The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-07
Object Of County Demonstration
Farms.

Object Of County Demonstration
Farms.
The primary purpose Of the dem
ous.ration farm, for the present is
10 plant the purest and best seed
and 10 grow in the best way the
largest possible crops, thus demon
strating the yielding value OF good
seed and the profit in right methods
and also 10 have good seed 10 sup
ply TO the neighbOring farmers.
The sciences many years ago
adopted the demonstration method Of
instruction. The studen. in chemistry
and physics is required to work out
his problems in the laboratory, the
doctor AM surgeon must practice
in the hospital and the mechanic
must show his efficiency in the shOp
to complete his education. The dem
onstratiOn farm seeks to apply the
same scientific methods to the far
mers by requiring them to work
out their problems in the soil and
obtain the answer in the crib.
The Instructions for each crop
sent out from the superintendents
office, are Of a general character and
must necessarily be such in order
to cover the whole state Where the
instructions are not practicable. for
local reasons. the district inspectors
have authority to change the instruc-
tions to suit or specific instructions
will be sent from the office upon
notification. 1t is the intention Of
the boari to adopt the work to
local conditions. We can not change
conditions but can change our meth
nds. s-s
Many farmers have the impre sion
that they are to receive pay for tn
work at the rate of Is cents per
hour for man and 80 cents per hour
for man and team. This is erro-
neous. The state hires no one unless
his crop will not pay for the Labor
and customary rent of the land. The
state will pay, however, to
amount of $3.50 should the records
show that the farmer has sustained
loss to that amount In other words
the STATE guarantees the farmer
pay for his labor
One of the requirements embodied
in the contract is. that the farmer
will keep a true and correct ac-
| count of the cost of production and
the amount harvested This provi.
| sion If carried out strictly would be
ample justification for the expendi-
ture of the appropriation. Very few
farmers know at the end of the
season Just how much their profit
Is Some reports from the oat crop
are in and in those counties where
weather conditions were at all ia.
vorable handsome profits are shown.
Reports from the wheat crop will
run about the same as for o
Crops that are still growing are
suffering in some localities for lack
of moisture but in most counties
conditions are excellent.
Much knowledge that is helpful TO
the farmer is worked out by agricul-
ture college and experiment station
but farmers as class are slow to
adopt a method read about. Much
knowledge that is calculated to and
will place agriculture on a broader
basis of profit and will give TO the
country life a dignity and Influence
IL has never received. To bring
this knowledge to the people by
practical. ocular demonstration is
the work of the demonstration farm.
This method of reaching and inr,u.
'h'ihE me men on the farms is des-
tined TO become a part Of a great
system Of rural education.
The growing of such crops As are
which the farm is located. Rotations
are planned with some Of the legumes
as soil improvers. the object being to
maintain the soil fertility Continued
cropping will exhaust the mos. fer.
tile soil unless some plan is adopt-
'o Tor restoring to the land the ele-
men'S Of plant food. This feature
OF the work will be taken MP and
worked o1t more fully As the work
progresses.
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Supi. County Demonstration Farms.