The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-26
West Tennessee Farmers to
Hold Annual Meeting at
Jackson September 6-S

An unusually attractive program has
been arranged for the West Tennessee
Farmers Institute which will be held at
the experiment station farm at Jackson
September 6, and s. The official pro-
gram of the meeting has just been COM
pleted and is now being distributed
throughout West Tennessee COUNTIES
BY county agents and 'I.e.presidents of
the organization. In addition to the
very stttng speaking program numb r
of practical demonstrations have been
arranged for. The program will open
at p, m. Tuesday, September 6. Dur
ing the afternoon there will be an ad-
dress on the Agricultural Outlook of
West Tennessee by C. W. Watson of
the Farm Bureau, Memphis Chamber OF
Commerce, and talk on the Cotton
Situation by Hon. Carl Williams, pres
ident of the Oklahoma Cotton Associa
ton and Cne of the most prominent
cotton men the South, These addresse.
will be followed by demonstrations IL
making balanced rations for cattle.
sheep shearing. grading and tying OF
Woo, drenchiug sheep. Judging livestock
A night session will be held al thr
Madison County Court House at whicl
some of the things that have been o.
complished by cooperative effort t.
West Tennessee willbe discussed. Thi
discussion will be led by H. S. Nichcls,
district agent.
Dsiryipg in West Tennessee will b.
the subject of on address by w. I
.Aagruder, state dairy commissioner
the first thing Wednesday. DR.. Tar
Butler editor Of the Progressive Farmer
will discuss dairy feed crops 10 a gen
eral rotation. Fieldexperiments Oh th
station farm will be discussed by C. A.
Mooers.
A feature of the program Wednesdss
afternoun will be an address by Cap
I. F. Peck, state comr issoner ~
agriculture, who will speak on c..
operative Effort as Solution of 4.
Farmers Problems. Director Charl
A. Keffer of the Division of Extensi,
will lead general discussion Of Truck
ing Problems which will be followed !,
o demonstration in the treatment tf
sweet potatoes for black rot, testii, !.
corr for root ret, and control of straw !.
berry insects, tomato fruit worm a. !
fruit diseases. AT the night session -
the courthouse Prof. ]. B. Brown. Stat
Superintendent of Schools. will speak
County School Problems.
| The program Thursday will be opei !,
ed by an address on the State Far
Bureau Federation by j. d. Port !.
state president. The Financial I
preston as IT Affects the Farmers ".
be the subject of an address by G
| R.. James. q prominent business n
of Memphis. Some importsnt fact
to be considered in permanent liz :
stock program will be discussed By /.
la. Richardson. livestock special
Division OF Extension. In the aft.
moon DR.. II. A. Morgan will disc
covers and pastures. ]. w. Samp' ,
state chemist. fertilizers and O.
inspections. Dean C. A. Wilson. Coll 9
of Agriculture. Management Of 4
Farm.
| The .Homemskers Section will
sddrs ssed by DR.. 0lin West. secrets
Iof the State Board of Health, n
Chsrl Williams, president of the !. :
tionsl Education Association. Mrs =
w. Hineman of Memphis. Mrs. K
Wells, poultry specialist. Division
Extension. and other well knoe .
speakers. Bread and butter conte
and q number or prsetiesl demcnst
| ticns will also be given.
| Reduced railroad rates of 70
"Trip TO. fare and half have b.
lgranted and . large attendance II
| alIlpsrts Of West Tennesseeisexpec, !
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