Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1919 — THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER [ARTICLE]

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

A DEPARTMENT OF FARM WELFARE CONDUCTED BY COUNTY AGENT LEAMING. ♦ To Explain U. S. Grain Standards. Representatives of the U. S. bureau of markets will hold an exhibition and demonstration for the purpose of explaining the different standard grades of grains at the court house at Lafayette on. June 16th at 1:30 o’clock. Federal grain specialists will demonstrate moisture testing, 'sampling, determination of dockage on various kinds of grain, testing for weight per bushel, determination of foreign matter in grain, obtain percentage of foreign matter in grain, obtain percentage of heat and other damage, discuss classes of grain and explain in detail the application of federal standards which are of interest to every farmer. This meeting will be held in connection with the county agents’ district conference. The grading of grain is a matter not well understood by the majority of our grain producers. This meeting gives elevator operators- and the farmers alike an opportunity to study the subject and this county should be well represented at that time. Bee Keeper*’ Tour. An all day rain last Wednesday did hot dampen the ardor pf the members of the County Bee Keepers’ association, who made a tour of the greater part of ■ the county to get first hand information upon the methods of caring for bees. The tour was in charge of Frank Foltz, of the local association, and E. G. Baldwin, of the U. S. department of agriculture. One of the points brought out on the trip was that most of our bees are still kept in box hives or in standard hives with crooked combs. This is contrary to the law and is a matter which local.bee men are urged to attend to at once. Mt. Baldwin gave demonstrations of the proper methods of transferring bees from these hives into modern hives with straight combs. Many colonies were found to be weak on account of the light honey flow this season. These were doubled up, two and three colonies being united into one. , A great deal of disease was found in the bee yards, especially the European Foul brood, and Mr. Baldwin explained its presence and showed how it could be controlled. Several cases of American Foul brood were found. —...... The association will hold a meeting at the courthouse on June 10th at 1:30. The subject will be, “How to Control Swarming” and “How to Get the Honey.” The organization is growing in strength and influence and invites everyone to attend its meetings. Farmer** Club*. Prof. G. M. Frier, of Purdue university, will speak at the meeting of the Milroy Country club to be held at Milroy church Saturday evening, May 31st, at 8 o’clock. The public is invited to attend. Mr. Frier has a splendid reputation as a public speaker and persons from adjoining townships will find it worth while to attend. The North Union Farmers’ club has arranged for an unusally strong program for the June meeting to be held at Virgie June 7th. R. S. Thomas, of the Purdue soils’ department, will speak. Officers of the County Betterment association have been placed on the program. The Parr Community club will hold a meeting at the Parr school house on the evening of June 10th. The program will include an address by John Brown, president of the Indiana Federation of Farmers. Rooster Week, June 2nd to 6th. , June 2nd to 6th has been set aside as Rooster week by the Indiana Poultry Dealers’ association. During this week members of the association have'agreed to offer extra inducement to poultry raisers to dispose of all their roosters. This is not only a good business proposition for the poultry dealers in decreasing their losses from eggs spoiled while vn their possession, but it benefits the poultry producer fully as much as the loss from spoilage must be absorbed in a measure by the producer and consumer. 'Rooster week has been observed fairly generally in this locality for a number of years and the number of roostdfrs marketed during the week has steadily increased, according to the reports of the poultry dealers. The poultry and egg producers have never had a better opportunity Jto make money than at present. At- ' tention to this small detail of the business will remove a cause of loss and annoyance all along the line from the producer to the consumer. ’

A barrage of northern Indiana and neighboring state automobiles will start blazing a trail across the county Friday on their way to the 500-mile classic at the Indianapolis speedway on Saturday. Rensselaer is on the direct route for the tourists from the north, which is a fortunate thing even though the wear and tear on our roads will be quite heavy. It gives this route much prestige and should <aid in having this route selected for the state highway from Indianapolis •to Chicago.