Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

Upwards Of 1000 Welcome
the Special and Fine Audi
ence of Farmers Addressed

COVINGTON, Ga. Marcn 1.-THE agri-
cultural train played an important part
In a big day at this place. as at sever
al other steps on the tour. In the morn
ing the farmers gathered at the court
house to hear Gov.-eIect Hoke Smith and
r. A. N. wilson. Farmers union lead
er from Mississippi. ard in the afternoon
they heard the speeches from the plat
form car OF the train and inspected the
exhibits il carries There were upwards
OF 20o0 people IN the gathering which
welcomed the train, and nearly half that
number were farmers
Mayor. NJ L Wood made a brief intro
ductorE talk welcoming the train 10 Con-
yers and expressing the thanks Of Rock
Gale county for the consideration shown
IN making Csnyers one Of the stops
On. the car as q reception committee
were the following prominent citizens: i.
d. o'Keney. county school commissioner;
r. n Mcdaniel, chairman q the Farm
ers union OF Rockdale county; W. " Al
uland the representative-elects G, X
Galley: w. j. Fakes. chairman OF the
county commissioners. and J. VIII Cowan.
the former representative OF Rockdale.
The feature OF the Conyers stop was the
address of DR.. A NJ. Soule. the president
OF the EAAlE AEEtCl4llIAA CSnNEN-
well-nlgh tagged out from a strenuous
days work be marshalled all his energies
and spoke with telling power.
The first thing he stressed was soil an
alysfs before selecting commercial fertil-
Tiers. BY practical illustrations OF the
point he convinced the farmers that IN
less they FIRST determine the elements OF
plant food which their soil lacks they
stand more than an even chance OF buy
ing the wrong sort Of fertilizer. and IN
most cases viii fail utterly TO supply the
things their cotton and other crops need
20 mature and bring forth fruit
Next he stressed deep blowing He
showed the farmers how they miss the
greatest parS OF the food plant which
their son already contains by falling TO
30 deep enough % set IN the air and water
and thereby render these elements avail
able for plant food In this connection he
gave advice 20 the farmers In the audi
enca who rent land. Make a trade with
your landlords said he. TO buy the
plows necessary for deep blowing. IL you
haven't the money 20 buy them your
selves. Il viii pay both you and him
VALUE OF LIME
time corrects acidity OF the soil, which
Is = defect analogous 20 the complaints
% humans commonly known as t'sour
stomach. and Dr.. Soule emphasized the
great value OF using lime provided II Is
used properly. II should not be mixed
with the fertilizer. he said. and any man
frying 10 make the farmers believe he
sells . commercial fertilizer containing
lime with combination of other elements
Is o. necessity a fakir and a swindler, he
said
IN copefasfsn, DR.. ssule impressed upon
the farnsef's that the state college Is an
institution established BY. the people OF
the state and maintained for their. bene-
ft IL the farmers don't avail them
selves OF the opportunity for practical
help which the college holds out to them,
they are missing something they are en-
titled TO-. he said. ~
When DIR. Soule had finished the FARM
ers left the platform car and went back
10 the entrance Of the exhibit cars. Hav<
ing finished with that feature OF the train
they returned and heard with undimin-
fshed interest the talks on live stock
THROUGHOUT the entire program. which
lasted sfonhneariy 1wo hours. the farm
..ers gave thes ciosest attention to every
word lhatewas said. There could be not
the shadow OF doubt. after looking into
their faces. that they had come to the
train rot IN the spirit OF doubters but
TO learn all they could
CONCERNING ROCKDALE-
Rockdale Is one OF the smallest coun-
ties In the state but one Of the best