The Ordway new era., 1921-02-18

btOck dmpIQvemeQt PROJECT, the tn-
crease in prqnts to the farmers Of the
state is estimated at $111,300.
Some of the detailed results are:
Registered bulls secured 173.
Registered COWS secured s316.
Registered boars secured III.
COw-testfng associations organized
Number Of cows tested for milk
production 1894.
New silos erected asa.
As a result Of the pest and disease
control project the farm bureau esti-
mates that it saved the farmers in
Yolved, $252,675. More than one
million acres Of land were given at
tention on the pest and rOdentc control
work during 1920. Almost a quart
OF million acres were involved n
the more extt.l e and difficult i'll
sect control work.
Cooperative Marketing important
Project
One of the important projects a:
the present time is cooperative ma: =
keting. Wherever the project ha .
been given sufficient attention it has
proved very effective in aiding the
farmers during the past few months
OF bitter trials. Live stock shipping
associations have been organized in
three counties and are proving of-un-
told value to the farmers in the res
pective counties in marketing their
live stock under market conditions
which are anything but encouraging.
In many instances the stock has been
sold at profit where otherwise a
loss would have been sustained.
The state organization's work on
the corn project has also n4kted won
= Rs.1 to- f~I1 = -
year. The estimated yield is about
1 100000 bushels. an increase OF
more than 5,0OO,000 bushels over
1919. With a aproportlonate increase
from year to year: Colorado will
=, ~ t.. at b. to suioly her own needs
as regards to seed corn. She is now
surp.,:' !, nearly alT the registered
seed corn used in the state, as we'll
as selling much to out-of-state grow
.rS ~
Farm tenacy affords big prob
lem which has been attacked from
several angles at different times. The
main issue in the Investigations
which have been conducted by the
farm bureau seems to be that of the
lease. A uniform lease which would
give equal opportunities and privi-
leges to the owner and tenant alike,
just 10 DOLn, ana one tnaL WOulu en-
able them to work for their mutual
benefit-this is the type of lease
that is being sought by the state
farm bureau in it's second project.
Acting in conjunction SYith its
/ members of the farm bureau are the
members of the extension staff OF
. the Colorado Agricultural college.
These workers. including the
county agricultural agents, home
demonstration agents and county
club leaders, as we'll as department
. specialists who, are sent out from the
!. .co3iese, serve tbe FARMERS and farm
women thru the farm bureau. W
The Colorado farm bureaus were
organized to enable the farmers and
farm women of the state to derive
I larger benefits from the information
| and service of the extension service
of the Colorado Agricultural college
and of the United States department
of agriculture. Thru organized CO
operation between the farmers and
farm women and theoe agencies, the
efforts of the college and depart
ment to improve agricultural and
country life conditions are made
more effective, they reach vastly
| greater number of people and are
productive of moro extensive results