The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-08-29
COUNTY AGENT IS
QUITE BUSY man
Field Workers Entitled to Much
Credit for Present Expan-
sion Of Agriculture.
DON'T LINGER m LIMELIGAT
often Give Unusual Service in Pc.
cuIiar Way-Put Enthusiasm and
Interest Into Work Essential
in Bringing Results.

In the present great expansion and
Development ii American agriculture
officials of the United States depart
mctt OF agriculture are confident that
q large share OF credit must be given
10 the county agricultural ageut-thc
missionary Of better farming who
works comparatively for the federal
government and the states and carries
to the farmer the knowledge developed
by the specialists and scientists.
The work OF the county agent, like
every other line OF work, Is largely
routine and II Is never spectacular.
But there Is ample evidence that the
county agents as n whole put into
their work the enthusiasm and the In.
,erest always essential In bringing re-
suits. And occasionally. too. may be
found instances Of unusual work done
IN an unusual way.
Working on Snowshoes.
The picture with this article shows
4 county agent who Travelled 20 miles
on snowshoes to help Il farmer. He
Knew that the farmer wanted an an
alysls made OF his business so that he
'ould know what crops would bring
him the largest return. The county
agent chose the wintry weather be-
cause he knew It would prevent the
farmer from doing outside work. So
he put on his snowshoes and made
the journey over the snowdrifts and
rough country of FL PasO county, Colo
RADIO.
Five years ago there was no pnre-
bred live stock in William county,
North Dakota, which Is we'll adapted
for grazing. The county agent began
TO advocate live stock raising and now
the county has approximately fifteen
fine herds OF ShOrthorn, Angus and
Hereford cattle. A demand for pure
bred cattle Is strong In this
county. At two sales last March and
June more than two hundred head
were sold by Williams county farmers
to their %nelghbors.
Supplying Seed Corn.
Last spring Indiana farmers found
they did not have half enough seed
| Iblh " AhtlI htfuF. lucy put UP
their plight to an assistant state leader
for county agents, with the result that
the county agents surveyed the state
and got accurate estimates from farm
ers OF the amounts needed. The assist
ant state leader spent several weeks
In New Jersey. New York and Della
ware and personally selected enough
'orn to meet the Indiana demand.
Preferences In shipping were given "a
the seed corn and 1t was delivered In
nipple time for planting.
In Illinois n county agent was sta.
Toned In Chicago with the state coun.
III of defense Il work Oh the seed
orn situation. He handled 10000
bushels of seed corn and met the III
lois demand. The work was financed
It first by Chicago bankers and later
~ the department OF agriculture.
An Opportunity Developed.
In Madison county. Kentucky, tn
'ounty agent found that the farmers
n ono portion placed little value or
he soil and took little interest In try
ng to improve II. He also found tina
many farmers OF this section wer,
rowing In an Indifferent way IA sinai
creage of c~antaloupes and that tn,
antaloupes yielded well and were o
ne quality. The county agent starte,
q to develop cantaloupe growing an,
u 1916 induced about twenty farmer