anaheim-gazette 1915-08-12

TRAINED COUNTY FARM ADVISER MOVEMENT QUESTIONS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE FARMERS OF AMERICA ADVICE GIVEN ON SOIL TREATMENT, FERTILIZATION AND CROP ADAPTION For something over half a century the agricultural colleges, the experiment stations, and the national department of agriculture have been investigating questions of vital importance to the farmers of America and have accumulated a vast mass of information which if it could be engrafted on the practices in the open country, would undoubtedly result in a great increase of our national prosperity not only through a larger production per acre but by an increased net return to the individual farmer, says B. H. Crocheron, state leader. Much of this agricultural information, however, has been in such form that it was difficult for farmers to obtain it or, indeed, to know of it and its practical application to their individual farms. The material was embodied in agricultural reports and bulletins which treated the facts in a broad sense, but there were few agencies at work and few men available to make the specific applications to the problems at hand. It has been said that the agricultural institutions of the country were like a great factory grinding out a product of infinite value which has been stored in warehouses far from the consumer that the product was designed to reach. Lacking a force of retail agents, this product continued to accumulate without greatly affecting the consumer and his wants. Like the factory, the agricultural institute States Department of Agriculture. The farm adviser’s salary is paid by the college of agriculture of the university of California and the United States Department of Agriculture, co-operating. His expenses are paid by the board of supervisors of the county. As he is constantly traveling from place to place within the county, his expenses are heavy, comparatively speaking. Two thousand dollars a year is estimated to be necessary for the expenses of the farm adviser. These mean the maintenance of an office and office facilities, the use of an automobile for travel within the county, and the subsistence of the farm adviser while away from home. As the value of a farm adviser increases greatly as he become more and more familiar and expert with the problems of the county, it is highly desirable that the work be made permanent and that no county should start such an adviser at work without intention to try the plan for at least three years. Two thousand dollars, then, should be appropriated by the county, with the intention of at least four thousand dollars to follow at the rate of two thousand dollars a year. Specific legislation was passed by the California Legislature of 1915, enabling boards of supervisors to make such appropriation, as follows: An Act (Laws of 1915, Chapter No. 373, signed May 18, 1915) empowering County Boards of Supervisors to appropriate and use county funds for the support and maintenance of Extension Work in Agriculture in cooperation with the United States department of agriculture and the University of California. The people of the state of California do enact as follows. Sec. 1.—The boards of supervisors of the respective counties within the state are hereby empowered to appropriate and use county funds in not to exceed the amount of ten thousand dollars for any one year for the support and maintenance within their respective counties of extension work in agriculture under approval of the United States Department of Agriculture and in cooperation with the University of California. No funds for this work are ever accepted from other than the governmental agencies of the county, the state, PRESERVE ALL NEW RESOURCES Only a little ton situation in to show that we parties at interment their rightful surrender of wild nature simple justice to the people now generations of us Only a little study certain obvious must be complied bring to bear writes W. P. Trails mals, California brate Zoology. It is at this point unconscious segregation into two groups active. It is worse than facts and necessities servation situation to translate pulse into action. There are two tionists; the co-folded hands are of the clenched There is much will not be done of the folded hand Will you permit close to the first suggestions to tha fare of our resource heart? Eliza. It has been said that the agricultural institutions of the country were like a great factory grinding out a product of infinite value which has been stored in warehouses far from the consumer that the product was designed to reach. Lacking a force of retail agents, this product continued to accumulate without greatly affecting the consumer and his wants. Like the factory, the agricultural institution must have its agents close to the point of consumption so that the product may be readily placed in the hands of those who need it. These agricultural agents are now being established throughout the nation under the name of County Farm Advisers, County Agents or Farm Demonstrators. They act as the necessary force to bring the information of the agricultural colleges, experiment stations and the national department of agriculture to the specific farmer who needs it. Some thirteen hundred counties in the United States now have farm advisers at work. Two years ago the first one of these in California was placed