The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-09-05
tnl1AY, SEPTEMBER s, 1918.
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NATtO NAL NEG RO PR ESS
SOCIATION
The Need Of A Farmers institute.

The Need Of A Farmers Institute.
Every day it becomes more evil
dent that there is need of a Negro
Farmers Institute in Tennessee; we
mean the farmers of the State and
not the professional men residing in
, the cities There are Negroes in
Tennessee who are conducting
farms that would do credit to the
people of any part of the country,
and these farmers should get to-
gether and organize an institution
through which they could cooperate
with the State Agricultural Depart
ment in their effort 10 better the con-
ditions Of all the farmers in Tennes-
see
: Capt Peck, our Commissioner of
Agriculture, is very anxious that
the Negro farmers have a state or
ganization first of all. and that from
this state organization there be or
gained in every county a Farmers
County Institute. In this progressive
age when every section of our coun-
try is reached by the agents of the
great monopolies it is absolutely
necessary that every man, whatever
his occupation should understand
fully the condition he will have to
contend with when he goes to dis
pose of his products. In this day
of sharp competition, in every line
Of pursuit, it is very necessary that
all men know how to get the very
best results in order to be able to
compete with the world. This applies
to the farmer as we'll as to the mer-
chant. There are communities in
Tennessee where Negro farmers are
making splendid Roadway, but there
is much room for improvement
There are thousands Of young Ne
gro men in Tennessee who would do
well if they would turn their atten-
ton to the soil, but it is useless to
tell these young men to turn their
attention to farming unless they can
be convinced that it would be profit
able to do so.
An Institute is ust such an organi-
cation through which light can be
turned on the farm. Young men
can be made to see the possibilities
and pleasure there is in farming.
There is not a class of citizens in
the country as secure in their
pursuit of happiness as is the
farmer who knows how 10 farm.
Land in Tennessee is cheap now,
but it will not always be so. The
markets of the South are crying for
supplies. We are importing every
year millions of dollars worth of
stuff that can be produced right here
in Tennessee, and with our climate
the farmers in this state ought to be
able to ship abroad millions of dol
lars worth of supplies.
The large cities of the nation are
constantly calling for supplies and
the South is the looser in not pro.
ducing its share Of what is needed
If the Negroes of Tennessee will or
ganize this Institute we mean the
Negro farmers-and cooperate with
the State authorities, great good
can be accomplished
The Tennessee State Fair that is
soon to be held in Nashville is a
state institution, and while the Ne
groes of Tennessee have not partici
pated in it they have learned from il
much that has helped them espe.
cially is this true of the farming
class. This institution will hold Its
annual exhibition on the Goth of Sep
TENDER and running through the 4tt
of October. Much can be learned
by attending this fair. It will be q
splendid opportunity for the farmers
to get together and organize an in
stitute We know Col Peck, oul
Commissioner of Agriculture, would
join heartily in to bring about sucl