The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-22
FIVE THOUSAND
VISITORS FOR
y farm STATION.
COUNTY DAYS AT JACKSON
BRING AN IMMENSE CROWD TO
THE EXPERIMENT STATION.
SPECIAL TRAIN ON RAILROAD
While Hundreds of Cars From All
over That Section OF the State to
See the Worw Being Done for Bet.
ter Agriculture.

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(From Wednesdays Daily Herald.)
June 20 to July were red-letter
days for West Tennessee farmers.
They were County Days at the
West Tennessee Experiment Station,
certain days being assigned to the va
rious counties on which the farmers
were invited to visit the station, in
spect the crops and live stock 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
and children being in attendance from
q counties. The farmers came by
train, by auto and in buggies. On
several of the days from $50 to 800
cars were parked at the station. On
July s The Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Lofts railroad ran a special train
from Paris to Dresden, connecting at
follower ockInncton. u ACCOMMODATE
the farmers Of Weahey, Carroll, Hen
ry, Henderson, Decatur and Benton
counties.T .s,.. -
A committee from the Jackson Asso-
citation of Commerce met incoming
trains and carried the visitors to the
experiment station each day. Cars
loaned by citizens to the comittee car
ried small banners welcoming the
farmers and offering them free rides
wherever they wished to go.
The program offered the farmers
was practically the same each day.
The marnings were spent in making
an inspection trip over the farm con-
Quoted by Supt S. A. Roberts, who
explained the various demonstration
crops, methods of preparation of the
soil and cultivation, results that had
been obtained by different expert
ments, etc. This was followed by an
inspection of the live stock kept on
the farm. i.
lWing! the afternoon a. number of
prHctesI demonstrations were given
by specialists of the division of ex-
tension. These included grading
sweet potatoes, for scab, black rot.
etc.; treating wheat for smut; inoc-
ulation of clover seed; spreading lime;
tractor blowing; spraying and pruning
fruit trees; shocking grain: Judging of
hogs, sheep, cattle and horses; grad
ing and tying of wool; construction
and explanation of potato storage
house and poultry house. Each day a
demonstration was staged showing the
actual steps that are necessary in pre-
pairing a piece of land for alfalfa.
An outstanding feature of the
days" was farm machinery exhibit |
which was made by the implement |
dealers of Jackson under the super
vision of II. B. Bliss, rural engineer
tension. Interesting features were
provided for the women and girls by |
Miss Ruth Arey, district home demon
straton agent, in addition to the above |
program
These County Days" were inaugu- |
rated in 1915 and continued in 1916 |
and 1917, but which were discontin-
ued during the war, were revived this
year because of the widespread de.
mand for them among the farmers of
the section. H. S. Nichols, district
agent had charge of the event and was /
highly pleased with the splendid in
terest and attendance throughout the
time. t'CSunty Days" will no doubt
be an annual event in the future.