in Humboldt county. There are now twelve farm advisors at work in California; others will be appointed. A farm adviser is a man trained in agriculture, usually a graduate of an agricultural college, who has had some practical experience in the broad phases of agriculture and who is conversant with the particular problems that concern the locality. Because his work depends so much for its results on the enthusiasm that he can infuse into others, he must be a man of tact, of energy, and of real desire to achieve results in his chosen field. The farm adviser is an agent of the college of agriculture of the university of California, in which he has academic status, and of the United States department of agriculture. He is placed in a county where his services are desired. His entire time and activity are spent there within the boundaries of that county. There he is the field agent of the agricultural forces of the nation. The problem of the farm adviser is to reach those who desire his services. He gives advice on soil treatment, fertilization, crop adaptation and culture, animal husbandry and its allied phases. As he is occupied in the increase of net returns to the farmer, he is also desirous of improving those civilizing forces of the open country that come under the head of better roads, schools, churches, farmers' organizations, and marketing facilities. He studies those various activities of the farm that are known under the head of farm management, and demonstrates his better methods on the farms of those interested persons who desire to cooperate with him. The farm adviser has an office or headquarters at some central point in the county, usually at the county seat. Sec. 1.-The boards of supervisors of the respective counties within the state are hereby empowered to appropriate and use county funds not to exceed the amount of ten thousand dollars for any one year for the support and maintenance within their respective counties of extension work in agriculture under approval of the United States Department of Agriculture and in cooperation with the University of California. No funds for this work are ever accepted from other than the governmental agencies of the county, the state, and the nation. In order to facilitate the work of the farm adviser and to conserve his time as much as possible, it is necessary that some permanent organization be in advisement with him regarding problems of the county. Such an organization is a farm bureau as formed in many parts of the United States and in twelve counties of California. At least one-fifth of the farmers of the county, as shown by the last census, should join the farm bureau and each pay $1 a year dues. The county farm bureau is organized around certain local district headquarters known as farm bureau centers—not more than thirteen being in any one county—where the farm adviser is due on regular schedule each month. Each farm bureau center has a director elected from among its members, to serve on the board of the farm bureau and to make engagements for the services of the farm adviser. Usually each farm bureau center holds a meeting at the time of the regular monthly visit of the farm adviser in order that all may have the benefit of his discussions of local problems. Often the farm bureau engages in many other plans and projects, as discussed in Circular No. 118, The County Farm Bureau. In order to demonstrate certain advisable agricultural practices which he has been advocating, the farm adviser from time to time locates demonstrations of these on the farms of interested members of the farm bureau. These he visits regularly in order to direct the work and observe results. Farm bureau center meetings are frequently held at such demonstration plots in order that all the members may know of the results achieved. County-wide campaigns for county betterment along definite agricultural lines are often projected by the farm adviser and organized through committees from the board of directors and from the farm bureau centers. Cow testing associations, boys' clubs, hog cholera control, squirrel extermination, drainage control, electric power extension, pure seed campaigns, and many other projects have already been undertaken by farm advisers working through the farm bureaus. No county is ever approached on the subject of a farm adviser, since it is believed that for the efficiency of the work there must first be a strong demand for it from the people of the county. No farm adviser is ever projected on a community. The com- facts and necessary servation situation to translate pulse into action. There are two tionists; they co-fold hands and are of the clenched hand. There is much will not be done off of the folded hand. Will you permit close to the first suggestons to this fare of our resource at heart? First and promote circle T. Hornaday's ting Wild Life aviation in Theory some society we fight to save the Cooper Ornithology Club, California A Humane Association Protective League California Flash, protective League. The societies are already a part of nature and in our natural reservation local Audubon man's Game Proof your own home information allow write to Dr. Hahn Expert, California Commission, Uni Berkeley, California receive generous assistance. Certain committals of California no interest whatsoever. In other cases situation they strong. I can mention