The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-30

controlling hog cholera through the
Growers Associations Of Nhleh there
are NJ present 21l with = combined
membership Of 4.g41. Interest in
sheep growing has been greatly ac-
CELEBRATED through the organization Of
some len county associations.
The xUmsn's organization form the
connecting link between ne College
and the home and under the able
leadership Of Miss Keller. State
Home Demonstration Agent. the two
Institutions have been brought very
close together. There - nov iga
Womsn.z organizations n he State
80 clubs md 100 community aaaocla-
tons TIE main lines d work fol
lowed are the conservation Of food
by canning. drying picking and
preserving Improvement Of com
munltY aoeIal life. and n eanHidcra-
ton of home problems IF ii kinda
The greatest crop IN -. STATE. our
hope o. tomorrow. The - md girls
In the ruHal and urban homes occupy
a Fefy important place n he work
Of The Service During I4is alp
Fortunately 1000 boz and girla
we're influenced through he aetiYi-
ties of lhs Extension Service Special
isia To ~ wcTe instructed in the
growing = corn. potatoes. pigs and
poultry. aHd the EirIz - canning.
gaEdeBIHE. sewing aud HnHe Hork 81
various EIndz II Wa hummer year
for The youngsters. the members OF
J the 10. clubs produced products To
( the salaa II So 8Gs - - ~ their
tenth aarz gardens. tie EIflz raised
81 .ag7 - Hsfih ct vegetables and IN
edition fed some - - sanz with
good thing IN cat
) One = he features = he Win
3 The Har Product Contest carried
out l. taa EHishri1Fi Service waB tho
Var Garden Contest : i doubt
rub Il people generally IaIIy realized
the possibilities Of a email home gar
den previous 10 this organized move
ment = produce and conserve food
NuTz Thee possibilities ara strik-
inglY Illustrated IN the returns from
the 80 be gardens II IL State.
the HFzI prize small garden gave a
return = @II27 so per - md the
large gaHdan 1l3S9 u p acre It
l. estimated that there Hara 1000
gardens n he State IA year on
which products to the 4HIae Of g.
ssol1enaa Nsre grown TIE Service
c0ntbHniaIe# the continuation Of this
project HHIsb in the IulHHs will be
known - the Peace Garden"
In nHdaT IA give practical applI-
cation . lie results obtained In the
investigation work Of IL Experiment
Station ~ College 80 Hamonstra-
lions IN - culture NJ HfIn.n Hfandi.I
farm crops we're conducted by the
County Agents In cooperation with
the farmers of their respective coun-
ties some idea Of he tremendous
Seope . lhIa demonstration work
may he EaIned from - figures re-
latlng = orchards - Iamanstra=
tlona Hafa conducted IN - spraying.
pruning I'D general culture Of 1876
sl7 tree Special demonstrations In
tho eare nd feeding Of livestock and
poultry. control and production of
Diseases lie home mixing Of fer
tilizefa nd tho care Of manure: the
operation md management Of tract
OrAi he construction IF zIIaa. the
use Of lime tho value If HIlt resist
ant tomatoes control Of Insect pests.
plant diseases. and similar problems
were carried on under lie direction
Of the Experts Of the Service.
In taking the College II the people
Of the men and women County
Agents personally visited over 10000
farmers. held approximately so 900
office consultations; arranged for and
addressed some 1000 meetings having
a combined attendance IN excess of
100000 people; wrote 1910 personal
letters. and sent out 6s.E2s circular
letters: distributed 1851 bulletins:
and prepared 1880 articles relating
to their work for the press
During The year ten bulletins and
fifteen circulars dealing With timely
topics we're issued BY The Service.
and $4,000 copies distributed. The
State College Journal which comes
out monthly enjoyed circulation for
the year Of $4,000 copies.
A very definite part was played by
the members Of the Service IN helping
70 carry out the State and Nations
War Program The details of the
$4,000 sWIn-The-War Product Con-
test" we're arranged and supervised
by the several Specialists IN charge
OF the lIneH Of work In which prizes
We're offered. In connection with the
wheat saving campaign. go thrash
Ing machines were inspected with the
resulting estimated saving Of $4,000
bushels q grain. A considerable
amount = time and study vas given
TO the farm labor situation. and de-
finite assistance rendered 70 farmers
In all sections OF the State. Every
member u he force entered heartily
into the BED Cross. :. n. C. A..
Liberty Loan. and WaT Savings