Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1918 — Page 3

FINAL REPORT OF BETTER FARMING ASSOCIATION

A year ago the county agent work was new to Jasper county. Many people did not realize the advantage ~ a county would have with an agent. Mr. S Learning took charge of his office on March 1, 1917 and he soon saw that the first thing we needed was organization so on March 17th, a meeting of the fanners was called and it was’decided to form ’the Jasper County Better Farming Association. The following officers were elected: Henry Paulus, president; W. A. Lake, vicepresident; and P. H. Hauter, secretary. Then a constitution and bylaws were drawn up, and adopted and the meeting adjourned until the 24th. At this meeting a definite set of projects were adopted 1. Soils. Liming demonstrations. Use of lime and cowpeas in building up sandy soils. 2. Crops. Oat smut demonstrations. Ear-to-row corn tests. y . Corn variety and cowpea variety tests. 3. Livestock. Organization of livestock breeders’ association. 4. Horticulture. Orchard pruning and spraying demonstrations. 5. Rural Organisations. Farmers’ club organization. Industrial club work for the boys and girls. Boys’ corn club. Boys’ and Girls’ poultry club. Girls bread making club. Boys’ pig club. Boys’ and girls garden club. Local auto tours, summer picnics, farmers*, institutes. 6. General. Butchering and meat curing demonstrations. . - " Gasoline motor dempnstrations. At call of Governor Goodrich a meeting was held April 7th, at which time the Better Farming association was enlarged to include following committees: Corn production—P. H. Hauter; Charles Welsh and M. J. Delahanty. Home garden—A. H. Hopkins; Ellis Jones; Worth Stoneburner; S. A. Brusnahan and Henry Marble. Live stock production—Chauncey Wood; O. S. Bell; Kenton Parkinson; John Ryan and Frank Hill. Boys’ and girls’ club work—John Kolhoff; Ernest Lamson; John Matt and Martin Sauser. Diary production—Steve Kohley; I. F. Meader and John Frye. Food conservation —J. C. Deselms; Mabie Atwood; . Earl Foulks; Mrs. A. Eib and Helen Murray. Poultry production—Martin Sauser; C. W. Postill and Al Wallace. Publicity—L. H. Hamilton; F. E. Babcock; Mr. Bartoo and John Bowie. At our first meeting, nine farmers were selected to conduct liming demonstrations. These men were simply volunteers and applied lime without tests to determine the degree of acidity found in their soils. These men ordered a carload of lime and applied it to whatever crops were to be grown on the soil selected.

Demonstrators —Ed Honan, mamoth clover, 200 per cent increase; James Amsler, corn; Henry Paulus, clover, 31 per cent increase; Henry Paulus, corn, good; Stephen Kohley, corn, good; P. H. Hauter, corn, poor; Henry Gowland, oats and clover, 500 per cent increase; W. H. Berry, cowpeas, seed blew away; Chauncey Wood, corn, excellent; Al Daugherty, corn, good. A complete report will be given by each of these men. Placards 22x28 inches were placed at these demonstrations calling attention to work and at least 350 people visited the various plots during the summer. As soil acidity is one of the big problems of the county, the matter hay been given especial attention. About 500 soil samples have been tested. Ten minutes talks have been given at farmers’ clubs. 25 farmers have signified that intention of using a carload or more of lime. Arrangements have been made thus far for five additional demonstrations next year. , ; The shortage of cars has made it almost impossible to get rock lime stone, but the county agent located a marl bed in Wheatfield township two miles from railroad that has about 200,000 tons of marl testing 76.3 per cent calcium carbonate and a workable marl bed with 40 per cent calcium carbonate was located in Walker township, it would be a great benefit to the community if these would be opened.

