The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-05-06
FARM FACULTY
HAS new HOME
Extension Division of u. 4. Moves to
New Home i'm Handsome Agri-
cultural Bnilding on Farm.


The division -ol extension of the
University of Tennessee moved to
the new agriculture building on the
University Farm at Knoxville last
week. The organization will occupy
the third floor of the new building
and its quarters will be unequalled
BY any extension division of any
college of agriculture in the country
The building has just beenN COM
rleted and the division was first to
move into it, leaving their quarters
OH the university campus. The Col
lege of Agriculture will occupy the
first and second floors of the build
| ing early in the summer. In its
new quarters on the farm it will be
in position to render greater service
to the farmers of the state than
ever before. From less than a half
dozen workers in 1914 when agri
cultural extension work was started
in Tennessee the organization has
grown to where there are now more
than 100 men and women working
for better farming and better homes
in the state, under the direction of
Charles A. Refer. The headquart-
ers staff of specialists, assistants and
clerks consists of about SO people.
They assist the agents and keep
track OF the vast amount of business
OF the organization. Less than &c..
900 was spent for extension work
in 1914 while in 1920 a total of
$314,505.50 was spent, including
| funds from the government state
and county appropriations for agents.
AS result of Instructions given,
methods advocated and assistance.
rendered by agents in the growing
| OF clovers, alfalfa, grasses and corn;
| iii the cooperative marketing of
| livestock and wool; thru co-opera-
| tive buying of feeds, seeds and fer
| hlizers and the placing of purebred
bulls, bears and rams, county agents
made the farmers OF the state $407,-
| 1873. This saving to the farmers
was almost 100000 more than the
total amount of funds spent to carry
on the work, and at the same time
represents only a small part Oh the
| service rendered by the agentsA This
serves to show the value and Won
derful growth of the organization
which has for its sole purpose, SER
vice to farmers and farm women.
Dedication of the New Buildings.
With the completion of the hand
some agricultural building on the
University Farm and that of Ayres
Hall on the University campus in
the near future still greater future
for the University is predicted.
These magnificent new buildings
will be dedicated on June and
il connection with commencement.
II is planned to make this one of
the most important events in the
history of educational work in Ten
nessee. Arrangements are being
/ made to bring in to conference in
connection with the exercises lead
ers from all walks OF life to consider
an educational program for the state,
| based on the needs of education for
efficient citizenship. Every organi-
cation in Tennessee that is con-
cerned with agriculture, finance,
commerce, industry, civil administra
| ton, law, medicine, the press, home
and social welfare and education is
| earnestly invited to name delegate
| to this conference. Hundreds of
letters requesting the attendance of
delegates are being sent out daily
| b5 the committee on arrangements
and great gathering OF the leading
minds of the state is expected for
| the occasion.
| Speakers of nationwide recogni-
ton will appear on the program.
The new agricultural building will be
dedicated June and Ayres Hall,
the liberal arts building on the
campus, on June Z.