The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
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Auburn. May Especial )-Auburn's work toward the agricultural better ment of the state is keeping busy every member of the Auburn agricul- ture faculty, and every member of the experiment. station force. A new wrin- kle in experimental work will be at- tempted when Prof. J. r. Duggar, with one or two assistants, will undertake tests of cotton choppng in many coun- ties of the state. Already a private test has been made In Montgomery county, on the McLemore plantation, and a public test will be made there at some time during the latter part of this week. After that tests will be made In other counties that farmers in every locality may judge of the merits of several makes of the imple- ment.
 Professor Duggar has procured cot ton choppers of various makes, and be- lieves that the implements with which the experiments are made are he most Improved and efficient of their genre Cotton choppng, next to cotton pick ing, Is the most laborious. task incl dent to cotton production, and inven- tors have been at work for some time in their efforts to produce an artificial cotton chopper. It is believed that they have succeeded.
 Professor Duggar has appointed J. L. Hawley, a member of the Auburn class of 19l0 to succeed L. L. Glover, who died recently, as field agent of the Alabama experiment station. MT. flaw ley is a native of Alabama, and has been engaged in teaching since his graduation in several Louisiana agtl- cultural schools.
 Prodigious rains and consequent high water have kept the field agents of the Auburn department of agriculture from their work in locating and over seeing local experiments, and the work will be handicapped to q great extent this year because of the unfavorable weather The agents, however, are working over time to catch up on tho time lost
 Another phase of the Auburn work in extension of agriculture which is meeting with marked success is that which has to do with the boys corn clubs and girls tomato clubs, under Prof L. N. Duncan and Prof J. E. Hob dy and Miss Della Stroud Recent sta iiviics compiled by the federal depart
 Tt of agriculture shows that Ala hafaa stands third In the list of states in which the extension work Is con- dn d among the boys and girls In AI anna 10,S9f boys are enrolled in tte orn clubs, all of them pledged to fa make more corn and better corn, 0H. 4 follow scientific methods in the
 g of It. This tremendous enroll
 At s exceiled by only that of the aareil corn clubs, which number 12,-
 In membership, and the Texas siab whose members number 12,63r.
 tff ctive propositions are offered
 $. to induce them to work zeal Each of the boys is entered by r Duncan or Professor Hobdy 5# ate contest, inaugurated by the s partment of agriculture, and
 s25 for the best yield in each er csides a prize of $250 10 the tf of the greatS- icld in the
 cid, and $l00 for ene third la sld This contest is not re- boys. but Is open to every an or boy. woman or girl, Professor Duncan looks to
 8 boys to walk away with
 he opportunity to win the
 ttbe 10894 farmer boys of 4s re compelling for county
 ntests restricted to mem 5sef boys corn clubs. Besides Inf oped that two boys from nj in the state will be sent