The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-28

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 ihe aalry business makes rich farms as Weil as good bank accounts. | but cannot take time here to talk of l the many advantages of the dairy bus moss, although I want to say that the people are greatly interested In this mat ter and 1t will only be a few years more until we see model dairy farms in all this section of country.
 Hogs Discussed.
 The hog question also received A great amount of attention and 1t was shown that these sections may also be made great pork producers, and that porsx can here be produced at from 2 to 25b cents per pound.
 Poultry.
 This also received great attention at all our meetings, and like hogs and cattle there is no country where poultry can be more cheaply produced than In the sec tions mentioned.
 Truck Farming.
 These sections are most admirably adapted for great range of vegetable growth and great revenue may be had annually from this industry. Fine veg etable gardens were to be seen at all places visited.
 Horticulture.
 If one could only travel over this sec tion at this time he could see on every hand all the proof needed to show what this country is capable of doing in fruit growing I traveled through part of this country, visited many farmers during the l week, and found great abundance of I, both native and wild fruits. There are fine apples. peaches, pluns, pears and grapes In abundance everywhere. Along every fence row and even in the woods are to be found fine peaches.
 Object Lessons.
 We had ample proof on every hand to l back up all that we were claiming for the southern farmer We could point to as fine mules as fine cows, hogs and poultry as were ever grown in Missouri and all grown more cheaply than they can be grown in any other section. Then again when the hour came for dinner and the feast was spread we had right before us all the evidences needed to show what the country was capable of producing At these dinners, so bountfuly and nicely prepared by the ladies, was as fine beef, pork, mutton and poultry as was ever spread In any grove anywhere Then there were all the vegetables, fruits and sweet things in great abundance. | The people in this section are surely in a prosperous condition, for they have fine i crops and an abundance of all the good things mentioned above. Then they | seem to appreciate these good things and have the time to enjoy them. Now hope that the reader will not say, You only saw the bright side Of course the people would do ther best on occasions of this | lrt tad rTr fl,fa I ...fH many of them in their homes and found they had n great abundance of these things. and that they can live well every day, as well as on picnic days. But some one may say If the people are so well situated with so many of these good things, why should they be so n- terested in the meetings and in the sub jects discussed?" To this we will say there are several answers. The people are just beginning to diversity their crops. They have come to realize that 1t is only through this and the rotation of crops that they may keep up their farms to a high state of cultivation. Then again the few efforts that have been made along these lines have proven so success full that the people have become interest ed and are anxious to learn all they can along these lines, hence the interest and the great crowds we had at our meetings
 Social and Educational.
 Then there is a social and educational side to this matter also. It is a great rest and a solid comfort for people to have these gatherings, to be able to lay aside for day at least the cares and worry of life and meet their neighbors and have a social time.
 Then this higher art of farming, the growing and marketing of all the good things of which I am writing, depends upon education, and the more informa- tion the greater the profits; and at these farmers institutes is the place where this much needed information can be had cheaper than anywhere else, and the people are learning this and want to take advantage of these institutes to get the information that will enable them to sue ceed In any agricultural effort.
 Organization.
 Then again we have been able to show to the farmers that there Is strength in union, and that for them to get the most from their farms 1t is necessary for them to use organization, cooperation and education. So we have been able at all our meetings to organize these in- stitutes or producers associations. and to leave the people in good working order.
 
 largely because the farmers feel the great need of them, and also from the fact that we have wide open doors no secrets and no collections, but all classes may come in and work together. These organizations are largely social and edu- catonal. and for all classes as well as farmers.
 The Speakers.
 The speakers in our meetings are all plain, practical men who understand their subjects. Representative Longest, who represented his county fin the last ses- sion of the Mississippi legislature, is very successful farmer as well as able speaker. Prof. w. D. Perkins is con- nected with the state experimental work at the A. and M. college, is also pro- lessor In chemistry and is very able and practical man. These two gentle men and the writer are the lecturers for these meetings We each feel, in fact we are confident, that our efforts will re- guilt in lasting good
 | For my own self I wish to say that I have never enjoyed weeks work more than I have this last one, and have never met kinder, more appreclatlve and more hospItable people anywhere in | all my travels
 Other Appointments. | We took up the work again Mon day, July 25, at New Albany, Miss, and followed 1t up for the weeks as follows: l Tuesday. July 26, at Myrtle. Wednesday, July 27. Sherman.
 Thursday, July B. Tupelo. | Friday, July 29, Nettleton. Saturday. July 30. Amory
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