The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-31

"A N NJ oOlieSe ana OBTAIN Outiet1nS
n the woman car teach these things
as well as the man. But don't call il
agriculture, call it gardening, poultry
Il dairying.
DR.. Knapp declared that the coun-
try preacher had forgotten largely
what Jesus Christ lie on earth. II
would be a good thing if the preachers
should graduate from the a. & NJ
college. he said. They know little
about Heaven-one end-and nothing
aEout mankind, the other end. The
q .ist used illustrations from The
farm, and the country preacher ought
also to do SO. He is the educated mar
OF the community and should know
agriculture
Another thing is a true rural public
opinion. We want, he said. an or
gained public sentiment in the country
that will not let people do certain
things. The whole vast domain OF
what We do and what we don't do is
ruled, he declared, by public opinion
We wan a public opinion hat won't
let people live in certain houses, that
will demand better things. The
church and the school can do it. If
they shal combine the blenish spots
OF TINS State will be transformed into
beauty. The march of events depends
upon public opinion.
In conclusion DR.. Knapp said the
men have not given the women a com
mon chance. In every home there
should be comfort and facilities sc
that wives shall not be slaves. Study
now you can add more comfort, fo1
the center Of our civilization is the
nome, the heaven of our eartl
IS the home, the glory OF
raising strong men and women is the
nome, the power to do it is the home,
n we ought to cherish our wives
our strength does not lie, he said
N our DaTtlPShJDS or O111- q rr,1ipS h1t
IN the staunch of such
great States as this. Each farmers
duty is to make his home and farm
an IDEAL spot, his Eden in the world.
r. l.. Shuford, of Catawba county.
president Of the North Carolina Live
Stock and D~airynnen's Association, ad-
dressed the convention on the oppor-
tunlty OF the live stock and air in
dustries-- saying NORTH Carolina could
be made the leading live stock State
of, the South.
r. w. Scott, of Alamance county
discussed, How to Raise a Small
FLOCK Of Sheep" making a trenchaH1
appeal to the farmers to raise sheep
not only for mutton and wool, but fol
Improving the soil. Mr.. Scott sale
he received ten dollars for every laml
he raised, not including the wool
No one in the State raises better
sheep, no farmer is better qualified
to advise farmers on sheep raising
J. A. ConOver, of the State Depart.
nent of Agriculture, spoke on Dairy
Development in North Carolina,' il
a vivid speech revealing the colder
possibilities Of the dairy industry il
North Carolina, the superior advant
ages this State possesses for it, the
economy which demands it, and the
reward for those who enter into it.
W. w. Finley, of Wilkes county
delivered an interesting address or
the horse, urging the to use
heavier horses to do their farm work
There is profit, he said, in heavy
teams. Railroads follow the same
principle when they use heavy en-
gines for heavy trains. He tolG
graphically the superior advantages
of the draft horse.
Afternoon Session.
When the convention reassembIeC
at 2 o'clock Clarence H. Poe read thu
report for the nnmit on reSOlu
tons, which was unanimously adopt
ed.
New Officers.
r. w. Scott, of Aiamance, reported
for the committee on nominations a:
follows:
President. Thomas w. Blount, O.
Roper, Washington county.
Secretary, T. 3. Parker, of Raleigh
Assistant Secretary, |. Q. Schauh
of Raleigh.
These gentlemen were unanimous.
elected.
Mr.. Blount was called upon AND
made a happy speech to the conven.
ton, speaking prophetlcaIly OF {
greater and brighter day for agricul
ture in North Carolina.
"Legumes as Farm Crops" was thu
subject Of T. B. Parker at the con
clusion of the business transaction:
of the convention, when the program
--a- M D knr oJI
the subject with unusual intelligence
and awakened interest in it.
w. c.. Andrews, Orange county
spoke upon Necessity Of Good Farm
Equipment" impressing his hearer:
with a sense of the value Of and eco.
nony in using the best farm equip.
ment.
Prof. John Michels, of A. & NJ. Col
lege and Experiment Station, discuss
ed, Economical Feeding of Dairy