The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-01-28
3lST ANNUAL CONFER
ENCE HELD AT TUSKECEE.
Declarations DeplOre In
crease Of Lynchings, But
Commend School Improve
ment.

Jan. 28.-The thIrty-fiFst annual Tus-
kegee Negro Farmers Conference was
held here beginning last Thursday. The
activities begun mt 1880 o'clock with
demonstration In home and farm life
followed by an agricultural parade, u
barbecue and an afternoon session, nj
which DIR. II. Il. Motion presided.
The farmers related their success
or failures as the case might be and
enumerated the attributing causes of
| each; The addresses were chock- full
OF timely advice of which "Coopera-
tive Marketing and the Importance
OF the Ford proposition" were the
keynotes; while the farmers dis
cusslons were permeated with a spirit
Of hopefulness. Resolutions commend
ing the farmers for sticking to the
job during the period of economic
depression, for diversifying and re-
tang their crops; approving cooper
ative marketing associations; advising
farmers to subscribe to farm papers;
to buy land and improve farm machin-
cry, to support the schools in their
communities and the progress of the
Inter Racial Commission were adopt
ted. The meeting was largely attend
ed by farmers. educators, ministers
and community workers.
Large Attendance.
That the conference has lost none
of its interest and Zest to the Negro
farmers of the, South was clearly at
tested by the large numbers present
The attendance exceeded that of two
years ago which was in itself a rec
ord breaker Early in the morning
vehicles of every description in many
cases undiscovered, could be seen or
the campus and the old "hitching
! ground was crowded with horses
and mules, munching on their early
meal.
Groups of farmers with their wives
and children were gathered here and
there around fires built by them &c
/ keep out the early morning chill unit
the rising whistle" blew and build.
| ings were thrown open. Hundreds ar.
rived on the train, many coming from
a distance, and until late in the nigh
| the Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w. G. A. Of
| Ulcers and staffs were busy register.
ing visitor, The trains brought addi-
tional numbers The visitors include
many white friends from Montgomery
and other cities in Alabama, Georgia
North Carolina. Mississippi. Texas anC
the Industrial Department began the
home and farm life. On one side
demonstrations of interest to the WON.
en- were going; on the other side the
men found those of interest to them
The Agricultural Parade.
To the delight of many, the agri-
cultural parade, which was discon.
/ nued last year. was again PLACED
on the program of the day At II
o'clock the parade, headed by the
| Institute band. moved Off and with
its floats bearing agricultural anC
horticultural products along with live
stock wound its way through thu
campus, Following directly behint
the band were horses and mules Of
splendid caliber, then came the float,
with vegetables of all kinds. home
cured meat, country syrup, anC
other foodstuffs followed. 1t was no
ticeable that only one float bore cot
ton as part of its exhibit; foodstuff.
comprised the ruling favorite. Tn,
floats were followed by the schoo
children of the community which haC
prepared or produced the products, al
of which were products of MacoI
county. and showed to an advantage
the splendid possibilities of Macoi
| county.
Conspicuous among the floats wer,
those OF the Institute, among which
were exhibits from truck gardening
with several young men showing tn,
proper method OF cultivating gar.
den; dairy products, with young WON
en- and men showing correct way o.
preparing dairy products. the hos
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