Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-12-21
WHAT ABOUT AGRICULTURE?
By MILES H. FAIRBANK, Secretary Treasurer
MARYLAND FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
PART VII
LOW COST PRODUCTION AND THE EXTENSION SERVICE

We discussing Importance production
efficient production please important agricultural
program in which all farmers engaged
average intelligence producing at lowest
cost is the first element therefore, present
Service big
County Service help produce
at less shall discuss
Agent since this articles dealing principally
business the sphere being primarily
with the home deserves special consideration
viewpoints which to discuss the County Agent
and his place in the present agricultural
viewpoint and many business men,
too) who believes the Extension County
knows the facts about little
feels that right
Seconds viewpoint farmer and certain business
men who actively opposed to the Extension servebeee
and expensive for the money
help particular group.
Third: group principally dweers who
just don't They County
good fellow and that the willing
to dismiss it with that
There is need consider facts they occur
to me have already occurred to him. He the that
Extension Service ready go any
agitation development to take the curtai
man. merely ask them to lay aside their
prejudices and consider calmly facts
important things Service is doing and
the first to help farmers solve daily problems that
the farmer could not possibly soIve By himself.
appears statement consider some of the problems
heretofore unknown that have confronted the
states within the years,
potato mosaicJapanese diseases
emergencies arose. County
the first neghbor
had gotten the County Agent
not often realize this yet there ondennng
the Extension Service and treating wheat
oculatng beans without realizing County
ducd the method whatever perhaps years
Is good public policy for the
while industry
culture is the basic industry of the
It, Together with the extensive industries hat is mnug) all business
is in the long built it. 1t public
farmers alone that agricultural problems be solved.
1t must be remembered that County system grew off
cotton the men, appointed
TO out the findings of the Department
pertinent Stations towards the solutions of these problems
fully appreciate the County Agent without remembering
back OF him the research of the Experiment Stations
ana IN the he doing the things that no farmer could do
work in agriculture having been established country
The point to this first has
original scheme put butimpy connecting
tween the farmer help Any farmer
who seriously trying to meet his job will appreciate this
citizen will realize that the has
these problems they
important helping farmers solve daily
problems the County Agents job to serve the
organized by taking the leadership the
efficiently.
era overproducion of farm hasn't looked
true that the slogan used be two blades
amount less There expan
crops as alfalfa and soy beans but onv as n
other definite
lof production.
These outstanding examples of part of
system of farming
Service testing associations
yard raising Of turkeys all of the
And this farmer to voluntarily
reduce his wheat produce wheat
and the who produce milk only man
that going to find the dairy business in
therefore cost production is business nronos;tn
1t is definite of the agricultural problem
far different from that of other industry length takes
diversity of Agriculture the farmer all make
it problem peculiar itself and calling, public
good for degree of public
Lastly this service for farmers taxpayer Before
demanding the elimination of the solution to vou
tax problem would be well
adding to the tax rate would be anaze and find out how