The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-10

childhood and like a child. its futurs
viii be determined by its guidance.
To accomplish the objects OF rs or
Sanization = local must have some
thlnS 10 do besides the calling Of tina
roll. the payment OF fees and dues and
the election OF officers. The meetings
must be for definite 10 OF inter
est and benefit and cacn member
should have duties To perform. There
are a number OF things 4 local may
do either collectively or throUgh indi-
vlduals and the object Of his paper
Is to briefly suggest some OF them.
Each local should be on the alert
to discover local work for It's hands
TO - that will ,rnprove and
benefit its special community.
Very nearly every rural school in
the State may be improved in enc
or more ways. See that the chCot
house IS safe, clean and comfortable.
Improve its q pment and insist that
the rounds be made attractive. Take
a lively interest in public roads. They
are not Of less Importance 70 the farm
er than the railroads. II the people
living in the country do not demand
better roads who will? See that ag-
rlculture is taught In Your schools
Many locals are now strong enough
TO take under consideration the de-
STABILITY of having a permanent meet
ing place. Fraternal orders have
theirs, why not q rura order? Moth
ing would make a local more promi-
nent. nothing would develop more
local pride and nothing would better
enable a local to broaden its opera
ton, and increase its facilities for do
ing good. 1t would or course be INF
nitely more desirable for the local to
own its home, but, II it cannot, this
need not deter them from having a
permanent place to meet. to keep roc
ND n ~It -
and anything else that might appTo-
priately be stored in such a place.
4. local warehouse might be prohta-
bic. particularly If there is produce
TO be stored or supplies purchased In
quantity. Very great good would come
to the entire union through a bettre
understanding OF the public utilities
maintained for the benefit of the far
mer. The national and State depart
ments Of agriculture, the experiment
station and the A. and NJ. College
stand ready to do efficient service to
! each and every farmer Through the
organized effort Of the locals these
benefits may easily be secured. These
institutions publish literature on very
nearly every conceivable topic in
which the farmer is interested and
distribute the publications free to all
who apply for them. II diseases or
pests threatening lima or crops
ppear in q neighborhOod IN appeal
through a local Will soon bring aid.
In the same manner aid may be Sc
cured for information or advice con
corning fertilizer. seeds, implements.
! fruit, vegetables, animals and Q thou
sand other subjects by merely writing
the department., the station or the
college.
Let each local have a committee 70
ieep in touch with agricultural iitera-
: ~1 ND rnnnrt fhnir GndInOy at az
least one meeting each month. Let
this committee interpret reports OF
experiments and tests for various
members of the local. Let certain
members grow seed of various crops
and become experienced in the i'm
| p~ortant branch Of farm work.
ncourag the growing Of only one
| variety of certain kinds Of plants and
animals AS al illustration OF the
advantage of this will cite the demand
for pure seed Of the early variety OF
| cotton grown in North Carolina. The
| value Of this cotton is recognized in
the boil wecvil districts. If every
membe~ of a local Woul grow but
the one variety o. cotton and see that
the seed were kept pure a strong trade
would quickly develop and planting
seed from that local would bring a
premium.
The same will be true with ami
mas. il Il COIHIIlLiIty "oulu SIo"
but one kind of hog, cattle. chicken,
etc, this fact alone would be q good
advertisement.
Have certain members become IA
miliar with spraying apparatus and
materials and the time and manner OF
SPRAYING for the destruction OF pests
and diseases: have others test new
varieties of fruits, vegetables. farm
crops; others might grow seeds and
rlants others learn to craft and bud
and grow at home the vines and trees
that cost so much when bought and
too often are not what you want En-
courage and aid bright boys and girls
in their efforts to secure an educatipn.
The State maintains colleges for your
sons and daughters. The uniol IS