The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06

than the other crops mentioned, but
he considered rye hay almost value
less. His talk was along a line that
proved of interest as the discussion
was lively.
Mr.. J.. Walter Myatt, Of Johnston
county, was to have spoken on how
to average more than 46 bushels Of
wheat on so acres, but was not pres
ent. Rev. S. j. Belts, at this time,
brought a great stalk Of corn grown
on his place. 1t Is ten feet high.
had nine shoots on it. and is nine
weeks and two days old.
Master Charles Phillips.
At his juncture, President Blount
presented Master Charles F. Phillips,
fifteen years DID, og Randolph county,
who had won the $50 prize offered
by the State Boa I'd Of Agriculture for
the best crop Of corn on one acre
raised by a member of the Boys Corn
Club. Young Phillips, son Of DR.. c.. H.
Phillips, Of Randolph county raised 134
bushels on the acre and as he APP
peared, he was greeted with applause.
a bright looking lad, in knee pants,
his smiling cO~untenance as he faced
the convention. showed that he is
gritty, while his address showed he
could talk as we'll as raise corn. In
addressing the convention, he said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of
the North Carolina Farmers Conven-
tion:-About ten days ago, l received
an invitation from Mr.. Parker asking
me to tell the convention how l pro-
duced an acre of corn. / desire to
take this opportunity to thank Mr..
Parker for this invitation for l esteem
it a great honor to be permitted to
talk to this convention Of North Caro-
lima farmers, for I feel that a more
honorable, a more worthy. a more in
teiligent BODY of gentlemen never as
sembled in this, our Capital City.
I'm a recent personal letter from
Hon. j. ElWood Cox. | found these
words, That agriculture today holds
out brighter prospects for the future
young men of North Carolina than
does banking, manufacturing or the
crowded professions" This, I believe
to be true, for with increased horse
power, improved machinery, with the
study of the soil and agriculture be
ing taught in every public school dis
trlct in North Carolina and the pro
gressive farmer with it's educating go
Ing into about one hundred thousand
homes, ffty-tWO times q year and our
"A. & M. Colleges doing such a grand
work, | feel hat it is fast becoming
g babe of honor to be found in the
foremost ranks among North Carolina
farmers.
W all feel a ~pardonable pride in
the fact that Mr.. Bats, of this county,
produced more corn on one acre Of
land last year than any man this wide
world over. We are equally proud Of
the fact that Randolph county in
Piedmont North Carolina produced
more corn on a single acre of land
last year with one exception, than was
in any Boys Corn Club Of
the Southern States. I declare to you,
1t has been the one desire of my life
during the Year 1910, that some North
Carolina boy will come forward with
a yield that will place North Carolina
where she belongs, at the head of the
table among the Boys Corn Clubs of
the Union. This time will come, and
IT NAV not be further in the future
than November 1910.
Inc great fundamental principles
upon which | produced my acre Of
torn last Year were about as follows:
Fertilizers are good when properly
used, but we must depend largely up
tn home made manures and the green
manurinR crops, each as the COW pea,