The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
FINISH F|GHT ON WEEV|L |S URGED
DiversifiCation And Coop erative Marketing Stressed
 As Conference Closes

AUBURN, Ala. Dec. 21.-(Special Leased Wire.)-Divetsific of farm products. cooperative market ing and purchasing, encouragement of farm children in club work, and the making attractive of farm life for them, enlargement of animal ln- dustry, and carrying out of an in-me- adiate and effective war against the boil weevil, the army worm, and dis eases of plant life will be the epro- gram for the demonstration agents of Alabama in 1924, and this program will have the hearty cooperation of all farmers in the state.
 This was the sense of all commit tee reports adopted without Change by the general convention of the Ala bama safe farming conference on its second day of meeting here.
 s Delegates from 61 of the 67 coun- -sties in Alabama pledged anew their co-operation with and belief in the farm bureau system and without ex- ception every man in attendance ex- pressed himself satisfied with the ef- forts already made toward placing the Alabama farmer on a cash h-all- the-year-round basis.
 Pastures Urged.
 The report of the agronomy com mittee, taking into consideration the warning of federal Statistician Gist of Montgomery, that the farm lands of Alabama were becoming each year less and less productive, returned one of the most interesting reports of the convention, and declared for the ex- tensive conversation of land into pas ture for the general planting of le- gumes for replacing the supply of ni- trogen and organic matter. The com mittee recommended that inasmuch as commercial fertilizer was not suf- ficient of itself, such crops as will supply phosphorus and organic mat ter be rotated. It adopted the fer tilizer mixture as advertised by the agricultural college and recommended cooperative buying and selling. rais- ing of four times as many animals planting of only such varieties of cotton as had been proved to yield the greatest poundage per acre, and the engaging in plant evolution by all farmers. The Central of Georgia railroads pasture report as sent to the farmers of Alabama was adopted.
 In the department of animal hus- bandry the necessity for the raising of the quality of all flocks and herds by the introduction of only full blood sires was stressed. More sheep, hogs, chickens, milk and beef cattle were recommended. From 50 to 1000 hens and at least two cows should be kept on all farms, the report declared. Co., operative marketing in all depart ments was urged.
 From the committee on agricultural engineering & report recommending to the farmers that they submit to the farm engineering department of the agricultural college was returned, to- gether with recommendations as to terracing, draining, using explosives in clearing and building sanitary structures.
 The market committee restated it's position on cooperation and suggest Al hof rar0A OF the hen egg and the berry to the bale of cotton be sold through associa- tions.
 War On Roll weeviI.
 An immediate and effective war against the boil weevil with calcium arsenate as the main artillery was urged by the entomology committee, which recommended that the farm bureau supply the farmer with ar senate.
 The horticulture committee showed the value of orchards and gardening and recommended the beautifying of the homo by landscape gardening.
 This, it said, would help to keep the boys and girls on the farm.
 Report of the 1922 committee on club work was readopted with the addition of plea for the instruction of the youths in the home and the lfraternizing of parents with children. Bring the children up in the full light of the value of cooperative marketing and purchasing was the burden of the report.
 No mention of the boil weevil was made in the report of the plant dis eases committee. It confined itself to the recommendations for crop rota- tion. the uprooting of diseased plants, the establishment of sweet potato carrying houses and the keeping of cotton seed for two and three years pefore planting to avoid the fungus
 Report of tho general or steering committee which urged the decrease in tendency, the more general pub Ilicity concerning farm work and the incorporation of banker and merchant with the farmer is in full as follows: Co-operation Asked.
 Whereas agriculture Is outstand- fng as to Alabama's one big basic in- dustry with so per cent of her people directly depending on agriculture for "a living while the remaining 20 per cent depend on it for the success pf their business and, whereas cer- Hain changes in methods and practices must be made if Alabama is to take her proper place as an agricultural state; therefore. be 1t
 Resolved, first, that we as farmers investigators and agricultural work ers, earnestly request bankers, mer- chants, editors, and all other inter- ested individuals, agencies, and or ganizations to cooperate with us In farrying forward our program of con- Ftructive work Especially do we plead for the cooperation of bankers bnd business men.
 ~'Resolved, second, that an earnest end permanent effort be made by all foncerned to get farmers on a cash basis. For doing this we strongly urge them to grow ample food and feed trops for home needs, to continue and txpand cooperative marketing and to practice intelligent economy in all business procedure.
 Resolved, third, that we deplore he constant increase in farm tenancy n Alabama and appeal to the public 10 assist in stopping this and thereby Ind eliminate the most serious agri- bultural evils of the state.
 Resolved, fourth. that we pledge lur faithful and untiring cooperation b home demonstration agents in making all of their work of maximum Effectiveness and value"
 With the adoption of the reports of he committees and the decision have nl reports printed in pamphlet form br broadcasting among the farmers the state the work of the conVpn-