The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-27
MUCH PRACTICAL
Good IN FARMS
State Urges Farmers to Take
Advantage of Tests
Being Made

The State Department OF Asricul-
ture is urging the farmers or the
state TO take advantage of the test
farms being conducted by the depart
ment to demonstrate and experiment.
with farming methods under actual
farm conditions. There are seven OF
these farms situated in different parts |
or the state, and they are located on
the representative soil types and dis
rlbuted so that the different alti
tudeS are fairly represented.
According to Mr.. w. K. COllett. all
farms carry an extensive series of fer
1lizer experiments and are making
numerous tests with varieties of
grains and grasses. Tests With fruits
and vegetables are carried on each
arm by h horticultural division.
The animal h~uSbandry division has
every animal on the farms under
some sort of experiment. Even the
work nina are beng tested to find
the amount of work that can be done
with different kinds and Of
feed.
In addition to the regular work Of
the various farms, there has recently
been inauGurated at the Iredell and
Pender Farms some extensive poultry
work. This work is an enlargement
of the work now being carried on at
the Experiment Station at West Raj
eigh and, Will finally be extended to
the Edgecombe and Buncombe farms.
The demonstration agents in charge
Of agricultural work in the various
counties are finding these farms to be
of much benefit to them in their work
as it gives them an opportunity OF
seeing with their own eyes the re
suits of careful scientific investiga-
ton. Numerous visits are being paid
the farms by these men III some see
tons, and it has been Of great value
to them in advertising in regard t.
, the various problems with which the,
are daily confronted.
The seven farms are located as fol
. lows:
! The redel Farm, is in the grain
y belt of the State and it is at thi
y farm that all the grain work Of tn
y Experiment Station is to be cOncen
trated. Numerous experiments wit
small grains are being 0
- this farm by the agronOmy division
The EdgecOmbe Farm is in the cot
= ton and peanut region and numeroU
~ experiments with these W. crops al
Il being conducted here. A specially
= sheep work is also being carried on /
y the animal ~husbandry division.
- The Pender Farm is in the true
? belt and here the horticulture div
- sion is carrying on extensive eXper
- mentS with all kinds of vegetable
and small fruits. Special work is b.
= ing done with sweet potatoes for tt
purpose of studying the different V;
;. %rieties and methods Of storage. AE
at this farm the United States D
- partment Of Agriculture has sever
y, thousand plants pu, out in it's wol
= with ~scuppernong grapes h is II
-. largest experimental grape vinegar
~ in the South.
~ The BuncOmbe Farm is located
-, the mountains near Asheville and Il
u! feature Of the work on this farm w
~ be the experiments with Dual Pu
~ pose Cattle. General work wi
,, grain, grasses and orchards will
;, carried on in addition to the tests
~, all these crops with different kinds
~, fertilizer.
The Granville Farm is devot
~ largely to experimental work wi
e. apples. Some work is being CARR
III on with peaches in addition also
IL the general grass and grain expe
mentS
ca The Washington Farm at Vino
q is located on the new drainage al
IL in Washington county and exp
ments in handling this muck la
will be conducted. This is the yOur
est farm Of all, and work with gro
- ing the various crops was not beg
X until this year.