The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-01
FARMERS MEETING
Tillers of North Carolina Soil
Gather in Annual Confer
ence and Discuss Mat
ters of Interest.
WOMANS DEPARTMENT

DoucsIS Ieoaouiy 1ouskuefcA An
Many Of Its Bearings-Two Pa
pers Prepared and Read by Boys
Who Have Acquired q Practical
neutrality-suspicious. In Detail
Meetings on Tuesday, wednesday
and Thursday Fine Program
Prepared.
About two hundred farmers from
different parts OF the State gathered
last Tuesday at the A. G. NJ. College
in Raleigh and began a three days
session of their annual conference
The rain fell heavily on the opening
day, and but for this fact Ii is likely
that the attendance would have been
much larger. AS it was, the attend
ance was considerably larger On the
second day and a decided degree Of
interest marked all of the proceed
ings. One of the features of the con-
vention was the exercises conducted
by the Woman's Department the
ladies showing great degree of
skill in the preparation of the several
papers read and in the resulting dis
cussion. Still another feature was
the development of the young farmer
as illustrated by two papers read by
mere boys, who had become practical
agriculturists and demonstrated their
understanding of the subject by
showing how they raised corn crops
much above the average.
The Daily Program.
A complete program for the con-
vention had been arranged and this
was followed out in detail. Many of
the papers brought out a prolonged
discussion and it was evident that
the farmers of the State believe in a
thorough course Of education in all
matters pertaining to their affairs.
The program Is here given:
Tuesday, August 3O-Morning.
11:0O.-Address of Greeting by
Major w. A. Graham, Commissioner
Of Agriculture.
11:1O.-Address of Welcome by
President D. H. Hill, of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College.
11:15.-''The Twentieth Century
Farmer"-A. L. French, Rocking
ham County.
Afternoon.
12:3O-"Farm Neutrality-suspicious.
W. Robinson, of Catawba County. -
2:15.-"Why, When, Where, How
to Use Lime''-Director G. B. Will
liams of the Experiment Station.
Discussion.
3:0O.-"Does it Pay to Fertilizer"
B. w. Kilgore, State Chemist.
| Discussion.
| 4:0O.-Demonstra in the field
of the proper way of selecting seed
corn, conducted by Messrs. G.. B. Will
liams, T. B. Parker. I. O. Schaub
C. R. Hudson, G. L. Newman, and
W. c. Etheridge.
| Evening.
S:00.-President's Address-Hon
Thos. w. Blount, Washington Coun-
ty.
S:30.-sWealth in Fruit
w. N. HUT, State Department OF Ag-
riculture.
MISUNDERSTANDING Session.
700 to 1O:OO-s'Live Stock Judg.
ing" Dairy Cattle-Prof. ]. A. Con
over and Prof. W. F. Turner. Hogs
MIR. r. s. Curtis and sMr A. L.
French.
1O:00-"Ease With Which to Gel
Rid of Cattle Ticks''-Dr. T. NJ
Owen, United States Department oi
Agriculture.
10:45-"Cover Crops'-Prof. c.
l.. Newman, A. & NJ. College.
/ 11:30-"How I Averaged More
Than Forty-Six Bushels of Wheat or
Fifty Acres"-Mr. ]. Walter Myatt
of Johnston County.
Afternoon Session.
12:15-Business Meeting of Dairy
and Live Stock Association.
1 2:15-"Building Up the Dairy
Herd Henry P. Lutz, Of Ca
tawba County.
3:00-"Results of State Demon
stration Work''-Mr c.. R. Hudson
State Agent.
/ 3:45-"How I Raised My Acre OF
iCorn"-Master Chas. F. Phillips, OF
Randolph County (134 bushels), an6
Master Lee Blackwell, of Granville
County (weighs 76 pounds raised II
bushels). Both members of the Boys
Corn Clubs.
/ Discussion.
/ 4:15-Demonstrati OF blowing
out stumps.
Evening Session.
! S:00-"The Farmer as a Busines.