Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-20
GOING TO THE FARM HOMES
Thirteen campaIen0 Have Been Car
rlod on In Michigan, Ohio and lIIt-
noIs-Hoiden's Plan Meets Warm
Reception With the Farmere.

Holden was the originator Of agri.
cultural demonstration trains; Of ag-
ricultural short courses, and many
other effective plans. through the
agency Of which millions Of dollars
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:
(1) The introduction Of a compare
lively new crop into the Corn
Belt, Southern and Eastern
states.
(2) Going direct to the homes Of the
farmers, where meetings are
held in the fields, and success
and failure discussed according
to local conditions.
(3) The use Of that most modern We
hicle-the automobile.
Purpose Of Campaign.
The primary purpose of the cam
paign is to show the American farmer
that alfalfa is the most profitable crop
he can grow; that 1t can be grown
probably upon every farm; that 1t en-
riches the soil; increases farm values;
stimulates live stock growing and dai-
rying; produces double that of other
hay crops, and 10 better feed.
Thirteen campaigns have thus far
been successfully conducted In Michr
igan, Ohio and Illinoia
Some Of the Rosulte.
Results of the Kent county (Mioh.)
campaign are:
(1) Six thousand farmers visited at
their homes during o hve-day
campaign. ae a. -lna
(2) Thirty-two meetingB held.
(SI Three hundred nnd seventy.fiye
sE miles travelled By the Alfalfa Au.
tomobile Train.
81 Ono hundred and thirty-siX slfelfa
taiks made by the Holden stan
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 and Champaign coun.
ties, Ohio; and Sangamon, DuPage
and Kane counties, Illinois.
Great Meeting In Ohio.
At one meeting in Ohio upon the
farm Of Joseph 70. Wing, near Mechan-
icsburg, nearly 1000 people gathered
from all parts Of Ohio and adjoining
states to learn more about alfalfa. At
shis great meeting the Ohio State AL.
falfa Growers association was organ,
lied. Over 800 automobiles made up
the alfalfa train. It is recorded as
the greatest agricultural ausemblage
In the history Of Ohio. Other Ohio
counties whore the work has been
taken up report success on every
hand.
sangamon and Kane counties, I'LL.
nois. have both conducted great CAM
pRigns. At one meeting in Williams.
Vile, ILL.,, over 1900 farmers came to
hear the alfalfa lecturers.
In all OF these campaigns which
were conducted within period Of
about two months nearly $4,000 farm
ers have been reached with the COS.
pei of alfalfa.
AS result also Of the campaign
work 1t ,is conservatively estimated
that 100000 acres Of alfalfa will bo
seeded during this and the coming
season.
Such is the result Of the initial work
Of campaigning for alfalfa, but vastly
fhon fhfa 20 81
been accomplished. Every farmer
throughout the region where tho work
was conducted is talking about al
falfa. The cooperation Of the schools
In the territory is very important
and effective feature. School officials,
from the highest to the lowest, have
never failed to appreciate the oppor-
tunity.
Professor Holden has expressed
himself as considering IL the most
wonderful experience and the most
beneficial trip from the farm stand
point that he has ever taken.
But this is not all--wherever the
farmers OF any community are inter
estee in the growing OF alfalfa, when
possible follow-up man. thorough in
his knowledge of alfalfa culture, will
be sent out to assist them In getting
a start He will live with the
farmers and aid them In solving
the problems at home He will
go from farm to farm upon re-
quest and study success and failure.
Before the coming Of 1914 cam.
paiBns will have been conducted In
every part of the United States and
Canada. Interest is growing so rap.