The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-20

The campaign will be conducted in cooperation with farmers Institutes,
dairy associations and other organizations in any community where the po-
pie re anxious to improve their agricultural conditions and are willing to
give m and money to carry on the work,
County and city superintendent of schools, colleges, institute workers,
Chautauqua lecturers, and others interested in the work will be assisted in
obtaining alfalfa charts and lantern slides. Literature and booklets will be
given wide distribution throughout the country. Special alfalfa articles will
be sent to farm journals and magazines. and plate and matrix pages to news
papers Special editions of newspapers will be published where campaigns
are conducted. Dates will be arranged for Alfalfa Day" in the schools
To Begin Campaign Work in Cotton Belt Immediately.
Work to be started Immediately in the cotton belt states and in the
asian. west Thirty to forty meetings will be held lin each county the
Number depending o n local conditions.
with the man behind the crop Upon him depends the final working out Of
the principles of agriculture-the simple and practical things--which our
schools, colleges and experiment stations are endeavoring to bring into gem
Professor Holden proposes to carry these principles further ever than
the very effective work done o n the agricultural trains, by using that most
modern vehicle-the automobIe-going directly to the people on their OVID
where the meetings ar to be held.
Alfalfa Greatest soILEnrihns Crop.
Agricultural development needs in addition to the work of our public
institutions, tie individual efforts of every merchant. banker, corporation, or
laboring man, and this plan calls for their heariest cooperation.
This plan for increasing the yields of our crops by the more extensive
growing of that wonderful soil .improver. ALFALFA, is meeting the approval
of all men who have any knowledge of the beneficial results of It's introduction
as a general crop @
Campaigns ar now being conducted in many of the central western
states, and Professor Holden is daily answering requests for his assistance in
organizing other localities, and invites cordial cooperation with every COM
munlty interested.
Where campaigns are contemplated it. is required, frs, that a request be
the campaign.
What the local people will provide:
% Expenses (meals and lodging) for the alfalfa speakers and stan
upon their arrival and during the campaign.
() Where the campaigns are conducted by automobiles alone, from ten
to twenty automobiles for each day, of the campaign to carry the alfalfa crew
and invited guests; one auto truck to carry literature, baggage, charts. and
other equipment
0 Where the campaigns are carried on in cooperation with the rail-
roads, automobiles and railroad equipment must be furnished
"a Arrange for meeting places and publish schedule of same.
81 Local advertising.
U) Photographer, If possible.
The Agricultural Extension Department will provldsI
ID Advance men to assist in organization work.
ca Lecturers,
tD Special educational articles for newspapers and farm journals peril
nent to alfalfa culture, object of campaign, etc.
O Field men to follow up the preliminary work and aid the people in
any community where sufficient interest is shown to warrant it