Evening journal., 1921-12-08

with this year.
the following average price and
yields makes fair comparison: corn,
yield 80 bushels. price S5c; soy
beans, yield Is bushels. price. 50.
The cost Of producing soy beans is
less than that OF corn. To place be-
fore our farmers the status OF the
crop series OF ten demonstrations
was conducted"
The county agent discussed numer-
Gus projects that have been carried
on in various branches OF farm work.
Continuing he said;
THE dairy cattle improvement
work has been seriously handicapped
due to economic conditions. The i'm
portation of pure bred cattle pro-
ject and the pure bred bull campaign
through the pure bred bull calf
sales have been made impractical
Previous to the financial depression
over two hundred head OF pure bred
cows have been placed on farms at
cost. Each COW is to form nucleus
for pure bred herd. Two pure bred
bull calf sales have been held at
which sixty pure bred bulls replaced
grades and scrubs. However, these
lines of work are to be revived. The
committee will meet soon to lay
plans for one-third pure bred bull
calf consignment sale. II is our pur-
pose that these pure bred calves will
replace grade and scrub bulls.
Farm record keeping should be-
come a more important part Of the
farm bureau program. During past
YEARS we have handed out hundreds
OF farm record books but our follow
up work has been inadequate Last
winter an experiment was tried. A
representative from the u. S. Blu
reau OF Farm Management spent a
day in the county and conducted a
farm record keeping school.
EARLY in the year one OF our COM
munities made move which prov
ed to be a guide for the entire coun-
ty. Farmers had little idea what
labor was going to cost them. Fabu-
lous prices had been paid, but con-
ditions would no longer permit this
wage scale. At a representative
community meeting the wage situa-
ton was discussed and a sane wage
scale adopted. This scale was adop-
ted by most Of the communities OF
the county and swas generally ad-
hered to. The scale follows: Monthly
wages. single man. $50; single man
with horse, s25; daily wages ordi-
nary work. $3.50; harvest, 81.
III the proposed farmers CO.
operative grain elevator becomes a
reality 1t is safe to say it will be
one OF the most important institu-
tions agriculturally in the state. New
Castle county produces annually
zoo. 900 bushels OF wheat and 1900
600 bushels OF corn and the county
affords no adequate marketing IA
cilities."
In conclusion the report says;
The proposed farmers co-opera'
tive grain elevator will be an i'm
portant part of the 1922 program
/ In the body of the report the impor.
tance of caution and the deterring
effect of a failure in this movement
was stressed. The county agent now
wishes to state even more emphati-
csllv that a successful completion Of
this movement would in itself ten
fold over Justify all effort and time
devoted in the organization of the
farm bureau. In a county produc-
ing annually 100000 bushels OF
wheat and 1000. 900 bushels OF corn
and bordered by grain producing
counties. the advent Of farmers
cooperative grain elevator would
be very important economic insti-
tuition to the agricultural interest ol
the county and the state.
In conclusion it might be sai'
that the future usefulness Of th'
county agent in this county in
large degree will be commensurate
with the wisdom used in directinl
the policies OF the farm bureau. Thi
statement is based upon the belle
that TO do effective work the count!
agent must be associated with
sound organization and that the farm
bureau is the official organization
through which he can best develol
his program II is imperative tina
the farm bureau shall not be used a
an instrument to gain political ambi
tions. il Is necessary that health
relationship exist between the mem
berships in the farm bureau com
munlties and districts, and II is es
sential that a healthy RELATIONSHIP
exist between the farm bureau an
,an existing agencies and organiza
d tions. agricultural or otherwise. Thi
, is not easy to do. but with procisio