The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-16
COUNTY AGENT IS
QUITE BUSY man
Field Workers Entitled to Much
Credit for Present Expan-
sion of Agriculture.
DON'T lINGER IN uMELGHT
Often Give Unusual Service In Pc
cuIiar Way-Put Enthusiasm and
Interest Into Work Essential
in Bringing Results.

| In the present great expansion ant
| development of American agriculture
officials of the United States depart
| melt of agriculture are confident thai
| large share of credit must be giver
to the county agricultural agent-tht
missionary of better farming" who
works comparatively for the federal
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 it is never spectacular.
But there is ample evidence that the
county agents as 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
n an unusual way.
Working on Snowshoes.
The picture with this article shows
a county agent who Travelled 20 miles
on snowshoes to help a farmer. He
knew that the farmer wanted an an
alysis made of his business so that he
could know what crops would bring
him the largest return. The county
agent chose the wintry weather be-
cause he knew 1t would prevent the
farmer from doing outside work. So
ne put on lis snowshoes and made
the journey over the snowdrifts and
rough country of Ell Paso county, Colo
RADIO.
Five years ago there was no pure
bred live stock in William county,
North Dakota. which is well adapted
for grazing. The county agent began
to advocate live stock raising and now
the county has approximately fifteen
6ne herds Of Shorthorn, Angus and
Hereford cattle. A demand for pure
bred cattle is now strong in this
county. At two sales last March and
June more than two hundred head
were sold by Williams county farmers
to their neighbors.
Supplying Seed Corn.
Last spring Indiana farmers found
lHSv NIu uOI nave Hdil Chod6h oSSN
corn for their needs. They 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 to i
he seed corn and it was delivered In |
ample time for planting.
In Illinois county agent was sta |
Toned in Chicago with the state coun-
IL of defense to work on the seed
,orn situation. He handled 10000
bushels of seed corn and met the Hill
lois demand. The work was financed /
It first by Chicago bankers and later
" the department of agriculture.
An Opportunity Developed.
In Madison county, Kentucky, the
ounty agent found that the farmers
q ono portion placed little value on
he soil and took little interest in try
ng to improve 1t. He also found that
many farmers Of this section were
rowing in an Indifferent way small
creage Of cantaloupes and that the
yielded well and we're OF
ne quality. The county agent started
q TO develop cantaloupe growing and
} lO1e Induced about twenty farmers l