The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-01-20
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; TENNESSEE FARM NEWS
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More Boys and Girls Stay on Farms
In nsvnrssfiad Cror, Calfion.

wore BOYS ana GIFlS stay on Farms
in Diversified Crop SeltiOns.
That more children Of both land
owners and tenants remain on the
farm in diversified farming communi-
ties of Tennessee than in those that
grow only one crop, such as cotton,
tobacco, etc, is shown in the report
Of the child welfare survey made dur
ing the past year BY the National
Child Labor Committee in co-opera-
ton with the Division of Extension
In the diversified farming commune
ties the rural school attendance is
much better than in the one-crop
sections. The people of the diversi-
fled farming communities are more
content, the population less shifting
and as a whole they are more pros
porous, therefore can give their chill
dren better advantages in life, says
the report.
Workers of the Division Of Elk
tension and Home Economies Of the
University of Tennessee have long
been interested in the life Of rural
children, the economic conditions
under which they they are reared,
the causes that underlie these con.
ditions and tie effect certain eco
nomic factors have upon their well
fare.
This interest led to the survey
which was made last year and the
principal economic factors considered
were tenancy, landownership, diver
sification of crops, livestock and
soil fertility. Each community Of the
Ia chosen from the different parts of
the state was selected because it
was outstanding in respect to at
least one Of these factors. However,
it was found that all Of these fac
tors were more or less active, and
that one factor influenced another.
For instance, it was found that ten
ancv forces a one-crop system.
Of 1911 landowner families studied.
the average number of children at
home on the farm per family was
2.66, and Of 1T tenant families the
average was 2.65. 1t was found that
more of the children of both land
owners and tenants were at home on
the farms in the diversified farming
communities than in the one-crop
communities.
The report showed that tenancy re-
suits in children not attending school
regularly. In the one-crop communi-
ties 102 landowners stated that their
children attended school regularly.
while "a reported that their children
did not. In these same communities
81 tenants reported that they sent
their children to school regularly.
while 81 stated that they did not.
In diversified forming communities
the attendance at school was much
better. 1t was found that while PIT
per cent, Of the children Of land.
owners in one-crop communities did
not attend school regularly, only ga
per cent did not attend regularly in
the diversified farming communities
In the one-crop communities 66.6 per
cent. Of the children of tenants did
not attend school regularly, while in
the diversified farming communities
55.6 did not attend school regularly.
Work on the farm was given as
the. principal reason by both owners
and tenants, but more than twice as
many tenants gave this reason as
did owners. Over 80 per cent. more
of both classes gave work as the
reason in the one-crop regions than
in the diversified crop sections.
Workers of the Division of Ex-
tension state that this strongly in
dicates the great need of a more
general practice of diversified
farming in Tennessee, and is re-
at this time by the fact that
The one-crop farmers are "hard hit"
by market slumps. They say there
was never a better time to start di-
of crops than this com
ing season. Write to the Division
Of Extension for bulletins on crops
you are not familiar with. They are
free.
Maury County to Have Farm
Program.
Agricultural interests in Maury
county will receive a great impetus
IN the reorganization of the commun-
ity clubs, which are to be effected
this year.
In the county some IL. or Is of
these clubs will be reorganized and
fe-vitalized; plans and programs for
The coming year will be discussed in
open meetings of the farmers Of the
several communities, and when the
entire organization has been COM
pleted Maurg county win have a
complete agricultural program for
The year. This will call for increas-
I'd clover and alfalfa acreage, the
inning Of land on which these crops
are grown, the more intensive Gull
5ivation Of corn, the elimination of
scrub livestock and more intelligent
livestock breeding.
With this definite program before
hem, Maury county farmers will not
,e working aimlessly as individuals,
1ut as cogs in great machine which
ropes to bring to Maury county de-
served recognition Of her agrieul- |
,ural resources.
Farmers. in every section where
;hese community clubs are to
1e reorganized are requested to de-
,ide now that they will become act
We in the workings of their club, and
that they will attend its sessions |
the year. Calls for the
several reorganization meetings have
llready been issued by County Agent |
9. A. Mclean.
Boys, Bankers and Pigs Make Great |
Combination.
Boys, bankers and purebred pigs
make combination hard to beat
uhen If comes to making more pros-