Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-07-12
County Agents Report
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laborers were placed BY the County
Agent. Many Of these were brought
from outside points and In nearly every
case satisfaction resulted to the farm
ers. In connection with the farm labor
problem, labor saving devices and
methods, were in all cases urged upon
the farmers. The County Agent has
been glad to advocate the small com
bine as labor saving device and the
number of these has greatly increased
in the country this spring.
Field Demonstration
II is recognized by the County Agent
that iield demonstrations are the basis
of County Agricultural Agent work. 1t
is plain that in order to further the
adoption Of beneficial farm practices,
these practices must-be demonstrated
in the community, These demonstra.
tons may be called to the attention Of
the people in the communities through
field meetings and lectures. The agent
being rather unfamiliar with his county
and active in emergency projects, dem
onstrstion work was postponed for this
year. However, there are at least six
natural demonstrations which have
come under the notice Of the agent and
which should be noted carefully by the
council members. These demonstra-
tons are along the line Of comparison
between Early Baart and Blue Stem as
spring wheat. Fields upon the follow.
ing farms should do much TO demon
strate the best variety for Gillian
county this season. Farmers checking
on this matter are: Chas. Peugh. Fred
Greiner, Judge Parman. W. H. Specie,
Tom Conner and Elmer Mikkalo. Three
trips to the Experiment Station al
Moro, one In connection with tire Gil
liam County Day. on which occasion
between ninety and one hundred farm
ers of Gillian county journeyed Il
Moro. 1t shows that many facts have
been proved at the station which car
be demonstrated upon the farms o.
Gillian county. These facts lie aloni
the line Of variety tests, tillage prac
tices and inter-cropping methods. lti
to be expected that most Of the vnlu
able results obtained at Moro will b.
applicable to Gillian county. and througl
field demonstration on selected farm
in each community can be brought +
the attention of the entire community
Industrial Club Work
Early in the course Of his work, tn
County Agent took up the matter o
Boys and Girls Industrial Club work
in cooperation with the school author
tiles. As a result, about 1870 boys an
girls are enrolled in the various pre-
jects, as against IL last year. The clu
projects include sheep clubs, cannin
clubs, poultry clubs, corn clubs, garde
clubs, cooking and sewing clubs and
Belgian Hare club. Special stress wa
laid upon the hummer lsmb club wor
since a few sheep can be proftabl
raised on nearly any farm in the count
which has been demonstrated by tn
prominent farmers of the county.
Farm Record Reports
The agent believes that the keepin
of farm records is as important to tt
farm as bookkeeping is to bank, ar
has, therefore, distributed "a Far
Account Books to farmers who hay
displayed interest in this line of worl
At the close of the year, these bool
are to be balanced, and with the aid I
the county agent, many interestir
facts in connection with the manag
ment of the farm business will becon
I apparent. The results of the "a far
4 record books can be tabulated al
charted for use in the winter meetiul
of various kinds.
Bulk Handling Of Grain
Considerable work has been done t
wards bringing about the transform
ton ofs(iiIliam county from sa'
handling county to a bulk handliI
county. Two elevator composites ha
been organized among the farmers. !
Mikkalo construction has started b
at Gwendolen construction has be
postponed because Of the drouth In t
Gwendolen section. However, t
company is organized and a site h
been secured from the railroad throu
this Office. A series Of meetings we
held in connection with this work
which the County Agent was assist
by a specialist in farmers organization
The matter of farm storage in bulk b
has also been taken up in parts Of
county. In most cases, a one~ "
sack bill will build an elevator.
Home Economics
To bring before the housewives
the county the seriousness of the Il