Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-09-21
FARM DEHONSTRATOR
Notes Of Interest From County
Agent c. II. Moody

About one hundred farmers and
their wives, with the corn club
boys and canning club girls, at
tended the West Tennessee Farm
ers' Institute at jackson last week.
They were accompanied by both
county agents, and many things of
interest and value were seen and
heard while there.
Some Of the things strongly en-
phasized were: A bigger wheat
crop on good land, more live stock
on our farms, more legumes for
soil improvement. conservation of
food and feeds, community organ
ization and cooperation.
Arrangements have been made
for a two-day fair to be held in
Huntingdon Friday and Saturday.
October 26 and 81. This will in
cIude the corn show Of the corn
club boys, exhibits from canning
club girls and from the ladies of
the Home Demonstration Clubs,
and in addition all kinds of farm
and canned and dried
goods from the homes in Carroll
These exhibits should be
in advance and brought
in and set up on the the 25th. The
poultry show will be big feature,
and a poultry specialist from the
Department Of Agriculture will
act as Judge. Another feature
will be the ten ear exhibits of
all varieties of corn. Each ex-
hibit is to be accompanied by a
card telling on whose farm and in
what community it was grown.
Exhibits will be grouped accord
ing to communities, and prizes
will be offered to the communities
with the best exhibits. Will your
community be we'll represented
Do you think enough of the neigh
Oorhood in which you live to help
prove that it is the best commun-
Ity in the county9 More details
Of the fair and the prizes offered
will be published later. In the
meantime look out for the best
IN your community to be sent to
The fair.
A field meeting was held on the
farm of Henry Walters, at Rosser,
On Tuesday evening, when his
demonstration in level cultivation
Of cotton and corn was explained
10 several neighbors, who were
convinced that the work was a
marked success on the fields Wis
ted. The principles of success
ful wheat growing were discussed
oy the county agent, and some of
hose present agreed to treat seed
wheat for smut and to SOW an in
creased acreage for the 1918 crop. |
A meeting of the Boys Corn
Club of Hollow Rock was attended |
~ the county agent the first of
he week. The boys of this club
ave done good work, have their
ecord books in good shape and
he business men of the town
bowed their interest and apprecia. |
ion of the work done by making
renerous contributions to the prize
ist.
A splendid demonstration in
Hing gulIies and retaining waste
ands is to be seen on the road be-
ween Hollow Rock and Vale.
where Mr.. Bud Cleaver has built !
,rush dams, plowed down clay
,anks and set out 1850 black To-
.ust trees for fence posts. Mr..
Jleaver says that if this work had
,een started on all farms Is years |
go there would be no gullies in
CARROLL county today.
Farmers desiring good seed
wheat can secure a list of growers
With seed for sale by applying to |
he county agent.
Good beef cattle are being ship
led out of the west on account of |
he drouth and farmers with pas
ure and surplus feed may secure
.ood feeder cattle at small cost. |
t interested see your county |
gent.