Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-11-19
MORE PROFITABLE
FARMING CAMPAIGN

L ,
aiised by Memphis business men
md supported by every interest
n the eighty-three counties IN
Tennessee, Arkansas and Mis-
,issippi in which the work Is
on, was opened Novem-
Der 8 in Memphis. The campaign
will close December 20, has Tor
its slogan LET The South Feed
Herself in 1915" Sixty speakers,
many Of national fame, lectured
at 100 meetings in Memphis and
Shelby county on the opening
day. There were special meetings
at each of the thirty-six city
schools and every district IN
Shelby county was visited bv the
speakers. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed and the addresses were
heard by $4,000 persons. The
campaign is under the direction
Of Prof. H. M. Cottrell, director
Of the farm development bureau
Memphis.
In order to reach every family
| in the territory Of the campaign,
women experts have been en-
gagged to preach the gospel o.
rural sanitation, child welfare
hygiene, community welfare and
domestic science. This group o
workers is headed by Mrs. G. ID
Mathis Of Birmingham, Ala, tn
well.known retainer Of worn
out southern farms, who tells tn
story Of how she trebled ant
, ouadrupled the value of cheal
} land in a few wears by a system
! Of crop rotation instead Of the one
' crop cotton system.
q Professor P. G. Holden, hea
d Of the international Harveste
/ Company, whose force OF thlrt
VI speakers are working in the can
y paign, heads the force OF speaker
a Other noted speakers are Il.
u MObley, president Of the Arkans'
J., Farmers union and Prof. 9. y
IT. Farr, Chicago, in charge Of Il
:, educational department.
10 Every phase Of agriculture W
o be gone into thoroughly during Il
il campaign, including soil tilIae
is dairying, cattle and hog produ
O. ton, tick eradication, silos. FORA
(, and hay crops, social problem
a community interests, econom
re problems and domestic bette
d, ment.
N The purpose Of the campal|
~ Lis to induce every farmer in t
10 territory to raise food for |
ID family and feed for his animals
1916. In addition BIO should raj
~ a surplus Of products to provi
clothing and essential comfo'
y. for the family. Cotton in 10.
It should hea surplus money err
m Every farner following this pl
~ will make a living off his far
&c no matter how small, will be
- no bills to meet and his colt
q. money will be free for buyi
M necessaries and Injuries. Far
ito ers will be better off as a res
ka and will have more money
mn spend with his local merchar
which, in turn, will be refiec
A.. by greater prosperity for n
chants, bankers and wholet
men in Memphis.
The idea Of the better farm
The campaign resulted when bank
me and merchants found from tt
az correspondence that the b
price Of cotton this fall, hav
Jumped from 5 cents to IL cen
pound, may result in general
' turn Of farmers to exclusive
" ton growing instead Of diverslI
ton. Such a move, business
and agricultural scientists
> : would result in disaster. A
'A''S turn to previous conditions w
mean that cotton farmers w
10 60 into debt for food for t
: families and feed for their st
II cotton prices are low next
tom. the industry would be paral
lead and the growers with it as in
rom fall Of 1914.