The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-03
BEST METHODS
FOR THE FARMERS
Modern Plans of Work
Ably Presented.
STATE GOING AHEAD
The Speakers at the Farmers Conven
lion Yesterday Show that North
Carolina is Moving Forward
towards the Primary in
Many Things.
TOday's Program.


10 a. m.--Growing Cotton on 9
Large Scale Capt. w. M. Everett Rock
ingham N. c.
1890 a. m.-Personal Experience
in Dairying and Dairy Interests in
North Carolina, c. C. Moore. Charlotte
Adapted To Wool and Mutton? Samuel
Archer, Statesville, N. c.
IL m.-Neighborhood Cooperative
Cotton Seed Oil Mills, DIR. r. III.
Speight. Whitakers, N. c..
Afternoon Session.
2 p. Infection of Officers for en-
suing year.
Unfinished Business.
Discussion of New Topics.
Spraying Frui,-trees. DIR. +. L. Stew
Modern Methods in Corn Culture, C.
w. Burkett
The second day of the Farmers con-
vention was one full of speeches and
advice to the farmers. The regular
meetings began at 10 o'clock in Pull
len Hall OF the A. and M. College and
i'm the afternoon were transferred to
the library.
Though music was on the program
there was no music at the morning
session. Yet it was not missed, for
business was gone at and all were in
terested. The number of the farmers
had increased and there were many
visitors from the city. There was
look of business in the proceedings.
Topics were presented by lecturers
and discussed by the farmers, while
suggestive questions and answers
added spice to the program.
There had been work before the
session convened at ten o'clock. AT
six o'clock over a hundred farmers
met DIR. G. w. Burkett and by him
were piloted over the college and ex-
pertinent farm taken to the dairy and
shown how modern farming meth
DDS were put to practical use. Visit
ing field after field DR.. Bunkett would
get on a stump or some eminence and
lecture or explain to his audience whaa
was in view and how the crop had
been grown, or the process gone at.
it was practical work, the farmer at
school in the field. The crowd and
DR. Burkett were so enthusiastic that
they were late for s o'clock break
fast
At ten O'Clock in Pullen Hall The
first speaker was Mr.. j. s. Jeffrey, the
poutryman of the North Carolina Elk
pertinent Station. He made no speech,
but just talked and talked as a man
who knows what he is about would
talk He told of the various kinds of
poultry how they were raised and the
best brand He discussed the value
of various methods of caring for poul-
try and told of the kind that were
most prolific and which paid best.
In his remarks he declared that the
North Carolina poultryman had the
advantage OF his northern competitor
as TO climate and conditions, and that
in North Carolina the poultryman
could undersell the Northern poultry
man. He advised that the business
would prove profitable to all who
would enter into it.
"Some people" said he, "Say that
n hen is a hen but this is not so.
From these remarks he developed the
fact that the weight of the hen when
marketed would indicate its value.
that by attention a three pound hen
might be made an eight pound hen.
He discussed the question or chicken
cholera saying ii could not be cured
but might be prevented. ana presented
the sanitary argument.
AS he closed Mr.. G.. G. Moore OF
Mecklenburg county. was recognized.
He said he had some remarks TO max
about the hen and was called TO the
front. He spoke interestingly ana
was applauded. Here is what he had
to say:
To the Hen anu Tier.
Permit me to pay my respects TO
the Hen and to Her who prepares the
product Of the hen for the table It's
q great combination, the women on
the farm and the hen, these two nave
many times fed an unworthy farmer
Let me tell these wives who are
here what ] know about one farmer S
wife and the hen:
'"This good woman unfortunately is
hooked up with sorry sort of a fell
low who is known az her husband.
This wife for years used every ef-
fort possible to get this sorry man in
terested in poultry; she begged him
to erect poultry house and fence a
yard where she could confine the
fowls and care for them. Not being
able to get the old man to help in
anyway, not even to loan the money
needed although she promised to pay
back, she went to a lady friend, bor-
rowed a small sum, bought material
for house and fence, built there, SEM
to Biltmore for two cocks and with
the hens that had formerly run al
over the place called a farm she be-
gan business.
'"From that day every egg ant
chicken that has gone on to the table
Of the aforesaid sorry husband has
been charged to him and the wife be
ing a good collector makes the ole
man pay too.
From this small investment O
less than $40 this woman in 1903 furh
ished to her table at market prices
eggs and chickens to the amount o
$50 then she sold away from hons
sufficient to keep her at all times witt
ready money on hand
There is a man in this buildin:
who borrowed ten dollars from TIL
same woman on Monday morning, ant
but for his wife's hen money n
would not be here now. Yes, / vii
have to pay the money back whel
/ go home, IL I do not she won't lie
me go another time.
Looking over the program / not
subjects of vast Importance are ITO b.
considered here. Do not let us los
ourselves in these big subjects an
forget the small affairs.
With a poultry yard stocked, a pit