The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-07-04
10 Be Established by Stale Board
ofvAgricuIture
ON THE PRINCIPAL RDADs
The Board VIII Furnish Fertilizer,
Seed and Advice in Order That
Farmers May See Advantages Of
Scientific Farming In Their Own
Sections.

A movement has been started in
Durham county for the establishment
Of number OF demonstration farms.
The demonstration work win be
under the direction Of the North Caro-
lima board OF agriculture. 1t is in
tended TO have one OF these farms
established on each OF the principal
public roads leading out from town.
The department Of agriculture will
make thorough examination of the
soil OF these farms and find the crops
that are best suited. The proper ferti-
llizer will be determined and furnished
and after the crop is planted the de-
partment win direct the cultivation.
BY this means the farmers of the
county will be given a demonstration
OF the results that can he secured
from scientific farming In the county.
Some demonstration work has al
ready been done in the county by Mr..
]. c. Fletcher, of Oak Grove town.
ship. The work Of Mr.. Fletcher, how
ever, has been under the direction CT
the United States department of agri-
culture. While this has been of con-
siderable use TO the farmers, the work
lis not nearly so far-reaching and
beneficial as the demonstration work
that Is carried OH under the auspices
OF the state department of agriculture
In a circular recently sent out, the
North Carolina department has this
TO say OF the work:
"The leading function Of the \. G
department of agriculture is not its
police work but that OF producing
agricultural wealth among the farm.
Iers OF the state. With this IN view
we are establishing in each county I
number of local experimental farms
|, one on each public road leading into
the county seat on which simple bu
vital experiments are conducted il
plain view Of every passer-by. Thii
local experimental work is plannet
with a view to arousing interest OF
Ithe part OF the farntr m the Study o
his own local conditions OF crop pro
: duction. In this way We hope to ali
the farmers In each county to increas
their crop yields and thus enable tn
state TO grow a home the millions o
dollars worth q food supplies whicl
are now annually qshipped into tn
Estate from outside sources."
The following blanks have been sen
ont by the department, and an
farmer In the county who desires 4
! conduct n demonstration farm cal
communicate with the department b
signing and sending in this blank:
/ For the purpose Of securing for my
! self and my neghbors a more cxac
I knowledge OF the relationship exist
, ing between the soils and crops o
my locality. aud to gain more com
piete mastery u the factors that gov
ern successful farming IN my com
munity, and In consideration OF re
ceiyIng from ties North Carolina DC
partmcfit OF agriculture all seed. fcrti
? llzer and Instructions necessar
thereto. I hereby agree to conduct Ger
/ tain experiments relating to the above
as directed By lhc state department
, Of agriculture. and TO keep careful
/ record Of all Items Of expense as out
(. lined IN tho Instructions given; pro
) sidcd thai shall receive all return
: from the crops grown during the tim
: these experiments are IN operation.
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