The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-01
MODERN METHODS
IN FARM WORK
Valuable Service Of PennsyIVa-
nia'sAgrlcuItural Department.
MODEL ORCHARD MOVEMENT
Prosecution For Manufacturers Of
Bogus Fertilizers - instruction at
Movable School and Institute.

Bogus Fertilizers - instruction al
Movable School and Institute.
Pennsylvania has taken the front
rank of states which have adopted
scientific methods for the advance
ment of agriculture and HORTICULTURE.
The work Of the keystone States De-
partment of Agriculture has been OF
incalculable value to the farming in
terests. Since the creation of the de-
partment the legislature has appro-
priated more than $2,000,000 for that
branch Of the state government. Each
year it's work has been extended and
the appropriation to maintain it in
creased. Owing to its success its
methods are being adopted by agricul.
tural and horticultural bodies through
out the country.
A phase of the departments work
that has attracted widespread atten-
tion is presented by what is known
as the Model Orchard Movement" !"
The movement had it's origin three
years ago in the selection of thirty
orchards which were taken under the
departments charge. This number
has grown to such an extent that now
more than 1900 orchards are on the
"model" list. The owners of these
orchards depend upon the department
for direction and assistance in their
efforts to grow fine fruit, under the
terms of signed contract, executed
when application was made for the
service. More than 1918 public orchard
demonstrations, embracing work in
| spraying trees and other horticultural
operations, have been conducted since
Jan. l last, and about 1900 model
/ orchard inspections made. The attend
ance at the demonstrations was many
thousands of fruit growers.
Kidding Orchards of Deadly Pests.
In the inspection of orchards the
inspector determines the kinds of in
sects injuriously infesting the trees
on each of the premises inspected, as
we'll as the degree of infestation. A
report is made Of conditions for the
department and duplicate left for
the use of the owner and tenant. OF
the orchard inspections, 1854 have
been made in thirty counties during
this year. Inspections of nurseries to
the number of 219 have also been
made and $50 boxes of foreign impor-
tations Of nursery and greenhouse
stock inspected.
Original Investigations have been
carried on in the effects of certain in
secticides on oyster-shell scale, le-
canium scale and the grapevine flea
beetle, in which 300 trees and vines
have been sprayed. Special investiga
tions have been conducted as to the
distribution, habits and life history OF
the Hessian fly and the appearance in
Pennsylvania of the seventeen. yeal
Cicada
The Bureau of Farmers Institutes
may be regarded as the right arm Of
the State Agricultural Department
Through this bureau tho college is
brought to the farmer and results o.
experiments carried on in all the
states for the advancement of agri
culture are brought to his attention
by scientific men, while instruction il
methods is given by practical tillerf
of the soil who have proved theil
ability to instruct by the success the!
have achieved in the employment O.
the methods they advocate.
institute Work In Every County.
Since the beginning of the year %
regular farmers institutes have baeI
held, all the counties of the state be
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tutes were under the direction of loca
managers appointed by the Deput.
Secretary OF Agriculture, who is eX
ohicio Director Of Institutes and VIII
attended many OF the meetings. In
struction was given by experts in th
science of agriculture, as well as met
known to be thoroughly practical far
duct Of their affairs.
In addition to the regular institute
work there were held since Jan.
fifteen movable schools of agriculture
These schools continue in session
about one week at a given point ant
then go to another point. Before
school Is located at any point ther
must be an enrolment of a sufficien
number Of persons who pledge then
selves to attend regularly the session
to insure such an attendance as wi
justify locating the school at tina
point. At these schools instruction
given in specific branches of agricu
ture according to the selection mad
by the persons who enroll themselve
as students. The attendance at tn
institutes since Jan. was 1920!
and at the movable schools 16,19I
The Bureau OF Farmers Institute
also furnished speakers for thirty-tw
special summer meetings conducte
in the interest Of agriculture, at whic
32,376 persons were present, an
speakers for many agricultural fair
and expert judges of certain commod
ties when requests for such judge
were made.
, Regulating Manufacture of Fertilizer
; The enforcement of the provision
| of the law regulating the manufactuI