The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-17
WANT A COUNTY AGENT.
Some Farmers In Orange County Are
Interested In the Movement.

An effort is being made in Orange
county to have county farm agent
and the movement is thus described by
the U. S. department of agriculture;
"The work will be in charge Of a
trained agriculturist who will conduct
farm management, field studies and
demonstrations among the farmers of
given locality.
"He will acquaint himself as rapidly
as possible with the general agricul-
tural conditions OF the locality, study
the various types of soils, the crops
that have been found to be best adapted,
and the types of farming that have been
most successful on each type of soil
"He will spend his entire time in
the interests of improved farming in
the section, studying the methods and
practices of the most successful farm
ers on their farms, stuy their plans,
and aid them in formulating better
plans.
"He will study in detail the methods
of the farmers in preparing their land
for seeding. the methods of cultivation,
the kind of fertilizer used. the kinds of
seed how il is selected and kept, how
the crop is gathered and, disposed of.
He will study the live stock on the
various farms and the methods of hand
ling the stock. He will study every
phase of all the farms he visits so that
he may know what methods. crops, and
systems are best for the locality, and
at all times wherever he goes he viii
give the farmers the benefit of the in
formation he gets. He will also give
the farmers the benefit of the results
of scientific investigations conducted by
the various experiment stations and
the L. S. department of agriculture re-
latinc to all kinds of farm practice.
"He will study the agricultural ten
denotes and possibilities of the locali-
ty. and study the relations of the agri-
culture of the county TO that of the
neighboring counties and the state. He |
will study market conditions, means OF
and shipping facilities.
by the time he has become acquain- |
ed with each farmer in the locality to- |
yether with the type of farming he is
conducting and the methods and prac- |
luired a knowledge OF the agriculture of /
hat locality which viii enable hinf to /
luicklv analyze the situation on any I
arm he may visit, detect defects in
he cropping systems and general man
cement and at the same time note any /
that may exist over meth 1
DE- in common use.
"Such study viii enable nm TO adj
Use the farmers in the establishment
II better cropping systems on their
arms, in the intelligent selection Of bet
ed live stock. better seed, and better
markets. He becomes an agricultural !.
dviser to the farmers of that section
nd his opportunities for broad study
4 general conditions enable him to un-
erstand better than any one else the
Erection in which the agriculture of
hat locality should be directed.
"His work among the farmers not
nlv enables him 10 know the best
ractices which win result in the great
u Weld Of crops per acre and the great
Il financial return 20 the farm, but
q works towards the organization Of
be local people into associations and
ocieties for the general improvement
( their financial, educational and social
The Office Of farm management Of the
:. department Of agriculture i in
barge 81 this work Of the county agent.
Nd the state experiment station IS in
ympafhy with the project and vii aid :