The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17

hats, doilies, large cakes of soap, dressed turkeys, chickens, cabbages,
 collards and mustards
 1 Addresses were delivered by Thomas
 M Campbell, Harry simms. President Edwards, F. J. Carter of Snow Hill, Will
 liam C. Cheers. J. E. Rose, H. A. Barnes,
 L. B. Harris. C. C. Walker, R. A. Daly. | Rev F. w. Cooke, chaplain of the Snow
 Hill institute; Rev. William Grace, pas
 tor of the African Methodist Episcopal
 church. Rev. c. H. Warner, pastor of
 the Baptist church. Professor Johnson,
 principal of the Miller's Ferry institute Professor Cotton of Annie Manic, and
 many others
 1 President Edwards welcomed the
 farmers and told them that the Snow I Hill institute was established for the benefit of the negro farmers in Wilcox
 and adjacent counties He urged his 1 hearers to buy land, improve their
 farms, build schoolhouses and churches, lengthen their school terms, live within their income. keep out of debt and edu-
 cate their children.
 Thomas M. Campbell delivered re-
 markable and instructive addresses on the boil weevil and reduced acreage, how the farmer can live and make
 money despite the boil weevil, what the
 United States government Is doing to help the farmers of the south, and gave
 a demonstration of breaking the soil | by the use of dynamite.
 Harry Simms, local United States demonstration agent for Wilcox county, delivered instructive and interesting | addresses on manures and fertilizers for local crops, emphasizing the need of phosphate and nitrogen for all crops. He said these elements could be ob- | tained largely by the use of straw, leaves. barnyard manures and by plant | ing peas, clover, etc.
 l J. E. Rose head of the black smith de- | pa artment of Snow Hill institute, showed the necessity of keeping tools and farm | ing implements in good repair Prof. IT. A. Barnes. treasurer of Snow l Hill institute, delivered q very helpful | address on the importance to the farm - | CT of keeping accounts of receipts and disbursements. He said every farmer should know what 1t costs him to live. what he makes during the year and what he owes. Keeping proper ac- counts, he said, helps the farmer to save money and to live better.
 l.. B. Harris, teacher of. domestic sci- ence In the institute, told the farmers how to use scraps of meat, bread, po-
 tatoes. egg shells and other left overs' She also told her audience how to mak e their own soap.
 C. C. Walker spoke on the value of chick ems and cows, and how to care for them
 R. A Daly gave an interesting talk
 on home economy She told how to can
 and preserve wild fruits. how to raise chickens and pigs, and the importance of having garden the year round
 Rev F. w. Cooke delivered an ad- dress to the ministers present, urging them to teach their people the advant- age of taking the farmers short course
 one farmer, telling how he bought land made the following statement: q ate syrup and bread for many years.
 now I eat anything I want. I often sell 800 pounds of ham at one time" Anoth- CT said: "I made up my mind that [ wanted land. took money made while preaching and bough. tand. I decided that I would get land while the people needed me, so that when I got so old they no longer needed me, I would not be in need of them. I just said My God, if other folks can get land I can get 1t, too' Still another remarked: "In the summer time I ate dewberries and corn bread in the winter ate pos
 som and 'taters. Got my land by rais-
 ing food supplies at home. First. I bought an ox which Is self feeder,
 worked him for nothing and bought land"
 Professor Johnson of Miller's Ferry made encouraging remarks to the farm CTS He congratulated Principal Ed :
 wards upon the growth of snow Hill