The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-14
INTERESTING TALKS WITH
DEMONSTRATION AGENTS
Orange County Local Agent Tells Of
Good Things Done in
Short While.
PARKWAY LEE COUNTY IN IT
Work OF Boys and Girls Clubs in
Grain-Growing County = Highest
Margin OF ProdHctiveness-A
Coming Crop. I.

W. l.. Kirby. the county demonstra-
ton agent for Orange County, writes
the Industrial Editor as follows:
Although demonstration work in
Orange County has only been OF short
much Gratifed by the work that is
being accomplished. There arc ninety
three corn-club boys located in differ
ent parts OF the county growing ain
acre of corn under demonstration plans.
These boys are teaching object lessons
to the farmers in their respective COM
munities. There are about sixty girls
in the county growing twelve hills OF
tomatoes each and canning their prod
uct. These girls work will be shown
at the Orange fair next fall, and while
IL Is only a small beginning, yet we
hope for larger area of growth next
fall and person to look after the
girls end of demonstration work.
There arc about hf,, c:,;::t corn dem
onstrators In the county. These men
have from one acre up to their whole
area in corn entirely under demonstra-
tion plans. We have had Ave orchards
pruncd and sprayed. and each man is
doubly satisfied and feels that the
work has benefited the trees. a spray
ing md pruning demonstration was
held Mt the grounds of the Gor1ons-
! willie Public School on Memorial Day
and was attended by n goodly number
OF people who are Interested In that
phase of farm life We had with us
II. NJ. IIoEc. OF Loudoun County:
Walter Whatcly. secretary Nir-
sinia MA, state State, H9Ytieul,aral soeis.y'
sor Starchcr. OF Blacksburg. These
specialists presented their subjects in
a very practical way. and every one
seemed Ia, go home feeling they had
been benefited by both the object les
sons and the talk by the men above
mentioned
! A number of acres of mixed grasses
will go out in this county besides
quite n large area of alfalfa. Every
man that the writer has seen who has
some alfalfa is going to enlarge his
area this August This alone speaks
of the success of alfalfa in the county.
on May 4, when l visited one OF
! my demonstrators he was cutting his
first crop of alfalfa, and as, to my
question as to his unbiased opinion
OF alfalfa, he answered thusly: II
cut this alfalfa four times last year,
! each cutting averaged over one ton
per acre am now cutting my first
! crop, when some of my ncighDors are
/ buying hay. ii it should go out right
away. 1t would pay far better than
| timothy. but have just as good pros
| poets as ever. am going to SOW ten
acres more this August"
There is more lime being used this
/ year than usual and one lime com
pany has been so we'll pleased as to
/ the number of tons of lime used in
/ this county that 1t has donated to the
Boys Corn Club 10000 pounds of lime
| to be used In the demonstration work
Six farmers have started In rails
! ing hogs on = system Of crop rotation
Many diaries are being started, and
! the people generally are Interested In
! the welfare OF the county.
| CATTLE RAISING LEE
COUNTY'S REST HOLD
W. H. Burruss. the agent for Lee
| County, writes:
| Due to the excellent bluegrass pas
| lures, the chief agricultural products
sold from Lee County are beef cattle
and hogs; hence the object of the farm
ers Is to produce enough feed for tht
live stock Kept over during the VIM
ter Some soils are not suited foi
bluegrass and are too rough for gen
eral farming that would give Goot
/ results in fruit growing. The catti.
| are graded Herefords and graded
| Shorthorns These are about equal IL
popularity and make the very best cat
tie sold from the Southwest. Hogs
| are of n very good type. Poland China
Duroc Jersey and Bcrkshires being tho
chief breeds raised.
! The farmers cooperative demopstra
ton work is In It's infancy In Lee
County However,, 1t is gradual!
working its way into the hearts o.
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