The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-27
ALABAMA FOLKS
DELIGHTED WITH
MAURY'S FARMS
PARTY OF SlxTY.oNE RETURNS
TO LAUDERDALE COUNTY
LOUD IN PRAISES.
ARE SHOWN MANY CROPS HERE
Treated to Big Watermelon Feasd
at Farm Of William p. Ridley, Wild
Tells the Visitors Of Crop Methods
There.

tFrom Wednesdays Daily Herald.
Sixty-one farmers who came ind
from Lauderdale county, Alabama ON
Tuesday to see "the Dimple" were|
captured by the farmers here, the|
farms, the stock, the Improvements
i'll fact they are enthusiastic over cyl
erything. And the feeling is recipro
Gated by the people here who met the|
Alabamians. They are a fine, upstand|
ing, progressive lot of real live Amer
leans, eager to learn and deeply ap|
creciative Of anything that makes fol
progress
These farmers had great day
Tuesday, being shown over the finest
section OF the county by County Agent
h. A, Mclean, President Joe Franl]
Porter of the council Of agriculture
and other farmers and business men,
They were first taken to the farm
OF D. Frank Fulton in the Zion section
where they were shown lands being
prepared for crimson clover wheat
and alfalfa. They went next to the|
forty acre alfalfa field of H. Frank
Alexander where they were shown
The advantages of fall seeding OF all
falfa over that sown in the spring.
A great commercial field Of toma-
toes near Ashwood excitd their inter-
est and wonder. The smokehouse,
Hampshire herd Of sheep and other
fine stock on the farm of James Rid.
ley proved great attractions. Mr.
ttidley's smokehouse is considered al
mode. 1t was built from plans made
~ the South Dakota Experiment Sta.
zion. From Mr.. Ridleys the party
Was driven to Ed Armstrong; to see|
his wonderful field of millet, that, isl
is estimated, will produce not less
than sixty bushels ofpseed to the acre.
At Clifton Place, the great farm of
William P. Ridley, the visitors were
served with a big watermelon least
no less than twenty huge Maury coun.
ty melons being cut for them After
much persuasion Mr. Ridley consent
ed to speak to the visitors and told
them OF the methods he used on his|
farm. He explained his success with
lime and clover, how he had develop
ed his disease resisting clover and
how he saved the seed, etc. They
found Mr.. Ridley's farm and his meth
DDS to be among the most interesting
features of their days trip.
This morning the visitors were taxi.
en- out to the Middle Tennessee Expe.
rinent Station, where they were
greeted by Prof. c. M. Hume, the SUI.
perintendent, who explained to them
the crop plans for the station. The
entire morning was spent at the sta.
ton, all of the improvements and
crop units being visited.
The visitors left at noon for their
homes in Alabama. They expressed
their pleasure at being here and de.
clared that they would have a higher
regard than ever for Tennessee and
especially Maury county
Prof High, the county agent, who
piloted the party here, said: 1T has
been a great visit for all OF us. Our
farmers have genuinely enjoyed it.
lis is fine place to come and 9th.
ers are sure TO follow the example Of
these farmers ana pasiDee @
In addition to the farmers named
yesterday the following we're in the
party: J.. s. Kernachhan, Albert
Moore, w. w. Johnson and D. 8. Gray