Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
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Henry Grady in of
When
debt shall sit amid his teeng gardens and orchards and vineyards
them in independence making selling his
own time and his chosen market and ddnggettng
his cash discharges
but does not restore his eedoen shall he be breaking the fuess
day.
This prophecy
active directing agencies working in cordial cooperation with farmers the
who may have contributed directly indirectly the
m no desire to minimize any contribution but rather to render an a
count of stewardship will not be mss we hope to here show what
nave On used toward increasing the agricultural poducheness OF the
In 1906 state of Georgia decided to establish modern agricultural col
ege and appropriated funds building
the
develop leadership ()
definite
tension teaching by which useful information might be placed the hands
developing leadership approximately 5000 have enrolled
in all nine acquiring codn
application
workers Every worker in the college looked practical contributions
Laboratories are equipped with this end in view Lessons of the college farm
utilized Soil being made throughout the Demonsra
of the state determining best varieties of and cereals
general sections of the Every reliable
formation is being verified and college workers constantly putting the
Reaching the Man in the Field.
Extension teaching has demonstrated its power value and efficiency and
today is the mghe constructive agencies brought to bear
eeinp have heen hl in o h b op Of At
agricultural bulletins
English have been distributed service
in $50 reaches weekly large percentage of the farmers
the state Inc touen OF county 9H cab ana
EXPERTS an0u o course vast @ anu n relationship WIN e farmer
approximately 100000 corn 1916 66OoOOO
organizing
of corn was lo5 bushels per acre it was Is bushels in 1915
per per
yield
grow patches
limited scale and all are showing handsome profits
Girls Clubs
enrolled
100000 pounds of canned goods their tenth patches the
past season the value of which $8S The profit tenth
Jennie Nichols Floyd holds the 1915
profit of $3.50 from onetenh of an
Improvement Work.
in farm during the year 1915 and $50 fre cookers and 2 celegs
work the girls
County Agents Work.
Georgia employing 1876 and including ten state
and district Work with is being carried in counties and
These with
about 10000 adults and children in rural districts
"a per county during
of clover 4o1s wheat 1885 peanuts
6 5000 2 of vetch 1859 of soy
hay 1OO2
directed stumpng terracng 1850
They responsible for the purchase
improved purebed
agents.
direction dipping
lighting have been installed $50 homes and
telephones 300 Farmers have been organized into cooperative clubs
county s fairs hdf been 1d 5 special %se ap n
club work during the Fuyss win An Whe t Ge wss Doo.
For training agricultural Leaders testing "a and collecting de-
formation printed 0m G e 9na @ g9n cS 81 a
t agen Organizers and travelling other words for those
the farmers Of the state the college has its
$4,000 federal and smithiever funds
The United Department
Agriculture that there duplication overlap
ping a RSr OF he record spen
PREVENTION OF
in keeping collars and
willie mucho the