The Bulletin. 21 



STATE FARMERS' CONVENTION. 



(ROUND-UP INSTITUTE) 

 Held at the A. and M. College, West Ivaleigii, August 28, 29, .'50, lf)07. 



The State Farmers' Convention was organized four years ago tbrougli the 

 efforts of the Faculty of tlie Agricultural College aud a few others interested in 

 agricultural progress. At the annual meeting of the Convention, July 190G, 

 it was attiliated with or made a part of the Farmers' Institute work conducted 

 by the State Department of Agriculture, and the State Director of Farmers' 

 Institutes made the Secretary of the Convention. 



This Convention was intended to be and virtually is a three-day Farmers' 

 Institute. Its aims and purposes are educational, and in preparing the fol- 

 lowing program of instruction more than mere amusement was the object in 

 view. 



While the money available would not permit of the securing of high-priced 

 speakers and teachers from abroad, and the program offered was not equal to 

 what was wished aud hoped for, a glance at it cannot fail to convince any one 

 that those who attended were well repaid in knowledge acquired, inspiration, 

 encouragement received and pleasure obtained from mingling with those en- 

 gaged in similar lines of work. 



This should annually be the largest meeting of farmers held in the State for 

 the study of strictly agricultural problems, aud all farmers who can possibly 

 do so should certainly attend and take their families. The program for the 

 women was also an attractive one, and with all members of the family thus 

 provided for, this State Convention should be made the occasion for giving 

 all the grown members of the family an annual trip combining pleasure and 

 profit at a minimum cost. 



In a report of this kind it is manifestly impossible to give a complete state- 

 ment of the proceedings of the Convention. The many most excellent discus- 

 sions, and also a large number of the splendid addresses or lectures, are of 

 necessity omitted. As an index of the character of the work of the Conven- 

 tion, the program which was carried out is reprinted here and a few of the 

 lectures available are also given in this report : 



PROGRAM FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING NORTH CAROLINA STATE FARM- 

 ERS' CONVENTION, NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE 

 AND MECHANIC ARTS, RALEIGH, N. C, AUGUST 28, 29, 30, 1907. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28. 

 MOENING SESSION. 



Call to order by President Ashley Home, Clayton. 

 Invocation by Dr. A. H. Moment, Raleigh. 

 Address of Welcome by Governor R. B. Glenn. 



Address of Welcome by Dr. George T. Winston, President North Carolina 

 College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. 



Response to Addresses, of Welcome by Hon. E. F. McRae, Robeson County. 

 President's Annual Address, Ashley Home. 



aftebnoon session. 



Address by Hon. .T. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State. 



Orchard Cultivation and Management, by W. N. Hutt, Horticulturist, State 

 Department of Agriculture. 



