Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-04
BETTER STOCKAND
CLOVER CAMPAIGN
G0Rductgd Under the Auspices Of Demonstration
Ellis Proves a Great Success. Many Farms
Visited and Valuable Lessons Gained.

Overland automobiles left Ores
dren carrying fifteen people on
tour Of inspection Of farms ano
cattle through the northern por.
ton Of the county, reaching home
about $50 in the afternoon. In
j. H. Moran's car were Mr.. Ellis,
.Woolsey Brooks, Mark Mitchell
and Maurice Smith. Going with
M. H. Levy were Neal Tucker,
Tom Brooks, Sid Harris and
Brit Sandeier. In Joe Holbrook's
car were Matt and Wrenn House
and Harry and Reuben Butts.
The first stop made was at
Frank Bartee's, where the corn
club boys patch was inspected
and admired. A short stop was
made at John Yves Smiths, where
both the corn and watermelon
patches were visited and both en-
ioyed-Max Levy visiting the
melon patch while the balance
Of us farmers visited the fine corn
and other crops.
A bee-line was made from
Smiths to Mocco Pentecost's, east
Of Palmersville, where is one OF
the best homes in the county. Mr.,
Pentecost is we'll fixed for a Young
mana pretty new home, a fine
farm, a large, well-arranged barn
and some fine COWS and mules
were seen there. A number O
good farmers met the delegation
here and Mr.. Ellis and Others
inspected the clover land.
Ed Donoho's fine stock farm
situated in the First district was
next visited, after the tourists en-
ioyed a roadside lunch. Donoht
is we'll situated. He has some o
the finest Shorthorn cattle in tn
county and his Percheron stool
is a treat to look at. His beauti
full Percheron stallion is admired
by all who see it. He has fou
mares and colts that are WORT
going to see. This isn't all, TO
Donoho has a large silo, six acre
of alfalfa from which be cut nine
teen loads OF hay this spring
each load weighing one and a hal
tons. This is his third year TO
the alfalfa. Mr., Donoho will re
build his home next year. Hi
farm is a large one, being 29E
acres level, rich land, which he il
cultivating along scientific lines
At the beautiful farm of Geo
Shanklin, in the Fourth district
which was the next stop, a large
delegation of good farmers, theil
wives and sons, were waiting the
arrival Of the inspectors. George
too, is nicely fxed-a beautiful
home, a fine farm, lots of gooC
stock-horses, mules, COWS, sheep
etc. good buildings, well-culti
waited crop and everything tha
goes to make life worth living
which includes a mighty gooC
house keeper, evidenced by thu
apple-pie order in which every
thing is kept about the home
This is good farm and a gooC
farmer farming it.
A hurry run was made to Babt
Brundige's. Nearing the pretty
home, situated several hundred
yards from the road reached by {
sixty-foot driveway, one is a
once attracted by the beauty 0
this place, located upon a hill
which gradually slopes from tht
entrance at the main road. BabC
is not content with big barns,
big silo, an automobile, a prett!
home, a fine farm and all kind
Of farm implements to max
farming both profitable and easy
but he has a lighting system il
his home which affords genuin
pleasure. Another thing we OBJ
served here was that every farm
tool is kept under roof when no
in use-all put away in order anC
SO as to be gotten at for use with
out difficulty. After visiting this
splendid farm and viewing thr
growing crops, the fine stock, th,
many conveniences we can wei
understand the why Of the smil
that won't come off which Babe
.aorriae with him all the time