Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-07

llA0 AGB1AN fAANA ~
the court follows: !,
Number of farm visits made
800.
Number of business calls on
Agent at Office LOO.
Approximate number of tele-
phone calls to and from office
$500.
Number of meetings held in
various parts of the county l42
Total attendance at these
MEETINGS (approx.) $4,000.
Organizations helped to or
game Is.
Approximate number of let
ters written 1880.
Approximate number of State
and U. S. Bulletins distributed
1000.
Number of schools visited
where work was done among pu-
pills 95.
Number of hogs vaccinated
4,275.
Total miles travelled by rail
1909.
Total miles travelled by road
1883.
Miles travelled altogether
6,243.
| have conducted Boys and
Girls Corn and Tomato Growing
Contests, with a total enroll
ment of 81. Two Of our win
ming boys have corn in the con-
test at Columbia, during Farm
er's Week. | have conducted
four Stock Judging Contests in
the county.
County School Supt. w. c.
johnson and | have held as Par
ent's and Agricultural Days in
various parts of the County.
Our purpose in these MEETINGS
has been to promote better
schools and better agriculture.
The biggest meeting which
has been held under the aus
pieces of the Farm Bureau, and
into which ! put my entire en-
ergy. was the Audrain County
Round Up.
My personal work among the
farmers has had to do with al
most every conceivable phase of
farm work, such as diagnosing
hog trouble, vaccination against
cholera, suggesting and figuring
balanced rations, testing soil
for acidity, locating suitable
soil for alfalfa, suggesting
sprays for various insect troub-
les and plant diseases, suggest
ing methods for combating
other farm pests, planning rota-
tons. planning systems of farm
management, suggesting meth
DDS for testing seed corn, test
ing various seeds for purity, help
ing to locate good clover, cow
pea, and sow bean seed, helping
put various people in touch with
one another who have farm pro-
ducts for sale, or who want tC
buy such products, suggesting
methods for improving sanitary
conditions, especially among
the hogs, etc, etc
Respectfully submitted,
E Rusk
Missouri Farm Advisers
The Missouri counties having
farm advisers and the support
given them by the county courts
are as follows:
Audrain, E. w. Rusk, no coun.
ty support.
Buchanan, F.W. Faurot, coun.
ty pays one-half of salary anc
all running expenses.
Cape Girardeau, c. M. Nc.
; Williams, county pays one-hal1
; of salary and all running expen.
SEES.
Cooper, J. D. Wilson, county
pays one-half of salary and part
running expenses.
| Dade, E. J. Rodekohr, county
pays all of salary not made by
subscriptions and all running
expenses
jackson, Z. A.. Ikenberry
county pays one-half Of salary
and 5000 running expenses.
Johnson, C. M. Long, county
pays one-half of salary.
Marion, |. F. Gilmore, county
pays one-half Of salary and al
running expenses.
Pettis, S. NJ. Jordan, county
pays one-half Of salary and all
running expenses.
Saline, Paul V. Maris, nc
county support.
scout, II. Is. Defr, county pays
One-half of salary, $1,000.
Many Farmers In Favor.
Judging from the sentiment
expressed by the representatives
before the court, Tuesday, many
Of the farmers over the county
are in favor of farm advisers
Among those who were present,
Tuesday, were: Smoot Bros, OF
South Wilson Township; w. 0.
Smith, South Wilson; j. c. Dow.
ell, Albert Harrison and Frank
Parsons, Benton City; j. T.
johnson, G. r. Clark, Walker
Pollock, K. M. White, F. w. Pill.
cher, Earl w. Rusb, r. d. Wor-
rell, Henry d. Llcwellyn, c. P.
Arnold, G. M. Fox, Mexico.