The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28
BETTER FARMING
METHODS URGED
Address by President of North
Carolina State Farmers
Convention.
Especial to The Times Dispaech.J

Raleigh. y C. August 27.-In his
annual address before the state Farm
ers Convention at the a and VI College
tonight. President ". J. Shufo-d. of
Hickory. declared the average North
Carolina farmer o. 1912 more prosper
Gus. more progressive and aggressive
than for years. but insisted that farm
Ing IS not anything like as profitable
II should be. and Will surely become
through new methods and better farm
ing. lie advocated department Of CO.
operation and marketing OF farm pro-
ducts. the survey OF North Carolina.
showing the exact agricultural status
OF every county, The adoption Of in
stitute work 10 the particular needs OF
each county. rural lie survey, and the
continued improvement u rural edu-
cationai system
More Thnn 700 Farmers nrc in At
tendance.
The convention opened = three days
session at the i. and u College this
morning with greetings from Com
missioner OF Agriculture ". =. Ora
ham ard Presiaen, - " Hill, OF the
college.
Getting down TO the routine pro-
. en- = ~ -f4baSs VI III GA 4-.t Ag4IAs
discussed tobacco growing from the
viewpoint Of quality compared with
yield per acre. Chas. Parker. il. OF
HEREFORD, told interestingly OF raising
2sS bushels OF corn on one acre OF
ground
Phosphate rock as source Of phos-
phoric acid was discovered by DR.. (.
q. Hopkins, OF the Illinois experiment
station. and there was d special address
on rotation OF crops and geenral farm
betterment by Professor ". = Massey,
OF the Pennsylvania Farmer
This afternoon there was q Discus
sion o. Cotton -Anthracnose." by DR..
4. II. Fulton OF the a. ana NJ College.
Then followed blowing demonstrations
OF the college farm.
The farmers are being entertained
a the college at nominal charge 10Y
meals and rooms.
The North Carolina Supreme Cour,
called Tor argument to-day the APP
peals from the First Judicial District.
there being twenty-four cases TO be
argued. al. on the civil side OF the
docket. II will require the remainder
of the week 10 dispose OF the cases.
In the meantime the justices are de-
voting all the time possible when not
on the bench. TO passing on the ex-
animation papers OF the seventy four
applicants for law licenses who un-
aertook the examination on Monday.
Here TO appear before the court in
pending appeals are the following
Eastern Carolina lawyers: ". NJ.
Bond, koenton. a Z. Goodwin. Yates
yiNe; A o. Gaylord. Plymouth, J. w.
Little, Wilmington; II. S. Ward. Wash
ington; ExJudge G. W Ward. Eli
aoeth City. Z. F. Aydlett, Elizabeth
City; j. c, B. Eringhouse. Elizabeth
'city; CHARLES Whidbec. Plymouth. l.
III. Meekins. Elizabeth city.
Charters were issued TO-DAY for tba
ro!iowing new corporations The Plant.
ers' Ginning and Fertilizer Co. of
Bethel. Pit, County. capital s5o'loo
oy j. J; carson. w. II. Carson and
many others. no stockhojder to be per.
mltted 70 hold more than $1,000 in
stock. The Townsville Cotton Gin 90
OF Townsville. capital. $4,000 by + l.
Peoples. ]. !. White : X Adams ~
b: Terry and others Tho Monroe
Weaver Supply Co. of Aberdeen. cant
scribed. by =. NJ Monroe. r II Weav-
er and others for mercantile business
warrant on the part of the c!tv
OF raleigh against the Wake Water
company has been served on President
julius Lewis. OF the company. citing
his appearance in the Police Court to
answer the charge of unlawfullv and
WiliuIly serving unfiltered water 10 the
people OF Raleigh for domestic and
drinking purposes This is tbn -irst
step on the part OF the Board of a.
dermen looking 10 the condemnation
OF the water plant In the event The
company falls to make eniargements
anu improvements. For some time the
water supply has been so low that
water has been pumped directly from
me creek into the reservoir and sor-
vice mains without hltration NIavor
Johnson and Alderman Alevando,
epD ana superintendent ". W. Rob.
ms. of the water plant. are among ,be
witnesses for the prosecution
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