The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
County Days at West Ten
nessee. Station Great Sue
MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND
FARMERS FROM 81 COUNTIES
in ATTENDANCE

June go to July s we're red.letter
DAYS for West Tennessee farmers,
Tney we're County Days" at the West
Tennessee Experiment Station, certain
days being assigned to the various
counties on which the farmers were in.
vited to visit the Station, inspect the
crops and livestock and see number
of practical demonstrations which had
been arranged for their benefit.
The event was a marked success,
more than 5000 farmers, their wives
nd children being in attendance from
81 counties. The farmers came by au-
to and buggies. On several of the days
from $50 to 300 cars were parked at
the Station. On July the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st Louis railroad ran a
special train Iflom Paris and Dresden,
connecting Hollow Rock Junction, to
accomdate the farmers of Weakly.
Carroll, Henry, Henderson, Decatur,
and Benton Counties.
A committee from the jackson As
ISOLATION of Commerce met incoming
trains and carried the visitors to The
experiment station each day Cars
loaned by citizens to the committees
carried small banners welcoming the
farmers and offering them free rides
wherever they wished to,
The program offered the farmers
was practically the same each day.
The mornings were spent in making an
inspection trip over the farm conduct
ed by Supt. S. A. Roberts who explain
ed the various demonstration crops,
methods of preparation fiths soil, and
cultivation, results that had been OBJ
tanned by different experiments, etc.
This was followed by On inspection of
the livestock kept on the farm,
During the afternoon number Of
practical demonstrations were given by
specialists of toe Division Of Exten.
sion. These included grading sweet
potatoes for scsb, black rot, etc,
treating wheat for smut; inoculation
of clover seed; spreading lime; trscto-
blowing; spraying and pruning fruit
trees; shocking grsiu; judging of hogs
sheep cattle and horses; grading and
tying of wool; co obstruction aud explans.
ticn OF potato storage house. and pou.
try house. Eich day demonstration
was staged showing the actual steps
that are necessary in preparing piece
of land for alfalfa.
An out standing feature OF the "days"
was farm machinery exhibit which
was made By the implement dealers of
Jackson under the supervision CT H,
B. Bliss, rural engineering specialist Of
the Division IF Ex.ensiop. Interesting
features were provided for the women
aud girls by Miss Ruth Arey, district |
home demonstration agent, IN ADDITION
to the above program,
Days on which farmers from the
various counties visited the Station are
as follows. June 29. Dyer, Lake, Tip
ton. Lauderdsle, and Crockett. June
80, 0biron, MsNsiry, and Gibson; July
/. Madison: July 6. Chi ster. Har
den, and Haywood; July z, Fsyetts
and Shelby; July s. Weakly, Henry,
Decatur, Henderson, Carroll and Ben
ton.
These County Days which were in
augurated in 1915 and continued in 1916
and 1917 but which they were discontin.
ued during the war were revived. this
year..because Of the widespread demand
for them among the formers of the
section. N. S. Nichols. district agent
had charge of the event and wss.hiehly
pleased with the splendid interest and
attendance through the time. ''Coun-
ty Days" will no doubt be an annual
event in the future,