The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
AerIcuItural Department
CONDUCTED BY FULTON 8. WHITE.

sneaker was an old Confederate soiaiar who enlisted at an early age in the arm, and served four years, going in when a hoy and like thousand of other noor boys of the south, camv out of the war too poor to go to school and get an ed. uc ton.
 While the speaker was deprived of classical education, yet his talk showed that he had been improving his time in storing up his mind with many practical things. He said that he was proud of tbe fact that he was a farmer, one of Gods noblemen. He held the great crowd spell bound for more than an hour, telling many amusing stories to illustrate his ideas. He said that farmers, as a rule knew less of their profession than any other class of men on earth, and nut many practical questions to prove his position.
 Friday Morning Session.
 .aThe Commercial Orchard" by D. I. H Bonner. Owen. Tex, and G. T. Honerton, Guntown, Miss.
 This subject was fully treated and many valuab.e points brought out. all of which will greatly assist the horticul- tila. industry Of the south.
 The subject of small fruits was also taken up and valuable paper on this subjecs was read Ly Sam Wherry of Durrant. Miss.
 The next subject was, Transportation and Distribution of Horticultural Prod duets" by F. S. White, industrial agent of the Frisco system.
 This was a very Important subject. I treated this matter at some length, show ing that 1t is of the greatest importance that ample preparation be made for handling fruit cops ahead of the time when such equipment Is. needed. I said that 1t was only through rapid transit thaa horticultural products may be profit ably grown. I said that the railroads were keeping pace with the demands of the country, and that the railroads were always ready and willing to meet the people moro than half way in this mat ter. I said that the best way and the only way about this matter of trans portating and distributing horticultural products was 5y organization. co-opera- tion and education. The horticulturallst must educate himself Il he wishes to suc- ceed. I went on to show what great profits had been realized during the past season out of the horticultural industry and that only well organized, educated associations had realized these great profits
 The next step in the meeting was the organization of the Mississippi State Hor. ticural society, with Prof. A. B. Mckay of the Agricultural and Mechanical col lege, Starkville, president, and R. H Thompson secretary. Tho society vii meet in Jackson, Miss. December 1, tC effect a permanent organization and tc adopt bylaws and constitution.
 The horticulturalists of the state were out in full force and were full of enthu. siasm and greatly elated over the re- suits derived from the industry this sea. son. The horticulturalists had on exhi. bition fine display of fruits, apples peaches, plums, grapes and a large line of nuts.
 Great Cattle Sale.
 Friday afternoon there was a great sale of short horn cattle by B. B. X H. T Groom of Groom, Tex. The writer haC to leave before the sale commenced SC is unable to report However there is now a great interest developing in Mis- sissippi in fine cattle growing and also in the dairy industry.
 The meetings were all well attended and the great interest taken in the ques lions asked and Answered showed that a new era Is dawning in the south along various industrial lines. The hog grow. ing industry received considerable atten- tion. and it was fully shown how chear pork can be grown in the south by rais- ing alfalfa and for age crops
 The congress was by far the best ever helt in the state and the diversificatior idea was greatly stimulated. The educa- tional idea also had it's share of atten. tion One of the features of hte meeting wos the large attendance of ladies.