The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-08
Beats Other States In pia Club Results

in the United States, GeorAa leads
IN largest net profit per pig and low
est cost of producing gain, excelling
such corn states as Indiana, Nebras-
ka and Kentucky. Georgia club boys
have purebred pigs for one thing. The
purebreds and low cost of feed Melted
an average of $2O77 profit per pig at
a cost of 2.9 cents per pound of gain.
Moving Pictures Used
A novelty in extension work among
farmers in Georgia and in the United
States is the movies A complete
power outfit of engine, dynamo and
moving picture apparatus is carried
out to school houses in the country
on an auto truck. The very best of
results as to pictures are obtained
Vast crowds swarm to see the agri-
cultural pictures, many to see movies
for the first time.
Field Specialists Visit Farmers
No more important work is done
than that which is conducted by spe-
cialistS who go out from the College
of Agriculture and come in touch with
the farmers and help them solve their
problems. Through these specialists
demonstration work is done in beef
production such as right feeding, con
struction of silOs, planting feed crops,
introduction of purebred animals for
breeding stock, the organization of
livestock clubs and holding of live
stock meetings
Cream Routes Established
Cream routes have been establish.
ed during the past year for collecting
and marketing surplus cream of farm
ers. The cream is shipped to the Col
lege creamery and there made into
butter.
Purebred dairy sires have been in
troduced, advice has been given as
to feeding, silos have been built and
home-making of butter and the care
of milk has been emphasized. Two
specialists in dairying are constantly
at work among the farmers.
Extensive Publication Work Done
Besides bulletins, circulars and pos
vides $50 weekly papers of the state,
a column of free plate each week for
greater part OF the year. This plate
carries important agricultural infor
nation and reaches a large part Of
the farmers of the state. A news
and information service with daily
papers is also carried on. A circula-
ton of 100000 a week is obtained for
items in newspapers.
Aid In Horticulture
Extension work is done with orch
ards in planting, pruning, Spraying,
packing and marketing; in trucking
and home garden work; with canning
clubs and with civic clubs in land
scape gardening Two specialists are
constantly in the field.
Aid In Building And Drainage
The Department of Agricultural En-
gineering of the College of Agricul-
ture is under heavy demand from
farmers of the state for plans for all
sorts of farm buildings, for silos, water
works, septic tanks, lighting plants,
dipping watts, cold storage plants, n.y.
draulic rams, grain elevators, smoke
houses, etc. One specialist is con-
stantly in the field aiding farmers in
this line of work
County Agents Work with Crops
34,634 acres corn, 80 bushels per
acre; $500 acres of cotton, 1915
POUNDS of seed cotton per acre; 500
acres in tobacco, PSI pounds per acre;
6,512 acres in wheat, 16 bushels per
acres 1858 acres in oats, "a bushels
per acre; 1,061 acres of alfalfa, AS
tons per acre; 5S5 acres sown to Grim
son clover, bur clover and vetch;
7,341 acres in cowpeas; 1894 acres No
velvet beans; 81 acres in soy beans;
potatoes; 2O,344 orchard trees cared
for.
PHrebred Livestock introduced BY
Agents. Brood mares 240, stations
SO, jacks 242, beef cattle 4S9, hogs L.
$50, sheep 412.
Treatment of Livestock Diseases
and Pests.-Treated for blackeg s.
24O, tuberculine tests 1852, cattle
treated for ticks $4,000, for lice H.
748, hogs treated for cholera $500, for
lice 30,112, for worms 16,O3s; horses
treated fW distemper "a, for digestive
ailments 200, for accidents 200.
Treatment Plant Diseases And In.
sects.-For smut and rust of wheat
6.376 bushels; oats 10,36S bushels; for
insects effecting tobacco 166 acres;
oats 312 acres; potatoes 1873 acres;
orchards 424
incubation Of LegUmes.-For alfal-
ia 1861 acres; for crimson clover, bur
slOver and vetch 7,145 acres: Iespe-
deza Al acres; cowpeas 1856 acres: vel.
vet beans 757 acres.
Feeding penoRstratien.-D cat
tie 1902, beef cattle 1880, swine 49,
sos. d.
Slles.-Silos built by demonstration
farmers 222.
LlEne.-5,156 acres were treated
with 1854 tons Of lime.
Fertiiixer.-Farmers advised regard.
ing use of fertilizer 1900; demonstra.
tons with fertilizers 600; tons Of
manure used under agents.