The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-07-19
FARMERS MEETING A SUCCESS.
The State Farmers Convention at
Raleigh Was a Big Success.

MI. {. c. Moore, president of tbe
North Carolina division of the Soutb-
ern Cotton Association, gives the fol-
towing account of the third annual
convention of the North Carolina
farmers, held at Raleigh last week:
The convention was In session three
days, with three sessions per day.
During this time there were meetings
OF The North Carolina Tobacco Assoc
c%latlon, the North Carolina Division
OF the Southern Cotton Association.
the North Carolina Dairymen,s Asso-
cation, and under the excellent man
agement of Mrs. F. L. Stevens. the
farmers wives who attended the con.
ventlon held five sessions, which were
full OF instruction and benefit.
AT the general sessions of the con-
Ventlon from start to finish the chair
man had a supply of speakers who
handled their SUBJECTS In sucb a way
as to win the applause and apprecia-
ton OF the convention. The different
SUBJECTS covered almost the entire
question of agriculture.
Governor r. B. Glenn was the first
speaker. He was followed by Hon.
S. L. Patterson, commissioner Of oor;
culture. Col. j. Bryan Grimes of Pitt
county spoke on agriculture in
North Carolina for the Past Ten
Years. Mr.. A. c.. Green of Wake
county delivered an interesting adj
dress en- "Wha the Cow Has Done
For Me-" Mr.. A. l.. French. Of
Rockingham county, handled the oues-
ton OF Beef Raising" with intelli.
gence and demonstrated to the salts
faction OF the farmers that beef rails
ing III North Carolina is not onlv
possl6le but very profitable. Mr.. r
w. Scott, of Albemarle ounty with
his characteristic plainness handled
the subject of corn growing to the sat
lsIactlCn OF the convention. Mr.. Ri
II. Cover of Johnson county, showed
II demonstrated that dairyiuo can
De made profitable on the average
farm.
The woman's department. was per-
maps the most interesting of the whole
convention. DIR. Della Dixon Carroll
gave a lecture on home nursing and
care OF the sick that was full eff val
liable information. Miss Mae Cord.
OIL Canada, addressed the convention,
The Woman's Department elected
officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. j. L. Stevens.
halelgh; Vice Presidents, Mrs. c. N.
Mrs. J. N. Bowles; Secretary +,
treasurer, Mrs. w. Grimes. Execu-
I've Committee, Mrs. R. S. Tucker.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mcleod. Miss Viola bid.
lie. Mrs. W. P. Wilson.
The Dalrymen's Department of the1
convention elected r. Ell. Cover of
johnston county president and Prof.
Kendall, secretary. The exhibits
II butter by various darymen we're in
pected and prizes awarded. The
weep stake prize was awarded to Mr., t,
& W. Scott of Alamance county. F;
Tobacco Growers Session.
There was a session of the tobacco .
armers presided over by PRESIDENT
Ohm S. Cunningham. Col. J. Bryan
irlmes, Secretary of State, was one
1 the. principal speakers. He made
special appeal for organization on
ne part of the, tobacco farmers. de-
larlng that UP to the present time
us class of farmers have shown
lemselves incapable of perfecting an
rganlzatlon. He urged that the to-
farmers present return to their
and urge the necessity of or
and cooperation upon
lelr ~neighbors. He said the only
lccessful tobacco farmers oreaniza-
On II the State is in Pitt county
he has money invested in the
Operative organization that has for
rec years yielded him thirty and
rtV npI' cent o,oHI