The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06
MEETING Of THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS CONVENTION
At TIE l. & NJ. COLLEGE IN RALEIGH LAST WEEk

| IT, . CurtlS. Mr. A. l.. French.
ia ~ o;eo~Ease ~ - Sc. With Which to Get
U S. Department Of Agriculture.
1O:45-"Cover Crops Prof. c. T.
Newman, A. and M College.
11:3O-"How I Averaged More
| Than 46 Bushels of Wheat on SO
Acres Mr.. J. Walter Myatt, of John
ston county.
At the afternoon Session.
I2:lo-Busnes Meeting of Dairy
and livestock Associati ton
2:15-''Building Up the Dairy
Herd" Mr.. Henry P. Lutz, of Ca
taWba county.
3:Oo-'Results Of State Den1onstra-
ton Work. MIR. G. r. Hudson, State
Agent.
s:45-'How I Raised My Acre of
Corn Master Chas. F. Phillips, of
Randolph county, 134 bushels}, q nd
county, (weighs 76 pounds, raised 76
bushels.) Both members Of the Boys
Corn Clubs
Discussion
4:15-Demonstration of blowing
out stumps
At the Evening Session
S:OO-'The Farmer as a Business
Man. DIR. H. @. Alexander, of Neck
lenburg county.
S:30-"F'arming Possibilities Re-
sulting From Drainage" Mr.. John A.
Wilkinson, of Beaufort county.
9:0o-"M oney From Better Meth
DDS Of Farming" Mr.. w. A Simpkins,
Of Wake county.
The Wo1nen's Department..
The Women's Department of the
convention will begin its session at 10
o'clock this morning and the program
will be of interest There will be
welcome addresses and responses, af-
ter which practical topics will be dis
cussed The program is as follows:
At the Morning Session
Welcome to Raleigh-Mrs. T. P.
Jerman, President Raleigh Woman's
Club.
Welcome on Behalf Department Of
Agriculture-Mrs. w. N. HUT, Chair
man Woman's Branch Farmers In
stitute.
Response-Mrs, Jas c. Boylin, Of
Woman's Institutes-Mr. T. 3. Par
ker, Director of Farmers Institutes
for North Carolina.
Mountain Experiences-Mrs. F. L.
Stevens.
What the College Can Do for the
Home and Farm-Dr. d. H. Hill
President, A. and M. College
The Advantage Of a County Exhibit
Mrs. Burns, Arson county.
At the Afternoon Session
Canning Fruits and Vegetables
Continued on Page Four)
Mr. S. H. Shaw, Assistant State Hor-
tfculturfst.
The Growing and Marketing Of
Small F'ruits-Prof w. N. HUT, state
Horticulturist.
The Making of Pickles-Mrs. J. S.
Jeffrey.
The Killing, Dressing, and Market
ing of Chickens-Mr. j. 5. JEFFREY
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pertinent Station.
How the State Fair Can BE OF
Help to Women-Mr. Jos. e. Pogue,
Secretary State Fair Association.
The Opening Of the Convention.
The convention began promptly at
with Hon. Thomas w. Blount, OF
Washington county, the president, in
the chair, and Mr.. T. B. Parker, Of the
Department Of Agriculture. as secre-
tarv First came the address Of greet
ing by Maj w. A. Graham Comn1s-
sioner of Agriculture, who SAID:
MAI. Graharn's Greeting Address.
..Mr President and Gentlemen OF the
Convention
.~ro mo has been assigned the duty
OF greeting you upon your assem-
bling in our city. 1t is a pleasure 70 |
the Agricultural Department and the
A. & M College authorities to nave
Won with U.s. We hope your stay win
MS will be pleasant and your delloera-
tons Interesting and profitable TO the
cause of agriculture
'Jn former times to greet meant ~
receive with weeping, lamentatlon' OF
it was pleasure rali
ized or anticipated that occasioneo
these manifestations, for we are lolu
that Jacob lifted up his voice ana wepe
when Rachel kissed him, ana tnele
are those in these days VINO express
the cir realization of pleasure by tears