The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-01-28

pital float, showing proper care of the
| sick. and the training school float
bearing several little girls-one dem
0nstrating use of the tooth brush.
another the comb and brush, and
others showing the things necessary
for clean, healthy bodies and neat APP
pearance.
The Jersey and Holstein cows also
elected much favorable comment.
| The morning activities were brought
to close by the dinner bell. In re-
Spouse to it's summons the visitors
and members of the faculty, with DR..
Motion as the "chief of the host" as
sembled on that part of the campus
Just below the Institute chapel, where
inner was served. The menu consist
ed of Alabama raised and Alabama
tendant deiicacies" The picture OF
this throng, gathered on the hillside
around the long white tables laden
with Alabama products eating a sum-
ptuous meal. was an impressive spec
houeht of any people in any part
J of the world starving seemed an abb
surdity. Additional pleasure was oc-
cassioped by the music by the lnsti-
Capt. f. L. Drye, during the repast
The Evening Session.
After a short intermission after din
ner, the farmers and visitors gathered
was called to order by DR.. Motion,
who presided over the meeting. After
the sinFinT of a few spirituals to
arouse thC spirit, the program which
consisted of an address by DIR. Motion,
a round table discussion by the farm
ers, and addresses by others present,
was carried out
Principal Motion Speaks.
The opening address was delivered
by DR.. Motion. He cordially welcomed
the visitors to the Institute; referred
to the farsightedness Of DR.. Booker
T Washington in establishing this
conference; urged more diversification
and rotation of crops;, endorsed Co
operative Marketing Associations; re-
lated the efficacy of the Ford Muscle
Shoals project, and babe the farmers
to be of good courage and to strive
they live.
Following DIR. Motions address the
round table discussion of the subject
Of marketing was opened by 10. A.
Williams, state demonstration agent
of Georgia and a graduate of Tus-
kegee institute. Among other things
he said
crop that the farmers know something
about or more about would not
advise you farmers to rush in or
try a new crop because they heard
that some other farmer knows deal
about it. Say for instances. peaches.
We bought ten carloads of peaches
in Fort Valley. Farmers had peaches
to give away. The farmers in farmes'
meeting had a committee appointed
and brought paches there to the meet
ing and grad ed and standardized their
They then got in touch with
the markets and sold the same to the
highest bidder. The same thing 10
true with regard to sweet potatoes
and watermelons.
Last year one of the Farmers AS
sociations In Georgia sold cooperative
which were watermelons and snap
cans. One hundred and ten cars of
watermelons were sold on u cooperate
basis with an average net OF $125. /
Some cars brought more and some
rought less. Now cooperative mark
citing largely depends upon the intel
llgence of the people trying to do 1t.
1llS comparatively, you will have sue
Nj b. Ivey, farm demonstration
agent of Bullock county stated that
marketing associations which had been
irganized among the Colored far
mers Of his county had encouraged
The growing Of better live stock.
nunity. the farmers sold one hum
lred and fifty-four carloads of hogs. |
and siXty-fiYe carloads of COWS; the
larger part of these being shipped
by Colored farmers.
w. Il. MCGOWAN. a Colored farmer
Z member of the Bullock county as
ISOLATION and that last year he had
sold hogs amounting to six hundred