El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-10

for example that the average yleld OF
alfalfa is only 9 tons per acre maze ~
five or six cuttings. which alter Lie g
peuse of making and marketing tne nay
is deducted not to mention the luteFest
on the capital invested or the Qepre-
citation Of the machinery ana teams,
leaves very small profit lie mlSht
find that on some farms lhe Hoel "a
.r,nIfcatfon OF manure had doubled the
WELD and that cultivation or the Llslds
increased the yield and quallty. OF nay
as well rs destroyed the eggs OF si1Ss
hOpDers and other harmful insects ne
survev would show that ar-seelnS Iar-
mers In the valley were yearly ploW lhS
M some of their old fields so that they
could set lruit-Jrees I'm a son y -; -; -
had a wonderful preparation for raising
fruit The survey would likewise make
apparent that thousands OF acres OF
alfalfa. after the last crop had been re
OF head of cattle or sheep which could
be finished for market at a minimum
To Educate Farmers.
It is the office OF the adviser to help
the farmers TO understand the pFlncl-
r,Ies which govern their business
Farming is a business, and no business
can be made the success II might De
without a knowledge OF ITS underly ING
principles While the government
prints over 30.0OO.0O0 bulletins on agri-
cultural Information yearly and the
state colleges many more yet II Is
n0unrrEL WneLnhr more IMAM a -aaAa-AA
fraction arc read or their knoWieoge
applied For this reason reading cour-
ses are organized TO develop reading
habit. TO give specific information ana
TO stimulate an interest in the daily
work. In this way. the farmer can re-
main abreast OF the new knoTledge
that is constantly being acquired.
There is no reason why more farmers
cannot do as much for American aSri-
culture as was done by James l. Reid
the originator Of Reid's Yellow Dent
corn who died I'm 1910. He had been
taught the value Of good seed and TO do
well whatever he attempted, conse-
ouently, through dint of intelligent Sc
lection. he was able to produce Va
riety Of seed corn which is one OF the
best known and which sometimes
brought him as much as $40 a busheL
Many Things 10 DO.
An energetic county adviser VIII find
great many things 20 do An
awakened agriculture calls for great
diversity OF activities. one Of the most
important being that of Improving the
condition Of the farm home and giving
the farm women many or the adran-
taEes and conveniences or the urban
population. II is expected that in time
there viii be home economic experts
in every county i'm the country. while
there is a plan now to make accessible
at home practical short courses in aEri-
culture These courses are to embrace
ltry-raisiug, fruit-growinE. soils.
cheese making. dairyinE butter-makiug
and farm bookkeeping
To Make Farming Profitable.
To sum up. the county agent has for
his aim the making OF an efficient and
profitable agriculture. to help every
farmer secure - fair reward for his la
Dor and from the capital invested Once I
this is accomplished, everything else
follows naturally. 4 prospecting far
mer will support the church add con-
veuiences TO his home. subscribe for
magazines. send his children to school !
and lend his aid TO the Improvement OF I
roads and the community Well-being {
in general without prompting