The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-11-19
The Farming Movement.

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The more profitable farming campaigl
in eighty-three counties in Tennessee
Arkansas and Mississippi, which opene'
| Tuesday, Nov.9, in Shelby County, ha
for its purpose the betterment Of farm
ing and farm conditions and make th,
farm more profitable Investment 81
well as more inviting place to live
The business organizations OF Memphis
the members of which have raised the
sum Of $25, 900 to make the campaign
a success, are supported by business
men thruout the territory reached by
the campaign. 1t is everybody's cam.
paign and everybody is interested in il
because everybody will be affected by
its results. In order to bring the inn
portance Of the campaign before the
general public it will be necessary that
personal work be done by every man,
woman and child in each district where
the meetings are to take place. Mer-
chants, bankers, ministers, farmers,
housewives and school children should
consider this campaign their own per-
sonal affair and keep its work constantly
before the entire community. The dates
OF the meetings should be advertised in
places where the people congregate so as
to induce discussion of the scope OF the
work.
The purpose, of this campaign is to
increase the prosperity of farmers in the
territory in which the work is to be car
ried on. Special attention will be given
in each territory to peculiar conditions
affecting the growing of crops or the
production of any particular agricul-
tural output. Experts who have given
years to the solution of these problems
will lecture and demonstrate on all
topics vital to the success and happi-
ness of rural dwelers. Every branch
of agricultural activity will receive at
tention at the hands of competent men.
Not only crop raising, dairying, beef
tick eradication, silos, soil
tillage, forage, fertilizers, but also social
and home economic problems and do
nestle betterment will be discussed by
men and women who know.
WOMEN SPEAKERS TO LECTURE.
Women speakers on questions relat-
ng especially to the work of women on
he farm, to sanitation and general i'm
'rovement of domestic matters in the
verage farm house are to address meet :
ngs of women. The meetings will take I
lace in district schools, separate rooms /
eing set aside for meetings of men, s
,omen and children. Problems peculiar a
} any district will receive prompt atten- '
on. Questions will be answered on T
ny subject of vital interest.
The campaign i'll three States will be
,llowed by permanent cooperation be-
Veen farmers and merchants of rural
and the Memphis Farm .
evelopment Bureau, which will repre- /,
mt the city business interests. Prob 81
ms that have heretofore baffied farm p
S, such as purchase of guaranteed Il
ed, finding ready markets for agricul- o.
raj products or the necessary informa 81
IN leading to the profitable sale of live II
ock, will be handled by the Farm De- -
lopment Bureau with the one aim to =
otect the farmer. 1t will be gigantic 20
operation between business men and n
rmers based on the principles of broth of
hood. Such system cannot help of
veloping the rural districts in the je
rec States in which the campaign will -
crate. oI
THE PROGRAM.