The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-01
Negro County Agent
A Virginia Asset.
tnr WIN. Anthony AeryO


Hampton, Va, Dec. 30.--The county
or farm-demonatration agents, both
white and CoIored, who work In vir-
ginia under the cooperating agencies
OF the Virginia Agricultural and Me-
chanicai College and Polytechnic In
stitute at Blacksburg and the States
Relations Service OF the U. s. De-
Department Of Agriculture. Washing
ton. ID. c.. spend two days each week
on their own farms. where they carry
out agricultural plans and demonstra-
tions. which serve the farmers. whom
they instruct with practical and VAL
uable examples,
Before the twenty-odd Negro county
agents OF Virginia adjourned their re-
cent annual meeting at Hampton In
stitute. they adopted the following
program Of work for Improving their
own farms during 1871 "A good
tary well and toilet; good outbuild-
inFa. whitewashed good conveyance
for getting over the country; practical
home cQnyeniences; good farming
modern poultry houses; pure-bred
poultry; I4re- bred hogs; one or more
mich coWs: AMI o weli-kept orchard.
TenchaaR 1arouEh Exhibits.
The members Of the Hampton In
stftute Agricultural School staff and
the Negro assistant district agents.
Virginia Extension Division, discussed
in detail the strong and weak points
OF the exhibits which had been ar
srosf i've Wa ,9sm p n GoS GGuf abs
director Of the Hampton Institute Ag--
ricultural School, had given several
informal talks on the arrangement OF
farm and home products for county
az 10 ia ~ n m a. IA adj -
The county or farm-demonstration
agents had arranged with care attrac-
tive exhibits OF corn vegetables !in-
Guiding parsnips, turnips, carrots, let
tuce, Irish and sweet potatoes, beets,
onions. ixale tomatoes, spinach, cab
Gage, sprouts, satisfy and leeks),
poultry and eggs. baled forage ,crors.
made garments and hand-woven arti-
cles. and bread. These agents have
come to realize that the people who
support The country work need to be
with the aid that has been given TO
Farmers Are Orgnnlslnx.
.rrhe farmers Of the Unitys States
are ultimately going to organize to
run their own business declared
John r. Hutcheson, Blacksbure. Va,
State Director OF Extension Work. in
his address on "The Outlook for Far
mers In Virginia" He stated that, lin
spite OF the prevailing Idea that. AM
erican farmers are unable to pull to-
gethor for their own interests. farmers
are beginning to market successfully
their crops and are aticNing together
under sane, conservative leadership"
Director Hutchinson stated emphati-
caliy that he expected ITO SEQ the far
mers OF Virginia, within the next ten
years. market most Of their crops
He added: tAll classes 81 people must
live In this country. II farmers ever
get TO the place where they try TO
hold up the rest Of the world, the peas
pie will stop them.
mers have spent their time and tall
entg In raising creps but have given
little attention to the marketing OF
their crops, they today In distress.
at the highest prices ever paid, and
at the present time farm crops are
bringing very low price8--tobacc0 and
peanute are selling at one-half last
years prices and wool at one-third."
Or. James 70. Gregg. principal Of
Tlampton Institute, emphaslAss the
value Of having people cultivate the
spirit 0f neighborlinese BY recognizing
their common bon IS. 'The advance OF
civilization.T SAX DR.. Gregg. means
the bringing together spiritually Of
people. the cutivating Of sympathy
and mutual underst rn1-Ing. and the
aboiishing OF shat int0lerant, hateful
spirit that looks on every outsider as
bad. The business OF us ali ii to
make tho country a better place to
live into secure better churahes. bet
ter farms. better schools, and better
homes" DR.. Gregg said: There Is a
word which Is on our lips frequently
and which has great deal Of truth
behind IL that we shall do well TO-
fhinlt about, and that Is the comlnu-
nifty community houses, community
churches. community centers and hy~
Rieno and SERVICE and other things
that are corrected with the people as
a whole in this or chat region. The
development OF community life Is the
object o. . good many organizas,tion.s.
Fnrmern NceE Better Credit swnfrssa.
DR. Gregg IN his oDening address to
the agents. called attention to Her
bert Hoover's appeal on behalf OF the
people Of Europe who need 80 soreIy
al this time credit Assistance. Special
Agent Pierce pointed out the dire
need Of Negro FARMERS who often do
not make more tha1 half q crop, be-
caufe they have to leave tfeir farms
at critical time 60 do public york
TO earn some money 10 see them
thl29gh the cron year; :.l p !; qFseg sad;
fsSn Is 70 give these people lOng time
credit ~ mr.. Hoorer'n plans succeed.
we may expect better markets for
American farm prods cts You q e In a
nomicS4lv. but 0igo to help them spir-
ttunliy ii their home life. The level
OF the farmers Ifs must be lifted n
be Is 70 become more -foficient Dro-l
Queer. You have the right 10 s2eI that
you are thi. puseet kind CT riission-
orier benanse you aye helping . de-
f14op every slde az hNrdan 9ifss