Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16
Great Meeting of
Farmers and LivestOckmen

In view of the fact that there is a
widespread demand among farmers
and business men for information
that will enable them better to cope
with the new conditions which have
come about rather suddenly agricul-
tural experts and business men of
Nashville will make a tour of many
Middle Tennessee counties on July
IA to 16 in the interest of readjust-
ment of farm problems to post war
conditions
The object of the meeting to be
held is to work out a unified program
adaptable to Middle Tennessee con-
ditions that farming and business in
terests in this immediate section may
be more Immediately stabilized
Knowing the absolute necessity of
prosperity on the farm in order to
have business as good as it should
be this program is thought to be adj
visable says C. C. Flanery, assistant
livestock specialist, Division of Exten-
SIGN.
J. M. Dean, District Agent for Mid
die Tennessee, believes a series of
meetings at the county seats of the
following counties: Bedford, David
son, Giles, Humphreys, Lawrence.
Lincoln, Marshall, Franklin, Maury,
Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner.
Smith, Williamson and Wilson, will be
very helpful at this time in aiding
the farmers to plan a conservative and
profitable system of farming, dealing
with crops, livestock and dairying.
The county councils of agriculture
through its various committees aided
by the county agent will arrange
these meetings.
The members of the county councils
of agriculture, leading bankers and
business men of the respective coun-
ties and the principal livestock men
of the COUNTIES will be asked to
shoulder a considerable amount of
responsibility in cooperating with the
county agent in order that the meet
ing may be as far reaching as pos
sible
Mr.. Flanery states that it is not
the object of these meetings to be a
cut and dried affair but instead the
leaders hope to make it a meeting of
genuine helpfulness with the idea that
farmers and live stock raisers. both
small and large may come together
informally and discuss their problems
with the speakers acting as leaders
IN the discussion rather than attemp-
ting to dictate policies or outline any
specific programs.
There Will be three speakers from
outside each county, representative
successful farmer, a prominent b1si-
ness man of Nashville Commercial
Club and an agricultural and live
stock expert. The entire force of
specialists of the Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee will
assist IN this campaign, including j.
M. Dean, district agent Middle Ten
nessee, L. A. Richardson, livestock
specialist, c. A. Hutton dairy specia-
list, j. c. McAmis, soil and crop spe-
clallst, Capt. L. f. Peck, commissio-
ner of agriculture, DIR. K C. Davis of
Peabody College, M. o. Cooper. sec
rotary of the Tennessee Beef Breed
ers' Association and j. A. Brandon,
president of the Tennessee Sheep
Breeders Association will also COOP
crate in the drive and leading dairy
men and hog raisers and all others in
terested in working out this import
ant problem will be urged to lend
their assistance.
assign three speakers to each
county, farmer, business man and
an agricultural expert. The speakers
will give one entire day exclusively
to each one county, they being ar
ranged in teams and assigned to GER
tain counties.
BY this campaign it is hoped that
the farmer may be interested and
| encouraged in getting his farm to
operating on post war basis, which
in the light of new conditions and
new problems is quite different from
what it was previous to 1914
1t is also hoped that from
the discussion planned some points of
practical value to the farmers which
will enable them to meet their prob
! lens more satisfactorily will be de-
rived. Another point which it is hoped
will be worked out is the rehabilita-
ton of the livestock enterprise in or
der that the farmer may more salts
factOrily meet the profitable market
I ing of his hay, grain and roughage
J produced on the farm through live
stock. Too, this will naturally involve
a proper blancing of crops and live
stock which have an interdependent
/ relationship in the management of
any successful farm.
( Further details in regard to the
i specific problems to be taken up at
these meetings will be furnished the
speakers and the Enlargement Of the
meetings.