The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06

One of the speakers of national re.
pute that the Tennessee farmers will
have an opportunity to hear at the
Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute
at Columbia, Tenn, will be James +.
Howard, president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation. Mr.. How.
ard will speak at 1915 Wednesday
morning, August 18th.
Jim Howard is known in Central
Iowa as one of the best farmers in
the country and he was drafted from
the ranks to serve as a leader for the
great cause of farm orfianization
Not only has Howard been recog.
nized as a farmer who could raise as
many bushels of corn per acre as any
one but also as farmer whose vision
is not limited to things in his own
barnyard-three years ago when the
Marshal county farm bureau was or.
ganized, he was chosen by general con.
sent as its first president, then later
when Iowa perfected state organiza.
ton, Howard was again selected as
president. Then when the national
organization was perfected, he was
called upon to accept greater response
bilities as president of the national
farm bureau federation
Howard lives near the village of
Clemens, in Marshall county, or with
in few miles of the geographical
center of Iowa. 1t is the same farm in
part upon which his father and grand
father farmed before him, however.
the original quarter section of sixty
years ago has grown to $50 acres
Howard thus comes from a family of
farmers, people who know what farm
ing Is.
Howard grew up on the farm where
he now lives, plowed corn, gathered
walnuts, hunted rabbits and attended
country schools just like the average
Iowa farm boy. He attended Crinnell
and Penn Colleges and later complet,
ed his education at the University of
Chicago. He taught in North Caro-
lima college for two years, then his
activities reverted to farming, some
discouragements arose and he accept
cd a place in a country bank, five
years later, he went back to the farm
to stay. That was ten years ago and
in that decade the Howard farm has
under his personal management and
through his personal efforts, been
turned into one of the best farms in
Central Iowa.
From 200 to 800 spring pigs are
raised each year and fed out for the
markets-from two to half dozen
carloads of steers are fed each year,
a band of ewes is kept and carload
Or so of lambs marketed each year.
Towards farming operations are
up to date, crops are rotat-
ed and plenty of manure is used, his
fields have responded and it is not
IN uncommon thing to see him aver
age 20 bushels of corn to the acre
Last year his corn beat rs bushels.
Three fine boys and a girl make up
he roll of junior Towards and it is
both interesting and pleasing to know
hat it is for these farmers of the fu-
ure that many of the family plans
Ire made. Just a mile from the farm
stands splendid consolidated school
which is due largely to the efforts of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard-a fine testimo-
lial to their public spirit.
Mr.. Howard comes to the Middle
Tennessee Farmers Institute to tel
he farmers of Tennessee of the work /
ngs of the American Farm Bureau
the ideals of that splendid /
organization and how the farmers are |
o obtain the the best and most per-
nanent benefits through organization