Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-03-18
ACRICULTURISTS
VISIT COLLEGE.
Deliver Helpful Course Of Lee
lures to Farmers and Students.
CLINIC FOR SICK ANIMALS.

Interesting Sketch OF the Work which
Is Being Done by the Agricultural
and Mechanical College In Green's
boro Under the Able Supervision of
President James 3. Dudley.
Greensboro. n. C.-The North Caro-
lima Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege For the Colored Race, located
in this city. has become, under the
most excellent administration of DR..
James B. Dudley. president of the
institution, one of the best equipped
colleges of its kind for the race in the
state. This college has one of the best
faculties for its peculiar needs In this
country. DR.. Dudley is among the
leading educators of the race and is a
man who is truly devoted to his pro-
fession. This has been demonstrated
in his life of excellent accomplish
ments.
He is highly esteemed by both white
and colored people in North Carolina
because of his ability to reach the
inner life Of his people. This fact was
strongly evidenced at the farmers con-
ference recently held for four days
at the institution. This was the second
annual conference, and the attendance
and enthusiasm of the large number
OF farmers attending were indica tive
of an unusual interest on their part.
Every section of the state was repre-
sented- Among the prominent farmers
attending the sessions were;aS. W. r.
Slade of Wake county; j. IF. Lytle.
Oliver Peeler and Professor Stinson of
Mecklenburg county; W. r. Richard
son and Rev. Quick of Anson county;
r W. Alexander. l.. w. White. al
Russell and Benjamin Walker of Ca
barrus; Haywood Williams and A. J.
Degraffenreidth of Chatham county.
Owing to the unavoidable absence of
the president on the opening day. Pro
fessor j. II. Bluford. director of the
agricultural department. welcomed the
farmers. Professor Conover of the
state department of agriculture began
the lecture course by thoroughly arous
ing the vexers of the soil on the sub
ject OF "Dairying In the South" THE
Common Diseases of Live Stock" was
the subject OF the lecture by DR.. B. B.
Flowe. assistant state veterinarian.
From the many queries answered by
him this was a vital subject to the
farmers. During the Afternoon Of the
first day instructive talks were given
by j. X. Lytle. S. W. X. Slade and 9th
ers.
On the second day farmers from
many parts of the state increased the
number in attendance by the scores.
n,,I k,.. Ia1s "A.
strations during the day afforded them
an opportunity that they had been
seeking for years. A clinic of sick
animals by Dr. Flowe and lecture
by Professor Conover were given. The
people of the rural districts were deep
ly interested in the comprehensive talk
OF Professor c. II. Hudson. state agent
for the farmers cooperative demon
strative work. bureau of plant indus
try. Washington. A number of farm
ers in a straightforward manner spoke
Of their success with their particular
methods and their problems.
Mr. W. r. Richardson of Anson
county said that during the past year
he had made on twenty three acres OF
land l6 bales of cotton, 800 bushels
OF corn. lIo bushels of wheat. 100
bushels of oats and had sold SlO0
worth OF pigs. S. w. White of Cabar-
rus county had witty way of saying
things. yet they were philosophically
put Among the many practical say
inGs of his was the following motto:
Never let your wagon break down
going away from town. but let it break
down going to town with things to
sell"
Professor c. X. Braham of Hampton
institute and Mr.. Long. former
trustee of the institution. but now
connected with the department of agri-
culture In charge of the farmers CO
operative work demonstration. by their
talks reached the plain men of the soil
and entered fully into the chief affairs
of their activities by their talks. Pres
ident Dudley and his faculty and the
work of the graduates and student
body were highly commended by them.
The features on the program on the
last day were two lectures. one on the
work of the department and the other
on the work of the farmers Institutes
by DR.. Stedman and Professor Sher-
man.
New Science Courses at Howard.
The demand for definite courses OF