Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1917 — Farmers’ Clubs [ARTICLE]

Farmers’ Clubs

The North Marion Farmers’ club met at the Bowling Green school house last evening. In addition to songs and recitations, the program consisted of talks by W. L. Wood, L. H. Hamilton and others. The Wheatfield Center Farmers’ elub will meet at the Kennedy school house tomorrow evening. The usual program will be rendered. The West Carpenter Farmers’ club officers have arranged as a special treat for the people of the community an address by Miss Alma L, Garvin of Purdue upon the subject of ■ “Balancing the Human Ration,” at their meeting to be held next Friday evening at the Price school house. The subject is practical and very timely and a general invitation has been extended Tor all to be present. “k farmer can better afford to use a S4O ram on a flock of forty ewes than to have the service of a cheaper one for nothing.” was the thought brought out in a paper read by J. W. Amsler before the Newton Farmers' club last week. “Starting with scrub sheep a few years ago I. have built up a fine flock by using good rams and have sold my surplus at $1 a head more than if I had used inferior sires. Twice in that time I used cheaper animals and had to cull out the entire offspring.” Manv of the scrub flocks are due to the use of animals under 1% years of age for breeding purposes, is the opinion of Mr. Amsler.