The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-16

Huntsville, Ala, Dec. 16.-Diversi-
fled farming, stock raising and dairy
ing were emphasized in the short
course for Negro farmers held here
at the Agricultural and Mechanical
College for Negroes, of which Walter
S. Buchanan is president. The course
was concluded today with demonstra-
tons on the college farm, and has
been in progress all the week. More
than two hundred Negro farmers from
this section of the state have wit
messed the demonstrations and heard
the lectures in many instances being
accompanied by their wives and fami-
lies.
The demonstration work was in
charge of George W. Patterson, gov
eminent agent for this immediate
district while the whole course was
under the immediate direction of T.
M. Campbell, representing the United
States Department of agriculture for
the district of Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Assisting in the dem.
onstrations were w. A. Tate, G.. d.
Menafee, Harry w. Simms and
Prof. Campbell called attention to
the effort the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture is making to be
of distinct help and encouragement
to farmers throughout the South and
urge the sympathetic cooperation on
the part of Negro farmers. He de-
clared that in as much as they formed
a goodly portion of the agricultural
population of the Southland, it was
incumbent upon the Negro to reap as
much benefit as possible out of their
farm work.
A notable address before the far
mers and visitors was made by Presi-
dent Walter S. Buchanan, who is him
self an agricultural expert He stated
in the outset that it was the duty of
landlords to encourage their Negro
renters, share troopers and wage-earn-
ers to take advantage of latter day
instruction in farming, not only to the
end that the laborers themselves
might be benefited, but that the larg
est possible returns might be made to
them individually
Among other things, Prof. Buc-
hanan said; 81 am glad that all
classes of Negro farmers are taking
keener interest in scientific agricul-
ture-book farming, as We used to call
it. We have been long time learn
ing the absurdity of the statement
that any old fool can farm. 1t is
being proved more and more to our
satisfaction that the man who puts
the most brain into the soil reaps the
largest harvest. This is true wheth-
or the farmer beea renter, share-crop-
per, wages hand or owner. The man
who gets the largest crop at the low
est cost is a desirable citizen in what
ever community, and he will soon be
the owner of his farm, no matter how
high the cost.
1T is encouraging 10 note that at
that this short course we have moth
ers and fathers, young men and WON
en, who are share-crOppers and wage
hands, as we'll as those who are rent
Crs and owners Now when Won re
turn to your home, put into practice
the things you have learned here.
Practice them regardless of whether
you are working for wages or running
on your own hook. | know of a man
who allowed the rain to spoil a whole
winters suppl of feed for him be-
cause the landlord refused to repair
the roof of his barn Insist on hay.
ing the landlord do his fair share. but
don't ALLOW your crop, your stock.
your family and your standing as
farmer to suffer because a misery and
nonprogressive landlord won't do his
duty.
Sone of us let the house we live in
rot down and refuse to drive a nail
because We don't own the place-yet
We live there from year to year and
subject our wives and children to
(Continned on paoo a.