that, in this estated and entailed have leavened them transformed their opponents to suction of wild life. Put your handler look back till been accomplish your local paper sling shot and all birds it is law is unlawful to kill your game wardens in his work and services. Assure cooperation in his protection of wild nests. Storm the city show your friends serves the nature our state is good size the danger policy. If you are a threat protection of wildlife and lead them to doors. If you are a p tribute articles journals, and ins ous support to t ter sentiment in As he is occupied in the increase of net returns to the farmer, he is also desirous of improving those civilizing forces of the open country that come under the head of better roads, schools, churches, farmers' organizations, and marketing facilities. He studies those various activities of the farm that are known under the head of farm management, and demonstrates his better methods on the farms of those interested persons who desire to cooperate with him. The farm adviser has an office or headquarters at some central point in the county, usually at the county seat. He may also, through the organization of the farm bureau, find it desirable to have other local or district headquarters at farm bureau centers through the county. But necessary as are his offices and headquarters, little of his time is spent there. His work is on the farms and among the people. Day by day the farm adviser goes where he is called, advising on the various questions that come to him. When, as is sometimes the case, he meets a problem that to him is impossible of solution because of the technical phases involved, he submits it for consideration to the agricultural college or to the federal department of agriculture, the forces of both of which he has at his command. No farm adviser ever sets his foot on the land of a man who does not want him. He visits only those farms to which he has been requested to come. Specifically, the work of the farm adviser may be divided into four general branches, as follows: (1) Advisory work with inquirers; that is, the answering of questions and giving of advice to those who apply. (2) Organization work of the civilizing forces of the community—assistance to boys' agricultural clubs, farmers' organizations, schools, and churches, marketing and buying organizations. (3) Investigation into the larger problems of farm management as applied to that specific community. (4) Demonstration or application of these principles and practices through the cooperation of interested farmers. The work of the farm advisor is supervised by a state leader, to whom he makes weekly reports. The state leader is appointed jointly by the College of Agriculture and the United COMFORT IN DISHWASHING Always use a tray to carry dishes to and from the dining room, thus saving many steps. Then use two dispans instead of one, the second one being filled with clear hot water. Into this place the dishes as they are washed. When the water is drained off a light touch with the towel dries them nicely. If there is time to do it, wash all cooking utensils, immediately after they are emptied. They clean twice as quickly, and it makes dishwashing after the meal a pleasure. Anaheim Gazette PRESERVATION OF ALL NATIONAL RESOURCES CERTAIN PARTIES AT INTEREST TAKE MORE THAN THEIR RIGHTFUL SHARE OF WILD GAME TWO KINDS OF CONSERVATIONISTS—THOSE OF THE FOLDED HANDS AND CLENCHED FISTS Only a little study of the conservation situation in America is sufficient to show that we have allowed certain parties at interest to take more than their rightful share of the resources of wild nature which as a matter of simple justice belong, not only to all the people now living, but also to the generations of the future indefinitely. Only a little study suffices to emphasize certain obvious necessities which must be compiled with if we are to bring to bear any effective remedy, writes W. P. Taylor, curator of mammals, California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. It is at this point that there is an unconscious separation of the people into two groups; the apathetic and the active. It is worse than useless to know the facts and necessities of the game conservation situation if we are not willing to translate inclination and impulse into action. There are two kinds of conservationists; the conservationist of the folded hands and the conservationist of the clenched fist. There is much to be done, and it will not be done by the conservationist of the folded hands. Will you permit one who has been close to the firing line to offer some suggestions to those who have the welfare of our resources in fish and game at heart? one sort or another, and fair play is a tradition wrought into the fiber of our commonwealth. All considerations of justice, square dealing and fair play lead with inevitable certainty to the conclusion that we hold those natural resources which still remain to use in trust for the generations of the future; and that while we may legitimately take toll of these possessions, we must not impair the seedstock. It is as sure as death that we will be held responsible for our acts by the generations of the future. We ought to be held responsible. Let us keep the faith. WHY PEOPLE TAKE THE FARMERS' COURSES University Farm at Davis Tells Why People Study There Why did you come to the Farmers' Short courses at the University farm? This is the question that was put by the University of California last fall to those who came to the University Farm for the yearly six weeks' short courses in agriculture, dairying horticulture and poultry raising. The answers were as follows: Per Cent Another person advised me to... 48 Newspaper article ... 