The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-20
LET JACKSON BOUND
BE The SLOGAN
Upton COUNTY TO HAVE TWO
DAYS AT STATION

DAYS AT STATION
Large Delegation Of Farmers Elk.
pected to Attend Agricultural
Meeting in Jackson on July Is, 26
and 27-Every Phase Of Farming
to Be Discussed BY Experts-De-
structiOn Of WeeYil Demonstration,
A large delegation is expected to
attend the Upton County Days at
the West Tennessee Experiment
Station at Jackson. The days sci
aside for this county are Tuesday,
July rs, and Thursday, July q.
On Tuesday after the announce
ments at the auditorium an inspect
ion of the farm will be held. This
should prove very interesting to any
one engaged in farming or interested
in any way in agriculture, Expert
ments in the cultivation, spacing and
fertilizing of cotton can be seen
where the most successful methods
can be noted. The same is true of
the corn crop and other crops grown
in this part Of the state. There are
also large number of variety tests,
where many different varieties of
cotton and corn are grown under the
same condition, to find the varieties
best suited to our soil and climatic
conditions.
After an inspection of the farm
from 9:15 to II, the hour from II to
IL will be used by Prof. J. dimes
Martin, University of Kentucky, on
poultry, The poultry industry in
Upton, as well as many other eoun-
ties in the South, is beginning to
make many farmers take notice of
this sadly neglected phase of farm
ing. This poultry meeting should
prove of interest to everyone present,
as there ought not be farm in any
county anywhere without poultry.
After the poultry meeting dinner will
be served on the grounds.
AT ! p. m. a poultry culling demon
station will be given by Mrs. Kate
NJ. Wells. This is very important
part Of the handling Of poultry and
should know how to dis
the laying hens from the
boarders and sell to the market, rid
ding the flock of Improbable hens.
Beginning at 1870 p. M, Mr.. ]. O.
Taylor, of the Delta Bool WeevilI
Laboratory of Tullulah, La, will
give a demonstration on the control
Of the boil weeYil. The United States
Department. of Agriculture has for
many years conducted an experiment
laboratory at this place for the pur-
pose of studying the habits of the
most injurious pest to the cotton
crop, and Mr.. Taylor will give first
hand information on the very best
of control. With the weeyil |
doing damage in places over our en-
tire county, this alone should be we'll |
worth the trip to any farmer in the
county. There are many theories adj
yanced for the control of the weevl |
cut this will be an opportunity tt
near the results from the government
laboratory, where these experiments
lave been conducted for years.
AT $3.50 a demonstration in the
iield on poisoning the boil weevil
With calcium arsenate will be handled
~ men who viii give the best plans
# poisoning, the kind Of machines to
Use and the proper formulas for the
lust as used at Tullulah.
AT Ais p. m. field demonstrations
will be held, where the handling of
arm machinery, the seeding of al
alta, lining, etc, bee demonstrations,
he treating of sweet potatoes for
lack rot and many other interest
ng phases of farming.
Thursday, July q, should prove
o be of interest to the many farmers
lere who are engaged in shipping
,ream and to the many others
making plans to enter the business.
Or. TAFT Butler, Of the Progressive
farmer, will give an address on dairy
ng at II a. M, and in the afternoon
he judging of dairy cattle will be
discussed and an inspection Of one of
he best herd of dairy cattle in the
,outh.
The County Days should prove Of
IS much interest to the farm women
IS the men. On Tuesday at 1920
frs. Wells will discuss the prepara-
ion of poultry for market and at l
he marketing of home products will
e discussed, with Mrs. A. L. Moore
S leader The marketing of butter
ill be handled by Mrs. Doss Bond,
Jackson.
The trip to Jackson can be made
n three hours with a Ford, and if
here are those who like speed this
me can be cut some. A large dele
alton will leave Covington and other
arts of the county early Tuesday
forming. It is the plan. of many to
eturn that evening, with Others re-
,aining over for the entire meet
lg. If you are making your plans
, 60 and haven't way to ride, see !
our county agent as soon as possible.
his meeting promises to be the
est one ever held at Jackson and a ,