Evening journal., 1919-01-08
$4,000 lash FROM
farm RJREAU WORK
County AGENTS Give In
valuable PERSONAL Service
toFarmers
WAR EMERGENCIES
ALSO ARE MET

have been dded to the incomes Of
Delaware fans during 1918 through the
regular and emergency work carried
out by the'ounty agricultural agents
through thr county farm bureaus.
This sum DIS not represent that great
er part oflhe county agent work in
cluded in svice rendered 70 individual
farmers an communities. which cannot
he measuui I'm Terms OF dollars and
cents. tn records for the year 1918
show thatthe three county agents in
New Cast. Kent and Sussex Counties,
made SO farm visits. had S,4ii office
calls on business. held 2i5 meetings
with a tchl attendance Of 1890. wrote
1000 leit-s and conducted 2S farm dem
onsiratos attended by 965 people. Dur
ing the period covered, Kent County
was wiibut an agent two months and
sussex county for four months. in
reality n average years work Of ten
monihsior each agent.
Tfemilng the major projects which
added 10000 10 tho incomes Of the
farmer the aggregate made up as fol
lows i) Increased production Of sweet
potatqs through the use Of mushroom
msnue i'm Kent Comfy. 5000; .2l in
creash value Of dai'y cattle and calves
hrouht into New Castle and Kent
Cm,ties $4,000: 81 control Of the to-
mafdaph In SUSSEX County and in the
remainder Of the site. p 900: - in
crealed milk price Through organiza-
ton 81 900. and '5l seed selection Of
SWEET potatoes, si.00i Dozens Of small
or iems. on which lis more dihicul ITO
nIae value are lot included above.
Tbs above hgupcs IRE based on actual
reetlis secured though the organiza-
iiou and efforts ofthe county agricult-
ural agents.
RemIar Miscellanous Work
A peach dustiE demonstration was
held in Kent Comfy attended by more
than 1900 people
A tractor deionssation was held
In Kent Counf attended by more
than 800 pcop Special grape grow
ers' meetings bre held and a carload
NJ ashes for fdilizer was cooperative
lv purchased. TALKS We're made at all
OF the regulsrFarmers' Institutes.
SpecisI mehon should be made Of
The County FIRM Bureau exhibits made
M fhe Stale sir. which in terms Of the
association Nas the best exhibit and
attracted md attention than any other
on the groud>.
Tho worlAcc0mplished by the Farm
Bureaus an included emergency work.
The disea5 control, hog cholera and
poultry clhera is very important. In
Kent Cout alone the county agent
"a IL
against cglera.
In Ken'3nd Cew Castle Counties t2
seed corr meetings were held 10 dis
cuss see corn selection and germina-
iion. To hundred and .eighiy-eight
tons Of trate Of soda were distributed
for thefovernment at actual cost to
800 farms Of the State. More than 500
farmersvere assisted in starting farm
,ccounibooks furnished them by the
Farm treau. which will be useful in
renlanhC the farm business and In
makinheiurns on the income tax. In
co-onJtion with the Department Of
Aaricuure and the school authorities,
an agculiural and farm labor census
was rde Of the state. The figures Sc |
cureGn farm labor wore the basis Of
the ytrk carried on I'm this line by the
CfafaDefense Council. I'm addition to
this. ne county agent made a complete |
retaifOod survey Of Kent County For
ibe God administration, the county
ages not only secured a complete list
ri reshermen IN each county. but they
slssecured complete reports from each
onof tho wheat threshed in 1918 The
Fam Bureaus through committees
a. f.Fs frrfn az ]
ewing I'M Delaware which had much
lido with no price being fixed. With
40 giving details numerous soldiers
irloughs were handled: tuberculosis
'adication work started; plant disease |
lrveys were conducted; cooperative |
urchase Of feeds and fertilizers ac-
two COW testing associations
organized and two field meetings held |
me county corn show held: a market
vas secured for Kent County growers
# yellow tomatoes; demonstrations
we're held on blight control Of tomatoes. /
md seed treatment of wheat for stink
ng smut was demonstrated. Hard coal
vas secured for sweet potato growers
II Kent County.
The farm bureau organization which
has accomplished so much in such a
short time, consists Of an executive
committee Of seven men and three
women in New Castle County nine men
and three women in Kent County. and
eight men and two women in Sussex
County. The County Executive Com
mittee works with the farm bureau
members through community commit
tees. Of which thee are i6 in New Gas
lie County with icommitteemen; rs i'm
Kent County Will no committeeman.
and in Sussex County. rs with III COM