The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-11-19
Thirteen Campaigns Have Been Car
ried on in Michigan, Ohio ard Hi
nos-Roider's Plan Meets Warm
Rcccp tion With the Farmers.

Ntilln VI ChiN Noun'iS
The latest plan of Holden is 10
place alfalfa upon every farm. There
are three prominent features III his
plan:
% The introduction Of a compara-
lively new crop into the Corn
Belt, Southern and Eastern
states.
(2) Going direct to the homes Of the
farmers, where meetings are
held in the fields, and success
and failure discussed according
to local coalitions.
(3) The use Of that most modern Ne~
hicle-the automobile.
Purpose Of Campaign.
The primary purpose OF the cam
paign is to show the American FARMER
that alfalfa is the most profitable crop
he cen grow: that it can be grown
proftably upon every farm; tha' II Ell
riches the soil; increases farm V2i''S'
stimulates live stock CROWNS and dal-
rying; produces double that OF other
hay crops, and is better feed.
Thirteen campaigns have thus Tar
been successfully conducted III Mic"'
igan, Ohio and Illinois.
Some of the Results.
Results of the Kent county (MiCh)
campaign are:
1} Six thousand farmers visited az
their homes during tiye-day
campaign.
(2) Thirty-two meetings held.
60 Three hundred and seventy-five
miles travelled by the Alfalfa Au-
tOmObile Train.
"a One hundred and thirty-siX alfalfa
talks made by the Holden stat
of alfalfa lecturers.
60 Many applications for similar cam
paigns from all parts Of the
United States.
The Kent county campaign has been
followed b. campaigns in Atieg2p,
Barry, Grand Traverse and st. G(aiE
counties, Michigan; Van Vert, MariCA
Fulton, Williams and Champaign coun
ties. Ohio; and Sangamon, DuPag
and Kane counties, Illinois.
Great Meeting in Ohio.
At one meeting in Ohio upon tlg
farm of Joseph E. Wing, near MechaI
icsburg, nearly 1900 people gatherel
from all parts of Ohio and adioinirg
states to learn more about alfalfa. A.
this great meeting the Ohio State Al
falfa Growers association was organ
lied. Over 800 automobiles made W
the alfalfa train. 1t is recorded as
the greatest agricultural assemblage
in the history of Ohio. Other Ohit
counties where the work has beer
taken up report success on ever.
hand.
Sansamon and Kane counties. I'LL
nois, have both conducted great cam
paisns. At one meeting in Williams
Vile, ILL.,, over 1900 farmers came tc
near the alfalfa lecturers.
in all of these campaigns w.i,
were conducted within period 0
about two months nearly 50,0OG + n.
ers have been reached with the ~
pei of alfalfa
AS a result also Of the camna;o.
work it is consCryatively estt,ne.
that 100000 acres OF alfalfa Mil !.
seeded during this and the cc.,?jr:
season.
Such is the result Of the initial y.or.
Of campaigning Tor alfalfa, bit ra~,.,
more than this tangible rcal.;, u.
heen accomplished. Every fag.Ao
throughout the region where the We,
was conducted is talking about al
1al1a. The cooperation of the sshoni
IN the territory is a very imnortgn
'nd effective feature. School Officials
rom the highest to the lowest t.,.
ever failed to appreciate the o,ao.
unity.
Professor Holden has expresgat
'mSeif as considering it the mos
'.1eflai experience and the MOS
s4ehclal trip from tie farm stand
2-At that he has ever taken
But this is not all-wberevor n.
Amers of any community arc ;rtpr
'jted in the growing of alfalfa uheI
oasible follow-up man, thorough i,
is knowledge of alfalfa culture will
'e sent out to assist them in se,,in,
start He will live with fl,
'fmers and aid them in so,vin,
i1e problems at home. uo vii
% from farm to farm upon re
guest and study success and fai,rre
Before the coming of 1914 cam
talgns will have been condnctoa j.
s7ery part of the United States an
Canada. Interest is growing 60 r r'n
!'ly that many counties have organ 20
campaigns and undertaken tho a. n.~ -
without assistance from tho out W. =.