The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-05-02
TO THE FARMERS
OF TENNESSEE
By Capt. T F. Peck, Commissioner Of
Agriculture
Faith In Farming

tion has been given to the Legisla-
ture bv the people of the State
generally. The DEPARTING Mt Of
Agriculture has been intereste in
legislation that would enable the
Department to more fIiciently serve
the farmers Of the State. Some Of
this legislation we have secured,
some we have not All who have
read Talks to Farmers" know OF
our plans to secure County Demon
STATION farms.
This bill has passed two readings
in both houses and has been recon-
mended for passage bV the Agricul-
tural Committees Of both Houses,
but it looks now that it will get no
further. This is to he regretted be-
cause the demonstration farm con-
ddcte1 ON practical lines would
have been of great value to the
farmers Of the State, would have
been strong factor in improving
rural life conditions
But because we do not get all we
want or all we need is no reason for
letting the opportunities we have go
to waste. We still have the CO.
operation of the ne ewspapers for dis
seminating information We can
cnutinue our Farmers Institutes.
Thp railroads are interested in the
agricultural development OF The
State and will lend valuable assist
anc@ The eommercial organlza
tions, when th-v understand that
the development "f the agricultural
industry means pro. peritv for them,
viii lend their aid Ia the work of
q velopment
And you, brother farmers, are
more directly interested When
YOU stop and look over the situation
rith the experience YOU have bad in
the past, knowing the methods you
have practiced with the results YOU
have secured as compared with the
results of Others who started under
sanrp uufayorabe conditions than
yours, who have hult up their soils
and mad money, don't YOU think |
it is wortn while to do little prae
tical thinking for Yourself when it
neans independence aud prosperity
for you and yours?
1t is not expected for YOU to
all Of the scienc Of agricul
.ure at once, but YOU know that you
nave been trying to cultivate more
and than YOU could cultivate as it
ihould be-; you know that YOU have
oeen plowing shallow when you
,ught to pow deep. You have
planted your ground before you had
a good seed bed. You
lad 50 much ground to 60 over that
before you could get over your crop,
weeds had foothold in your corn
md you let them share in the little
,lant food.
When your crop was ready to
larvest you have taken all off the
oil and If the weeds and corn stalks
rould interfere with the next crop
on would rake and burn them. 4,
you know how you have let the
arnyard manure go to waste. We :
ould go on enumerating the things :
hat you know yourself is not good /.
arnl practice,
Now really, brother farmer, when :.
ou get right down to the facts, is
lere not a lot OF things that you
re doing and a lot more that you
re not doing that you could do and
you would do would make big !.
ifference in your crop? Your own
ood common sense will tell you
hat is best in the majority Of cases.
'ou have more interest in your
lccess than anyone else. You owe
to yourself to give your work your o
est thought and energy. n
We haYe in Talks to Farmers" !:
aken up the simple, essential things /
ecessary for soil building; tn use i
barnyard manures and fertilizers, a
of preparing land for crops. a
election of seed, cultivation, etc.