The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-03

,ight 10 the Farmers Convention
Which is at Work on Topics of
interest to its Members, and
the Attendance Increases.
F.Iled with meetings and discus
sf.as was the North Carolina State
Farmers Convention yesterday at the
md NJ. College. The Woman's De-
r5rrment met, the cotton and
the tobacco growers, whilst there were
also addresses OF the matter of wheat
culture. LIZ all the meetings the prac-
teal side of the work was empha-
sized.
Following the discussion OF the
question of the price OF cotton IN the
afternoon the cotton grower held a
separate meeting, and at it, after
much discussion 1t was agreed that
the delegates from the State to the
cotton meeting at Jackson, Mississippi,
on the fifth of September be in
structed to vote for a minimum price
Of IL cents a pound TO rule until the
first OF November Almost all OF the
cotton growing counties were repre-
scented in the meeting.
The convention grows in interest
and the attendance was larger yes
terday, a mig crowd last night attend
ing the illustrated address on I'm
UIDFCiIlCIllS AZ IhhLd Oh q ny
". NJ. Hays, the assistant secretary
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
The session will close today when
there are to be a series of meetings.,
the program for today being:
forming session: Dairying.
9:00-An Address by R. H. Cover,
president State ~Dairymen's Associa-
tion, Clayton.
8;20-The Breeding and Care of
the Dairy Herd, by r. L. Shuford, Ca
taWba county.
10:00-some Of the Essentials to
Successful Dairying in North Carolina,
by J. A. Conover, in charge of Co
operative Dairy Demonstration Work
in North Carolina.
Discriminating Dairy Products,
by B. H. Rawl, Dairy Expert, L.. S.
Department of Agriculture.
11:00-Feeding the Dairy Cow, by
John Michels, Professor Of Dairy Hus-
bandry. N. c. College of Agriculture.
Professor Ed. H. Webster, Chief Of
Dairy Division, U. S. Department Of
Agriculture. Washington, D. c., will
probably be present and make an adj
dress on some subject of special in
terest to dairymen.
Afternoon session.: Live stock.
2:00-Address by A.. M. Soule, Pres
fdent Georgia Agricultural College.
3:00-The Place which Live Stock
Should Occupy in North Carolina
Agriculture by A. L. French, Rock
ingham county.
3:3O-The Progress being made in
the Eradication of the Cattle Tick,
by J. A. Herman, in charge of Fed
eral Tick Eradication in North Caro-
lima and Virginia.
4:0O-How can the Feeding of Beef
Cattle be made Profitable in North
Carolina, by TAFT Butler.
4:30-The Benefits to be Derived
from the Organization of a State Stock
Breeders Association, by O. l.. JOY
ner, Pitt county.
Meeting If Woman-s Department.
There was the greatest of interest
manifested yesterday morning in the
meeting Of the Woman's Department
Of the State Farmers Convention, the
opening session of this department be-
Ing we'll attended, and the enthusiasm
manifest in every part of the session.
The meeting proved to be one of real
value.
The welcome address was made by
Mrs. w. 6. Primrose, of Raleigh, and
II was an earnest one, expressed in
eloquent words. She spoke Of the
improvements in rural life that had
come with the times and her gratifica-
ton at these. Pleasantly she alluded
to her own experience as to farm
life. She spoke concerning the value
to be received from lectures, and that
the visit from the country to the city
"ohAb pI'NS VI pIOIlt- Slt GAleI1ueU
a welcome to all in w~arm-hearted
words.
The response was by Miss Josephine
Scott, of Mebane, who briefly but
happily acknowledged the welcome,
sayin it was in this either to make
or 20 mar a visit. She expressed the
pleasure OF all to be visitors to the
capital city and to the A. and NJ. Col
lege, expressing her appreciation OF
the warm welcome extended by Mrs
Primrose.
Preceding her address as presiden-
Mrs F. l.. Stevens that a
five o'clock in the afternoon a com.
~plimentarv trolley ride would be giver
the ladies, and that Col. F. A. Old:
would escort the party and point GU
the sights Of interest about the city
The Presidents Address.
In her address as the president o
the Woman's Department Mrs. Ste
vens emphasized the matter of The
growth, the necessity and the value
Of women's organizations. She recog
nized that women in new movement
were looked on with uncertainty blu
she recalled that it was many year.
ago that at Edenton the women hat
organized for a new movement. Tell
ing Of the growth of woman's club
she said that she was sorry they Wer,
called clubs, as they were thus no
thought Of correctly by the men
whose clubs were for social recreation
NIihIG IoS VI WOIIltI " ere LOT puTSu
ing some line of work or study.
Briefly she reviewed the growth o
women's organizations in the way 0
missionary and sewing societies., tn,
W. Z. T. y. and the literary club. I
was her statement that from tim.
immemorial that women have had t.
say things n the home, and that tn,
growth of their organization was nat
Ural.
The present day organizations he re
Earded as more practical as there wa!
tess of Dante and Shakespeare, more
OF civic Improvement, home anc
school development and child study
while women in their organization:
nave up and in part done ava,
W.T. evils which had not been gfver
attentlon by men, such as sweat shop.
and school needs. In this connec.
ton she told of the work of the Raj
elgh Woman's Club in getting out o.
me schools ~nnSanitarv wooden buck.
els and tin dippers and in place get
ing sanitary fountains and individual
cups so as to decrease the chance fo1