The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-30
SCHOOL FOR FARMERS
COTTON AND FERTILIZER ARE DIS
CUssED.


Auburn. July 2s.-(Special)--Toda
was the day with the farmers insti-
tute and summer school, to discuss
King" cotton and King" cotton's
faithful hand-maiden, fertilizer"
The new arrivals continue to pour
In, not only from Alabama, but from
Florida. Georgia and Mississippi. and
the interest continues to grow and the
expressions Of pleasure and gratifica-
ton Of the farmers In the summer
school In heard on all sides.
This 10 now the eighth annual ses-
sion of the farmers summer school OF
Auburn. and 1t is stated by the au-
thorities of the college that this work
is conducted without any extra appro-
without cent of additional recom-
pense to any of the college staff who
remain here throughout the summer
to render this labor.
The first address of the morning was
by DR.. c. A. Cary on mules and horses.
The mule costs too much to buy with
cotton money. said the speaker, but
the mule can be raised in Alabama.
and can be made to pay for its feed af-
ter II is eighteen months old.
Prof. ]. +. Duggar discussed cotton
culture and cotton fertilizer for differ
ent Alabama soils. Cooperative work
has been conducted for twenty years
by the Department of Agriculture at
Auburn in all of the typical soils Of
the state and most valuable results
have been attained.
DIR. D. NJ Shoemaker Of the United
States Department of Agriculture dis
cussed most exhaustively cotton wilt
or black root in cotton. He explained
| thoroughly how this pest affects cot
ton, and, cotton plants. how the para
sites spread both BY soil and by seed,
| ~ - A. II
in the soil. This cotton pest Is most
ruinous and destroys a vast amount Of
cotton annually. Potato crops, ana
discarding badly infected fields for
cotton culture. will tend to decrease
! the ravages of this pest.
DR.. Tate Butler, editor of The South
ern Farm Gazette, the man who has
| cleared thirty counties in North Caro-
lima from the dread cattle tick. clear
ly demonstrated to his auditors why
II was profitable to eradicate cattle
ticks from our land. In one year 1t
saves to the cattle owners far more
than 1t costs for eradication, and 1t
appreciates the selling price OF cattle
immensely Farmers can rear better
cattle, make more profits larger herds
can be safely kept and fed on the
farm, and waste land can be utilized
| as pastures.
Prof. c. L. Hare presented fully and
clearly accurate calculations on the
ways of mixing fertilizers containing
various percentages of nitrogen. phos-
phate. and potash using cotton seed
| meal and kainit.
Prof. C. X. McQuarrie gave full d.
rections for growing watermelons. He
advised farmers to use fertilizer con-
tanning three per cent. nitrogen, five
per cent. phosphate. and ten per cent
potash, using 1000 pounds per acre
top dressing with 100 pounds initiate
of soda.
Loring Brown of Georgia gave aS
| interesting talk on the poultry bust
ness. He explained In detail as to
feeding, mating. and handling poul-
try. This is the fifth year, that Mr..
Brown has lectured in the school.
Col. J. M Thornton of Talladega ex-
planned in a most Interesting manner
the methods for laying tile for drain
ing land. He set forth the distances
between the lines of tile, the proper
fall, how to prepare the ditch and con-
duct the work generally. After the
lecture the farmers were escorted to
| the college experiment grounds and
there put into actual position for us
ing the tile drain. the work being
done according to Col. Thornton's
methods.
Prof. Ridgway conducted u contest
| grassy paddocks of the farm.
DR.. w. +. Kinds gave an extended
stereopticon lecture tonight on the
boil weevil. The boil weevil Is march,
ing eastward at the rate OF seventy
five miles per year, and the farmers
should prepare for the time when the
weevil will force them to practice diff
ferent methods of growing cotton.
The program for tomorrow Is as fol-
| lows:
Feeding Sheep--Prof. Ridgway.
Raising Hogs and Cattle In Alabama
Prof. Gray.
| Corn Products for Animals-Dr. Tate
| Butler.
| Cantaloupes--Prof McQuarrie.
Judging Horses-Profs. Gray and
| Ridgway
| Home Sanitation-Mrs HUT
| Home Life--Mrs. Holloway.
Tomorrow will be known as live
| stock day.
Your clothes kept In arst class con-
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