The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01
MAURy FARMERS IN
REGULAR SESSION
HERE ON THE FOURTH
WILL ELECT A CORPS OF
OFFICERS FOR THE
YEAR.
BOYS TO GO TO NASHVILLE
Farmers viii Endeavor to Put the
Association on Financial Basis and
Establish a Series of Lectures by
Capable Men for theh Winter.

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Establish a Series of Lectures by
Capable Men for theh Winter
There will be meeting Of the Mau
ry County Farmers Association at
the court house on Monday, December
4, at l p. m.
The first business of the meeting
will be to elect full corps of Off
GERS, consisting OF president, vice
president and secretary, and posi-
| bly, a treasurer for the ensuing year.
Following this will be the enroll
ment of new members, and there will
be a stronger effort than ever before
to get more farmers interested in
the organization. 1t will be shown
that in the organization and co-opera,
tion that the best results are to be
obtained in farming as in the 9th
er avocations, and that without coop
GRAFTON and proper study OF soils
seeds and cultivation and the inter
change of ideas and experimenting
the best results cannot be obtained.
1t is the purpose of the association to
finance it's affairs in the same Kan
ner that other organizations are man
m
bership fee will likely be charged. the
money thus secured to 60 to the de-
fraying of expenses of able men like
Prof. Morgan and the Representatives
of the agricultural department of the
United States and the State govern
ment to come here and deliver lee
lures on various subjects of impor
lance and interest to the farmers. 1t
is expected that this sort of plan will
take form at this meeting and Sc
ries of meetings and lectures be pre-
pared for the winter.
In addition to these things there
will be a lecture ON the care and
maintenance CT soil by ]. N Nero
ney.
All the members of the association
and all those who expect to attend
the Middle Tennessee Farmers Instl-
tute in Nashville on the 9Th, 9th ana
18th, are not only expected but urg-
ed to be present, and here will be
given out information regarding the
Nashville meeting that will be OF as
sistance to those who expect to 60
The department of agriculture Of
the State has sent out transportation
to number Of persons whose names
we're sent in by this association, and
only farmers are wanted at Nash
Vile on these tickets and only the
names of farmers were sent from this
county.
In addition to the farmers trans
there will be transporta-
ion for ten or twelve of the corn club
boys, and these will be in the charge
If Prof. John P. Graham, who will go
,ver on Tuesday morning. All the
'oys who have been provided with
his transportation and who expect
o make this trip are expected to have
IN understanding with Prof. Graham
either on Monday or some time prior
o that date, so that all may 60 to-
,ether and whose membership in the
Joys corn club in the county may be
certified in proper form and entitle
him to an entrance in the corn exhib-
t.
Each young man or boy should
lave with him, or should send to
all charges prepaid, ten
'ars of corn of his own raising to be
'laced in the corn exhibit at the State
apitol during the sessions of the in
titute. Any boy who wishes to make
his trip and who under the rules is
Untitled to make it can get all Z, y in
needed by conference with
'rof. Graham and this should be
ooked after at once, and not put Off
ntil the last minute.