The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-21
SEVERAL SPLENDID
ADDRESSES MADE At
FARMERS INSTITUTE
MANY IMPORTANT SUBJECTS ARE
ABLY DISCUSSED BY WELL
POSTED MEN.
OTHER STATES RAISE MULES


ducins Elements Of Soil 10 Urged
and Best Fertilizers Are Careful
ly Considered.
The afternoon session Of the Maury
County farmers Institute Wednes
day was as interesting as the morning
session, ana some most excellent ad.
dresses we,e made. All Of the speak.
ers on the program were present ex.
cep two.
The spirit Of the meeting was excel
lent throughout, and much interest
was manifested by all present. Col.
Thompson, agricultural commissioner,
was present at both sessions, and an
nounced in the afternoon that the Mid
die Tennessee Farmers Institute
would be held at Nashville December
5, and instead of 6, and s, the
date first announced. This county,
he said would be entitled to 100 dele
gates and the work of selecting the
delegates was begun at the close of
the meeting, and about so were select
ed; the remainder of the delegates
will be selected and announced later.
1t was decided, on motion, that ev-
cry farmer present at the meeting be
selected as one of the delegates to
Nashville.
Col. Thompson requested that tarm-
ers be chosen as delegates and that
lawyers, and doctors, and other men
not concerned in the tiIling Of the soil
be not named as delegates. This re-
quest was complied with.
Afternoon Program.
One of the best addresses of the
day was made by Prof. H. A. Morgan,
of Knoxville, his subject being, 1.-THE
Economical Increase of Soil Fertility
and Crop Production"
Prof. Morgans address was practi-
cal throughout and he demonstrated
in convincing manner the absolute
necessity of providing means by which
the land could be strengthened, and
by which it might recover from the
loss to it's vital forces which must be
N the production Of crops,
and especially where the rotation OF
crops had not been given the atten-
ton its Importance deserves.
Prof. Morgan spoke Of an instance
Of farm which 20 years ago would
produce rs TO 80 bushels of whea, to
he acre which would produce only
eight or ten at this time, as showing
he manner in which the production
Of the soil are exchanged
He showed the necessity of supply
ng the elements needed for crop pro-
luction which have either been ex- ,
or which have never been ,
'ossessed by tn esiol The speaker
old Of the important part played in ,
rop production by potash, phospho-
GUS, nitrogen, lime, humus (pIsnt
ood) and Gther elements of the soil,
nd said that they must be supplied
here they did not exist, and sho we'd
he best methods OF conserving them
here they do exist, and the best
lethods OF obtaining them where they
ave been exhausted or were never
resent in the soil. The importance
potash, phosphoruos, etc, as fertil-
ers, was oonclusively shown, and the r
ecessity OF replenishing the fertili-
of the soil was impressively brought g
1t. Il
Ordinary stable manure not being III
'tainable III sufficient quantities the pl
eaker represented turning under of &c
.rious kinds Of clover, COW peas, etc, 81
ID said that sorghum was the cheap ~
gren fertilizer that could be Sc OF
red, and recommended it. He said at
ere is no danger of the land sour nc
3" II sorghum Is used, IL 1t Is w
operly stirred by blowing. He said III
At nitrogen, one of the most impor- I'M
At factors in crop production could Tie
procured at much less expense by IT,
wing under clover, COW peas, etc, toI
IN by buy ing the commercial nitro
!, ha'
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Practical Mule Talk. ~
rhe next speaker was H. A. Clark, sue
Wartrace, who discussed Live 30
'ck. Mr.. Clark is an authority on the
subject OF live stock and is often
led to other States to discuss this pre-
,ortant subject, and to give the nre
mers the benefit Of the knowledge
has been engaged in acquiring for tt
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