The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-21
COUNTY AGENTS REPORTS.

PslAskt.--y. II. Meek:
| One ~ my club girls Is feeding three
ptus ana has won ss prize AT the Pu-
1sski sxhihit with one of them and
rs ia prises at the State fair with
! the same pig.
NansemCnt---P. s. Blandford:
The rains seemed TO have unearthei
and assembled nil the hog cholera
germs In the = ,,intry and have HAD
to go almost day End night to put
them to AiSht. have worked on 1f1
hnHs this week. average vaine $2o.
VIII, a total value Of $500. ] have
taught the farmers in several cases to
do this work ana have onquestionablv
sarcd $4,000 worth Of pork for this
cv'unty.
This week ! have saved a small
group OF farmers 1876 By getting them
to homo mix their top dress fertilizer
and buy CO. operatilvey. They bought
q car load OF material comparatively.
this saving 81 pr ton on IS tons, and
then by home MIXING these materials
they saved 81 ner ton, This made ii
tofsi % sla Eer tor saved. This idea
viii &c nswil faxter than the original
car load. however, because they have
begun his work ard will continue il.
Two others IN t1is community will do
likewise.
Prince W-illiam--Miss Gilbert.
Recently attended meeting of tho
Cofored Women's Home Makers club
at c.. which Ia wonderful or
za.nizssion Although the season was
dfy they had q very rreditahle exhibit
Of ca nned fruits and vegetables. They
hare worked hard and bought two
acre lot put a two-room school build
ing on II. and now this club has bought
wire fencing to enclose the whole 10.
They have a play s-rornd and mounds
TOR towers AID next sizing will culti-
.-a!e sc}ifol gardens. They expect o
put schtoi ltnches In tre school The
fence c~s, 81 and they have sent in
ah order fer - meow shades at So
each They have the money to pay for
this and several other items, one Of
which was the appree~iating of 81
70 take the children TO the school farm.
After paying out this amount they
put SIS In the treasury. Another thing
Of interest was the effort to get to-
gcther clothing for n needy family.
New KentA-Miss Minor:
mother said to me last Tuesday,
Miss Minor. | want TO thank Won for
interesting Lizzie In bread making
She can beat her mother any day with
Ter eyeA shut"
speaking OF Eratltude--here s ore Of
my experiences. A little club girl of
twelve years--two OF them club years
I'm nded me "A lovely centerriece tied
with an abundA nee Of pink ribbon the
othrr day. and said. Here is some
thing I made for YOU. Miss Minor. be-
cause you won't let me paw you for
teaching me rules ana manners how
to cook. can, Few and be nanny Put
II In your hope chest" Ask the other
agents how | felt and appreciated the
little gift
Narfolk--~-Miss Burke.
In my absence from the COUNTY and
without my KNOWLEDGE Mr. portlock,
county agent and delesa tinn of Climb
girls went before the board of suuer-
viSors and asked for an increase in
my salary. One OF tho girls made an
urgent plea II am told> and got the
Apr ooriation, often women go be-
FORE the supervisors on such ocea sinns
but I have never heard of club girls
doing this. Norfolk county challenges
any county OF the State for finer club
girls or more co-operativ farm
dem nstration agent.
SmSth---Lee NJ. Cole Ir:
IN consultation with one Of my
farmers this week, he states that he
wns not making interest on his invest
ment. and that he wanted to turn his
entire farm over to me and manage il
Just as / directed. There are many
moro farmers too who are not making