Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-07-11

warner q Co, Montgomery ward q
r. n Run.eiy Co. Albert Dickinson
CO.. Illinois seed Co.. etc, ana sne
following Railroads among many ON
-. Nj x. q T., @, q A., Mo- rae
MS rour. ID a o. S. W. n. & o. G. q
N w. Burlington Route, Great Noftn'
arm Tong Island. Mo. q No. Ark, c.
NJ. s 81. p. Chicago a Great western
ROCK Island, Cumberland Valley. =.
y. a 81. T.. c. ii. a d. p. q H. Erie
Frisco Lines. |. G., Michigan Central
| Nav york Central, Wabash, Santa re,
Cotton Belt, vandalia, and bankers,
merchants and manufacturers In ev-
cry line q trade.
IT,, Editorial Advisors.
The Editorial Committee for this
Press Service includes the Hon. wal
lett NJ. lays, Assistant Secretary o.
Agriculture, chairman; Holden OF
iowa. Tuck OF New York. Christie OF
indiana, Clinton Of Connecticut
Moore Of Wisconsin. soule OF Georgia
Miller OF Missouri, Rankin OF Illinois,
JardIne Of Kansas. Bryant OF Ken
tucky. Pugsley Of Nebraska. Wilson
~ Minnesota. Graham Of Ohio, XII.
gore Of North Carolina, Shoesmith OF
Michigan, Bolley Of North DAKOTA
Harris cf Utah, Evans Of Texas. Y
can of Alabama, Carrier Of Virginia
and many others, generally the aGron
omist or superintendent 81 EXTENSION
Oh the state Agricultural College.
This service is entirely disinterest
! ed. that is. it is free from the stigmi
Of advertising in any shape or form
+ and handles all subjects pertaining =
z crop Improvement from b selectlo'
Of the seed to the marketing OF IN
7 crop. contributed by the leading AZ
thorities.
+ County Development.
!, 1t also covers the development 9
Z each county through an amalgamatlo
! Of commercial, educational, transpol
Z tation and agricultural interests
i Il from this viewpoint that the ser
= v ice differs from anything published.
Il farm Demonstrators.
nj The establishment Of trained agr
IN ~culturists In each Of the counties
H. all OF the northern agricultural STATE
II. in connection with the United stat
Bureau OF Farm Management, sta
agricultural colleges, state CONNIE
cial associations and local CONNIE
re- cial clubs. is the third endeavor OF u
q. Committee.
!. Million Dollar Fund.
The National fund for this purpo
is now being raised In order % on
~ Al. 900 or more TO each county In ca
state. and state commercial organli
II tions are ready to form state Crop ]
movement Associations TO raise q II
Y. amount TO that offered to each coun
from the National organization. III
y. fund has been started with n n
e lion dollars by Messrs. Sears, II
- buck & Co. Of Chicago, who have
aside this sum, $1,000. to be given
~ each OF 1000 counties IN every ST.
IA which will raise a fund locally, 81
Gent TO eHhplOy u pShihthhSht N
an. a~griculturist and farm demonstrat
A number Of counties are raising 10
funds which may be trebled by
!, time the funds from the other sour
- become available.
Ex- The Government Bureau OF ia
Pc Management also has a fund, and
fers to bear from one-third to onesf
Of the expense of this Farm Bur
:. IN any county whose plans are acc
able as soon as its funds becc
available for this year. This will
az approximately another $1,000 to 9
county ready to raise its " fr
The Government estimates that 4e
so counties may receive aid from
q 4. source within the year.
ron while there are scarcely I'M
shes counties operating under exactly
same plan. the following is the
ions recommended by the Counc.. Of g
the Exchanges.