The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-02
FARMERS FINE MEAL
THEY DINE ON AN OLD FASHIONED
 BARBECUE.
Closing Day Of the Summer School TOT Agriculturists Which Has Been in Progress at Au-
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Auburn, Aug. 1.-(Special.)-On this. the closing day of the Farmers Schooi' the attendance reaches the inc ngure of 337. good old fashioned baroe- cue or basket dinner has been served for the attendants on the school under the beautiful avenue of oaks Ieaoins from Langdon Hall. Nearly a thou sand visitors were present. The scene was a most attractive one and the bounteous table piled high with all good things of the farm and garden was a splendid tangible evidence of the value of good agriculture. Probably nowhere else in the world does the barbecue prevail and doubtless 1t is survival in the South of the fine old English open house hospitality, when the lord of the manor roasted score of carcases and tapped a dozen barrels of ale.
 Mir. Askew Is a past master of the art and the kid and the mutton and the beef and the shoat were done to the finest turn. Benches were scattered about on the campus under the trees and the meal was served in tiny wood en platters handed by the dainty young ladies of the village.
 The lectures given by Colonel J. M, Thornton of Talladega on terracing and draining have been of great value and interest. Colonel Thornton's own farm in Taladega is a practical dem onstration of the value of a good sys- tenn of terracing and draining. His lectures at the summer school have all been illustrated with highly successful plans Director Morgan of the Ten nessee Experiment Station insisted on his repeating his admirable demonstra- tions at Knoxville.
 The lecture last night on corn breed ing by Dr. E. M. Wilcox set forth in a realistic way all of the points of this important subject. He clearly estab- lished that corn, like cattle, can be selected and bred and improved in type. Many of his illustrations were taken from the farm of Jesse Jones, near Montgomery, where the college Is con- ducting interesting experiments in this important line of investigation. The farmers are deriving direct and imme- diate commercial profit from lectures of Professor B. B. Ross on the compo- sition and mixing of commercial fer tilizers. Many of them have learned to do their own mixing and thus save the immense extra expense of freight and haulage on the worthless filler.
 A large number of ladies attend the lectures by Loring Brown on poultry. The possibilities of this great industry have not been dreamed of by the South ern farmer.
 The lectures delivered by Dr. Ander- son on the physical properties. condi- tions. and needs of soils proved highly instructive.
 Among the many prominent visitors present today were M. C. Scott of Mont gomery, W. c. Thomas, Gold Hill; T. D. Sanford, Opelika; G. Norwood. Gold Hill.
 The Farmers Summer School has filled long felt want in Alabama. 
 sive farmers of Alabama. men alert and in an inquiring state of mind. All the vital questions of the great indus try of agriculture are discussed and doubtless the free interchange of per- sonal experience and practice by fel- low farmers Is worth as much as the gain from the formal lectures of the experts. The best experts of the United States have been secured, and without sacrificing accuracy of detail the widest scope of topics has been secured. Besides the local staff of six professors. the college was fortunate in securing the services of such men from the United States Department of Agriculture as pr. Spillman, on di- versified crops MT. Gaskell. on For estry: MT. Benton, on Forage Crops; Mir. Wing. Dr. Morgan, Director of the Experiment Station of the University of Tennessee MT. Merriam and Loring Brown of Georgia and Colonel J. M. Thornton of Talladega; all of these are recognized as leading authorities in their respective spheres of work
 The following program was rendered today: S9. Incubators and Breeders, by Loring Brown. 9-10. Scoring Chick ems for the Prizes, conducted by l.. Brown 10-12. Physical Properties of Soils in Relation to Soil Moisture, by Dr. J. T. Anderson. 1-2. Types and Forms of Corn and announcement of winners of prizes for the first, the sec ond the third best ten ears of corn, by Dr. E. M. Wilcox. 2-3. Discussion of the scoring of chickens and announce ment of the winners of prizes for the first. the second, the third best scoring by Lorng Brown 3-4. Syrup Making, by Professor B. B. Ross. 4-6. Judging Hogs, by N. c. Rev.