The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-01-28
THE COUNTY AoRIcuLTURIsT
COUNTY BUILDER.

COUNTY 6OtLOEHs
The county agriculturist has proved
that he is one OF the biggest factors In
improving the farming conditions OF a
county. in making its farming more
profitable. in organizing and directing
its agriculture. Wherever county ag-
lriculturist has worked for a time, there
the farmers show a greater interest in
all rural and county affairs and they
adopt more profitable systems OF farm
ing. become more prosperous and con-
tented.
The county agricuhurist is not a
white collar farmer He not only
knows but he shows-pulls off his coat
and pitches in where help is needed
He depends less upon talking than In
working with the individual farmer on
his own farm. He shows him how more
profitable farm practices may be ap-
Piled, stays with the work and demon
strates in a practical way how the new
method should be used.
He helps In the planning and build
ing of barns, silos and farm buildings;
in the laying out OF fields and the con-
struction Of bitches for irrigation. He
shows how to handle soil problems,
how to get the fields ready for certain
CROPS and how to grow those crops
most successfully. In spraying Tor
disease and insect pests the county ag-
riculturist gives direct aid. He shows
how live stock may be managed and
fed more profitaby. He leads the fight
against diseases of livestock. He has
succeeded in eliminating hog cholera
from a county.
He carries information to the farmer
that has a cash value, and shows him
how to use this. This is especially val
liable to new settlers. to farmers yet
unfamiliar with our diverse agricultur-
al conditions who so often do not know
just how to work their fields or han
die their farm most advantageously
The county agriculturist is short
cut to more profitable farming He
helps to get the new farmer establish
ed more quickly, to put him on his feet.
The county agriculturist brings the
people of a community together He or
ganizes farmers clubs; crop improve
ment leagues; live stock and breeders
associations boys and girls clubs; rural
social centers and the like. He leads
In the organization of farmers cooper
alive marketing associations and farm
ers exchanges and directs how these
may be most efficiently managed. He
gets the people Of county to work
together on their problems, through
local leadership which he inspires and
developes. 1t is the organized COM
munity that progresses most rapidly.
One farmer made nearly $500 more
per year after following the instructions
of a county agriculturist In feeding his
herd. One agriculturist has eliminated
hog cholera from his county, thus saw
| ing the farmers thousands of dollars a
year. Another started IL cooperative
marketing associations. One Of those
has saved Its members over $4,000 a
year Over 30 silos in the state have
been built by county agriculturists. One
Of these planned and helped in the
building of ten farm buildings. These
are but a few instances of how the ag-
riculmrist really helps the farmer
The good results which follow the
employment of a county agriculturist
are shown in every state OF the Union
In recognition of this, the last con-
gress passed the Smith Lever Act
which provides aid for the work. Now
federal aid to the extent of $1,000 q
year to a county which agrees to share
in the expense of employing a county
agriculturist, is available to Inn
tied number of counties in Idaho.
There are now nearly 800 agricultur-
lists at work in the northern and west
ern states. Mr.. II. w. Hochbaum, whc
is in charge, of the work for Idaho. Ii
enthusiastic about the good these mer
accomplish and predicts that 1t will
not be long before Idaho has her ful
quota of men at work in the field Al
inquiries should be directed to him a
Boise.