The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06
THE FARMER AND MECHANIC

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In concluding his address, which
was given great applause, DR..
Wheeler said that 1t was presump-
tiOus on his part to talk politics, but
that there was need Of farmers, mer-
chants and W~age-earners in the c0un-
ellis Of State instead OF professional
politicians, and until this is lone our
cause can never be placed in the
proper place it deserves. He is an
e%louuent speaker, impressive and
earnest, and the force he gave his
address added to its weight.
For a Program Committee.
Mr.. C. c. Moore, of Mecklenburg,
resolution that a program committee
be appointed to arrange for the next
meeting. This was adopted and the
committee appointed consists of
Messrs. T. w. Blount. T. b. Parker
and G. A. Roberts, together With the
secretary, Messrs. Frank Shields, A.
S. Wheeler and I. 0. Schaub.
Both Are Good.
DR.. B. w. Kilgore was called for
and in explanation of his address at
a previous session he iscusse the
matter Of cover crops and the value
Of fertilizing material for live stock.
He explained that both were good,
but that cover crops are the best, as
there is waste in animal consumption
Of food that is returned to the soil,
that cover crops are twice as good.
that all farmers do not have live
stock to use to procure fertilizer. He
advocated selling cotton seed meal
when the price went above the cost
of fertilizer hat could be bought for
less money, as is now the case. Inc
farmers gave him great applause.
There were some short talks on
minor topics and the product for in
cra9Slnp 9tfnnd2ncp at the convention
and then came the election of officers.
The Election of fhcer
The committee appointed to name
officers for the ensuing year, consisting
of Messrs. A. L. French, G. G. Moore,
G.. f. Tyson, w. A. Thigpen and A.
a resolution, made its report, the
officers named heretofore being
elected unanimously. In fitting
words, the retiring president resigned
the chair. telling of his desire for the
increased prosperity of the farmer and
that he would ever work for this, that
he is a farmer. came from a race of
farmers, and above all things, he de-
sired to see the condition of the farm
er improved. Then the new president,
Mr.. Frank Shields, was introduced,
and he returned thanks for the honor
conferred, that he would serve as best
he could.
The Resolutions Presented.
AS q committee on resolutions, the
chair had appointed Messrs. E. E.
Miller. T. j. w. Brown and j. A.
Golay. The resolutions they reported
We're adopted unanimously and were
as follows:
The Resolutions Adopted.
Be it resolved by the North Caro-
lima State Farmers Convention:
l. That we heartily endorse the
work being done by the State Depart
ment Of Agriculture, the A. & M. Col
legc and the North Carolina Expert
ment Station for the agriculture of
the State, and that we pledge to all
of them our earnest support
2. That since all the funds of the
State Department of Agriculture are
derived from the fertilizer tax which
Is paid entirely by the farmers Of
the state and since the department
in its Pure Food, chemical and other
work serves all the people, and since
the legislature has put the oil inspec-
ton work under the supervision Of
the department, but has required all
surplus funds derived from this in
specdon to be paid into the general
fund that we prOtest against his
and ask the legislature to appropri-
ate this surplus to the use Of the de-
partment, 50 that the people of the
towns and cities may help bear, in
some small degree, the Of
the work which is being done for
them by the Department of Agricul-
ture.
3. That we recognize the great
value Of the work being done by the
cooperative demonstration agents Of
the United states Department of
Agriculture il its war against the
cattle tick and the hog cholera germ.
and that we ask the Legislature for a
liberal appropriation to carry on the
tick eradication work and to
hog cholera serum SO that 1t may be
distributed among the farmers of the
State at a nominal cost.
4. That since experience has lem
onstrated that the eradication Of the
cattle tick is almost impossible where
cattle run at large, that we commend
to the farmers all over the State the
adoption Of such stock laws as will
reu11ire avery man to keep his live