Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1917 — THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER [ARTICLE]

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

A DEPARTMENT OF FARM WELFARE CONDUCTED BY CO. AGENT LEAMING. More care id the selection of foods for the winter was the keynote of an address “Balancing the Human Ration,” delivered by Miss Alma Garvin, of Purdue, at a meeting of the West Carpenter farmers’ club last week. “The ideal meal should contain one and only one of the following dishes: A meat or meat subs'titute, such as eggs, peas, beans or cheese; a starchy dish, as potatoes, rice or macaroni; a succulent dish, as cabbage, carrots, onions or stewed fruit; and a simple dessert. Food should“l>e““plentiful and well prepared but there is no need of a great variety at one meal.” Methods of preparing new dishes and old ones in new forms were discussed. The officers of the club were instructed to develop plans for a stock show and institute to be held at Remington this fall. —o — The March of Progress. John Kolhoff and Clarence Maxwell, of Jordan township, have recently purchased a registered Aberdeen Angus bull and are visiting herds of the state in order to select suitable heifers for the establishment of a first class herd. “I have had the Angus in mind for a Tbrig time,"'saiff Mr. Kolhoff, “as I find they are easy keepers and produce ~a finished product in the feedlot which cannot be surpassed.” Parkinson Brothers, of Barkley township, are establishing a pure bred Shorthorn herd. —o— — The Stock Show.Plans for the Rensselaer stock show October 12th and 13th are practically complete. Classes have been provided for all kinds of livestock, both grades and pure bred. Horses and cattle will be quartered in the Leek and Hemphill barns and the sheep and hogs will be shown in open pens. All stock should be in place by 10 o’clock Friday morning, Oct. 12th. Judging will begin in the afternoon and continue during the remainder of the show. J. W. Schwab and P. S. Richey, of' Purdue, will tie the ribbons. Distribution of the Shorthorn heifers will take place at 2 o’clock Friday. The merchants have arranged a program of entertainment. A meeting of cooperative elevator managers of the state will be held Friday evening. President Phillips has called a meeting of exhibitors to be held at the county agent’s office Saturday, October 6th, at 2 o’clock, at which time the committee will explain any detail which may not be understood. —o — The Wheatfield Show. The committee in charge of the Wheatfield stock show announces that a one day show and institute will be held in Wheatfield October 20th. C. M. Dewey, as president, announces that a good day is expected. o Farmers Club*. The North Union club meets at Virgie Saturday evening, with, a very good program. ~ “Seed Corn Selection” will be the subject of Mr. J. C. Beavers, of Purdue, in his address before the South Marion club next Thursday evening, Oct. 11. The subject is timely and it will be worth while for any farmer to cross the county to hear Mr. Beavers.—— i

0 Seed Corn of Vital Importance. Henry Paulus, leading seed com grower and president of the Jasper County Better Fanning Association, is of the opinion that the corn situation is the most serious that the county has experienced in years. The early frost, he states, ruined all of the com in the northern half of the county for seed and rendered proper picking difficult in the most favored sections. “Unless we wake up to the fact in such a way that every farmer who has sound corn will pick all the seed he can before the heavy frosts, we are going to have a hard time to get enough seed to plant the county,” says Mr. Paulus. *“lf a man will only take the trouble to compare the stands of corn in those fields which are planted from early selected com with those planted with that picked at husking time or later, he will have his eyep opened as they have never been before.” —o— Shorthorn Club. James N. Leatherman has directed the men from whom Shorthorn heifers were purchased to deliver them at Rensselaer October Bth. Their arrival will be watched with interest by all lovers of good cattle. The officers of the county livestock association will meet next Saturday afternoon to select the boys who receive the heifers. Flodt Ji Money ~ Fanners ’ interested in the purchase of small flocks of sheep have been invited to meet at the court house next Saturday afternoon, Oct. 6th, to consider plans of pooling their orders so that they may ship in as many as needed. Here is a chance for good work on the part of men wanting sheep. —o — Fruit Farming In Milroy. “The soil of Milroy is ideal for all kinds of fruits and vegetables,” said a resident of the township the other day. “With all of the small

fruits growing wild in greatest abundance, it is not difficult to grow them in the garden. I have made a good living from the fruit and vegetable business and have built up one of the best farms in the locality.” —o — Lime For Carpenter. “I think that we can get in several carloads of lime this winter in the neighborhood of our farmers’ club,” said Charles Welch last w-»x. “Where we have used it, it has beei a good thing and with the price of farm products so high we cannot afford to do without it.” Several of the clubs have shown an interest in liming. There can be no question but that it will pay on sour soils of the county.