The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-12-22

| IN huuitiOn 70 the 8DONG pGfbOnai
calls TO farms. the county agents have
attended 304 farmers meeting Be
sides sixteen field meetings were held
in pruning Of orchards with total at
tendance of 922. u 5ilt
The County Agents time has been
divided as follows: 20.3% af the time
was spent in the office attending to the
above telephone and personal inter
views, and 79.7% in the field visiting
demonstrations and holding meetings.
A total Of D,252 official individual
letters were written and sent out dur
ing the year. This does not include
14,028 circular letters sent out from
the County Agents office, making a
total of 23,280 letters. This is also
an increase over last years work Of
5,114 letters. A total of 129 articles
were prepared for publication.
Under the head of boys club work
We are glad to report that about 60%
Of the boys starting their demonstra-
tons have fnishesd. This is not quite
as high percentage as last year since
last year 1870 Of the boys finished their
demonstrations, but we are satisfied
that this average will compare favor
ably with that of the State, since the
States average last year was only
1870.
Among the county agents activities
other than those mentioned above, has
been the fostering and promoting Of
the following activities: Cooperative
buying of 1900 tons Of commercial fer
tilizer at saving Of $4,000 to the far
mers Of the county. We feel that this
$4,000 is conservative, in as much as
we have based it on a SIS basis. In
addition TO the fertilizer IS tons of
binder Irvine were also. purchased at a
small saving. Feeds and seeds were
purchased at n considerable saving.
This year while not 80 much wool was
shipped through the wool pool. still
5000 pounds Of wool was sent netting
the farmers 58c per pound or a saving
OF $40. The 400 boys club members
enrolled during the past year through
their activities at the County Fair have
won In premium money and trips
equivalent TO cash over $4,000. The
dairy cattle Judging boys have estab-
iished a reputation for themselves
from coast to coast. One Of the daily
newspapers Of Spokane, Washington,
had a picture of the boys and an ac-
count of their winnings in its paper.
In addition about 90 papers 10 my
knowledge have had their pictures and |
account Of the work so that we feel
that they have established their repu-
tation from coast to coast.
Another feature that has helped to
advertise Hartford probably in as great
manner as the dairy cattle Judging
team, is that of the Hartford County
seed corn growers and their winnings
at the National Corn Show.
Briefly the general program of work
for the year started with the organiza-
ton of the calf club in January, 1922,
when 30 boys bought pure bred calves
This was closely followed by commu.
nifty short course meetings in which
Information was given on the pruning
and care of fruit trees and Of properly
mixing home fertilizers Next was to
start the boys club members in their
potato and poultry demonstrations.
which were closely followed by the
corn demonstrations and by the five
acre corn contest conducted by 80 men
VINO have won an enviable reputation
throughout the country by their huge
Yields. These were closely followed
by the starting Of the tomato demon
STATIONS with boys and men, and about
June starting Of about 100 boys with
Pug club records. County Agents ac-
tivities were then devoted to visiting
boys and men in carrying out their
demonstrations. On July / a number
OF boys and girls were sent to the
College Park Short Course. Then
followed the exhibit at the Fawn Grove
Fair, where large number Of bows
look part and brought back over $lOO
IN premiums. This was Immediately
followed on August 18th by having
luz boys and girls attend the Hartford
County Club Camp. Immediately fol-
lowing the camp was Timonium Fair.
ut which about 40 of our boys were
actual exhibitors and brought. hack
more than their share of premiums.
Following the Timonium Fair the three
Jersey, three Guernsey, and two Ayr.
shire boys were given trip to Spring.
neiu, massachusetts,, as result of
their work. Following this the three
boys winning in the cattle Judging
contest were given trip to the Ma
tional Dairy Show, an account which
has been given. In addition TO the
boys taking part In the National judg-
ing contest, over 100 boys in the coun.
" have been engaged in judging work.
We feel that as result that We have
100 more boys interested and CAPABLE
OF carrying on dairy farming. I'm
mediately following and going right |
along with this work was the prepara.
tion for the Hartford County Fair which |
everyone knows and needs no explana-
ton. After the county fair the weigh. |
ing up of the thirty tive acre) corn
contests, preparing for the National |
Seed corn show, securing record books |
on boys club demonstrations was next |
In order. This brought us up To the
National Hay and Grain Show and 10
the present time. We are now outlin-
ing our next years work and conduct
ing boys club meetings."