The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
COUNTY AGENTS TO
MEET JANUARY Il
WILL HOLD SECOND ANIMAL SEES
sloN AT BLACKsBURG TO DISCUSS
DEMONSTRATION WORK.
SPLENDID PROGR A M
TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED by MEN
WITH DITsTERs ON THEIR HANDS
COVER WIDE RANGE OF SUB
JECTs OF INTEREST.

On January IL tho county farm
demonstration agents for the State
Of Virginia will go to Blacksburg for
their second annual meeting. These
county agents are the men who are
sakinr the gospel of better farming
10 the farmers of our State. There
are now about sixty OF these men In
sixty different counties. They are
al men who had special training for
their work. Each year they go to
The State College and experiment sta
Ion at Biacksburg- and learn from
she Instructors and investigators there
what things OF value they nave TO
send the farmers The county agents
stay ut Biacksburg three weeks and
take regular class work under the best
instructors OF that institution. Be
sides this. they meet each day and
have discussions among themselves
about problems that they nave to
face. This is OF unestimable value
to the agents themselves, and would
be an excellent opportunity for the
farmers OF the State to get great
deal OF information. All farmers are
cordially invited to attend these meet
ings.
Below Ia a list OF the subjects which
vii, be discussed:
Subjects for Discussion.
/. Geogra phically, how 10 locate
demonstration farms over the county
w. l.. Kirby. +. s. Blandford.
=. How many demonstrators is II
advisable to name in a season. How
much time should be spent with a
demonstration II. Quisenoerry
d. d. Sxer.
3. What are the four requisites
necessary for a whole farm to be I'M
dertaken as a demonstration knowi-
edge Of owner local practices, mar
kets. ETC.. n. Slauson, ". E. MIC
Donald.
4. The value of meeting on dem
onstration fields. and Iength and fire.
quency OF sarne.---W. NJ, PerrX. n. A.
Warmer.
g. How best 10 demonstrate inn
proved machinery. methods Of cult
walton, pruning, spraying, silo build
ing. I'D. u. Sizer. ]. q. Bruce.
8. The value of organizations. How
10 organize breeders associations. pig
clubs, farmers clubs. and cow testing
associations &C. f. koontz. c. II
Chiffon. c. =. Rice.
I. How to use. cooperate with and
aid farmers unions. oranges, etc
II. keely. r. S. Portlock. j. Il. Brame.
j. The organizations of county
fairs What should the agents do to-
ward forming them.--W. w wilkins
r. T. Blandford
T. In what ways can the county
agents bring Improvement OF home
life into hts activttiesr Home gar
aens home conveniences. sanitation,
health. eta. Raut. r. s. Portlock,
10, How IN use addresses, teie-
phones. letters. bulletins and news.
paper articles In giving publicity and
advice. ii auisenoerry. f.. II
keeiy.
II. What statistics snouid the
county agent gather iu his rounds
a. to the sale Of livestock. breeds OF
livestock and farm products.~-J. r.
Hutcheson, w. G. Shackleford.
IL. To what extent and in what
ways car the college and experiment
station serve the county agent.--W. j.
scheence X G. Moore
Is What should the attitude OF
the county agent be toward the use
Of the county farm.-B- O. Bradshaw,
r. NJ. Siauson,
IA What should he the attitude
of the county agent towards officials,
public leaders. etc.---F. s, Farrar
Is. How to secure club members.