The Snowflake herald., 1914-08-29
rsrm Advisors Will
F'' Assist Arizona Farmers
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,rItElv The lOI5p@a Press Letter Arizona
NeSsI1I Experiment Station
al rta GREAT movement which
lI1 Soon Spreading over the en-
has has TToH TgTfrited States reached Ari-
tire last last wear. The object of
Gio son1 Movement nov is to render to
this this ti farmers as desire it prac-
Slc1l l~l ossistance and advice on
tca, avn own farms. The federal
tnSn J state governments for years
sop sope Sstte attempted to help the far
nave DaSs increase their profits by
nlslS nl,,,ing on scientific expert
Car{s"i an{g in agriculture and by
nT ononding out tons of technical bull
ie+ius SgiusIn and other literature (which
fiaoIiv issliIT landed in the farmers s
.4o"a llI",a' or waste basket. Much
SSJns SSSoJ1,,abje agricultural knowledge
tSns yals"'s accumulated with little
.lo6t Illof TO the farmer. So finally
glOilt \ bpcame evident that these
,t.iontifc ~ data must be trans
Sse ioted into terms of practical
%, formng. if the farmer was ever
l"i "Lnnoft .n, hv them. Out of this
cypW ~ the farm advisor, - a
Scientific agriculturist with prac-
fcoi fS experience. When the ex-
Unoriment n station specialists
Evolve a new agricultural theory,
tbe farm advisor tries t h e
'nractical" test on it. If the
theory will not stand this test,
i not passed on to the farmer.
Every farmer should remem-
her that the point of view of the
farm advisor is that of the dol
lars and cents or the vital ques-
ton of profits. The farm ad-
visor thinks this way: IF this
farmer isn't making a profit in
farming, what is he farming
4 fm?" Aproft, of course, means
that the farmer is making the
interest on his investment and
in addition is earning goo d
wages. Why? Because if he
isn't he would better sell his
farm, put the money out at in
terest and work for wages. If
farming is a business, why not
adopt business methods?
Some farmers do not like the
idea of a farm advisor. They
think he is some know-it-all,
theoretical city dude who is
going to tell them how to farm
and criticize and laugh at them.
Nothing is further from the
truth. In the first place the
farm advisor does not offer in
formation and advice unless it
is asked for. Usually he does
not visit anybody Except to get
acquainted), until he is invited.
Then he and the farmer study
out the various problems to-
gether. If the advisor cannot
answer question he will say
50.
The service of the farm ad-
ylSOrS is free to the farmers of
the state who ask for them. At
present there are two farm ad-
ylSorS in Arizona, and soon
there will be another one. These
1arm advisors constitute the per-
SOnneI of what is known as the
Agricultural Extension Service
C1 the University Of Arizona
agricultural College and Expert
ment Station, with headquarters
d. tucson. These advisors will
cover the entire state in serving
t3e farmers. AS soon as possi-
Vie 1t is desired to locate a farm
aoylSor a. in every agricultural
uStrlct of Arizona. To main
IAN tam a farm advisor in anyone
aStrlc:t, including salary, office,
0sMVellng and other expenses,
SDl cost about $4,000 per year.
SlnGe S; the state funds for this
G;of %Ofk are limited, the county or
uS'riCt Interested will have to
provide y about $4,000 if he wishes
y secure a local farm advisor.
55iaatttnIermore, such a county or
SSSIrct should present a peti-
ny %G!, signed by at least one-fifth
VI o5 ltS farmers, asking for a farm
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