The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-02
Demonstration Agents Hold Fine
Nee ting at Mariana, and Vie1U
Many Miles of Progressive Farming

Mariana, Fla, March 1.-On
Tuesday night the public meeting and
banquet of the farm demonstration |
agents Of West Florida, now in con-
vent.on in this city, was held
The address of welcome on behalf
of the city of Mariana was given
by Amos Z. Lewis, in the absence of
Mayor w. E. B. Smith, who in a very
happy vain voiced the welcome of
Mar.anna and jackson county. J. D.
Smith, of this city, state highway
commissioner from the third con-
gressional district, sand prominent
business man and one of the largest
land owners of this county, also made
strong talk on the resources and
possibilities of the section. Mr.. Smith
is President Of the West Florida Fair
Association, which each fall holds in
this city one of the best fairs held
anywhere in the south, and no one is
more conversant with the advantages
of the section than he, which fact
gave force to his words.
All dDlS NolS given ~ Ii.
| C. K. McQuarrie, state agent of Uni
| ted States cooperative demonstration
work from the University at Gaines
vile. DR.. McQuarrie outlined the
work of his department and present
ed many facts to illustrate the ex-
tent and Importance of the work done.
Having supervision of all the county,
demonstration agents of the entire
state, his work takes him into every
county in which farm demonstration
work is being done and he is known
as an authority on all matters per
tanning to scientific farming and
stock raising. HIS address was lis
tened to with great attention by the
agents and by all visiting farmers
and business men.
Grand Banquet.
After talks by others of the at
tending delegates on the problems of
the work, the meeting adjourned to
the banquet spread for the visitors
by the banks and business men of the
city, Amos Z. Lewis acted as toast
master, and many very happy re-
, sponses were made during the eve
ming. DR.. McQuarrie stated that the
banquet was one feature Of the meet
ing that Mariana had the honor of
instituting, no such RECEPTION having
ever before been given at any previous
meeting of the demonstration agents.
| He also showed a map of the state
with all counties which have awaited
themselves of the advantages of
farm demonstration work under the
Smith-Lever federal act shown in
colors, and thirty seven counties are
so shown. Each of these counties
} receive SIX hundred dollars aid from
the federal government, and this
; amount is supplemented by tie county
commissioners by at least that much
more, while the amount has been in
creased in some of the counties to pro
vide salaries of from fifteen hun
dred to twentyfour hundred dollars
annually to the county demonstration
. agent.
+, Tour County.
, Wednesday morning at nine O'Clock
the entire party left for a tour of the
northwestern part Of the county, be-
ing Joined by many prominent farm
ers and business men, including rep
resentatives of all the banks in the
' city. Seven cars were filled with The
4 party, which included some thirty
j. persons. DR.. c. K. McQuarrie, stats
agent, H. S. McLendon, district agent
= for East and South Florida; E. c
t jenkins, district agent for North anc
e West Florida; c. L. Harrington, agri-
cultural club agent, all of the UnWer-
sity staff, together with County Farm
Demonstration Agents ]. E. Yon, o.
Calhoun county; A. w. Turner, O
Liberty county; c. A. Fulford, of Es
Gambia county; S. w. Hiatt, Of Jack
son county; E. NJ. Manning, of SAINT;
Rosa county; w. 7, Green, of Wakull;
county; D. E. McQuagge, of Wash
ington county, and ]. j. Sechrist, o
Holmes county, were in the party,
; w. Caswell, of Suwannee county, hav
4 ing returned home last night. Mrs
= Ivie 7. Turnbull, home demonstration
i agent for Jackson county, and Ms
a Bessie Milton, also made the trip.
Flowing by Steam.
f Stops were made at the Fellow
: farm to see the steam pillow, at tn,
a Dekle place to see the velvet bear
Y shelter and the Hereford cattle and al
5 falfa experiment farm, at the Burton
place, and the plantation of the Do
o than Grocery Company, on the Camp
t bellton road. From Campbellton tn
f party went six miles northeast to tn
Christmas place on the Alabama line
r which was the main object of tn
g trip, this being perhaps the larges
). experimental stock farm in tn
county.
a Thoroughbred Percheron horse
Il were seen at this place, and her
= of forty-one thoroughbred Herefor
f cattle, all in the finest of condition
n Pictures were here made of the her