Ames Plantation

Ames Plantation encompasses 18,400 acres of land in Fayette and Hardeman counties in West Tennessee and is located approximately 60 miles east of Memphis and 10 miles north of the Tennessee-Mississippi line near Grand Junction, Tennessee. The Plantation has approximately 12,000 acres of forest, 2,000 acres of commodity row-crops, and maintains about 700 head of Angus beef cattle and 40 head of horses. Ames raises "flight-conditioned quail" suitable for restocking areas where quail habitat is not a limiting factor and markets bagged "Wildlife Ear Corn" for all of God's creatures. The heritage and cultural resources of the Plantation's land base is being investigated and documented for future generations. Various hunting opportunities exist for members of the Ames Plantation Hunting Club. Also, some "Guide Hunting" for wildlife not included in the hunting club's purview is available. Agricultural and educational research is superimposed on all aspects of the numerous programs, where physically and economically feasible.

Ames Plantation functions as one of the Research and Education Centers for the University of Tennessee's Agricultural Experiment Stations system.