The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
Agricultural Department
CONDUCTED BY FULTON S. WHITE.

may be done by education and careful management
 Taking everything into careful consid- eration fully believe that there are great openings along these lines for the Ala bama truck farmers But to make money at truck farming they must organize and educate and learn the lessons of economy; learn how to save everything produced on their farms and when any crop Is not in demand at home and there Is no place to ship it turn it into stock and eggs at home. for all of which there will be good demand.
 As to Organizations.
 Now the question of organization, as rule I am opposed to all or most or ganizations but l can clearly see that where farmers will organize for purely educational purposes. leaving out all poli- ties and work together in harmony, it is this way only that they may hope to win in truck or in fact any other line of farming. Such organizations must be purely educational helping the farmer in growing in buying and in selling; what Is best to grow and how best to grow it; what to buy and when and where to buy; and above all when. where and how to sell his crops to best advantages. Then there are a great many other matters too, that such organizations win help him con troL among there freight and express rates, the prices of carriers for his crops, etc. Then again. our truck farmers must learn to meet Greek with Greek for all the buyers are fully organized and look well to their interests.
 Another important mater in this mu- tual relationship of all truck farmers Is in the fact that they cannot succeed alone in small way. For illustration. should any one farmer go out and plant ten acres of early potatoes he might find 1t to be an uphill business to sell his crop but let twenty farmers plant ten acres apiece and let the fact be known that they will have lots to sell, 1t will attract the attention of buyers who will come and buy the crops at your own stations. Then again when any community Is fully ganized as a producers association and sets up high standard of excellence for goods, so that no matter where the far mers may ship their name is a guarantee of first class goods-such organizations have but. little trouble in realizing good prices for their crops.
 Opportunities for Truck Farmers.
 Yes, fully believe that there are grand opportunities for our Alabam truck far nfers but I would not encourage anyone to engage in the business unless he Is will ling to fully educate himself along these practical lines so as to be able to make the business pay. Now 1 know that 1t Is generally admitted that old men-men who walt until after middle life to begin In this line of farming, hardly ever win. This Is true as general rule hence the greater necessity for this educational work. and the great importance of giving our boys an early training along these lines.
 This is a beautiful topic and one that l could spend a day or days writing of but this is perhaps enough for this time and l shall continue the subject later.
 Great Meetings.
 hope our readers who live near the following named points will attend these meetings where many of these very prac- ticai subjects will be handled by very able men who are familiar with these matters:
 Meeting at Sulligent, March 26. D. m.
 Meeting at Jasper. March 2S. 2:30 D. m.
 Meeting at Carbon Hill, March 2S, 730 D. m.
 Meeting at Guin, March 2, 10:30 p. m
 These meetings will commence near Memphis on Tuesday March 22. and em- brace many ponts between Memphis and Birmingham.