Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-20
WHY TWO MEN HERE.
Demonstration and Experiment Agent Are
Working Along Different Lines,

Not long since we heard q Cumber-
land county farmer drop a remark that
amounted to this: He could not under
stand why there should be two agricult-
ural men located in this county.
AT first though that may be some
thing rather puzZling to many per-
sons. but when one understands the
line OF work each Is following 1t no
longer Is a puzzle Cr mystery.
Take Mr. ConvIse: lie mas been here
for ten years or longer and what has
he done. First he was the man who
brougt to the notice OF the people the
value Of the soy bean. he LAUGHED the
Boy 5 Potato Club which aid most
excellent thing for our people, We
only mention these two tLlngs because
they are so well known to our people
Besides he has been conducting cHpsrl-
ments by the hundred that have been
useful in determining the best methods
to be followed il growing many crops.
He has learned much about the use
Of lime that should be helpful He is
the man who fourd out that this sect
ion does not need potash 20 any extent
except on certain crops that are grown
intenslvely. Nor is this all, there are
many things that the writer does not
know of that are no doubt of great
benefit either to this section or some
other part of the state.
While finding out these things he
has been ever ready to give lntorma-
tlou as to the best methods OF growing |
any and all crops. but telling the |
farmer how to grow bigger and |
hetter crops has not been his line OF |
work. Il has beea his d,sOy t4ssfnd out !
about things pertaining to better and |
bigger crops and leave the application
of those better methods to the County |
Agent.
To put it briefly: 1t is the business
of Mr.. Converse to Gnd out and for the
Comfy Agent to tell and help the farmer
to apply the information gathered 10y
M Converse.
Some will say "Why can not Mr..
Converse do 1oth?' For the simple
reason that the job is too big for any
one man. For that reason the County.
Agent is needed.
THE COUNTY AGENT.
We will venture the statement that
if you approach our County Agent, Nj!
Adsmond, with question that has not
as yet been solved by such men as Mir.
Converse he Will tell you 81 do moi
lonw, that point has not been decided :
yet, but they are working on it, OF
ome similar reply.
Mr.. Adsmond will gladly enter into
my plan you may have for producing
Ieger and better crops aud lViii DO all
possible to help you 10 make the crop
bumper, bat if you ask MIN to enter
uto some field Of research tn dGtermi 1e
( this or that method IS best, ne Will
ell you that IS not his line but to take
t UP With Mr.. Converse.
In byiet; Nh AdsmnG is rnre to help
ur tarm ers apply the best known
lethods for growing better crops and
OF to experiment or search TOR facts. Z
hat belongs to Mr.. Convfese. I
Both men are very useful in their f
lace but nlether can be expected to t
0 work assigned to both. {
This plateau section, having an l
evatlon of nearly 1000 teet above sea I
wei with climate and farming coUdi- ,
ons very different from other sections =
the state, and comprising many
loussands of acres of land largely IN
$ virgin state, has appealed to the
tate agricultural authorities IN such c
strong way for develop nent that we W
ave been especially favored in the u
ay of farming advisory help, and our =;
,ople should show the proper appreci- ~
ion of this action on the part Of the G
ate by getting all possible out of the m
tuatlon, while we are so favored. el
j. +. BROWN WITHDRAWS. AZ