Miss See Rice, extension poultry
worker of Mississippi college, spoke
on methods of undertaking poultry
work among the farm wmen and
girls. Miss Rice told of her success
ful methods of increasing and Im
proving the farm pot-ltry flocks.
Miss IUce was accorded high hon
ors in poultry work In Cornell uni
versity last year.
Exhibits were shown of Improved
methods of raising cotton under boll
weevil conditions, and actual farm
figures showing how dairying com
pares with other systems of farming,
such as wheat In the North; corn and
cotton in the South. One man made
$179, net from one acre of cotton.
Another made as much from one cow
as he did from 2S acres of cotton,
were instances to which attention
was drawn.
The program Thursday is open to
the publics, Subjects yet to be dis
cussed are Reforestation for the
South and how to accomplish it;
I.and Development and Colonisation;
Developing the Satsuma Orange;
How Increase Markets for Southern
Vegetables 1 Demonstrating Use and
Value of Agricultural •sRimestone;
Methods Used In Boll Weevil Con
trol.
The annual dinner of the associa
tion will be held Thursday evening
at «;20\oclock In the Tgtwiler hotel.
MASONIC FI NEHAU NOTICE
Members of Birmingham Fraternal
I.odge, No. 384. A. F. * A. M„ nre re
quested to meet todny at Masonic
Temple at 2 p. nt. tt> attend the fu
neral of our lute brother, John Hook
ings. Services at Format HIU ceme
tery. All Mnsona frntrrnally Invited.
Those having autoa are/ requested to
bring them, F. A, DAVIS, W, II,
W. W. HANSOM, Secy.
