The Marshall republican., 1913-04-11


two to- make a bargain in this work
as we'll as In ia horse trade. In other
words. in the final analysis IL must
be q movement by. of and for the
farmers of any given county,
"One of the fine things about the
situation In Cape Girardeau county"
said Mr.. McWilliams. sis the SPLEEN
did assistance which Is being render
ed by commercial club and bust
ness men generally. They are all en-
thusiastic about the work and I am
sure we will be able to raise a sub
stantial amount of money to be offer
ed as prizes for the best corn yields.
live stock and other agricultural pro-
ducts. In giving prizes for crops our
policy will be TO award them upon
acre tracts running from one TO
twenty acres rather than merely upon
the best samples-thus compelling
the winner TO make good in a really
substantial way"
Has Mr.. Mcwilliams made goodH
Ask any progressive farmer in Cape
Girardeau county-or any business
man down there this question and he
will tell you that he has already
earned his salary n dozen times over
and his first year wont be M until
the first OF next August. "tIas he
made good?" said a prominent mer-
chant to me almost scornfully. "Why
I'll wager that he will make enough
extra money for the county out of
his management of the County Farm
to pay every zen OF his salary aud
then some. And right here 7 want to
suggest that where a county has n
county Farm of any size. this Is n
mighty good way to break even on
what a Farm Adviser costs"-and
this is the kind OF comment with
which YOU are greeted on every
hand when the work Of Mr.. McWtl-
liams Is preached down In Cape Gi-
rardeau county. However. n further
proof were necessary the fact that he
has refused a big increase In salary
from another county " he would
consent TO resign his present position
should convince the most skeptical.
In the beginning there were n good
many farmers here and there. scat
tered about owe the county. who
rather made light of the County Farm
| Adviser idoa--but the splendid things
which he has accomplished have
silenced the most OF these unthink-
ink critics. As was the case up In
Pettis county with sam" Jordan.
most Of those who scoffed In the be-
ginning are ut least In n receptive
frame of mind now-and that the
Farm Adviser will be a fixture IN
these two counties from now on there
Is not the slightest question.
We believe with Mr.. McwillIams
that this movement Is merely In its
inrancy-and n splendid movement
u II. II means that at last we are
getting down TO brass tacks" and
carrying the fight for better farm
Ing straight to the farm itself where
the real hattie must he fought In a
recent article In the Missouri Farmer
In discussing the farm expert. when
n member OF the farmers family
gets sick. he sends for n physician
because he is supposed To know ZONE
thing about healing: if the farmer
breaks his leg he sends for a surgeon
because the surgeon IN supposed &c
be an expert on bones and things
and 40 on with n hundred other
things. where we call In the aid Of
those who possess special knowiedg,
along these particular lines. There
are a LOT OF sick farms In Missouri
which have long needed a farm spe
ciallst-- and that II what the Coun
~ Farm Adviser IL and when on,
Donders over his field OF usefulness
for a movement We wonder why tn,
Idea was not put into effect year
ago. Should your county be interest
ed In such a man we would Suggest
that you take the matter up with
Prof.D. ". Doane OF the Missouri
Agricultural College-the leader Of
the County Farm Adviser Bureau IN
Mlssouri.--Missouri Farmer.