Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1917 — MEETINGS OF FARMERS’ CLUBS [ARTICLE]

MEETINGS OF FARMERS’ CLUBS

As a part of the national movement of food conservation, the Jasper County Better Farming association is making arrangements for a series of demonstrations in the most approved methods of food preservation. Word was receivedby County Agent Learning last week that Miss Roberta McNeill of the agricultural extension department of Purdue university had been assigned to the county for June 13 and 14 to give demonstrations of the cold pack methods of canning fruit and vegetables. On Wednesday afternoon, June 13, Miss McNeill will give a demonstration at the high school building in Rensselaer, and on the afternoon of the following day she will give a demonstration at the Demotte school building. The demonstrations are designed to be extremely practical and the women .of the communities are invited to attend. Announcements of demonstrations in other communities will be made later. The regular meeting of the North Union Farmers’ club will be held at the school house at Virgie next Saturday evening, June 2, beginning at 8 o’clock. The program committee reports several interesting numbers and a full attendance is expected. The North Union club is a growing organization and its influence will soon be felt throughout the community. Hon. W. L. Wood ‘expects to be present at the meeting and deliver a patriotic address. All are invited to attend.

The Wheatfield Center Farmers’ club will hold its regular meeting at the Kennedy school house Thursday evening, May 31, beginning at 8 o’clock. S. D. Clark reports that a very interesting program has been secured, td which all are invited. The club will hear further reports from the committee appointed to investigate the telephone situation and the club expects to take definite action on the matter at this meeting. The regular June meeting of the Parr Farmers’ club will be held at the Parr school Friday evening, June 1, beginning at 8 o’clock. As the May meeting was not held on account of bad weather the pro-' gram will be carried over and several netfr numbers have been secured, according to Mrs. Taylor Wood of the program committee. Among others, the following numbers will be rendered: “The Farm Garden,” 9. A. Biusnahan. * “Farm l Experience,” Joseph Kosta. - Address, George Hammerton. A number of declamations and songs will be rendered. The matter of securing a demonstrator to show the new methods\ of canning will be considered. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. The members of the governing body of the Jasper County Better Farming association and their families will hold a basket picnic on the farm of Oscar E. Hauter, 3y 2 miles southeast of Rensselaer, Saturday, June 2. The governing body is composed of the officers of the ten flourishing s farmers’ clubs of the county and the object of the

picnic is to bring them closer together in order that the variola clubs may co-operate more effectively. A party will be made up at the office of the county agent at 10:30 o'clock and will proceed to the farm where the morning will bo spent in becoming acquainted. At noon the basket lunch will be enjoyed' and in the afternoon the following program will be rendered: “The Jasper County Better Farming Association,” Henry Paulus. “The Farmers’ Clubs and the Governing Body,’’ P. H. Hauter. “A Program for the Future,’’ Stewart Learning. “The County Agent and the People,’’ State Leader T. A. Coleman, “Our Farmers’ Clubs,” three minute reports by Charles Lakin, C. M. Dewey, J. J. Guild, Leslie Gwin, George Putt, !H. J. Dexter, A. P. Rice, Lucy Lane, John Zimmer, P. O. Kennedy. The officers of the Better Farming association feel that this “gettogdtlier” meeting is one of the important agricultural events of the year and they are making every effort to properly entertain the club officers who have signified their intentions of being present in large, numbers. Try The Democrat’s want ad columns. You will be most agreeably surprised by the results.