Oat Smut Demonstrations. Last spring a series of seven oat smut attended by 231 people was held. At these meetings thirty-seven farmers were selected to complete the demonstrations by treating part of their seed oats and leaving part in the Same field untreated. Mr. J. F. Pipal of Purdue checked up the results, according to his finding the saving effected ran from 11 to 600 bushels per farm. Average saving per farm was 93 bushels of oats. Taking this at an average price of 60 cents it would amount to 55.50 a farm and the county over $95,450 by all treating this year, a year when oats were un»usually free of smut. About 400 pledges have been signed up for the coming season. Ear-to-Rew Cora Tests. R. L. Budd and Roy Gish conducted corn tests. Mr. Budd used Reed's Yeliow Dent. His best strains yielded 78 per cent more than his poorest and 25 per cent more than average, he will give complete report. Mr. Gish enlisted in the U. S. Army and his plot was not completed. Corn Show. The Renselaer show was in charge of the Jasper County Poultry Association,. and was» one of the largest ever held in the county. There were about 40 yellow corn exhibits and about 35 white corn ex-

hibits, 8 single yellow ears and 7 white corn ears. This corn attracted a good deal of attention and it also shows that the seed had to be tested for many dead ears, were found. Corn and Soy Bean Variety Te»t*. In order to determine the value of different variety corn. Firman Thompson conducted a trial to tan varieties on his ranch north of Parr. These were planted about June 6th, and were killed by the frost September 9th. As a consequence most of the corn did not ripen, but as all had equal chances the test served Its purpose exceedingly well. The following results were obtained* Relative CondiVariety Yield tion White Cap Yellow Dent 48 fair Early Yellow Dent 50 poor Bustldr White 35 poor Silver King 44 poor Reed Yellow Dent 56 poor Silver Mine 29 poor Murdock 90 fair Minnesota 13 51 good Wolf Yellow Dent 33 fair This tests shows that the Minnesota 13 and Murdock is corn that may be recommended to North part of the county.

, Seed Corn. Last spring farmers were urged to test and grade their seed corn. R. H. S. tested out 100 bushels. Many farmers, tested theirs and dealers claimed that it was the first year there was demand for graders and result was that over the county in general their was a very good stand of corn. During the summer the county agent made an inspection of 10 farmers fields who pick their corn early and. 10 who pick seed corn out of the crib in the spring of the year, and the following results were obtained: 10 who picked seed out of field before frost 88 per cent. 10 who picked seed out ff crib after frost 69 per cent. September 15th a drive was made to pick out seed corn early by talks and circular letters. October 29th, circular letters were sent out telling farmers that corn was not marketable urging farmers to buy hogs which were selling at 12 cents at that time. Later on when farmers did want to buy, they were paying 20 to 25 cents a pound. December 6th, poster circulars suggesting ways of saving corn were ‘sent out.

T rt o COnemg-acJ After • orn show was >ver farmers realized condition of seed corn. A committee was appointed to make survey. The chairmen of this committee were: Carpenter, Mr. Sigo; Jordan, Frank Welsh; Milroy, Thos. MlcAleer; Hanging .Grove, George Parker; Marion, Steve Kohley; Newton, Chas. Schleman; Gillam, S. C. Robinson; Barkley, John Rusk and Harry Gifford; Walker, W. C. Dooley and Isaac Knapp; Union, Charles Lakin; Keener, C. P. Chenoweth; Wheatfield, Wm. Grube; Kankakee, R. E. Davis. The following results were obtained. Acres planted last season 79,644. Acres planted this season 63,946. Bu, on hand 8,269. Bu. to be bought 3,238 f. Bu. for sale 2,034. Labor. Hired all time 1917 351 men. Hired part time 1917 395 men. Men hired for 1918 85. Men hired part time 65. Applied for boys 171.

February 22 Seed Testing Demonstration. We conducted at various school louses and it was shown that corn selected during husking time before zero weather about 60 per cent germination, that selected before frost was much better. . . Soy Bean Variety Tests. Mr. I. F. Meader conducted a soy lean variety test. Planting five varieties June Ist. These were tilled by the frost on September 9, leaving only one variety, the Chestnut developed enough for seed. For hay and sable was, Mr. Meader’s first choice and Holly brook his second. He preferred Chestnut for grain and gave Hollybrook as his second choice. Winter Wheat Variety Tests. With a view of standardizing wheat varieties, Eilt Toben and Sons, Chas. Hewett, A. P. Rice and Amos McDaniels planted plots with eight different varieties of wheat. These men are to report next season. C. M. Dewey is conducting a similiar test with. rye.

