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j Sfn TQ) OffS IS) ( 4f Jy & THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OP OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY. Volume XVIII. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1903. Number 13. AGRICULTURE HARRY FARMER'S TALKS. CXVII. Editor of The Progressive Farmer: Docs it pay to use--commercial fer tilizer? If it docs, how arc we going to know just how much to uso on cer tain crops? These questions have been asked perhaps a thousand times this spring. It is so important for a farmer to know these things that every available means should be used to help him. What docs Harry Farmer do to find out ? Why, he uses the fertilizer and then measures and weighs the crop to see how much the fertilized rows or plats increase the yield over the unft rtilized land. The fertilizer i used in varying amounts and the amounts which give the largest net rain is too one adopted. We sub tract the eost of the fertilizer and extra e.ist in handling the crops from tie increase in the yield and the dif ference is the profit. We mentioned an experiment on cotton in a former talk and will now nxiitien some on corn. An applica tion .f i:.0 to 300 pounds of a fair irrad- ..f fertilizer costing about $20 f t' ii was used. Some rows were left '.fertilized and the corn and fodder (UaiVs .:dy) were carefully weigh-H- : ::e increase iii the corn was '"i!t ten 1. us Is per acre. The in fre.K(. i t. f(;(.ler was about 35 per c, nr. Xuw to pass along and there was but little dif- Till- i-.c ii the size of the stalk, ears -H.l;,!, .. Win n we pulled the fod ,,r v.-c i!-;rieed that the blades on ""' "nl t? ilized corn were not so (;;!r r 'vide. You could have no- die ii!l'erenee in the dark from t O O r.m r. Jlr"'-r every way, excepting the UNk or huek. which was about the j his .v.is about an average y 5a,l seasons would have "'l th- yield some. The cow iVrtuW was used. . w we calculate that at least j r cent f the fertilizer will not J' ayail;,l,,. r wi1 not be used by J r"V li,xt ar, but will help 7" -ropS. ve know a field wrr,it f,,rteyea"- the , ai.'1 tW farmcrs discussing ,,f dphate of potash on wVat,, s- 0ne said he Sot no 11 ,i, U While the ther WaS W1',-a'5'" Xow thcse farmers' 1 s o,,"-d. We mentioned this to show that the other fellow's experi ment will not always be best for us. So the only way is to try it ourselves on a small scale first. It is hard some time to give direc tions for work to be done. To tell your man to run the rows east and west and find later that he runs them north and south is quite provoking. The only way we can succeed is to go and show them just how we want the work done. When you put boys to work it is very necessary for you to take hold and show them, and then let the boys try the job" before you leave. It is far better when you can not be present yourself to hire men of experience to do your work if the cost is a little more. The boy will dump a load of manure on the ditch bank where it will do no good, or else put it thick in one place and thin in another. We like to work boys when we can be with them; if we cannot, give us the experienced man. HARRY FARMER. EAST TENNESSEE FARMERS' CONVENTION. Program of the 28th Annual Session to be Held in Knoxville, May 21, 22, 23 1903- Editor of The Progressive Farmer: I herewith hand you a copy of the East Tennessee Farmers' Convention program. This is the first official announcement of the meeting, and I am handing it to you in advance of the printed program. As the single fare to this Convention ap plies over a large territory, many of your readers will be interested in seeing a copy of the program and of learning authentically about the meeting. I sincerely trust, there fore, that you can use the program in your paper, feeling sure that by so doing you will convey desirable information to many of your readers as well as assist us materially in the endeavor we are making to edu cate our farmers and to promote the agricultural interests of the South. Very respectfully, ANDREW M. SOULE, Secretary. THURSDAY. Music will be furnished at inter vals throughout the entire program by the University of Tennessee Band and Quartette. 