Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-09-26
Ns~sss~~ csmpsagns Have Been Car
rtsd on In MsDt,lssa, Ohio and lsiA
sctss Alsbams and Mississippi
tto$6ea's Plan Meets Warns
nso>csao~ With ths
Farmers.

@6ch>y N HhCh luuAAOnn VI uoAtoaS
have been added to the agricultural
wealth OF this country.
The latest plan of Holden is TO
place alfalfa upon every farm. There
are three prominent features In his
plan:
% The introduction OF a compare
lively new crop into the Corn
Belt, Southern and Eastern
states and the Pacific North
west
% Going direct to the homes OF the
farmers. where meetings are
held In the fields, and success
and failure discussed according
to local conditions.
(x) The use of the most modern We
hicle-the automobile.
Purpose Of Campaign.
The primary purpose OF the cam
patgn Is to show the American farmer
that alfalfa Is the most profitable crop
he can grow; that it can be grown
probably upon every farm; that 1t en-
riches the soil; increases farm values;
stimulates live stock growing and dali
hay crops, and is better feed.
Nineteen campaigns have thus far
been successfully conducted IN Mich
igan, Ohio and Illinois.
Some of the Results.
Fsor example, some of the results of
the Kent county (Mtch.) campaign
are:
% Six thousand farmers visited at
their homes during a iye-day
campaign.
(2) Three hundred and seventy-five
miles travelled by the Alfalfa Au-
tomobiie Train.
"a One hundred and thirty-six alfalfa
talks made by the Holden star
of alfalfa lecturers
(6) Many applications for similar cam
paigns from all parts of the
United States.
The Kent county campaign has been
followed by campaigns in Allegan.
Barry, Grand Traverse and st Clair
counties. Michigan; Van Vert. Marion.
Fulton. Williams. Paulding. Delphos.
Belmont. Riohland, Auglaize and
Champaign counties, Ohio; and Sanga-
mon, Stephenson. D0Page and Kane
counties. Illinois. and several counties
OF Mississippi and Alabama.
Great Meeting In Ohio.
At one meeting In Ohio upon the
farm OF Joseph q. Wing. near Mechan-
icsburg. nearly 1000 people gathered
from all parts OF Ohio and adjoining
states to learn more about alfalfa At
this great meeting the Ohio State Al
fa-ffa Growers association was Organ
lied. Over 300 automobiles made up
the alfalfa train. II Is recorded as
the greatest agricultural assembaa&e
In the history of Ohio. Other OHIO
counties where the work has been
taken up report success ON every
hand
Sansamon and Kane counties, I'M
nois, have both conducted great cam
paigns. At one meeting IN Williams
vile, Ill, over 1.2O0 farmers came to
hear the alfalfa lectures.
In all OF these campaigns which
were conducted within a period Of
about two months nearly 100,0 900 farm
ers have been reached with the gos
pei OF alfalfa
AS a result also OF the campaign
work 1t is conservstfvely estimated
that zoo. 900 acres OF alfalfa will bt
seeded during this and the coming
season
Such is the result of the initial worl
of campaigning for alfalfa, but vastly
more than this tangible result ha.
been accomplished. Every farmel
throughout the region where the worl
was conducted is talking about al
faifa- The cooperation OF the schools
in the territory Is a very importan
and effective feature.
Professor Holden has expressed
himself as considering 1t the mos
wonderful experience and the mos
efficient work from the farm stand
point that he has ever undertaken.
But this is not all-wherever tn
farmers OF any community are inter
ested In the growing of alfalfa, whe
possible foilow-up man, thorough II
his knowledge of alfalfa culture, viii
be sent out to assist them in getting
start He will live with tn
farmers and aid them In solvin
the proolams at home. He VII
go t>un farm to farm upon rs4oaa
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