The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-08-18
Object Of County Demon.
stration Farms.

The primary purpose Of the Demon.
.tration Farm, for the present, is to
plan; the best and yurest seed and to
-rnw .a Che best way the largest pos.
/ >.bia errors. 'N"s lr'Nnstrating the
Igei.tlrE value q eaod seed and the
croft, iu right methods and also to
rSye good seed tosupply to the neigh.
rruE farmers
The scientists many years ago adopt.
'd tHe demonstration method OF in
.rrur,iun. The student in chemistry
md lhy>ic. is required to work out
his problems in the laboratory. the
.ucrOr and surgeon must practice in
hr hospital and the mechanic must
,aoN his efficiency in the shop to com.
r'ytc Dos, education. The Demonstra-
ion Farm seeks to apply the same
sninut.lc methods to the farmers 10y
occurring them to work out their prob
lens IN the soil and obtain the answer
in the crib.
The instructions for each crop sent
cut from the superintendent office,
are Ola general character and must
necessarily bc such in order to cover
the whole state. Where the instruc-
n. are not practicable, for local reas-
,u., the District Inspectors have au-
fhority to change the instructions to
suit or specific instructions will be
sent from the office upon notification.
It's the intention OF the Board to
dapt the work to the local conditions.
We can not change conditions but can
hanEe our methods.
Many farmers have the impression
tuat they are to receive pay for their
work at the rate Of 10 cents per hour
'or man and 30 cents per hour for man
and team. This il erroneous. The
state hires no one unless his crop will
not pay for the labor and customary
cnt OF the land. The state will pay
however To the amount Of $4,000
hould the records show that the farm
r has sustained loss to that amount.
la other words the State guarantees
he farmer pay for his labor.
One of the requirements embodied
in the contract is, that the farmer will
keep a true and correct account Of the
'ost Of production and the amount har-
.rstcd This provision if carried out
strictly would bc ample Justification
or the cXpeud iturc OF the appropri-
Itior. Very few farmers know AZ the
end of the ason just how much their
profit is. Some reports from the ca
'rop are in and in those counties where
weather conditions were at all favor.
sblc, handsome profits are shown
Reports from the wheat crop will
run about the same as for the oats
)rops that are still growing are suffer
ing in some localities for lack of mois
JIre but in most counties conditions
are excellent.
Much knowledge that is helpful tt
she farmer is worked out by Agricul
ture College and Experiment Station
| Ilt farmers as a class are slow to ad Up
4 method read about. Much know
edge that is calculate to and viii
place agriculture on broader basis o
profit and will give to country life ,
iiguity and influence it has never re
ceiv,d To bring this knowledge L
,he people 10y practical, ocular demon
,tratiOn is the work of the Demonstra
uun Farm. This method of reaching
md Influencing the men on the iarmt
: destined to become part Of a grea
.vstem OF rural education.
The growing Of such crops as ar,
,dpplcd to the paticular locality il
which the farm is located. is adyocat
ed Rotations are planned with som,
ol the lcgumes as soil fertility. Con
tinued cropping will exhaust the mos