The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-28
RAYMOND w. PULLMAN,
Times Washington Bureau. No.
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Automobile demonstration trips are
the newest feature in the work OF
. spreading the Cos
Motor Care In pei OF good farm
Agriculture. ing In the thinly
settled regions OF
the west. Prof. w. j. Spillman, who
is in charge OF the agricultural depart
ments- farm demonstration work in
the northern and west sections Of the
country, has just received report
from one OF his agents In Colorado
which shows how II Is possible for
group OF farmers to do work In one
day with automobiles which with
horse-drawn vehicles would have TAX
ell two or perhaps three days
During the past summer the govern
ments agricultural agents of Logan
county, Colorado, concluded that one
OF the most beneficial things which
could be done for settlers of that Sec
tion would be to. conduct a party Of
upland farmers from the western half
of the county into the older settled
region in the eastern and southeastern
parts OF the county, where the bene-
fits of improved tillage could be
studied Dry farming is practiced en-
tirely in this section
How to get all OF the farmers of
one section Of the county TO make the
long trip across country to visit the
better titled farms was problem
which. at first, doomed up large before
the farm demonstration agent. This
problem was quickly solved. however,
| when the suggestion was made that
the business men OF the small Colo
RADIO town Of Sterling be requested to
lend their automobiles for one day in
| order that the farmers OF the sur
rounding country could visit the more
4. prosperous settlements In the eastern
part of the county.
Arrangements were made with one
OF the sections most successful farm
ers TO take charge Of the party, and
with train OF twelve automobiles
loaded with 46 farmers a start was
made one morning during the early
| sumner for the older settled region
OF the country. The days trip COW
cred 60 miles. Visits were made to
FIVE farms where grain was the prin-
cipal crop In cultivation, and two up
land cherry orchards were visited. At
| each OF the places time was given for
, short talks made by the farm owners.
Many questions were asked by the
visitors, who were anxious to learn az
much as possible about the methods OF
farming used by the more prosperous
settlers In the eastern part OF their
county.
During a single day the As farmers
received personal instruction on every
phase Of the better methods of dry
farming. Many Of the men who made
the trip were settlers who had become
discouraged on their land because OF
impending failure due to wrong
methods OF cultivation. The single
days demonstration, however, showed
them the errors which they were max.
Ing In farming. and the value OF the
system Of tillage which the more sue.
cessful men Of their county had adopt
ed. One man, when he returned
home. was so enthusiastic about the
Gays work that he said, That trip
was worth $1,000 to me-" and another
young man who had finished a two
year course In an agricultural college
added. Il have learned as much from
that trip In one day as l could have
learned in year at college" Forty
six men had lost only a single day
from their work, had covered much
ground and learned lessons which, per
haps, would turn their farming ven.