The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

While ss,ss4 pounds was slaughtered
here from parties shipping into this
slaughter. The new Memphis stock
yards has received from all sources aQS
ears Of live stock between Sept. Is
and Dec. 81, 1919,
s.--The bureau has assisted material
ly In securing funds to maintain quail
fled county agents by appearing before
the levying courts. this being necessary
on account OF the unsettled conditions
throughout the territory and a general
unrest prevailing In the various couu-
ties, together with the financial condi-
tons Of many Of the counties, Rep
reseutatlves from the bureau have APP
peared before the levying courts in all
of what Is known as the doubtful coun-
ties and as a result practically 100 per
!. cent OF the counties In the territory
contiguous. to Memphis have county
agents and most OF the counties main
tain home demonstration agents. This
bureau has co-operated fully with the
extension forces in bringing about these
results.
1.-THE bureau has held IS regular
conferences with tho district agents Of
the three states and assisted them In
securing So qualified county agents as
well rs TO Cooperate with them In
planning the campaigns for prepare
ton Of seed bed, planting, cultivation,
harvesting, seed selection, cover crops
and marketing.
5.--The bureau has furnished infor-
nation on marketing and distribution
through Its weekly bulletin, which
gives Mondays quotations OF each
week on farm products and live stock,
40 well as Wants and For Sale
columns, This bulletin reaches SCI
banks, eb5 county agents, n newspa-
pers. e45 live stock breeders aud as
soeiations,. SS4 merchants, 81 CONNER
slal organizations. % farmers organiEa-
tons, 4ls farm bureau subscribers and
100 on our miscellaneous list, while a.
leo farmers and county agents have
advertised in our information bulletin
during the year.
Inquiries.
Gilt is exceedingly difficult to give
definite figures on the numbers OF in
quiries answered by the bureau, but II
10 safe 70 say that the major part OF
the time Of the director, marketing and
poultry specialists. county and home
demonstration agents have been taken
up during the days spent In the office,
answering inquiries and holding personal
conferences on the various farm topics.
thousands of letters answered and the
demand on the bureau representatives
have Increased fully 100 per cent. The
requests for information pertains to
subjects concerning production, good
seed, fertilizers. lining soils, planting
lagumes, fall seeding, winter cover
crops, etc,
The bureau feeling the necessity
ior q longer lease or farm tenant sys-
TEN has worked out a three-year plan
with the assistance Of the extension d..
vision OF Tennessee and aided by the
pankerS association. Steps are now
peing taken to put this plan into ef-
Feet, which in the opinion Of the bureau
il one Of the greatest steps taken In
maintaining farm labor and maintaining
soil fertility as wei as 10 encourage
home ownership.
s-one thousand three-year calendars
have been printed by the bureau Ter
distribution. which includes a crop in
formation sheet with full Instructions
Is 70 the time, rate OF seeding, amount
depth OF planting. kind Of soil, |fertiliz-
ers, lining, etc, while on the reverse
side Is a three-year crop rotation system
together with plan for permanent pas