The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-13
FARMERS INSTITUTE
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR
THE ENSUING YEAR
ROBERT GALLAGHER, BEDFORD
couNTIAN SUCCEEDS SAM
WARREN AS PRESIDENT.


| WARREN AS PRESIDENT.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Set Out Clearly Provisions Of TIL
] Laws Which They Desire Enacted
Names Of Winners Of County Corr
Club Contests.
| NASHVILLE, Dec. 1.-THE Middle
Tennessee Famers' Institute came Il
a close Thursday morning after 9
series of addresses were made, offic
ers for the ensuing year elected, and
a set of resolutions drawn up anG
adopted. Robert Gallagher, Bedford
county was elected president; w w
Ogilvie, Marshall county, vice presi
dent; T. G. Settle, Davidson county
secretary.
The resolutions adopted are as fol
lows:
|. /. We, the farmers Of Middle Ten
nessee in convention assembled, con
graduate the people of the state on
the prosperous condition Of the agri
cultural interests, and note with
pleasure the large attendance at this
/ institute. and construe the marked
attention to the addresses and papers
as indicating an increasing interest
on the part of the farmers of this
section in improved and scientific
methods Of agriculture, and augers
well for the farming and live stock
interests of the state
"2. We recommend a continuation
Of the liberal support heretofore &C
corded, the farmers Institutes by APP
preparations for work along this line.
The institutes are powerful factor
in developing a more scientific and
economical hushandry an1 their bene-
fit has been generally recognized and
appreciated.
-. The plan of work mapped out
and now being executed by the COM
missioner Of agriculture, Capt. Thos.
F. Peck, Is doing great work is
spreading knowledge Of scientific
agriculture in Tennessee and foster
ing the interests Of the farmers Of
the state, and we heartily indorse his
administration of the affairs of the
department of agriculture. We rec
ommend to the incoming general as
sembly ligeral appropriations for the
work Of this department.
"A. We commend and endorse the
proposal of the department Of agricul-
ture to establish county demoDstra-
ton farms in each county of the state
in order that the work Of the expert
ment stations and the agricultural
college may be brought into copven-
lent reach of all the farmers of the
state. For this purpose we recon-
mend that al the revenues collect
ed by the department Of agriculture
from the sale of stamps, above the
amount necessary to enforce and car
ry out these laws, be appropriated.
80. We recommend that the gen.
eral assembly make an adequate ap-
to continue and enlarge
the work Of the immigration bureau,
under the direction Of the
commissioner of agriculture. Valua-
BILE work has been done by the bu-
reau Of immigration in advertising
the resources of the state and it's ad-
vantages as farming and live stock
section, and continuance Of this
work on larger scale should be pro-
vided for. Within the last year many
desirable immigrants have been
brought to the state through the ef-
forts of the bureau of immigration.
Boys corn club prizes were award
ed as follows:
Thomas Aymette, Pulaski, Giles
county.
Roy Parkes, Pulaski. Giles county.
Brock Looney, Winchester, Frank
in county.
Bryan Ausill, Cowan, Franklin coun-
y. =
Robert L. Byrn, Lebanon, Wilson
county.
Frank Fisher, Walling, White coun-
y.
James Rankin, Hartsville, Trous- !
lale county.
Frank Perkins, Huntsville, Trcus- !
ale county. 4
Leslie Morgan, shelbyville. Bed 9
ord county. 4
Ellis Towry, Taft, Lincoln county.
Hubert McKibbon, Culleoka, Maury