Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-10
NORTH CAROLINA KEEPS
RIGHT UP IN FRONT RANK
Annual Report OF Director Kilgrove,
just Made Public. Shows Re-
markable Progress.
MEN AND WOMEN EMPLOYED
Good Work OF Experiment Station
and Extension Service Bureau.
Workers Travel Thousands OF
Miles.

RALEIGH. n c.. Jun, 9.-Dircctor
kilSorc. of the North Carolina .tSri-
cultural Experiment Station and EN-
tension Service, has just made an clHb-
crate report for tho year closing with
April. in which he shows some very
remarkable results. lie says:
The past year has been ono Of
great progress and achievement. tho
greatest year of the work in amount
and value OF services rendered. These
services are reflected in substantial
bcttcrmcnt of farming and farming
conditions. and it would not have been
possible TO So quickly arouse our peo-
pic Ia tho urgent need OF meeting tho
present great demand for increasing
the production OF food and feed crops
t for this work in agriculture and
home economies which has been car
ried on during the past several years.
The work has not been confined To
actual experiments and demonstrations
in tho laboratories and on expert
mental plots. bu, IL has reached out
over the State to the branch stations.
local farms. schuolhouSes. communi-
ties and farm homes. carrying a
knowledge "f better living. better
farming conditions and higher So
cial life TO tn women. men. girls and
boys on the farm.
SOME .En, INTERESTING
FACTS AND FIGURES
"Of the records kept. our workers
during tho year Travelled 63a.5os miles
by rail and conveyance: they held
1913 meetings and conferences, at
which approximately ol63.i3o people
were present; tho workers wrote
s5.453 letters during tho year; sent out
6lI,035 bulletins and circulars: they
conducted 1875 crop demonstrations
on 1o,363 acres; put out or in some
way helped To handle, prune. spray or
care for a35,S13 fruit trees: brought
in 1850 head OF purc-brcd live stock:
they helped To build 30i silos. assisted
in installing $50 home water systcms:
they encouraged and gave help and
advice in painting $50 farm homes;
did the same with 6il lighting sys-
tens: they otherwise helped in living
conditions at the farm home by aiding
in the improvement OF $50 home
grounds. The screening Of 4.07. homes.
the improving OF sanitary conditions at
..9il and the constructing OF AS ma
nure sheds: they advised in the cstarb-
lishment Of ll.05s pastures; had 229-
52l acres planted in clover and soil
improving crops: established 1903 cream
routes: organized ten credit unions;
graded $4,000 bales OF cotton: laid on;
and helped put in $4,000 feet OF thing:
laid out and aided in constructing
$4,000 feet Of tcrrac!ng; conducted
s,sls demonstrations for women girls
and men: enrolled club membership
Of boys. girls and women of 1911"
persons. and had put up 6So.55l con
tanners OF various kinds OF food prod
ucts
When all these meetings. enroll
inents and services are put together il
will be seen that by tho attendance
on meetings and conferences. by the
people reached with letters. publica-
tons and club cnrollments. 100000
people were reached during the year
OF all services performed or things
done there is total Of l.ois.530. which
makes grand total OF persons reached
and services performed OF 4.s0o.47l--a
record never before cqualcd in North
Carolina
SOY BEANS CUT DIG
FIGURE DOWN HOME"
I'm performing these services con-
tinues Director kilgUrc, there arc at