Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1918 — SILO MEETING AT CAPITAL. [ARTICLE]

SILO MEETING AT CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind., April 25. —Jasper county’s quota in the coming silo 'campaign will be 116, it was announced at the state-wide conference of county leaders in the silo drive here today. Representatives from practically every county in the state were present and heard details of the general plan of action outlined by Maurice Douglas of Flat Rock, state leader. County leaders will call a meeting As their respective co-operating officers, such as fetter farming associations, county agents, county council of defense and - others within i few days when township leaders will be named. The quotas for eaclr bounty were obtained by using the ■lumber of livestock and silos already in the county. The township eaders will ascertain these figures ’or their respective township and the cownship quotas then will be figured with the count quota as a basis. It i.s hoped to build 10,000 in the state bis year. Governor James P. Goodrich spoke jriefly, telling of his own use of the silo and indorsing the campaign. State Food Director G. I. Christie, serving temporarily as an assistant co the secretary of agriculture, pointed out the economic value of the silo and its place in the feeding if livestock. The silo is recognized is a war-time institution, as it helps produce meat cheaper than in other Ways, he said. Prof. J. H. Skinner, lean of the Purdue College of agrijulture and head of the animal hus>andry department showed the value >f the silo. M. E. Foley, chairman of the state council of defense, called on all county councils to get behind the movenent, and Ralph W. Moss, chairman )f the committee on food production ind conservation, under whose ausjices the campaign will be waged, also spoke, indorsing the campaign. The U. S. department of agriculture, iPurdue University of argriculture jxtension, county agents, better .’arming associations and clubs will co-operate in the campaign.