The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-05
COUNTY AGENTS REPORTS.

studied about chickens I hate to see
a mixed flock"
! A sewing club member said TN,
! so glad l Joined the sewing club be-
cause at the end of the year hi have
some clothes to show for my work"
! Her cooking club sister replied
We'll. I'm glad | joined the cooking
club because I'm learning to make
things show for my work all the time.
and besides. we have such good things
to eat on cooking days"
Southampton--A. b. Doles, (colored)
Mrs. B. said to me that her hus-
I band had been disposed to show very
little interest in demonstration plots,
especially for boys. But he finally
agreed to give his boy plot The
boy showed such interest in the Gull
/ tivation of his plot that it created
renewed interest in him (the father)
He said that he certainly wanted to
| lead his son. instead of his son lead
! ing him. The result was that he
cultivated his own crop better.
Amherst-O. B. Ross.
I My district agent and one of the
| horticultural specialists from Blacks
| burg were with me recently for a
/ pruning demonstrat ton. Despite the
cloudy day and some rain we had
an interested crowd. One farmer re-
marked, The demonstration has
! meant a lot to me for now | see l
! have been losing barrels of apples
each year by cutting out the inside
| bearing wood"
/ TaZeweil-R. r. Wall
| The Tazewell farm bureau received
yesterday full car of grass seeds
| costing over $4,000 This was maid
I for before the car was opened. In
all it contained about l,400 bushels
1 of grass seeds. The saving effected
! by the farmers in buying this seed di-
rect was nearly $4,000
/ King George. M. Walker, Jr
! The father of one of my club mem
bers told me that going to state fair
with me last fall was OF more value
( 70 the boy than six months on the
farm. He says the boy can't give tn,
stock too much attention and is work
! ing ali the time with the idea of hay-
! ing something better or as good az
I anything he saw at the state fair.
F, Caroline-D. H. Crosby.
! ! was talking to a lady the other
day and she asked me il her little
twelve year old girl could get into the
Pig club. I told her she could and
she was much pleased. She said she
was going to have one of those lit
lie red pigs IL she had to buy it her
self.
| Brunswick-7Miss Cooke.
Poultry work Is very popular In this
county. Twenty-Five dollars has tust
been given by one of the city mer-
chants and the pure bred poultry
raisers in the county are cooperating
heartily ] was at the home of one
OF my poultry club members recently.
boy twelve years old. who is lust
beginning his third year in the work
His frst year he bought liberty
| bond from what no made from his
fowls and tobacco. He SAYS he had
rather raise chickens than anything
no could do.
We had ''get together" day for
the Sewing club last Saturday. The
girls were so pleased with their work
they'' ~'arft 10 keep It up All summer.
This club has planned to fix Easter
baskets and take them to the poor
house on Easter Monday.
Frederick-Miss Haynes
The. greatest Victory -os tina. season
was won last week when won over
two opposing mothers who would not
allow their daughters 20 Join the
climbs. Oaa Nttis iii aatd- - sse-A-A