The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-03

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At meeting of the farmers of the
Clopton community on Thursday,
January N, Farmers Club was
organized and Officers elected, A
good acreage Of potatoes will be
grown by the members of this club
and will be marketed comparatively.
The shipping Of cream will also have
prominent place in the activities
of this organization
Following is a list Of the officers
of the Clptno Cooperative Farmers
Club;
j. N. McLennan, president; ]. G.
Poindexter, vice-president; A. M,
Moose, secretary-tr
The following committees were APP
pointed by Secretary A. M. Moose:
Potato Committee--M. S. Roane,
j. B. Anthony, Jr,, N. W. McLennan.
Dairy Committee. N. McLennan,
R. A. McLister, ]. c. Poindexter.
These respective committees are to
ascertain the exact acreage to be
grown in sweet potatoes and to
make arrangements for curing houses
for the crop, the number of farmers
in the Clopton community interested
in the shipment Of sour cream These
committees are to report at meet
ing on Monday, February z, at 2:30
in the afternoon.
The move made by the farmers Of
this live, wide-awake community is
to he commended, as the need for
community organizations and the CO.
operative marketing Of the farmers
products are perhaps the greatest
need of linton county. This is the
second farmers club to be formed
this year, the other club being at
Salem, another progressive COM
munity,
The dairy industry is beginning to
attract the farmers Of Upton county,
and a number in different communi-
ties are making arrangements to
start the shipment Of cream within a
few weeks. The shipping of cream
will start at Covington, Brighton and
Atoka.
There is perhaps no one system of
farming that is gaining in popu-
larity as fast as dairying, one reason
being that it is one way the farmer
has Of getting cash every week in
the year.
The demand is growing faster than
production and the cities of Memphis
and New Orleans are being supplied
bv cream end whole milk from the
states Of Missouri and Illinois. The
United States today is using cream
cry butter made in Denmark.
BY shipping cream to the many
creanIeries located up and down the
best road in the South--the Illinois
Central--it eliminates the drudgery
of churning and peddling milk. The
cream is delivered direct to the rail-
road station, where the agent will
give a receipt and ship it on. It
makes no difference whether the
cream is sweet or sour, and in cool
weather delivery twice a week is
sufficient and in hot weather three
times week. The price is good and
it is cash every week. The skim milk
is an excellent feed for the pigs and
calves, and can not be underesti-
mated, as it will pay good per-
centage of the expense.
The necessary equipment required
is cream separator and shipping
cans. Arrangements have been made
whereby any farmer desiring to ship
cream can secure separator and
pay small percentage Of his cream
check every month. If interested in
the shipment of cream, see County
Agent Hollingsworth.
MIR. Farmer, with few acres in
Strawberries, a small acreage in
sweet potatoes and with a few cows
to milk, you viii get money every
week from your cows, strawberry
money in May or June, potato money
in the fall and your cotton money
when YOU desire to sell it. and not
when the other man wants to take
it at his price.