24 Reading a circular ... 15 Visiting Farm and being interested 9 Posted announcement ... 4 The University feels that these courses for practical farmers are of immense value to the whole community, since they help to show the California farmer how to make a day's labor and an acre of land produce more and better results than ever before. Such progress enhances the wealth of all California. Half or those who went to the short courses last year did so because someone advised them to. And because of this the University hopes that the friends of progress in agriculture throughout the state will pass the good word along that the free short courses for farmers at the university farm, from October 4 to November 12, are an opportunity for getting practical good worth any farmers' while. How to feed babes, how to feed children, how to feed grown up people—such is the subject of a new free Little Lumber Talks We want you to feel free to order small lots of lumber when and where you need it. Lime and Cement by the pound or cwt. Brick by the Piece Boards, flooring, ceiling two and four foot lengths or multiples Shingles, shakes, lath in bundles Phone them In, Pac. 201—Home 2664 and hear us smile GIBBS LUMBER Broadway & Vine Sts., Anaheim. BUSINESS CARDS J.C.Osher,D.D.S.,M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT—ORAL SURGERY—GLASSES FITTED Suite 1, Central Bldg. Anahelm Phone Sunset 337 Office Phones: Home 753-1 Bell Sunset 341-J. Res. 125 E. Broadway, Cor. Claudina Phones: Pac. 341-M: Home 753-2 Bells facts and necessities of the game conservation situation if we are not willing to translate inclination and impulse into action. There are two kinds of conservationists; the conservationist of the folded hands and the conservationist of the clonched fist. There is much to be done, and it will not be done by the conservationist of the folded hands. Will you permit one who has been close to the firing line to offer some suggestions to those who have the welfare of our resources in fish and game at heart? First and foremost, read and promote circulation of Dr. William T. Hornaday's two books Our Vanishing Wild Life and Wild Life Conservation in Theory and Practice. Join some society which is active in the fight to save the game, such as the Cooper Ornithological Club, Sierra Club, California Audubon Society, State Humane Association, the Wild Life Protective League of America or the California Fish, Game and Forest Protective League. Enlist the interest of the societies and clubs of which you are already a member in the study of nature and in the preservation of our natural resources. Organize a local Audubon society, or a Sportsman's Game Protective association in your own home town. If you desire information along any of these lines write to Dr. Harold C. Bryant, Game Expert, California Fish and Game Commission, University of California, Berkeley, California, and you will receive generous and sympathetic assistance. Certain communities in the mountains of California apparently have no interest whatever in game protection. In other communities in similar situation the conservation tide runs strong. I can not escape the conviction that, in these latter cases, interested and enthusiastic individuals have leavened the whole lump, have transformed their communities from opponents to supporters of preservation of wild life. Put your hand to the plow, and never look back till what you desire has been accomplished. Write articles for your local papers, tell the boys of sling shot and air gun age what kinds of birds it is lawful and what kinds it is unlawful to kill. Get in touch with your game warden, express an interest in his work and an appreciation of his services. Assure him of your hearty cooperation in his labors for the protection of wild nature. Storm the citadels of indifference, show your friends that whatever preserves the natural attractiveness of our state is good business. Emphasize the dangers of the laissez faire policy. If you are a teacher, commend the protection of wild life to your pupils, and lead them to a love for the outdoors. If you are a professional man, contribute articles to your professional journals, and initiate and give vigorous support to movements for a better sentiment in your community. Half or those who went to the short courses last year did so because someone advised them to. And because of this the University hopes that the friends of progress in agriculture throughout the state will pass the good word along that the free short courses for farmers at the university farm, from October 4 to November 12, are an opportunity for getting practical good worth any farmers' while. How to feed babes, how to feed children, how to feed grown up people—such is the subject of a new free correspondence course in Adult and Child Nutrition, just announced by the university. The course was prepared by Agnes Fay Morgan, assistant professor of Nutrition in the college of agriculture, and is open to anybody without cost. The world is full