The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
EM0NsTRAT|ON WORK
UP IN P|TTsYLvAN|A co.
Boys Corn Clubs Doing Good Things
All Over the Biggest
County.
ALFALFA TAKING DEEP ROOT
CattIe-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 a modest
young man and talks carefully of his
work. In response to aB-~urgent in
qury he writes:
The demonstration work in Pittsyl-
vania County is going forward in a
very satisfactory way. The people
are awakening as never before to the
possibilities on the farm. There are
various agencies which are contribut
ing to this growth of Interest. The
press, railroad Industrial department.
part in the agricultural development
of the county. The demonstration
agent can systematise his work and
push it along as no other agency can.
His territory is limited TO one coun-
ty. so that by constantly travelling
over the same routes time and again.
he can bring TO a definite elimination
the efforts sought There are severat
lines along which we are working.
HOYS' CORN CLUBS
AND THEIR GOOD WORK
Last year the boys planting corn in
this county numbered forty-e'ght. 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:hing
or the boys. the aim being to get only
those who would likely mean business.
Some who contemplated planting on
crimson clover land will be somewhat
handicapped by late planting. owing
TO the inability to get the land or
dcred in time. We are hoping TO have
the most of the youngsters pull
through.
The alfalfa crop is surely coming to
the front. Already it has been shown
hat this king % forage. crops will do
well under our conditions. Las. sum-
mcr eleven lots were in the county. and
IN almost all cases. the crop did well.
Several more lots will be seeded this
summer. Two things I find essentia!
TO success. lime and incubation. II is
rather too early 10 give the yields, but
ihe prospects are that we can cquai
any other section
Very little attention has been given
to tho growing OF cattle, owing to the
difficulty OF dsposinE OF milk and
cream. Outside the dairy herds near
Danville and Chatham very few cattle
were produced. IL was clearly seen
that the county could not reach its full
measure of prosperity unless more
stock was raised The abundant graz
ing lardc on the Stanton, Dan, Ban
mister and Pigg Rivers. with their
tributaries. are capable OF pasruring
hundreds ofJheads Of cattle. 1t be-
came essential to secure outlet
for the products of the herds. a little
ugitatior has resulted i'm the estab-
lishment of one of the most modern
and up date crcamcres in the South
Tho n6Xt step is to adopt community
breed of some good dairy cow The
lIoIstein seems better adapted to our
conditions. Already a goodly number
Of pure bred bulls are in possession
OF the farmers. a dozen silos will be
erected this summer. More forage is
being produced, which means moro
fertility for tho land. In this short
space allotted to me cannot tell of the
hog raising. mems corn work and other
important industries for the better
. ment Of the tillcrs of the soil.