This work shall be known as cooperative extension work, carried on in cooperation with the United States department of agriculture, provided for in the Smith-Lever Act, Public Act May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 1, 38 Stat. 372 (7 U.S.C. §§ 341-349), and in accordance with the regulations provided for in that act for the conduct of this work, which provide that this work shall include:

(1) Practical demonstration instruction in agriculture and home economics;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-50-102

  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • farm products: means forage and sod crops. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Conducting 4-H boys’ and girls’ clubs for teaching farm and home practices;
(3) Introducing new crops and new systems of farming in various areas of the state, as development in industry necessitates changes in existing crops and systems of farming;
(4) Developing improved methods of marketing farm products; and
(5) In general, improving rural life, with the object of making farming more prosperous and farm life more desirable and attractive.
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