Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1916 — FARMERS WANT COUNTY AGENT [ARTICLE]

FARMERS WANT COUNTY AGENT

Meeting Galled for Saturday to Discuss Matter. WORTH MERRITT TO BE HERE Farmers Are Urged to Be Present and Lend Their Support to Agricultural Development. The farmers of Jasper county and all others who are Interested in agriculture and stock raising are urged to attend a meeting at the court house at 1 p. m. next Saturday, December 2. This meeting ia for the purpose of discussing the county agent proposition, and meeting Mr. Worth Merritt, who has been recommended by Purdue university for the position. It will be remembered that, the county council some time ago made an appropriation for a county agent, but at that time Purdue university could not agree upon a man for the place, so the matter was temporarily dropped. This appropriation still stands and is available at any time, and the farmers of the county in general are uregd to attend this meeting and meet Mr. Merritt, in order that all might satisfy themselves beforehand that he is a satisfactory man for the place. This meeting was called by Chaftmcey Wood, president of the Farmers’ Institute, and he has mailed a letter to many of the farmers over the county urging them to be present. Whether you received one of these letters or not, your presence at the meeting is desired. The letter sent out by Mr. Wood follows:

The value of the county agent in promoting the agriculture of Jasper county depends upon the selection of a man who meets the approval of the farmers of the county and the support which they give to him. We have received word from Purdue university that they have a man, Mr. Worth Merritt, a graduate from the Agricultural college of Ames, lowa, who was raised on an lowa grain and livestock farm and who, since his graduation, has been teaching agriculture in the high school and assisting the county agent in Clinton county, lowa. Mr. Merritt can come to Jasper county December 1 and 2 to get acquainted with us and we with him. I have taken the liberty to call a meeting of those who are interested in promoting the agricultural development of Jasper county on Saturday, December 2, in the court house in Rensselaer at 1 p. m. that we may meet Mr. Merritt and decide whether or not he will be satisfactory to us in the Capacity of county agent. I hope that you may be able to attend this meeting and give us the benefit of your opinions on the subject. Sincerely yours, CHAUNCEY WGOD, President Farmer’s Institute.