The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-06

R. Smith General Freight Agent of ths Atlantic and West Point Railroad Com pany was read to the meeting, and mem. bers Interested invited to secure copies: Circular No. 5.--New issue: To Local and Commercial Agents on thi A. and w. P. and W. Ky. of Ala: icitation--Furnishing list of dealers the Pacific Coast.
 We are requested by representative of a trans-continenta line to furnish infor- nation regarding dealers in sweet pota. toes at points on. or conveniently reach cd, by these lines.
 Please obtain and send me. as early as convenient. a list of the names of par ties who may be in position to furnish sweet potatoes in carload lots. A. R. Smith,
 General Freight Agent.
 pr. H. L. Stone being called on, made q highly interesting address on the use of commercial fertilizers, giving the re- suits of long and varied trial and ob- servation on both corn and cotton. and by legume and rotation building up poor land rapidly with highly productive soL. He found a judicious use of fertilizers very profitable, and recommended the home mixture of cotton seed meal, acid puO1ptl1tS anu ANthAS @S NAAo DSSt anu most economical.
 The address elicited much interest and debate, and was highly appreciated.
 O. M. Mcintyre inquired if heavy fer tiiizing on poor land would pay M. z. Scott claimed that 1t will if put in good mechanical condition, and vegetable hu- mus used in addition.
 J. s. Collins of Pike Road. said he had always cultivated prairie land, used no fertilizer except limised amount of cot ton seed meal. which he found profitable.
 Mir. Eckmuszle found kainit very val uable on land addicted to rust.
 Capt. R.. R. Poole said the farmers of West Alabama found nitrate of soda a profitable fertilizer on prairie lands. He intends to use the commercial fertilizer freely on his farm the present year and make exhaustive tests.
 pr. Tenniile presented the results of the experiments of nearly all the cx- pertinent stations in the use of fertiii- gers. showing wide divergence.
 MT. Moore of Bennettsville, s. C.. gave a highly interesting statement of farm conditions in his country. From one If the quality of the land, it had become one of the largest cotton producing coun- ties in the South. and the farms wese worth from $50 to 800 per acre, the farm CTS living on their own lands, intensive cultivation, hired labor and high fertiii- zation being the cause of their success and prosperity.
 Mfr A. B. BrassellA gave a graphic re- view of his experience with fertilizers, and after long use had not fully decided that he had found them profitable.
 J. c. Adams, Chairman Committee on County Fair, made forcible plea for holding a fair in Montgomery next fall. suggesting a stock company with capl- tai of $500. shares s10 each. and getting the Street Fair Association of MontgonI- cry interested to tho extent of their CO., operation and the fund of about $2,oJo in their hands.
 C. c. Abercrombie, a member of the Street Fair Committee. moved that a committee of the Association be appoint ed to ask also the cooperation of the Commercial and Industrial Association in securing a fair for Montgomery, which was adopted. The committee will be named later
 Tue following resolution. presented by J. M. Sellers. was adopted, but the ap- poiutment of the committee was de- ferred:
 '"The farmer and producer being vltai,y interested in transportation rates now be- ing freely discussed in Alabama,
 '1Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the President of this Association tc investigate the prevailing freight rates affecting the farming in- terests and report at an early date the facts ss they may find them, with sicn recommendations as may be proper.