Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1918 — THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER [ARTICLE]

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

A DEPARTMENT OF FARM WELFARE CONDUCTED BY CO. AGENT LEAMINCt Poultry Production To Be Increased From today until the war is won, the U. S. Department of Agriculture earnestly requests every one of the 1458 poultry growers in this county to help overcome any possible meat crisis by turning into action this slogan: One hundred hens on every farm, 100 eggs from every hen in Jasper county. This slogan was not adopted at random, but was progressively worked out from an analysis of the present situation on farms and careful estimates of the possibilities of increasing production by methods suited to conditions on the average farm. If every farmer in this county will hatch 275 chickens within the next 60 days so as to have 100 mature pullets ready to lay their first eggs .about October Ist, of this year, it will mean an increase of about 437,400 pounds of poultry meat. By so doing the farmers of the county would make possible the release of over 218 tons of red meat for our soldiers, the fighting men of our allies and their families. Hatching should begin in March. To do this breeding stock should be mated within the next week. The early hatched pullets are the money makers. The secret of getting pullets to lay in cold weather is to have them matured and laying before October’s frosts. As it requires 7 months to mature Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red and Wyandotte pullets and 6 to 6% months to mature Leghorn pullets it is absolutely essential to hatch Plymouth Rocks and all heavy breeds between March Ist and March 31st, all Leghorns before April 30th. If pullets hatched this year are not laying before heavy frosts next fall, the cold weather will retard their development to such an extent that it will be practically impossible to get them to lay until spring 1919.

Club Meetings. The North Union Farmers’ club will hold its regular meeting at Virgie Saturday evening, February 2nd. The new program committee, headed by Mr. L. E. Harrington has arranged the following program: Everybody invited. Song—They all sang “Anna laurie”' the song that every soldier knows.—Kniman quartette. Recitation’s —Mr. L. A. McCurtain. Song—Virgie guartette. Conservation of Manure —R. L. Budd. Song—Nellie McCurtain. Feed and Care of Farm Fowls— Mrs. I. F. Meader. •/ Song—“ Somewhere in France Is The Lily”—Kniman quartette. Why I Am A Farmer—C. A. Harrington. Song—Virgie quartette. Seed Corn Emergency—R. A. Conn. Discussion, lead by Mr. Meader and followed by interested. Song—A-M-E-R-I-C-A means “I Love You, My Yankee Land”—Kniman quartette. Another Angus Herd Established H. W. Marble, of Wheatfield, returned last week from Munice, where he purchased six registered angus heifers as a foundation for a pure bred herd. Mr. Marble has been in the Angus business for some time but this is his first purchase of pure bred females. He is firm in the belief that northern Jasper cototy must be developed through the use of livestock. He expects to develop his own land through the use of limestone and clover in order that more livestock may be kept.

Farm Account* Popular. That the farmer is becoming a business man is shown by the-large number of requests for farm record books coming to the county agent office. When summarized at the end of the year these books will show the net income from the farms and the farmers labor incomes. labor income is whgt the farmer makes for his years labor after paying all expenses and interest on all capital. The books enables the farmer to find the strong and weak places in his farm business and

make changes that will result in greater profits. These books will be supplied without charges to farmers who will agree to i keep them. [■( •A Poultry Association Meeting. Another poultry show will be held next*winter, according to plans made at the annual meeting of the Jasper County Poultry Association held' last Friday evening. The association plans to take an active part in the government’s plan to increase poultry production this season.