Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1919 — THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER [ARTICLE]

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

A DEPARTMENT OF FARM WELFARE CONDUCTED BY COUN- . TY AGENT LEAMING. Five Acre Corn Club Growing Miore farmers in "Jasper County are joining the 5 acre Corn club this year than ever before, according to the enrollment cards which are being turned into this office. The purpose of this club is to create a friendly rivalry between different communities with a view of increasing the average yields per acre. Close studies in farm management have shown that our farmers have not been growing such big crops that further increases would be unprofitable, and that time and money sptent in producing more com in well spent'The committee in charge of this club invited every farmer to get into the game, and show what can be done in the locality. Last year the highest measured yield was grown on the farm of Henry Paulus, who produced 98 bushels per acre. —— List Your Pure Bred Sires. If you have registered sires of any breed that you wish to sell, list them with your township livestock committee mian or the county agent, is the advice of Ed. Lane, chairman of the county livestock committee, which hopes to furnish every farmer with'good sires this spring and summer. If conditions warrant a pure bred sire sale will be held some time this spring.

Two Crops a Year in Jasper County. W. H. Pullin, of the county crops committee completed a tour of the county last week for the purpose of getting first hand information of value to his committee. He finds that the soy beans and corn combination being advocated by the committee seems to be taking exceptionally well in all parts that he visited. A number of farmers were found who have'tried the combination and they are most enthusiastic over it. They report that it does not materially affect the yield of corn and that it increases considerably the amount of feed per acre when the material is hogged off, put in the silo or cut for fodder. Mr. Pullin distributed a quantity of soil so rinoculating the beans and secured an ample number of men who will demonstrate the value of the crop in new localities. A number of farmers, taken with the idea, expect to put most of their com crop to beans, simply to improve their soil, if they cannot arrange to use them as forage.

Likes The Self Feeder For Hogs. “We wouldn’t try to handle hogs without the self feeder,” said Charles Enx, who, as manager of the Northern Indiana Land company directs the feeding operations on about 12,000 acres of land in the northern part of the county at the livestock meeting held last week. “We find that the feeder saves both time and labor and enables us to finish our hogs at the least expense. The method of hog feeding that we use is to have our stock hogs follow the feeding cattle and take what extra feed they need from the self feeders. We have tried several methods but like this the best.” The livestock committee believes that every hog feeder should use this method and expects to keep the matter before the public until satisfactory results are secured.