The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12

There was large gathering Of rep
resentatiye farmers in the Commercial
ana i1dustrial rooms when President
NJ B. Houghton called the meeting of
the Montgomery Agricultural Assocta-
tion to order yesterday.
j. A. Barnes. the Secretary, was in
place and Commissioner. OF Agriculture
Poole sat at the right of the chairman.
The Secretary read the resolutions
passed at the last meeting and the
reading of the balance of the minutes
The Executive Committee presented
the following names. for membership
in the Association, who were unanl-
mously elected: Frank s. Holt. ]. A.
Haislsr, w. @. Kennedy and r. ?. Dex-
President Houghton stated Governor
Cunningham had been invited to ad
dress the Association, but was unavoll-
say tie aesesfior Would attend the next
meeting and not disappoint the Assoc
ciation.
Professor Duggar Talks.
Prof. ]. r. Duggar of Auburn was
recognized in the audience and was
make a talk 10 the meeting
Professor Duggar reluctantly began
by stating he had been attracted to the
meeting. by the excellent program He
said the divcrsification of crops was
important. IL an old subject. There
were some other crops that brought in
money besides cotton. Pasturage or
made an incresss II live weight of CAT
tie Of about 100 pounds by actual test
He advocated planting peas and sor-
ghum to supplement- pasturage. Mules
worked hard and retained strength on
ten ears of corn and alfalfa hay. Feed
ing alfalfa In summer was sufficient to-
keep work stock in good condition.
The yield of alfalfa fifteen months
old at UnioEtowh station. he said, has
been four tons dry hay per acre. Barn
yard manure is superior to commercial
fertilizer for alfalfa.
Professor DuggAr stated that many
specimens of supposed boil weevil arc
forwarded to him. but none of them
was the genuine. He warned the farm
ers to be cautious and watchful for the
appearances OF the weevil as some
thing might be done to stay their raw.
ages If begun in time. He thought
there was danger of Introduction by
importing Texas oats. He spoke in
terestingly of the boil worm and said
catch corn crops would abate their
work of destruction.
Z w. H. Yaugn reviewed the labor
problem from practical view point
He gave an Interesting account of
managing his labor on 5000 acre
prairie farm. run on the wages. share
and tenant system. He pays prompt
ly, feeds literally and requires CO.
operation and obedience. He said he
had plenty of labor and that they did
In response to inquiries Mr.. Vaughn
gave an interesting account of blowing
by steam which evoked much Interest
and many questions. He promised to
and invite the Agricultural Association
TO witness 1t.
John D. Mitchell of Pike Road agreed
in the main with Mr.. Vaughn's views
about labor but said there must be
white man to direct and the white man
10 "a
would be failure. There was moro
In the manager than in the laborer.
w. G. Jones OF Barachion testified TO
the value of melilotus as a feed for
stock and as land renovator. He did
not know of superior plant to this
clover for hay, but it must be cut in
the right stage for best results.
StIRocuIation for Alfalfa.
The secretary read the following let
ter to ". B. Houghton president of the
Association from the general Immigra-
tion and Industrial Agent of the Louis
VILE and Nashville Railroad on In
Dculating for Alfalfa"
The recent discovery of successful
methods of growing alfalfa will prob
ably lead to the seeding of many fields
TO this legune during the present sea-
son. seeded a field of four acres last
year s ana met with eGth marked sue
that portion of the field where the soil
was inoculated and failure where there
was no incubation. My field was
thoroughly prepared and a very easv
stand obtained. At the time of seed
ing I sowed about one acre across the
field with soil infected with alfalfa
bacteria, or. in other words, with soil
in which alfalfa had grown successful /
by. with its root tubercles in abund-
hnce.
Il applied about 100 pounds of this
Boil to the acre. The whole field grew
we'll during the summer and root tu-
bercles were found in abundance SIX
weeks after seeding, on a small part
of the infected acre where the infec-
zion had been heavily applied. AS tho
season advanced the infected acre be-
gan to show more thrift and at the
End of the season was noticeably larg-
err than the unaffected parts Last
spring the field presented on May 10.
, most convincing proof Of the abso-
late necessity of soil incubation. The
growth of the alfalfa on the infected
bcre had exceeded our most sanguine
1t was of dark green
eoior and made a big growth. The
drainage has carried the Infection in
Btreaks and spots to the lower part of