The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-01-16
REPORT OF COUNTY
AGENT EDWARDS

that the county agent is useless
se1pense here, and should be dis
pensed with, but the fact Is that this
official has saved the farmers his
salary several times over during all
Of the time that he has been en-
ployed here. His work during the
time the grasshoppers started des-
troying the crops last spring alone
would reimburse the farmers many
times over for the money paid him
in salary during the entire year.
His work during the gopher poison
j ing season alone.is worth what 1t
costs to keep him during the entire
year. We might also add that the
number Of gophers has decreased
wonderfully during the pastt4 two
seasons or since County Agent Ed
wards secured the cooperation OF
sall the townships in the county,
and saw to 1t that gophers were
poisoned son every quarter section
of land In the county, regardless OF
whether such. land was occupied or
not. -.S3 - 3.
Recently Mr.. Edwards fled an
nual report with the board OF coun-
ty commissioners and a copy or
same also went to the North Da-
kota Agricultural College. This
report gives in detail what has been
done during the past year under the
direction of the county agent, and
shows what has been accomplished,
and what work has been started
and yet remains to be finished.
The report tells about the. organiza-
tion of the farm bureau, the go
phers campaign, the grasshopper
control, the farm boys encampment,
the federal seed grain loans, the
federal farm loan association, the
live stock and the sneep campaign,
the disease control, the labor Du-
reau. seed grain, and silos.
The report giving the work done
by farmers in the county under the
direction, of the county agent Iol-
lows: @ i.
i Farms selecting seed corn in
falk -. ..-''. -
Acres planted with fall selected
seed corn -. Ato
Farms testing seed corn for
termination -. -. ~
Acres planted with tested seed 22b
Farms groWings corn for ensil-
Acres OF corn grown for en-
Eo ~eg snos traat,nr seed wheat for
4 : :. H - x. - ~.,.sS. IS.
. ss assa,,, :; ,,itb ~ traatad seed 600
Farms treating, seed oats for
s87lT o,,, = y y4.SiJ 81
.asaa smu. ais .own. with treated
I 1AS seea = IS 5000
M rr,s +raatinp seed potatoes
- :, tnr no disease ease 49,. IL
Acraa ~ notatoes planted with
Acaes aesd = treated % FOR disease -. 1eo
NumDgl fnrn ation ~ pGns1s in regard to stor-
~, fra,ita or vegetables 20
f ~ naraons assisted in
Nu hana % Sarden M work 35
~ u ,,,asarvaSH fdozen) 800
Ee,m, ara r. ernwint sunfiowers. 3
srataI nmmher of acres of sun 4
I. anwara. - GROWN 8. 49, II
3 asiaterad hniis secured 3
& nes;starad cnws secured 4
$s, d asistorad rams secured -. 81.
s pesisteraS' hoars secured =. 7
p aeistarad sows secured ...... ~
Raeistared sires (all kinds)
I, - nes ~ s,sreter nsferra3i ID r. from one com
,nnn;ty = ni .to another :5.ss..s... 3
Scows = ssit 1testad OF under test in
1919 forF milk production 80
Cows tested for milk produce
ito ton by Individuals g. &. $50
Eo,.n,o al, which h&l8nced ra-
Faums .inna w We're figured for farm
srs % !. n: =. 4. SO
animals tested for tuberculosis l6
Animals treated for fo ohniare G1aGeresty hy -
E 11vS 81 rm..rs or Veterinarians ~. As
81 zs,lnss a Gre erected 2
$Sron.rotation S,. systems planned
~! a.. M sadopted -. l23
4 Farms testing soil for acidity II
4 I'D f11a ant & 81 q pasture top dressed.
3 :s sssss' STRAW manure or fertilizer) II
sSsfons IL Il. b ]. rrass y, eradication thru
s., har, , z cultivation -. >
EARN ,r,. 3, account BOOKS placed in
\ s:,, ra r,.11 ~ ara Who ,i ds' kent such ac-
4 Il t'S Scnnnf books through the year 1O7
lEarmara assisted by agent in
O. : s a,s,nm M, arfzing their accounts 20
i Farm r Z exchanges organized In
- a1S .5.5.. &.
Value OF. all usiness done s u.
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