The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-12-03
AGRICULTURE In TENNESSEE
DEMONSTRATORS MEETING
Agricultural and Home Demonstra-
ton Agents Hold Annual Meeting.

Agricultural and Home Demonstra-
ton Agents Hold Annual Meeting.
All county agricultural and home
demonstration agents and other agri-
cultural extension workers of Ten
nessee held their sixth annual con-
ference at the University of Tennes-
see November 22 to 27. In ell, more
than 100 of these preachers for
better farming and better homes in
Tennessee were in attendance. A
splendid program, including lectures,
demonstrations, and laboratory work
was carried out Speakers from the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, other universities and the
teaching staff OF the University of
Tennessee addressed the agents, giv-
ing them new ideas and broader
vision of their work which will no
doubt result in much benefit to the
farm people OF the State as the,
agents will put many of the ideas In
to practice during the coming year.
The object CT this annual confer
ence is to bring the agents together
in body, review the general prog
ress of the work during the past year
and formulate plans of work for the
coming year, to familiarize them
with new methods and experimental
discoveries; to discuss questions that
affect the general welfare Of the
work and to stimulate unity of effort
in carrying out tho program of the
Division of Extension for the devel-
opmont of agriculture and rural life
in Tennessee.
Reports from tho agents from all
parts of the State indicate that 1920
has been a mcst successful one for
the work. These reports show that
they have been of great service to
the farmers and the farm women in
many. different ways In perform
ing their duties they travelled thou
sands of miles and reached in one
way or another half million peo-
Pile. They distributed more than
100000 bulletins of the United
States department of Agriculture and
the Division of Extension. Thousands
of farmers were influenced to i'm
prove their methods of farming and
to increase the fertility of their
farms, which resulted in increased
yields and profits. A greater inter-
est in purebred livestock, especially
in purebred sires, was created and re-
suited in purebreds replacing the
scrub in scores of counties. They al
so helped the farmers to market CO.
operatively thousands of dollars
worth of farm products. at better
prices than they would have received
otherwise.
Some of the more noticeable effects
on farmers, homes and family as re-
sulting from the work of agents, is
the building of better homes and
barns; breeding of better livestock;
attendance at fairs. short courses
and farmers conventions; taking of
more papers and magazines, purchas-
ing of automobiles, improving roads,
installing water" and light systems
and other modern conveniences in
the home, and the providig of home
While in Knoxville several social
events were held for the visiting
agents. On Monday night they were
at Tennessee Hall by the
Agricultural and Homo Economics
clubs of the university. Tuesday
night was university night, which
was a get-acquainted meeting of the
university faculty and the agents.
Wednesday night the East Tennes-
see Division Fair Association gave
the agents banquet at the Business
Mems Club. Thursday they attended
the football game between the Uni
versity of Tennessee and the Univer-
sity of Kentucky and on Friday night
the regular annual banquet for ex-
tions workers was given at the Whit
tie Springs Hotel. While more OF the
agents left Saturday night for their
homes in the various counties, a
remained over to Sunday and
a delegation. of East
Tennessee livestock breeders and
others to the international Livestock
Exposition at Chicago which opened