The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-05-27
COUNTY AGENT
ON INSPECTION
Visits Homes and Farms of County
While Opportunity is Available;
Interesting Details.
(By ]. II. Patrick. J

With several big jobs off hand,
such as poultry shipments, etc, and
with the strong appeal of spring
weather I had the past week some
interesting visits over the county
among farmers and their sons. o
l found one farmer with a tractor
and some boys, of mechanical
turn of mind who were getting a
real pleasure out of farming. This
farmer had been using tile for drain
age. and had also shot several rods
of open ditch with dynamite. This
drainage had improved his farm
more than could be imagined. The
stumps had been removed, the
crooks, bends and turns Strengthened
out and the fields made large and
square. so that they could be easily
cultivated with his tractor. When
this particular man prepared a field
and planted it, needless to say, it
was done right. This man was
using clover and grass had goodly
portion of his field sowed down,
and had very excellent rotation
of clover and grass, wheat, cotton,
corn and pasture. Needless to say
that this man was well up with his
work. He had all the time he
wanted. He had time to look over
his entire farm, and he even has
time to go fishing.
The boys are getting right into the
club work. Several of them have
already planted their acres. Some
of the corn is up. No use to worry
about club boy getting his land
In shape, leave it to him and he
will do the job up right. The club
boys also have some real pigs. ]
found two boys with husky red
Duroc pigs in a red clover field,
Besides the pigs had a rather gem
erous feed of butter milk daily.
Some life for pig to live.
In another part of the county /
found that farmers were using Grim
son clover pretty generously. This
is wonderful little plant and we
should look forward to the day
when all of our cultivated acres will
be sown to crimson clover 1t fur
nishes excellent winter grazing, pre-
vents washing, and builds up the
soil. The section of the county
mentioned could not be classed as
the most fertile section of the county
either.
1t is encouraging to see the spirit
of indulgence and cooperation that
exists among the farmers in regard
to the various cooperative marketing
enterprises now in operation in the
county.
One man consigned calf to
shipment. After he had put the
calf in the shipment, he was Offered
a price by an outsider which ne was
willing to accept, and sold the calf
This same man came into the Coun-
ty Council office and discussed the
matter himself He confessed that
he had done a thing, which if in
dulged in by ALL would disrupt our
organization for the coeoperati re
marketing of livestock While it
was only a six weeks old calf, yet
in his opinion it hurt cooperative
shipping just that much. This man
had the right idea
One man was paid seven dollars
too much for a consignment of
poultry. He came right into the
County Council office and showed
us the mistake and the cheek was
corrected. This wa9 certainly very
nice in this gentleman.
It will take cooperation Of this
type to build the right kind of
mark citing organizations. r1e 80 are
just two instances. Several more
could be given. The right motive
in all our work win save many mis-
understandings and troubles Any
business that hopes for permanent
growth and development must be
built up on honesty and confluence.