The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-01-14
PROGRAM In
AGRICULTURE
COUNTY COUNCIL OUTLINES
WORK TO BE DONE DURING
WINTER AND SPRING.
VARIOUS COMMITTEES NAME
TO PUSH WORK OF THIS LIVE
ORGANIZATION.

The Blount County Council of
Agriculture met at the Court House
Saturday, January 10, to lay out
plans Of work for the winter and
spring of 1920. The Grand Jury
room which has been the place of
meeting was filled to overflowing.
Four women made their appearance
women who are leaders in the county.
They were warmly welcomed into
-our organization.
: There are so many problems in the
couINeWhich need attention that it
is difN<llt to decide just what ought
to be undertaken first, but afer some
discussion, the following projects
were decided upon, and committees
were appointed to lay plans and get
them going.
1. Three to four two-day Short
Courses to be held in the rural section
Of the county.
2. To assist the dairymen Of the
county form Dairy Association.
8. To put on campaign to get
rid of all scrub sires-in cattle, hogsk
sheep, horses, poultry, etc. g
A. To hold in the spring a CO.
operative lamb and wool sale.
5. To get the largest number pos
sible of boys and girls into the Agri-
cultural and Home Demonstration
Clubs, and to add Calf Club work to
the list of boys Club work this year.
For planning and pushing these
projects the following committees
were appointed:
1. Short Course: H. R. Duncan,
Bert Anderson, Mrs. ]. H. Miser.
2. Dairy Association Work: Edd
Russell, W. S. Wallace, P. w. Moore.
3. Purebred Sire Campaign: John
Hitch, j. s. Hutton, 'Chas. Proffitt,
Geo. w. Painter, c. S. Brakebill,
Mike Griffitts, Mrs. Horace Henry
a Lamb and Wool Sale: Chas.
Proffitt, J. N. Frow, j. l.. Jeffries.
5 Club Work: j. S. Hutton, ].
H. Miser, P. W. Moore.
Other committeeman are to be
added as the need for them demands.
The County Agent is to meet with
and assist each of the committees in
laying out the plans of work to be
Team work of the most loyal and
kind will be required to put
these projects through. There will
be work for every member of the or
ganization to do, and even then if
response is not met by the men ana
women of the county in the various
communities who have not joined the
Council, but who have an interest in
the development of the County, it
will be impossible to carry out the
work we have planned. We feel and
believe, however, in the people of this
county, and trust them to help make
the county bigger and better through
progressive development of it's agri-
culture and rural life.
Other problems of the farm, the
home, schools, and community need
but it was thought best not
to undertake too much at once and
while yet young as an organization.
Lime work is still to be pushed,
school work and the poultry phase of
women's work through the Short
Courses to be held. AS the Council
grows, it is hoped and expected to
have committees of women to work
on the Home Problems. In fact in
time every phase of Country Life and
development should be touched
through the Council of Agriculture.
In brief, The Blount County Coun-
Gil of Agriculture stands for:
Fair play toward. everybody and
every legitimate business; and with
no interest other than fuller deve-
lopment of the life of Blount County,
and especially of it's rural life. As
an organization, it is glad to welcome
members from the banks or other
lines of business, from the pulpit,
from the schools. from the bar, as
we'll as from the farms and homes,
but wants only those from the
various lines of work, whether they
be farming or in business, who love
the county and are willing to CO.
operate and if necessary to make
some sacrifice to help push its deve-
lopment.
P. w. Moore,
President Pro TEN.