The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-23
DEMONSTRATION WORK
DEVELOPSCO-OPERATION
of Farm Crops and Systematic Buying and Selling
Plans Of Nottoyvay County Clubs Working Wonders in the
Agricultural Industry-An Outline of the Work Now Well
Under Way

cession OF COW peas and cow peas and
corn, and acorns when had. is taking
shape, The packing houses in our
near by cities have made a standing
offer Of Chicago prices for all hogs
that can be sent them This we hope
will mean much to the farmers and
farms in this section. About six lots,
plenty of water, and a willing and
earnest man with a little capital,
seems to be about the essentials of
this plan.
The Fertilizer Proposition.
The only way that seems clear for
the farmer to get the most plant food
for the least money is to buy his ma
terials and mix his goods. Then he
will have nitrogen, phosphorus and
potash. and can make a fertilizer test
every year without extra trouble. This
will bring him to an intelligent use OF
materials. We say. intelligent use, for
we do not believe any farmer should
use already mixed goods and especially
not goods that analyses as low as
one per cent OF nitrogen, eight per
cent phosphoric acid and one per
per cent potash. From the farmers'
standpoint he had about as well use
half ton is per cent acid phos-
phate as ton of the ISL goods All
this shows the need of education on
Iizer-
Here is where the educational fea-
ture as we'll as the cooperative fea-
ture OF the farmers clubs come In.
and in a real vital functioning way.
At a regular meeting the question OF
how mixing of fertilizers Is considered
from every viewpoint, this means a
meeting of about three hours or more.
The farmer states about what he
Il . an nh
to be used This Is gone over and
he is helped to decide, as inteliigentiy
as possible, what Is best, not mixed
goods, but materials. Such as blood
fish, acid phosphate, muriats or sui
phate Of potash.
Each club has one man that repre-
sents them in the county meeting OF
clubs. These club orders are put to-
gether and prices gotten for the coun-
" order. The prices are sent sealed
by registered mail and then the com.
| n1ittee meets the second time they
| buy and for spot cash. A man can
borrow money and buy for cash at
saving Of from Is to 30 per cent. We
have already bought fertilizers for Pc
tatoes and the potatoes in the coop
erativs way and to a good advantage
We now have the order about com
pleted for the fertilizers for corn, to-
bacco, cowpeaS, etc.
This is more or less an example OF
what can be done in farmers clubs.
Grass and clover seed and many other
things will be gotten in this way
Topics are taken up at the time the
farmer should consider them.
! 1t was my pleasure to be at Blacks
+ burg during the last few days of the
/ six weeks meeting for the demon
/ strators and the earnestness on the
! part of the men present and of the
V. p T. faculty TO help them solve
their problems was very marked.
Every one wanted that which would
/ help his people most I am sure all
the men appreciated this exceptional
advantage which was made possible
for them by the united agricultural
board Of Virginia.
c. r. KOONTZ,
Local Agent.
( Nottoway county >