The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-02-27
THE BIG WORK OF THE
COUNTY FARM AGENT
Government Report Briefly
Shows How They Help
Lewis County Realiz-
ing Benefits.

dlII ASCnlS. al lllOt lllc Uc1l
fits accruing from the offit
were appreciated only by fey
In this work it takes time to o,
the telling results that stand OF
and speak for themselves, how
ever, and Lewis county has al
rived at that condition, and no,
Farm Agent Wade is recognize
as an indispensable institution i
the farm life Of the county, an,
the, expense incurred by his Of
flee is so insignificant compare,
with the benefits that it is n,
longer a source of worry to any
one.
In the following story the U. S
Department of Agriculture sets
forth the magnitude Of the ac
complishment Of the Farmer
Agents in this country
During the year closing De-
cember 81, 1918, LOO county
agents in the Northern and Yves
tern States conducted 74,71O
demonstrations and held in con-
nection with these demonstra-
ton meetings involving a total
attendance of 661, 900 people. A
total net profit due to increase
on the demonstration areas alone
amounted to $21,S51,00 This
does not include the indirect re-
suits from those who put the les
son of demonstration into effect
on their own farms, involving a
much larger figure.
The agents assisted 323,125
farmers in selecting seed corn
for the fields and $4,000 farm
ers in testing their seed for
termination. Under the direc-
ton of the agents more than
10,500,000 acres were planted
with tested seed; more than
100000 acres of wheat were
grown following the agent adj
vice; 97,315 farmers treated
their seed oats for smut involv-
ing an acreage Of nearly 2,000,- |
600; $4,000 farmers treated their
potatoes for disease involving an
acreage Of $4,000; 1885 farm
ers began the growing of alfalfa;
sweet clover was introduced on
5000 farms, soy beans on 10000
farms, and COW peas on 1,100
farms; $4,000 orchards were car
ed for, following the agent s sug-
gestions; 32,400 farmers were
given assistance in the growing
of beans involving 100000 acres.
War food production cam
paigns were given special assis-
lance by county agents through
the location and furnishing of
farm seeds. Of special signifi-
canoe was the locating Of spring
wheat for $4,000 farmers, winter
wheat for $4,000, oats for $4,000
farmers, corn for $4,000, rye !
for 1900, buckwheat for 2,100, |
barley for 6,100, sugar beets for !,
1,70O, potatoes for 5000, beans I
for 1900, cane or sorghum for ;;
9,100. This involved a total !
amount of seed of all kinds OF
4 ,250, 166 bushels.
As a result of such work the !
spring wheat acreage was IN :.
creased by nearly 100000
acres, winter wheat by 2,717OOO :,
acres, oats by $4,000 acres, corn !
by $4,000 acres, rye by $4,000 {
acres, buckwheat by 1900 acres, :
barley by $4,000 acres, sugar ;
beets by $1,000 acres, beans by :
10000 acres; the production OF q
spring wheat was increased FL :
100000 bushels, Of winter wheat =
bushels, oats 1874 ! !
900 bushels, corn 12,065,000 bush y
els, rye 1,651,O00 bushels, buck :
wheat $4,000 bushels, barley .
2,817,000 bushels, sugar beets : :
$4,000 tons, potatoes 2,l39,OOO q
bushels, and beans $4,000 bush :,
els. =
In connection with live stock q z
the agents secured for farmers \
237 registered stations, SILT y :,
registered bulls, 8,770 registered II
COWS, 3,113 registered rams, :,
500 registered boars, while v :,
more than 10000. registered sires =
we're transferred from one COM y ::
nunity to another, thereby Il
engineering the period Of SER :
iice. Cow testing associations ;
1,400 were organized, Z
md through these associations :
md through associations prev 4
ously organized more than 1885, +
700 cows were under test, and ?
200 COWS were discarded as a II
esult of tests during the year; y
'S7 livestock breeders associa- d
ions were organized, with a /;
membership of 10000; $4,000 :,
were tested for tuher- =,
ulosis, $4,000 were treated for ,,
lack leg, and nearly 100000 y
logs were vaccinated for cholera
" veterinarians or farmers at