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

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THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
After three days Of successful an6
valuable meetings., the North Caro-.
lima Farmers State convention anC
n WOmea'S Farm Lite Convention
came TO a close yesterday afternoon a
4 O'Clock, the interest III the dua
meetings continuing to the close, the
exercises OF the last day proving OF
value TO all in attendance. The meet
lngs have been more largely attend
ed than in the past, and yesterday
steps We're taken TO make the meet
ings even greater ones.
This movement came to a focus
during a discussion as TO what meth
DDS to use 10 increase the attendance,
That there ought 10 be from one to
two thousand III and many OF
their wives at eacn or the annual
meetings.. More money for publicity
work and preparation was declared
to be the neeu, and then President
D.. H. Hill, OF the A. x NJ. College,
alter a vigorous speech,
that the A. Il NJ. College would con-
tribute one hGndred doIiars Tor the
work. At once MIR. L. Il. Parker add
ed another hundred for the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. President Frank
Shields, OF the Farmers Convention,
said the association Would do as much
itself and began with a personal con-
tribution of ten dollars. Other sub
scriptions followed and soon $1O9 was
subscribed, much OF It paid in cash,
and the total was $500. This means
that next wear there is to be an in
creased attendance, and to do further
work for this the association
elected one hundred county vice
presidents, one for each county in the
State. 1t is proposed to do big work
for the next annual meeting.
The Farmers Convention elected as
president tor the ensuing year Mr..
". J. Shuford, of Hickory, With Mr..
/. o.. Schaub, of the Department OF
Agriculture, as secretary and treas
urer, the first and second vice-presi-
dents elected being Mr.. r. P. Hayes,
Of AsheVille, and Mr.. j.. A. Brown, Jr.,
of Lumberton. The Women's Farm
Life Convention elected as it's presi-
dent Mrs. Charles Mckimmon, Of Raj
eigh.
The New President.
Mr.. w. j. Shuford, Of Hickory, the
Eewly-elected president, is an enthu-
siastic advocate of modern methods,
keeping abreast with the times. He
was born in Catawba county
April %, 1873, and was educated IN
tie high school at Hickory, his father
dying when he was twelve years old.
Nj. Shuford was raised on the farm
and when eighteen years old he was
married to Miss Adelaide Stricken, of
Concord, three children having been
born to them, two boys and a girl.
In 1908 Governor Glenn appointed
him a member Of the Board of Agri-
culture to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Major w. A. Ora
ham, who became the Commissioner
of Agriculture, and he was reap
pointed to the position by Governor
Kitchin in 1911. Nh. Shuford lives
r~ lj~ r,~,, - =:
Of the Hickory Seed Company, and
is the manager of the Catavba Co
operative Creamery Company. which
is making a pronounced success. Mr..
Shuford is a brother-in-law of Con-
gresham r. l.. Doughton. of the
Eighth District,
Mrs. Charles Mckimmon. the new
president Of the Women's Farm
Life Convention, is an ~nthusia
in work for the betterment of life on
the farm and has taken part in many
Of the institutes for IN She is
magnetic and has that knowl-
edge of the needs of the work which
will enable her to carry on the sue
cessful work which has been done by
firing president, under whose able d.
rection the organization has. beea
conducted for the past three years.
The addresses and discussions yes
terday at the meetings We're of a
kind to give more than value re-
ceived to all the farmers, and much
valuable instruction was given for i'm
proving the farms. The matter Of
fertilizers, of demonstration work and
other topics We're treated of at the
morning session, and in the afternoon
mere came a most interesting address
ps MI w j. Shuford on the matter
OF cooperative marketing. the con-
crete example being the Catawba CO.
operative Creamery Conner,
which he is the manager In ~