Title	"Tennessee Farmer" reports Agricultural Society in Middle Tennessee
Description	Article appearing under the title of "Agricultural Society in Middle Tennessee" in the May 1, 1838, issue of the "Tennessee Farmer" conveys the importance of not only agricultural organization on the county level, but on the state level as well.
Historical Note	The "Tennessee Farmer" began operation in 1834 as the first monthly in Tennessee dedicated specifically to the promotion of agriculture. The publication's first editor, Judge Thomas Emmerson, and prominent Jonesborough merchant, David A. Deaderick, are credited with introducing the first cast iron plow into East Tennessee in 1825. Thomas Emmerson distingushed himself during his lifetime as a jurist, an editor, a mayor, a businessman and a patron of education and agriculture.
Date	1837-1838
Creator	Emmerson, Thomas, 1773-1837; Deaderick, J.F.
Place	Tennessee
Publisher	T. Emmerson, Washington Republican Office
Publication Place	Jonesborough (Tenn.)
Collection	Library Collection
Series	Vols. II & III
Subjects - LCSH	Agriculture; Periodicals; Horticulture
Subjects - TGM	Agriculture
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	34052
Digital Type	Still Image
Digital Format	Image/jp2
Media Type	Documents
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