Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
WEST TENNESSEE
FARMERS TO MEET

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for West Tennessee farmers. These
dates have just been announced as
the time of the annual meeting OF
the Farmers Institute at Jackson.
The program has been completed
and those who have it in charge
state that it is one of the strongest
that has ever been arranged for the
organization. Interest in the meet
ing throughout this section is very
keen and the county agricultural
and home demonstration agents are
making special efforts to have
large delegations from their coun-
ties in attendance. Able speakers
have been secured to. discuss and
demonstrate up-to-date farm and
home methods and topics of vital in
terest pertaining to West Tennessee
agriculture and to country and COM
munity life in general.
The morning of the first day will
be devoted to talks on the farm Or
chard management by F. D. Garri-
son, secretary of the Tennessee
State Horticultural Society, and A.
S. Johnson of jackson, and address
es by F. M. McRea, state commits
sioner of agriculture, and j. s.
Matthews, president of the institute,
An outstanding feature of the after
noon program will be an address on
tenant farming by DR.. TAFT. Butler,
editor Of the Progressive Farmer.
Truck farming and cooperative
marketing will be some Of the other
live topics discussed by specialists
of division of extension, Farmers
Union and leading farmers OF the
section. Following the program in
the institute hall there will be an in
spection trip to the experiment sta
ton farm. A night session begin
ming at 7:30 p. M, will be arranged
for those interested in the different
lines of crop and live stock produc-
ton. Those interested in the vari-
Gus phases of these topics will meet
together and hold informal discus
sions. places for such meetings being
announced at the day session.
A discussion of the growing of
feed crops in cotton, tobacco and de-
versified farming counties will open
the second days session. The dis
cussion will be led by ]. C. McAmis,
.agronomy specialist of the division
of extension, and he will be assisted
by prominent farmers. The morn
ing session will close with discus
sion of county organization by M.
C. Burritt of the New York State
College of Agriculture. The after
noon session will be devoted largely
to discussion Of the cotton indus
try and cotton production, followed
by an address on essentials in swine
production by Prof. F. B. Morrison,
University of Wisconsin, and a
demonstration of work stock con-
Quoted by DR.. M. Jacob, state vete-
rinarian.
The last day of the meeting will
be devoted to a discussion of the
value Of the county agent, sheep. and
goat production, and the building
of worn land. This will be followed
by reports of committees and cleo
ton of officers.
A very fine program has bees
prepared for the hOmemakers' sec
ton which will be of interest to
every housewife. The first session
will be devoted largely to round
table discussion of what the county
council of agriculture is doing in
the various counties. Mrs. Floresce
Forbes, poultry specialist, division
of extension, will talk on condition
ing and selecting birds. for exhibit
Interior decoration for the home.
breed contests and awarding of pre-
NUNS, and the presidents address
will be other features Of the day.