Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-11-29
CRossvILLE TENNESSEE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 70 1922
THINKS SHORT COURSE
IN AGRICULTURE VALUABLE
L. r. Neel Urges Young and Middle
Aged Men to Take . Few
Wssxs Traiains.

Weexe framing.
Many persons in this county are per-
sonally acquainted with L. X. Neel,
who owns farm near Maryland, but
who is just now in charge of the Mid
die Tennessee Experiment Station, at
Columbia. Mr.. Neel plans to return
to his farm a little later. The fall
lowing letter from his is self-explana-
tory:
my Dear Mr.. Bishop:-I was glad
to see an account of the short course
in Agriculture of the University of
Tennessee in recent issue of the Chron
icle. l hope you will have more about
the Short Course in other issues of
your paper between now and the first
of the year.
have been in touch with the work
given at the Short Courses in Agri-
culture at the University of Tennessee
for the past twenty years and my con-
viction is that young or middleaged
farmer absolutely cannot make bet
ter expenditure of time and money
than by taking advantage of this win
ter school for farmers. The course is
practical, inspiring and interesting.
Young farmers are brought in con-
tact with wide-awake farmers from
all parts of the state. This of itself
is worth what it costs to attend the
University at this time. But this is
only small part of what the student
gets in this four weeks course. He
becomes acquainted with agricultural
leaders who are connected with the
University and with the work the
University and Experiment Station
are doing for agriculture. He has
each day for four weeks crowded full
of practical lessons in farming, stock |
raising, dairying, fruit and vegetable |
growing, etc. Lessons are iilustrseedI
whenever practical
The Short Course sstudcnf is required
to buy no books except a good note
book. Many bulletins are given free
of charge and he is taught how to
get and make use of farmers bulle-
tins. His only expense is rail road
fare and board. Board costs SIS to
$50 and the farmer can figure the rail-
road fare for himself and then know
the full cost of taking the course.
The writer feels nothing of equal
cost would be so valuable to Cum
oerland county as to send dozen or
more young men to Knoxville for this
Short Course in Agriculture. All our
county needs to make it one of the
pest counties in the state is more
people, more information as to how to
make best use of our section, more
Inspiration to do bigger things and
more capital. Education gives two of
hese requisiteS-more information on I
arming our section, and more inspir-
Ition to do our best. And as the edu- {
alton of our people is increased
t will become easier to get more peo- G
lie and more capital to develop our t
ounty. I
Let farmer, professional man and s
BUSINESS man boost our section right
ow by helping get good b',nch of {
ur young and middle aged men off {
or Knoxville, January end. If c
ong man does not have the money,
e will make nc mistake in borrow
lg it for this course and if he gives
good note hank or individual of the
ouDty will make no mistake in lending
i'm the money at moderate rate of
With all good wishes for you in your '
ood work in promoting progress in
cumberland county,
Very truly yours,
L. R. NEEL, Q
In the postscript to the letter writ f,
n to the Chronicle editor he states
lat he will give 3-year subscrip- o
on to the Southern Agriculturist and
good map of Tennessee to every a,
oung or middleaged man who at
nds the Farmers Short Course, at vi
knoxville, for the four weeks COM h;
encing January 2, next, provided this
unity sends the largest delegation of OF
~ county in the state. The Agri-
lturist for three years costs $IOo L,
lie editor of the Chronicle will go m
r. Neel one better and will COVE the
lronicle one year-which costs $2.oo ur
on the same conditions as Mr.. Neel Sc
mes. ba
There are dozens of young and mid
, aged men in this county who could ",
Tend this Short Course, if they We
'uld only think SO, and the benefit 81,
~ would derive could not be meas Tc
ID in dollars and cents. The cost bo
I'd not reach $50 all told for each it