Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1920 — COUNTY AGENT NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY AGENT NEWS.

Shorthorn Tour of Couaty. The shorthorn breeders have completed plans to have a shorthorn* tour bf the county Thursday, Sept. 2nd, leaving the court house in Rensselaer at 8 a. m. It is to be strictly understood that not only are the shorthorn ,men urged to be on this tour of the county but every one who is interested in fine pure bred live stock. There will be seven fine herds of registered shorthorns visited during the day and at noon we will assemble in a shady grove for picnic and do justice to the well filled* baskets previously prepared by every, one for the occasion. We are also arranging to have a speaker for the tour. These live stock tours are one of the most popular and successful projects that are being carried out by all the Agriculutral Universities and every county agent and club supervisor over the United States for, the purpose of increasing the interest in pure bred live stock. We not only increase our interest but we receive new ideas from seeing other herds whereby we may better our own herd. Something worth learning is worth going to see so seriously think of being with us and thus help to make our count one of the leading cattle counties in the state. Don’t forget to bring the Iddies. They enjoy picnics as well as meeting other ladies. Picnic At Winamac, Several are considering on going over to the farmers’ picnic at Winamac September 9th. They are going to have a big day over there. We will learn something about their association before we start to organize our farmers’ federation in Jasper county, September 9th. We will start from Rensselaer at 8:00 a. m. ' Poultry Demonstration. The Poultry demonstration at Mason Barlow’s, southwest of McCoysburg, in Milroy township, will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 81st at 2:00 on Best Date For Wheat. Results of experiments that have been conducted on the farm of Thos. Yarling, north of Shelbyville, for three years, to determine the best date for sowing wheat, have been announced by W. H. Lammer, of the United States Department of Agricu have own the best date to be October 1. The best yield, and wheat free from fly, has been secured from plots that were put in on October 1. Mr. Lar rimer and assistants investigations in the county this year, to determine the exact date danger of fly will be oyer. • His report made on the experiments on the Yarling farm, follows: » For the last three years on Tots Yarling’s farm, in Shelby county, sowing of Wheat have been made at intervals of five days throughou September and October. These sowings were carefully harvested and threshed and the average for the three years for each sowing as follows: . Sowings made September 15, average 15 bushels per acre. • Sowings made September 22, av- / Swings made September 27, average 24 bushels per acre. , Sowings made October 1, average

!, X 5, average «• “T age 23 bushels per acre. . So much for the yield. The other important question at the time the wheat is sold » 1918 the wheat from October 1, made the test of 60 pounds to the bushel. Owi g to, the Hessian fly _^ om . 1 7 g ntfior fields in 1920, the .test - fell down considerable but still the sowJS%f oXber 5 tested highest at tb»‘ <*• Hessian fly has been factor in making the yield of tnese sowings turn out as.they have. A ireful .Udy »t «» g same sowings, shows us *1" erase fly-free date is also October 1. By^his 7 fly-free date we mea?the date at which all the fly has come out of its summer flaxseeds .and is “nr' Tthe and that if we kill out the faH brooa I by the simple remedy of not it »he.t t. hv. «».

not have the spring brooa. £e is where the eommun.ty eoonersaon i» necewary. One early sown field can furnish to infest the whole, the following springIt must be remembered that any ! wheat to be put I be nut in right in order to get the yield. O»t year -jd bed in proper shape early. Make sure that the wheat plants are fpraished with all the proper mJ nourishment that they n ® -£.h lect good seed and treat it in such it win net be tandrleanped by disease. And, last of an, sow it after the fly is gone.