The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-04
FARMERS MEET
AT U. OF. T.
Forty-Third Annual Meeting
of Association at u. 7. May,
16, IL and 18.
Prominent Speakers Will Dis
cuss Subjects of Interest to
Blount Countians.

NAONAH SO0ANAoAASs
Knoxville, May 3.-That the forty
third annual meeting of the East
Tennessee Farmers Convention which
is to be held in Temple Hall May 16,
IT and 18 will be the greatest ever
held is the opinion of the officers of
the convention. From every county
have come letters expressing interest
in the convention and stating plans
that were being developed to get a
large delegation.
The program will beheld under the
auspices of the state department of
agriculture, Hon. H. X. Bryson, COM
missioner, and the division of extern
sion of the College of Agriculture of
the University of Tennessee, Charles
A. Keffer, director.
The complete program is as follows
GENERAL PROGRAM
Monday, May Is
2 p. m.-Meeting of county vice
presidents.
Tuesday, May 16
9 a. m. Call to order.
Invocation.
Appointment of committees.
Presidents Address-H.M. Wilson,
Niota, Tenn.
$50 a.m.-Greetings from the west
Tennessee Farmers Institute-J. N.
Meroney, president Darts Mill, Tenn.
10 a. m.-Address-Hon. H. X. Bry-
son, commissioner of agriculture, Nash
vile, Tenn.
1890 a. m.-Summer and Fall
sown crops-Prof. C. A. Mooers, ag-
economist, Tennessee experiment sta
ton, Knoxville, Tenn.
1880 a. m.-Historical Notes of
the Convention-J. X. P. Wallace, An
Jacksonville, Tenn
IL m.-Dinner.
p. m.-Devotional exercises, with
congregational singing-Rev. James
Atkins, D. D. Bishop, M. E. Church,
South.
1880 p. m.-Hog Cholera Control
DIR. M. Jacob, State veterinarian,
Nashville, Tenn.
2:3O p. m.-Capital and income on
the Farm-Hon. Clarendon Davis,
Huntsville, Ala.
$3.50 p. m.-Inspection of Cherokee
Farm where demonstrations of plow-
ing, sub-soiling, ETC., will be given.
6 p.m.-The Useful Birds of East
Tennessee-Judge H. Y. Hughes,
Knoxville, Tenn.
p. m.-Experience Meeting; gen.
eral discussion by delegates.-J. G.
McAmis. division of extension, leader
Topics:
Alfalfa growing.
2-Sudan grass.
3-Effect of Soy beans upon the
succeeding grain crop.
4-Breaking with the sub-soil plow
alone.
5. Forage crops for hogs.
6-Clover crops seeded at last cul-
tivation of corn.
Saving crimson clover seed.
8-Co-operative buying of seeds
and fertilizers, etc.
Wednesday, May II
(Section meetings from $3.50 a. m.
to 10:45 a.m.)
II a. m.-Address, Hon Carl Vroo-
man, assistant secretary of agricul-
ture, Washington, D. G.
IL m.-Dinner.
l p. m.-Devotionals, Bishop Atkins
1870 p. m.-Rural developement:
(a) Community Organization
Hon. Bradford Knapp, Washington.
(b) The Rural School-Prof. S. w.
Sheriff., state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, Nashville, Tenn.
(c) Cooperation Among Farmers
Pres. L. M. Rhodes, Tennessee Far
mers' Union, Huntington, Tenn.
(d) Rural Credit-Hon. ]. Sprunt
Hill, Raleigh, N. c..
p. m.-Inspection of live stock
and University farm.
7 p. m.-The Farm Wood Lot-R.
S. MADDOX, state forester, Nashville.
1880 p. m.-Experience Meeting
R. MMurphy, division of extension,
leader. Topics:
Alfalfa hay as a horse feed.
2-The heavy horse for Tennessee.
3-Does a silo pay?
The wooden hoop silo.