Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1920 — AGRICULTURAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

AGRICULTURAL NEWS.

New* Note* of the’ “International.” Secretary of Agriculture Meredith will be a visitor at the International Live Stock Exposition at Chicago the first week of December. The Governors of a dozen live stock-raising state? will also be on the grounds. A score of annual meetings of live stock breeders and other associations will be held during the week. Chicago in recent years has become the Mecca of the organized horse, cattle, swine and sheep interests at this period. Pedigreed live stock valued at

over 11,000,000 will be sold during the Exposition week. Contributions to these sales will come from all over the United States and the British Islands, giving the. commercial phase of the Exposition a pronounced international character. Nothing will be more' calculated to arouse interest than the grain and hay display. This year every important section of the United ! States and Canada will be represented. The show will not only be an inspiration to grain and grass growers, but will afford a demonstratidn of the productive capacity of the various sections represented. * The women will have abundant entertainment and instruction in the well equipped Domestic Science Department. Last year’s scope of this branch of the Exposition has been increased and every phase of this interesting and essential science will be embraced. Township Meeting Date*. The following are the dates fixed for the first business meetings of the different townships: December ■L Keener Township r December 10, Hanging Grove Township; December 3, Jordan Township; December 2, Union Township; December 7, Milroy Township; December 8, Gillam Townriiip; December 9, Wheatfield Township: December 11, Carpenter (Township; ’December 14, Newton Township; December 15,

Kankakee Township; December 16, Walker Township; December 21, Barkley Township; January 20, Marion Township. Marion Township Meeting. will be a meeting of the Marion Township Federation November 30, at 7:00 p. m. at the court house. Business of imporfe ance. will be discussed and the presence” of every member is urgently requested. Tri-County Hereford Association. The leading Hereford cattle men from Newton County, in company with their county agent, S. S. Davis, came to Rensselaer Friday and interviewed O. S. Bell and County Agent Mawhorter on the proposition of uniting the Hereford cattle men of Newton, Jasper and. Pulaski counties into one large Hereford Sales Association. Messrs. Bell and Mawhorter accompanied the Newton county party on their visit to Smith Brothers, near Medaryville, and a few of the leading Hereford men in Pulaski county, among whom were Messrs. Williams, Bott and Capper. Ail the men visited were in favor of the movement which will be a step forward in the helping of the small breeders of Herefords. An' organization will be formulated in the near future. Pick Brood Sow* Now. Now is the proper time of the year for the hbg growers to give attention to the selection of the sows that are to be used as next year’s dams. The swine grower can not give too much attentio nto the selection .of his sows for breeding purposes. It is a wise plan to select the best individuals from the good sized litters and especially those litters from good mothers. In thia selection attention should be* given to getting good length, a strong, well arched back, giving plenty of depth. This frame of body should be supported with good strong bone in both leg and pastern. Another attention that should be given to the selection made is the care and feeding at this time of the year. Breeding gilts should not be fattened nor should they be permitted to run with those fed for market. purposes. Their feed should ■be more of a body building ration consisting of rather bulky feed that is strong in protein elements. Where it is possible to obtain such a ration the following makes a good mixture for breeding gilts. Whole Corn, ground or soaked oats mixed with shorts and tankage. This ration will give a desirable proportion ‘ of frame building elements and when properly balanced, makes an ideal ration. Lwn Thi* By Heart. In the shade of the old apple tree Where the snow and the ram blows free Is no place to store. The binder and Mower And implements there that you see; For the rust and the rot you’ll agree, Are worse than hard usage would be, And the paint that they wore Is a shade, nothing more— Just the shade of the old apple tree. —Western Farm Life. > Let us not forget at this Thanksgiving time to express our heartfelt thanks for all the blessings that haVe come to ua.