Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-06-05

With the understanding that
the Greater Hendersonville club,
the County Board of Education
and the Farmers Union Awill sup
ply part of the money, the Coun-
ty Commissioners on Monday ap-
propriated the sum of $4,000 to
meet the Federal Governments
cffer of $4,000 to secure an ex-
pert Farm Demonstration for Hen
derson county.
Prof. E. S. Millsaps, the dis
trict agent of the department of
agr.culCllre, came to Henderson,
vile on Monday with Col. Gilbert
7. Wood, Land and Industrial
gent Of the Southern Railway
and Mr.. Weaver, the farm demon
strator of Buncombe county.
These gentlemen met with the
Greater Hendersonville club and
the special Agricultural Commit
tee of the club and discussed the
proposition thoroughly. At the
close of this preliminary meeting
the club in conjunction with the
Farmers Union, which was repre-
sented by Jonathan Case and P,
T. Ward, was prepared to. make
proposition to the county com
missioners that they would take
I'D part of the eXpnese.
Pro. fifllsaps very ably ex-
planned the department work,
quoting some O fthe remarkable
results already achieved by this
work. The Henderson county
demonstration will be located here
permanently and it will his his
duty to cooperate with all the
farmers in the county, visiting
their farms, explaining the differ
ent up-to-date farming methods
in successful operation through
out the country He will also in
struct in orchard spraying, dairy
ing and poultry raising.
Prof. Millsaps emphasized, the
Importance of raising more and
better poultry, stating that the
beef supply of the entire country
was rapidly growing less and that
chickens would inevitably have to
take it's place.
He also brought out the fact
that under present faulty condi-
tions good Henderson county
roads were not needed so much
for the farmer to bring his pro-
duce to town, but to haul rail
road ties, haul home the food
stuffs which he purchases In
town, and which he, should have
raised on his farm.
Prof. Millsaps advocated the
procuring of tracts Of land ad-
joining school houses in the coun-
ty and letting the school CHILDREN
conduct model farms under the
supervision of the local demon
strator. The proceeds from the
sale of the produce thus raised
would be turned over to the
schools for the extension of this
or any other laudable-Work.
Mr.. Weaver quoted some of the
actual results obtained from de-
monstration work in Buncombe.
In over a hundred instances,
farms that Had been Yielding
about fifteen bushels of corn per
acre were now producing over six
ty bushels. Quite number
brought over 100 bushels while IN
one instance 158 bushels were
raised to the acre. The depart
ment Of Washington suggested to
the people of Buncombe that If
they desired the demonstration
work could be discontinued now
in view Of the fact that the farm
ers had adopted the modern meth
eds, but the proposition was not
even considered by Buncombe
county farmers, and Demonstra-
tor Weaver could not quit ii he
wanted to.
President R. N. Wilcox an
nounced to the Commissioners the
Greater Hendersonville Club s
willingness to cooperate with the
county in procuring an expert,
and Mr.. Jonathan Case stated