Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1919 — HERE AND THERE IN INDIANA [ARTICLE]

HERE AND THERE IN INDIANA

A Knox county farmer has built a successful poultry self-feeder out of a barrel, old tub, old mower wheel and discarded boards. A small plat j’orm was made of out of boards on which was placed a mower wheel. Both ends of the barrel were knocked out. This was then placed on the mower wheel and the tub was used on top. This made an excellent feeder for dry mash. Several Porter county men have imported certified seed potatoes for demonstration work and the Farm Bureau there will certify the seed and sell it as such next fall. The average attendance for the North Bend township, Starke county, community club during the last year has been 70, making it one of the largest fanners’ clubs in that section of Indiana. The club has been organized three years.

Eight commercial fruit growers in Orange county has purchased nitrate of soda and other fertilizers and will keep tab on the results for the county fanners’ - association and county agricultural agent. The result on yield and also growth of grasses will be noted. An orchard tour will be held early in the fall when all _the demonstrations will be visited. This will be before the fruit is picked. Elkhart county farmers have perfected some valuable organizations during the last eighteen months. They have a Guernsey Breeders Association which is importing a carload of pure bred cows; three breeding pig clugs which will mean 50 gilts to as many interested farm iboys; a fanners’ co-operative association at Bristol, incorporated for $12,000; a county farmers’ co-operative association, incorporated for $25,000, and which transacted a business of $78,000 last year;:a creamery company, just incorporated and starting business; another firm doing $50,000 worth of business a month.