Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-17
AGRICULTURAL BODY
ENJOYS BIG FEAST
Preceding the Barbecue, Eques-
trian Parade of Brooks County
Farmers Was Given-J. J. Con-
ner Is Reelected President.

QUITMAN, Ca Aug. 12.-The second
day of the State Agricultural society con-
vention Thursday was marked by the lar
gest gathering ever seen in Quitman.
The farmers in typical shirt sleeves and
broad hats rode blue ribbon mares, sleek
mules, and several country boys were on
oxen. There were 800 horsemen and
long line of wagons, all headed by brass
band and making a remarkable spectacle
The streets were lined with people to see
them pass.
The dinner was served on long tables
under the trees in the park and was &
great revelation to the visitors of how
the Brooks county farmers live at home.
The delegates from north Georgia seemed
especially impressed by the sturdy ap-
pearance of the farmers, young and ole,
and the rosy health of the country maids
and matrons who accompanied their men
folk to town.
The morning business session of the
society began with the election of off,
GERS. President, ]. ]. Conner, of Carriers
Vile; general vice president, r. F. Crit
tenden, of Shelman; secretary, Martin
Calvin, experiment; treasurer, j. Z. Cle'
ments. Towns; were all reelected. The
only change in the list Of district vice
presidents was the election OF Hon. P. L.
Welddrew, of Savannah, to succeed James
Bitch, of Blichton.
New district committee was appointed
Second district, A. L. Moody, of Boston,
Fifth district, F. ]. Merriam, Of Atlanta,
Sixth district, R. ]. Redding. Griffin, and
r. B. Hall, of Macon; Ninth district, Il.
]. Nuincly, of Gainesville.
1t was decided to hold the convention
of next year at Athens. Chancellor Bar
row, of the State university, was present
to urge the invitation. He made BRIEF
talk on the work of the society In rela-
ton to the state college of agriculture.
He referred to the Appropriation of $4,000
Just made by the legislature for the col
lege he urged sympathetic cooperation
Of the people of the state with their uni
versity and said he had great value OF
the agricultural college to the farming
, interesting of the state. He said his Ia
ther had for many years been an active
member of the society and held 1t in high
regard. He suggested that the society $
efforts had been conferred on the aspects
of the individual farmer and that hence
forth it would be we'll to divert its work
toward oranized agriculture; getting In
close touch with the experiment station,
the state department OF agriculture ana
the State Agricultural college.
Mr. DeLoach, of the state college of ag-
riculture, made a practical talk on the
Diseases of Cotton" DR.. L. @. Hardman,
of jackson, made an address on the tech
nical side and The Value Of Tile Drain
ing"
Prof NJ. p. Jarnigan, of the state col
lege of agriculture, discussed Animal
Husbandry and Hog Raising" topic OF
particular interest in this section, since
Brooks county raises more hogs for mar
ket than any other in the state. He said
we should utilize our by-products OF cot
ton seed and grain in raising stock, and
that where we now feed four pounds OF
cotton seed meal to stock out OF every
100 pounds produced. we should not let
mound go out of the state. He told of
! practical experiments in feeding stock
thus and of gains in fertilizer as well as
, live stock values. At the state college
he said they sold milk in Athens at 81
cents per gallon at an average cost OF
little over cents to produce.