| Show WHAT A KEY BANKER DID FOR HIS COUNTY the farmers of 0 one county in ton ten bessee are receiving adal additional annual income from now new farm enterprises started since 1920 through the efforts of a key banker and the county agent according to estimates front from the tennessee college ol of aerl culture A A key banker la Is a part of the stats state bankers association voluntary held field force cooperating with the american bankers association la in its nationwide plan for bringing about betor bat er agricultural conditions through combined banker farmer effort new projects started in this particular county aro are tobacco irish potato and cabbage production tor for cash crops and dairying and poultry raising for liv liveston t r the key banker looking for something to do to bettor better his community first attempted to procuro procure a county agent but was unable to get the county to make maka tho the necessary appropriation so lie and other leading citizens made mada up the To requisite funds through private subscription among farmers and busl noss men and an agent was employed up until 1020 1920 grain was the principal farm production in the county tho the banker recognized the tha disadvantages ot of this it afforded a low cash income and the land was too hilly anil and rough for profitable grain raising ilia idea was to introduce cash crops that offered more per acre acra and acro bettor better fitted to the county it was do da aided that the county should standardize on tho the green Aloun mountain tala potato and to market it in car carload load ait iota through his bank he ha sponsored tho the buying ot of a car ot of certified seed potatoes ho io likewise bought somo some high quality tobacco seed and several hundred settings ot of purebred eggs agga these supplies vere distributed at coat through tho banks to tho the farmers after considerable effort a market tor or dairy products was waa assured tho the farmers when in iii 1028 1928 a national cheese company located a factory there A county appropriation was wag secured tor for county agent work in 1028 1928 in 1929 tho the cash crop program resulted st cited in farmers selling worth ot of milk worth ot of tobacco rind and efty fifty alve carloads of potatoes and cabbage mostly through cooperative sales this athla was sonic somo stop from tho the 25 COO worth ot of cash crops in 1920 11 tho county agent says and indications are that this amount will bo be doubled |
