The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-05
SPEAKS TO FARMERS
FINE ADDRESS IS DELIVERED AT
 AUBURN.
pr. Knapp of Agricultural Department
 Discusses How to Make Farm
 ing Pay Tiller of The Soil.

Auburn, Ala, August 4-(SueciaD- Dr. Knapp. Director of Demonstration Experiments of the United States De- partment of Agriculture Langdon Hall before an audience of over 200 farmers. delivered & most instructive address on thrift and economy Tn farming.
 He discussed the four general heads: Feeding people. feeding stock, the housing of crops, and the housing of people. He took survey of agricul- ture throughout the lure world mak- ing detailed and accurate comparisons of wage. food. crops. etc. in different
 "A penny saved l. penny made" was the idea running throughout the address in regard to the question of food and nutrition for the human body. He pointed out the economical and ex- travagant features of American and particularly of Southern practice eggs as . diet. he declared. would cut the food bill in two in the middle and make possible much more efficient work. Second, hay and good forage plants as food for animals are more economical by half than ration of corn. The introduction and rearing of small animals lil- pigs, lambs. and illustrated. Third, crops after har- vesting need the most careful housing unless great waste and loss is sus- tained. Dr. Knapp has been around the world and mined in person the agricultural situation of many coun- tries.
 His command of facts gained from lifelong study and observation were most instructive and convincing. He did not indulge in wide generalities, but supported his statements with hard facts and figures by the card.
 In his lectures Dr. Knapp held his large uadienoe with unf.agging tn- terest. In his first lecture the ques- tion discussed was whether or not India, China and Japan can ever threaten the agricultural supremacy of the United States By large mass of facts covering the social. economical and intellectual life of those oriental countries could never supplant the American people .in the production of the great staple crops of the world both for food and tex was most inspiring and encouraging.
 In the afternoon address before a still larger audience pr. Knapp gave a full explanation of the work of the demonstrations in diversified farming undertaken throughout the South by the United States Department of Agriculture. For instance in the
 
 who have. been educated as agricul- tural experts four being from Auburn s@hp are assigned certain typical sec tics of land in different part of the State Each of these agents has secured tho cooperation of about sixty Alabama farmers, total of 800 in all. who are supplied with the very best varieties of seeds of cotton and corn and who undertake its cultivation and fertilization under the immediate direc- tion of these agricultural experts These experiments will cover a period of three years
 The lecture rooms are crowded with most widespread since the Summer School was organized. The following was the program for Satur- l day: Agriculture in India. China and Japan" Dr. s. A, Knapp Opera | tions and Discussions at Free Clinics. DTS. Cary and Glltner: Dairy Farm" Jesse M Jones; Feeding. Breeding, and Marketing Sheep" H, A. Clark. | Wortrace Tenn; Practical Demonstra- tions In Diversified Farming as Taught and Applied in the South by the United | States Department of Agriculture" Dr. s. A. Knapp; Judging and Scoring Beef Cattle" D. T. Gray; "Juding scor- ing Dairy Cattle" Jesse M Jones Eight to nine p. m. Public Lecture. l Among the distinguished visitors at | tending the Farmers Summer School are Dr. Patillo of the Woman's College | Lynchburg, Va. Rev. T. E. F. Woods l of the McRea Institute. Hon. w. D Seed State Treasurer. Phof. J. B Espy. MT. Whitfeild of Morengo county, MT. Hawkins of Shelby county l and MT. McGregor
 The many friends of Mir. Hugh M
 Taylor are gratifiec to learn of hi.
 recent promotion to Assistant Genera
 Manager of the Consolidated Railway! of Mexico. This great system include.
 4.7OO miles of rails. MT. Taylor is
 native of Montgomery and his rapit
 promotion will be noted with grea
 interest.