The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-05-23
FARMERS OF UNORGA DIS
TRICTS PREPARE FOR CO.
OPERATIVE EFFORT
Colorado Agricultural College Sends
Four Men Into Field-Farmers
Responding Well to the
Call

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The farmers of Colorado are re-
spending well to the call for an in
creased production of food this sum
mer. All over the state they are or
ganizing for better cooperation, wise
ly realizing that more can be accom-
plished through organized efforts than
in individual endeavor.
In the fifteen counties served by
county agricultural agents, the farm
ers were already well organized and
the crop production campaign was cas-
lily and quickly gotten under way.
The Colorado Agricultural College,
through its Extension service, is now
turning its attention to the inorganic
ed agricultural districts Of the state
in an effort to assist the farmers in
these territories.
Four men from the faculty of the
college have been assigned to work in
this unorganized territory, each being
given a special district. Mr.. o. S.
Rayner of the agronomy department
has been assigned TO district in the
northeastern part of the state com
prising Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma,
Washington and Arapahoe counties.
Mr.. James d. Marshall, also of the
agronomy department, is in charge Of
district including Ebert, Lincoln,
Cheyenne, Kiowa, Crowley, 0tero.
Bent, Prowers and Baca counties.
Mr.. Chas. !. Bray of the animal hus-
bandry department. is working in the
district covering Grand, Routt, Rio
Blanco and Moffat counties. Mr.. ].
]. Gardner Of the horticultural de-
partment, is in charge Of Eagle. Pit
kin. Delta, Mesa, Montrose ard San
Miguel counties.
These men are already in the field
and will spend their entire time this
summer in the work.
The interests of the farmer are Of
first consideration in the activities of
these workers Of the Extension SER
vice. They are representatives Of the
government and the state agricultural
college and can have no other motive
than that Of aiding and assisting the
farmer.
The first endeavor has been TO in
crease production, both to increase
production on the acres already un-
der cultivation and 70 increase the
acreage. This is being accomplished
through giving assistance in organiz-
ing for cooperation. Farm bureaus
are organized wherever it is feasible,
and besides this, these men, backed by
the vast fund of information available
at the college, are able to give much
sound advice and counsel whenever il
is sought The increased production
necessary to meet the present emer-
gency is not the only thing being kept
in mind by those directing the work.
The organization work is being carried
on along permanent lines so that the
agricultural interests of the districts
covered will continue to benefit after
the present crisis is passed. 1t is
hoped that eventually 4 county agri-
cultural agent will be placed in every
agricultural county in the state.
As harvest time approaches an eff
fort will be made to help the farmers
with their labor problems. Mr.. W.
f. Foard, specialist in farm manage
ment demonstrations for the Exten-
sion service, is now in the field max
ing survey of the farm labor avail
able and it is expected that efficient
service can be rendered in this re-
spect.
When crops are ready for the mar
ket, it is intended that assistance shall
be given in marketing. Through the
office of markets in Denver, main
tanned jointly by the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture and the agricul-
tural college, much valuable informa-
ton will be available, and this will be
brought within reach Of the farmers
Of the state.
A more elaborate program than this
will be entered upon if federal legis-
lation providing for financial aid for
this work, which is now pending be-
fore the national congress, is passed.
Miss Zema Darling of Prowers and
Mr.. Arthur H. Shaw Of Las Animas
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