The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-12
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farming on rfcn land IS Very ptonSa- ble business More fortunes have been taken from the soil than from all the 1 gold and iron mines of the world. Every large plantation fully developed land properly managed should be as profita- ble as any hundred ton iron furnace. It Is probable that division of our planta- tons tnto)halves, one part cultivated with rotation of crops and the remainder de- voted to grasses, grain and grazing stock. that he one-hah would soon produce more corn and cotton than is now raised and I the land improve in quality and value. If 1 hah the lands in Montgomery County
 were devoted to grasses and grain, legumes, orchards stock raising, dairying and other crops, the other half would | soon produce more corn and cotton than
 Is now grown on the whole.
 'The labor engaged in cotton culture alone is the poorest paid labor in the United States which shows that 1t is not profitable as a one crop system. Pauper
 wages experience teaches, is not best for any section or any people.
 We want the boys to love the farm, | the growing grain. the live stock the stacks of sweet scented hay, the bloom ing orchards. the varied crops and to
 think out the problems of life as typified
 in the mysteries of the oviperous soil. One way to interest the young people Is to have a green crop growing throughout the year particularly in winter when our fields are usually brown and bare. Fields of oats, rye, wheat, alfalfa, rape and grass charm the eye and enlist the atten- | ton. Blooded stock will also prove very attractive and demand increased care and thoughtfulness. Rural mail delivery, rural telephones. graveled and graded roads lined with '. a Hvsv -t- IN A-NA pastures stocked with blooded animals | will make the country more attractive 1 than the city. Then our people, like the English. will go to the country for pleas ure and health.
 The Montgomery Agricultural Club should become one of the strongest and most influential organizations in the State
 and lead the way for the association of all the agriculturists of the common wealth. It should become a prime factor
 m developing diversified farming and live | stock raising.
 Tn bringing about an improvement in our tenant and labor system. In expos l ing frauds in the sale of adulterated | goods, fertilizers, farm machinery and
 supplies and the manner of marketing,
 ginning. pressing, storing and selling their l various crops.
 l Tn securing low local freight rates on
 hay, corn. live stock. cotton, cotton seed and other domestic products.
 Tn securing the location of a modern packing plant in Montgomery with such
 facilities as will give a ready cash mar 1 ket for all desirable live stock and in
 connection grain elevator for handling | grain in bulk.
 Tn securing the location at Montgom- cry of first class Agricultural Expert | ment Station under the control of the De- | pertinent of Agriculture
 "ln developing and stimulating rivalry | a@ hKNA tatN Rn .l~.. ~A
 fering premiums for special crops and promoting County and State fairs and ex- | hibitions."
 The following resolutions were intro
 duced and referred to appropriate Com- | mittees:
 'ln order to stimulate increased effort and interest in scientific and practical farming. the Montgomery Agricultural Club will raise a popular subscription of about $l.000 to be offered as premiums | and prizes for special crops on limited areas of land and for the best managed,
 best cultivated and most profitable one horse farm not to exceed twenty-five | acres. all to be competed for and award
 ed under such rules and regulations as | the Club may adopt" | Referred to Committee on Special Crop. "rhat in order to encourage and im-
 prove our tenant and farm labor system
 the Montgomery Agricultural Club will | 0oSASS HI securing SpcdkeTS ana lecturers
 of knRwn capacity to address our coiored
 farmers on care of land and stock, rota-
 ton of crops. proper preparation of the | soil. selection of best and most prolific
 seed. fertilization, use of best labor saw
 ing implements. and other subjects tend- ing to the upbuildipg of the farm and | the improvement of the condition of the
 colored farmer and laborer."
 l. Referred to Executive Committee, l Tn order to bring together the people
 who feel an active interest in bettering
 our agricultural condition for consulta-
 tion, acquaintance and pleasure, the 1 Montgomery Agricultural Club consider
 the propriety of giving about the first of
 August, after the main crops are laid by,
 a grand old-fashioned barbecue, picnic
 and public speaking at which the fat of | the land shall be represented in generous | proportions"
 Referred to Executive Committee.
 The following proposed basis for award
 ing premiums was referred to a Commit tee:
 Prizes for special crops. fall and win | ter-Best five acres in rust proof oats,
 best five acres in Southern wheat; best
 five acres in alfalfa. best five acres in | vetch. best five acres in any winter crop. Spring and summer crops-Best five
 acres in early corn. best five acres In any corn, best five acres in cotton from | special seed, best and most profitable | yield from five acres of any kind or va-
 dety of crops, best managed and most profitable one-horse farm, for the farmer | selecting and propagating the most pro- life, purest and best adapted cotton seed
 for our section. for the farmer who se-
 lects and propagates the best. mQet pro-
 life seed corn. for the farmer who makes
 the greatest variety and most successful tests with fertilizers.
 | FIFTY AGAINST TWO If ia mt rao-