Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-25
NEEDS AND RESULTS OF
BETTER FARMING METHODS
Messrs. Browne, Burgess and Mill.
saps Talk to Farmers About Needs
OF Modern Farming Methods

It. e. Browne, director of a boys
corn club work in North Carolina; J.
E.. Millsaps of the farm demonstra-
and G. M. Burgess of the a~gricultur-
al department at Raleigh; were listen
cd to attentatively by about two doz-
en- persons at the court house FRIDAY
! when they talked on seed selection
corn club work and more modern
methods of farming.
The meeting was presided over
BIZ County Demonstrators E. L. Per
kins, first introducing Mr.. Browne,
Who stated that during the yea six
ty boys had raised more than leo
bushels of corn to the acre at an aver
age cost of 80 cents per bushel at a
profit Of $12 to the acre There are
1900 corn club boys in the State. IN
order to show the necessity for pro-
| ducing greater yields to the acre. Mr..
Browne stated that twenty-five million
| dollars were sent out of the State each
year for corn and that if the people
would apply the modern methods and
plant practically the same acreage this
great drain upon the State could be
stopped. He declared that the State
would remain poor as long as he pco-
PIE made such a useless drain upon it
Mr.. Browne said that the consuming
class is on the increase and the pro-
ducing element Of the race on the
decrease as q result Of the unattrac-
tiveness Of the farms and the move
ment toward the cities by those who
grow tired of the samenesS of rural
life. This condition Mr.. Browne said
could be remedied by making country
life more attractive and to which enl
various forces are now labOring. With
progress in farming methods comes
progress in the homes in the way OF
running water, electric lights tele-
phones, good roads, better schools ard
more interesting church services. all
of which tend to make life worth
WINE anu MOI Satisfactorily W llS
masses. Greater attention is now be-
ing given to needs in the ruraT schools
said Mr.. Browne. The aim of the
schools heretofore has been to prepare
boys for college and only ) per cent
Of them entered college. Plans are
being worked out wereby more atten-
ton will be given to preparing the
boys for practical usefulness on the
farms.
Mr.. Browne declared that a $4,000 in
vestment on the farm would net great
g: profits If properly applied than the
same amount invested il the city and
hat the opportunities of the farmers
ore greater now than ever before be-
III of the prevailing high prices
for his products. AS to the social side
of country life, the speaker said thai
there were places of great usefulness
ia the schools, church work. and +
ious other forms OF social improvement:
An enthusiastic person in the country
with the proper motives can revolt
the surrounding community for
niles when he will apply himself and
employ his tact and initiative. sair
Mr.. Browne.
The speaker said that it was his
aim to enlist 5000 boys between ten
and eighteen years old in the contest
for the coming year and that he woul3
furnish the necessary litera-
and information.
The champion corn grower of North
Carolina this year lives in Lenior
He raised 1904 bushels at D
cost of SO 1-3 cents per bushel.
Mr.. Garren displayed a few samples
It wheat and oats, and explained the
advantages of seed selection in the
planting of the various crops. He
that the average yield of corn
ed acre in North Carolina is Is BUSH
els and nc pointed out that it would b.
more profitable to plant n acre. and
a'se $50 bushels than to plant and
till ten acres Cor the same amount.
Mr.. Garren said that the time has
22re when it is necessary for the
,armer TO apply more brain IT less !
Nuscel in his daily walks of life if he
hnres to succeed and keen I'D with the
march Of progress. He advised care
full selection of seed and said that the
f1 PmprS mSut diSSiDa4o fhoir cunnrc+i
tious ideas about planting on certain
phases of the moon for there was alb
solutely nothing in it.
Mr.. Millsaps devoted considerable
~.ttention TO the necessity Of our
zc2ools giving more attention to agei-
ealtural subjects and educating tn
children On subjects that would liz
practical in their application to coun-