The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-12-12
MORE ACRES WITH FEWER
MEN TO TAKE CARE OF CROP

curing tne peflOO Oh tne war accom-
plished the impossible by planting
more acres with fewer men. Other
big industries having constantly in
creased their man-power at the ex-
pense of agriculture. This great
achievement of the American far
mer has not received as much
recognition as the building of Lib
erty motors, airplanes and ships, be-
cause the preparation of the soil and
the planting and harvesting are slow
processes and do not lend themselves
well to publicity.
Our government recognizes fully,
however, the services rendered by
the farmers during the war; and now
asks them to continue their efforts
a. strenuously Is ever, until the nor
NAL agricultural production Of the
world is restored.
What We are interested in at the
present time is to strengthen the
Jefferson County Farm Bureau so
that we can best follow the wishes
Of the government, and at the same
time work towards 4 form Of aggri-
culture that is both profitable and
permanent. =.
The Farm Bureau plan for sgri-
cultural improvement, is one that has
become standardized in most Of the
agricultural counties in the United
States. It is briefly, \ countrywide
organization of farmers and others
| in the development Of the entire
| county along definite lines. The Or
eanixation consists Of first, an ex-
ecutivs committee, and second COM
munity committee in each comnun-
| ity in the county. The community
decides what particular problems
| they wish to take up in their locality
for the year. These different lines
Of work in the Is or 20 communities
In the county are then correlated
into = Program Of Work; the object
sought being in doing the part that
the people feel needs to be done.
We do not need to go far from
home to see what = Farm Bureau
can do. In 1915, corn growing in
Boulder county was unimportant be-
cause Of the many failures in ma
turing the crop. There the County
| Agent, backed by the Farm Bureau,
has by . series Of demonstrations ex-
tending over = period Of four years.
shown that MINI. No. 10 corn is a
variety remarkably well adapted to
the conditions Of the county as to
Yield and ripening. During the sea-
son just pJNed there were over
10000 acres Of corn grown in the
county about one-third Of which was
Mimi. No. Is. And the County
| Agent reports that practically the
whole acreage grown in 1919. will
be Of this variety. In 1915, there
were 80 silos In Boulder County; at
the present time there are 333. This
increase in the number Of silos with
the resultant prosperity Is very large
~ due to the fact that that suit
able variety Of corn was found.
In addition to this work with corn,
the Farm Bureau Committee and
County Agent conducted . series OF
demonstrations during 1917 and
1918 with Spring wheat, by which II
was definitely determined that Mar
quis and Defiance were the two best
varieties for planting In that section
With q well organised Farm Bu'
reau, Jefferson County will be In a
position to not only take advantage
Of these valuable results secured by
our neighboring county; but to also
solve some Of the farming problems
that are peculiar to this county.
Business men - well ~ farmers
are needed In this movement. It ID
countrywide and when the member.
ship campaign IL put on In the next
few weeks. we look for your help and
Endorsement. Get familiar with the
Farm Bureau idea. Il 10 = plan that
works.