Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-25
Nr. IamImrt'S Report.

/ beg to make the following report
of my years work as farm demonstra-
, tor. on the north side of the river
I During the past twelve months l
have Travelled S.474 miles. in the farm
demonstration work: 1891 miles by
rail and 3,O93 miles by automobile and
teams.
Have conducted crop demonstrations
on 80 farms. with corn. cotton. pea
nuts, soy beans, alfalfa, crimson
clover and lespendeZa and other hay
crops.
Have given special instructions TO
twelve farmers on growing crimson
clover, twelve OH growing alfalfa
four on growing bur clover. three on
growing red clover. and one sweet
clover. Have secured culture to in
oculate all the above seed from the
government free to the farmer.
Have pruned over 1000 fruit trees.
and sprayed four orchards for San
Jose scales.
During the year have visited 3S5
farms and conferred with go farmers
and business men on agricultural sub
iects: visited % schools, with over ia
PUPILS present; held eleven farm meet
ings, with 431 present: visited IA
club members; wrote 1,043 letters;
mailed out 500 circular letters, and
over $500 bulletins; vaccinated 2.13S
hogs. for 81 different farmers, with
! loss of less than two per cent: have
personally supervised building three
dipping watts, and dipped 1,415 head OF
cattle. and over 1000 head have been
dipped in watts that | have prepared
the solution for, which was furnished
by the state and government free to
the farmer and stock grower of the
county.
! Assisted in forming a. Jersey Cattle
Growers club, that held four meet
ings, and DISGUST the jerseys and how
to improve the breed in this county
acted as secretary. in the Jefferson
Lincoln Cotton Growers association,
until if was completely organized. Now
| the associat ion is handling cotton for
| its members in warehouse rented by
/ the association.
! The weld of corn under demonstra-
| ton methods in 1915, was SO bushels
against the state average of 90 bushels
without much additional cost to the
farmer The cotton yield was in
! creased nEuST ueINOuStIdtlou lutth-
DDS from less than 800 lbs. to 1,011
! lbs. per acre. III the entire county
was cultivated under demons ira ion
methods, it would mean an additional
income to the county of over 30,0oo
bales of cotton, figuring that we had
I in cotton over 10000 acres this year
| Assisted in holding the first rural
county track and literary meet in the
state, over 81 county schools took part
in the meet with an attendance of over
/ 500 people A. the Teachers insti-
tute in June. the Jefferson County
i Rural Athletic and Literary associa-
! ton was formed and officers elected
to1 the school year OF l9l6-1917.
Several pure-bred head OF cattle and
hogs have been brought into the coun-
ty this year and we cannot expect
many to be brought in until we get
rid of the ticks.
Have assisted the negroes around
Wabbaseka, to hold two agricultural
fairs. Have vaccinated hogs for a
number of negro farmers. and have
given them over 800 bulletins. Have
promised to help hem built a vat
soon.
| IL | nav be permitted | would
like to make a few suggestions for
th'ngs that should be done next year.
More dipping watts are needed. More