The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
WORK BIG GEORGIA FACTOR

Beats Other States In Pig Club Results
According to reports of all pig clubs
in the United States, Georgia 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. Inc
urebreds and low cost of feed netted
an average of $22.77 profit per pig at
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 agrl-
cultural pictures, many to see movies
for the first time.
Field Specialists Visit Farmers
No more important work is done
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
tiers, the Editor of the College pro-
vides $50 weekly papers of the state,
a column of free plate each week for
a 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. circula-
ton of 100000 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-
cheering 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, 257 pounds per acre;
6.512 acres in wheat, 16 bushels per
acre: 1883 acres in oats, "a bushels
per acre; 1861 acres of alfalfa, 40
tons per acre; 585 acres sown to Grim
son clover, bur clover and vetch;
7341 acres in cowpeas; 1894 acres to
velvet beans; 81 acres in soy beans;
1881 acres in peanuts; 1929 acres to
potatoes; 2O,344 orchard trees cared
for.
Purebred Livestock introduced BY
Auents.-Brood mares 24O, stations
So, lacks PAP, beef cattle 489, hogs l.
$50, sheep 412.
Treatment of Livestock Diseases
and Pests.-Treated for blackleg 81
24O. tuberculine tests 1882, cattle
treated for ticks 4S,9OO, for lice H.
| 74S, hogs treated for cholera $4,000, for
/, lice S0,112, for worms 1902; horses
treated for distemper "a, for digestive
ailments 200, for accidents 200.
Treatment Plant Diseases And In
sects.-For smut and rust of wheat
6,S76 bushels; oats 1O,36S bushels; for
insects effecting tobacco 1855 acres
oats 312 acres; potatoes 1873 acres;
orchards 424.
incubation of Legumes.-For alfal
ia 1861 acres; for crimson clover, bur
clover and vetch 7,145 acres; lespe
deza Al acres: cowpeas 785 acres; vel
vet beans 757 acres.
Feeding Demonstration.-Dairy cat
tie 1902, beef cattle 1880, swine 49,,
sos.
Silos.-Silos built by demonstration
farmers 222