The Monroe journal., 1922-06-02
WHY NOT ASK FOR EXPERT
WEATHER PROFIT ALSO
And He Should Then Furnish Ra5-
bit Foot to Every Man, Woman
and Child in the County

Editor Monroe Journal:-ln a re-
cent issue of one of the city papers |
find the following suggestion from
DR.. II. d. Stewart:
"The commissioners should pay
enough to get one of the best expert
soil chemists and experts on markets,
soil bacteria, farm pests, drainage,
etc, to be found in the United States.
Our county needs man who can
market beef cattle for them at a
profit; who can readily direct the
farmer to the most profitable market
for any farm product; who can antici-
pate future prices; who can analyze
the soil and tell what it needs; who
can help us do away with fertilizer
bills and time bills
Bully for DR.. Stewart. He has
struck a hot trail now and is giving
the animal the chase of his life. And
vet it seems that he has greatly un-
der-estmated the extensive duties Of
an expert farm demonstrator. Said
agent should not only be able to ac-
curately Anticipate future markets" F"
but should personally market every
bale of cotton, all the beef cattle, all
the milk and butter, pork and mutton,
hams, middlings, sausage, backbones
and spare ribs, cotton seed, oats, rye,
wheat, molasses, rabbits, secondhand
farm implements, etc, etc. We've al
ready lost lots of money in Union
county because we have stupidly re-
fused to employ a man who can do
all these things, and then some.
If an expert" can do the things
suggested by DR.. Stewart his abilities
will be so unlimited that even after
performing these tasks his mind will
be idle a good portion of the time.
Therefore and Moreover, he should
be good veterinarian and treat all
the sick cattle, hogs, mules, horses,
chickens, cats and dogs that may
need his services.
Since there is no need to let the
master mind of an expert" be idle
and rust out, the farm demonstration
wanted by DR.. Stewart should be well
posted in edical science not just
common ordinary doctor but an
expert" in his line. There are thous-
ands of poor families in Union coun-
ty that are not able to Anticipate"
low market in which to buy medi-
cal service and they are not financial
ly able to pay the arbitrary prices
fixed by the medical trust. Hence
a farm demonstrator could become a
real benefactor in this line of SER
vice. He should also be an expert"
surgeon, ready at all times to per-
form difficult operations for poor
farmers who are not able to stand the
unionized-trust prices that are de-
manded at commercial hospitals.
In conclusion let me say that there
never was time in the history of the
country when an "expert" demonstra-
tor such as exists in the practical
mind of DR.. Stewart, was more i'm
peratively needed in Union county
than just at this time. The boil Wee
vii is now threatening us and an ex-
pert in farm pests" could not only
destroy all the boil weevils that have
already crossed over into the county,
but he could keep any more of these
pests from crossing over the Lancas-
ter and Chesterfield county lines. If
the county commissioners, after Sc
rious and elaborate consideration,
should finally decide to employ a
farm demonstrator of this type spe-
cial provision should be made in the
contract demanding his prompt ex-
pulson from official position if he
should permit any more boil weevils
to cross the southern boundary line
into Union county. j. z. GREEN.