of foolish and harmful fads and fancies regarding what to eat and what not to eat. The object of the university in establishing this new course is to give people opportunity to learn authoritatively the plain common sense about what to eat and why. The course will explain the composition and properties of common foods, their relation to each other, their value in the body as producers of body heat, and their power to do work, how the wear and tear of daily living and the growth of Children call for building material to replace and construct body tissues and how family dietaries should be planned in order that it may be certain a well balanced variety is being provided and all the real bodily needs being met. That it should be enjoyable is not the least important of the marks of a sensibly planned family dietary. QUESTION CLEARED UP Anaheim Readers Can No Longer Doubt the Evidence Again and again we have read of strangers in distant towns who have been cured by this or that medicine. But Anaheim's pertinent question has always been Has anyone here in Anaheim been cured? The word of a stranger living a hundred miles away may be true, but it cannot have the same weight with us as the word of our own citizens, whom we know and respect, and whose evidence we can so easily prove. Mrs. Backs, 228 N. Lemon St., Anaheim, says: "My back and kidneys troubled me. When on my feet, I was worse and colds and overwork increased the suffering. I felt tired and lame and run down. All the pains and aches yielded to Doan's Kidney Pills and made me feel like a different person. Since then, I have never been without Doan's Kidney Pills. Another in our home has used Doan's Kidney Pills and has had good results." Price 50c at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that Storm the citadels of indifference, show your friends that whatever preserves the natural attractiveness of our state is good business. Emphasize the dangers of the laissez faire policy. If you are a teacher, commend the protection of wild life to your pupils, and lead them to a love for the outdoors. If you are a professional man, contribute articles to your professional journals, and initiate and give vigorous support to movements for a better sentiment in your community. If you are an editor, upon you, in no small degree, will depend the education of your city along these lines. If you are a member of a woman's club, secure the interest of your organization in the work of saving the game of California. Communicate with Mrs. Harriet Williams Myers, 311 Avenue 66, Los Angeles, California, chairman for Wild Life Conservation, California Federation of Women's Clubs, and promise your cooperation. If you are a sportsman, join with others and form an organization for game protection. Take law enforcement as your slogan. Do what you can to set up and maintain high standards among the men who hunt. If you are a farmer, learn to know your friends among the wild mammals and birds, and see to it that individuals or species you would condemn as harmful to your interests are guaranteed a fair trial at least before extinction. Provide food plants, shrubbery and nest boxes for beneficial birds, and reserve a part of your acres as a sanctuary where game may be safe from molestation. If you are a parent, inculcate in your children the highest possible ideals in the matter of preservation of all our natural resources, and train them up by precept and example, to avoid individual and social wastefulness. If you are a plain citizen, then yours is the heaviest responsibility and the highest privilege of all; for you must decide through ballot box and personal influence what shall be done with California's wild game. I believe that all true sons of California, whether native or adopted, are idealists and love justice and square dealing. We have been accustomed since the days of the rugged Fortyniners to good natured contests of Mrs. Backs, 228 N. Lemon St., Anaheim, says: "My back and kidneys troubled me. When on my feet, I was worse and colds and overwork increased the suffering. I felt tired and lame and run down. All the pains and aches yielded to Doan's Kidney Pills and made me feel like a different person. Since then, I have never been without Doan's Kidney Pills. Another in our home has used Doan's Kidney Pills and has had good results." Price 50c at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Backs had. 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Americans are giving increased attention to intensive farming in all its branches, and if Belgians find it necessary to leave their own country, a region they have developed do such a high degree, their services in any of our 48 states will be in active demand. They have the skill to make two or more blades of grass grow where but one grows now, and that means nothing less than a doubling of production. What the Belgians and French accomplish in gardening the Danies are doing in dairying and choice pork growing. Fortunately the war has not drawn them into its horrible vortex. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix bldg., Anaheim. Thursday, August 12 IF YOU LIKE GOOD BREAD buy it from one of the most modern and sanitary bakeries in the state. Eat WHITE LILY BREAD and you want no others. White Lily Baking Co. SUNSET 120-J 307 WEST CENTER ST. 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