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in the world. The impotence of concentrating as we a' two major projects was strongly emphasized by speakers from both In- dium and Ontario. G. R. Green. Re- presentative in Oxford County, out- linedthreeprojectsthatnadbeenun- um and by chats and maps will continue to be the greatest institu- tion of its kind on the continent. i! not The addresses during Wednesday afternoon were particularly stimulat- ing and inspiring. New ideas were presented as county agents from In- diana told of their problems and how they were approached. or as speakers from Ontario outlined the various phases of their work. A comprehensive review of Agricultural Representative work in Ontario from its inception in 1907 to the present time was given by R. 8. Duncan. Director of the Service. Step by step the work has grown. ren- dering a great service to agriculture in its every aspect. It was pointed out that Ontario was the first place on the continent to adopt this system of agri- cultural training. There are numerous projects undertaken. The Representa- tives‘ program embraces the farm. the home and the community. Dr. G. 1. Christie. President of the O. A. C. re- viewed the various lines of work car- ried on by the diflerent departments of the College. and proved beyond a shadow oi doubt. by what has been ac- be followed. and many of the men in charge of the counties and the days and weeks all too short in which to ac- complish work which they have out- lined. Each county aflords problems different from other counties. but at the annual conlerence a special en- deavor is made to give consideration to the numerous problems Irom a pro- vincial standpoint. Director of the service is R. 8. Duncan. with J. E. Whitelock and M. C. Phail as assist- Every Representative endeavors to become familiar with all phases of ag- riculture in his county. and to render what service he can to advance the standard of agriculture. The train- ing of leaders. especially among the young people. is meeting with pronoun- ced success. and many successful young farmers today have profited much through short courses and junior farm- er activities in the county. The heads of the departments at the O. A. C. and the heads of Provincial. departments of Agriculture. as well as many of the men engaged in special field work. attended the conference and were called. on to explain the line of service which their particular de- partment offers to the farmers through the Agriculture Representatives. A visit of county agents from the state of Indiana. U.s.A.. was a new feature injected into this year's conference, and exchange of ideas and methods of carrying on extension work was of mu- tual benefit. The Agricultural Representatives were welcnmed to their twenty-second annual conference held the last week in June in the O. A. C. by Dr. G. 1. Christie. President of the Ontario Ag- ricultural. college. In an address full of optimism regarding the future of agriculture. the Representatives were characterized as true missionaries: of agriculture who had a great opportun- ity to inculcate in the minds of old. and young of their counties. something of the dignity 01 their calling. and in giving leadership in the best and most up-to-date practices of agriculture. The Agricultural Representative service now covers every county and district in Ontario and helps link up the work of the 0. A. C. the experiment stations and the different branches oi agricul- ture with the numerous farms on the no end to the lines of work which may PAGE 6. Exchange of Ideas. Between Ontario Representative.v anti Indiana County Agents Bring Out Many Interesting Things: Importance o! Definite (‘onnty Program Emphasized. PORTUGUESE CLAIMS COUNTRYMAN DISCOVERED AMERICA The Portuguese Consul. A. de Oliveira {maritime history in New York. refuses Aguas. tor right. advances an interest- ‘ to be convinced 01' this. Below is an lng argument that Corte-Rea! actually ancient map showing a portion of the discovered America nineteen years be-l globe. as charted in 1492 by Martin fore Columbus landed here. though Behaim and shows the erroneous des- Achille G. Vervena. left. student oilignation of the New World as “India”. PROGRAMS DRAUGHTED AT 0.A.C. AT GUELPH in field. laboratory and of halters. etc. In previous courses much interest was taken in this line of work. and it is believed advisable to extend it as far as possible. Em- farms must be cut. Sow thistle con- trol was considered and experiments on control measures. over a period of years. will be undertaken in order to determine the best and most econom- ical system or cropping or cultivation to c0pe with the situation. The im- portance of more power and heavier cultivating implements for weed con- trol were emphasized. Professor 1. E. Howitt contended that on many farms implements in use were not suitable to contend with the present weed menace. Tests are being made with several chemical weed killers to determine their effectiveness. Committees on live stock improve- ment. agricultural engineer-junior ex- tension work and programs and pro- jects. had met previous to the confer- ence and prepared reports for con- sideration and discussion. The com- mittee on engineering recommended that more short courses in farm me- chanics be held during the coming winter. and that the course be made as practical as possible. Besides work with tractors and motors. it was sug- gested that there be practical work in remedying binder and knotter troub- iles. lining up cutting bars of mowers, adjusting of plows and other imple- - n -1 _A--‘__l_.._ has his major projects. and in a ma- jority of the counties it is boys‘ and girls' club work. Second in importance is introducing legumes more exten- sively into the cropping system, and the third most important work is dairying. The strictly grain farmer is losing out. and growing of legumes and marketing them through live stock are factors in stabilizing agriculture. Soy- beans are rapidly gaining in favor as a hay and concentrates for live stock. and as a soil builder. County agents follow programs of work planned by or asked for by local people. M. K. Der- rick, anther county agent, also discus- ced the work of Indiana. and em- phasized the importance of measuring all farm crops in terms of calories rather than pounds and bushels, as it is the actual food value which counts rather than the quantity. Re- ference was made to the rise and fall of farm values between 1914 and the present time, when it stands at 85 as compared with 100 in 1914. In 1920 land values were 200 per cent. higher than in 1914. making it very difficult for many when values dropped. Weed Control Methods Considered The question of crop improvement was discussed from several angles, and it was made clear that every effort would be made to effect a clean-up as soon as possible and that weeds on Promme and Projects A. day was given to the discussion of programe and projects and how best to serve the respective counties or com- munities to best advantage. The im- portance of a full. realization of the problems and a well-defined plan of attack were emphasized. While the work differs widely in the different counties. yet there is a unity of pur- H. E. Abbott, President of the County Agent Association in Indianna. briefly outlined agricultural work in that state. and in many respects. it is very similar to that in Ontario. Each agent pose. A splendid system has been worked out whereby each Representa- tive makes a county analysis or busi- nesslike statement of county condi- tions and from this a development program is drafted covering a period of years. Then a carefully thought out progrem is prepared for the year. and a work calendar by months is drafted. Having a definite plan makes possible continuity of work in the county toward a purpose. running through the projects was to couple all educational work with econ- omic work and let them develop to- gether. lacing of belts _and making culty in getting plumber: to work in the country, and this brought forth a suggestion that a short course might be held at the O. A. C. to train young men in installing water and sanitary equipment . the farm homes. Con- sideration was given to farm machin- ery and its relation to weed control. The use of skimemrs on plows was ad- vocated, but in one county it was claimed that a skimmer had not been used for many years, and some imple- ment dealers did not know what they were. Many new inventions are being tried out. but Dr. Christie suggested that for demonstrations an endeavor should be made to show . the farmer how he could make better use of the implements already on hand rather than depend on the introduction or new machines. It was the consensus of opinion that there were implements on many farms that if properly adjust. ed and overhauled would give valuable Soil improvement work was discussed by Dr. Harcourt oi the Chemistry De- partment, who referred to the soil sur- vey work as the foundation of proper understanding of the soil. The work which the chemistry department is do- ing was briefly outlined. and. results of THAT UTHAOIEENOOIDFOHNEAHLYF' HFTYYEANI AND IS TO-DAY A GREATER BELLEH THAN HANEVEN 'E'OHE IS A TESTIMONIAL THAT SPEAK. EON IT. 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