The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-29
WITH THE COUNTY
DEMONSTRATION AGENT

DEMONSTRATION AGthl
Bucklnham--Gordo +, Elcan.
Tuesday was given TO soliciting club
premiums and ads from the bankers
and business men Of Farmville for
our county fair ] was given 500 10
be used as club premiums and 1928
In advertisement to help print our
fair catalogue
Sussex-Mrs w. W. Edwards
Tho two cheese demonstrations
gwen this week were interesting.
Severa. Of the women had never be
fore heard of cottage cheese, one of
them said to me: / think IL IS a
shame | never knew there was any
good IN the SKINNED milk have been
throwing 20 the hogs. You bet 1 am
going home and make some CHEESE
right away
Henrioo-W. L. KIRBY
One of the most encouraging de-
velopments Of club work is the in
creased interest III Duroc hogs Ii is
very interesting TO see the increase in
the number OF pigs brought into the
county as direct result of the star
IN Pib club work. Besides gixty-three
brought in by farmers. one of the
mem bers OF the club bought last week
Ave more registered Duroc Jerseys and
Is going into the hos business on Il
commercial basis.
Surry-Evelyn Adams (Colored)
My club girl Is very poor ten year
old orphan girl, She has already sold
lima beans from her garden and be
sides has one-half acre of tomatoes,
She plans to can in tin for market and
be ready to purchase Liberty loan
bonds OF the next issue. Il am so
glad you persuaded me TO do this,
she said. for by the time I'm abou'
fourteen years old, If I'm as success
full each year as this ! can go off to
school She is very proud also OF
being able 10 help her country.
Princess Anne-H. W. Ozlin.
One farmer told me this week that
he thought that / was doing fine
work among the boys in the county
as his boy was more interested in his
tenth-acre OF corn than he had ever
been in anything before.
Dnwiddie--J. p. Hutchinson. Jr.
The CIR neighborhood recently
raised money for a $500 bull. and took
MIR. S. over the Runnymeade Stock
farm TO buy the bun. Everybody in
the CIR community seemed very much
interested, and We had very little
trouble raising the 5000. There Were
about twenty shareholders. The more
shareholders We have the more sue
ps,I
club,
Northaupton-John F Monroe
I treated hogs with serum alone
for two men this week. The farmers
are awakening to the necessity OF pro-
tectinG their hogs aud being ahead oi
the disease with the treatment. This
is SHOWN by the fact that ! have had
requests to order about $3.50 worth
of serum this week A good many
OF the farmers are having the stimuli.
taneous treatment administered. be-
cause they want the more permanent
immunity. regardless of the fact thai
they have 10 pay the veterinary fee
in addition.
Nansemond~-Miss Hodsden.
One OF the Canning club girls lives
on the poor farm and her father had
charge OF il. The supervisors have
told this man to bug all the fresh
tomatoes needed for the farm from
his daughter, and also to buy all the
tomatoes she cans.
Dinwiddie--Miss Cleaton.
Mrs F. reported that she had uset
two and half barrels of flour les:
than she had expected and had sole
two hogs which they had intended L
keep. This was done by using mors
corn meal, potatoes, oatmeal ane
Nee: also by following the suggestions
for beans and peas given in The bull
letin.
James City-Mrs, Mccoy.
About ten girls have Joined th'
Junior Canning division. Some chill
dren are doing well with theil
chickens. One little girl has over on
hundred Matched and eleven hem
sitting. had twenty-five children
clean up the paper in the Toano street
At first they did not want to do il
but were so pleased with the resui
| that they promised to keep 1
picked up.
"Y'' Hut on University Campus.
since the war began no organlza
ton has excelled the Young Men
Christian association in the provi
sions 1t has made for the wants o
the enlisted men, their bodily com
fort. their daily convenience, thei
educational opportunity and thei
spiritual uplift." says resolution o
appreciation and thanks passed b,
the executive committee of tn
board of. trustees of the University o
| Pittsburgh in recognition of the cree
ton OF a hut on the campus by tn
IL. NJ C. A. for the soldiers VIII,
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