Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-02-11
Ges1gia farmers Made Good
Showing al Si2ie Exhibition,
EXPERTS III COTTON GROWING
Majo" z. r. Wright enc; HIS Associates
Ravo Introduced New Systems
Which vii! Greatly Enhance the In
duetria Life o. The Peoples uccess
Of riis Undertakings.
BY WHITTIER II. WRIGHT

BY WHITTIER Il. WRIGHT.
The fourth annual Georgia colorcd
state far, which WAS held recently in
Macon, was 4 complete Success.
IFS ciIect Will be fell I'll over the state
III the respect OF encouraging farmers.
mechanics and houscholders to greater
perfection and excellence in ucricul-
tural, domestic ana mechanic. arts.
he object OF the fair was not TO make
. money. but solely for inspiration and
{ education.
The Georgia co.o:cd state fair crew
out of 4 conference or coiorud farm
crs that Major X. r. Wright called TO
meet ut the Georgia Industrial college
at Savannah ii February OF 1900
This conference IS held annually by
the farmers at the college.
In the meHEtime Professor Wright
became so Interested In the movement
OF me FARMERS that y Thought crew
upon him th"t It would De q good ;G,a
10 interest the farmers as we'll ns thc
many artisans OF the race, such as
carpenters, blacksiIi:!!s. EricH!avcrs
sea!nStreS"Cs' m.l!in"rs. etc. IN Il @r2a t.
fair they could pat their many prod
ucts on exhibition and thus stimulate
the masses OF tho race into better
farming, better Industrial work along
all lines.
when the farmers met in 1906 and
the matter Was again plt before them
they agreed that il was Il BRIGHT idea
but the task Was 4 h;,-cu,can ono and
many thought it too largo an under
taxing, but Professor Wright assured
thcm II they would follow him thcy
would pull through all right. and thcv
set to work at once to accomplish the
task
How we'll they have succeeded can
De seen by The results Of the fourth
great state fair under the same lead
en- X. Il. Wright. Re has his forces
united better than ever before.
Whatever may be said of President
wright ana his associates, this can be
s'tnu WITHOUT successful contradiction
that they have torn down old order
and system Of things and set ND q
standard that will mark q new eDocb
In the economical and Industrial lifc OF
the people,
Inc fair affords the colored students
OF art, science, ncedIcwork. domcs-
tic science, farm, shop or vhotevcr
pursuits they undertake in the ST, ia
the opportunity to exhibit 10 tie world
the product of their genius and the
WORK or their hanGicraft Tic exhibit
or CHARLES Land was q most creditn bio
one and deserves much praise. Hi.
pumpkins. peas, corn. sugar cane. sor-
ghum, wheat, oats. butter, milk, rye
"aihrtS. pccanS, meat, cotton, vcce-
tables and fruit We're par excellent.
LIE trays i'll which lie kneadcd the
dough and the trOughs from which no
Icd ana watered his cattle were the
WORK or MS own hands and dug from
timber fcllcd on his own forests.
Moses Iopp, farmer Of Dublin. Ga.
exhibited ten stalks Of cotton. These
ten stalks Of cotton contained I 221
open bolls. On one stalk there werc
$50 bolls. The stalks were pulled from
one acre from (which Mr.. Yopp gath
cred and ginned two bales Of cotton.
The cotton was grown from seed i'm
proved by Mr.. Yopp, which he calls
1Opp'S Improved.
Professor l.. y. Thompson, director
OF Industries of the Georgia State In
dustrial college, is the secretary of the
Fair association. He rendered very
valuable service in helping to make
the fourth annual Industrial and eco
homie fair the great success that it
was
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