Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-15
COUNTY AGENT
HAS PRODUCED
/ GOOD REsUL is
San Miguel and Mora Counties
Already Experiencing Ben
efitS From LaborS Of State
College Expert,

s,., eos.rsponosncs TO MORNING JOURNAL
Mora. \. NJ, Jan. 1.-THE work of
the newly appointed county agent, as
no is called, is already producing
biyhlv satisfactory results in Mora
and san Miguel counties Prof NJ.
r Gonzales, a graduate of the Utah
Agricultural college and a station
worker in Colorado, began his labors
In this district october 20, 1914
While the fail and winter months do
not, of course, give him the best OPP
portunity to prove the effectiveness
of his methods, yet he has unquestion-
ably accomplished enough to convince
the farmers that his work is of the
utmost value.
For instance, since the work has
been started here hog cholera has
been found and measures taken to
eradicate the disease. a number of
eases of blackleg in cattle and other
disease have been treated and meth
DDS Of cure and prevention pointed
out. A number of farmers clubs
have been organized among the ma
tive farmers and the county agent has
visited the majority of schools i'm his
district with view to encouraging
the teachers and pupils to take an
active interest in agricultural develop
ment He is now engaged in holding
meetings and delivering lectures to
the adult population of the rural dis
tricts
Not only the farmers, but the bust
ness man of the town is cooperating
heartily in the movement realizing
that upon the yields of the farm de-
ponds in large measure the pros
perty of the city and town. In many
parts Of this county, and the same
statement is UNNECESSARILY true of San
Miguel county, the farmers have gone
on for years planting the same kind
of crops on their lands using no fer
tizer, paying no attention to the Sc
lection of seeds, to rotation of crops
or to the cleaning Of the soil The re-
suit has been that the Yield Of grain
in all OF the fertile mountain valleys
of Mora county has fallen off more
than one-half. 1t is this state of af-
fairs that the county agent, with the
operation of the citizens has set him
self to remedy for the coming season.
Bulletins DO Much Good.
one advantage of the work that is
appreciated by the thoughtful farmer
is that every bulletin published by the
department. of agriculture is made
available through the county agent
for any man who wants it. From
chicken raising to tree culture, the
offices of the agent in Mora and San
Miguel counties are well supplied with
the last word on these subjects writ
ten by men who are experts in their
line. Furthermore the president of
the A. and NJ. college and the head
of the agricultural department have
visited the district as we'll as the chief
agrieulturalist of the western states,
and at any time any question arises
concerning the solution of which the
county agent may be doubtful he
may draw upon the experience and
Whole station force at Mesilla Park,
but the experts of the department of
agriculture in the field.
The extension work of the State col
lege is carried on with the direct CO.
operation of the national department
OF agriculture, twelve hundred dol
lars annually of the salaries of each
agent coming from the United States
treasury by virtue Of the Smith
Lever act. OF the remaining salary
and expense, nine hundred dollars
each Is contributed by San Miguel and
mora counties. An additional por-
uon Of the United States fund is de-
VOTED to paying the expenses of
united States and state college eX-
pefts in their active cooperation on
the ground with the county agents.