The Clayton citizen. [volume] (Clayton, Union County, N.M.) 1906-19??, 1916-02-17
Union County to have
Farm Demonstrators
IF THEY WANT IT

% That Union County should nave
farm demonstration is beyond the ques-
ton of any one who has given the
question any study at all and who has
the least knowledge of what it means
to be UP to the minute in Farming
Efficiency. The matter of the price
is not to be considered when we know
that there is not the least probability
or even possibility of it exceeding a
reasonable allowance as compensation
for the same. The diversity of soil,
the fact that there is a diversity of
crops grown here and the fact that
through the experiment stations in
this western country there are new
and more suitable crops grown every
year that are adapted to the climatic
and other conditions that exist in this
as well as other parts of the country
makas the need Of the Farm Expert
moro evident. The one that would at
tempt to say at this time that our
experiment stations and our farm de-
monstrators and our information in
extensive and intensive farming lines
is all humbug and are intended only
to give some one job, is simply ex-
posing his own ignorance and not
criticising our demonstration work and
our state institutions When we came
west a few years ago, we were like
the majority Of people that come here,
we were not acquainted with the
crops that were common to this west
ern country and climate and found
just what people will find that come
here, and that is that the 'know-alP
that is in this country or any other
is not the man to rely upon, but the
man that is experimenting and want
ing to learn how to improve and to do
hetter A few Question right here
might be pertinent. How long have
you known Of Milo Maize? Maize is
now one of the staple crops of this
western country.
We well remember when the fellows
called it "Gruzelum" corn and some
called it Jerusalem" corn and others
"Goose neck" and so forth, but today
we are growing several varieties of
it and it is staple on the market.
Only very few years, five or six,
since Kofir Corn was entered on the
board of trade as staple grain. 1t
was the first of the dry climate
crops to have this distinction. How
much do we know about the possibili-
ties of Sudan grass. We have in our
Office now about one peck measure of
this seed and last year is the first
that any Of it was raised. Who tries
this out and recommends it to the
farmer and introduces it as profitable
crop ?The experiment stations of oul
states. Our state institutions and
agricultural colleges, and they are
sending men out all over this country
to introduce drouth resisting crops
and grains and hays that are suitable
to this country and this and no Other
reason, whether you know it or not
is the only apology, Mr.. Homesteader
for you being in this country.
What has happened in years gone
by? Did the early homesteader il
western and even central Kansas stay
They did not. And why? The sim
pie reason is that they knew how t,
grow wheat, oats, and indian corn, ant
that is all and to raise wheat was ou
of the question on account of the ex
penses connected with getting in tn
first crop or crops, and that corn di,
not make" on sod and that the,
starved out before they had time t
learn by experience the valuable les
sons that are being taught us noy
by our farm demonstrators throug
our agricultural colleges, which infor
nation most of US have part of be
fore we landed here. Shall we sto
because we have learned part of it an
because we know more than some @
our forefathers who braved the pic
neer life and couldn't stay? NO. W
don't know it all yet, none of US, nc
nearly all yet, for there is just a
much to learn in the next ten year
as there was in the past ten and "
want to get in on this knowledge firl
hand. We want the good of it jus
as soon as we ncaget it.
Farm demonstrator is not all. An
NAL husbandry is part Of the el