442 



ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



soil was tested for acidity on 28,044 farms; while 41,191 farmers 

 used 548,286 tons of lime or limestone at the agents' suggestion. 



CBOPS. 



The crop work Was largely concerned with the cereal crops (corn, 

 oats, wheat, barley, and rye), cotton, tobacco, orchards, vegetables, 

 and root crops. 



CEEEALS, 



The work with corn involved 11,034 field demonstrations in seed 

 testing, seed selection, cultural practices, and the like ; 43,686 farmers 

 were helj^ed to secure 136,403 bushels of seed corn of improved 

 strains ; and farm practice relative to corn growing was modified on 

 778,838* farms. 



In all, 5,056 demonstrations were conducted in wheat growing — 

 2,527,781 bushels of seed were treated for smut, 23,049 farmers were 

 assisted in securing 726,056 bushels of improved wheat seed, and 

 173,117 farmers were influenced by the county agents to modify their 

 farm practices relative to wheat growing. 



An important phase of the work with oats was the treating of 

 1,241,822 bushels of seed for smut, the conducting of 4,765 field 

 demonstrations, the assisting of 10,481 farmers to secure 341,376 

 bushels of improved seed, and the influencing of 121,260 farmers to 

 change their farm practices in connection with oat culture. 



A total of 1,914 demonstrations were conducted with rye, and 

 31,181 farmers were influenced to change their methods of groAving 

 this crop. 



POTATOES. 



The reports show that 277,777 acres of potatoes (Irish and sweet) 

 were planted with seed treated for disease; 12,873 field demonstra- 

 tions were conducted and the farm practice relative to potato grow- 

 ing changed on 220,259 farms; and 28,799 farmers were helped to 

 secure 548,975 bushels of better seed. 



LEGUMES. 



The work with legumes included alfalfa, soy beans, velvet beans, 

 cowpt^as, peanuts, crimson clover, sweet clover, red, alsike, and white 

 clover, vetch, lespedeza, and the like,^grown either for soil improve- 

 ment or for forage purposes. This work is summarized in the fol- 



lowing table 



Demonstrations with legumes. 



Kind of legume. 



Alfalfa 



Soy beans 



Velvet beans... 



Cowpeas 



Peanuts 



Crimson clover 



Kind of legume. 



Clover— red, alsike, white 



Sweet clover 



Lespedeza 



Total 



Number 

 of demon- 

 strations. 



492 

 1,324 



847 



20, 700 



Number 

 of farmers 

 influenced 

 to change 



practice. 



52, 520 

 14,9.32 

 12,095 



289, 137 



