The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-03


was honored ~ the southern
Association ol Agricultural
h session ~ Jackson
1he election d State Chemist
of Eiorlda. 81 president.
fclals ~ John Ihompson,
lIlt Vice presidents J. y,
"A Alabama, second vice-pfesi'
klIeore. 81 North Carolina,
ard lreaeufef
t ueeting WIN be held IN At
~ Rose addressed the associa-
what should BE the Worn q
nE 81 Asriculturep His
a fun follows 1s "a ~ va
nneafiOn gentlemen, prOpounoed
ciati0H Of agrlculturat'
onefn and their cO-workers IN
Duent % the agricultural IN
fhe natlon, u pto1noly one @.
t Important ones that VIII be
d It this meeting o. any sub
enc ing0iFing a8tit does the
worN 81 raoEon f0E the eEisteDee
00lce e. expressed Ia the title
itnrai Col1lu omen an once
Win supervision, direction and
oDmcnt a. the most iRpot,ant and
~ occupation Of large naSority
e people Of this v9f any gther
~. 81 ~ x u ~
cns Wni deny that agricultpE4 g
gariQBs fQfng d tpe foundAt on
lt,1 and prosperity ana pnEt
success oe the farmer dcpenon
fort wealth and EopeElty o.
on Any ,hiu let tPpes ~
q ne. sc ~ tliehl1lllB
on eaIlit re tha.farI1 u-
fh6 stats or natiQR prqqo1
Incre $3.50 ~ " alkh, corltolt
fare 81 the comuionW ealth.
nnmpar lively tecqnt YaaTg ne
ilscloutfa 81 agficpl i1re.
ana tatlonal, WtEa Uglnl
nQ - q
~ and that noe Cor re Zen
o1rcor a. tbe pFoeueis. but
nta az the dealer % those
eletinr almost enSifnly %
ai Interests of ne county,,
accidentally boneattink the
Is rDoducef.
llo ,conmlssioneF % agEicub
fnefalIy q miapOmeg. Com
nmisslOneg' would have been
futhfui designation % the once
trR was largely along com
f'liEs and more for the benefit
ealar a. AGRICULTURAL products
~ lie benefit 0e the producer OF
uCfs. His statistics were
~ used BY the trade hre-
re they used 20 cheaper the
~ ne farm, and lessen the
f the producer
9 opinion the principal object
co % agricultural commiasiOn-
efucate TIE farmer, stockman,
and fruit grower along the
ne best and most economical
producing maximum cropa
I0r Qnality &C the least cost
tlnle and money.
eance ln AGRICULTURAL science
st thirty years has been very
nlnR pace with the other sci,
fIealture 81 no longer an art
nstead become an exact SCI
me Iorts OF the proper appli-
ne known laws "a agricul-
seIeeti0n, plant and animal
tmnropcd methods Of culture
1lng have beon demonstrated
cnltural experiment stations
tuly these discoveries In ag-
Iouce have not been made
me farmer az general. His
"a the rural districts and want
nrDoftunlty % meet bic fel-
has prevented him 10 q
l acquiring q knowledge Of
nt 6iscoveslls Of the agri-
lhtIsL HE conservatism
~ ne traditions Of bis
nd BE geiiefal contempt q
es have 10 q large extent
ne ordinary farmer from
81 TIE discoveries made dur
NV eeHrB. Whiie tb0us.
zine have been printed and
few have been foad and q
tIiFcfel it ~
W.. aere ~. of The coz,
lieuIlUte should Be ~
bIe information ana fita
Icafion before The farmer.
cficnl application of fhe
rIcify and the mechani-
1ro has been ~ inconiiqe
reformation before the
ed Al 10 aplicaftgn.
|I neeesEafy Co IBke thie
ne farm and farmer
0frIInce az the farmorf' IN
afmcrB' lecture platform
mtfhod 81 Reaching
Ihc adult farmer, the
EMS neither the time nor
d ne reguIta 81 the