The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-26
FARMERS AT AUBURN
GREAT INCREASE TN ATTENDANCE
 UPON LECTURES.
Talks Are Practical and the Andiencs Shows Inferest in fhe Subjects
 DaxcuwAsti--- Twenty~seven Aia-
 bama Counties Represented

Auburn, July 25.---tSpecial. l--f ne third day of the Farmers Summer School closed with an attendance So largely increased that no lecture room could contain the classes. About t92 farmers attended the lectures. A most interesting feature of the lectures is the critical questions fired at the 1ec- turers by these men who themselves are alert, successful agricuiturists and are keen for detailed practical points A distinguishing feature of the iec- lures is an entire absence of oratory and of attempts at eloquent talk. Eve cry speaker ls suecinct, and speaks from specific, accurate experience on the topic in hand.
 The spirit of enthusiasm and alert interest is the dominant key, and 1t all is most encouraging for the future Of the farming interests of Alabama. The tillers of the soils are working up not to politics but to the actual business points of fheir profession. AS an indi- cation of the abiding interest in the work there are many farmers here for the third or fourth time
 An old educator said today that he had attended many summer schools from the University of Chicago down, and had never before seen so alert and discriminating a body Of lecturers Among a few of the prominent men in 8lt&nQADCe may pc IneHtiOueu. MI Whitfield, Linden; J. Fl. Horyill. Living. ston: D. c. Turnlpseed, Flora, Mfr. Flaw. kins Of Jefferson, Carlton Gibson, Su- perintendent. City Schools of Columbus Ga: Colonel ]. M. Thornton, Ta1ladega; Hon. w. c. Thomas. Gold Hill; Hon. c. F. Mccrary. opelikai Ulmer Torreon Butler.
 Twenty-seven counties of Alabama are now represented. The schedule to- Aax t.s@1 e asasR "a IA by, r. Smith, who came from Ohio to Baldwin County and has been eminent iy succession in the manufacture of syrup: two excellent lectures on horses and mules by c. Canlbeli Brown from the celebrated stock farm near Nash viile, Tenn: Peaches and Pecans, by Mir Turnipseed of Flora. Ala, who has shipped forty-three. solid cars of peaches this season. clearing nearly sis.00o. ". c. Smith of the United States Soil Survey, gave a most in- struetfve discourse on Soils and Soils Surveys. J. M. Jones. Nao came from Kansas as an Instructor in Animal In- dustry and who now is engaged in stock raising on g large scale at Mont gomery. discussed in full the dairy farm. The entire body of farmers then visited the Experiment Station where they entered into a spirited contest for tue prize in stock Judging. A number of valuable prizes are offered for the best colt, best exhibit of corn, etc. The meeting is in many respect a large midsummer agricultural fair. The program for Thursday is as follows:
 6 to a. m.-J. F. Duggar, Varieties of Cotton.
 to 10 a. m.-H L. winslow. Sweet Potatoes.
 10 to il a. m.-E. smith. Irish Pota- toes.
 Il to i2 a. m.--J. T. Anderson, soil Moisture.
 12 to D. m.-Dinner.
 1 to 2 ?. m.--Loring Brown. Chick ems.
 to p. m-Prof. B. B. Ross. Ferti- iizers.
 3 to 5 p. ms-J. M. Thornton, Tile Drainage.
 5Nto p. m.--Judging Hogs to p. m.-Sterioptieon Lecture.