Orchard Pruning Demonstrations. 10 demonstrations were held with an attendance of about 250 people, at least 50 orchards were cared for by suggestion of tTie county agent. Poultry Association. The association has been existing for a number of years. They gave a splendid show; one of the best ever given with their poultry show. They had corn show and also boys’ and girls’ exhibits. They are going to make a poultry drive and also be given charge of the boys and girls poultry club. Rural Engineering School. This was held the same week as the poultry show and about 500 people attended this meeting and they had some good .speakers. Silo demostrations were held and from their meeting about 10 silos were built in the north part of the county. Wheat demonstrations were given. The council of defense wanted in Jasper county, planted 14,000 acres of wheat and 7,000 acres of rye and the result was about 16,000 acres wheat and 7,000 or 8,000 acres of rye were planted. A food conservation campaign in nature of 10 demonstrations of cold pack process of canning and attended by 800 women resulted in an increased canning at least 18,000 quarts of fruits and vegetables. Through the aid of the home economic club and women pf the farm-

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:ers’ club, a home demonstrator was obtained. Miss Billman was first appointed but on account of the death in her family resigned so we have a new one with us today. Farmer*’ Club*. It is through our farmers’ clubs that most of our demonstrations are conducted, these clubs having created great interest in various communities. It is through these that a great many of our projects are obtained and the people are taking a great deal of interest in this work. The general policy of the association has been to organize clubs only in such localities as show a proper willingness to maintain an organization when once formed. The work of the clubs has been social and educational in its nature.

Industrial Club Work. Six lines of industrial club worK have been carried out. Five, the corn, pig, poultry, canning and bread making were started last spring through the schools. Fair results have .been obtained in spite of the unfavorable season. A yield of 97.5 bushels were obtained at the Morris Reed. The total enrollment of the five clubs,was 246. During the summer the Jasper county shorthorn club was organized, financed by the First National bank of Rensselaer. This club has 40 members, each of which received a registered yearling Shorthorn heifer, giving his note at six per cent for one year for actual cost of the animal received. The heifers are to be kept one-year by the boys and bought in and auctioneered off. The boy may bid in the heifer which he owned, at any price and simply pay off the amount of the note or he may sell her and receive the difference between the selling price and the cost. More interest has been created in club work and in better live stock through this organization than all of the other clubs, combined , _ Live Stock' Breeder*’ Association. One of the most important pieces of work' of the year has been the organization of county live stock breeders’ association. This organization has a membership of 52. It has been instrumental in holding a live stock tour of the county, visiting leading herds, holding a live stock show at Rensselaer, October 12 and 13th, at which time 125 head of pure bred live stock were on exhibition, fostering the distribution of 40 registered heifers among the boys of the county and promoting a healthy interest in better live stock which has resulted in the establishmen of at least six new herds of pure bred livestock. It has been responsible for ;he organization of a county Shortlorn breeders’ association and a county Hereford breeders’ association. . . > xU Now in closing my report of the association I wish to say that the assiciation endeavored to follow out She line of work which was of most benefit to the community in general jut also at the same time following out our war program. In behalf of our county agent and officers of the association I wish to thank the people who have given , their time to these projects and have I ifelped in work in any other way, for it is true that most of the credit must be given to our county agent but no matter how efficient he may be, these things can not be accomplished single harided. You must have the co-operation of every person in the | When we have accomplished all ■ of these things we have established a base upon which we can expect to build for results. It opens the path that leads to that foremost ideal of our democracy; that each man should be given an equal chance and it will also emphasize and actuate that truth; that people are able to efficiently govern themselves. Let us then organize in each community such activities as will make for community welfare and individual justice, and we will have laid a foundation for our great nation and world democracy so strong and permanent, that it will put the rocks of Gilbratar to shame, P. H. HAUTER, Sec’y.

