El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-24
GOOD BUDGET
VALLEYFARNER5
Chamber of Commerce Re
ceives Further Help For
Agriculture.

A1ter years OF little recognition IRON
the agricultural department. the farm
j 'ers of FL Paso valley are soon to be
on a basis where they viii have an
Ieyen break with the farmers Of Dona
4 Ana county in the matter of state and
4 federal assistance. The budget Of the
county agricultural agent for the cur
rent year will be approximately
'sI1,IS0. as against a meagerly few
thousand in the years past
" T. Payne, state supervisor for the
icounty demonstration agents. after
p! comforting with the agricultural com
imittee of the chamber OF commerce
i Saturday afternoon, was so impressed
with the allowance made for agricul-
tural work by the chamber OF COM
imerce and other valley agencies, that
Z he said he would increase the Ell PasO
county budget $1,000, making a totai
from the extension department III
1879 Of $3.50.
Departments Budget.
As the budget for the agricultural
/ department now stands. the agencies
contributing TO its maintenance are
as follows:
10. 5. department Of agriculture.
through extension services $500
! FL Paso county, through county
commissioners -----.------- Lulu
FL Paso chamber Of commerce. 500
Special. appropriation Water
Users association, ---------- 100
among the plans Of the county
agent, Roland HarwelL are The en-
plOyment Of a soil specialist. provis-
ion for stenographic assistance, pub
LEGATION of a farm bureau bulletin as
an agricultural stimulus, expenditure
of $500 for demonstration work with
seeds, fertilizers and equipment gen
eral office expenses.
The staff Of the county agent viii
consist Of an irrigation engineer. a
horticulturisL. five field workers in
vocational training and home ecOnoE1-
les among the boys and girls Of FL
PasO county, and county home eco
Monies worker among the women.
Miss swift Is Employed.
The agricultural committee acted
unanimously in recommending to the
extension department Of the state az
ricultural department the employment .
Of Miss Helen Swift, as county eco
Monies worker Miss Swift has been I
endorsed for this work by all the
Women's clubs Of FL PasO, and espe- {
cially by Charles n Bassett, formerly !
district food administrator. who was
aided cOusidera bly, by Miss Swift in his 4
effectual work in this territory.
II was proposed by ". / Drummond, /
Of the international Farm congress. |
trough a letter TO the chamber OF j
commerce. that the fall Of 1913 would, 1
perhaps. De opportune for an interna-
ional exposition at JuareZ- and that I
il was regarded favorably, he would /
be pleased to help with the PROPOSE
lion The committee decided that 1913 I
would be somewhat early Tor such an .
Undertaking, due TO the condition Of
drainage in the valley. but that il 4
might vel be taken under adyisement
Tor 1920
To Train Boys and Girls
lIr. HarWel, in explaining the pro
posed program OF giving high school
Students in the COUNTY assistance in
vocational and home economics train
ny stated that each child would cost
he city $3.50 and the county S47.70-
This activity was regarded by the
naugurated to broaden the horizon OF
he valley boys and girls
The agricultural committee viii
meet once q week in the office Of the
county agent Present at the Satur-
lay conference were George r Le-
Baron, chairman; W D Wise. r. L
3irney. T. D. Porcher, Roland HarweIl.
( u. Roberts and n. T. Payne. of the
extension department
The issue OF an exhibit at the Kan
as City meeting OF the International
Farm congress in November was car
led over 10 another meeting, though
he sense OF those present was that
he time was not best suited 20 the
alley for an exhibit.
Several colonization plans were
submitted 70 the committee. but no
teton was recommended In all such
matters no effort viii be made 10
BRING in farmers until the drainage
system OF the valley has been per
lected-