Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1917 — GILLAM FARMERS ORGANIZED [ARTICLE]

GILLAM FARMERS ORGANIZED

Officers Elected at Meeting at East Vernon Wednesday; Evening. At a meeting held in the East Vernon school house Wednesday evening, the Glllam Towhshlp Farmers’ club was formed. County Agent Learning presided and after he had outlined the object of the meeting J. P. Deselms took the floor and stated that an organization In which the people of the community could meet and mingle In a social way at stated intervals would fill a much needed want. In the course of his remarks he brought out the Idea that the people of a township are not as well acquainted with each other as they might be and that a club would help them to be more neighborly. He gave the idea hla, hearty endorsement^ J. H. Guild was the next speaker and emphasized the fact a club could he of great value In an educational way. Farmers meeting together could convey to the "other club members Ideas that they had worked out on their own farms. They could also co-operate to take better advantages of the help offered by the state and county agricultural extension forces. He stated that the farmers of Pulaski county had been co-operating with their county agent for five years and in that time Pulaski comity had made more real progress than Jasper had in the last twenty. He was heartily In favor of such an organization and asked to help form it.

A committee upon constitution was appointed and the following officers were elected:' J- H. Guild, president; J. J. Shea, viqp-presi-dent; J. P,. Deselm®, secretary; Mac Goppess, treasurer. Program committee —Mrs. Cramer, Mrs. Deselms, Meade Rayburn and Carl Toyne. F. J. Pipal was introduced and gave a practical demonstration of the value and methods of treating seed oats for smut. ‘ Four men In the locality were selected who will treat part of their seed oats but will leave a part untreated as a check and meetings will be arranged at the proper time before cutting that the*neighborhood may observe the results. The next meeting of the club will be held in the East Vernon school on Wednesday evening, April ]B. Everyone in the township is invited to attend. Women and children are expected as well as the men, 1 "