The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-25
FORM ORGANIZATION
FOR PRODUCING MORE
HOGS IN Old MAURy
PROCEDURE co MtTTEE TO
BACK UP COUNTY AGENT IN
INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN.
NEEDS MANY ASS!SN A mes
Every Farmer Expected to Keep at
Least One Sow and Many to Keep
Several to increase the Produc-
ton

Confronted by the handicap Of bat
weather the twice postponed Maury
county hog rally was held Monda,
morning with small but earnest atten
dance. Plans for the campaign were
laid and the work that has already
been done was reviewed.
The procedure committee was APP
pointed and consists of the following
gentlemen: j. Il. Williamson, chair
man, D. F. Fulton, Miles Murphy
Percy Brown and l. II. McKibbon
The committee made report In
which the plan of the work and what
has been done was reviewed
| County Agent E. A. Mclean began
last Monday canvass of the county
to ascertain the number of gifts and
sows farmers have for sale above
what they will need for breeding, and
the names of farmers who will buy.
This canvass is being made By card.
the county being divided into sec
tons and each section calvassed sep
arately. AS far as possible the tele-
phone is being used Farmers who
cannot be reached by telephone will
be visited. Every person present at
the meeting was urged to spread the
news of the canvass and sales days
and to enlist the farmers in the plan.
Community chairmen are expected to
aelp the canyassers by creating favor
able sentiment in their neighborhoods
and by every means in their power.
The canvassers will fill out sepa-
rate cards for each person interview.
ed. During the canvass special Of
fer will be made to inform intending
buyers Of the nearest sellers, so that
the purchases can be made direct
from one farm to another. thus avoid
ing unnecessary hauls. At the close
of each day Of the canvass the cards
will be grouped with reference to the
nearest trading town. and will be de-
livered or mailed to the county agent.
Where there are found to be more
buyers than can be supplied with the
county, arrangements can be made
for purchase in carload lots from gov
eminent controlled stock yards in |
Nashville, Louisville. and st. Louis. |
At these points representatives of the |
bureau of animal industry. T. 8. de-
partment of agriculture. will make Sc
lections OF car lots for individual
farmers or groups of farmers who
should make arrangements for pay
ment through their local banks.
The county agent and county chair
man with the aid of community chair
men will endeavor to see that there
are enough purebred boars in the
several communities for service of
he number of sows assigned to the
county. 1t is important that the sows
)e bred as early as possible so that
hey may farrow in time for the pigs
o be brought to the marketable size
N this years crops.
Cards to be classified and names of
armars VI no want to purchase or sell
rood soWs will be published in pa
'el$ and announced at community
lub meetines.
This war emergency measure
hould he recognized as wonderful
opportunity for the widespread intro
uction of live stock into the opera
ions of many farmers who have here :
ofore been choppers only. If no hogs
ave been kept on farm, at least one
ow should be purchased. II few
ave been kept, few additional
ows should be bought and bred. III,
J better that every farmer have at
east one brood SOW. than that a few
Extensive producers have many each.
Iaury county is expected to increase