Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-15
ADVOCATES FARM
IN EVERY COUNTY
Permanent Demonstration Tracts
Are Favored by Director
Adams of College OF
Agriculture

ssienee in Arkansas, is the hope OF
a. y. Adams, dean and director of
ahe College of Agriculture of the
University of Arkansas, who is now
taking steps to that end.
IN a letter to b. f. Bigger, vice
president of the Arkansas Land
Congress, Mr.. Adams writes as fol-
hws:
@Dear Sir:
&Knowing your interest in agri-
aul,ural development of the state
Of Arkansas, and by nature of the
fact that you are the vice president
Of the Land Congress of your coun-
ay, submit the following for your
earnest consideration:
ssOne of the greatest needs, both
from the standpoint of the agricul-
aural scientist at work in the state
and the viewpoint of the ready
Eeference of the agricultural people,
~ permanent demonstration farm
IN every county of the state. The
College of Agrieu ture and Expert
meBt station here would have,
ahrough such demonstration farms,
swmking center in each county,
and the county would have a quick
VI means of agricultural develop
ment which in itself would be one
OF ihe greatest advertising propa-
gsRdas to be promulgated. 1t
seems to me that if the people out
si8e of Arkansas knew of the exist
4nee they would more readily pur-
abase homes among US. These
farms would be a convenient ref
snnce for any man who Is not fa-
miliar with the agriculture of the
state, and in this light would be an
advertising feature of great import
KDce. In proof of this | will state
shat the reference to this institution
IN Mr.. Lighton's article. The
Ssory of an Arkansas Farm has
attracted a great many people to
shs institution, locality and town.
''My idea of a demonstration
saJEn is that it should be a perma-
menent one. The land should be
owned by this institution so we
Gonld maintain there farm organ
ized on scientific principles. With
sufficient support to establish the
farm we could make it practically
self-supporting, except possibly the
salary Of the man In charge, and
yet it would have the constant at
sentiOn of this institution. The
Earm should be under the immediate
supervision of graduate in sgricul-
Bare, who should be supplied with
sufficient help, machinery and live
SDck to make the affair complete.
The net proceeds from the farm
sOpld well be spent in publishing
small bulletins describing the work
of the farm and these could be dis
tribnted to the citizenship of the
country. A portion of the time of
she man in charge of the farm
DORld be devoted to visits about the
sOunty gathering data as well as
dispensing information to the
people.
alt is possible that each county
owns some land that could be do
nated for such purposes. 1t is pos
SiblP, further, that the initial expense
sORld be raised by county taxes,
chsebY making the burden equal to
all according to property. 1t is
highly probable that some of our
large land owners would deed to us
B00 acres, and Others would contrib
ute machinery or live stock.
''Roughly e-timated there is
Reeded besides the land, about So,
aO0tO establish such a demonstra-
siOn or model farm. If your county
val furnish the means this institu-
sion will be only to glad to take
sbe matter in hand and give not
9Iy the means of developing the
agriculture of your section, but one
Of the best advertising features
Tour community could establish.
.sIf this idea seems 'plausible to