The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-16
MAKES FARMER S LIFE BETTER
Closing Sessions Of Institute Draws
Bigger Crowds to Opera House
Today-Farmers Learn Value of
Raising Better Grade Potatoes.
(From friday g Daily

(From fridays Daily
Kenosha county farmers and city
people too got a new idea of the value
Of an agricultural agent to the county
| Oh Thursday night when more than
four hundred people heard Superinten-
dent G. L. Luther Of the state insti-
tute bureau, at the Rhode Opera House
at the feature meeting of the farmers !
institute. In a talk of an hour and a
| half Superintendent Luther wiped
away lot Of the misconceptions of the
agricultural expert system and he
showed the people of the city and
county what Kenosha county is
losing by failing to have part in
, the big movement for better farms
and better farmers.
It is pretty certain that as a result
of the address on Thursday night Ke-
nosha will be another one of the coun-
ties in which an expert is engaged to
guide the farmers in the work Of grow
ing better and more profitable crops
Mr. Luther dispelled the idea that
the agricultural expert was man
with long face who went up and
down the couny criticising men for
what they did not know and Offering
them nothing but lot Of theories in
place of their own ideas. He showed
that the agricultural expert soon be-
came the most popular man among the
Of bo 70 NJ
that his contribution to the wealth of
county was greater than that made
by any other official.
He told of the work that these men
are doing in showing the farmers the
value of fre-dried seed corn, Of bet
ter methods Of growing alfalfa, Of
better methods Of building barns and
COW sheds. He showed the work that
these men were doing by instructing
the boys and the girls of the farm.
He declared that one Of the first duties
of the agricultural expert was to con-
duct short courses' in the winter
at which the boys and girls from the
farm could be brought into touch not
only with the latest methods of farm
work, but where they could be taught
the common sense methods of doing
other things. He showed that the ex-
pert was sort of circuit rider Of
the farm who went hither and thither
and held meetings in the homes and in
the school houses and in the churches
and banks and preached the back-to-
the-farm movement in the new manner,
His address was illustrated with
pictures taken in various parts Of
Wisconsin which showed what these
men had done and what they were do.
ing from day to day. He declared
that the investment of the small
amount in an agriculture expert had
meant thousands of dollars in return
to individual farmers.
Mr.. Luther spoke of the plans neces-
sary to secure the employment of such
an official in this county and he strong
~ urged that the plan he tried out
here. He insisted that the cost would
be small in comparison with the per-
manent results attained Before the
next meeting Of the county board this
matter is to be taken up by the farm
ers all over the county and it is pretty
certain that a strong demand will be
made upon the supervisors for action
At the session this morning Mr..
Norgord, who was in charge of the big
roundup in Kenosha last year, spoke
on the subject Esahe 1916 State Fair"
and he was followed by Mr.. Hicks who
gave g very interesting talk on pota-
toes, speaking Of the varieties which
were of especial interest to Wisconsin
farmers. His talk was along decidedly
practical lines and showed the demand
OF Wisconsin farmers for instruction
as to the best classes of potatoes to
be grown in the various sections Of the
state. Conductor Griswold had an
other topic this morning when he spoke
on the subject of s'Cow Testing and
Testing Association Conductor Girls
void has been a leader il the big
movement to develop the herds Of Wis
consin and he has practiced his preach
ing by developing on his own farm
one of Wisconsin's best herds. His
address this morning was one of great
interest to the dairy farmers of the
county and they We're there in large
numbers to hear him.
AT the closing session Of the insti-
tute this afternoon Superintendent
Luther talked with the farmers as to
the best plans for marketing the pro-
duct Mr.. Hicks gave another inter
esting potato talk, dealing es-
pecially with the treatment of the
diseases of Wisconsin potatoes and
showing the local farmers the ways
which were approved for getting rid