The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12

marry and Ms taking i ,aura- IN do
meStic science. He s,,Iu old gray
haired men aad women attend theso
schools They are eNcrlAstlngly
learning. Mir. Poe said Il Was told
by one OF the professors IN the schooiA
that one man. ased -, and aEotherT
aged 10. attended tho short terms uf
these schools.
They are on the order of our farm
life schools, which our department Of
education is trying 10 establish in tho
State. In Dcninark there is conpui-
sorry education. | don't know that IL
is popular 10 Say 50 in the South now
but ii is coming and the sooner tho
better. Conpulsory education is win
ming the world over where local d,f-
ferences do not prevent IL"
The lessons to the South, he said
are the systems Of rural credits, tho
Organization Of live stock societies. tho
pooling Of their interests. He didn't
like the high sounding foreign names.
nobody could pronounce them but
just tell the people what they are and
put them under department. control
Il. II. Rand speaks.
B. II. Eanl spoke briefly foil wing
Mr.. Poe ana emphasized the impor-
tance Of department. control These
! ahrewd promoters from Chica go and
otner places know that there Is a
vague idea OF rural cooperation IN
the farmers mind Md So when
those fellows Went down to G.orgi.
and sold eight outfits ut 5000 they
set he dairy business in Georgia "a, k
for years Tier" mt enough
cows in sixty miles Of any OF them t.
supply one Of these dairies. Nj
| Rand declared that North Carolina
/ had been goldbricked IN the samo
| way.
T. =. PARKER and pr Tat Butlap
spoke briefly, laying emphasis upor,
the fact that dairies creamer!eS 9iuss
be based on cons. on productivity.
Editor John :. Gates of Richmond
spoke very briefly at the close "a to
lime used on the farms. IL sad ,r.t, !,
it is necessary to the leguminous cropsi
and the securing OF it for use IS very
important. The railroads have madei
the adVantageoUs rat" Of half cent 4
mile for hauling it and it can ba
bought at 90 cents q ton. Th,. hop.I
IS to get it more cheaply.
Mr. Parker referred to the discrlm
inatory rates against North CaroliH.
and IN favor Of Virginia: lie said thac
North Carolina needs Virginia's lime
worse than Virginia does II tha
roads WIN do the right thing. ID
thought the states could trade Mr..
Gates thought it possible to get tha
roads Interested.
number Of visitors took part in
this discussion. asking Mr. Gates
questions and trying to find out how
the evils Of the freight system may
be avoided.
The committee on nominating pre-
sentcd the officers for the corning
for the coming year They were elect
ed and are:
Or. {. A cary. Alabama, president,
T, A koine, first Vice president. Dr.
\ II. Soule, Georgia, second @,ce-pres-
ident. y. ". kiigore, North carolina.
secretary: Miss Mary < Brdsong as
sistant secretary
Commissioners Of Agriculture IT, r.
Conner. chairman G. W koiner.. see
retary.
Animal HuSbandry Live s'oca
Problems W q Chrisfnan,
chairman. Dan-T Gray 90 retary
Field crops and Fertilizers I. K.
. sol chairman. Prof. Lyman Carrier.
Resolutions against the p1izzdrd. not
an Ornamental OF 3 uscfl, bird. tho
comm ittee I@soiyes that al laws pro
tectins this f"ath@rei ,4tizen be re-
pealcd
The eou1r ,s Is.sses tn appeal %
the government u pro>.d" 100000
for tht. eradication Of tha great south
ern enemy OF the attic industry
Citins In. sosscs If last l"tr p hog
cholera h. go. 5000 and the Dis
rovcr3 Of Dr DorSett E.ies's serum -
q remedy the association recomrna q il
4 the establishment D each state of hog
huIert serum plants. and to supply %
: farmers chegpIy i not free. under the
5 direction - elf .a. and qualified vet
. eriraF ans Th" resolution recon-
. ner.4s ttr -i1iIie'.rtiizat Or control
! ss- tie <ati"t.al = \ T. upon !, license
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