The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20
MUCH AID GWEN
STOCK INDUSTRY
Extension Service Provided Ct.
fectiVe Means Of Dissent
mating Needed Facts.
help FROM COUNTY AGENTS
StcclOmen and Dalrymen In All Parts
Of Country Assisted In SoiVla0
Their Problems and Increasing
Production.

When 1t became essential to organ.
lEe the agricultural forces OF the Unit.
ed States on war basis and to In
struct both city and country people
how best to increase, utilize and con.
serve the limited food supply, 1t was
Immediately recognized that the coop
eratjve extension system, with It's COM
bination Of federal and state admins
trative officers and specialists, with
county agents, farm bureaus and 9TH
pr local organizations, provided very
effective means for nationwide dis
pemination Of the needed facts, as well
rs for practical demonstrations Of the
measures required to increase agricul-
tural production and to secure the
most economical utilization OF the
products of the farms.
The war found American agriculture
prepared with an extension organlza-
ton well begun, and immediate steps
were taken to put the extension serv-
ice on a war basis. On April 1, 1917,
the extension workers in the United
States numbered 2,149, of which /, 461
were county agents, 545 home demon
stration agents, and 143 club workers.
On July /, 1918, the total number had
increased to 6,216, including 3,001 In
county agent work, 2,304 In home dem
OnstratiOn work, and 1881 boys and
girls club workers.
County Agent Work In South.
An important part of the food pro-
duction campaign was to increase live
stock production. In this, as In the
other work Of the campaign, all Of the
divisions of the extension service have
taken prominent part. During the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1918, coun-
ty agents In the 10 Southern states
conducted feeding demonstrations with
1858 beef cattle. Through their eff
forts 5S,007 beef cattle were brought
into the territory for breeding pur-
poses. They conducted 30,041 demon
STATIONS In the feeding and manage
ment Of swine, assisted In building g.
258 dipping watts which were needed In
the eradication Of the cattle fever tick
and which played an important part
in making this year record in stamp
ing out the parasite In Southern states.
Through the efforts Of the county
agents In the South 5,51T silos were
built. They instructed 56,031 farmers
In the better care OF farm manure,
thus preventing waste OF a valuable
source Of soil fertility. By co-operat-
Ing with county agents in the drought
stricken areas Of Texas the Southern
county agents assisted In transporting
10000 head Of cattle from sections
where feed was scarce TO sections In
the Southeastern states where feed
and pasture were plentiful.
The boys club workers In the South
ern states organized 2e6s calf clubs,
1886 pig clubs and 11,6SS poultry
clubs.
County Agent Work In North and
West
The county agents In the 80 North
efn and Western states supervised
demonstrations with 1880 head Of
live stock. Realizing the importance
Of conserving succulent feed. especial
ly for dairy cows. the county agents 10
several states carried on definite cam
paigns 10 encourage frrners to build
silos, which resulted in 7.245 silos be
ing erected. Silo-buildlng campaigns
were carried on most intensively by
the county agents in Indiana. Wiscon-
ain, Iowa and Pennsylvania. Reports
received from county agents indicated
that nearly a third Of a million acres
AZ Stage corn was grown last year at
their suggestion In the Northern and
Western states
The production Of more and better