The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-06
MIR. HOUGHTON
 REELECTED Head of the Farmers
 Association, MEETING WELL ATTENDED Montgomery Planters Ask for
 Police Protection. They Discussed Storage of Hay, Ex- terminating Boil weevil, Flow ing Machines and Other
 Subjects of Interest.

Mitchell B. Houghton was reelected President of the Montgomery Agricultural Association at its regular meeting held yesterday at noon in the Association's new quarters on Commerce Street.
 About fifty representative farmers of Montgomery County were present. The meeting was one of the greatest interest Ito the agriculturists of this County. The Association had as visitors number of prominent planters of Fillmore County.
 Commissioner of Agriculture R. R. Poole, who was scheduled to address the Association on the proposed State fair in Montgomery next year failed on account of pressing duties to attend.
 Storage of Hay.
 The special Committee on Grain Stor- ing and Marketing the Hay Crop, through Frank D. Kohn and J. A. Barnes report ed progress in the work to them assigned. They spoke with enthusiasm of the prac- ticability of the erection in Montgomery of a warehouse for the grading and the storing of hay
 Charles Gay, W. II. Vaughn and Frank Kohn discussed the necessity of making and handling of hay a regular business in Montgomery County. In order to get advances of money, low insurance rates. and a regular quotation on the hay crop warehouse Is a necessity. The Commit tee thinks that the handling of as an inn portant crop should be dealt with through only the most careful methods, which would be greatly to te interest of pro- ducers and dealers.
 Joseph Sellers, Mcqueen Smith and others asked that the Association inves- tigate the fertilizer subject and ascertain what could be done for the farmer both in the way of procuring fertilizer at a lower price and protecting the farmer against worthless goods.
 Mcqueen Smith, Peter B. Mastin and J. A. Sellers were appointed a committee to investigate the subject.
 President Houghton called the attention of the Association to that part of Secre- tary of Agriculture Wilson's report tc Congress claiming that a recent discovery showing that nearly all soil contained q sufficiency of mineral plant food, which becomes available if the supply of mois. ture is ample.
 The question was discussed generally by the members and brought out a dis. cussion subsequently on deep blowing w D. Westcott and w. H. Vaughn discussed the subject at length.
 Flowing by Machinery.
 MT. Vaughn said that he had recently purchased a traction engine with gang blows recommended to blow forty acres of land day. The memberes were in vited by MT. Vaughn to visit his farm six miles from Montgomery on the Cartel Hill road and watch the work of the en- zine.
 In reply to a former resolution of the Association asking for a soil survey of Montgomery County a letter was read from Congressman A. A. Wiley. stating that he had made the request in person to the Department of Agriculture and he understood that Sec son had placed the request on file and would at- tend to it in its regular order.
 The question of cuarantining the Mexi- can boil weevil was discussed and a res- nlution by Frank Kohn was unanimously adopted that the Commissioner of Agri- culture investigate at once the probability of the boil weevil being imported into Alabama in Texas oats. cotton seed and other products.
 The following resolutions were read discussed and referred to Committees: .
 That the Montgomery Agricultural As sociation investigate and report on the feasibility of connecting every neighbor- hood or farm in the County of Montgom- cry with the city by telephone.
 That while We believe Montgomery County is rightfully considered as one of the mest peaceful, tolerant and law-abid-