The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-16

pertinent station is cons.an'iy peinf
distributed.
Most of the work the past year Ia!
been in the way Of assisting Mr.. J;sc
quot, who is employed by the state e&
pertinent station to work in the dry
farming sections of Benton county
Mr.. Jacquot is one Of the two assist
ants in the dry farming department
in the state.
The fact of the agriculturalist's of.
fee being in the county was the de.
termining factor in Benton county Sc.
curing one of the dry farming assist,
ants of the state.
Miscellaneous
A very serviceable office, both for
the agriculturalist and for the farm.
ers, is now located in the Commercial
Club rooms at Kennewick. Models OF
silos, ditcher, specimens of strawber-
ry root weevil, etc., are displayed in
the window. Ten specimens Of fruit
diseases, gathered by the assistant
fruit Inspector, are exhibited on TOP
of bulletin cabinet. All the literature
available on the models and specimens
is laid out where those interested can
help themselves at any time.
A bulletin cabinet four by seven
feet, containing Sc separate divisions,
is now partially filled. 1t is being
filled only with literature which is APP
plicable to local conditions. The Of
flee is being equipped with literature
which is being distributed i'm the fol-
lowing way. At regular intervals, lists
of available publications are secured
from each of the forty state expert
ment stations and from the u. S. de-
partment of agriculture. As the lists
come out they are looked over and a
copy of bulletins that appear to be of
interest in this section are sent for.
When the copy comes, it is looked over
as thoroly as time will permit. If it
contains any information helpful in
the solution of local problems, two or
three dozen copies are sent for. One
copy is filed in the bulletin cabinet for
permanent county agricultural Ii
brary. The others are placed out on
the shelf and table, containing litera-
ture for free distribution.
The question comes up-do the
farmers make use of this literature
During the past month, 235 bulletins
and circulars have been taken and each
month since the office literature has
been displayed in this way, an increas-
ing number of bulletins have been
used. Every day the agriculturalist
has been in the office, farmers have
been in and asked for from five to
eighteen Of these publications on par
ticular subjects with which they were
dealing. The office has also secured
case of as standard text books on
farm enterprises which are carried on
in this county. Seven of these books
turned.
During the year 92I calls have been
made upon the county agriculturalist
relative to particular subjects. The
telephone calls have been about 1900.
The number of letters is $3.50.
A separate list Of all the farms in
the county carrying on each particu-
lar enterprise is now partially made
up. This takes some time, but it ma
terially facilitates the gathering and
disseminating of information. With a
separate list of all the silo owners in
the county, for instance, the work of
getting any new information to the
farms on filling silos or feeding silage
is materially lessened and much more
effective, as it can be easily gotten
right to the places where it is needed.
Exchange and Marketing
In the field book of the county agri-
culturalist, list is carried Of miscel-
laneous items which farmers want to
dispose Of or purchase, such as dairy
bull or few good cows, a choice boar
or some good seed, etc. Thru these
few pages in the agriculturalist's
field book, $2700 worth of stuff has ex-
changed hands that can be accounted
for. In addition to this, a great many
deals have been started by putting
farmers in touch with each other,
which have not been checked up.
Work on Exhibits and Fairs
At four of the fairs in the county,
assistance was given on request in
making up or going over the premium
lists to make changes. The prepare
exhibits solicited at almost every farm
visited from the beginning of the
growing season until early fall.
On request of the Hog & Corn Show
committee, the agriculturalist took up
the work of securing contestants for
the pig growing contest. With the
assistance OF the CedcnerS III SoIIe oi
the schools, thirty-nine contestants
were secured who exhibited that many
hogs at the show in the fall.
Considerable more time was given
to each of the fairs in meetings with
committees to formulate plans, select
ing and arranging exhibits or judging
exhibits, etc.
Assistance was given in arranging
and selecting exhibits to go to the
State Fair, and displaying the exhibits
which won first prize for Benton coun-
ty.
Industrial Club and Contest Work
Some good contests had been pro-
NOTED by two of the schools. the school
superintendent and some of the bust
ness men. Realizing the great value
to the county of a general and active
interest turnout the county in this
work. the agriculturalist made some
definite plans for the accomplishment
of this end.
The organization of industrial clubs
is of more value than simply the con-
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