The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-10
MEETING OF FARMERS
VARIETY OF SUBJECTS BEFORE
MONTGOMERY PLANTERS.
Agricultural Association Resolved 10
Have Big Barbecue August 3rd,
and Secretary of Agricul-
ture VIII BE Invited.

variety of subjects of interest to
,rric,Iturists were discussed at the
reeular meeting of the Montgomery
Agricultural Association yesterday at
IL o'clock in the assembly room Oh the
Commercial and Industrial Assocla-
ton.
president NJ B. Hougffton presided.
A Sellers of the Executive Commit
tee reported favorably the applications
for membership of ]. r. McLendon or
Mattel. ]. F. Huley, Rural Route. NO.
and ]. M. Warren. Rural Route NO. ..
All of the applications were accepted
by the association.
l. r. McLendon addressed the assoc
citation, suggesting that Beat Assocla-
lions should be formed throughout the
county. which should report to the
County Association.
w. M Dawson spoke briefly on peach
culture. He exhibited number OF hne
specimens raised on his farm near
Monteomery, the Belle of Georgia. the
Robert E. Lee and the Alberta
neaches. He said that his land would
raise 200 trees to the acre, making
crop worth $780,
M r. Houghton exhibited number
of fine specimens from the farm OF
Mr. Turnipseed in Bullock county, who
he saws, is shipping from two to hve
carloads a week.
Whitewashing of Trees.
NJ r Scott spoke on the whitewash-
ing of trees to prevent worm devasta-
tion. He advocated the use of SOU
tion of lime and carbolic acid.
Robert Halls advocated the hanging
NJ sack of lime on the trees and
allowing the rain to spray the bark.
lack Taylor spoke on the raising OF
oats. He said that he had been Guilt
waiting oats on gray sandy land with
a CLAW sub soil for ten years. At first
he was unable to make more than ten
TO fifteen bushels per acre, but after
nlanting COW peas on the land and
turning the vines over. he had been
able to make an average of sixty
bushels per acre on twenty acres of
Land He used as fertilizer, 900 pounds
of a mixture of cotton seed meal, can
en- and nitrate of soda, to the acre.
The Sugar Cane Industry was dis
cussed by the association. 1t was said
that in Georgia. the increase of the su-
gar cane crop in three years had been
fohulous and the same was true in tho
c.ota of Florida The United States
government furnishes $4,000 for ex-
neriments in the industry. the chief or
iect being to discover means of pre-
venting the cane from fermentlng
Adulteration has always been great
draw back to the raising Oh sugar ahd
the last Legislature of Georgia passed
a bill fixing a penalty for the adulter-
alton of syrup. An acre that will
produce a bale of cotton, 1t was ir-
clared. will produce a crop of sugar
cane worth S135 at the same expense
required to raise a bale of cotton.
Mr.. Houghton suggested that the
Cane Growers Association be invited tf
hold its next meeting in Montgomery
The matter will be taken up at TIE
next meeting of the Association.
Barbecue in August.
Jesse c. Adams suggested that tht
Association hold a farmers institute
and barbecue in the near future. Max
ing the suggestion in the form OF
motion it was unanimously adopted.
On motion of W. D. Westcott, the sn'
stitute and cue will be held August
and every member has the privilege
Of inviting two ladies.
A committee of ten members was
appointed by the president to make ar
fanRements for the cue. The commit