The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-23

Sandy and his agents. 1, is very Main
that some one has been cxcedinr,v
carefuI when selecting men 10 act as
agents in this demonstration work. In
fact, better body OF men would be
hard to find In this or any other State
than Mr.. Sandy has selected to carry
on this work. In nearly every case
YOU VIII find these agents arc indivi-
dua!s who have made a success on
their own farms. and thus before they
could be secured as agents sufficient
salaries have had 10 be raised 70 i'm
duo" them 20 leave their farms for 50
many days in month. The idea has
been 10 get good mcn--not cheap mon.
Tn" result which naturally followed
THIS linz OF selecting men by MI
SANDY has been thai he nov has a
BODY Of farm demonstrators that not
only has Mr.. Sandy right to be proud
IF, out The State Of Virginia can ar
ford also To he proud OF the farm
demonstrators which are to-day syste-
matlcally minGlin= among the farm
tiS III many counties in this State for
tie one purpose OF demonstrating To
the farmer on his own farm, Just what
can Dc done By properly preparing his
land, selecting his seed, fertilizer. etc.
-
each individual crop
The Wherefore OF H.
Why was T. .. Sandy selected AS
state Agent 10 carry on this great
WORK among our farmers! This uues-
non mas been asked again and again.
Tine answer is simple and absolutely
correct because when Or. Napp, from
washington. was looking for a man TO
conduct THIS work IN Virginia his
fs.ftf l,snl .t..l Il A..
poor section Of the State and sclcc,
some man making 4 success on a poor
1 farm. ]. .. Sandy was found in the
county Of Notoway IN tho vicinity OF
hurkcvilie happily milking a paying,
h"rd OF lioistein cows. lie was looked
/ Tor. he did not seek. the place Like
wise n" mas made IL rule TO select
men |" work under him whom he
/ 'hpuEht were naturally men 10 carrv
on this special line Of work. REGARD.
less of their politics. religion or other
views. just so they were men OF hjrl
morals and men OF good practical
Judgment
IN" difference between the farm
I "rmonstrator and the scientific inyos.
tsator must be Understood to appre.
riatc NOW they can work topo,ho,. IL,
! IN" good OF the cause.
Nhilc IT Is vcry essential that We
I must have men with technical o,uc,
~
!"hs and special training to maxi
laboratory Investigations and 9TH,
research WORN which is absolutn1y
necessary 10 college work and oxncri.
'ncn' station work too Yet whrr T.,
comes to delivering tho results of moe
inNestigations to the practical Carmc,.
'hen you need an indiyiduaI w.
speaks the language Of The far,nc, -,
INC 'ru" style Of the every dav fa,n,
life, '"' '"'''
How u Works
mus II Is that we have ,t I.s
tht"ush this farm demonstration h,an
solved the problem as to lust how r.
make Tic Agricultural College az IN,
HtAtt ana experiment station SOW
'he farmer on his farm as well rs c,l,,.
cave ms boy at college |, is simul,
WIS, let tho professional men piva !,
10 the boys and men at college I'm,
scnd II TO the farm and farmer bv =
practical man who not only und.,
stands farming in the true sense of ~.
word bu; tho farm demonstration nu.
actually love tho every dav far,o t,t,
nS''"F IMAM he does amy other livn,t
noou lii order 10 mprc-s Ms fouo,
4 farmers with his methods
WhcI the writer visited Rlackshu,s
IN February and saw Mr. SANDY an.
MS ptiie army Of dernonrtrators ~
H. In the *arF beet Of humur ana mer