Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1916 — ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNTY AGENTS [ARTICLE]

ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNTY AGENTS

As Reported by the Agricultural Extension Department of Purdue x University at Lafayette. A. Z. Arehart, DeKalb Co. “Had an exhibit at the county centennial celebration which attracted a great deal of attention besides affording an excellent means of meeting the farmers of the county. The booth was 10x16 feet and featured agricultural work in the rural schools.” O. B. Burrell, Warrick Co. “A number of the com club acres have been estimated, the highest yield being 75 bushels. Extreme drought and a heavy windstorm that blew the corn down are responsible for the low yields.” Otis Crane, Grant Co. “We had another successful farm excursion this week. Forty-eight persons in 10 autos visited the farms in the northwest and northeast part of the county. We saw hogs on soybeans, cattle starting on feed and studied farm management.” G. A. Ellis, Johnson Co. “Four days were spent holding seed com selection meetings for the benefit of the schools. The pupils were taken into the field and the meeting made a demonstration. Many of the teachers are requiring that their agricultural students gather at least one bushel of seed com as a part of their laboratory work.” Harry Gray, Wells Co. “I have held two seed corn meetings this week. At each meeting we computed the stand and husked and weighed one hundred hills. We found a direct relation between the proper selection, care of the seed, stand and yield of com. Field 1, seed partly field selected and partly gathered at husking time, ear bearing stand 64.4, weight of 100 hills was 140.5 lbs. Field 2, seed selected as above, mostly early selected, ear bearing stand 79.5, weight of 100 hills was 150 lbs. Field 3, seed early field selected and properly stored, ear bearing stand 83.1, weight of 100 hills was 182 lbs. W. V. Kell, Pulaski Co. “The three days’ livestock inspection trip proved to be a very practical and profitable project and should be made an annual event. Twelve farms v ere visited, the live stock inspected and many practical points obtained on farm equipment, crop rotation, rations an<T feeding.” M. O. Pence, Hendricks Co. During the past week 28 consolidated and rural schools were visited and the pupils spoken to in regard to the dairy project work and the seed com day. On Oct. 13 every boy and girl in the county taking agriculture in the 7th and Bth grades were dismissed for one-half day to go home and select and store seed com.” Q. O. Rainbolt, Monroe Co. “Haye been holding seed com meetings in each township, giving demonstrations of field selection and forming an organization in each township with some high school boy as president and some boy or girl as a vice president in each school district.”’ F. L. Wright, Posey Co. “Have checked up all the boys acre com plots. The com is much lighter than was thought at first. We got estimates on sixteen plots which yielded from 73 to 107 bushels per acre.”