The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-15
DR.. Knapp Issues the Fol-
lowing Statement
THE PLAN OF INSTRUCTION OUTLINED
Information Gathered From Most SaC-
Cessfui FarmerS-T!ie Preparation
of the SoiI-G0od Seed Should
Be Used Other Items.


of Agriculture, whose work against
the boil weevil has attracted nationa
attention, has issued the following
statement as to the Farmers Co
operative Demonstration work:
There has been some miSapprehen
sion among farmers in regard TO the
Farmers Co-OueTative Demonstration
Work. Many have supposed that the
instructions all come from Washing
ton, and were not adapted to South
ern conditions This is not correct.
The instruction given out for this
work are made upon the following
plan; First a compilation Of all the
experiments, relating TO a given crop,
by the Experiment Stations in The
cotton states. is carefully made. For
example: all the experiments in rela-
tiOn to the preparation Of the soil, the
planting and the cultivation of cotton
are compiled. Then the experience
in planting. OF large number Of best
cotton farmers in tie South along the
same lines Of work in cotton is care
fully noted. In addition to this the
observation and experience Of all the
Tra va1in,y NrantS nf tbic DanartyY,opt
oro brnn'ebt - ha,rn,nn tha i,c,r,,.
tiOnS. 10 correct any defect that may
horn thl fn1oo.i,,'r .1or,,tn tf no,.ra'
+io,. Irr.t ,,,,,,- 80 nnnont,,IN.-t -
Waehinlrtnn I,,@,,,s rrool i+r ,o.'
ctoroe nf i,,fI,r,.+jo, ohnnt co+tn,.
Socondlv wh.f tho It,te Fvnorin(ont
Stations in rho South have damon
strated to ha th.. most advaptaroouc.
thirdIv ,yhat TO h,lt farmers - .nn.
South have taeted and nynvap tho
,,,oot c,',.l.o,ef,,] ,,,,I,,, tha f,,,. f,,,,.,l
tho I,no.sIod,,a' l,t.inod hu thn rJSrar
o1;r'r t,,,,,tr ,.r I,,,. ,l,-',., ,.-+t''.,
W., ,I..,l, 'n,.,,,,.;.,iI,. ,-i.it ona r.,.
,,orrl,,.I l,,,,,,,i1,.(5's, a. o,,or,, ,,,.,,i.
pf +l,r et,+os -. ,.binh 3t,d,. 49,.
ct,+irnad - tbon npr i..e,,',n
rlnns ;,In aGon., lines Of correcr ur,n'.j
nles Ipav;rg n7..,,v details to shr nond
indictment NJ thu farmer
In this Co-onorotive Work oreot
ctrocs ic laid mo, moro tborough
oror,r,tio, ,,f thc. e,il in tho fan Ia.
couce ri nr, oulb.,n rlir,.te the
froot> 60 ,,,r ,n,,otra,o tho cniIo crffi
l,;o,,t +I, ,,,or, tt,,,, ia sd,,,it oi,. vno
,,,I,at t,,oS.oel.,, H., ~, ,,1',,,,i,l- +ho
49, en- a,,1 49,, coo,a i,,i,,or o,,,+i,.,
~, ,,'.'ot of,,.a dnoe -, ~ noi,,ar
Torta ~ I T., tho r;,.noct eo;IS tbora ie
hnt iitri< fnnd ra.,dv nrona rod for Iha
nlant ana natnre:s nIan is that this
food choD ha nron5rnd more mr. loss
doiIv hv - ,rtinn of the air thn
,,.n;1+,,rl j., TIA sails ond hy tho enn
Tbocn tbraa artjva forces n1ako readv |
+ho food 90 ,ho ,,lsnt oo,, ho nrnnorIy |
',]nrisI,ad onr ."G rThjs mi ~ cannot I no 6npa r;th
n,,t ,,1l',s.;,,., nd nrIti,o+incr tn od,,ri,
tne ,po ai. a;r IA ~ |I'o na,I;a'. ,i3i, ,."r,"
ol-o en',,',1,ad 60 @,, i, tbo fa1I tbo
&nnt .t'it', ;II horn r ,',l nnn ' 80 "ron
80 foiIonina ;r, Sa.ro' f'' 0p "
| Srho no otrant If nsinl, cood GOOD iS nat
snfiiriantIy annraciafed nor nnrhans II
iS understood inst what makes GOOD
eood II n,rcf ho tho boct yar;otv
oor rof ,,Ir snInctod ,L oariU ~ % tha fam and
Stored IN . drv rlaca " This M vear In IN
JU nassing throngh the states Of A II hama
I'D MicSiscinni wn fonnd vorv l;ttlo
ot' of tbo corn III for cooa hocanSa no
~ - o"n ~ ~ throa w ,noo,,a ~; :, ~ ofto tl th
rreat rmo storm had water-Sonked tho cnh &
and ininred the Germs 7, nanv
c.Ses if had even canSed decav in =
nortion of the kernel This could
have been prevented. had the seed
corn been gathered in August Our
reasons for yerv freouent cultivation
hayebeen explained above. towit the
admission of air. the conservation of
moistlre in the soil, and the preven-
tion ofsurface crust. The farmer
NAV sa8that this frequent cultiva-
tion is somuch work for nothing. but
=, TN &. Il =. 80. % oo4. A.,