The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-02
AGRICULTURAL AGENTS
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
C. S. HOLLINGswORTH RETURNS
SUNDAY NIGHT
All Extension Workers in the State
Gather at University Of Tennessee
Splendid Reports Of Progress OF
Work IN Various Counties Made.


County Agent g. S. Hollingsworth
attended the County Agents Confer
enca held IN Knoxville during last
week. Mr.. H0llingsworth says that
the press Of the state is playing an
important part in the agricultural
development Of Tennessee. The fol-
lowing is q report Of the proceedings
Of the convention:
AIT county agricultural and home
demonstration agents and other agri-
cultural extension workers OF Tennes-
wv held their sixth annual conference
At the University Of Tennessee No
venber % to N. In all, more than
100 of these preachers" for better
farming and better homes in Fenness,
see were ii attendance. A splendid
program, including lectures, demon
STATIONS and laboratory work was
carried out. Speakers from the United
States Department Of Agriculture
other universities and the teaching
staff Of the University Of Tennessee
addressed the agents, giving them
new IDEAS and broader vision o.
their work, which will will no doubt
result III much benefit to the farm
people of the state, as the agents viii
put many ideas into practice during
the coming year.
Tie object Of this annual conference
is to bring the agents together IN 3
body, review the general progress q
the work during the past year anc
formulate plans Of work for the CON-
ing year, to familiarize them with
new methods and experimental dis
coveries, to discuss questions that al
feet the general welfare Of the work
and to stimulate unity Of effort II
carrying out the program Of the Di-
vision at Extension for the develop
ment Of agriculture and rural life II
Tennessee.
Reports from the agents from all
PARTS Of the state indicate that 1915
has been a most successful one fol
the work. These reports show that
they have been Of great service te
the farmers and the farm women in
many different ways. In performing
their duties they travelled thousands
TX niles and reached in one way o.
another a half million people. They
distributed more than 100000 bulle-
tins of IRE United States Department
of Agriculture and the Division d
Extension. Thousands Of farmers
we're influenced to improve theil
methods Of farming and to increase
the fertility of their farms, which re,
suited Iii increased Yields and profits
IA greater interest in purebred live
stock, especially in purebred sires
was created and resulted in purebred'
replacing the scrub in scores Of coun.
ties. They also helped the farmers
to market comparatively thousands Of
dollars worth of farm products al
better prices than they would have
received otherwise.
Some Of the more noticeable effects
on farmers, homes and family as re.
sulting from the work Of the agents
is the building Of better homes anC
barns; breeding Of better livestock
attendance at fairs, short courses ant
farmers conventions; taking Of mcrt
papers and magazines, purchasing O
automobiles, improving roads, install
inc light and water systems and Other
modern conyeniences in the home anC
the providing or home amusements
While in Knoxville several socia
events were held for the VISITING
agents. On Monday night they wer'
entertained at Tennessee Hall by thu
Agricultural and Home Economics
clubs of the university. Tuesday
night was University night, which
was get-acquainted meeting Of th'
university faculty and the agents
Wednesday night the East Tennessee
Division Fair Association gave TIN
agents a BANQUET at the Business
Mems Club. Thursday, they ATTENDED
the football game between the Uni
versitv Of Tennessee and the Univers
ity Of Kentucky, and on Friday nigh
the regular annual banquet for ex
tension workers was given at th'
Whittle Springs Hotel. While nor'
of the agents left Saturday night fol
their homes in the various counties
4 number remained over to SUNDAY
and accompanied a delegation of Easf
Tennessee livestock breeders AM
others to the International Livestock
Exposition at Chicago, which opened
Monday