The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-09-05

GERS next made lis repor; ana ~.
port was unanimously ador-.5
officers elected being ne
President-W. J Shucora .
Hlck Dry l
First Vice-Prc>ident-R =
Of Asheville.
Second Vicc-Prc>ident-T
Brown Jr.. Of L~umberton.
secretary and Trca>urer-I a.
Schaub. of Raleigh.
The Resolutions Adoptcd
The Committee on Resors..r-
made its report and this Was aaar-,4
The report was signed by Me.s~~ X
j. Shuford, chairman: G. W. Su-u,-,'
+. r. Newell and b. +. shelton arf
reads.
I'D That the apprecaptiye thanks
OF the Convention are extended ta t-.
\. and NJ. College for the facilities n,
has IurnlSned Tor our meeting. cer
entertainment and otherwise.
10 That the efforts and se~,.-.s
of the officers Of the Convention
Messrs. Frank P. Shields and ] ..
Schauh-have been most valuable
and Ne thanh them for what ta.-
have zone to make the Convention =
SUCCESS.
20 That the work of the 4. and
NJ. College in the education OF tra
young men of the State along a-racul-
tural lines and that OF the State De
partment Of Agriculture in what 7
IS doing TO promote and advance The
agricultural interests of the State have
the hearty endorsement of the Con-
vention.
90 We believe that our farmers
should have their cotton ginnel on
a money basis instead of for toll. and
we urge them to do this, and 10 also
insist on full tare in the selling II
cotton. We strongly urge our cotton
armer to have ginned and Sell their
crop to meet the demands OF the
market and as gradually as their
condition will permit. vita
a view Of obtaining fair prices FOR
both cotton and cotton seed.
"(5) That every encouragement
possible be given to better roads, bet
ter common schools, with better
teachers, better paid. and longer
terms for school. We believe that
agriculture should be taught in the
public schools lind we urge that
every means possible be used to bring
this about
80 That We Sugges to the De-
partment Of Agriculture the adyisa-
blllty of taking up when 1t can. the
question Of handling and marketing
of farm crops, dairy products, yege-
tables. fruits, etc, with a view Of aid
ing u farmers to put their products
on the market in an attractive way
and in accordance with such meth
DDS as will enable them to obtain the
largest price for them.
u That the farmers of this State
n ~I ~ - - til
Knapp have sustained a severe loss.
His services have been appreciated
by our people and We extend to his
family our sincere sorrow in their
personal bereavement.
"(8) That this, the North Carolina
Farmers State Convention, now in
session assembled, endorse a full par
cells post bill and request our Repre-
.sentatives and Senators in Congress to
give their influence and vote for a
parcels post measure that viii he as
helpful to our people as those en-
JOyed by any other country.
Cooperative Marketing.
At n afternoon session there was
a valuable address by Mr.. w. j. Shu-
ford, of Hickory, on the subject OF
cooperative marketing in Catawba
county, Mr.. Shuford said hat a start
had been made in his in his county,
his address being on data gathered
rom this work. He declared it the
most progressive movement OF the
though now in its infancy and
more or less crude, that it offers a
for the highest talent in the pub
.lc service, that the farmers must CO.
operate Tor the best results, that
.hough there s6ave been past failures,
his could be done. The farmer must
"a N hnI- 7 n n1arl-nt hi, nrA,r - .
uslness-like way and to purchase his
supplies IN the same way: that the
cal problem of today is not the high
,ost Of living, but the high cost of
'eillng, government reports showing
hat the producer receives As cents
or products Of the farm for which
consumer pays s1.G0, the Other -
mt going to the railroads ana tie
niddIemen.
MIR ShHfnr9 held -haF t1a fam era