The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-01-24
COUNTY DEMON
STRATION FARMS
ASKED FOR BY COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE PECK.
Bill introduced in the General Assem-.
bIy-Co-operatlon Of Counties Re-
quired - Expert Demonstrator
and Assistants to Be Pro-
vided tor-Proceeds from
Farms Go to County.
blouse Bill No. SO.)

blouse Bill No. SO.)
A bill has been introduced in the
General Assembly asking for demon
stration of arms, to be established in
every county where cooperation can
be had. The bill in full is as follows:
An Act entitled "An Act to create
and establish county demonstration
farms in the various counties in this
State. To provide for their proper
equipment and maintenance; to pro-
vide for their management and opera
ton; to appropriate funds to defray
expenses of said operation, manage
ment and maintenance; to empower
the Commissioner Of Agriculture to
promulgate rules and regulations for
the carrying out Of the provisions Of
this Act; to empower the Commis-
sioner of Agriculture to employ suita-
BILE and available demonstrators to
direct said demonstrations as pro-
vided, and to fix salary for same; to
empower county courts in the various
counties in this State to cooperate
with the Department OF Agriculture
in the establishment OF said demon
stration farms by the purchase Of
land, erection Of necessary buildings
and the purchase of necessary imple-
ments and machinery, live stock and
ether necessary equipment"
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Ten
nessee, That the Commissioner Of
Agriculture of Tennessee be, and is
hereby, authorized and empowered to
establish, in each of the counties Of
this State, in cooperation with the
county courts of said counties, as
hereinafter provided, a county demon
stration farm, for the purpose of de-
monstrating the results of work of
original investigation done by the ex-
pertinent stations, and the best meth
ods of economic farm management,
lsoil reclamation and best cultural
methods.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
the Commissioner of Agriculture is
hereby authorized and empowered to
provide for the expert direction OF
said county demonstration farms by
the appointment of one expert demon.
Istrator, who shall have charge and
general supervision over all demon
} lstration farms established under the
provisions of this Act, and who shall
have such county assistants as in the
discretion of the Commissioner of
Agriculture may be deemed necessa
Try. Provided, that said expert de-
monstrator and his county assistants
shall be appointed by the Commission
er of Agriculture from among the
graduates of the College Of Agricul
ture of the University of Tennessee
when available.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
the dispensation of the expert de
monstrator and his assistants shall
be fixed by the Commissioner of Agri
culture; provided, that it shall not ex
: ceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500)
annually and necessary travelling ex
penses for the expert demonstratol
and one thousand dollars ($1,000)
annually for each of his county assis
tants.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, Tha+
the provisions of this Act shall apply
only to such counties in this STATE
. as shall cooperate with the Depart
ment of Agriculture in the establish
I ment of demonstration farms by pro
viding the farm and its equipmen
t and labor provided, that counties
thus cooperating and providing sucl
farm, and its equipment and labor
I shall receive into its treasury tn,
: proceeds Of the sale of the product
: of the farm.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, Tha
the county courts of the various coun
ties in this State, in order to avai
themselves of the provisions Of thi
Act, be, and are hereby, authorizes
and empowered to purchase necessar,
: lands, erect buildings, purchase equip
Y ment, and provide labor for this pur
s pose, by appropriation from the coun
e ty treasury, by special levy, or by tn
n issuance of bonds, at the discretion
: of the court in quarterly session.
f Sec. G. Be it further enacted, Tha
/ in the establishment Of county de
/ morstration farms, as provided i
v this Act, the county court may, il
t its discretion, where such count
v has a county high school, establisI
o said county demonstration farm il
l. connection with the high school.
e Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, Tha
n the Commissioner of Agriculture shal
S have the power to prescribe and pub
r lish such rules and regulations a
e are necessary for carrying out tn
o nrOvisiOns of this Act
Sec. s. Be 1t further enacted, Tha
r the Commissioner Of Agriculture sha
/ make annually a report to the Gov
q ernor of the operation Of these count
q demonstration farms, and shall hav
'. such report printed for distribution
o Sec. g. Be it further enacted, Tha
ie for the purpose of carrying out tn
4. provisions of this Act, there is herr
II by appropriated a sum not exceedin
!" the amount collected annually by th
10 Commissioner Of Agriculture from tn
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