Itinerant Instruction in AgricultureUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 1914 - 140 pages |
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... department paid their full sal- aries but the cost of travelling thru the county was paid out of the local fund raised by the county council from the one penny on the pound taxation on the value of the 19 Ireland ...
... department paid their full sal- aries but the cost of travelling thru the county was paid out of the local fund raised by the county council from the one penny on the pound taxation on the value of the 19 Ireland ...
Page 26
... raise his cotton as a cash crop on a smaller acerage but with larger production per acre . In this way the farmers financial condition is not dependent up- on the fluctuating price of cotton . This is in a large de- gree solving the ...
... raise his cotton as a cash crop on a smaller acerage but with larger production per acre . In this way the farmers financial condition is not dependent up- on the fluctuating price of cotton . This is in a large de- gree solving the ...
Page 28
... raising corn and was urged to plant a home garden . The demonstrators raised cotton in spite of the weevil ; at the same time they raised much more corn under the instructions of the agents than they had ever been able to raise before . 28.
... raising corn and was urged to plant a home garden . The demonstrators raised cotton in spite of the weevil ; at the same time they raised much more corn under the instructions of the agents than they had ever been able to raise before . 28.
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Adrian Daane. than they had ever been able to raise before . Diversifica- tion became one of the principal means advocated for meeting the ravages of the weevil and has constantly been urged by the agents from the very beginning . It was ...
Adrian Daane. than they had ever been able to raise before . Diversifica- tion became one of the principal means advocated for meeting the ravages of the weevil and has constantly been urged by the agents from the very beginning . It was ...
Page 30
... raise other crops . However , small lots on the demonstration farms were devoted to the cotton crop and be- cause of their small sixe it was possible to combat the wee- vil pest successfully . In this way farmers have come back to ...
... raise other crops . However , small lots on the demonstration farms were devoted to the cotton crop and be- cause of their small sixe it was possible to combat the wee- vil pest successfully . In this way farmers have come back to ...
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Adviser agri agricul Agricultural College agricultural instruction agricultural schools agricultural societies agricultural subjects alfalfa Aviculture Belgium Better Farming Association boll weevil boys Bureau of Plant bushels per acre carried Chinch bugs classes clubs and contest Committee of Chicago corn coun county agent County Board county training school county treasurer Crop Improvement Committee crop rotation Cultivation cultural dairy Denmark Department of Agriculture departmental professors diversified farming duties economic error Europe expenses experiment stations farm bureau fields follows funds gardening give advice hog raising Illinois Indiana itinerant instructors itinerant lecturers Kansas Knapp land Legislature legumes live stock ment of Agriculture methods minister of agriculture Missouri movable schools nineteen county North Dakota number of capitalists one-crop system organization paid Peth's County Plant Industry production Purdue University raised by subscription S.A.Knapp sections secured soil South superintendent of schools thru tion ture United States Department Wisconsin
Popular passages
Page 69 - To keep in touch with all agencies in the state and elsewhere that will enable him to utilize the most improved knowledge...
Page 65 - definite and distinct administrative division" of the University of Nevada, coordinate in rank and affiliating with the College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station. All the extension activities of the College of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture in Nevada are conducted through this division.
Page 69 - ... by tax levy or otherwise, for periods of not less than two years each, such moneys as may be deemed sufficient to cover the share of the county in such work...
Page 4 - Facts are like grains of sand which are moved by the wind, but principles are these same grains cemented into rocks.
Page 69 - It shall be the duty of such agricultural representative to advise and consult with individuals in reference to farming methods; to aid in the development and improvement of agriculture and country life conditions; to offer courses of instruction to young people and adults ; to aid in the formation of cooperative enterprises; to promote better business methods among...
Page 32 - ... Cooperative Demonstration Work has greatly helped in the movement in this direction in the South. Credit is to- be given to the colleges and to other forces working in hearty cooperation toward the same end. The work its force of agents has accomplished in arousing a general interest in the live-stock industry is one of the most important results of the demonstration work. Thousands of demonstrations in the raising of corn and forage crops especially adapted for the feeding of hogs and cattle...
Page 28 - ... the merchant and banker refused credit it was necessary to show the farmer how to produce the food necessary for his own family and how he could live at home on the products of his own farm and still produce cotton. To this end agents were employed who went into the field and instructed the farmer on his farm by getting him to raise a few acres of cotton under instructions prepared by the special agent in charge. At the same time he was instructed in the raising of corn and was urged to plant...