Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-27
FARMERS MEET
THIRTY-FiFTH ANNUAL con-
VENTl0N HELD AT
KNOXVILLE.

ing Of three days duration, commenc-
ing Tuesday. The meetings were held
at the University of Tennessee, where
Che farmers we're welcomed by DR..
Brown Ayres, president of the College,
w. r. Reeves, of Jonesboro, respond
ing.
President w. T. Roberts then read
his annual address. touching upon the
years developments, farming condit-
ions and recommendations. Various
other business consumed the morning
session.
The afternoon session was commenc-
cd with the subject of "Soils, Their
4 Composition, Requirements and Posi-
bilities, assigned to Prof. G. A.
c,t.sSooers, of the University. Prof
Mooers said that lime was necessary to
the soil, even in limestone countries,
where the lime in the soil averaged
only one tenth of a pound to hundred
pounds of soil when it should be one
pound. He advocated the putting on
of ground limestone and farm yard
q manure to ensure good crops. Joe
Wing said he failed to raise alfalfa
without lime put on soil before hand.
J. M. Stokely, of Newport. then
spoke on the subject of 'When Market
cd Direct" and declared corn W as the
best crop for the river bottom farmer
to sell. He said hill lands should be
put to permanent pasturage, but ad-
vised as a rotation corn, wheat and
grass and clover j. |. Huggins, of
Oak Grove, agreed that corn was the
most profitable crop to sell direct, but
advocated a rotation of corn, peas
grass and clover.
J. w. Cate, of Cleveland, then spoke
on the topic of "When Fed to Live
Stock, y taking the position of the av-
4 erage farmer, who had no corn to sell.
He said he raised corn to feed cattle
and raised wheat for the sake of the
/ straw with which to bed them, for the
manure necessary to raise wheat. ID,
h W. Duncan, of Tasso, following on the
same subject, said that he used soy
beens to take the place, in part, of cot
Z tor seed meal and bran as winter
b feed, and gotss24 tons per acre of soy
\ beans
I Prof. S. NJ Baine spoke on RED
\ Clover largely relating his expert
N ments to produce Il variety immune
4 from the disease now preventing the
successful growth of the plant. Fol
lowing his address there was general
discussion of the topics of the day,
II Wednesday mornings program was
opened by an address by Maj. Over.
ton. president Of the State Live Stock
Association who made a talk along
that line. He urged the formation Of
live stock associations in state anC
H county, with annual exhibits.
n G.. G.. Brown then spoke on ''Wha
n Dairy Cow for Tennessee. He urged
n greater advantage for dairying ovel
u beef raising, and advocated. the so!
N bean to take the place of cottonsee(
III meal or alfalfa. He urged the farm
.& ers to have no stock low in grade, bu
"a the best always.
IN Joseph Wing, of Ohio, was then in
I4 Produced, who spoke on sheep raising
# Especially with reference to feedinl
n lambs. He has a 300-acre farm il
III Ohio, and this year sold his lambs fo
4 $t2,00 getting Sc per pound for lamb
weighing 20 to so ponnds.
The afternoon SESSION was opened b,
Y J.s-Qy \ baBose,, of Nashville, who dis
sssed the raising of hogs, and SAT-
i LAT while Tennessee was so wei
c1Sdapted to hog raising still thousand
III 8f dollars worth of hog products wer
afpurchased from states less favored. H
q gave full resume of the proper feed
4 ing of pigs, and also curatives for pi
G. ailments.
B. H. Raul of Washington, d. G. i,
his address spoke of the lack of atten
ton to dairying in the south, and sal
that everything was in Tennessee
favor, although very little was done
He advocated the growing of legumin
Gus crops for feeding as best for her
and land.
.H Capt. H, B., Clay spoke on "Stoc
/ Feeding and said that he feed hi
corn to his cattle when in stalk an
TIE corn was ripening starting, wit
ffyar stalks per day. He endorsed tn
n the growing of soy beans and peas fo
= forage purposes as giving richness
4 land that corn takes away. He hope
to see the day when crusherS would z
aser the country and crush lime roc
/ for the farmers at ST.. 90 per ton for us
Il In building up lands
III q. II. Strong. prominent cattle
feeder Of East Tennessee, of fOrty-on
years experience, spoke on feeding c al
tie He said he had had best result
from silo, putting the dry stalk int
the silo and then putting in watel
half as much water as'corn.