The gold leaf., 1910-08-25
FARMERS STATE CONVENTION.

Event of Importance to be Held at the
North Carolina College of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts, Tuesday,
August goth Through Thursday,
September Ist.
The Farmers State Convention of
North Carolina, will be held at Raj
eigh, in the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College building, next week,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
August both and 31st, and Septem-
Der 1st.
An elaborate program has been
prepared, and large attendance of
farmers and stockmen from all over
the State is expected.
In a personal letter Mr.. L. B. Par
ker, Director of Farmers Institutes,
asks US to state that rooms at the
College will be free, but delegates will
please bring towels, pillows, sheets
and light blanket for their own use.
Meals at the College twenty-five cents
each.
The railroads will give reduced
rates. Delegates should call for rail-
road tickets on the Certificate" plan
so as to secure reduced return fare.
The full program is as follows:
Tuesday, August Both.
Morning.
11:0O-Address OF greeting by Maj ".
A. Graham, Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture.
11:1O-Address of welcome by Pres
ident D. H. Hill, of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College.
11:15-"The Twentieth Century Far
| mer" A. l.. French, Of Rockingham
county.
Discussion.
II 2m.-"Production and Preservation
of Home Fruit Products" Assistant
State Horticulturist, S. B. Shaw.
Discussion.
Afternoon.
12:30-"Farm Machinery" John ".
Robinson, of Catawba county.
2:15-"Why, When, Where, How to
Use Lime" Director C. B. Williams, of
| the Experiment Station.
3:O0-"Does 1t Pay to Fertilizer? b.
W. Kilgore, State chemist.
:0O-Demonstration, in the field. OF
| the proper way of selecting seed corn
conducted by Messrs c. B. Williams, T.
| B. Parker, |. O. Schaub, G. R. Hudson,
C. L. Newman and W. C. Etheridge.
Evening.
S:00-President' address, Hon. Thos.
| W. Blount, Washington county
| S:30-''Wealth in Fruit" Prof W. n.
Hutt, State Department OF Agriculture.
Wednesday, August 81.
| Morning.
700 to 1O:OO-"Live Stock Judging" :"
Dairy Cattle-Prof J. A. Conover, Prof
| W. +. Turner. Hogs-Mr. r. S. Curtis.
Mr.. A. L. French.
| 1O:OO-'Ease with Which to Get Rid
of Cattle Ticks" DR.. T. M. Owen, Z. S.
| Department of Agriculture.
| Discussion.
! 1O:45-"Cover Crops" Prof. c. l..
Newman, A. & NJ. College.
Discussion.
11:3O-"How | Averaged More than
46 Bushels of Wheat to so Acres" Mr..
J. Walter Myatt, of Johnston county.
Discussion.
| Afternoon.
12:15-Business meeting of dairy and
live stock association.
2:15-"Building Up the Dairy Herd
Mr.. Henry P. Lutz, of Catawba county.
| Discussion.
| Work" Mr.. c. R. Hudson, State Agent.
Discussion.
3:45-"How Raised My Acre OF Corn
Master Charles H. Phillips of Randolph
county, 134 bushels) and Master Lee
Blackwell, of Granville county (weighs
76 pounds; raised 70 bushels). Both
members of the Boys Corn Clubs.
Discussion,
| 4:15-DemO OnstratiOn OF blowing out
stumps by the Dupont Powder Com
pany, Nashville, Tenn.
Evening
S:0O-"The Farmer as a Business
Man" Dr. H. Q. Alexander, OF Mecklen-
burg county.
S:3O-"Farming Possibilities Result
ing from Drainage" John A. Wilkinson,
Beaufort county.
9:OO-"Money from Better Methods oil
Farming" Mr.. w. A. Simpkins, OF
Wake county.
Thursday, September 1.
Morning.
7:30 to 0.3O-"Live Stock Judging. .
Horses-Dr. W. A. Chrisman, DIR. g. A
Roberts. DR.. L. F. Koonce; Beef Cattle
Mr.. J. A. Conover, Mr.. R. S. Curtis.
1O.O0-"Silos and Silo Building" Mr..
J. A. Conover, .. s. Department Of Agri
culture.
Discussion.
1O.45-"Live Stock Farming" DR.. A
s. Wheeler, of the Biltmore Estate.
Discussion.
| 11.3O-"Keeping Tobacco Soils Fer
tile" E. 81. Matthewson, U. S. Depart
ment ofAgriculture.
Afternoon
12.15-"Enriching Land by Stock. :
Edgar B. Moore, of Mecklenburg county
| 2.15-Business meeting
Reports of committees.
Resolutions.
Election of officers