Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1902 — A FARMER’S MEETING. [ARTICLE]

A FARMER’S MEETING.

Editor Jasper Co., Democrat:— A meeting of farmers was held at the Moore schoolhouse. Hanging Grove tp., Monday night, June 23, 1902, to arrange for protection against the raise in the price for threshing which the Threshers' Association is about to establish. The old price of 14c per bu for oats was agreed upon. A committee was appointed to wait upon some of the threshers of the county and if no one will agree to take this run of 1200 acres of grain at this priee, the committee will extend this offer to other counties. Committee to report at next meeting. July 5. 1902. Ed. J. Randle. Cbm John Gwin, Sec.