The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-11-19
MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE
by Spence Special
Investigator

turc made plain many dark ques-
lions in the minds Of his hearers,
who had fruit trees.
The afternoon meeting opened at
LOO p. NJ. with an attendance OF
ninety-three students and farmers
Mr.. Hcrndon again spoke words OF
encouragement To the future home.
makers, describing home for them
in the near and far future. He also
mentioned the duties that boys owe
10 their mothers and husbands to
their wives.
Mr.. NJ. Douglas Of Indiana was the
second speaker OF the afternoon.
lie gave splendid lecture on rails
ing OF cattle and hogs. He spoke
in such plain and simple terms that
all could understand, see and realize
the need Of more and better stock.
He said, that our farms are our
banks, and that we need more live
stock on our farms in order TO in
crease our bank accounts.
He also said, il paid 10 raise hogs
but by all means 10 have plenty OF
good pasture for them il we wanted
10 make any profit. Mr.. Douglas is
one of our noted men on the sub
icct Of Live Stock. Let's try his
plan and, in doing so increase our
bank accounts.
Mr.. Douglas was followed by Mr..
JEFF Morgan, who is one Of our Unit
ed States District Agricultural
Agents OF Kentucky. He spoke OF
the relation Of County Agent TO the
Farmer. Farmers, I wish you could
have heard his talk. What he said
was just what we need. His text
was Get Together"
The lecture given by Mrs. r. A.
Ogg Of Indiana was inspiring and
full Of life. Every girl and woman
should have heard il.
The program for Thursday was
closed by a pointed lecture on ferti-
lizers by Prof. +. o. Clark. This one
thing would have paid any farmer
to have walked all the way from Nc
kee 10 hear. This question Of fer
tlizers is what we farmers want
solved. In order To- get the big
gest crop we must understand
what kind of a fertilizer TO use.
We must know our soil. Mr.. r. A..
0gg Of Indiana solved this problem for
us on Friday forenoon. He made the
soil proposition a plain and simple
one.
The second speaker on Friday
forenoon was Prof. J. w. White
house. lie gave reasons for raising,
and how to raise more hogs on our
farms. Prof. WhitehOuse is n
thorough believer in more hogs in
this country. We certainly need
more but remember what Mr.. Doug
las said about more and better pas
ture in order TO make hog raising
prolltaDle ana easy.
In order TO have more and better
pasture IL is necessary for us to
have some system of crop rotation.
Mr.. Jesse Baird spoke Of the i'm
portance OF crop rotation, giving
many reasons for il, and just how
10 do it,
In the afternoon OF the last day
Mrs. II. A. Ogg gave demonstration
in Domestic Science in the cooking
room for all the ladies. AT the same
time in Vocational Chapel, Prof. ]. F.
Smith spoke on subject OF Better
Rural conditions. His speech aroused
much interest and thought about
our rural conditions. How about
the rural conditions about your
Are they of the best and highest?
II they are not, what can and must
be done?
The election OF officers for the
next year was as follows:
President. Robert Spence.
Vice-President Prof. +. o. Clark
Secretary, Meredith Gabbard.
Mr.. w. l.. Flanery was elected as
a delegate TO the Farmers State In
stitute, date and place of which to
be set later. Other delegates to be
appointed by Secretary and Presi-
dent.