The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-08
SPEAKERS TALK ON
 CULTURE OF CORN
WILLIAMSON METHOD WILL BE TESTED BY THE FARMERS OF DALLAS CORNERSTONE RES oLUTIoNs ARE ADOPTED.

Selma, March 7.-(special )Y esterday at noon the courthouse was filled with farmers from this section to hear w. H. Seymour and p. M. Williamson of South Carolina, speak on the latter's method of corn planting. Besides large number of white farmers there were number of negro farmers present who gave closest attention to everything that was spoken.
 President E. F. Ullman of the Conner clal and Industrial association, presided over the meeting and introduced the speakers Mr. Williamson lays no claim to being an orator, or even a public speaker. He Is a plain practical farmer and his method of corn planting has prov en his contention by repeated experi- ments A number of those who heard the address were approached by The Age Herald correspondent after the meeting and all said they intended making the experiment on their farms. In the vicin- 1ty of Marion Junction there are already 30 acres of corn planted after the method approved by MT. Williamson and 1t is likely that hundreds upon hundreds of acres will be planted according to the Williamson method this year in Dallas county.
 The farmers declare that something has to be done to raise more corn and after hearing the speakers today the follow ing resolutions were offered and unani- mously adopted:
 Resolved by the farmers of Dallas coun- ty in meeting assembled at the court house of said county, on the 9th day of March, 19O9 that the president of the Commercial and Industrial association of Selma, appoint committee, the number to be determined by him, to communicate with the United States Department of Agriculture and Hon. W. B. Craig, con- gressman from the Fourth district, to obtain by said department full and fair test of some place in said county of the Williamson method of growing corn.
 President E. F. Ullman will name com mittee later
 Whereas, There is no more favored part of the globe, as to soil and climate, than that wherein we reside; and
 Whereas, we are not making intelligent and proper use of our natural and su- perior advantages in our agricultural methods; and
 Whereas, by reason of the fact that we are practically making no corn in this section, and are spending from the state of Alabama about s40,O00,000 a year for corn and breadstuffs, thereby .enriching the west and impoverishing ourselves; and
 Whereas instead of making cotton at bankrupt prices with which to buy every thing else we need and consume, abundant corn crops would solve the farm uues- tions of this section and make us the most independent people of the world. and
 Whereas, MT E. McIver Williamson. of South Carolina, has discovered and es- tablished in spite of powerful opposition, a method whereby our lands can be made to yield all the corn we need. while they are being built up and renewed: and
 Whereas, MT. Williamson visited us and laid before us in every detail his wonder ful but simple method of making corn: therefore be 1t
 Resolved That we do hereby express to MT. Williamson our deep and abiding thanks for and appreciation of his patri- otic and unselfish service to us;and be it further
 Resolved. That we earnestly recommend to the farmers of this section that they. each and every one, to at least make an honest and intelligent test of the William son method of growing corn to the end that if 1t proves successful, it may be permanently adopted by all of our farm CTS.