The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-03-18
COUNTY AGENTS
MAKE MONEY FOR
STATE'SFARMERS
ANNUAL REPORTS SHOW THAT
THEY HAD VAST AMOUNT OF
WORK DURING YEAR.
MANY CROPS ARE CULTIVATED
These officiaIs Aid In Twenty-Four
Different varieties--Aid In the Mar.
keting and Buying of Many Car
Loads OF Products.
(From Tuesdays Daily Herald. J

beterment of the great agricultural
done and many definite things for the
1920 show vast amount of work
agents covering their activities for
| The outstanding feature of the ac-
tivities of these agents who spent
threefourths of their time in the field
demonstrates the great service that
they are rendering.
Twelve county agents assisted farm
ors in arranging for the purchase of rs
cars of feed stuffs, 58k cars of fertil
izer, So cars of ground limestone.
They also assisted in the sale of As
cars OF cattle, 351a cars of hogs, 491a
cars of sheep, AZ cars of strawberries,
92,759 pounds Of wool. and 1,119,375
pounds OF butter through cooperative
organizations. In all market transac-
tons the agent is an advisor, and is
not an officer Of the marketing organi-
cation.
Under the direction of the county
agents "a different crops were cultivat-
ed by 2,771 farmers, and 32,905 others
were directly influenced by the work.
Some average yields per acre were:
Corn Ago bushels on 500 acres; seed
cotton, 1o95 pounds on 66S acres, oats
So bushels on 1868 acres. barley 81
bushels on 429 acres. wheat II bush
ellis on AZ? acres, clover and grass 2.41
tons on 206 acres, red clover 2.41 tons
on 2,l06 acres, crimson clover 81 tons
on 2,721 acres.
With the advice of county agents,
ZIG orchards were pruned and 231
wers sprayed
A better balanced ration was fed
by S72 farmers, having 1884 cows;
] ,29S cows were tested: ~ agents re-
port total of TAB bulls and 6.231 |
cove of purebred dairy breeds. Farm
hrs were assisted in selling / ,463 pure
bred hogs by 26 agents. Agents induc-
I'D 749 farmers to start the growing of
5razing crops Tor hogs for the first
ime A total Of 1,417 purebred bears
we're reported by SO agents, and %
lgents reported 68S purebred bucks
md 1865 pure bred ewes in their
In the control OF live stock diseases
,7l2 cattle were treated for black-leg
nd 961 for tuberculosis in 16 coun.
les; 1854 hogs were inoculated and
1877 were treated for lice; 901 sheep
zero treated for stomach worms. OF
hese only 106 animals were treated
y county agents, the remainder being
reated by cholera permit holders
nd veterinarians, called in by advice
the county agents.
During the year 80 agents advised
S72 farmers nthe use of fert
nd 1,755 tons of fertilizers were a
ought comparatively in 10 counties II
18th total saving of $S,254.22. Re.
1rts OF rs agents show 1924 manure
'readers in use in their counties; 43
anure sheds built; 3,d62 farmers
ling phosphate to reinforce manure.
I'd 1909 taking better care of man
g. A total of 3,57S s.los in their
unties were reported by "a agents,
lille "A agents report 1879 water
tens and 1890 lighting systems in !,
rm homes. ~
New pastures containing 3,12S =
res were reported by q agents on ),
farms; also 166 farmers have tor ~
ced 2,S07 acres of land, and 1O7
We drained 1921 acres by tile and .
46 by open bitches. In IL counties -
road Improvement demonstrations %
re given. e''
There was enrolled a total of ] : :"
boys in corn clubs by 22 county ~
ents, of whom 452 completed the 'i'
TX and reported an average yield
acre of 62.13 bushels, while 20 n,
rs made 100 bushels or more per Ul
e. Fourteen agents reported iii
rs and girls In pig clubs, of whom
completed the work.
'our agents and CT boys and girls ~
baby beef clubs and so in dairy calf
BIS.
! total of 36,422 -isits to demonstra.
), club members, and others were
de by 80 county agents. Also they -, !,
bonded to 40,S95 personal calls for az,
ice. They held 2,926 meetings IN
h approximate attendance of d
AL.
he above by no means covers the aao
= 80 ''io' VI 'he agents and get
II great work in promoting coop Ia.
ion among the farm people az,
ugh the meetings and the forma- ~,
of community organizations. :,
IS, etc. Neither does it include d
work of the ZONE demonstration ~.
hts with the farm women. They "a.
accomplished some excellent re- ,a,.
about which a later story prepar. co-r
by the division of extension will ~.