Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1919 — THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER [ARTICLE]

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

A DEPARTMENT OF FARM WELFARE CONDUCTED BY COUNTY AGENT LEAMING. ■ • Take a Day Off for Livestock Tour. A day filled with pleasure and scenes that will open the eyes of the tourists to the resources of the county is promised to all who make the automobile tour of the coiinty on June 26th, according to the committee in charge of this event. The tour is being arranged by S. C. Robinson, Joseph Kolhoff, E. P. 'Lane and Russell Van Hook, acting as a committee of the Jasper County Livestock association. 'Thfe purpose of the tour is to give the people an opportunity to inspect the fullblooded livestock of the county and to learn of the methods being used on the farms on which the stock is kept. The party will leave the court house at 9 o’clock. A route has been selected which leads past farms on which may be found some of the best cattle and hogs in the state of Indiana. $1,300 and $5,000 cattle will be viewed as incidents of the tour and a good array of breeding and feeding stock will be inspected. The basket picnic dinner at noon will be one of the features of the tour. Arrangements are being com-, pleted for a staff of livestock experts to talk upon subjects pertaining to the industry. The committee has been hustling to furnish something of interest to everyone who makes the trip, and a general array of tourists on June 26th will be an expression of the work of these* men. Our Community Market. Mrs. F. E. Schroer, president of the County Home Betterment association, has issued the following statement relative to the market recently established in Rensselaer by the women of the organization: “A request has been made that an explanation be given as to what the ‘Community Market’ is and its purpose. During favorable seasons an exceedingly large amount of fruit, especially apples, and vegetables, goes to waste in the country because when one 'has, most of the neighbors have and one family hasn’t use for so much and cannot possibly take care of it befose it perishes. Merchants cannot handle it on account of its being perishable. “The country housewives hate to see this waste when they feel that there is someone who could use it, but if it be advertised it would not pay those who could use it to hire a way to get it and the time and work it takes to deliver such to individual families does not pay the owner.

“Therefore, the ladies of the home economics department of the Jasper County Betterment association agree to obtain a central locationswhere a market, or exchange, could be conducted, where these things could be taken with little undue labor on the part of the country people, since nearly every family makes a trip to Rensselaer once or twice a week, usually Wednesday evening and Saturday or Saturday evening, and in this way the country and city coqld help each other and prevent this waste. “Another purpose is to encourage Giris’ Canning chibs, fruit and vegetables canned by them being placed here for sale and in this way assist them in carrying out some interesting plans. “Thus, anything you have, in any line,* for which you have no further use in your home, yet which is too good to throw away, put a reasonable price on it and bring it to this market, Which is located at Ed. Herath’s gasoline station, arid leave it for sale. When it is sold you can call and get the mohey due you, giving ten per cent to Mr. Herath for handling. “Very soon a bulletin will be placed where it may easily be seen what is wanted for sale, by those Who pass to and from the cream station and by all who care to see it. Arrangements may be made to secure such perishables as cottage cheese, etc. “This work is not meant to hurt our retail dealers or discourage our editors, because the commodities sold here will be pf too small an amount or value to pay the dealer to handle and we would not advertise them on account of their small value or our neglect. Some dishes and home-made sauer krout and perhaps canned green beans will be sold this week. This is not a move that will grow rapidly, especially this year, as the season is against us, nor is it going to die because the ladies promoting it are not made of the stuff that lets good moves die. So, watch the Neighborhood Comer for remarks concerning this market.” Fanners’ Club* Will Meet. Arrangements have been perfected for a mass meeting of farmers at Tefft on the evening of June 18th to consider the organization of a Commuriity club, according to word received from Alfred Duggleby, who da at the head of the movement-. H. H. Overton, of Purdue university, and representatives of the County Betterment association are scheduled to speak. The Walker Township Farmers’ club will hold its regular’June meeting at the school house at Kniman on Thursday evening, June 19th. President Hendricks reports that a good program has been arranged. A meeting of the Newton Township Farmers’ club will be held at the Blue Grass school house bn Friday evening, June 20th, at 8 :30 o’clock. It is, understood that a general reorganization will be undertaken. Special speakers are ex-

pected to be present. The Jordan Township Community chib will meet ktthe Union school house on the evening of June 24th. W. A. Ostrander, of Purdue university, vi-11 speak, together with representatives of various local organize--tions. The Milroy Country club will at the Milroy church on the evening of June 27th. "Green Bug" Scare Very Likely. A “Green Bug” scare is imminent, in the opinion of a number of local grain men and farmers, who have been giving the matter careful study for some time. These “bugs,” or green, small grain aphids, have appeared in the oats fields in alarming numbers and recall the time many years ago when they caused serious damage to the crop. \ , These insects appear each year, but cause noticeable damage only in a wet, cold spring preceded by an unusually mild winter, when conditions are especially favorable to their development, at the same time unfavorable to the rapid increase of their natural enemies. The number of these natural enemies is legion and, given a fair chance, they will wipe out the green bugs in a few days. Bee Keepers Hold Best Meeting. Plenty of shade, ventilation, artificial swarming, re-queening, and ■cutting . out queen cells were some of the methods of controlling swarming brought out at the regular meeting of the County Bee Keepers’ association, held at the court ho*use’ last Saturday. The afternoon was devoted to an informal discussion of swarm control, transferring, requeening, disease control and a number of other subjects relating to the industry. The next meeting will be held early in August. Grain Standardization Meeting June 16th. Everyone interested in the grading of grain is invited to attend the grain standardization demonstration and exhibit to be held in the agricultural building at Purdue university Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, June 16th, at which time representatives of the U. S. bureau of markets will explain the proper methods of grading all kinds of farm grains. A number of people from this county expect to be in attendance.