The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25
FARMERS or THE MIDDLE
DIVISION, ASSEMBLE FOR
18TH ANNUAL SESSION
THREE HUNDRED DELEGATES
NEAR VARIOUS PHASES or
,5.. .t WORK I DISGUISE b. TIN 7 t4
MANY OTHERS ARE EXPECTED
Community Organisation. the Value Of
Winter Pastures, Concentrating on
One Breed Of Live Stock Among
the Topics Elaborated.
Tuesdays Daily Herald)

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Tuesdays Daily Herald.)
With about three hundred delegates
present from this and the other coun-
ties the eighteenth annual session Of
the Middle Tennessee Farmers In
sututes opened at the County High
School building this morning, Col, Ed
gar Graham, of Hickman county, the
president In the chair. A largely in.
creased attendance Is expected to-
morrow.
A piano selection was rendered by
Miss Mary Ashton and prayer was Of
fared by DR.. j. W. Cherry, pastor Of
the First Methodist church.
Come Thou Almighty King" led
by Prof. G. c. Cooksey, was sung by
the audience with enthusiasm.
Former President zucarrello, of
Giles county, made brief address,
referring to what the farmers did dur
Ing the war. Prof. C. A. Refer asked
all 70 remove their coats and spoke
Of the generosity Of the business men
of the city in providing electric fans.
Prof. J. M. Dean, district agent, led
a discussion on community organize
ton for farm development. He spoke
Of the work IN Davidson county, the
FIRST county to be organized, Prof.
Dean gave most interesting summa-
ry of what had been accomplished in
the community work commenced only
six years ago. There are now $500
o fthese demonstration farms. Prof
Dean illustrated his remarks with a
map. He was followed in brief ad-
dress by Il. Thomae. county agent OF
Davidson county. Prof. Thomae gave
a comprehensive and interesting re-
port OF how these community projects
were carried on. He said that it was
impossible for the county agent to at
tend all the meetings. but the mem.
hers developed SO that they could car.
~ them on. 7r~,,t ,, \, i,avr
NJ, A. Henderson speaking in place
Of r. J, Adkisson, spoke of How We
Are Organized to Improve Our Live
Stock" He stressed the importance.
OF cooperation in stock breeding, of
the benefit that is derived from the
the presence in a community of pure
bred rams, or bulls, or boars. He
strongly advised the farmers of each
community to concentrate on a single
breed OF live stock. He urged that
the community clubs be made perma-
nent organizations base from which
to build.
Mr.. Henderson was followed by w.
c. Dodson, Hermitage community
farmer, who spoke of the improve.
lnents on the pastures. He said that
the trouble with most farmers was
that they concentrated too much on
summer pasture when we ought to
have pastures the year around and
that could be done on the farms of
Tennessee. The, feeding period, he
said, should be cut down as much as,
possible, and conversely the growing
period should be heightened by prop
er crop system. He urged the use of
sweet clover and Japanese clover for
soil building. ~ s'
Prof Cooksey sang Give a Man a
Horse That He Can Ride" written by
a doughboy at TT. Oglethorpe He also
led In congregational singing.
G. Il. Buntin spoke on the organiza-
ton Of the community club at Hermit
tage, Davidson county. What we
have done with crimson clover and
winter PASTURE was the theme that
he handled most admirably. No man,
he said, could profitably raise live
stock in this country without some
green feed in the winter. He told Of
a. farmer who had a crop of beardless
barley that was knee high in Deem
Der. He was afraid that 1t would be
ruined but he got $500 worth of pas.
ture off 1t. He advised the growing
OF crimson clover and rye
Miss Flora ID. Shelby, Davidson
county. home demonstration agent.
spoke on making work pleasant"
She most charmingly and interesting
ly told OF the work that the boys and
girls clubs were doing in her county.
Walter Owings told of his corn and
pig club. II has sixteen members and
prizes aggregating 5000 were distribut-
ed, The boys were inspired to do
better and more profitable work.
The institute adjourned until 2
o'clock this afternoon