The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-28
TALK ON HOOK WORM
AND TYPHOID GERM
Two Most Potent Dangers of
Southern Farm
SUMMER SCHOOL GROWS
Interesting Lecturers Heard BY Farm
ers mt Auburn-Pecan Culture Is
Observation-Disclosures Sidde
of the Dairy

worm and the typhoid germ, the two
most potent dangers of the southern
farm, were revealed In all their danger
In lecture last night before the Farm
ers' Summer school by Mrs. w N. HUT
of North Carolina. The lecture was
illustrated by lantern slides, and Mrs.
HUT explained simply. graphically, the
dangers of unsanitation and carelessness.
Her lecture was a powerful sermon on
cleanliness.
The woman's department of the sum-
mer school is growing in popularity. A
lecture Tuesday evening by Mrs. Sue
Hollowell on early training of the child
in usefulness in the home was attended
by more than hundred visiting women.
One of the most practical and useful
demonstrations of the school session was
the exhibition and explanation of a small
home canning plant, adaptable by size
and output to the ordinary farm. The
farmer-students evinced interest in the
work, and 1t is likely that home canning
will be pursued more thoroughly IN the
future In Alabama as result of the
Auburn school demonstration.
Pecan Culture
The feature of today's session was the
talk on pecan culture by c. E. Pabst of
Ocea Springs, Miss, one of the recog-
nized national authorities on the subject
Many of the farmers had come to Auburn
to hear Mr. Pabst, and most of them
were enthused because of his enthusiasm
The dairy as medium of prosperity
for Alabama was exploited in most of
the lectures of Tuesdays session of the
Farmers Summer school.
Corn and cotton will never make the
south prosper was the warning OF Z. Is
McQuarrie of Lakeland, Fla. you've
got to have a live animal on the farm
for prosperity"
In his lecture on dairying, Mr.. Nc
Quarrie revealed the romantic side OF
the dairy business, while he recounted
the details of making butter. Mr.. NC
Quarrie is an enthusiast.
81 consider the COW the highest type
of brute creation, he said. "A farmer
who hasn't at least one or two cows to
supply his milk and butter is committing
a crime against the state. Every farmer
should breed his own animals, and have
his own type"
Mr. McQuarrie drew an example from
the history of other agricultural states,
of the west and northwest, who, depict
ing their lands and acquiring poverty
through sticking to one crop, achieved
at last prosperity by turning to STOCK
raising. Alabama, he said, could do the
same. He named the protein crops which
grow beautifully in Alabama
business Side of Dairy
The business side of the dairy was out
lined by S. D. Dow, United States dairy
expert, who has done much work In
Alabama during the last year IN lmproV-
ing dairy conditions
The work in building sanitary barns
and silos, and the details of dairying as
an accurate, painstaking business, Mr..
Dow explained.
..There's no fun in the dairy business
he said "and it is all hard work
Prof z. F. Cauthen OF the AUBURN ex-
pertinent station spoke for an hour dur
ing the morning on feed crops. His lee
ture was merely an outline Of the result
of experiments which have been pursued
at Auburn, and 1t proved one OF the iea-
lures of the morning. Professor Cauthen
discussed the different varieties OF nay IN
which experiments have been conducted
at the station. telling OF the results
achieved.
The money value of hays, the value OF
a hav crop as a builder of lands, and
the value of hay as a crop to NIL IN an
idle gap between two crops seasons, ne
discussed Different combinations OF nay
crops which help the land and become
richer food he explained Figures were
revealed, showing the results OF the ex
periments conducted as to the amount OF
hay. which ranged from 1890 pounds an
acre for oats and crimson clover COM
bination to 164S pounds for hairy vetch.
Attendance Increasing
The school session today Is marked
nv an Increased attendance, exceeding by
far the attendance for the first two days
of any previous year. Thirty-two coun-
ties are represented. One noticeable fea-
t,re is the presence of many women OF
whom nearly 100 are enrolled on the
books of the director.
six presidents of the nine district ag-
ricultural schools are present at the
school session, a condition which is re-
parded as one of the most favorable OF
the school. as 1t augurs closer dis
sen,ination of the instruction delivered
here. ]. A. Wilkinson, state commits
sioner of agriculture, came TO AUBURN
this morning to attend the school,
MANY farmers of Alabama are working
h1indly in their application of fertilizers
according to DR.. Tate Butler of Starks-
Vile Miss. who lectured at the opening
~ the Farmers Summer school this
morning.
1--WE have been running wild, mad,
he said '.in the idea of the chemical
value of fertilizer analysis. 1t Is not
chemical question altogether; 1t Is more
a biological question
Dr Butler was endeavoring to show
that farmers could get double use from
their cotton seed meal by feeding 1t to-
their animals. instead of using 1t directly
as fertilizer Fed to animals, meal,
he said. will have feed value and later
a fertilizer value. Its original worth will
be thus enhanced.
FARMERS Of Alabama will save millions
of dollars each year in feed and FER
t,lizer." he said, "if, instead OF giving
their animals IA pounds Of corn day
nc. nroner ratdon-they substitute three
Wounds Of cotton seed meal for six pounds
Of the a."
DR. Butler spoke directly after the
dtnnar recess on diseases of dairy cattle.
Following DR.. Butler, ]. w. Ridgway,
a assistant In animal industry. discussed
Judging of dairy cattle, and about 200
Of the farmers went to the experiment
station, where judging OF dairy cattle
was taken up. Each of the men was sup
,,,ied with a blank score card, on which
he made out a score Of the points Of the
animal on exhibition. Prizes will be
awarded Saturday to the farmers who
,r,r,ove themselves the best judges OF
stock. There are six competitions In all.
$50 REWARD
FOR any case Of Kidney, Bladder or
rheumatic troubles Hairs Texas Won
g,ven a fair trial. One bottle often
narfects a cure. Send for testimonials.
nr p. w. Hall, 1926 Olive st., st. Louis,
Mo Sold by druggists.