The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-07-19

Warner & Co., Montgomery Ward 6
Co., nj. Rumely Co., Albert Dickinson
Co., Illinois Seed Co., etc., and the
following Railroads among many 9TH
ers: NJ K e T., C. & A, Mo. Pac,
Big Four, B. & O. S. W., B. & O., G. &
n. w, Burlington Route, Great North
ern, Long Island, Mo. & No. Ark, c.,
M. & st. p, Chicago & Great Western,
Rock Island, Cumberland Valley, G..
P. & st. L., C. H. & d., D. & H., Erie,
Frisco Lines, l. c., Michigan Central,
New York Central, Wabash, Santa Fe,
Cotton Belt, Vandalia, and bankers,
merchants and manufacturers in ev-
cry line Of trade.
The Editorial Advisors.
The Editorial Committee for this
Press Service includes the Hon. Viii
lett M. Hays, Assistant Secretary CT
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
lucky, Pugsley of Nebraska, Wilson
of Minnesota, Graham of Ohio, Kill
gore of North Carolina, Shoesmith OF
Michigan, Bolley of North Dakota,
Harris of Utah, Evans of Texas, Dun
can of Alabama, Carrier of Virginia,
and many others, generally the agron-
omist or superintendent of Extension
of the State Agricultural College.
This service is entirely disinterest-
ed; that is, it is free from the stigma
of advertising in any shape or form,
and handles all subjects pertaining to
crop Improvement from the selection
of the seed to the marketing Of the
crop, contributed by the leading au-
thorities.
County Development.
1t also covers the development OF
each county through an amalgamatlon
of commercial, educational, transpor-
tation and agricultural interests. 1t
is from this viewpoint that the serv-
ice differs from anything published.
Farm Demonstrators.
The establishment Of trained agr1-
culturists in each of the counties OF
all of the northern agricultural states
in connection with the United States
Bureau of Farm Management, state
agricultural colleges, state CONNER
cial associations and local CONNER
cial clubs, is the third endeavor OF the
Committee.
Million Dollar Fund.
The National fund for this purpose
is now being raised in order to offer
$1,000 or more to each county In each
state, and state commercial organ1za-
tions are ready to form State Crop I'M
proyement Associations to raise like
amount to that offered to each county
from the National organization. This
fund has been started with one mil
lion dollars by Messrs. Sears, Roe
buck & Co. of Chicago, who have set
aside this sum, $1,000, to be given to
each of 1000 counties in every state
which will raise fund locally, sufti-
cient to employ a permanent county
agriculturist and farm demonstrator.
A number of counties are raising local
funds which may be trebled by the
time the funds from the other sources
become available.
The Government Bureau of Farm
Management also has a fund, and Of
fers to bear from one-third to one-half
of the expense of this Farm Bureau
in any county whose plans are accept
able as soon as it's funds become
available for this year. This will add
approximately another $1,000 to each
county ready to raise it's own fund.
The Government estimates that 40 or
so counties may receive aid from this
source within the year.
While there are scarcely any two
counties operating under exactly the
same plan, the following is the one
recommended by the CouncH OF Grain
Exchanges.