9.00. Convention called to order by the president. Invocation by Rev. R. L. Bach man, Knoxville. 9.15. Address of Welcome, Hon. O. P. Temple, Knoxvjlle. 9.45. Annual Address of the presi dent, Hon. T. B. McLemore, Ball Camp. 10.00. The Cowpea for Soil Im provement and Hay and Grazing, Prof. W. F. Massey, Editor Practical Farmer, Raleigh, N. C. Discussion by Mr. W. T. Roberts, Riceville; Mr. A. H. Tipton, Green ville; Mr. J. B. Stinespring, San ford; Dr. W. II. Taylor, Newmarket. 11.00. What the State Bureau of Agriculture is Doing for the Farm er, Hon. W. W. Ogilvie, Commission er of Agriculture, Nashville. 11. 30. Five-minute talks on agri cultural conditions by the county vice-presidents. Question Box. Recess. 1.30. The- Improvement of Straw berries, Prof. C. A. Keffer, Tennes see Experiment Station. Fifty va rieties of strawberries grown at the Station will be on exhibition. Discussion by Mr. J. C. Hodges, Morriston; Mr. H. M. Wilson, Niota; Mr. W. W. Wallace, Harriman; Mr. A. M. Mettetal, Johnson City. 2.30. Grazing vs. Stall Feeding, Prof. Thos. Shaw, Editor the Farm er, St. Paul, Minn. Discussion by Mr. W. D. Browder, Sweetwater; Mr. J. M. Fain, Blount ville ; Mr.' W. R. Stokely, Del Rio. 3.30. Will Agricultural Education-Pay? Mr. J. E. Hite, Gallatin. Discussion by Mr. MacC. Franklin, Jefferson City; Mr. H. C. Maloney, Warrenburg; Mr. A. O. Ring, Win chester; Mr. E. S. Huffham, Nor mandy. 4.30. Mechanical "Conformation in the Horse, Dr. M. Jacob, Tennessee Experiment Station. Question Box. Recess. 7.30. Address : The Greatest Need of-Tennessee, Governor J. B. Fra zier. 8.30. Good Roads and How to Build Them (illustrated), Hon. M. O. Eldridge, U. S. Department of Agriculture. FRIDAY. 8.30. Convention called to order. A Practical Demonstration in Judging Cattle with the Score Card, Prof. Thos. Shaw. Suitable speci mens of cattle will be brought be fore the audience to illustrate the importance of conformation. 9.30. Results of Feeding Trials on the Station Farm, 1903,Prof. Jno. R. Fain, Tennessee Experiment Sta tion. Discussion by Mr. G. H. Strong, McMillan; Mr. E. A. Shipley, Jones boro; Mr. J. P. Hagler, Euchee. 10.30. Grasses : Bermuda, Mr. W. Gettys, Athens; Tall Oat Grass, Mr. A. Buffat, Knoxville; Blue Grass, Mr. C. M. Smith, Rogersville; .Clov er, Mr. J. W. Cate, Cleveland; Mixed Grasses, Mr. P. . O. Vanatter, Ten nessee Experiment Station. Question Box. Recess. . 1.30 Can We Profitably Reclaim and Improve our Worn-out Soils? Mr. Clarendon Davis, Huntsville, Ala. Discussion by. Mr. A. R. Ranklin, J asper ; Dr. P. L. Cline, White Pine ; Judge H. B. Lindsay, Knoxville. 2.30. Selecting and Improving Corn,. Prof. Andrew M. Soule, .Ten nessee Experiment Station. Illus trated by" varieties of corn collected from different sections of the State. . Discussion. . ; . - J 3.30. The Commercial interests of the Farmer, Mr. R. M. K. Dea kins, Morning Star ; Mr. S. E. Young, Sweetwater. 4.30. Butter-Making, Mr. E. S. Barnes, Tennessee Experiment Sta tion. Discussion by Mr. G. B. Wheeler, N Morristown ; Mr. D. C. Young, Sweetwater. Question Box. Recess. 7.30. The Rurals Schools, Prof. S. A. Mynders, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Nashville. 8.30. Grasses and Forage Crops for the South (illustrated), Prof. W. J. Spillman, Agrostologist, U. ' S. Department of Agriculture, Wash ington, D. C. SATURDAY. 8.30. Convention called to order. Development of Market Gardening in the South, Prof. W. F. Massey. Discussion by Mr. A. H. Dailey, Knoxville; Mr. A. D. Reynolds, Bristol; Mr. E. S. Wise, Bristol. 9.30. General Discussiori on the Silo, by P. F. Kefauver, Madison ville; Mr. J. A. Reagan, Sweetwater; Mr. W. G. Lenoir, Philadelphia; Mr. S. P. White, Pluski; Mr. Geo; F. Mellen, Knoxville; Mr. Geo. Tim mins, Jefferson City; Prof. W. F. . Massey and Prof. Thos. Shaw. Models of a number of types of silos, with the cost of construction, will be on exhibition. 11.30. Report of the Secretary and Treasurer. Election of officers. 2.00. A visit will be made to the University farm where the barns, seed laboratories, dairy hall and ex perimental plants are situated. 0 0
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