Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
DEMONSTRATORS WORK
IN s0UTHs|DE COUNTIES
In Spite of Bad Weather the Tillers
OF the Soil Keep Very
Busy.
WOMEN FOLK KEEP CHEERFUL
Work Being Done I'm the Matter OF
Observation-Disclosures Interest Is
Mucti OH the lncrease-Boys' Corn
Clubs Doing Good Work.

The Industrial Section of the Rich.
mond Times Dispatch has asked the
demonstration agents of the various
counties and sections OF Virginia for
reports Of conditions in their rcsncc-
tive bailiwirks. Some have rcplicd:
others have not Perhaps IL is tr,o or
demonstration agents as IL is OF some
"'her folks. that they give but little
attention To requests from ncwspapcrs
mat nave not 4 per diem or per inch
attachment to the request
Anyhow. here is report from MIR.
Alfred Rout. who looks after farm
demonstration work in the Counties of
Amelia and Nottoway. MIR Rout saws:
The farmers of Amelia and Nouoway
Counties arc taking hold OF the demon
s'ratIon Worn with increasing interest
one OF the most hopeful signs is that
the men vino have bccn looking unou
inns work as book farming arc seeing
'hat II does Go good and they are
coming into tho ranks and doing good
work.
~ SPITE or AN
'NfANoHABLE SEASON
the season has bcen very unfayor
able. but tho farmers arc learning IA
disk their lands before breaking and
thus saving moisture. so that the drv
weather does not interfere with tho
work.
The pastures arc short, and IN.
farmers arc planning to put out a
greater acreage Of cowpcas and SOU
,,ft ~
who put out alfalfa last fan for the
first time. have good stands. and w;l,
be cutting their first crop soon
Interest in dairyiur is iu,rcasi,r
ON account Of our favorable location
TO Richmond and Pctcrshurc there is
lot OF milk shipped. We have found
that dairyiue has steady all the wear
income The ny product Of manure has
been building up tho lands. so ,ha, now
those who have been following dairy
'hS ma mat they can get along with
very little fertilizer, and the present
hieh prices do no, disturb them
The Boys Corn club has ,hirty-thrcc
active members; the Poultry club has
twenty-five members: the rig club has
seven members The iutcrcs, in the
WORK is growing. and tho parents arc
cooperating more than ever 10 help
keep the boys and girls on the farm
GOOD WORK OF
THE WOMEN EOI.i<S
Mrs j. +. Wallace. the home demon
Stration agent. is looking after tn.
Canning Club, and has about nf,y
members. The tomatoes are being set
out and garden worh is being pushed
with vigor.
Some work is being done in market
ing. y Farmers Sales Day is held AT
Blackstone the last Saturday in each
month. The farmers. bring in their
surplus stock. seed corn. peas and such
other things as they have IL sell. and
thus find customers for these The
sales arc growing each month. aS more
farmers get interested. Last month
one OF tho merchants put up some farm
implements which he had. and they
were sold at fair prices The farmers
of the county need no, go outside of
the county TO buy their seed corn or
horses. as We have enough here to
supply All our needs.
At Amelia Courthouse the Sales Day
IS conducted along the same line. and
VIII he held each quarter on the FIRST
Wednesday Of July and October