The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06
NETTING OF THE NORTH CARO-
IINA FARMERS CONVENTION
AT THE A. & NJ. COLLEGE IN
RALEIGH LAST WEEK
CONTINUED From Page Four.)

higher. | am glad tina I live in
the noblest State, and Wake is the
best county in it, as / see things. Ii
lust suits me and l believe in Wake.
where you can grow nearly every
thing.
AT present prices I don't see how
a farmer can help from making mon
ey. m is the only business IN
which an ignorant negro can make a
living, lay up money n succeed.
There is SO much to raise and sell, so
much money coming in that a farmer
can't help succeeding if he works.
The grandest thing in the world is
to look at a growing field and know
that the crop is working for you day
and night. 1t makes one glad to
stand in a field and look at it.
The question now is how to make
more money. The farmer who can
make money at present prices ought
to quit being a farmer. [ see that the
men here are making money. 1t is a
good looking crowd. There is not
an ugly mar in it. The way to make
money is to work from January first
to January first and from sun to sun.
We loaf too much. We go to bed too
late and get up too late. There is no
time to idle to get good results.
Take care of your farms, clean out
the stables and put the manure in tne
field. Don't let it stand. Pillow your
fields deep. use big mules. 1t IS my
belief that the three best things in the
South are q Southern farm, q South
ern girl and a long-eared mule. MY
friend Joe Daniels a y if you can't
get both the last two, get either a
mule or a good woman. Both will
kick and make you go ahead. We
need to be kicked into activity at
times.
Co deep into your lands to get
the best crops Deep blowing is the
thing. No success can come by scratch
ing the soil. Go deep before you
plant the seed. Put on some fertil-
izer before you plant, more afterwards
and still some more as the yOung
plants require il. Don't feed all the
fertilizers first. And whatever you do
keep at it. Dc not be idle. The way
to make more money it to use bust
ness methods and to keep at work
all the time"
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
AS its officers for the ensuing year
the North Caroline Farmers COnven
ton yesterday elected:
President-Frank Shields, of Scot
Notwithstanding. A. S. Wheeler
of Biltmore.
SeCretary-Dr. L. Q. Schaub. OF
Raleigh.
After sessions of great interest for
three days the convention came to a
close yesterday afternoon shortly after
one o'clock after hearing addresses Of
value and passing resolutions setting
forth the wishes of the convention as
to legislation and future work. There
had been scheduled meetings of the
Women's Department, but non OF
these were held, the Indictment wealth
er preventing the attendance of ladies
the few who were present being en-
tertained n INSTRUCT ed at the regu-
lar sessions of the convention. The
convention is to be held again iI
Raleigh ext summer and plans were
i~naugurated to make hat session q
record breaking one. An invitation
from the North Carolina Fair Asso-
citation was received, asking the far
mers to be present on October IS
Tuesday Of Fair Week, which is to be
Good Roads Day"
Throughout the sessions this yeal
there has been the greatest interest
in the meetings, and the enthusiasm
has increased at each season, the
matters discussed and presented being
Of practical value to the farmers. Al
the closing session yesterday the ad
dress Of DR.. A. S. Wheeler, the man
ager Of the Biltmore farm, was Of ex.
ceptional interest and was given the
closest attention, his discussion @
affairs pertaining to the farms beins
a most thoughtful one.
In the resolutions adopted the con.
vention endorsed the work of the A
IL M. College, the Experiment Station
n the Agricultural Department. pro.
tested against taking the surplu.
funds Of the oil inspection from the
Department Of Agriculture; endorsed
the value Of United States co-opera.
ton in fighting the cattle tick
cholera, etc, and asked the Legisla.
ture to appropriate funds to aid il
lighting the cattle tick pest; recon
mended thai all counties adopt thu
stock law; endorsed preservation o
the forests and asked the appoint
ment of fire wardens and stringen
laws against fires in forests, expense.
to be met by the State: called atten
ton to neglect Of farmers by the loca
county papers; favored the teachfns
Of agriculture and domestic science il
county schools; advocated a six month
school term; deplore5 the failure n