The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-31
SPILLMAN'S TALK
 GREATLY ENJOYED
FARMERS SUMMER SCHOOL AT AUBURN WILL CONTINUE TO- DAY AND OMORRoW-PRoMl- NEWT FARMERS PRESENT.

Auburn, July 9,-(Special.)- fifth day of the farmers summer school brought the total number in attendance up to POP the total number of counties now represented being thirty-six. It cer- tainly is matter of great encouragement and genuine hopefulness to Alabama that so large number of farmers, practical men of every day life on the farm are In an inquiring and investigating state of mind, asking for new facts and methods and searching for the newest and pest processes in the great industry of tilling the soil Nearly all of those in attendance take in every lecture, and are Interested in all the lines of discussion. A high ly interested visitor in attendance today was w C. Thomas of Gold Hill, Ala, ono of the most successful practitioners of diversified farming in the state of Ala bama. He expressed himself as profound ly gratified at the movement
 Among those present may be noted r. Maxwell. Tuscaloosa county H. F. Me- Elderry, Talladega; J. k. Thomas, Pratt ville. Ala: NJ. Mccoy, Seaboard Air Line, Jacksonville, Fla; Dr. Frank bupton and Dr. Coleman Morris, Birmingham, Ala; G. Norwood, Waverley, Ala.
 Extensive clinical operations on dis- eased horses and cattle were performed this morning by pr. C. A. Cary extend ing from till 12 o'clock. A most instfuc- tive lecture was given by Prof. II. Ben ton on forage plants, and the scoring or dairy cattle, was discussed by Prof N. C. Kew In this connection, 1t IS inter esting to note that N. c. Kew, formerly A resident of Iowa, who has been connect ed with the station as instructor In anl- mai husbandry has bought an extensive farm in Talladega county, and IS engaged in making of it one of the most nodei cattle farms of this state. His predeces- sor in the same chair, MT. Jesse Jones' a native of the state of Kansas has pur- chased an extensive farm near Montgom- cry, and is rapidly turning that into model horse and cattle farm.
 A most inspiring and educative address was delivered by Mir. W. J. Spilman' the eminent chief of the department of for age plants and grasses 1. the united States department of agriculture, wash ineton. MT. Spilman insists that success on the farm cannot be achieved merely by hard work but that It requires thought, planning, systematized effort, as much so as does any other business. A man who makes 80 an acre profit on the farm of two hundred acres must have a better education and wider and more accurate knowledge of a greater number of sub iects than the successful head of a rail- way system The theme of his discourse was the necessity and profit of diversified farming, and he enforces this message with forceful expression and vigor- ous manner that carries conviction to his hearers. It would be profitable to the state if Mir. Splllman could preach his gospel in every neghborhood
 It will be remembered that he has. in cooperation with the experiment station at Auburn, located three experimental farms in Alabama, one near Talladega, one near Uniontown and the other near Huntsville. for the purpose of making practical and extended tests of the com mercial profit of diversified farming In AIabama To live at home is the first maxim of a good farmer, he says and he proposes to show that cattle, poultry, vegetables, and fruits can be grown with profit while cotton and corn are raised