Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-17
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
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in the county, which is altogether a
rnnubIican one. 1t is rumored that
some republicans have applied for M
Perkins job.
Wanted the Impossible.
It is understood that some or the
farmers are opposed to the demonstra-
ton work for the reason that Mr..
Perkins could not cover the county
thoroughly and make a demonstrators
oe every farmer, but others are salts
fed, knowing that it was impossible
fer him to give every farmer in the
county close personal attention. He
selected demonstrators in various
sections of the county and made ex-
amples of them for the community.
Some Good Results.
Mr.. Perkins record book shows that
Commissioner John T. Station of Sa-
luda. made sixty bushels of corn on
q demonstration acre and only twenty
bushels on an adjoining acre where
the demonstration methods were not
followed. Other striking comparisons
follow: Albert Caps, at zirconia.
made fifty bushels by demonstration
esainst ten bushels otherwise; Neal
Camps, at Zirconia, forty to ten bush
els; J. T. Beddingfeld, at Zirconia,
ffty-five to ten; T. w. Bane, Zirconia,
III estimated to fifteen; r. M. Rog-
ers. Hendersonyille, route 2, sixty to
ten; P. NJ. Drake, Hendersonville,
route 8, ninety to fifteen; A NJ. Max
we'll. HendersonvilIe route 2, sixty
nine to fifteen; P. T. Ward, Dana,
to five. Mr.. Perkins has
ether good examples, but his records
have not been completed
Republicans Sore.
Republicans as web as democrats
regard the action of the commission
ers as big blunder and efforts will
be made to prevail upon this body to
reconsider its action. The old board
which made the order O. appropria-
ton then rescinded it was com
Of John T. Station of Saluda, John Al
bert Maxwell, HendersonVille, route /,
and Wade H Wbitesides of Horse
Shoe. Mr. Whitesides retired and
was succeeded by John n. Russell,
route 2.
Great Things Accomplished.
circle, Mr.. Perkins's record of accom-
glishments for the past year is uni
satisfactory and his work has
won many favorable comments from
various sources. Mr.. Perkins has not
a detailed report, which he
is now making, but furnishes the fol-
lowing partial report of his work dur
ing the past year:
Number of corn demonstrators 81.
Number of hay demonstrators, 4.
Number of wheat demonstrators, 3.
Number of potato demonstrators. 2.
1000 acres more crimson clover this |
year than last. :
1000 acres more red clover this year |
han last
5000 acres more small grain (est1- !
rated) this year than last.
800 acres more SUBSIDIZED this year
han last
5000 more improved apple trees
his year than last.
100 acres more pasture grass this |
year than last
20 acres lined,
Is more orchards sprayed this year
han last.
A systematic crop rotation starteS
JI 10 farms.
Succeeded in getting an experiment.
Il cold storage in Hendersonville.
Have succeeded in planting seeds OF |
bought that will grow and prosper !
TOR hundreds of years to come.
Sold several hundred bushels of |
We at advanced price.
Made Costly Mistake.
The Asheville Citizen deploring the
'ction of the commissioners had tn
to say leditorially Monday:
The Citizen has no desire to appear
Is unduly meddling in the affairs of
henderson county, but it believes that
he commissioners of Henderson have
made what will ultimately prove to be
costly mistake in refusing to- con-
rlbute toward the employment of
arm demonstration agent, after $500
lad been raised from outside sources
u the county for such purpose. Not
icing on the scene, The Citizen is well
lware that there may. be good and
aid reasons for such a course on the
part Of the commissioners, but with
-NSOA( Iu1OIuGIIOu ILLS paper AACA4AC0 |
o the opinion that the county officials
Will do we'll to reconsider their action.
The Citizens correspondent at
aendersonville states that DemOnstra-
or Ernest L. Perkins had done such
good work that the members of the
farmers union were practically unan-
NOUS in their desire to retain his
'erVlces, and had raised half the fund
equlred for that purpose.
We take it that any progressive
'ooy Of county commissioners has the
lIerests of its county at heart, and
nat they would, as they should warm
y cooperate in any movement that
,a'ors of progressive methods of ag-
cHlture. This paper holds no brief
OF Mr.. Perkins; it has never seen
I. III but it has frequently heard of
us good work The achievements
ledlted to him in the foregoing quo
allon certainly seem to warrant
FARMER endorsement than he has re-
selEed, and the progressive farmers