The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
DEMONSTRATION WORK
UP IN P|TTSyLVAN|A Co.
Boys Corn Clubs Doing Good Things
All Over the Biggest
County.
ALFALFA TAKING DEEP ROOT
Cattle-Raising a Coming Industry,
Because the People Are Catching
On to Grass and Grain Growing.
Farmers Awakening.

w NJ. Perry, the local or county
agent for cooperative farm demon
stration work in Pittsylvania, the
largest county in the State, has had
very fine success. He is modest
young man and talks carefully of his
work. In response to an-~urgent in
quiry he writes:
The demonstration work in Pittsyl-
vania County is going forward in a
very satisfactory way. The people
are awakening as never Derore to the
possibilities on the farm. There are
various agencies which arc contribut-
ing to this growth of interest. The
press. railroad Industrial department,
experiment station, etc, all have their
part in the agricultural development
OF the county. The demonstration
agent can systematic his work and
push it along as no other agency can.
His territory is limited to one coun-
~. so that by constantly travelling
over the same routes time and again.
he can bring to definite elimination
the efforts sought. There are several
lines along which we arc working.
boys CORN CLUBS
AND THEIR GOOD WORK
Last year the boys planting corn in
this county numbered forty eight. The
membership OF the club this year is
173 Although the dry weather this
season has given the growers much
concern. still they are in good heart.
awaiting the favors of Jupiter Pluvi-
us. Care was exercised in the li:Aing
of the boys, the aim being to get only
those who would likely mean business.
Some who contemplated planting on
crimson clover land will DO somewhat
handicapped by late planting. owing
to the inability to get the land or
dered in time. we arc hoping to have
the most of the youngsters pull
through.
The alfalfa crop is surely coming to
tho front. Already ii has been shown
hat this king Of forage. crops will do
well under our conditions. Last sum-
mcr eleven lots were in the county. and
m almost all cases. the crop did well.
Several more lots will be seeded this
SIMMER Two things I find essential
TO success, lime and incubation. 1t is
rather too early to give the yields, but
the prospects are that we can equal
any other section.
Very little attention has been given
to the growing OF cattle, owing to the
difficulty OF disposinE Of milk and
crcan. Outside the dairy herds near
Danville and Chatham very few cattle
were produced. II was clearly seen
that the county could not reach its full
measure of prosperity unless more
stock was raised. The abundant graz
ing lands on the Stanton, Dan. Ban
mister and Pigg Rivers. with their
tributaries, are capable of pasturing
hundreds ofJheads OF cattle. IT be-
came essential to secure an outlet
for the products Of the herds. little
agitation has resulted in the estab-
lishInent of one OF the most modern
and up- to date crcamcrics in the South
Tho ndx, step is to adopt community
breed of some good dairy COW. The
Iolstein seems better adapted to our
conditions. Already n goodiy number
Of pure bred bulls are in possession
OF the farmers. dozen silos will be
erected this summer. More forage la
being produced, which means moro
fertility for tho land. In this short
space allotted to me cannot tell OF tho
hog raising. mems corn work and other
important industries for the better =
ment OF the tillcrs of the soil.