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WRITE AND THEN WRITE AGAIN

By George Ade It is “mail day” at a camp in France. The boys are crowding up to a hole in the-wall and reaching out for the precious letters as a miser •clutches for gold. They may have marched through London and they are within three hours of Paris, but what is a secondary metropolis compared with the old home x town? The Russian situation and the views of Lloyd George and the crop prospects in Italy measure very small alongside of news about father and mother and Aunt Lib and the local ball team and the girls who sit oh the front porches and knit. Can you put yourself in the place of the boy who has to back away with these words singing in his ears, “Sorry, kid, but there’s nothing for you?’* All the others squatted around, simply eating up the messages from back there, and he off by himself, blue as indigo, wondering what is the idea and why they have forgotten him.

If you know of a boy at the front, write to him. Don’t wait for a month after he goes away or it may be two months after he says “goodbye,” before he gets the first letter. Send the letter chasing after him as soon as he starts. Make them cheerful and don’t be afraid to put in all the local gossip and the fool cat-and-dog news of the neighborhood. Don’t tell him you are worried about him. Tell his he’s all right and that you’re proud of him. No need to urge him to avoid being killed or wounded. He feels the same as you do about getting shot up. Don’t compel his immediate relatives to do all the writing. Let him know that all of his friends are thinking of him and strong for him. Probably newspapers in wrappers will not go- through to the camps as promptly as letters, so clip out of newspapers all the items that you know will interest him, and add some editorial comments of your own, and send them first-class. Drop some kind of a message into the postoffice every few days so that, even allowing for delays and sidetracking, he will not have to wait through long stretches of loneliness, with no cheerful greeting from the people who are in his thoughts every day. When a lad is thousands of miles away from home for the first time, his sentimental regard for all of his kin and cronies becomes hugely magnified. He waits with an aching eagerness for the letters from home. Don’t throw him down. Let him find at least one happy letter in every mail.

COUNTY EDUCATION NOTES

The eighth grade diploma examination will be held over the county next Saturday. Any pupil in the county may come to Rensselaer to take this examination or take it in his own township. Prof. Hickner of DeMotte will take up his new field at Gary next week. The high school inspector, Mr. Oscar H. Williams, has set Thursday, March 21st as his day to inspect the high schools at DeMotte, Wheatfield, Tefft and Fair Oaks. William May, one of the high school teachers at Fair Oaks, took I sick at school last Monday and was ■ unable to teach. James McKay, Paul Barker, Gladys Ogle, Mary Nor- ' man took his classes in the grade work and Gladys Hammerton taught the Latin in high school and Goldie Kessenger the Commercial Geography. Irene Ballenger and Opal have aided by taking classes in the grades

when a teacher has been sick for a I quarter of a day. This is an ex-1 cellent training for the pupils when I they are able to teach with proper I results. Gladys Arnott who is teach-1 ing east of Surrey was sick with an I attack of tonsilitus last Wednesday | and Thursday. Her brother, a senior in the Rensselaer high school | . substituted for her. Miss Junaita Fisher who is teaching at Center in Milroy township has been sick for two weeks and her sister a senior in the Wolcott high school took her school during the time and also took

her work in the joint township institute held at Lone Star last Saturday. Mrs. Frank P. Hickner has consented to teach her husband’s classes at DeMotte until the close of the term there if necessary. She is an experienced teacher and also possesses the qualifications necessary to commission the school. The South Lawn school in Barkley township taught by Elizabeth Yeoman will close next Wednesday, March 20th. The Burnstown school taught by Miss Lae Flora will close the 22nd.

