Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1919 — FROM HERE AND THERE IN INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

FROM HERE AND THERE IN INDIANA.

More than thirty farmers in the Lake neighborhood in Spencer county have purchased Purdue record books and will keep account of their farm business during the next year. —o — ; ■■ A strawberry growing club among boys and girls in the county was adopted recently as a feature to be pushed by the LaGrange County Agricultural and Horticultural society. A' committee, of which the county agent is chairman, Was named to have charge of this work. —o — ■ - . The best music in the world is the music the youngsters make around the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. Don’t forget the tree. The Blackford County Farmers’ association is outlining its program of work for the ensuing year in cooperation with the county agent. At every township' meeting a chart is made for every farmer’s name and address and it is so arranged that when this is put down, record is made of his major farming business. In this way, the association soon will learn the principal agricultural problems of the county and can go to work solving these. —o — The last two weeks have been spent by the county agent and club leader in Fountain county in putting on corn shows in every school in the county, the work being finished Dec. 20th. The best ten ears of both yellow and white are taken from each school and will be shown in the boys’ class at the county show in January. The boys are showing good judgment in their selection of corn and promise to make the adult growers “step some” in the county show. ~ ~ J?. .. .. - Farmers’ short courses"' and institutes are being held throughout the state. Attend as many of these as possible. Something worth while may be obtained from every one of them. Then, plan to attend the annual farmers’ short course which will be held at Purdue university January 12th to 17th.