Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 297, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1919 — THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER [ARTICLE]

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

A DEPARTMENT OF FARM WELFARE CONDUCTED BY COUNTY AGENT LEAMING. » Lonergan Brothers Make Good Start. - a Lonergan Brothers, of Surrey, made the first exhibition of their herd of Chester White hogs at the International Livestock show this year and brought home the fourth place on their young boar. These young men have , been quietly at work building up a good herd of k hogs and according to competent judges have some of the best individuals of <he breed in their herd that are to be found in the state. Another Cup for the Poultry Show. Jesse Snyder, president of the County —Corn —ancL Poultry association, announces that the Central Garage of Rensselaer has donated a silver trophy cup, valued at $25, to be awarded for the best pen of birds on exhibition at the county show to be held in the armory in Rensselaer January sth to 10th. The cup is to be won three times by an exhibitor before it becomes his property. Plans for the show are maturing rapidly and the only worry that the officers have is to find enough room for all the exhibitors. While they announce that they will take care of all entries, prudent exhibitors will do well to make arrangements with Secretary Max Kepner, Rensselaer, for coop room atf soon as possible. Good Program for State Bee Keepers’ Meeting. A number of local—bee keepers are expecting to attend the meeting of the Indiana Bee Keepers’ association to be held in the state house at Indianapolis December 1819. The program includes addresses by some of the best authorities on bee keeping in the United States and is said to be unusually strong. Market Reporter to Be Issued. , Beginning about January Ist, “The Market Reporter,” a periodical devoted to marketing information concerning important agricultural products will be published weekly by the U. S. bureau of markets. It represents one of the greatest forward steps ever taken in informing the producer and other interested persons of the trend of the markets and of conditions affecting the market of farm products. It is a periodical which should be in the hands of every producer and will contain the most accurate reports available. It will be sent free to those who request it and such requests may be made through the county agent’s office. Boys’ and Girls’ Industrial Clubs Will Exhibit.

The exhibition of the products of the Boys’ and Girls’ Industrial clubs I will be held at the armory at Rensselaer in connection with the corn and poultry show, January sth to 10th. Each member of the Boys’ Corn club is expected to exhibit a ten-ear sample of the corn from his own plot, not only as an example of the quality of corn he produced, but to test his ability as a judge of corn. The members of the Girls’ Poultry club are expected to exhibit one pen each of the chickens- they raised during the summer. The pens are to consist of one cockerel and four pullets. Members of the canning club will’ exhibit not less than six pints of fruits and six pints of vegetables in glass. Stories, telling how the products were produced, lessons learned from club experience and other points of interest are to accompany the exhibits and will be judged by County Superintendent Sterrett. J„ M. Sauser, chairman of the club committee, has secured liberal premiums for club members who complete their work, and a good exhibition is predicted. a.'