Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-24

year and he eXpressed his thanks for
the manner in which they had cooper
Gted with him.He urged them to go
forward for he wanted to see Hender-.
son county take the lead among the
counties of the State.
T. E. Brown Speaks.
T. E. Brown, of Raleigh, director of
boys corr club work in North Caro-
lima, expressed Disappointment for the
reason that he had received only two
reports from the boys in Henderson
county. He declared that he did not
want cutters but wanted boys y
would enter the contest for the pur-
pose Of improving themselves. He
set a standard of so boys for Hender-
son county for tae coming ear and
said that he would be disappointed
unless he got them. He said that such
work taught the boys self-reliance
and gave them a vision of more scien-
tife and profitable agriculture. Mr..
Brown expressed regret that some of
the farmers we're inclined to discourE.
age their boys by refusing to give
them what they made in the way OF
Profits on an acre of ground. He n
couraged the farmers to cooperate
with their children by giving them the
profits.
Professor Hill Speaks.
Prof. l. w. Hill, who is in charge of
the boys corn club work in the South
ern states, congratulated Henderson
county for the splendid exhibit of
corn and said that some n had been
at work to produce such results. He
ia GL1G 11-oa 1nA la Aan. Rooahi
scientific agriculture in the county to
good effect. Prof. Hill declared that
Mr.. Perkins was one of the greatest
educational forces at work in the
county. He said that his father just
like lots Of others, didn't believe in
hook farming but when time comes
to employ a lawyer, physician or
preacher they want book e He
declared that the farmers put educa-
ton and scientific study in practice in
all professions except their own, that
few farmers could tell what it 8
them to raise a bushel of corn. Agri-
culture, he said, is nothing o than
cne-eight science, three eighth art and
the remainder business.
Prof. Hill declared that If North Car
DINA is ever made a great ~agrieultuf-
al State it must be done by the boys.
To those prejudiced against scientific
agriculture, Prof. Hill said that the
government puts all it's principles to
a fair test before submitting them to
the farmers.
Mr.. MillSaps Talks.
E. S. Millsaps of ~Statesville, district
agent of the farm demonstration work.
declared that it is time the farmers are
getting busy since the population Of
the United States is doubling every
thirty years and that the Unionis not
seIf-supporting. He said that Amer
lea must feed herself. He spoke of
the Importance of seed selection. de-
cIaring that careful selection of seed
double the ordinary crop of corn
in three years time.
Urges Farm Demonstration.
MI. MiHsaps declared that something
wrong somewhere in Henderson
county. He said that Henderson
county had great possibilities before
her and that it could not afford to stop
the demonstration work. He advised
the people not to expect very great
things in a years time for it was a
slow progress. Mr.. Mil1saps said that
there was no better demonstration in N.
Carolina than Mr.. Perkins. Mr.. Mill
ssps gave instructions in fruit spray
ing and seed corn selection.
Mr.. Cannon Speaks.
Hon. Albert Cannon, member of the
State Board Of Agriculture, declared
that the corn exhibit was 200 per cent
better than it was two years ago. He
pleased with the number and quail
of the exhibits. He urged in strong
terms the importance OF the farmers
appearing before the county commits