Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-16
farm DEMONSTRATION
IN THE UPPER COUNTIES
Richmond. fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad Encouraging Agrl.
cultural Effort Along Its Line.
RAILWAY AIDS EINANC1ER1NG
Henrico. Hanover, Caroline, Spots.
Syivania and Stanford Counties
Have Stirring County Agents, and
tho District Agent Is on tho Job.

tho District Agent Is on tho job.
Icn-ico. Hanover, Caroline. Spotsy!-
vania and Stafford Counties now have
the services o! farm demonstration
agents. TaeSc men met thoir district
agent IN Fredericksburg recently and
agreed 20 do thG!. best to carry out the
program, ne outlined Cor tho year 1915.
Tho ,n.c,in: Wa devoted TO a discus
sion % this outline and OF the various
projects. \ revision was made when
the agents agreed that /. Mas ncces-
sary.
Two years ago the Hichrord. Fred
ericksbuTE Snd Potomac Railroad
through RS genera! manager. W D.
Duke offered financial aid 20 these
counties Coz county agent work. IN
October % :h!s year the county agents
began stGdy 0: co-o-dlnated plans
fo- ,his territory. District Agent X.
G. Moore VAS asked 20 draS UP GER
tain projects sad thr following county
agents have pledged themselves. indi-
v!dus!ly and comparatively, 20 the fur
theraace OF constructive ca rnpa !sn
:hat shou,d mean much to this section
OF the State: II. L. Lithicur,. Soo.sy!-
vsaia: = l.. Cc!A stafford: ". l.. Kirby.
Ho.bcr,on. Caroline. 2nd - \. Mont
Soraegy. Prince William.
AGENTS WHO GIVE CONSTANT
Std, TO CONDITIONS
Nj. Moore explains thst tAIs move
!ncni E!euHs S.mp!" ;h2: these men
Nave studied very carefully farming
conditions ~ Rails section. make, con-
dit!oHs over the country and the
ads ptsbii:ty o. ..le sol! and climate to
certain farm Industries and crops. Il
means. further, that they ~!l! use every
agency a; their command &C show the
farmers tie business side OF these
projects. and that they MIL assist any
isrmer who wishes such assistance.
This does ret mean thst they Viii be
unwilling TO AID in any Way they can.
DUt :hst these c..h. project. shall!
constitute their r,aio: lines 9! work
They are convinced that these things
are OF Avs, Importance 20 The majority
OF the farmers they serve. The.. att,
tudr is not ore o: trying to force their
IDEAS upon any COMMUNITY. and they
arr w!liin: a. AL times 20 give eng
he!7 the:' can along any l:n". They
ASK shat every farmer x: th!s territory
cnNsioe- these projects. "a they hope
Il .
formation Oh each before the people.
These projects are as follop-s: ~,
hog raising: Gl coy beans and COW
pcas: t$) sweet potatoes: % irish po-
tatoes: 90 s.:s!fa: ts) small grain: %
liine: ts> boys corn and Fig clubs.
HOG RAISING AND SOY
BEAN CULTURE EMPHASIZED
The slogan OF the hos-raisins cam.
p2'<n ~in iva Keep an Extra Sow"
This project Involves demonstrations
~ pasture feeding. the self feeder or
"cafesersa" plan OF dry 70, feeding,
prevention OF outbreak o: cholera. the
use OF pures.ed fires. cooperative
marketing and the. keeping OF records
The -ork OF the Boys' II: Clubs will
be In line WITH the fathers WORK, and
"'iil help standard!ze the breed OF hoss
TO Go kept. Pig clubs are already In
operation IN Sootsyivania and Stafford.
lienrieo and Hanover agents have tho
funds 70 buy .>!ss for their club boys.
and az soon as the latter are enrolled,
n'iil look for purebred pigs.
The SOY bean and coroca p-oJcc,
eo7temp!ates tho Introduction Of ono or
moth of these !ssumca in tn. rotation;
tam!liarig.ng farmers With Improved
.
70 particular needs: grown: seeds OF
improved varieties for market. and con.
Quoting variety tests on a. lea. six
farms IN each county. The S.c,e,ar.
OF Agriculture. Hon. n. +. lIousto,
expressed the opinion recently .ha, the
SO? bean would do more than any other
enc crop IN winning this wa.
POTATO GROWING AND
MANY OTHER GOOD THINGS
= greg, dea, OF tn. SOIL In ,Ai, sec
Lon i, Tc!l adapted 10 po;a,o crow
!He Caroline County already has a
reputation for swec, potatoes. Even on
the Eastcrn Shore the average farmer
Goes no, keep posted az to the latest
method % potato growing Professor
/. Z. Johnaoa. OF the Norfolk eYpc,i.
'nent station, has taught them many
ne" things. and he IS sti!, several
Jumps si,cad OF .he bes. In Knowing
Now 20 grow big yield of spuds and
20 escape tho many diseases and insects
mat cut down tho profits Professor
Johnson hts Endorsed the potato pro-
Jecis o.: the county agents and q.
f"red al instruction and hclp possible.
Some @! the potato project plauJ look
TO the adoption of stendard variety
u! each Kind. sweet ind Irish, the
adoption Of suitable rotations for these
crops. the study Of diseases aud in.
hec's and their control. and the CO.
operative purchase OF seed potatoes.
fertilizers, etc
The other lines Of work have an
equally definite purpose. and y,ans
have bean worked out !n detail. Each
al them Viii DC presented a. an an
p!opriate season. and all oossibi. pub.
''G.ty VIII b. g!r.n th.a work. Tx
perta az Taitona lin-3 wi!i b. called
IN 20 X:"e thc benent OF their spec,al ,
hnow!odse.
p!str:r. Asent l.. G Moore T., .,.
'ha:'a .t!" o""I The plans q! vcrh md
Me sp:rt q the county ssents who
expect 10 pct them over
SHORTENING ITS LINE
New York, Philadelphia sue Norfolk
Railway Invest at Oceas View
to SAoTtsa HuP~r (onns,N..