The Washington times., 1915-06-17
DIRECTED AS TOFOOD.

college will have direct charge or the
work. making the detailed projects, and
naming the people to execute them,
but the State project and agents must
be approved by the Federal depart |
ment. The plan contemplates estab-
fishing county agent IN every one OF
to go about among the farmers. learn
their specific needs. and show them how
to do better work. Actual on-the-farm
demonstration of how to make alfalfa
grow, how to get more corn to the acre.
how to mix fertilizers at home and set
them better and cheaper; how to build
cheap farm waterworks-the myriad OF
things about which the scientists and
experts have made discoveries-in short.
are to be carried out to the country and
proved under the eyes of every neigh
borhood.
Along with this corps of county
perts, men with both collegiate and
practical farm training. When the
county agent gets up against prop
osition that he can't handle. he will
These will include specialists in agron-
omy. horticulture, dairying. breeding.
veterinary work. and in fact every de-
partment of agricultural work; they will
be subject to call for inquiry into and
advice about the particular problems
particular farms. The problem Of get
ting these experts is just now proving
one OF the difficulties. but It is believed
| that they will be provided by the agri-
they can be taken into the big organi-
zation.
| Will Develop Slowly.
Along with this demonstration work
| will be co-operated a project in home
| economics. which is going to develop
more slowly than the farm demonstra-
ton work simply because there are
almost no people at all. now trained.
competent to do the work. These. also.
are being trained by proper courses in
| such vast reservoir of information and
| experience in this line as he has in
agriculture; he must build the reservoir.
get It filled. and then. pipe out Its con-
agricultural information, he has the
reservoir built and well filled.
The home economics work will be
aimed to improve living conditions or
the farm: to make the people. especial
ly women and young people. contentec
more livable. The problem Of the
farm family is to live on what corn
monly-despite talk about the lin
dependent farmer"-is a small income
earned by very hard work, in condi
tions that make it almost impossibl,
to have satisfactory social relation
ships.
To illustrate what is to be attempted
for the farm women. It Is said that on,
Of the important tasks In contemplation
Is the demonstration Of how to huilc
and operate farm waterworks sys
TENS cheaply. Carrying water for al
, domestic and industrial uses is one O
the most onerous tasks of the farm
Most farmers don't know that water
works can be had so cheaply that i
Is almost crime not to have them
: They are going to be shown. This /
merely an illustration Of the specific
= 4 practical, detailed character Of the worl
' that is to be attempted under the Smith
Lever measure. Enough has been don
in this direction already, especially 4
the South. to prove that the farmer
are thoroughly alive to its value. The
are willing to take good advice. thu
demonstrated to them: they sincerel
g want to cooperate when the doing G
/ It Is made so easy and concrete: an
1 they are getting great results from
\ wherever II has been organized in tn
past 1t rs simply to be made. in tn
l next decade. one OF the biggest educa
/. tional enterprises in the world, on a
= entirely new basis so far as this countr
; Is concerned. Its results are going
n include a great increase In the farm pre-
I duction, and 1t is believed stoppage {
y the movement from farm to city
discourage tenant farming, and to bel
! ter every phase of country life.