The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-27
AT FARMERS' SCHOOL
HIGH WATER MARK OF ATHENS
 DANCE IS REALIzED.
All Formaiity Is Absent, and the "schclarsr show That They Are Presenf to Take Advantage
 of Expert Advice.

Auburn, July 6.--fSpecfal l--Thurs- days attendance at the Farmers Sum mer School reached the high water mark up to date. 2l4 being present. :. An excellent program was rendered. The farmer knows how to work and the summer school A large per cent. of those In attendance is the young 1 farmer element and 1t is the general comment that no previous session Of l the school has surpassed this one in mental alertness and snap All for 1 mality of the school term Is entirely absent. Every one is eager to learn and on every hand there are groups I exchanging experiences and methods or the various conditions of land or labor in the various sections of the State. Ii seems pity that the same | spirit of earnestness could not dis- I tinguish our schools when regularly at work. All question of discipline ! would then solve themselves An instructive lecture was deliver cd by Professor Duggar on the varie- I ties of cotton. The Alabama Station has made the most careful tests in fertilization; and in the varieties that give the greatest yield; in rust and l in wilt resisting varieties. etc. The St. Lauis Exposition awarded that station a handsome medal for It's work laaong this line, excelling as 1t did. any other similar work accomplished by other experiment stations in the United States. The series of lectures by Prof. B. B. Ross on Fertilizers was found most valuable and practical The theory of commercial fertilizers Is explained briefly by striking ex- periments and then the lecturer takes up all the practical points of the prop CT ingredients, of how to mix fertil- izers at home, the question of filters. etc Many farmers attest the saving of hundreds of dollars through the knowledge gained from the lecturers their own fertilizers.
 Tile drainage was the subject of a most practical talk by Colonel Thornton of Talladega. Colonel J. Nj. Thornton Is the greatest expert in Alabama on tile drainage. He has fade a great success of its use on his farm in Talladega County. A practical demonstration was given of his system.
 Sweet Potatoes" was the topic of the informing address of H. L. Wins low of Thorsby, Ala, MT. Winslow Is from the West. and has signaily' succeeded in farming in Alabama. his adopted home. As will be seen the Farmers School is laying emphasis on diversified agriculture. Cotton will, of course, especially In certain sections of the State. continued to be the staple crop; but what with rust, wilt and the boil weeyii. 1t seems to be the duty of the college at Auburn to speak a word of caution and to make ready against the evil day. No com munity can succeed and develop a complex society if its Individual life Is based upon only one form of pro- duction. And as our cities. grow and intelligence increases, agriculture in Alabama will necessarily develop along the line of small industries, Fruit growing, truck gardening dairy ing, poultry raislng-aii' must come and will prove highly remunerative. This is the burden of the lectures and of the discussion of the Farmers Summer School
 Among the prominent men here to- day are: Hon. D. J. Meador of Myr- tiewood. Ala; MT Hall of Lowndes County; Mir. Kiigore of Jasper, and H. H. Pearson. Eutaw.
 The program of the Summer School for tomorrow is as follows:
 8 to a. m.-Prof c. L. Hare: Value Saving and use of Stable Natures
 g to 10 a. m.--J. M Jones: cultiva- ton of Corn.
 10 to Il a. m.--F. Merriam: To- 'matoes
 II a m. to l2 m.--J. NJ Thornton: Testing Seed Corn and Making Pea Vine Hay,
 IF to 1 D. m.-Dinner
 l to 2 D. m.--R. J. Bedding: Cotton.
 2 to 3 p. m.-Loring Brown: Chick ems
 8 to D. m.--Loring Blown: Scor- ing Contest (chiekens).
 4 to ?. m.-Judging and scoring Sheep.
 8 to 9 p. m.-Stereopticon lecture,
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