Statesville, Aug. 6—A caravan of 105 farmers of Alamance county traveling in nifty-looking automobiles and headed by Kerr Scott, farm demonstration agent of Alamance, were guests at the barbecue given Thursday afternoon at 6 o’clock at the Iredell county State test farm by the Statesville Chamber of Commerce and the Farm Bureau organization of Iredell county.
The barbecue was actually prepared by Superintendent F.T. Meacham of the farm, with the co-operation of members of the farm bureau, and R.A. Graeber, farm demonstration agent of Iredell county. Mrs. F.T. Meacham and others assisted in serving the banquet, which was followed by the unanimous declaration by those present that Mr. Meacham’s fame as a barbecue artist is well deserved.
After the barbecue, Farm Demonstration Agent Graeber presided at the informal speech-making, which sufficed for exchange of amenities between those from Iredell and their guests from Alamance. Among the speakers of Iredell were Mr. Meacham, Mr. Graeber, Secretary E.H. Hope of the Statesville chamber of commerce, Zeb Long, J.A. Hartness and others, and from the Alamance delegation, Kerr Scott, his father, R.W. Scott, president of the North Carolina Board of Agriculture; Mr. Oatesc, Mr. Hardison and others.
Secretary Hope pointed out that everything served at the barbecue was produced in Iredell cunty except the salt that was used as seasoning.
An impromtu musicale and dance was staged after the barbecue, with J.H. Mann of the Alamance delegation as the musician. He played many of the classic “breakdowns” of the old-time fiddler and dignified citizens, men of affairs from both the Iredell and Alamance delegations danced on the green.
The Alamance farmers are on a tour that will take them to Hickory, Chimney Rock, and other places and back home Saturday. They were in Iredell all day Thursday, taking dinner at Mooresville and inspecting farming operations over the entire county.
From The Charlotte News, Sunday, Aug. 7, 1921
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Farm School Program. . . Four Towns to Hear Speakers Aug. 16th to 19th
All plans have been completed, according to Charles E. Miller, farm demonstration agent, for the summer farm schools which the Meckenburg farm bureau will sponsor at Matthews, Sharon, Dixie and Huntersville August 16 to 19. The schools will be held simultaneously at all four places and are intended to give farmers and farmers’ wives instructions in many points of interest about the farm and the farm home. There will be a program of motion pictures at each place one evening of the school period, all picture programs to be at 8 o’clock.
Experts from the state department of agriculture and the extension department of the North Carolina State College will give demonstrations and lectures as a part of the course. The schools will devote their energies to a different topic each day, on which special attention will be centered.
G.M. Garren, agronomist, on each of the four successive days will discuss preparation for small grain for seeding, field selection of seed corn, cotton improvements and common diseases of crops and fruits. A.c. Foster, pathologist of the North Carolina Extension Service, will talk of “common diseases of crops and fruits” at the four places where the schools are to be held.
Prof. R.H. Ruffner, head of the animal husbandry department of the State College, will discuss the importance of pasturage and home grown feeds in dairying. Homer H.B. Mask, assistant state agent for extension work, will discuss and display of fair exhibits and fair records and organization, while Warren Vines Hall of Charlotte, proprietor of the Decorative Art Shop here, will discuss decoration of community fairs. A.G. Oliver, expert in poultry breeding, will discuss culling the poultry flock for layers and feeding and care of farm flocks.
The subject of the motion picture films will be drying fruits and vegetables, cooperative marketing, hearts and jerseys. E.S. Millsaps, head of demonstration work in the western North Carolina district, will lecture on motion picture nights on “What North Carolina Is Doing in Cooperative Marketing.”
The program for each day at the four county centers follows: Tuesday, August 16th—Sharon, Crops Day; Dixie, Dairy Day; Huntersville, Poultry Day; Matthews, Motion Pictures.
Wednesday, August 17th—Sharon, Dairy Day; Dixie, Crops Day, Motion Pictures; Huntersville, Community Fair Day; Matthews, Poultry Day.
Thursday, August 18th—Sharon, Poultry Day; Dixie, Crops Day, Motion Pictures; Huntersville, Dairy Day, Motion Pictures; Matthews, Crops Day.
Friday, August 19th—Sharon, Community Fair Day and Motion Pictures; Dixie, Poultry Day; Huntersville, Crops Day; and Matthews, Dairy Day.
From The Charlotte News, Sunday, Aug. 7, 1921
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