The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

is preaching better ethOd The
armers must put into application the
things that they learn. they must live
at home and board there too. He said
the farmers had been farming to make
money and that that was Wrong for
they had not been making a living:
they must farm to make a living. and
then the money crop would be a sur
plus, and then they would make mon
ey. He told how the farmers had been
exhausting their stock in trade. the
soil, and unless they should stop this
their farming would result in fail
ure. The soil must be conserved. The
farmer cannot make a living at home
unless he cons9rVes his soil. He dis
cussed the soil and it's needs %scienti-
tically, and told the methods Of i'm
proving the soil.
Er. Smith.
Prof. r. I. Smith, entomologist of
the A. and NJ. College, was introduced
by Mr.. Robert l.. Lawrence. Or.
Smith said tina he would speak but
briefly on account OF the lateness of
the hour, and discussed p~oignantlv tho
necessity for agricultural education
ard training of boys for farm life.
This is an age OF science, he said. the
developments III scientific discovery
being so rapid that they are almost
incomprehensihle. No one nan may
erasp a knowledge of them all. Science
has developed more rapidly in agricul-
tural advancement thar in any other
field, and the boys Of the State had
the advantage Of this learning and
preparation for farming i'll A. and NJ.
College. He spoke of the great work
this college is doing for the youth
Of the State. and saw the future day
when agriculture would be taught III
the public schools OF the State.
The last speaker was Mr. y. j.
McKinnon. OF Naxton. one OF the most
go n DC- e., F,~ ,&, Ave. nd l,LT q SG- rH1n ~
in North Carolina, VINO was intro
duced by Mr.. T.. J. Britt. Mr.. Nc
kinnon spoke on the cotton plant,
saying in part:
Mr.. MrE<innon.
Shall l speak of its commercial
and industrial value and say the raw
cotton and seed produced in Southern
States represent the enormous value
of our nine hundred millions of dol
lars annually and THAT our national
government depends for its balance
Of trade on this great Toduc or
shall L tell you hat cotton. furnishes
"a per cent Of the spinning fibnr OF
the world; wool IA per cent, silk 5
per cent and that cheaper tibers,
hemp, jutes and lax combined make
| the remaining u per cent? Or would
You be Interested to know that the
South produced 81 per cent, or two
thirds of the worlds supply Of cotton
ana tldl lIc 30 per tchl IdiSSu II
otner countries IS very inferior as
compared with our production anC
that wool is the only practical com
petitor Of our cotton. and 1t is WORT
20 per cent per pound. or thereabout
Would you be Interested to know
that your county. the greatest in youl
State. stands among the first counties
in the South in the production OF cot.
ton and according to the census Of
1900 produces one and one-half bales
cotton for man. woman and child lr
it's boundaries:
II will take q more practical view
and endeavor to say something or
better production and better market.
ing.
You must lay your foundation
right. No wise man will build on {
poor foundation and 40 structure or
poor foundation will stand. Thor
Ough preparation, intelligent f~ertiliZ-
ing and pure selected seed is the cor.
rect foundation. After taking this
tip and laying the proper founda-
ton each good farmer must cultivate
and manure according to the seasons
and requirements of his land, keeping
in mind at all times that the profit lie:
in making more bales, or more bush.
els on fewer acres and smaller mum
Der of laborers.
The most urgent need at prcsen
is knowledge and methods "a vii
bring best results in marketing oul
crops after making them. In othel
words, we need education. There ar
various reasons for this. A few year:
ago we never entirely thought on thi:
side of the question. We left that en-
tirely with the other fellow.
We simply produced what W.
could with our limited means ant
took what we could get for our pro
duction. But thank God, there i
another page to the book now. w
are getting independent, our lands ar,
producing we'll, we are thinking som
and getting q little taste of what /
is to live and provide for our familic
like we should and We like the tast,
of it. We are going to think more
produce more, sell better and try t,
take our true position in life.