The courier-index., 1918-10-18
WAR MAKES co. ACT.
 MORE NECESSARY

october 23 quorum courts will meet in all the 75 counties of Arkansas to make appropriations for the year. One of the most important matters that will come before them this year will be that of making appropriations for farm and home demonstration agents. At present there are only seven counties in the state that haze no agents. It is hoped that these will fall in line this year.
 The Arkansas Profitable Farming Bureau of the Little Rock Board of Commerce is urging the business men of every county to use their in- fluence to induce the courts to pro- vide for county agents
 The county agents work always is important but in war. times it is more important than ever," said k. J. Bodman, secretary of the Union Trust Company and chairman of the bureau. His worth to the corlmun ity is measured by what the business as we'll as the farming interests will
  little or no cooperation and meets all kinds of obstacles Is 1t any wonder if he becomes discouraged and dead on the job under such conditions? An unusual man will overcome these conditions. The usual man cannot.
 'In communities where there is the greatest agricultural and business prosperity you will find that the busi- ness interests are working in close cooperation with the county agents; he is busy on the job Ill the time, starting pig, calf and bull clubs and otherwise working to develop the country along the proper lines' The State Council of Defense and the State Food Administrator also will urge the quorum courts to make appropriations for this purpose The value that the United States govern ment attaches to the service of these agents is shown by the fact that they are exempted from the dEaft. The government cons ;ders that the agents can do more to help win the war by remaining in their positions than by carrying a rifle. There are four main reasoAs why counties should make appropriations for county agents says c. W. Wat son, state agent for the United States Department of Agriculture. He gave | the reasons as follows: 1. Maintaining agents is a neces- sary war measure.
 ?. A valuable peace measure.
 3. Appropriations from the counties bring to the state an annual govern ment appropriation of $1O2,OO0 for county agents.
 A. Counties failing to make appro- priations will be classed as stacker counties, just as the individual who refuses to help the liberty Loan, the Red Cross or War Savings Stamps | drives.
 Among the war activies MT. Wat son enumerates the following: 1 The men have conducted campaigns for food production, crop inspection, sowing of grains and farm labor survey. They have conducted sur veys on prices of implements, grain threshed, supplies and prices of yarf- ous farm products and other matters at the governments request.
 The classification of farmers and farm laborers in the coming draft will be made by the district boards largely upon the information furnish ed by the county agent. Without an agent the county cannot be properly represented before the district board and will be in danger of being left without labor adequate for its agri- cultural work.
 Women agents have assisted in the campaigns for increased food produc- tion. have organized Red Cross aux1l- iaries and have participated in the child welfare, food survey and go- to- school campaigns.
 Both men and women agents have 1 been an important factor in cam paigns for the Liberty Loan, Red 1 Cross. Young Mems and Young Wo- mems Christian Associations and war savings stamps and in the work Of the Food Administration and the | Council of Defense.
 In their regular demonstration work the men agents have vaccinat- ed animals against disease. terraced land, pruned orchards. introduced bet 1 ter cattle. given instructions as to land preparation and cultivation l taught the value of seed selection. combated plant disease and assisted in buying seed and fertilizer and in buying farm products.
 The women agents have assisted Tn war gardening, conducted demonstra- tions in canning and drying. taught the use of substitutes in order to conserve food needed for carrying on the war, held cooking schools, en- l oour.oed the use of homegrown pro