Mrs. Corda Overton and daugh ter, Edith, returned from Monticello Friday afternoon. Gladys Mann spent Sunday with , Francis Lefler. I J. F. Eldridge and family called ; on his brother, Korah and family at McCoysburg Sunday afternoon. *j Glen and Gail Culp autoed to Monticello Sunday. Mrs. Culp and niece Cloah Overton returned with them in the evening. Several from here attended the quarterly meeting held at McCoysburg Sunday evening. j Chas. Stiers came Monday morr.■ing on a furlough, being the first soldier boy from this neighborhood to return. I Roy Hetzels butchered Monday. Mabel Hoult is helping Mrs. Ann Rishling with her spring cleaning. Mrs. Della Culp, Mrs. Corda Over-

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A Department of Farm Welfare Conducted by Ceenty AgentStewar* Loaming. '\ \ | “I think I hold a record in hog production’,, says W. H. Pullins of Barkley township. Last season 1 raised 133 pigs out of 138 farrowed. I attribute this success to the fact that I use individual hog houses with a special guard rail inside. A few years age it took about 150 pounds of pork to purchase a house but now it takes less than 100. “I am planning to make most ot my gains this season on early barley pasture, rape and sweet clover pastrue. supplemented with corn and tankage in the self feeder. The outlook for profit in swine production is the most promising that 1 have ever seen.” . » _ Mr Pullins will conduct a swine feeding trial for the County Better Farming Association this summer to demonstrate the value of his method of handling hogs.

Interesting Bulletin* on Hog Production. “How to handle the brood sow and litter,” “hog cholera con ,V ol > “planting table of forage crops,, and “hog management calander are four valuable publications of the extention department relating to hog production. These circulars are jrobably the simplest and best ever devised for giving definite information on making hog raising more profitable. As long as the s^ pp ‘ y lasts, copies may be obtained at the county agents office. Barley A De»irable Crop. The production of barley on the potash-deficient and muck soils of this county will probably prove more profitable under present conditions than that of any other field crop. Many of these soils will grow more bushels of barley per acre than of corn. The barley has a very short growing season and the danger from frost is slight. Its feeding value is about the same as that of corn and its selling price is higher. The more general use of this crop will distribute the farm work and assist in relieving the seed corn shortage.

Care For The Orchard. “Now is the time to get that orchard pruned up and given the first spray with lime-sulphur solution said a member of the horticulture committee of the Better F arming Association the other day. “Good apples are going to pay well for the care bestowed on them. After pruning of all crossed, dead and diseased branches, give a spray of one part of lime sulphur solution to eight parts of water. After the petals have fallen, repeat the operation, using one gallon of lime-sul-phttr and one pound of arsenate of iead to iorty gallons of water.” “If a farmer cannot care for his orchard we advise him to cut down his trees and utilize the ground for some other crop. Unkept orchards are not only nonproductive but serve to harbor all kinds of insects and diseases which menace all the orchards of the community.” The amount of time required to properly care for an orchard is small compared with the returns secured.

The End I* In Sight. Word received from Clarence Henry, state leader of the seed stocks committee this week indicates that all the seed corn suitable for northern Indiana has been assigned Farmers of this county are therefore urged to make arrangements to purchase seed from the available stocks at once. When the stocks on hand are gone the prospects are not bright for obtaining more.

Roll The WheatNow is the critical time for wheat on low land. Freezing and thawing! cracks open the ground exposing and destroying the roots of voung plants. The continued use of the roller at this time of the year will save hundreds of acres from “winter I Christian, Remington, Monday 1, I will add many bushels of wheat to I the crop on nearly every farm

A FREE- POULTRY SHOW. Through the efforts of the poultry committee of the Jasper County Better Farming Association, an educational motion picture show will be given at the New Princess theatre next Saturday afternoon, March 32, at 1:15. The films for this exhibition have been loaned by the government and show the development of the embryo during the incubation and illustrate the best methods ox poultry raising. Manager Robertson, of the New Princess has kindly donated the use of his theatre for this performance. The members of the committee feel fortunate in securing these films at this time and invite the public to attend their exhibition. The show will be free to everyone.

ton and newphew, Lawrence Hoiman, Mrs. G. A. Jacks and Mrs. J. F. Eldridge and daughter, v ivian visited school Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Maude Woodworth, Mrs. Ella Noland and Mrs. May Jacks called on Mrs. Ann Rishling and were out auto driving Tuesday afternoon. The Misses Cloah and Edith Overton and Etha Noland called on the I Cassell family Tuesday afternoon; Mias Vfernice Grey called at O. E. Nolands Tuesday evening. Waine Smith has the German measles. Mrs. G. A. Jacks called on Mrs. Ida Clark Monday. Mrs. Clark has been sick. Mrs. Chas. Lefler suffered with sick headache Tuesday.

