Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-24
Greater Percentage of Coun-
ties Continues Cooperation
Since Legal Fight Is Set
tied, Says Oliver Report

A condensed summary showing
the effective work that was done
throushout Georgia in 1928 by coun-
ty agents working under the direc-
ton of the extension bureau of agri-
culture and home economics of the
Georgia State College of Agriculture,
has been made public by j. G. oliver,
state agent.
According to Mr. divers report,
the settlement of the legal contro-
Versy regarding the right of coun-
ties to cooperate in maintaining
county agent work has had at least
two favorable reactions, in that,
first, greater percentage Of coun-
ties have continued cooperation, and,
second, the cooperating counties are
realizing that to get thoroughly
capable men sufficient money must
be provided to induce such men to
enter the field.
1t was also stated that only three
counties have dropped farm demon
stration work this year, while a
greater number than ever before
have Indicated desire to cooperate.
The county agent work has been
installed in only nine new counties
because of lack Of funds, it is re-
ported, and there are now applica-
tons from 20 additional counties on
file.
Works Value IneStimabIe
1t was stated that 80 counties are
now cooperating in maintaining
county agent work, and it was fur
ther declared that a complete Off
set of the Smith-Lever fund by the
state legislature would make it pos
sible to maintain at least one agent
in each county Of the state.
Every county needs the aid and
encouragement that a thoroughly
competent county agen team fur
nish," says the report. cit pays in
dollars as we'll as in educational and
information values. AS proof of
this, we refer to the assistance rem
dered cooperating farmers by the
agents last year in marketing and
distributing farm commodities
There is much, however, that the
agent accomplishes that cannot be
measured by the dollar mark. His
work is concerned with both pro-
ducton and marketing and anything
else that tends towards the improve
ment of agricultural and rural con-
ditions.
THE interest being manifested by
bankers, civic organizations, business
men, the press of the state and other
agencies in bringing back the conf
dence Of the farmers that was so
badly shaken during the period of
deflat1on. There seems to be a bet
ter understanding, as we'll as consid-
GRAFTON, and q recognition that all
other interests are dependent on the
success of the farmer. Thus has
come the opportunity for the agents
to render more effective service"
A tabulated report of the agents
activities during 1928 shows that
1924 demonstration centers were
established, with voluntary assis-
lance from 5,951 committee helpers,
and that 1922 meetings were held
in connection with demonstrations
with a total attendance of 170.995.
Problems studied during these ac-
tivities had relations to development
in the following lines: Soils, farm
crops, horticulture, animal hus
bandry, rural engineering. agricul-
tural economics, community actiyi-
ties and miscellaneous activities.
Another tabulated report dealing
with actual results accomplished by
the farm agents showed that ire
mendous increases in yield per acre
were recorded on thousands of farms
on which demonstrations were car
ried out in the raising of the follow
ing compodities: Cotton, peanuts,
corn, wheat, oats, rye, tobacco,
sorghum and peas, velvet beans,
coWpeas, soy beans, alfalfa, lespe-
deza, crimson clover, sweet clover,
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, fruit
and vegetables.
In the livestock work, 4.012 dem
onstrations were held. 116,7S0 ami
mails being affected and 25.36 farms
being Influenced. This work cen
tered on dairy cattle, beef cattle,
sheep, hogs and poultry.
In this department the following
activities took place: JOY farms as
sisted in securing purebred sires,
2S5 purebred dairy bulls bought, -