The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-06
STATE AGENT OF FARM
DEMONSTRATION WORK
WRITES MR.. PADGETT
SAYS THERE Is SOME MlsUNDER-
STANDING OF THE PLANS
NOW BEING FOLLOWED.
GIVES OUT BETTER STATEMENT
State Is Divided into Three Divisions
With a Special superintendent in
Charge Of Each--Assistan State
Agent Appointed.

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of letter from fl, d. Tate, stat'
agent OF the farm demonstration
work, in which Mr. Tate explains
the progress of the work In the state
| He sent the letter to Mr.. Padgett IL
recognition of the services of thu
seventh district congressman in thu
promotion of this character Of worl
| in behalf OF the farmers Of the state
and especially in this district. Mr.
Tate states that he finds that there
is some misunderstanding about the
farmers cooperative demonstration
work (Which has for its purpose the
placing of practical object lessons be
fore the farm masses, by an agent
Of the government visiting various
communities and securing one or two
farms to carry out instructions, with
notifications to suit weather and 10.
cal conditions, which will be outlined
after visiting the farm), and its rela-
ton to other forces doing agricultu.
raj work in the state, and below is a
statement Of the organization go a
better understanding of this work
may be had.
Washington organization. This
work is conducted under the u s.
department Of agriculture bureau Of
plant industry, with DIR. B. T. Gallo
way as chief, Dr. Bradford Knapp, d.
rector in charge. and w. B. MERCER,
general field agent for Tennessee, Ar
kansas and Louisiana. This COM
plies the organization at Washing
ton.
State organization. H. D. Tate,
state agent, for Tennessee, has
charge of the demonstration farm
work of the men and the boys corn
clubs.
Demonstration farm. There are
three district agents whoa re under
the state agent and who have charge
oft he demonstration arm work for
the adult farmers, In their respec-
tive territories. They are: H. S.
Nichols, district agent for West Ten
nessee; J.. M. Dean, is district agent
for Middle Tennessee; G. F. Striplin,
is an agent located In East Tennes-
see Under the district agents there
are anunfber of county agents.
Boys corn clubs. With view of
meeting the demand for the corn club
work In Tennessee an assistant state
agent has been appointed who is I'M
der the state agent. J. R. Fewell is
assistant state agent and has been
placed in charge of boys corn clubs
of the entire state. Mr.. Jewell has
had a great deal of experience in ag-
ricultural work. He has been associ-
ated with an agricultural high school
in Mississippi, and also has the ad-
vantage of two years experience as
demonstration agent, coming in dali
ly contact with various conditions OF
soils and understands improved
the course at Miss. A. g. M. college
methods of farming. He finished
which gives him necessary scientific
training for the work. He also took
further work at anderbilt Universi-
ty.
superintendent who expect to
have club representatives attend the
National Corn Exposition, are advis-
ed to make careful estimate Of the
necessary expenses Of this trip, "a 1t
Is not best for the boys to have too
much spending money and very Zee
essary to have enough. The man.
agement Of the boys school at the
exposition states that it had a demon.
alizing effect on the boys for them
to have too much spending money,
and attention is called to this.