Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1917 — PURDUE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION WORK [ARTICLE]

PURDUE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION WORK

Doings of County Agents Jfckpr Great State—By Courtesy oi SupL Christie. “ H. J. Clinebell, Vigo Co. The import#. events of the week were cholera cqntrol meetings and organizing fanners’ institutes. Four night meetings were held. At three of the meetings the subject of farmers’ institutes was discussed and in every instance they decided to have one and set a week as the time limit in which they would put forth every effort to get the required number of members. •L. B. Clore. LaPorte Co. Three new farmers*'institutes have been organized. People are taking a widespread interest. ; ‘ Otis Crane, Grant Co. We .held a very successful and instructive rural church conference at Maple Run. Besides the local speakers we had Prof. G. I. Christie, Miss Leila Gaddis and Rev. O. F. Hall, of Purdue. * Representatives from adjoining rural churches were present. Harry Gray, Wells Co. I weighed a pig which a club boy had kept record on for eight months. At that age she Weighed 289 pounds, while eight litter mates to this pig, fed by the boy’s father, averaged 185 pounds. The father says he will let his two boys raise the hogs hereafter while he does the farming. A. J. Hutchins, Allen Co. The first annual county corn show was held this week. We divided the county 'n four sections of five townships each, so that thep rizes would be divided and that more people would become interested. W. V. Kell, Pulaski Co. The membership in the Pulaski County Farm Loan Association increased this week to over thirty. About $105,000 has been applied for and the application will be sent into the district bank. D. S. Myer, Vanderburg Co. The directors of the county farm improvement association met Saturday to discuss plans for. the work of the? future and the main projects were, selected in some townshins. T. S. McCulloch, Posey Co. JSradication of wild garlic meetings have been held during the week. F. J. Pipal, of the extension department,;*' gave a talk at each meeting on the methods of eradication involved. M. H, Overton; Adams Co. The corn show was the second annual show ever held in this county. There were 375 entries as compared with 186 last year. M. O. Pence, Hendricks Co. Three school corn shows for boys and girls who are taking agriculture, were held at the Crafton, Friendswood and Liston schools. The first is a rural school and five samples were exhibited. The second is a consolidated school and had ten exhibits. At the third school 56 samples were sjwwn. The winners will enter the eonuty corn show at Danville. * V. A. Ulace, Wabash Co. The encouraging thing about taking the second year’s farm management survey records is the way the fanners have kept account of their year's business.. The better class of farmers have either an entire record or one that is so complete that it is practically correct. There have been a few farmers who have dropped out. R. M, Roland, Orange Co. A bulletin is being prepared for the benefit of tomato growers in the county. The bulk of the material will d§al with local conditions and is made up of material secured from Purdue and local data, resulting from ‘several years of “ experience in this county. G. W. Rosencrans, Fountain Co. Started two demonstrations for selffeeders for hogs. We are emphasizing the use of these feeders and I have had blue prints made of a practical self feeder pnd have already had requests for them from all sections. J. F. Treasure, Delaware Co. The organization of the farm bureau has progressed in good shape. Directqrs weje elected and this completes the organization in one-half of the county. The enrollment at the end of the week had peached a total of 411 -members. The purpose is to have a signed membership of 1,000 by the time of holding the Delaware County Farmers’ and Industrial Institute in Mune Feb. 17, 18, 19, 1917.