The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22
Farm Demonstration
Work a Statewide
Proposition.
WORKERS WHO TELL
OFGOODWORK DONE
Leading Factor in Nottoway
County and the Southside Ter
ritory-Some Large Doings
in Far Southwest-Wash-
ington County Looms
Up in Great Shape.

ietters have received commanding the
work OF the farm demonstration fellows.
mat struck n golden lode when T p,t
tne demonstrators to work telling the
hundred thousand readers of tho In
dustrial Section what the Farmers Co
operative Demonstration work Is doing
Tor old Virginia. I am going to con-
tihuc these news talks of the demon
strators as long as they will talk to
zen INC story of results. Below are
some talks along this line by the Not
toway county man and the Washing
Ton County man. far removed from each
other, but these talks show that the
demonstration and twentieth century
educational farm work Is becoming
Statewide. BY tho way. have an in.
tcresting story from the Norfolk Coun-
" local dcmonstrator which tells in
teresting facts about trucking and all
the like OF that. 1t will see the light
or day in cold type later on, perhaps
next sunday.
Hill Hoge. the local agent of the
Farmers cooperative Demonstration
work for Nottoway County writes as
follows:
me demonstration work in Notto-
way County is one of the leading fac
tors in it's development The farmer,
IN this county have heretofore given
most of their attention to growing to-
bacco as a money crop. but are begin
nlng to see that by judicious rotation
OF live stock. that the fertility of the
SOIL increases. the fertilizer bill de-
creases, and the profits will be greater
one demonstrators cut from a meas
ured acre OF ground two tons and LOO
pounds of alfalfa hay the goth of Nav.
1t Is now from two and one-half To
three feet tall and looks like it would
cut three tons before these few lines
get In print. This man has a dairy, and
any one who has a knowledge of the
fanh ina Inc.
future of the dairy interest in this
county. Enough demonstrators are
growing II 70 show that it will thrive
III almost any part of the county lie
we Will make the conditions right
stood in piece of alfalfa June 10 that
was in its fourth year. and the second
crop was knee high Thus we have
new crop, being successfully grown.
that is splendid food for live stock
ana at the same time Il soil improver.
Fertili1lng and Grnzing.
THE lcguminous grazing crops
crimson, red and mammouth clovers
and protein grains. cowpeas, soy
beans etc. with the long summers and
short winters-makc this an ideal
place to produce pork at Il minimum
cost. We have one demonstration on n
large farm who has laid off six fields of
about seven acres eacn, to be devoted
TO hog-raisinS by succession OF pas
ture and grain crops. There are per-
are planning for this hog crop another
year One party has now fifteen hogs
weighing about loo pounds, fat enough
for market; these hogs have been on
two acres Of white blooming German
clover since April. with only n little
SKINNED milk. The owner prefers to
keep them and buy some more to go
with them to CLEAN his wheat and oat
Held, pasture on third crop of alfalfa,
with access to small piece of rape.
MI
market in two fields OF cowpeas when
they should weigh $50 pounds and cost
not over cents per pound. 1t resuires
considerable patience to get the farm
err to see that the cheap production Of
pork necessitates that the hog have
something nutritious to harvest all OF
the time.
Home Problems.
There are four farmers clubs and
two farmers unions III the county. Tho
farmers meet together and study con-
ditionS. questions are freely asked the
demonstration agent, and we endeavor
to make the underlying principles OF
agriculture so clear and plain that all
may be benefited. Such subjects as
alfalfa. mixed grasses for hay for pas
ture. fertilizer, lis ingredients and
mixing. which to use. etc; hogs. what
crops to pasture them on, what grains
for them to harvest: the orchard small
fruits. family garden. drainage, COW
testing. etc, are freely discussed.
"One club has provided for the ladies
to attend once IN three months. and
once in six months 10 have special
program and refreshments for them.
Thus the demonstration work in Not
toway County is getting the farmer
very much interested in his own prob
lens"
From Beyond tho Mountains.
F. g. KcGley. the local agent for the
hi,. county pf Washington. away down
on the Tennessee line. writes:
you may be interested In knowing
something OF the progress of agri-
cultural life and education among the
farmers OF the far Southwest. 1t has
been "A pleasure for for several
years to be among the people % sew
cral counties in the interest Of inn
proved methods OF farming and bet
tcrment OF country life. The OBJ
server who says there is not an awak
ening OF the rural population here
does not know whereof he speaks. L
have found their attitude so good and
their resnonsc so ready that 1t has
been impossible to answer all the In
vitations for visits and conferences
received or TO touch more than half
the Influences that have called for
help There is not week that does
not bring some inquiry for a farms /!
crs or teachers meeting that will +
help to extend the co,ional moves
mont that has been ,narsurated.
"Thc farmers are not organized for
uniform progressive work. but there 3
arc strong willcd opcn minded. level
headed individuals in every community
who are applying the same thorough
study. precise management and pains-sS
taking care TO their business as does
the railroad company mercantilesS
house In a commercial city. They y
blush when you refer to them as sci.
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