The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-12-13
Work. FOR FARMS OVER THF STATF

Mr.. IT. 3. Parker, demonstration and
director Of Farmers Institutes in his
report TO the State Board Of Agricul-
ture, at it's meeting here during the
past week, treated matters of SO much
interest that his report is given. 1t
reads as follows:
Having recently attended the an
nual meetings OF the American Asso-
ciatOn OF Farmers Institute Workers
and the Southern States Association of
Commissioners Of Agriculture, and
other agricultural workers, and heard
the magnificent reports splendid pa
peTS and fine discussions that marked
every session Of those meetings
nave been given ideas and larger con-
ceptions Of the magnitude and import
auce Of the work, even greater than
i had before. AS / listened to the
reports from directors Of Institutes in
various States. giving the attendance
AT the sessions of their institutes, both
Tor men and women, running uD, into
the hunureds and often into the thou
sands at j single institute, and con-
trasted the agricultural conditions OF
those States with the conditions OF the
States in which institute work is al
most unknown or poorly attended, I
was forced to the conclusion that
there was q close relationship betwee
better methods OF farming and init
sutute attendance. At the convention
Of Farmers Institute workers, held in
Washington City. November 1tth- 9Th,
Secretary Wilson. IN an address before
the convention. made the remark bic
statement that the South IS making
more rapid agricultural progress than
any part OF the United States. He
further stated that there. were boys In
the South that this year made more
corn on an acre of land than any man
had ever made In either the State OF
Illinois or Indiana, the first corn
growing States in the Union. Such a
staten ent, which Is literally true, com
ing from the head Of the Department
of Agriculture. and who is himself an
iowa farmer OF no small magnitude,
Is worthy of consideration. He fur
ther made the statement that there
were $4,000 of these boys in the South
who this year grew one acre OF corn
each. one Of whom. Jerry II. Moore
of South Carolina, the son or clergy
man. raised 22S bushels OF corn on
one acre and in his detailed report
20 the Columbia State closed his letter
with "hoping to do better in the fu-
ture"
sIn our own State there are several
bows this year reporting more tnar1
100 bushels Of corn on one acre OF
land These yields give US Tooo tof
thought, and should be followed up
with the closest investigation, SO as to
get from them ideas or Suggestions
that will lead us to larger average
yields than our farmers are no" ma h
ing, This will require time ana money
but will be worth while.
Farmers Institutes.
srr1,e wear lust ended has been the
,ae4 Farmers Institute year we have
ever had. both in number Of Institutes
held and IN attendance. During 'he
wear we have held 369 regular lnsti-
4utes. against IT in 1908. Of when i9e
we're institutes for men and rs Io1
women. In addition TO these there
was a three days roundup institute
or farmers convention. at the A. q h
College, and nineteen orchard demon
stration Institutes. These Will be EN-
braced in the reports Of your hortlcui-
turist and entomoIogist. AT our regu-
lar Institutes we held 775 sessions
with a total attendance Of 49.9S9, ex-
elusive of the attendance at the round
up institute, 1850; corn-Judgins IN
stitutes, 1O in number, 1,7eo; ana the
orchard demonstrat ton institutes, %