The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-18
County Agents Are Big
Money-Makersafor Farm

Annual reports Of Tennessee county
agents covering their activities for
1920 show vast amount of work done
and many definite things for the better
ment of the great agricultural industry
OF the State accomplished,
The outstanding features of the &C.
tivities of these agents who spent three
fourths of their time in the field DEM
onstrate the ...eat Sc sice that they
re rendering.
Twelve county agents assisted farm
ers in arranging for the purchase of 7S
cars of feedstr fs, "a cars of fertilizer,
81 cars Of ground limestone. They
also assisted in the sale of 46 cars of
cattle ,S5i cars of hogs. t9t cars of
sheep, AZ cars Of strawberries, 81, 759
pounds of wool, aud sI,1l6, 376 pounds
butter thu cooperative organizations
In all market transactions the agent is
an advisor. and is not an officer OF the
marketing organization.
Under the direction of the county
agents - different crops were cultivat-
ed by 2,67l farmers, and 32,905 others
were directly ipfunced by the work.
Some average yields per acre were:
corn 46.9 bushels on s, 7O2 acres, seed
cotton l.095 pounds on 668 acres, oats
S6 bushels on 1853 acres, barley 81
bushss on 429 acres, wheat IL bushels
on 4S3 acres, clover and { ass 2.4l
tons on 2O6 acres, red clover 2.4l tons
on 2, LOG acres, crimson clover 81 tons
on 2,72l acres.
With the advice of county agents,
4l6 orchards were pruned and 2Sl were
sprayed.
A better balanced raticl was fed by
S72 farmers. having 5,S64 cows; 1898
cows were tested; q agents report
total sof 74S bulls and 6,29l cows
Of :purebred dairy brc eds. Farmers
were assisted in selling l.463 purebred
hogs by 26 agents. Agents induced
TAG farmers to start the growing of
grazing crops for hogs for the first
time. A total Of l.5l7 purebred bucks
and 1888 purebred ewes in their coun-
ties.
10 the control of livestock disease
LIZ cattle were treated for black-leg
and 96l for tuberculosis in 16 coun ties;
1854 hogs were inoculated and 1887
were treated for lice; 90l sheep were
treated for stomach worms. OF these
only LOG animals were treated by coun-
ty agents, the remainder being treated
by cholera permit holders and veter-
inarians, called in by advice of the
county agents..
During the year 80 agents advised
5.872 farmers on tbs use of fertilizers
and l,755 tons of fertilizers we're
bought comparatively in 10 counties
with total saving of sS, ,254.22, Re-
ports of 25 agents show 2,294 manure
spreaders.in use in their counties; 43
manure sheds built; 3.462 farmers US
ing phosphate to reinforce manure,
and 1909 taking better care of manure.
A total of 1878 silos in their counties
were reported by "a agents, while "a
agents report 1879 water systems and
1890 lighting system in farm homes.
New pastures containing 3,12S acres
were reported by 2l agents on S5s
farms; also l66 farmers have terraced
2,s07 acres Of land, and 107 have
drained S2l acres by tile and 2,l46 by
open bitches. In IL counties rs road
Improvement demonstrations were given
There was enrolled total of l.O0S
boys in corr clubs by % county agents
of whom 452 completed the pork and
reported an average yield per acre Of
62. lS bushels, while % boys made 100
bushels or more per acre. Fourteen
agents reported I'll boys and girls In
pig. clubs. Of whom 356 completed the
work, Four agents had 81 boys and
girls in baby beef clubs and so in
dairy calf clubs.
A total Of S6. 422 visits to demonstra.
tors, club members. and :others were
made by SO county agents, Also they
responded to xa.ss5 personal calls for
advice. They held 1886 meetings with
approximate attendance Of 229. 447.
The above by no means cover the
many activities of the agents and their
great work in promoting cooperation
among the farm people thru meetings
and the formation of community or.
gsnizations, clubs etc. Neither does
il include the work Of the home dem
onstration agents with the farm won.
en-. They have accomplished some ex-
celIent results shout which 9 late.
story prepared By the Division Of Ex