. Robinson, Jr.. Lafayette: Clifton Talley, Lafayette; H. c. Crayton, Opeiika; J. R. Howard. Tuskegee; R. Leonard. Talbot ton. Ga: Major Smith. Prattvflle; J. N. Dobbs, Loachapoka; Press Frazer, Pratt vile; T. J. Little, John Zellers, c. D. Lit- tie. J. M. Little, Lee county; J. N. Young. Prattvllle: w. H. Taylor, Benton; Mir. Barnes. Prattville; A. F. Cory, sylacauga; w. c. Smith, Taliassee; A. J. McCrary, J. o. Webb. Kellyton: J. R. Evins, Gold Hiil; Mir. Eweli. Atlanta.
 The following resolutions were adopted by the committed:
 Whereas, Knowledge is power, and whereas Agriculture Is the fundamental industry upon which the welfare and hap piness of our race depend, and whereas the dissemination of useful knowledge among the farmers of our country is q most important and potent means of in- creasing the fruitfulness of the soil and elevating the dignity of this great class of our people, therefore be it, sss .i.s,
 Resolved, first: That we most highly ap- preciate the means which have been adopted through the medium of the Sum- mer School for Farmers at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute to increase our knowledge of producing crops. of live stock and their raising, and of horticul- ture and allied subjects. We perceive that while much is known by the farmers. much more remains to be learned, to the end that we may build up the waste places and make the country truly pros- porous.
 preciate the learning and ability of the professors of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and we beg to express 60 them our hearty thanks for their uniform kind ness and courtesy to us.
 Resolved, third: That 1t is the sense of this meeting that a summer course of lec- lures on agriculture and kindred subjects is highly beneficial and productive of widespread good to the earmers of the State; and we strongly recommend that they be repeated from year to year. We furthermore pledge ourselves to cooper ate with the President and Faculty of this institution to promote a lively in- terest in these annual gatherings, with a view of increasing our knowledge and ad- Vancing the agricultural interests of the State.
 Resolved fourth That to the good peo- pie of Auburn who have given us cor dial welcome, we say, "Godspeed until next year, when we hope to meet again" H. B. Walker. Chairan, Bullock coun-
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 J. I. Thornton. Sumter county)
 W. G. Little. Sumter county)
 J. M. Thornton, (Talladega county.)