The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-25
MEETING OF FARMERS
MEETING OF MONTGOMERY COTTON
 GROWERS CALLED.
President Vaughan Fixes May . as the Date for Next Assembling of the Local Asso-
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President W. H. Vaughan of thu Montgomery County Cotton Growers Association yesterday morning issued a call for the next meeting of that or ganization to be held in the courthouse in Montgomery Saturday, May 6. It is strongly urged that all members of the association, business and profes- sional men and all citizens who have agricultural interests hereabouts, at- tend this meeting.
 The meeting will be especially inn portant inasmuch as some tangible re- ports from the committees on acreage and fertilizers will be received. It Is probable that the statistics will be compiled at this meeting which will show to some degree the amount of acreage reduction for the county as a whole. The meeting was not called for May as requested by President Haryie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Growers Association, because 1t was thought best to allow the acreage and fertilizer committees ample time to make their reports.
 The call of President Vaughan is as follows:
 T hereby call a meeting of the County Cotton Growers Association at Il o'clock Saturday morning, May 6, at the county courthouse. I find 1t im- possible to adhere to the wishes Of President Harvfe Jordan of the South ern Association, who requests that all counties in the cotton belt meet on May 2. This being a very important meeting, I select May in order to give our acreage and fertilizer com mittees more time in which to prepare their reports in the several beats.
 "All business and professional men and all citizens who have agricultural interests, I earnestly urge to attend all our meetings for we desire the ben eft of their experience and infiunce as well as presence.
 Respectfully yours,
 "W. H. Vaughan, Pres.
 "Chas. L. Gay, Sec"
 County Organizer N. B. Williams yes- terday morning made an official report to President Vaughan on the work of the last several days. Enthusiastic prospects were created in Beats 16 and 21 last week by well attended meet ngs held at central points. In Beat Is an especially encouraging condition was found. There were some fifty farmers present who put the finish ing touches, so to speak. to the beat organization already existing and it should send delegates to the county meeting on May 6.
 What augurs most good for the county association, however, is the re-
 
 Meigs beat, which has been conducted in the last week under the direction of Organizer Williams. All the planters, both negroes and whites, were seen and put down on paper the exact acre. age in cotton and corn this year as compared with the same acreages last season Also the amount of fertiliz- CTS used was secured. The statistics were compiled and showed that there Is an average reduction of cotton acre. age to the extent of at least 10 per cent. There is a decrease this year of 25 per cent. in fertilizers put under cotton. In this beat it is also shown that 25 per cent. more acreage Is be- ing planted in corn this year than last. There is also 25 per cent. more fertil- izers being placed under corn and trucking products. These showings are considered as capital for the as- sociation in view of the fact that the beat has never been really organized and has never received the full influ- ence of the county organization.
 Organizer Williams tnis week will visit Beats s, 19 and sc TOT the purpose of strengthening the organizations therein.
 The Executive Committee, consist ing of W. H. Vaughan. c. L. Gay and N B. Williams, held a meeting yes- terday morning in this city at which 1t was noted that during the day fifty city members of the county association had been enrolled and some $75 addi- tional in contributions had been made to the expense fund.