Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-08

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carry this doctrine OF better farming
TO the man on the farm.
In turn. II the demonstration agents
are in need OF expert advice they com
municate with the college and are
given the desired Information along
any and all lines.
At present the work Is being carried
on In ninety counties OF the State, and
In addition there are thirty-slx lady
agents in charge OF the girls canning
club work, also conducted Jointly by
the Federal Department and the col.
lege. over the ninety-one demonstra'
ton agents are five district agents
william Gamer, Denton; NJ. T. Payne,
Temple; G. w. orms. Mlneola; J. l..
Quicksall, Waco, and T. o. Walton,
Livingston.
The average demonstration agent
knows much about everything that
comes up on a farm. He must be able
TO give advice on treatment OF live
stock and the prevention Of disease,
preparation Of the soil and the cult.
walton and harvesting OF all crops in
a word, everything that comes under
the observation OF a trained agTicul-
turallst, and must be practical enough
to put these ideas into operation.
In order to convey an adequate i'm.
preston OF the variety Of tasks Inn
posed upon these men and the man
ner in which the agents meet these
requirements the following excerpts
from some Of the weekly reports are
given:
]. o. Bergman, Kingsville - 81
established at the Kleberg County
Fair a model farm. in miniature, with
model farm house. proper fencing.
crops to plant, livestock to raise, etc.
thereby teaching the lesson OF diversl'
ication to a large number Of farm.
ers."
A. c. Parker. Waxahachie-'T have
been working in conjunction with the
three commercial clubs In Ellis Coun'
~, the Bankers Association In its
study OF cotton marketing, and the FL
lis County diversihcatlon clubs. |
have secured a central organization
Of all these clubs with subcommittee
in about fifteen Of the cotton centers
OF the county"
w. L. Boys, Amarillo-"I have spent
big part OF this week in looking for
brood sows and in encouraging farm
ers to buy these sows so that more
hogs will be grown here next year
A few cattle feeders here are feeding
one-sided ration, and | am working
with them to get them to use a we'll
balanced ration"
]. f. Stanford, Woodville-'T find
nearly all the farmers who have billy
or rolling land are anxious at this
time to terrace their land, and | will
have a great deal of terracing to do
this fall"
Lewis Runnells. Whilst am ex.
erting considerable energy to control
hog cholera. there being an outbreak
here. Serum is being used"
A. H. Prince. Orange-'Last year a
local dairy was placed on the list OF
those cooperating In demonstration
work During the following year,
largely under the influence Of the dem
onstration work. the following i'm.
provements have been made: One
silo erected use of manure pens be-
gum buildings whitewashed; efforts
made to make place more sanitary
and fly proof; stumps removed from
the field; improved method man
agement; balanced ration; HOia pas
ture grown; good system OF records
kept"
d. d. Price. Hemphill-"More COW
peas gathered than had any idea Of
since | ordered huller. My intentions
are to be with the machine in each
community to teach some farmer to
use It, hoping at least to stimulate
others to buy these machines"
w. L. Stallings, Houston-'T gave
two days to Tomball and Ruffsmith in
helping to organize an association to
grow and pack tomatoes for ship
ment."
w. NJ Plaster, Bedias-'I have de-
voted much time to urging a good
roads movement helped to arrange
with the county Judge to have the Pc
titions properly drawn and circulated
among the voters getting the neces-
sary number Of signers to have the
election ordered"