The log cabin Democrat., 1915-10-07
UP AGAIN THIS MONTH QUORUM COURT OCT. 27 QUESTION OF APPROPRIATION FOR AGENT TO BE PRE-
 SENTED.
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily
 The question of an appropriation which has been cause of more or less agitation annually for a number of years, will recur again this month, when the Faulkner county oourm court will meet on Wednesday, Octo- Der 27. After having made the ap- propriation for several years, the quorum court last year voted it down, but business men of Conway subscrib- ed sufficient amount to keep a dem- onstrator employed. The late J. w.. Earlier was re-employed and upon his death John L. Phillips of this county was appointed and is now serving.
 Miss Myrtle Smith, United States canning club demonstrator for this county, is also paid out of the fund contributed locally, supplemented by appropriation by the government.
 County Judge J. w. Holt has just received a proposition from the Unit ed States government and college of agriculture, cooperating, offering to contribute from S450 to S660 for the improvement in this manner of farm ing and stock raising in the county during the coming year. This is the class of work that enabled farmers working under the direction of these agents in the state to grow an average of 28 bushels of corn while the Ar kansas farmers average corn yield IS only IS bushels to the acre. The cot ton yield was 524 pounds, state aver age, but farmers following the advice of the farm demonstration agents raised an average of 1,128 pounds to the acre.
 The work costs more than the amount contributed to the county by the government and state college of agriculture, and the difference, of course, has to be borne by the county where the work is done. For instance if the court will levy, in cash S75O, the college and government will con- tribute $450 cash, and if the county will increase the amount by $50, the government and college will increase it's gift by the same amount, or S9Oo to $500. There is regular scale or increase for larger amounts.
 That most of the counties in Ar kansas have snapped up these offers of free aid for several years past IS shown by the fact that in 1913 gov arnment aid amounted to $40,00O while local appropriations amounted to s53 5000 including $2,780 contribut- ed by the railroads in transportation to the farm demonstration agents.
 This amount was greatly increased in 1914 when a total of nearly S112,- 900 was spent for farm demonstration work in the state. It is expected that still larger increase will be seen this year, particularly in view ot the great interest shown in improved and profitable farming methods, and the remarkable awakening shown oy bankers. business men and the pub lie generally.
 With increased crop production absolutely shown by farm demonstra- tion methods it is plain that money spent to maintain an agent in coun- tv. with the government and college contributing nearly half the amount expended, Ris brought back into the county and spent among local busl- ness men throughout the increased value of crops produced. In addition to this the farm demonstration agents are instrumental in making farm life easier and more satisfactory and therefore happier. A phase of this IS seen in the boys corn, pig and poul- trv club work and in the girls can ming club work, in demonstrating good roads, and other forms of con- structive and instructive methods.