The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13
USEFUL LESSONS FOR THE FARMERS
Learned at the Farmers Convention Write

the clear-cut, ringing talks, full of
meat: My people are growing, get
ting bigger taking new ground and I
am proud that | am one of them Let
the good work go on and the Old
North State Will develop to giant
stature With an educated, strong,
lighting, game manhood and woman
mood to support her.
Rockingham county
Many Big Lessons for Farmers.
70 the Editor: At the Farmers
Congress held at the A. and NJ. Col
lege last week, / learned that, or I
had best say / was re-impressed with
the fact that in the Agricultural and
Nj echanica1 College North Carolina
has an institution to be proud Of a
place where young man can fit him
self for an independent, useful life.
DR.. Hill is in love with his work, the
professors and student body are in
love with DR.. Hill, the whole is a hap
py situation.
/ was impressed with the beauty of
| the campus and the imposing appear
ance Of the buildings and lawn.
l would suggest that a parlor Or re-
ception room be provided, place
where the student may receive his
mother, sister or lady friend when
ladies visit the college.
1 was impressed with the return
year after year of farmers whom [
met at the Congresses held. 1t is evil
dent that the meetings are instruct
i've if not so the same farmers would
not attend each year.
One could not spend three days in
Pullen Hall listening to the discus
sions, questions and able addresses
and not be impressed with the thought
that farmers now give to their Occupa-
ton.
At other conventions in past years,
farmers listened to the professors and
said never a word, then they went
home and thought over the sayings
Of the professor, tried on the ram
what was suggested and made his
own conclusion Of the right or wrong
Of the matter.
The last convention brought out
the fact that g. professor must now be
ready to defend any statement he
makes to an intelligent body Of farm
ers as was that Of last week.
The prof should feel proud.
because in a large measure they are
responsible for the advanced thought
on farming in North Caorlina.
The farmers are studying their
farms the professors know this, ana
they VIII be alert that the farmer does
not get ahead Of the teacher
was impressed that the farmers
east of Raleigh do not reallze the
importance Of diversificauon In farm
work, that it is not essential to sooo
farming to rotate crops or TO keep
cattle sheep and hogs on their IarmS-
Farmer who live west Of Raleigh
are more and more convinced that
the hest returns from farming come
through the diversficatlon plan ana
from the keeping Of live stock
"out of meeting that clover crops
| through the winter are absolutely es-
sential if the farm is to be buht up:
That the clover crop Is pest dlSposeu
! of when placed in the barn ana req
to live stock and that the barn ana
| lot manure is the pest ailu oneaposN 1920
! fertilizer to be had from any source.
7 was impressed with the farmer
! who presided at all the meetings, no
was alweys on time, the session open
! ed on the minute and the program
was adhered to throughout -
T was satisfactorily impressed win
the part Mr. Loftin played, ne gave us
GOOD food we'll cooked, plenty or It
55nd made no money at 25 cents per
meal. ~ ~. oo,ye,
tion how they raised corn maze a.
| impression which VIII last ioi -fI,7
and years. These small boys IN noyls1
1anenage and in polite way told the
f.,ors Of North Carolina to stop
1gasting 1a, s, time trying to raise corn on
noor. thin land. Told them to plow
p deen manure bountifully, cultivate
shallow and think about What theS
want to dot was great le9ooii
tho hovs taught at the convention.
ont Of meeting 1 learned that farm
orc do not take inventory, have very
crude ideas Of amount invested w sd IN N
t,eir business, do not know the per
cent of profit made out OF the pusl-