The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-13
COUNTY DAYS AND
FARMERS INSTITUTE

FARMERS INSTITUTE
1t has just beens announced by of
4 ficiais taat the annual Farmers, tn.
stitute at the University of Tennes
see Experiment Station Farm at Jack
son will be combined with the County
Days event at the farm, making one
big, strong event for farmers of this
section. The dates OF the Institute
and Comfy Days combined event
are July %, 26 and p, and one Of the
strongest programs in the history OF
farmers meetings in this section has
been prepared, according to officials,
Boil Weeyil Day.
Tuesday, July rs, the opening day,
will be Boil Weeyil Day" This year,
for the first time, the cotton boil
weevil is making heavy inroads in
Tennessee, and in arranging the pro-
gram for tie Institute a prominent
place was given to discussions OF this
pes. Dr. Warren E. Kinds, professor
Of entomology, Alabama POLYTECHNIC
Institute, noted for his splendid work
in controlling the boil weevil in Ala
bama, will speak on Control Of the
Boil Weeyil," and B. r. Goad, of the
Delta Laboratory, Department of
Agriculture, Tullulah, La, will give
a field demonstration of poisoning
methods. H. S. Nichols will make a
report of progress made in standard
ling cotton in West Tennessee.
Other features Of the day will be an
address on swine by w. H. Carmichel,
OF the National Meat Board, Chicago;
poultry talks and culling; field dem
onstrations, such as seeding alfalfa,
grading livestock for market, treat
ing sweet potatoes for black rot, farm
machinery and shocking grain.
Farmers Of 10 Of the largest cotton
growing counties will be urged to at
tend on this day.
Cooperative Marketing Day.
Wednesday, July 26, will be Go
operative Marketing Day" Aaron
Sapiro, Of San Francisco, Calf, noted
for his cooperative plan of market
ing and who was one Of the big fac
tors in organizing the California
Fruit Growers, will make the princi-
pal address. Capt. T. F. Peck, state
commissioner of agriculture, will pre-
side over the meeting Truck grow
ing and marketing and truck diseases
and insects will be given a prominent
place on the program. A tour of the
farm will be made in County Days
style at Oils to II o'clock in the morn
ing and number of demonstrations
will be given in addition to the speak
ing in the afternoon. Mrs. G. w
Sewell, of 0ttenbein, Ind, who was
the outstanding woman delegate ano
speaker at the recent Agriculture
Conference called by Secretary Wal
lace at Washington, will address g
joint session of the farmers and
home-makers in the afternoon. Farm
ers of 10 counties of the section which
have shown the most interest in CO.
operative marketing and truck grow
ing will be urged to attend on this
day.
Farm Bureau and Dairy Day.
Thursday, July q, will be Farm
Bureau and Dairy Day." and special
effort will be made to get large
delegation of farmers from those
counties interested in dairying and
farm bureau organization. An effort
is being made to secure ]. R. Howard,
president Of the American Farm Blu
reau Federation, to speak on the farm
bureau, and J. H. Mclean, former
head Of the dairy department Of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture, will probably be the principal
speaker on dairying. DR.. H. A. Nor
gan, president Of the University Of
Tennessee, and j. B. Brown, state
superintendent of schools, will be the
other speakers on this day. Judging
Of dairy cattle and an inspection trip
on the farm will be other features Of
this session.
The HOme-makers' Section.
A splendid program has been ar
ranged or the home-makers' section,