The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-19


 portunity as yet to develop experiments that are of interest. He stressed, how ever, the importance of more winter crops for the purpose of leeching out the nitrogen from the soil. Dr. c. J. Owens, of the Third Dis trict School, made most interesting talk. He said that the school at Ab- beviile is the oldest in the State. He said that he desired all of the schools to do the work for which they were established. He called attention to the fact that in the year book of the Agrt- cultural Department at Washington. that forty pages are devoted to she az ricultural schools of Georgia which are just now being established, and in this same article is was stated that It was understood there is one or two schools already in operation in Alabama He emphasized the necessity for having a complete report of the Alabama schools in next years book, and later re vas selected to prepare this report.
 Professor J. B. Espey, Agrculturist from this school, reported on some very important experiments which he had made all of which have been satis- factory. He stated that the laud on which the school is located has been built up and increased in productive power 10 per cent in five years. He stated that he had been exchanging cotton seed with the farmers in the neighborhood of the school with the re- suit that they had become very much interested He said that he would give them a bushel of good seed for a bushei of ordinary seed, which he used as fertilizers In this way, Ae sait, the school had been of direct good benefit 10 the farmers in that district He fur tber reported that through the efforts of the school, farmers had commence ed to raise and ship cattle, end that all ready several car loads have been snip ped from his district.
 At this juncture in the proceedings, some of the visitors were called on TOT addresses Secretary C.. Grosvenor nave. of the Commercial Club of Mont uomery, made very strong plea for inc furtherance of the objects of the asricuIturaI schools. He said that this ia A great institution, and should re- ceive the liberal support Of the people of Alabama.
 Jesse Jones of Montgomery County made a strong talk on corn culture He said that he has been making fifty bushels to the acre without any terti-
 w, e. smith. a soil survey expert from inc Government, talked at length on the soils of Alabama, which he mas been inspecting for some months past. Mir smith reported that in snort while he will have a soil map Of Ala bama. showing the kind Of soii In every county in the State.
 !. J. Doster professor of secondary education at the University of Ala bana. was called on. He said that ne could not talk much about scientific farming. but that he wanted to add his approval to the plan of having the agr:cultural schools throughout the State. He explained his reason for be- coming a teacher with the statement that when he was a boy he was son of a farmer. He said that he noticed that his father plowed up and down the hill. and when he grew to be man and wanted to go into the farming business, he found that there was no soil on which to farm, as the rain had washed all the soil away where his father had been blowing up and down the hill instead of around it.
 Professor Doster said that the great est necessity now is to teach agrt- culture to the children of the State, as the old people win not change their methods. He suggested plan for the establishment of boys clubs through : out the State, offering a prize for the boy raising the best crop.
 George W. Duncan of Auburn made 9 short talk of considerable interest. Professor c. H. Phigpen of the Fourth District Agricultural School. said that the colleges must do more thorough work than they have been doing. He l strongly approved of the plan to en- | courage tn boys by offering prizes and | organizing them into farmers insti l tutes He said that this is being done | at his school.
 President L. L. Van, of the Fifth Dis trict School called on Agriculturist E