The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31

household work is so neglec.ed - ~
that OF keeping accurate accounts -
expenditures, and Mrs. Smiths -
per illustrated that no great know
edge of bookkeeping is Necessary ;,
keep an accurate account of incon,o
and outso, thereby determining just
wha part Of farm work is remunarN
ative n what should be dispenes5
with.
One Of the most interesting tar-o
Of the morning was by Mr. Metcalf
of the Department of Entomology of
the State Department of Agriculture
upon the subject, THE Houseflv'
n IS a burning question with the
housewife in the city as well as tha
country. Mr.. Metcalf gave an inter
estlng outline of the life history Of
the housefly, showing 95 per cent of
all houseflies breed in horse manure
the fly laying her eggs in masses Of
$50 eggs, and that fourteen genera
tons are possible in a summer sea-
son.. It requires two weeks from eos.
laying to develop the full grown fly
The speaker made a point of the fact
that the newly Matched fly is fun
grown when it energies from the
pupa state. The transmission of three
common diseases-typhoid fever.
consumption and summer complaint
with young children-have been
traced directly to the housefly as 4
carrier Of these diseases. From the
structure of the fly's foot 1t may be
readily seen numerous numbers of
disease germs may be carried. AS a
means Of prevention, the screening or
d~isposing Of stable manure cleanli-
ness OF the barn and premises is the
only sure remedy for this great men
ace to health. A general discussion
followed Mr.. Metcalf's talk, showing
how vitality Interested the ladies we're
in the subject.
At three-thirty the ladies met at
the Governors Manson and later re-
Mrs. W. N. HUT, for an informal
tea.
Night Session..
Mr.. White, Commissioner Of Agri-
culture Of the Rock Island and Frisco
Railroad, addressed the convention on
the importance Of agricultural educa-
ton. Farming, asserted the speaker.
more brain W than any
other business; not a KNOWLEDGE Of
astronomy and geology, but how to
make two and three bales Of cotton
grow where 211 pounds grew before,
this being the present average. 1t was
a strong presentation of a vital SUBJ
Ject, commanding the undivided atten-
ton Of the large audience. Unlike
49, $4,000 doo1 SSS IL W d.
fraught with human interest and
suggestion, making perma-
nent impress upon his hearers.
DR.. Knapp, head Of the ~demonstra-
ton work OF the United States Depart
of Agriculture was next. 1t was
9:45. when he began, and he would
speak but for Is minutes, having
opt a rule never to speak
after ten o'clock at night.
For fifty ear he had led
a public life and this rule was neces-
to preserve his vigor and health.
His relation to North Carolina was,
he said, that he expected to have So
900 children settled in agriculture
n his State, and he thought he was
closer related to it than anybody. His
/ random talk.
the State will raise cotton ten years
oefore the boil weevi1 reaches North
he said. It would come
ear1ler, but its progress is retarded,
many killed. But it is surely COM
he declared. In Texas, Missis-
lppl and Louisiana, as soon as the
ooli Weevll comes, the bankers say,
we Will not lend the farmers any
money" The bankers refuse to lend
money When the boil weevil comes
ma agriculture is damaged because
mere it is conducted on the advance
ystem.
The next ten years is the oppor-
unity OF the North Carolina farmers
0 reap a golden harvest from the
otton Q before the boil
7eevil comes. If the farmers will
alse two and a half bales Of cotton
0 the acre. they will make enough
loney never to raise cotton again.
,otton is Increasing in India, Egvpt,
nina, and is being produced in South
The South produces q. high
r cotton than the average. though
cotton is higher than the
Verage American cotton. Every far
1er wants to buckle down to the
.uth. chang your methods" said
II. Knapp. The seed bed must be
eep to hold the plant food and moist
re. 1t cannot be done with CONNER
la1 fertilizer. Produce less acres and