The log cabin Democrat., 1914-07-30

the reports of the boys on their crops, and the way in which they were fol- | lowing instructions.
 Last year, he said "the corn | raised by the boys clubs of the diff l ferent counties, averaged 45 bushels | to the acre, while that of the farmers under the old methods of farming, This should prove conclusively that the Agricultural Department has de- veloped farming into a science, and | that the methods are not mere guess work"
 While the boys were giving their reports, Miss Myrtle Wilson, canning agent of Pulaski county, was giving a cooking demonstration on a plat form outside the church. All her materials were arranged on a table and a gasoline stove had been placed on the platform. As she mixed the Ingredients for the cake, she explain ed to the audience, why she did cer- tain things and pointed out how im- portant 1t was to make actual meas ures and weights oi the materials used. After the cake had been placed in the oven to bake, John c. Small, secretary of the Pulaski County Fair Association, made an address, ex- plaining the object of the fair. . -Four Years Demonstration Work l, in Pulaski County" was the subject : of County Judge Joe fishers address. , Pulaski county has for four years" he said, given material aid to the demonstration work by paying three fourths of the expenses, and will con- tinue to aid on that basis.
 This work is going to be one of the main factors in the upbuilding of Arkansas, so she may take her place ! with other states in a progressive way, and the county officials will glad lyo give any assistance in their power.
 Advancement does not consist of merely the raising of better crops,' said Judge Asher, "but depends very much on good roads. The farmer who lives on good, substantial road has many advantages over the one who does not, and 1 propose, sooner or later, to have every farmer in Pulaski county supplied with a good road } over which he may haul his produce to market without having to stop every few miles to dig his wagon out of the mire'
 Judge fishers sentiments, accord ing to many of the visitors, were illus trated in the fine condition of both 7 the Mt. Vernon and the Batesville i roads, over which many of the pie nickers travelled to reach Cato.
 Judge Asher also heartily approved the idea of having trained nurse in the rural districts, as was suggested by Dr. Charles w. Garrison, director !. of sanitation on the State Board of Health.
 w. B. Mercier, field agent, from Washington, D. C., was much pleased with general conditions in the state, saying that it was developed beyond his expectations. He paid many com pliments to the farmers and trades people and spoke highly of the good work being done by the Agricultural Department, the interest taken in the work, and the results derived from it.
 John w. Earlier, demonstration agent of Faulkner county, entered in- to general discussion of the talks made by the other speakers, pointing out the salient points of each, after which D. C. Welty of St. Louis, agri- cultural commissioner of the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Railway Com pany, was called upon for short ad dress. He said that the meeting was far in advance of anything he had ever witnessed before and was sur prised at the interest taken in the work
 Mr. Welty was also much interested in the speeches made by the boys of the different clubs and on several oc- casions expressed his wonder that one of the boys would walk 22 miles to hear what other boys were doing with their crops.
 c. w. Watson, state agent, presided at the speaking.
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