The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-02
GRAPES, STRAWBERRIES AND
DAIRYINe WERE DISCUSSED
TODAY.
HAS BEEN A GRIAT SUCCESS
Many Important Branches Of Farm In
terests, Agriculture In General Have
Been Discussed, With Splendid
Demonstrations.
saturdays Daily.)


the University of Tennessee, and
is no exaggeration to say that the
course has proved a great success
from the beginning, and exceeded th'
expectations of either 'the manage
ment or people OF lhis place and vi
cinity who have been identified with
the work Of arousing interest in i'm
proved agricultural methods.
The course has ben attended by
hundreds, and the class which enroll.
ed numbered more than ITO. All
who have attended the sessions have
not enrolled, and the enrolment is
not a fair criterion of the attendance.
A number from points outside OF Maui
ry county have been present, and en-
rolled, and Kentucky is represented by
one progressive farmer, at least.
The course has been highly benef1-
cial to all who have heard the lectures
and witnessed the demonstrations.
Almost every important farm interest
has received attention from the lee
turers, and the practical demonstra-
lions in corn Judging. animal judging.
dairying, ETC., have proved of great
help in emphasizing many things
which the lecturers discussed.
This Mornings Session.
The morning session was opened
by Prof. Keffer who made one of the
best addresses of the entire course,
his subject being grape and straw
berry culture. AS in the case of
fruit trees, the Professor emphasized
the Importance, in fact the necessity,
of proper pruning. He showed that
in this manner only, could the best re-
suits be secured as to quality, and adj
vised the sacrifice of quantity to quail
ity, showing that the results would
more than justify the course. He
proved that this is necessary not only
Il the fruit is to be used wholly for
home consumption, or for market pur-
poses, and he said while one might
not care for the big lucious punches
of grapes, beautiful and nutritious,
hat the public, those who go to the
markets, and who are the purchasers,
are for appearance, and that appear
lnce is the controlling factor in the
purchase of many fruits.
The professor showed how to OBJ .
ain the best results in the culture Of
and told of many excel :
ent methods for their cultivation. ;
The professor touched on a number !,
4 important matters In addition to !
he culture of the grape and straw G
cry, but the principal part of his ad- :
ress was in regard to them. ~: =
Cleanliness Necessary in Dalrying. =
At the conclusion of Prof. Keffer's ;,
scture Prof. S. E. Barnes discussed \
airying, in its relation to the care Il
I milk, making of butter, etc. Prof.
arnes impressively emphasized the 4
alue of dairy products as food for the i
lman family, and showed that they :
light be equally the food for germs, h
the greatest care be not exercised
insuring cleanliness in milking, car !,
g for the milk, and in the prepara- 9,
On of the cream for butter making. q
No one could hear Prof Barnes
scuss this subject without being
eply impressed with the absolute =
,cessity of cleanliness in handling
e dairy products. In the first place
Q milkman must have clean hands,
e cows udder should be cleaned NJ
tn damp cloth, she should be cur
I'd, the dust should not be allowed
fall from her hips or body into the
TX bucket. The barn should be -
IAN and free from dust or cobwebs n,
itch hold dust, and the interior M
ould be whitewashed. M
Handling the Butter. oh
Prof. Barnes proved that all ef- IN,
is taken to insure pure and health ~,
dairy products were worth while, IT,
4 said that Tennessee is one of the r.
y best markets for good butter, etc. -
The Importance Of packing the but !
neatly for market was emphasiz-
and was shown to have a great
ring on its commercial value, and
I even the good butter might not
ready sale II badly and unattract-
ly wrapped, and might suffer In
lparison with that of poorer quail
II the latter looks attractive.
To View Corn Display.
t the close Of Prof. Barnes lecture
class adjourned in body to the
e of Street, Martin & Vaughan Co.
yiew and study the corn display at uA