The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-06
COUNTY AGENTS REPORTS
(From J. r. Hutcheson, Directory


Caronnc-R. r. Holherton.
r. S., a boy who secured his pig
six weeks later than the first lot. is
catching the leaders every day. This
pig is an illustration OF the value of
the club work ] could not get 70
know MFR. s. the father. until F. took
his pig He IS now most enthusias~
tic. Not only he, hut his whole fam
lily are interested.
Orange-E. V. Breeder.
After our return from the Farmers
Institute, one Of my farmers said;
a feel that the demonstration shown
re on the plots in regard to the small
value of plowing under rye for corn
win save me hundreds OF dollars IA
the future. ! shan certainly sub
stftute vetch or some other legume
In the future"
Another said The demonstration
IF the different sources of lime is
what most struck me at Biacksburg'
It puts at rest forever the uncertain
ty / feel when the various lime sales
men approach nc to advocate r. par =
ticular kind of lime"
One of our cooperative farmers
secretaries said: II would not take
anything for that cooperative organ
ization discussion on the last morn
ing of the Institute. 1t alone pa1d me
for the trip.
Pittsylvania-Mrs Campbell
Though many of the plots OF my
canning club girls have turned out
badly but they are taking it beauti-
fully and canning whatever they have
on the place | saw a girl who at
blended the. State short Course she
said that she wou III not have taken
$1,000 for the trim. and that she did
not see why every girl did not JON
the canning club. il has been moro
to her than anything else. One girl
said to me Recently: "Mf's. Campbell.
I have done earning all summer ana
before I joined the canning club /
lid rot even hep. nuch less csa IL =
Pace--C. w. Wampler.
Last week / stated that ], thought
I would have thc backing OF most OF
the business m m In running our lit
tie fair and hog sale. Last Saturday
I had two of the leading business men
come to my office. ] told them they
had boon appointed n committee 10
finance the boys and girls pig. poul-
try and corn show. and gave them an
tented statement calling for $50
in cash After a few minutes discus
sion they authorized men to consider
the money raised and so ahead with
my Work.
Scott--M. G. Lewis
The work OF the endieSs chain PIE
club has no doubt met with greater
approval on the part or the peopQ OF
the county as Who!e lhah any oshe'
work that mas been accomplished :"
far. Every one regards 1t great
thing Tor the county, Nearly All Oh
the members are dong e1ceflent
work. one boy says ne mas MAD a
| dog. two cats, pet cow ana pet
| squirrel but his pig Is certainly the
best pet he ever had. His mother
| says he thinks 1t Tar more important
TO brush his pigs hair each morning
! than to brush his own ~.
One prominent farmer whom ] had
told about the endless chain PIG club
said he believed the launching of such
a project as that would be worth
more to the county than county
agents salary would cost them in ten
| years" Others have said that it Is
certainly the greatest thing for the
! farming interests that was ever start
| ed in the county"
1 Observation-Disclosures Cleaton.
! A demonstrator, living in one of the
| old country homes that was built
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