Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-02-02
Tennessee Now Has AZ County Gag
Councils


see during the past year. On jan
uary /, 1920 the State had only two
permanent organizations and twen-
ty-two temporary organizations
while at the end of the year there
were 20 permanent and IT temper
airy councils with others in pro-
cess of formation, making AZ coun-
ties lined up in the movement.
Counties having permanent organ
izations are: Bedford, Blount, Brad
ley, Davidson, Hamilton, Humphreys,
Henry, Knox, Lawrence, Marshall,
Maury, Montgomery, Overton,
Roane, Rutherford, Shelby, Sumner,
Williamson and Wilson. OF these
Lawrence and Montgomery were the
firt to organize permanently. Mid
die Tennessee leads in the number
of organizations, having IL.
Counties having temorary coun-
ellis are: Fayette, Franklin, Gibson,
Giles, Hawkins, Haywood, Hickman,
Lauderdale Loudon, Madison, Mon
roe, Obion, Rhea, Sewer, Upton,
Weakley, and White. Blount was
the first county in the state to start
an organization.
Counties having councils in pro-
cess of formation are Coffee, Ham
blen, McMinn, Putnam, and Warren.
No movement to organize the
farmers ever made faster progress
or received more hearty approval
from every source than has the COun-
ty Council of Agriculture as it is
known in Tennessee, or Farm Blu
reau, as it is known i nseveral other
states. In iowa and New York, ev-
cry county has a farm bureau, and
some other states are nearly 100
per cent.
In all there are now close around
1,4OO county organizations in the
United States and in theirty-one
states these are federated and be-
long to what is known as the Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation. The
organization has made unusual pro-
gress because it is in keeping with
our form of government and Amer
lean institutions. 1t is an organlz-
alton of farmers and others inter-
ested primarily in promoting the de-
velopment of the most profitable and
permanent systems of agriculture
within the county and also in ad-
yancing the educational and social
welfare of its citizens in every legit-
innate and practical manner. Through
the correlation of the various inter-
ests of rural life in the County and
the concerted effort of many OF the
citizens unified in an organization
working for a common purpose it Is
possible to bring constructive I'M
provements and solve rural problems
more readily than individuals in the
county working alone independently
of each other.
Activities of County Councils
Some of the more important &C
tivities that have been successfully
undertaken by the county councils IN
Tennessee are:
/. The study of soils supplement
ed by practical demonstrations fol
maintaining and increasing the fer
tility of the soil through improved
crop rotations; the growing legumes
and the use of lime.
2. The improvement of livestock
productiLn through the elimination 4
scrubs and introduction of purebret
sires; better methods of feeding
cow testing and the encouragement
of calf and pig clubs.
8. The securing of better price
and improving marketing condition
by organizing marketing and ship
ping associations both for livestocl
and crops.
4. The betterment of school
through the formation of communit,
organizations; the introduction o
sanitary improvements and bette
lighting facilities; the frightening o
the school term and free medical ex
animation of the children and in
creased support for the schools.
5. The holding of free agricultur
al fairs both for communities ant
counties.
The Division of Extension, Univer
sity of Tennessee. which has been
leading factor in promoting the coun
ty council of agriculture through tn
the progress made, The Division
has just issued a bulletin telling al
about County Councils and what the,
have done for farmers in differen
counties. Write for it, it is free
Call for Bulletin No. 81.
White County Editor Booster Fo
County Agricultural Agents
county agents is highly pleased wit
Editor D. A. Brown of Sparta New
in White County, in a recent lette
to Prof. c. A. Keffer, director o
the Division of Extension states tina
he is strong for the county agricul
tural and home demonstration agent
and in his letter he sent an editoria
clipping from his paper regardin
the county agent work in Whit
County 1t is through the help o
such progressive individuals and &c
itors as manifested in this articl
that the Division of Extension ha
attained the proportion which it ha
over the state and performs the SCI
vice to the people of Tennessee fo
which it is intended. The editoris