The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-11-02
.DEM0NsTRAT|VE FARM WORK
Director to Enter Upon Duties No
vember Calls on Farmers for
Their Cooperation.
To the Farmers of Brazos County:

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! presume that most of the farmers
of the county are aware of the fact
that | have been appointed by the
agricultural department as agent for
the cooperative demonstration farm
work for Brazos county and will begin
my duties Wednesday, the first day OF
November. This movement Is entirely
new for Brazos county while 1t has
been carried on to limited extent in
some other parts of the state for sew
eral seasons. 1t is work that has
not only been recognized by the fed
eral government, but the legislature OF
Texas has been impressed with its
good results and recently enacted a
law giving the commissioners courts
power to appropriate money for the
extension of the work. The federal
governments proposition is to meet
any county in the state half way in
appropriation for this purpose. | for
one think that we should congratulate
ourselves upon the fact that we have
commissioners court that is alive
to the situation and know a good thing
when they see it, and did not hesitate
in meeting the government half way
and thereby enabling US to put the
work on in BRACES county. SO you
have the work. You also have the man
at your disposal; whether or not you
have the right man is to be seen after
he has been tried out"
| am here to do everything that is
possible for ME to do, but as the work
is entirely cooperative | can not ac-
complish anything without the united
as sistance of the farmers all over the
Thoughy from the kindly
words and many promises of support
hat ! have already had, | do not fear
my trouble along that line, yet must
lrge upon you the Importance of get
ing organized at the earliest possible /
ime. AS Brazos county has never had |
he work before, | am sure there are
many who do not know but would like
o know how the work is carried on.
Cor their benefit | will state that the
gent is to visit the farmers of all
ARTS of the county and get men who
will be known as demonstrators to
gree to cultivate a certain plot or
lots of his farm in cotton, corn or
nything he may elect. This cultiva-
ion Is to be done according to the d.
ection of the agent and he has to go
ccording to the direction OF the rules
( the department of agriculture. The
me for breaking the land and how to
reak and cultivate it as well as the
election of seed
Now, my friends, | believe that you
Il know me well enough to believe
lat | am going to do my level best 10
AXE this work success, and make
worth just as much to all of you as
possible for it to be made, and !
now | have confidence in you suffi-
ent to believe that you are going to
soperate with me in making it what
should be. So let us get right down
business, put our heads, hearts and :
lnds together and work for the bet
r way. If there is better way, and
believe there is, let us find it and
tablish it and maintain it in old !
'azos, so the burdens of our people
erywhere may be made lighter, their
mes may be made better and their "
miles may be made happier. If any
@ interested in the work / will be -
I'd to receive card from you and l =
II visit you as early as possible.
Respectfully,
A. W. BUCHANAN. ID