Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-06-18
FARMERS BULLETINS.
Congressman Taylor Will Aid in
Their Distribution.

The Enterprise has Just received
letter from Ed L. Taylor, Congress
man-at-Large for Colorado, from
which we quote as follows:
Upon inquiry the other day of the
Chief OF the Division of Publications
OF the Department OF Agriculture,
concerning some Farmers Bulle-
tins" l was informed that these bull.
letins have never been circulated
throughout the State of Colorado in
any systematic manner, like they have
in other states; and that out of about
800 carefully prepared bulletins upon
as many different subjects and which
are now available, only compare
lively few of them have ever been
generally distributed in Our State.
That is through no fault OF the
farmers. but because it seems to be
nobody's business to see that they are
properly circulated.
These bulletins, as you know, are
prepared for the government with
the greatest care and by eminent and
thoroughly competent and reliable
specialists upon the respective SUBJ
jects; and there can be no question
but what under the conditions in our
new and rapidly developing State, the
general knowledge among the farm
ers, horticulturists and stockmen OF
the information contained in many
OF these articles pertaining especially
to their business, would not only be
OF very great immediate financial ben
eft to themselves, but would event
ually be worth many millions of dol
lars to the State in general.
1t seems to me that there ought
to be some way of placing a few OF
these bulletins in the home OF every
one of the fiftv thousand farmers and
fruit growers in our State.
| know OF no reasonably possible
way in which l can procure their
names or addresses. and / have con-
cluded to submit the matter to the
newspapers OF the State, and ask
them if they will not assist in this
work While it would be, like large
amount of YOUR labor. gratuitously do.
mated for the benefit of the public
nevertheless. | feel confident that the
appreciation OF your readers and the
benefits to your community will very
soon amply compensate you for your
services.
II you care to mention the subject
and will permit the suggestion.
think it would be sufficient to copy
from time to time as soon as con-
Nenient. suCn pprtlpl- clllN Vi thS
enclosed lis, OF bulletins. as you think
would be OF special interest to your
portion of the State, giving the mum.
Der and title OF each bulletin. and
say to your readers that while they
cannot be obtained in large numbers
for each man. yet | shall be glad 10
send few to every farmer who will
write me and give his name and ad-
dress and the number and title OF the
four or five bulletins in which he is
most interested.
He ought to write soon to get the
benefits OF them for this season: and
then il lie wants more. he can write
me again for others next winter.
About one-half of these bulletins
are applicable to Colorado. and a,
least fifty OF them should be studied
by every farmer in the State.
OF course. cannot get that many
for each one, but ii neighbors will
request different ones and exchange
them. thev can get all OF the benefit:
OF all OF them that are OF special
value to their business and locality,
| have taken the subject UP with
the Agricultural Department and the
Chief has promised me practically ar
uslimited supply Tor distribution il
this manner fully realize that OF
iering to send out possibly one hun
dred thousand bulletins. is a very
large undertaking Mt practically
means reading and answering posi-
bly, twenty-five thousand letters. Try
ing to do anything OF this kind i:
what the old members here call
hunting trouble. and very likely ii
is. But from my limited observation
since coming TO Washington. | can
see no one act that appears to me a;
this time within the range OF pos
sibility. that | believe would render
as great service to Colorado. as the
dissemination OF this information
among our aSTiculturists: and after
listening to FIVE hundred speeches on
the tariff. | AM more than ever con-
WINGED that there is no immediate
danger OF the farmer getting more
than Is coming to him.
There are several hundred Taylors
in Washington. and four in Congress,
so it is necessary for everyone writ
ing me to be sure to get my name
correct and also to add the letters.
M. c.. or Congressman at large
for Colorado. or House OF Repre-
sentativcs". or House Office Build
ing or something to show my Off
cial position, otherwise some OF my
letters go eStray.
Yours verv rcspectfullv,
ED. I. TAYLOR"
Following is partial list OF the
bulletins that may be secured upon
application to Congressman Taylor:
-. The Feeding of Farm Animals.
IS. Weeds: And How to Kill Them.
~. Commercial Fertilizers.
81 Standard Varieties of Chickens.
81. The Sugar Beet.
S.. The Dairy Herd.
SS The Soy Bean as a Forage
Crop.
90 Bee Keeping.
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