The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
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DEMONSTRATORS
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HORTICULTURAL exhibit at the Virginia
state Fair In 1911 over thirty four
counties, and also in 1912 over forty
FOUR counties. and in addition to this
a silver trophy cup offered by Vest
morcland Davis
DoinEs In Louisa County.
James II. Quisenberry, the agent for
the County OF Louisa, writes an inter
csting account OF how the work com
menced and progresses in one of the
very best of tho good old-time coun-
ties. He says:
In October, 1910. while was busIly
Engaged arranging tobacco in my
barn, there came one OF the supervisors
Of our county to advise me OF the fact
that had been appointed by the county
Supervisor Board TO do dcmonstra-
ton work within Louisa County.
discovered that he did not have as
definite an idea OF the scope OF the
work ns l wished. and / could only
promise to consider and Investigate
and afterwards reply. / was not then
and am not now n believer in sine
cures. nor was willing to undertake
something ] could not do. i studied
the matter for months, and in the
meantime S f.. Farrar, of Jetersville
came TO see me. l recall that he said:
The work IS as big az the biggest
man in all the country can possibly
make 1t" II meant the application OF
better and more advanced and improved
methods all along the line: from any
convcnicnces we could inaugurate in
the house and yard and kitchen 10 the
application OF the very best practice
in the field and upon the live stock.
In Il word II meant human uplift on a
broad and wide and deep plane To the
man undertaking II, II meant the cx-
crclse OF every faculty TO help his fell
lows TO higher sphcre-moral and
material. with this exalted concep-
ton OF IL. ! undertook the work, com
menCing II IN March, 1911.
Farmers Came In Slowly.
The week commenced there came
deep snow and caught mo in the field
! worked on with little regard to the
snow, because | had faith in the propo-
siuon, and daily goodly number of
additions were made 70 the list of those
who promised TO try out the new prin-
c!plc In farming and signed contracts
10 report results. l worked through
the week. the snow disappeared, the
warm sun came out, and on Saturday
Of that first week met a goodly num-
Der OF farmers at different points,
speaking on The Principles of Farm
Denomination Work" returned
home that night, after about weeks
absence. weary but well satisfied, be-
cause honestly thought there had
been some real progress made In a
great and good work l had made
many new acquaintances, who were to
continue it now seems) indefinitely TO
apply different practices upon their
farms from those to which they had
been accustomed
The experience OF the second week.
so far as results were concerned, was
not unlike the first and every sue
ceeding week has added new fruit OF
satisfaction TO the product of those
going before.
Until to-day. just a little more than
two years since commencing. we have
had hundreds OF acres OF demonstrn-
tons OF tobacco and corn and wheat
and oats and grass and tomatoes and
alfalfa. But far and away the greatest
accomplishment 70 the credit of the
farm demonstration work In Louisa
County are the Boys Corn Club work;
the demonstration of the fact that al
falfa can be practically and probably
grown here, and the organization Of
farmers into thirteen cooperative so
cieties. The corn club has only about
twenty -one members this year after
the usual deduction from various
causes; but though small in numbers.
its work is not only giving farm boys
different vision OF the dignity and
scope and possibilities OF the farm and
stimulus to others as we'll
one of last years corn club boys,
who earned q fine Berkshire pig as one
OF his 1912 prizes. was since heard to
tell n ncighbor that he could make as
much corn on an acre as the old man
could on the whole farm. Another
boy, when diving home from the last
meeting OF last years club, was heard
to say 10 his father, he would surely
make greater effort to secure big
ser y!cld the next year Preach back
10 the farm as much as You will" said
DR.. Knapp. but show tho boy where
thero is more profit in the farm and
you VIII not need to take him back"
and it is true
There were those in the county who
had tried to grow alfalfa. and had
failed and despaired. and then said it
could not be done. but who were in
duced to try again, and in a different
way, and have succeeded. These men
are extending the practice, and un-
questionably tho great crop Is now
destined to bring relief and prosperity
to all Louisa County. as 1t has done
elsewhere.
Out OF the thirteen farmers organi-
cations in tho county now. eleven are
doing good work, and each county
meeting these arc held monthly owl
dences Increased interest and enthusi-
asm.
complished in about two years, not by
man or body of men, the credit of
which is not due to any man, but tc
the application OF principle which
prompted a loving and faithful disci-
pie to tell helpless and doubling man
to come and see" Farm demonstra-
ton simply requests men to apply GER
tain principles right on their own
farms watch results, and report. Could
anything be simpler and easier Of at
tanmcnt? The farm demonstration
must be practical. must be scientific.
and above all must be an indefatigable
student. with an ever widening field
for research.
We sec occasionally some adverse
criticism Of the government for teach
ing men to mako bigger crops instead
of teaching how to sell what they now
raise This is. I am sure, without con-
sideration and knowledge on the part
of those who criticize. There nre two
men / am earnestly striving to help
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