Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1916 — ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNTY AGENTS [ARTICLE]

ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNTY AGENTS

As Reported by Agricultural Extension Department of Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Qk i A. Z. Arehart, DeKalb Co. eral more rural schools have reported with boys’ and girls’ clubs, making practically one-third of the rural schools of the county that ape already organized.” O. B, Burrell, Warrick Qb. —“The agricultural exhibit on the court house square during the centennial celebration was a (great.success. Over 200 individual exhibits-, w-ere made of farm products. The soy beans in a

large number of exhibits attracted a great deal of attention. The ten ear exhibit of the boys’ com club was included in the display.” L. M. Butler, Knox Co. “The Hessian fly is quite numerous on the volunteer wheat, as indicated by the counts made. Arrangements have been made to conduct a seed corn campaign through schools.” J. S. Brodner, St. Joseph Co. “The community centers are taking up the study of the Federal Farm Loan Act. One community has already taken steps toward an organization of a blinking association.” Otis Crane, Grant Co. “The Washington Twp. Farmers Club visited the other side of the county on an auto excursion under my direction. We stopped at the most interesting farms in three different townships and studied their practices. We ate lunch in the domestic science room at Fairmount Academy.” R. M. Gilbert, Marion Co. “Dairy and wheat meetings have been held this week, also a trip to the gardening section in the county to confer with the gardeners on hot house plant lice and cabbage rot.” Harry Gray, Wells Co. “We had a splendid street fair this week, 287 hogs, 95 horses, 56 cattle, 700 poultry and a large amount of agrieultlral products were on -display. Club work exhibitors were four pig club Toys, three com club boys, two sewing club girls, and one poultry club boy.”—=