The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29

where the price for ginning last year,
ike most other gins in the county, was
around $500 bale. He thinks any
other system of farming is fallacy.
The ambitions of Sther farmers for
improvement and progress are delusious
and not to be tolerated.
District four has two magistrates
Wilkinson and Garnett. Both support
demonstration agent, Their district
contains much fine farming land and a
number Of progressive farmers who are
daily applying the methods of the aVri-
cultural department.
District five has two magistrates,
Sanders and McNabb and both are firm
friends for better farming.
District six has two magistrates,
Moore and Rice. Both are opposed to
the idea, Squire Rice is physician, a
large number of whose patients are
farmers.
District seven has two magistrates,
Webber and Luck The latter is one
Of the best farmers in the county and
until the past year has always voted
for an agent,
If Fayette County was a monarchy
and District seven a dukeom Squire
Webber would be the Duke of Hickory
With who together with his
brother and other members of The
family he owns large part Of It's lands
and hes mortgage on most of thu
rest of it. He also conducts large
merchantile business at Hickory With,
and cotton gin. Squire Webber says
the people of his district are not II
favor of an agent and therefore he Is
sgairst it.
District eight has three magistrates,
Murrell, Smith and Tomlin, The latte
is merchant at Oakland. At the last
session of the court he surprised the
friends of good farming by voting
against an agent. However, it
believed, he can be counted on az
favor ing it.
Squire Murrel is q farmer and
salesman. He sells feed and eroceries
among the farmers of the county for..
Memphis firm and is a large lsnu
owner. Just why be should be agains
any rational scheme for improvement
among the farmers Of the county il
hard to understand,
Squire Smith is retired farmer and
merchant. Every time the issue come
up In court be pops up END moves tn
lay 1t on the table. Why?
District nine has two magistrates.
Esquires Dunn and Murphy. Both are
large landowners and actively engage
in farming and are regarded as meo
Of sound and constructive judgement.
At the last meeting Of the court they
voted for an agent; having promised
farmers committee to do 90, but car
not be counted as warm friends of tn
measure,
District ten hes three magistrates.
Ballard and Pierson and Bowling. A
are farmers and have opposed the
measure.
District eleven has two magistrate
McRee and Muaphy. Both are active
friends. Two or three farmers of th
district once approached Squire Mere,
and told him II be voted for On sger
they would defeat him for reelection
He told them that be intended to vo
for it as long as he remained 10 Il Q
court because be regarded it as one
the great constructive movements f..
the improvement of rural life and
has consistently voted for it every tin {
he had a chance.
District twelve has three magistratr
Ware. Jewell and Bryant oil oppossdth
measure. Why?
District thirteen has one magistrate
Griffin, he has always opposed it
District fourteen has two mseistrat-
Robinson and Rixe both oppose scoap
agent. Rke is sn excellent farmersn
his reason for being against an age
are not known,
Squire Robinson Is both farmerar
a livestock dealer. Can it be po sib
that the activity Of county agent
shipping livestock comparatively a.
securing the full market price for farm
producers has anything to do with !
attitude?
District fifteen has two magistrate
Arrowwood and McCsrley. Both g.
warn friends of the measure.
Now Mr.. Editor that is the way e.
court stand at present on this measul
There Is 10 process Of formstion
association Of the farmers who
friends Of better farming methods
expect to dig down into their ov
pockets and carry on this work for
remsinder Of the year however thess
issue win be before the court az