The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-29
FARMERS OF MONROE.
They Hear Experts speak AZ Monroe
- VILE.

They Hear Experts Speak Az m"nse7
Vile.
Monroeviile, Aug. 2s.-(spectall-A,
new impetus was given to Improved
a ericulture ana better roads at Mon
roeviile Friday. Speakers well versed
in various phases OF agriculture were
brought here by the citizens OF mon.
roeville and presented ideas that Will
bring forth good fruit.
To make the day q complete suc-
cess an enterprisinR committee maze
all necessary preparations. The ae-
lightful grove near the Methoolst
church haa been cleared out. long
tables erected. speakers stand and
seats put in place.
BY 10 o'clock fully one thousand peo-
pie had assembled from various parts
OF the country.
The frst speaker was Hon. J. A. VIII
kinson. Commissioner ut Agriculture
and Industries. who spoke on soils ana
soil fertility. He showed that the SOILS
had been robbed of their natural rer-
tility by the lax system OF cropping,
and the great need OF adding organic
matter by the liberal use OF cowpeas
and other ieRumes. The soil was too
shallow 10 hold the rainfall and much
of the plant food was swept away IN
to the streams: but by blowing deep
or and by the addition Of organic mat.
ter the capacity OF the soil TO holo
water was greatly Increased He ex-
planned the advantages Of the soil sur
vey now in progress and ended his dis-
cussion with a strong plea for broad
liberal education forl the farmers sons
and daughters.
E. F. Cautheu, Of thee Alabama Ex-
pertinent station, at, Auburn, spoke OF
the low average yield Of cotton ana
corn per acre In Alabama ana gave as
one factor OF this low yield the lack
Of good seed for planting. with ex-
amples of cotton stalks from near
field. He showed that many stalks did
not produce any fruit or not enough TO
nay for their cultivation ana fertiItzer.
and that the proper place to select cot
ton seed and seed corn was not IN the
gin house or barn but in the fields
where the plants are growing. He
then gave a simple way by which any
farmer may improve his cotton ana
corn and grow improved seed not only
for his own farm but to sell to ms
ueighbors.
Moved in animal breeding are appii.
cable to the breeding OF plants ana
that improved seed should be grown
in every community.
s. d. Dow, OF the Bureau OF AMI
mai Industry. Washington. u. C.. ana
an associate of the Department. OF An
tmal Industry OF the tSate experiment
| Auburn, presented the needs OF more
dairy cows for Alabama. BY collect
ed statistics ne showed how much
butter, milk and cheese were brought
INTO Alabama annually and the great
loss not only of the money going OUT
Of the State to pay for these but or
fertility going out in the shape OF reed
stufYs, which should be fed to cows on
Alabama farms.
J. T. Bullen. county engineer for
Montgomery and Morgan counties. pre-
scented in a forceful manner the ad-
vantages OF good roads. how they
made better the conditions of country
life and city life and advanced the com
tnerclal and agricultural interests OF
every county that improved its roads.
| Monroe county is naturally favored
In that It has good road material at
hand-clay, sand aud gravel. Some
valuable suggestions in locating roads
and building them were given by the
speaker and these seemed greatly APP
preciared by the people Of Monroe.
vile. who are preparing to construed
a FIRST class road to Mos roe station
three miles away
At this point Of the exercises the
presiding oficer announced that bar.
hecued dinner was ready and every.
|
Tn the afternoon Prof. J. W. Ridge
wav, Of the Department Of Agricultur'
nj Industry OF Auburn told the farm
ers how to raise and fatten hogs. By
the use OF say beans and peanuts and
a small quantity OF corn pork could b.
made on the farm for three cents pei
pound and there was no need OF the
country depending on the Northwest
for its bacon.
Prof. c. L. Hare. Of the chemical de-
partment OF the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute showed the farmers how tc
calculate the money value and plant
food value OF commercial fertilizer and
how there may be a great saving "a
them in buying and mixing their own
fertilizer at home. Many questions
were asked in regard to home mixing
and use of commercial fertilizers.
keen interest was manifested In this
subject OF fertilizers.
]. r. Sawyer. Of Beatrice, closed the
program with strong argument fol
good roads and better farming.
= All praised the work Of the rally and
pronounced II a great success