Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-31

what it may undertake to accom-
plish there is set forth below the
program of the work of one county
in this state as prepared and ap-
proved through the agency of the
advisory board in cooperation with
the county gent and the State Col
lege of Agriculture. Every reader
of these columns is interested in
seeing just how the work in this
particular county has been planned
out what it has proposed to under
take and accomplish. 1t is well to
know that the interest of every class
of citizens has been promoted. The
welfare of the boys and girls is be-
ing looked after the cooperative
marketing of hogs encouraged, the
improvement of live stock promoted
the drainage and clearing of land I'D.
vanced, the institution of new demon
STATIONS, as in the poisoning of the
boil weevil, provided for. New in
terests also are to be fostered, such
as the establishment of cream routes
new crops introduced, the use of
newer and better type of machinery
encouraged, the Improvement Of
schools undertaken, and increased
crop yield obtained through the use
of selected seed.
Study over these suggestions care
fully and if you have not county
agent, or If you are not in touch
with your local farm bureau, or !:
you have an agent in your county,
but no farm bureau, get in touch
with the agent at once or write to
the College of Agriculture and lend
your aid and helpful influence III the
osta blishment of a farm bureau. 1t
will benefit your county immensely
and help every individual living
therein as well.
Only rs Counties Organized
In seventy-siX counties of Georgi J.
county farm bureaus have either
been formed or are now in the proc
ess of organization The concrete
results which have been accomplish
ed in certain localities give incon-
trovertible evidence of what they
may mean to agricultural advance
ment within the state.
The country farm bureau has con-
troll of all agricultural work. 1t )
composed of women as well as men,
and one of it's divisions deals with
problems of home-making.
The basis of the county farm bu-
reau is the community center. 1t
is the integral unit for the develop
mant of the county program of
work which is sheduled for the &C
tivities Of the county agent. Each
community center has one representa-
tive Oh the controlling body of the
county farm bureau. This body is
called the advisory Board" and is
composed of chairm@n elected from
and by the body, secretary who Is
county agent. and a committee for
each line of work to be followed in
the county.
The county program of work be-
gins with the. community center. A
meeting is called by the advisory
board r-cmbers of this district, and
he with the help of the county
agent gives leadership in working on
the agricultural problems of the com
munity. When all the committees
have decided upon their programs
they are forwarded to the advisory
board, and from these a county pro-
gram of work is evolved. AS has
been stated, this constitutes the
schedule of work for the county
agent While the county program
of work may not contain every az
ticle mentioned in all the community
programs, it phesents a business
like scheme for general county wor
which will NOT interfere with the
project of the individual communl-