The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-12-07

ton may be made of mail reaching
France for members of the expedition
airy forces who have returned to the
United States.
tion, State Extension division and
United States Department of Agricul-
ture a county club leader was secured
for six months to assist with the club
work.
The Farmer-Stockman Exchange
Bulletin was issued monthly during the
year and has been increased in size
and value to the FARMERS and stockmen.
1t has been of great help in carrying
out the progress of work of 1918.
Hand selection of seed beans was
strongly urged and one or more bean
growers in each community were Sc
cured to plant hand selected seed
Each bean club member was required
to hand select the seed beans used.
A total of 5000 acres of hand selected
seed were planted due 20 this work
with an increase in yield of 100 pounds
over the average for the county, or an
increased value of S25,00O. Through
the agents work 100000 pounds of
beans were contracted to the Food
Administration at an increase of &c
per pound over the local market.
saving $4,000 to the bean growers of
the county.
The county agents were active thru
newspaper articles meetings and per-
sonal work in Encouraging dairying
During the year the dairy production
in Union County increased from $1,000
per month to $4,000 per month. The
agents were active in assisting in se-
Letting and bringing in dairy stock.
Twelve car loads of dairy cattle
were brought in. Thirty-four pure
bred dairy bulls are now being used in
grading up the dairy stock in the
county. The pure bred range bulls in
the county were increased by 500 dur
ing the year. Stockmen outside the
county were assisted in getting grass in
the county. In this way the cattle were
increased by 1000 and poultry by 10,
600.
The number of silos in the county
were increased from 60 to rs. Many were
unable to get the necessary labor and
could not put in silos this year.
A labor survey was taken in the
county and great demands were found
for assisting in harvesting cops. Ad-
vertisements were published in papers
and notices were sent to dry sections
for labor Assistance of the state labos
specialist was secured. A rule was
passed by the Council of Defense thru
the county agents Recommendation,
that every able bodied man must work
six days a week or go to jail. The
labor demands were practically all
supplied and the crops saved.
Throughout the county a great short
age of good farm seeds existed last
year. Communities without seed were
notified of where seed could be Sc
cured Lists of supplies of seed were
published. 100000 pounds of good
seed was located and distributed in
this way, making an increase of pro-
duction of $4,000 bushels of grain
10000 tons of fodder and 400 tons OF
broom corn. $4,000 pounds of spring
wheat seed was located and brought in
to the county with the assistance of
the State Council of Defense. 1900
acres were seeded to this wheat and
an increase of 5000 bushels of wheat
was produced. Two cars of oats were
distributed through seed merchants.
The increase of wheat is valued at $15,-
$50. The handling of the other seed di-
rect saved an average of &c per pound
to farmers, or $9,40O.
A total of $3.50 was saved to I'm
ion county farmers and stockmen from
the foregoing projects and many 9TH
er miscellaneous works not mentioned,
besides the many things that could not
be counted in dollars and cents, thru
the work of the county agricultural
agents.
1t should also be remembered that
the returns from the increased live
stock and dairy Industries and the
saving from damage formerly done
by rodents and predatory animals is
an annual return in wealth to the
county. This makes a total of $685.
600 already saved for each year sue
ceeding.
without the cooperation of the far
mers and stockmen thru the Farm
er and Stockman Bureau the results
recorded would have been impossible.
Much greater results can be accom-
plished for Union county in 1919 thru
fuller cooperation of the farmer and
stockman with the bureau, and each
member OF the organization can not
help being benefited by 1t.
(Report of County Agricultural
Agents to Union County Commission
ers, published by request of County
commissioners)