Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-15
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
CONVtNES AT CUTBRERT
Bio Crowd In Attendance;
Interesting Program


eighth annual session of the State Az
ricultural society met in Cuthbert yes
terday morning. President John i.
Williams and Secretary Martin V.
Calvin, are in charge, with every de.
tail splendidly arranged.
The days program has been most
interesting Opening exercises consist
ed of devotions by Rev. T. E. Daven-
port. Mayor Terry delivered most
cordial welcome address, with re
Spouse happily made by Hon. Zen Mil
liken, of Jesup. President Williams
annual report reviewing the years
work was interesting.
Splendid papers and addresses dur
ing the day were made by the follow
ing parties: DR.. David c. Barrow, of
the University of Georgia, THE Ne
gro; L. P. Hillyer, Macon, THE Bank
Ter and the Farmer; P. S. Twitty, Dub
lin, "The Business End of Farming:
DR.. j. Phil Campbell, Athens, THE
Boys Corn Clubs. w. G. Middlebrooks,
Macon, followed on the same subject.
DIR. H. E. Stockbridge, Atlanta, spoke
on Book Farming"
Several speeches followed each ad-
dress in open discussion by members
of the society. At night at the audi :
forum of Andrew Female college, Hon.
S. G. McLendon, of Atlanta, delivered
on address ON the subject, What Are
You Going to Do About It?" In add
ton to the address a we'll arranged
program will be presented for the ell
tertainment of visitors by local talent
after which refreshments were served
and a reception held on the college
lawn, where the town met socially.
The homes of the people have been
thrown open to the visitors and the
are being shown every courtesy in tno
usual Cuthbert way.
The convention is being ably presid-
ed over by President John T. Williams,
of Jones county. Judge John A Cobb,
of Americas, is general vice president
of the society.
In discussing the relation OF the
banker to the farmer in his address,
Mr.. Hillyer, among other things, said:
There has never been time when a
friendlier feeling between farmers and
bankers existed than now. Our bank
ers' association has not only contrib
uted prizes each year for some year to
the corn clubs of the state but indi-
vidua banks have frequently contrib
uted various sums for prizes for the
stimulation of better farming.
Good crops, with fair prices, mean
prosperity; poor crops spell 'har1
times. Therefore, the bankers WAC
are looking ahead and are continually
safeguarding the interests of his bank,
is doing all he can to assist the farm
ers of his section in the intelligent
management of their farms.
Cotton is not the only money crop.
There are numbers of instances in
Georgia where farmers have made
money planting other crops on certain
tracts of land than if they had plant: d
the same tracts in cotton.
"The best advice that can possibly
be given to farmers is to diversity
their interests. They should not be de.
pendent on any one crop or industry
The one industry to which / wish to
call your attention more particularly
is that of cattle-raising. The whole
world is short on beef. The shortage
of beef is growing alarming in Europe
and the number of cattle is decreas-
ing in this country We have ceased
to be a country with a surplus of beef
and if there is not change in condi-
tons, we must go without or secure 1t
from other countries.
There is as much money in live
stock as there is in grain. There Is
money in it from dairy products
money for beef; money for annual in
oraasn and most of All for the next