Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-28

Ieert Ball, secretary of we Counel o
| Grain Exchanges In Cooperation
With the Government. State Col
leae and Commercial Assoc stions
| Explains Manner In Which Wor'
Is Being Undertaken
l National crop improvement Service
The development OF agricultural ed
iucatlon has largely groRu into &
study ~ farm management says Ser
tBall. secretary Of the crop lmpro."
.mcnt CCmW''r. ,... .. -E
lchauses. There are auuG..4. o g..u.
ibting tried out over tn United Statei
yunder varying conditions The sOuu
Is even more ali'' 20 f'" bflt' 'i
THAN the north. because the work o
.cosnty demonstration all .nFot "a
ttion has been under way tn re ioI
lseven or eight years. and th. ha"
iseen the direct benefit Of o.
County Farm Buesu.
There is one plan nos upoh whicl
tthe authorities have agreed ant
THAT In the county farm bureau 10
!charge OF an agfiCultu.ist Of busin0s'
ltact and Judgment Sho shail be select
led by or satisflrtOry 20 thH extension
department ~ the Agricultural coiicg'
!of the state OF 10 the once o. farm
management United States depart
lmoni Of agriculture
A f|HIa
itee was organized 10 devise and intro
duce ways and m ans Of getting a lafg
'er yield of better grain and af'ci
many conferences with bankers. ran
roads manufacturers Of fertilizers. CO
reals and grain products with the gov
eminent with the leading educators
and with all who are interested. the
ioounty plan was decided upon and
practically adopted by all concerned.
Agreement with Government
AN agreement has been made with
the government and with the colleges
I'm most Of the states 10 establish coun
~ farm bureaus. and the Council o
Grain Exchanges. which has estab
,llshed headquarters In Chicago. has
tbecome clearing house OF informa
,iion and Is harmonzlng the work o
all OF these interests
We began raising our fund. which
.was slow al nrsi and gradually The
business world "a learning the mean
Ing 81 The work After tho 20 lead
ding grain exchanges had contributed
fund for Us support. hundreds OF
business men. railroads and associa
tlons throughout tho United States
contributed small amounts 10 support
the general plans ~ the committee
After several thousand dollars had
been raised In this manner, wind
fall OF 81 .00OO0 was added to the
lfund for the specific purpose OF OF
,fering 81 900 to each ~ / 600 counties
(which should undertake their own de
lyelopment BY forming county faru
bureaus
The government has made arrange
sments with us TO 20 ahead and organ
size as many counties as possible. and
~ soon IA the federal appropriation l,
available n will take our place In tbs
fund and pay possibly one-half the en
.pensps OF the farm bureau In eacf
Nounty the second year and after W.
'nre also making arrangements where
by the direction Of the county ngricul
turis' viii be- merged 10 a state lead
Tor who shall represent both ~
United States government and 'h'
state agricultural college
Stirring Up Enthusiasm.
1T Is our business 10 stir up III
enthusiasm and bgnE th' counties int,
a receptive mood and get them TO NJ
ply for state and government superyl
sion We have the matter up nov
with over 300 counties. and there ar
some 90 county men already on tn
sob
We'll Mr. Ball. how do they x
about organizing counties so that the.
may enjoy the benefits OF your fun
and the governments"
"The inquiry generally comes from
commercial club or farmers institute
though sometimes single individual
starts the thing going The procedur
generally Is as follows:
Cooperation Of All Interests.
FIRST lu order 90 bring about IN
cooperation OF all the interests In tn,
.ounty where plans are being mad
20 install farm demonstration.
meeting should be- held. 10 which shal
b. Invited all organizations intereste'
1. 'ho development Of the county. N
q ling commercial clubs farmers In
ties. oranges farmers unions
a ders organizations. etc also al
/ sons Interested. whether belonginI
= any organ cation or not. includinI
farmers bankers. merchants. mlllers
manufacturers. grain buyers. land owr
ors county and city officers. etc. Tn
general purpose Of this meeting sha
be 20 form an organization whose OF
jscts shall be 70 obtain better return
from the farm and general improy,
merit % rural conditions by the orgai
,zstion % a County Crop improvement
association
How 70 Organize.
This meeting may authorize son
existing organization 70 undertake 4