The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-19
FARMERS INSTITUTE
SPLENDID SUCCESS
THREE-DAY SESSION HELD AT
COLUMBIA

THREE-DAY SESSION HELD AT
COLUMBIA
Every Session Characterized by In
terest and Observation-Disclosures
Broke All Reeords-County Council
Doing Fine WOrk-Dairy Industry
Boosted Livestock Specialists
Urge Better Animal Husbandry.
With delegates from practically
every Middle Tennessee county in at
tendance, the Farmers Institute,
which was conducted al Columbia,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
August 10. II and II, was one Of the
most successful meetings in the his
tory Of the organization. Attendance
the second day broke all previous
records.
While every session Of both the
farmers and home-makers was char
acterized by splendid interest," and
enthusiasm the outstanding feature
of the meeting was the formation Of
permanent organization, the report
of the committee on organization be-
| ing adopted unanimously. It was
shown in the report that popular sem
timent of the farmers Of this grand
division Of the State favored such an
organization. The report also stated
that the county council Of agricul-
ture is the accepted form for county
organization and that the annual
meeting at Columbia should become
farmers convention, an organiza-
ton covering all Middle Tennessee,
Increased Tenantcy Decried
Some of the outstanding features
gathered from the meeting as a
whole were that agriculture is now
passing through critical period and
that farmers must meet the situation
BY linking themselves together; that
| increased tenantcy must be stopped
and the drift from the farm to the
CITY checked if agriculture is to de-
velop as it should, 1t was empha-
sized that the increase in tenantcy
not only means that the best Of farm
lands will soon be depleted, but it is
social and political problem, for i
can not be expected that those who
have no abiding interest in the land
or community will contribute as much
to the development of rural life as
| thew would if they owned the land
The need of more home orchards
and their proper management, care
Of the farm woodlands and the
reclamation of waste lands were em-
phasized by able speakers. Men
| trained in sheep husbandry urged
that more farmers in Middle Ten
nessee should have farm flocks, point
ing out that they are sure money
makers and at the same time are
unexcelled when it comes to cleaning
fields and enriching land. Livestock
specialists urged the farmers to use
| purebred sires Of all kinds for herd
improvement and pointed out the
great loss to the farmers Of the State
| each year because Of the use OF scrut
sires. They increase the part Of live
stock play on the farm in enrichinf
the land.
To sum un the main thoughts o
the meeting. it might be said tina
they are as follows: The require
ments Of successful farming is tn
ability to make a full and comfortabl
living from the land; to rear famil
carefully and we'll: to be of good ser
vice to the community in ASSISTING
and cooperating with others; t
leave the farm more productive tina
when it was purchased.
County Council Doing Fine Worl
Possibly no topic discussed at tn
l1Middle Tennessee Institute met wit
| more interest and enthusiasm tina
that of the county council of agricul
ture. Middle Tennessee at presen
leads the other sections of the Stat
in the number Of these organizations
and reports from leaders of some 0
these organizations showed that the
were doing things for the farmers
The first speaker was p. G. Gun
ningham. president of the Mqntgom
cry County Council of Agricultur'
and one Of the largest and lives
councils in this grand division. MI
Cunningham told in a most interest
ing manner of the work that ha
been done in Montgomery county.
He said the success Of this counc
was largely due to the untiring e
forts Of the county, agricultural ager
and the home demonstration agen
The business men Of the county hay
also co-operated in most splendi
manner, said Mr. Cunningham, wit
these agents and with the farmer
The county council has accomplishe
more for the farmers Of Montgomer
county during the past seven month
| than has been done for them IN
| years.
| Mr.. Cunningham told how t.
i council boosts the boys and girl
| club work in the county and Slim
! ktes interest in better roads, eonduc
paigns and has organized daii
\ paigns and hos organized DAN
| shipping association.
One of the biggest things Il
| council has done for Montgomel
county. said Mr.. Cunningham,
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