Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-28
Immense Fortune Added tO
 Wealth Of County Through
 Farm Demonstration Work
Productivity of Farms Incr eased Farmers Induced to Erect silos, Cattle Ticks and Hog Cholera Be
 ing Brad icated

Reports of the work done in the past year in Jefferscn county by the two farm demonstration agents, C H. Thomas and Joel Lambert were received by the quorum court yester day
 Ths reports are shCrt, but are filled with facts, showing exactly what has been accomplished by the two agents Members cf the quorum court showed more than ordinary interest in the reports, and MT. Thomas and Mr Lambert were both asked a number of questions during the day, indicas ing that the results alre?dy accom- plished by the farm demonstration work have made their impress.
 Mir. ThCmas' Report.
 MT. Thcmas, who has charge of the work in thla southern half of the county, made the following report:
 During the present year. l have travelled 3,414 miles in my official work. BOA miles by rail and 3,110 by private conveyance.
 "Crop demonstrations have ben conducted on 43 farms with corn, cot" ton. peas, potatoes, and hay crops.
 "The average yield last year was 29 bushels corn on demonstration, while cn similar land the yield was from h to 20 bushels; cotton. 9S7 pounds, as compared with average yields of oo0 to 700 pounds.
 "rhese yielis were secured without any additional cost, either Tor labor or fertilizer, simply by following the scientific nractices in cultivation Yields for this year. are equally as good, and in some instances better than lsst year, though all reports are not in yet.
 Special demonstrations have b:en conducted on the following:
 Permanent pastures; terracln@' drainage; home mixing of tertlllzers growing of winter cats, wheat ana rye; crimson snd burr cloVer' alfalfa hairy vetch; soy bsans; mll- let; velvet beans; fumigatlcn to pre- vent weevils in corn, p: as and wheat and to prevent rotting of sweet pota- toes; spraying and pruning or orclf ards; the production of clean milh and butter; testing of dairy cows.
 ..Forty-one boys are enrolled Ill the boys corn, pig and peanut clubs. lne Dig club boys are to be taught now to raise pigs and cure the bacon anu ham; the corn and peanut cup poys to improve their yields by planlih,s winter cover crops, to save feftlilzers'
 During the year I have Vacclha.su 371 hogs for cholera, and nave IT. structed 37 men in giving the treat ment. .
 Flight dipping vats are in active use, with work started on two otnei ? 1,041 cattle have already been dlppea, and the prospect is good for naaihs' federal quarantine raised on 'Jel'er- son county cattle one year rom now This will mean an average lncrs ass in value of $16 par head, on apou' 21,00O cattle in the county. anu " eas ing of ope-fcurth the feed hecessai to winter the cattle.
 "Ee,sd breeding work has been Ds- gun on several farms, to increase oAe yields of corn, cotton, etc, py i,ll- proved seed. This will mean an ln- crease in yields and profits % W%llnuu' anyYexpense whstsNsr to the farmer CT s"Sixty night meetings hays peen held with farmers at schooihouseis , and churches, :, <
 sIns' ructioA sshas he2n furnished U all farmers requesting it for Dullums potato houses. bsrnss silos, dlpplns vats' an4 ether farm buildings. !,
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