The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-09
President Barrett OfFarners'
 Union Talks on Farming
ADDRESS AT LITTLE ROCK
Alone Will Not Make Successful Farmer But He Must Learn
 By Doing the Work

Little Rock, Ark, April S.-Declaring that too much attention Is paid to theory and book-learning and not enough to practical farming, C. S. Barrett. presi- dent of the National Farmers union, viz orously criticised agricultural schools In general and their methods before con ference for education in the south today. MT. Barrett's address was feature of the closing days programme of the confer ence, which adjourned late tonight to meet in Jacksonville. Fla, next year.
 In the opinion of MT. Barrett, who spoke before the agricultural section of the con- ference, all but a very few schools Of ag- riculture in the south turn the mind of the young man to the city instead of hold ing him to the country.
 At the outset MT Barrett declared he had never attended an assembly more anxious to do good. But" he continued. you don't know the fellow you are trying to help If one-fifteenth of the money spent in trying to uplift the farmer was spent in the right way it would accomplish 15 times the result. l have had 10 times the opportunity of any man that ever lived to study the farmer. and I am just beginning to understand him"
 When the time allotted to MT. Barrett expired a quick turn to another subject prevented replies to his remarks. Sev- eral of the delegates were on their feet. but the programme was not interrupted by debate which, indications were, would have developed into a rather acrimonious discussion.
 The state organizers and prominent workers of the School Improvement as sociation also met this afternoon and heard reports on progress from various states. One of the features was an ad- dress by Dr. Branson, president of the State Normal school at Athens, Ga, who declared that the fault with education in the south is that the cities are skim ming the very cream of the country pop ulation," and also because the process of dispossesson and accumulation of land has gone too far in the south. "One out of every two farms in the south" he declared 'is occupied by a tenant and three out of every five inseigbt southern states The process of depossesl sion and accumulation has gone furthet here In 40 years than in England in 5000 years.'
 Dr. s. A. Knapp, Of the Unlted States department of agriculture; Dean s. l.. Russell. of the University of Wisconsin, and D. B. Johnson, president of Winthrop college. were among those who addressed the agricultural section this afternoon.
 The general conference programme this morning was devoted largely to school im- provement
 All of the officers were reelected at the closing session tonight. including Presi- dent Robert C. Ogden. Vice President and Treasurer George Foster Peabody. As sociate Secretary George s. Dickerman, Executive Secretary Wickliffe Rose and the executive committee.
 A resolution indorsing the Rockefeller foundation was adopted, although there was some opposition to the measure on the ground that the conference was not such an organization as to be expected to pass on such a project.
 United States Senator Robert c. Owen of Oklahoma addressed the conference to- night principally in the advocacy of his bill pending before Congress providing for the creation of the department of pub lie health and education.
 A resolution indorsing the bill was adopted.
 Resolutions providing for the agitation of more and better educational legislation and indorsing county school organizations with co-supervision. local initiative, the general educational board and school im- movement work were adopted.
 Prof. J. c. Branner of Leland Stanford university and Fl. l.. Russell, dean of the agricultural college of the University af yxr;scopetp smoke tonight