The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-16
COUNTY AGENT HELPS FARMERS

COUNTY AGENT HELPS FARMERS
After ten years of experimentation
and development under the direction
of the department Of agriculture,
county agent work has proved itself
an indispensable factor in agricultural
communities in the northern and
western states. 1t has awakened he
farmers economic instincts. 1t has
brought about a reorganization OF
social conditions in rural districts
which makes country living more
satisfactory and has brought to the
country boy and girl a new respect
for the farm and a new and better
vision of country life.
One Of the outstanding develop
ments in connection with the county
agent work has been the increased
emphasis placed on the appointment
of community project leaders and
through them the development of
programs Of extension work in agri-
culture and home economics. Wheth-
er the need of a particular community
be drainage of wet lands, stump
blasting, corn, wheat or other crop
work, improvement of seed potatoes,
eradication of prairie dogs or grass
hOppers, pruning and spraying OF
fruit trees, a better sires'' or tuber-
culin test campaign, farm accounts,
boys and girls clubs or other prob
lens, the method of approaching the
work is about the same.
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This is the time of year when the
natives, both of Pullman and Mos
cow, begin to think about the condi-
ton of the road between these two
prosperous cities. There are few
roads in the Inland Empire that
would be used more thar the road
between these college towns, if the
road were in good condition, and it
fs not stretching the matter any to
state that it is ridiculous, with each
year seeing thousands of dollars
spent on highways, that this strip of
m~uch-needed road is not put in con-
ditiOn for all-year travel. There
isn't or shouldn't be, any jealousy
between the two communities, and
this winter would be the time to get
together and arrange for the building
of a highway link between them next
summer.
The man, in these times, who goes
to the city expecting to get a job,
had better retrace his steps. A man
who is willing to work will come
nearer getting a job which will in
sure him comfortable winter quarters
and good food, in the country just
than he will in the city. There
are not a few farmers who would be
to pay the right kind of a
man a little money and furnish him
good board and room to look after
and do chores. This, it seems
20 us, would be much preferable to
he park bench or the bread line.
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There is now every reason to be- s
ieve that the conference for the $
imitation of armamen will be a sue $
,ess, perhaps beyond the fondest !
of President Harding and \
Secretary Hughes. If it is not ;
success the blame can i
lot rest on the shoulders of the u
United States, or it's representatives.
perfectly logical equitable plan has A
cen placed before the other nations
v the United States. This nation :
annot secure limitation of armament, :
or world peace, alone.
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1t is not an unusual thing for a
to suffer financial reverses, and
is not so difficult to come back" :,
one work hard enough to forget
Is troubles. Work is the one great =,
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