Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-12-08
AGRICULTURE

the cattle at once in county or 9TH
er AREAS proving very popular in
many parts Of the country. One rea-
son is that county freed of this
disease is a center to which cattle
buyers are attracted; another is that
large numbers of cattle can be tested
at lower cost than when only a few
herds or single herd are tested.
During the last year nearly 1,800,-
900 cattle were tested under this
plan, and this was more than so per
cent of all the cattle tested in the
United States. A summary of u
counties reported as having finished
testing all of the cattle within their
borders shows that the work was done
at cost of approximately "a cents
a head, which included all expenses,
exclusive Of idemnity.
So far 81 counties have finished all
of the cattle once, an increase of so
counties over the preceding year.
Seventeen countless in Indiana, 2
in Tennessee, in Michigan, and 10
in North Carolina-have been approx
ed as modified accredited areas and
cattle may now be moved from within
their borders when properly identified
without tuberculin test for period
Of three years to such States as will
accept this class of cattle.
Effort has been made to estab-
lish in Pocomoke Milk station. In
this connection, the following may be
Of interest:
-"Two short courses in dairying
subjects will be offered at the Univer-
ity Of Maryland during January, it
has been announced by J. A. Gamble,
head of the dairy department.
Zone course in milk testing, de-
signed to qualify men to become milk
testers, is scheduled to begin January
Z and continue through the ewek.
Men capable of filling positions as Of
fetal testers in COW testing associa-
tons in the State are in demand, &C.
cording to Mr.. Gamble, and vacant
positions of this character will be
filled from students completing this
course.
The other course will take up the
subject of dairy production, including
the composition of dairy feeds and
their selection, breeds and breeding
of dairy cattle, cow testing and ad-
vanced registry work and mechanical
mixers. This course will be open
January IA and run for two weeks.
About eight years ago a farm boy
in remote section of Rowan county,
N. c., joined pig club which the
county agricultural extension agent
was organizing, and, as pig club
members do, under the guidance of
the county agent, he fed and cared
for pig, in this case Poland China
gilt. During the next year the coun-
ty lost its extension agent. Recently
when new agent came to the county
and visited this section he found, &C.
cording to reports to the United
States Department of Agriculture,
that the club member, J. E. Morgan,
now grown and on his farm, has
kept up his club practices, has devel-
oped a herd of Poland China hogs of
excellent type, and is regarded as the
best hog grower in his community.
In Mecklenburg county, Va, the
outstanding feature of the kitchen
improvement work recently carried
on under direction of demonstration
agents has been the installation of
homemade sinks and lavatories or
basins of concrete. A report received
by the United States Department of
Agriculture states that one house
keeper finished the top of her work
table with paint and heat-resistant
varnish first. Then in this surface
she cut round opening about foot
and half in diameter, in which she
made q concrete basin, painted white
and vanished. This basin has a
drainpipe just as any sink would
have.
Another housekeeper has large
basin made Of concrete set in skele-
ton box framework. A drain pipe is
attached to the bottom of this basin,
which carries off the waste water.
This basin is also painted white and
covered with varnish which resists
heat and grease. In connection with
this basin large barrel holding a.
bout 60 gallons is used to furnish the