The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
SESSION BEGINS
FIFTH YEAR OF FARMERs' SUM.
 MER SCHOOL.
President of Alabama. Polytechnic Inc stitute Welcomes Planters In At- tendance-Speaks Vigorously on Necessity of Scientific
 EaucatiOn.

Auburn. Aug. 1.--(SpeciaD-The fifth session of the Farmers Summer School held under the auspices of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. began most aus- piciouslv yesterday. A large number of farmers is present representing many sections of the State. The in- terest in this movement grows from year to year
 The exercises < were opened with prayer by the Rev. Mir. Edwards of the Baptist Church. Dr. (. A. Cary pre- sided. An address of welcome in the name of the college was delivered by President c. c. Thach.
 President Thach spoke vigorously on the necessity. of scientific education for the uplift of the great profession of farming. Like every other business the working of the soil. he said. re best results. No profession. no section of our common country. no single community can prosper without knowl- edge. At Auburn there is an organiza- consisting of eight experts with ten assistants, a stan of eighteen in all. raised on the farm, highly trained in special lines. who devote their lives to of Alabama. Each member of this corps Is engaged year in and year out tn . study of the great problems and underlying principles connected with animal life. These departments are Agriculture. Horticulture. Veterinary Science. Animal Industry. Bacteriology Botany. Entomology and Chemistry.
 The great aim and purpose of the in- stitution Is to get these men in touch with the great mass of farmers in the State of Alabama. One of the inetru- mentalities is the bulletin issued to 16,- 900 farmers about four times annually. Another instrumentaiity IS the iarmers ,ts its own faculty. without additional re- ward. the college eSes into one-half of the State annually or tho entire State every two years arousinE the farmers ing to the betterment and progress of their work. The Farmers Summer School is general roundup of the years work, For ten days without ex. the Experiment Station together with outside experts. give instruction for ten hours a day along every. line of agricultural: horticultural and animal President Thach. common sense. is good. but common sense plus the new method. that is. scientific investigation. is still better"
 welcome was made in behalf of the farmers. by Colonel J. M: Thornton. He spoke in high terms of the great work of the cause of agriculture ac- complished by the Experiment Station of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
 The schedule today is as follows:
 Judging the Best Type of Horse" by Dr. C. A Cary: Animal Judging" Root" etc Dr. E. M. Wilcox; "Vari- cites of Corn" Hllustrated with ster eoptican). Dr. E. M. Wilcox: cattle judging exercises at the station. Dr. Knapp. the celebrated authority in az ricultural matters. representing the United States Department of. Agricul- ture will be present this evening, and will give lectures throughout the ses- sion of the school. The authorities Of the college are greatly encouraged at the great work of this movement.
 For two weeks a class of fifty farm CTS have been engaged In the study Of sampling and classifying cotton under the direction of Colonel J. M. Thorn ton. Colonel Thornton Is one of the leading and most successful farmers, of the State of Alabama and the success of his work in this unique line of training has been extremely gratifying There are representative farmers here from thirty six counties. This work will continue throughout the, Farmers Summer School. closing about Septem- Der 15