Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-24
FARMERS URGED
To ASK COLLEGE
FOR INFORMATION
Of State Institution
Anxious to Serve People
and 10 Give Full Instruction
and Guidance,
is,.e.l oo..ssrorOsses 10 MORNING JOURNAL

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State College, y. NJ, Jan. Coon
WINGED that New Mexico is on the
verge of great awakening agricul-
turally. which win mean an nnprecc-
dented increase i'm population and Il
golden. harvest in dollars, Dr.. George
L Laid. president of the agricultural
college. is working untirngly TO have
the college and experiment station CO.
operate in every way possible with Il
view to participation to the fullest ex-
tent in the forward march Of affairs
throughout the length and breadth of
the state.
10 bring the agricultural college
and experiment station to the people
right TO the front door OF farm
yards and to the cattle and sheep
rangcs.-to answer any can for help
from any farmer, rancher, cattle or
sheep grower in any part of New
Mcxico--thls is the aim Of President
Laid. In a word. the entire faculty
and all the machinery Of these two big
and important institutions, are 10 be-
ready at all times to render service toI
the people of the state. Such a policy
has long been pursued by the institu~
ton. but the people have not taken
entire advantage of ;he services Of
fered. whether from misconception
OF It's object or from hesltancy in ask
ing for help advice and information
Queries by Mail.
Farmers, fruit growers, cattle and
sheepmen, are invited to write to the
college or experiment station at any
time, on any farm or ranch problem
that offers difficulty. If it is bug
pest, and the pest Is described, or al
sample bug forwarded the college eX-
perts will very quickly suggest a
method of exterInnating Mr.. Bug
If II is a disease that IL creating havoc
among cattle or sheep. advice will be
given that viii soon eminatc the
trouble. If Grain is being blighted
instruction will BIZ given as to the best
method Of protecting the wheat, oats
or corn from destruction. In the
event the pest or disease is something
entirely new, an expert will be sent
in person to study the conditions, orr
extensive experiments will be con-
Quoted for the purpose of discovering
the cause and suggesting remedy.
County Agents.
II is the hope that before long
every county in the state Will have
county agent There are now seven
agents, located in various counties,
and II is believed that Bernalillo
county will soon join the progressive
column and employ an expert to look
after agriculturaly matters personally.
The county agent job is a sinecurc. |
on the contrary the county agent is
a mighty busy man. nearly every day
in the week. and many times at night ,
he is called out to doctor Il sick COW
or horse. The duties Of county
agent are many. and varied. He Is |
under directions to travel on the !
highways and byways Of the county
TO which he has been assigned, talk
ing to the farmers, looking after their
growing crops. suggesting seed for
new crops. teaching up TO date meth |
dds Of planting and harvesting. The ,
county agent is pretty much of a
walkink encyclopedia. In these days
he is as necessary in a county as the |
old fashioned county doctor was in
a. community before the motor car
and other rapid transportation meth |
DDS were Invented.
An unanswcrable argument in favor |
of the county agent plan is that nd |
vanccd on the showing of county |
agents for 1915. A total Of 100000 |
wroth OF crops were sold through the !
efforts of seven county agents--and !
innumerable other benefits conferred I
upon the communities in which they |
operated.
Another important work now UNI I,
dertaken at the agricultural college |
and experiment station, is that of re-
claiming a vast acreage Of high water
table land in the lower Rio Grande !
valley Dr. Ladd recently made n |
personal inspection of inundated and |
partly inundated land between san |
Marcial and Albuquerque. Data was !
taken and will be considered by col |
legc experts. after which survey OF |
the affected area will be made. It !
is Or. Ladd's intention to call a con- !
ference OF district. state and federal !
officials, and all those Interested in /
the land, at Albuquerque or other /
central point in the state, in the near |
future. for the purpose of discussing ,
the most advisable way in which to /
reclaim the now practically useless
land