Arizona republican., 1917-12-24

and Food Administration at Phoenix to correlate county agent work with food production needs of the hour.
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 County Agent and Inspiration War Garden Specialist J. R. Sandige brought his years work with war gardens ap Miami to a close and showed a bounti-' full harvest to the satisfaction of all concerned The value of the vegetables raised on individual War Gardens varied from S1700 to s106.00 with an average of S37.55 based upon price re- ceived at the War Garden. The estim- ated value of all Inspiration War Car dens vegetables was $2g, ,1S160, A dis play was made of his products at the state fair and he showed his war gSsezz den films to many thousands at the fair. He also helped his fair commis- sioner display a creditable agricultural exhibit for Gila county at the fair, S5 per of the exhibit being from his war gardens.
 Considerable assistance has been rendered farmers along Pinal Creek in addition to the Inspiration War Gardens.
 Poultry house construction and poul- try management for winter eggs has been pushed He has demonstrated that miners homes can be beautifled and embellished with growing crops of vegetables in this time of food shortage. A number of public lectures on gar dening. poultry raising, etc, were given through the school and to farmers. over 1000 attended these meetings. Graham Greenlee Counties A B. Ballantyne the county agent serving these counties has during this month pushed wheat planting vigor- ously. A circular letter on wheat planting was sent out to leading wheat growers urging CD early purchase of seed. @ treatment of seed for smut, | (9) seed bed preparation. (D avoiding | barley, wild oat, and weed mixture in wheat
 Silo building has been given consid- | erable time and efforts in this direc- tion have brought fine results. Bean harvesting has taken the agent tC many farmers.
 | Demonstration material illustrating the wheat improvement project carried on by him was prepared for the state | fair
 | Agricultural exhibits were collected | for the county fair commissioner who displayed them at the state fair as i well as club exhibits of boys and girls secured for State Club Leader Parke.
 An annual report of county agent work in these counties was prepared with illustrated material for the States Relation office at Washingto nand State Agent Leader Taylor.
 Cochise
 Agent A. L. Paschall completed { series of nine district fairs and pic nics. the series being begun last month These affairs have been eXcellen agencies for building up farm com munity spirit and bring about bettel standardization of farm products anC livestock also aiding in marketing ant community cooperation.
 Seed selection of corn, grain sor ghum. beans and other crops has beer demonstrated on many ranches.
 Wheat planting has been advocated and a marked increase in acreage SC cured. Demonstrations and instruc tions in seed treatment were given.
 Time has been given to the prepara ton of a circular on crop rotations ant in writing articles for the Douglas Tn ternational other papers. An annua report of the work was prepared. Material for demonstration of tn advantages of seed selection of farn crops was prepared for the state fair Many agricultural exhibits were SC cured for the state fair commissions , of Cochise county.
 Other accomplishments of the mont for the ranchers have been seed corr selection. oat planting in old alfalf stands. sorghum making. bean har vesting, silos. gopher poisoning, lum
 jaw in cattle. winter gardens, swee potatoes poultry, etc.
 A trip through the county was mad with the County Home Demonstrate in which food and clothing demonstra ] tiOns were held and the use of hom grown grain sorghums in flour urged 3 Coconino County Agent DeLore Nichols ha pushed his potato production vigorous ly and secuted the cooperation C many farmers in the measures ad 5 vocated.
 , He has secured more and better stor g elage facilities, better grading, selectio