County Agent Doings

County Agent Doings

T’was nice to have the new year get started in a big way in; requests from farmers for guidance in their business affairs: January 2nd to Doug Smith’s to try and cull a mighty uniform good producing beef herd of 38 cows built from an original purchase of two purebred cows. Marked five and quit... advising him to let the last three to ' calves... make eight he wanted to sell because of being overstocked. Then to Mrs. Hall’s regarding swine parisite problem. Found the trouble to be more than parasites. Pronounced Cholera, however word from Dr. Wake states there is a swine disease about that no definite diagnosis has been made of. The Virginia Veas office has even sought the help of Iowa State since the Experimental station of that, institution has donfc more swine disease research than probably any other. Conclusions: Wise to have swine double inoculated against cholera and by all means report sickness quickly to Dr. Wake (telephone Warrenton 15) as a cooperative effort in finding out just what the trouble is. Miles traveled...34, telephone calls 3, farm visits, 3.

January 3rd Four office visits regarding; dairy heifer, swine sheep, termites and bees. One telephone call regarding Rappahannock Artificial Breeding Association.

To Culpeper for broadcast. Rest of the time in office answering letters, writing fertilizer and liming recommendations based on analysis crop, past history of fields, etc. Nice to see farmers becoming increasingly aware of fertility and liming needs. Miles travled...52.

January 4th, Three telephone calls, three office visits, four farm visits, travled. thirty-six miles Revising fruit growers lists, getting some poultry work, lined up and checking on soil sample analysis results. No sameness, no dullness, about county agent Work!