The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-04
Colored Farmers Meeting

The colored people of Fsyette COUNTY
realizing the importance Of bettel
farming are coming together to study
the best ways of how to make theiI
lives more prO6tableon the many farmI
they own and rent. They had q slighi
demonstration in the form Of an agrI
cultural parade, In which farmers from
thirty-tw0 communities took part
The Fayette County Training SchOo
agricultural students, boys and girli
marched. the domestic science snc
sewing students followed on. The
soldier boys who have returned from
the front and the camps, wanted every
one to know they had been born snc
reared 10 Fayette county, and had re-
turned to take up their former occups
tion at "Home Sweet Home" Old
men who expect to be buried In Fayette
county turned out to inspire the coming
boys and girls to follow that occups t,o on
that had enabled them to live respect.
able lives and have peaceful homes in
Fsyette county.
Prof. Rakestraw of Tuskeegee Insti-
tute and Principal W. z. Ware of the
Training Schoolled the parade. County
teachers took part, and never before
in the history of 'Fayette county have
the farmers realized what prosperity
awaits them as they do now, If they
grow more and better food crops, cul-
tivate regularly, plough deeply, use
home seed. They realize that industry
means, better homes, schools and
churches. and better citizens in the
community, and good, upright citizen
ship means peace and prosperity.
Nearly $500 were raised for the Train.
ing School. The women had rousing
meeting, Mrs. J. 7. Lane. wife Of the
President of Lane College, addressed
the parents; great stress was laid upon
the proper training of these boys and
girls in the homes. Mrs. George,
shelton. wife of DR., Shelton of White
vile. brought before the women facts
showing how Industrious doctors wife
may be, and how she may be an exam.
pie for others Dy her industry, thrift
and economy at her farm home. Miss
Richards, State Agent for West Tenn
sssee, gave an interesting talk on
Home Economics. Other talks
were made. Farmers reported on
this years work, teachers reported on
their communities and much inspiration
was gained.
On Sunday the Smith School out from
Hickory Withe had q rally and raised
$l51 so. Prof. Rskestrsw and Prof, Ware
made speeches along farming and edu-
cational lines. It is q fact that igno.
rance begets vice and that causes law
lessness, and the colored people Of Fay.
cite County are anxious to rise above
these things that idleness develop, and
to come prosperous law abiding citizens.
They know that they have loyal friends
to their race among the white people
of Fsyette County and they desire not
to depend upon the county alone for their
needs. but to initiate other states like
Alabama. Mississippi. Georgia and Vir-
ginia and help themselves thus cooper.
sting with the help they receive from
these In authority and settling their
conditions and rising to higher place
of civilization, which only industry thrift
and economy can produce together with
good morals and good behavior.
The Miller School has raised a great
deal of money to better its conditions.
and the future for agricultural develop
ment in Fsyette County through
the Training School and other schools
that are waking up means that the soil
Of Fayette county will be used, brought
up and produce for those who tlll It an
abundaat harvest.
M. L. WARE
Industrial Supervisor and County
Agent for the Colored People.