The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08


OF lam life. Can the dwellers
II the cities become more PROSPEROUS
or contented by cutting off tn i'm
mense Grain OF money going outside
the State in the way OF freight and
Purchasing expense Of artic--S and
products that should be and colId be
raised at home.
At heart, all city business men are
in thorough accord and sympathy
With the farmers in these progressive
m yNements. Tor they contril ute lib
orally towards securing money and
other articles of value to be given as
prizes in all crop contests or in
awarding premiums at fairs. h
Icint is, that not yet a they seen
hat by some city organization they
could show genuine hospitality and
thereby acquire some earnest CO.
operative spirit in the life of the
farmer. lust as they so often do to
other distinct bodies of delegates
who come here and to other own
as delegates. A farmer from the
country visiting the city on a distinct
mission for the betterment Of al, as
we'll as himself, is Just as much a
guest as are strangers who troop
fratercal. educational. professional or
other convention business.
And the farmers themselves are
getting into a new atmosphere of
progressivencss here by getting pc
cnnjar'y more liberal. Last year
the 500 in money to pay the boys
corr contest prizes was almost en-
tirely made up Iy contributions from
Greensboro people. For the coming
year this 500 has been increased to
1920 in cash prizes to boys alone.
The first subscription was made by
a farmer, and it was for 500. Anoth-
er farmer has put down for $50, and
there are several SIS contributions
from country farmers.
Again yesterday. when the Farmers
association executive committee met,
there was arrangement made for a
liberal prize to the farmer making
he most corn on one acre of land. At
ter the amount of prizes was agreed
UPON, there being a first. second and
third for contestants in this f ee-for-
all acre race. one farmer present an
ncurced that he would give a special
additional ptiZe of $'5 to the man
raising over 226 bushels per acre. An
other farmer added SIS to this and
another put UP $40, and q fourth Of
fered a 500, making $50 extra rails
ed among farmers for this object
alone. Today 1t was stated by the sec
rotary that at least $3.50 had been
added to this $3.50 In smaller offers,
SO that besides getting the valuable
money prize regularly offered by the
association, the Guilford man who this
year can possibly beat the record Of
the Wate one-acre corn yield will get
en- additional $500 for bringing this
distinction to Guilford county. I call
that first-c1ass and everlasting credit
to the farming spirit OF this or any
other county and it is a fine evidence
of the awakening and awakened
nt1h1jc farmer pr0facSj0n1f nYi6p in
this community as we'll as in the State.
And if this keeps up It will not be
long before the city and Town people
shall come to realize that the best
investment in morals, in wisdom. In
social pleasure and financial profit
that they a make is to read more.
and talk more and feel more On tho
great subject of the soil and the de-
velopers and tillers of it.
Another Big Saving.
That systematic Methods used by
a concern means a considerable saw
ing is clearly demonstrated by County
Auditor Abhott's report Of in~solvents
'ust forwarded to the State. Before
Mr.. Abbott became auditor the county
had no systematic way of keeping
trock Of insolven+s. This year the
States part Of the inso1vent taxes
to more than $4,000, despite
tt fact that the insOlVents are small
CT than II tho preceding years. IN
this one item alone several thousand
dollars is saved the county each year
by having a systematic method by
hic to Keep close tab or insolvents.
Fireman NJ Nell Gratifed.
Capt. James d. Mcneil. Of Fayette-
VILE. president of the National Vol
unteer Firemen's Association. passed
through here yesterday afternoon en-
route from Columbia. S G. to Bur-
Iington, where he addressed the fire.
men last ni~ht in the interest o. the
Fi-emen's Fire Insurance Company,
While in Columbia Capt. Mcneil ~1"-
cer9ed in having the South Carolina
Legislature pass a bill establishing a
freronn's relief fund for that State
similar to he one passed by the North
Carolina Legislature.