Arizona republican., 1917-12-24
0AIRIING INDUSTRY
 IS ASSISTED BY THE
 AGRICULTURAL AGENT

The dalryn~ Industry of NaricoDa county received cons derable assistance during the month of Novembc- through the work of thc county agricultural agent Hld the efforts of ,he co-Opera- tive extension work .n agriculture and home economies. act ordiug to a report from the extension director.
 Aside from the demonstrations of COW testing made at the recent state Gr which demonstrations were at tended by more than 1.jOO persons. a darlmcus marketing association was formed at Buckeye through the efforts of County Agent ". A./Barr and many COW testing clubs were formed through ont lh. valley.
 Following is the report of the acti- NItics ol the cooperative extension work for the month of November in every county i'm the state:
 Maricopa County
 County Agent W. A. Barr has been engaged in the following principal ac- uNidcs i'm the month of November:
 f. At the state fair a demonstration Of tho COW testing association work in hi- county was shown. High produc- iug and low producing cows from the association were shown side by side with their records. A total of 1,645 persons studied these records and asked questions relative to securing milk weight sheets, blue prints for dairy barn or milk houses. how to get COW testing associations started in their community. silos. cost. size, kind helr in building, etc. The exhibit was held in one large tent and was a great success.
 2 < wheat circular letter was sent to 800 wheat growers in the valley fol the purpose of stimulating wheat planting
 g. Assistance has been rendered daiymen in the Liberty and Buckeye districts in the formation of a Dairy mems Marketing Association. Thi, work promises to bring results of great fiuaucial value to the dairymen of thi, tVNany farmers have been helped in beating suitable animals, seed etc. for purchase
 8. Dairy Herd Record Work in tn, form of Cow Testing Clubs among tn, boys has been instituted in many o thc schools of the valley This projec is a popular one and new to Arizona lt win be conducted in co-Operal lio1 with l.. <. Parlc, State Leader Boys and Girls Clubs.
 6. General correspondence has beer heavy with many personal calls iron farmers.
 Yuma
 County Agent W. A. Bailey has dur ing November been engaged prnci pllly in thc following lines of work:
 ln the alfalfa project growers doin; special pure seed selection were To catcd and steps toward a county see, corufication plan initiated Demon stratiuu material illustrative of alfalf; seed selection work was prepared fo tno state fair A press article on al i1lfa renovation was given circulation
 Considerable time was devoted to as sistng Fair Commissioner Lind il collecting and displaying agriculture exhibits at the state fair Yum county won first prize over all tn other counties of the state in agricul tlrc at the state fair. Agent Baile acted as Poultry Superintendent a the Yuma county fair and aided farm ers in the selection of their agricutura exhibits.
 ln soil work a subsoling demonstra ton in a citrus grove showed dee SunsoiIug tO result in penetration c irrigation water to depth of fee when 10 to l2 inches was maximur penetration before.
 Other leading lines of work hay been organization work with farmer! broom co~n. cotton and alfalfa. roc rot, study of long staple cotton grow ing in Salt River Valley as compare with methods in Yuma valley, plan for Extension Schools in Yuma valle, and conference with Council of Defens