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SHAME ON YE, PAT O’BRIEN!

The following poem, dedicated to Patrick O’Brien, Momence, HL, aviator, who escaped from a German prison camp, was written by Roland Rothrone, of the Clinton, lowa, Herald: Shame on y.e, Pat O l ßrien! . ‘Twas a mean trick ye did— Ye wint and left the kaiser flat And divil a wurrud we s’id! ’Twill break O’Leary’s trusting heart To think a man named Pat Would give a dear old friend of his The Irish slip like that! We know about your monkeyshines. Faith, and it’s common chat The rows ye raised among the clouds—’Twas mean—‘twas all o’ that! Ye had a hod filled wid bombs And let the contints fall, And niver had the sinse to yell, • . “Look out below!” at all.

And whin the Germans put ye in That private railroad car Ye didn’t say a wurrud o’ thanks— Ungrateful man ye are! For whin the willin’ porter Took wan minute on his job Ye wint and smashed the windy glass, And out ye wint, be gob! Ye didn’t even stop to tell Von Hindenburg good-by, Or talk on how ye liked the place, An’ this an’ that, or why The Irish don’t appreciate The man he’s workin’ for Ye stuck your dudeen in your phiz And sashayed out the door! Ye /ooled the German soldiers Wid the goose-step, we suppose, And waved them all a bold salute Wid a hand forninst yer nose, A sausage underneath your arm An’ on your hip a brick— Oh, bucko! 'Twas an Irish And unhyphenated trick! —Roland Rathbone in the Clinton (Iowa) Herald.

M. J. FOLEY SUCCEEDS HAYS AS DEFENSE COUNCIL HEAD

Michael E. Foley, of Indianapolis, was elected chairman of* the Indiana state council of defense Wednesday, on recommendation of Governor Goodrich. Isaac D. Straus, of Ligonier, was elected secretary of the council. Z Mr. Foley was not a member of the council of defense prior to his election as chairman. He takes the place recently vacated by Will H. Hays, who resigned when he was elected Republican national chairman last month. Hays, however, remains as a member of the council. Mr,. Foley is a Democrat and has been active in Democratic politics in Indiana for years.

FAIR OAKS

The Red Cross society met this Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Wm. Wendell. Mrs. Ruth Weaver, of' Westville, is visiting the Gunday family this week. Elder McKenzie, of Lafayette, preached an interesting sermon here Sunday afternoon. Mrs. A. M. Bringle visited C. A. Bringle and wife, of Remington, this week. Alva Branhard and family are moving to the Lawler ranch southwest of town. The Jacks family are moving back to Rensselaer. The workmen are putting the cap sheaves on the school building this

If anyone who has bad the tniefortune to lose stock during the cold spell will notify us, we will be glad to call and get it A. E. PADGTTT, Phone «5

ssApfece fbrJSlj m rpHE fcggllsra JL loss nW in food caused by a single rat is, on the average, $5 grj per year. Think of it! GovTT eminent figures show that EJ $200,000,000 in food is deaTs troyed by rats annually in gj the United States. We must get rid of the wasteful EJ rats! It’s our patriotic duty. Save wheat, meat and foods gj protect your health and your pocketbook by IdflEJ ing every rat on the place. 8 Pat Mum ff Kills Rats w Rat-Mum is the new tat poison that destroys without odor. IS ER comes in a cake. You simply IF crumble it and put it where the IL m t. win get iL And then its EU “good-bye” to the ratsl Doga and cats will not eat it. It is not spread . jf on food, so you don’t gm run this risk o 4 having humans eat it by misI . take. Certain death to rats, mice and roaches. Simple, easy and sure. 25 cents at druggists and grocers. The Rat-Mum Co. 8 iM&Laapoßa.bxL