Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1918 — THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER [ARTICLE]

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

Department of Farm Welfare Conducted by County Agent Stewart Learning.

Pig Club Popular. [ Over Hurry boys tsre signified their desire to J6lm tie gig dab organized -by some of rise proeress- . ire hog men off the.’ rocty. Under. the rales of the etah hrceders will . furnish to each accepted c2ub member a registered gilt- .Each boy will raise hogs from jus »t and return the -best gilt from the first litter ■ and € per cent interest' on the valuation of tie sot in payment for his pig. Ac*pßcat»as will be received up to June I# from, boys between the ages off twelve and twenty. Coal for Threiii*r. A eoal dealer rails attention to tbe fact that it is almost Impossible to secure coal to meet the ordinary demands at the present time and that there is likely to be serio ts difficulty in securing enooeh coal to thresh the grain crop. He urges all farmers who have r ■ : : definite arrangements to secure coal. | for threshing .to . make the* once. The matter of coal las always been considered a fit si- 'ins’ but under the present circumstances it may be a serious affair for cur farmers. Silo Meeting in Jordan Towuship. A Silo meeting will he held in the Egypt school house In Jordan i township Friday evening. June ”, at 8 o’clock. The people c»f Jordan township have been asked to build at least eight silos- this year. Come and boost for the develop meet off your community. Clubs. The Milroy Country club wilt meet at ■ Milroy ch rch Saturday evening. June S. A 1 v-'y prog rim has been arranged. The Newton Township Farmers' . club will meet at ire Blue. Grass echool house Tuesday evening. -June 11. The subject of ‘ Silos and Silage’’ will he discussed; a»d- several■

lighter , numbers have been arrangedThe South .Marion Farmers’ club wifi neet at the Consolidated school ir:-day evening, June if. Tire I ung program has been .arby Miss Hazel Jacks, chairman of the program committee: Music ...... ..... Utica Crowder Talk—‘Getting in Touch with Every-Day Life” . . ...Mrs. James Amsler Music.. Beatrice and Thelma Tilton Talk—“ Furnishing Che Farm v-. Home’’" .v... •. • ... Mrs, Chas. Sewell of Purdue Music .. ... , . . ..... . . ......... Talk—'Farm Bookkeeping .... Paul Wood Hog Feeding Trial Starts. Erhardt Wuerthner has started a hog feeding trial to determine the value of a corn, skim milk and tankage ration for hogs on blue grass, pasture. He is using 17 hogs averaging bl pounds at the start. They will run in a small grass lot and receive all the corn they will clean up, tankage in a self feeder and such skim milk as is produced on the farm. He invites the public to inspect this lot of hogs and to keep in touch with the results. Thrv>herin€ i n to Meet. A meeting of threshermen expecting to operate machines in Jasper': county this season will be held in the court house at Rensselaer Saturday afternoon. June 15, at ff o’clock. This has been called by direction of the Food Ad- • anistration and the principal topic of discussion will be ‘‘What the Ft..-d Administration Expects of the Threshermen.” "Workmen’s Cornensation Act and the Threshermen'' wit! also be discussed. Representatives of the Indiana r the hood ’ of Threshermen and State Threshermen's Mutual In- - : ranee association are expected to he -present. This meeting not only .offers an opportunity to secure the

latest information pertaining to the business of threshing, but also offers an opportunity for a free discussion of local problems. All threshermen and farmers invited to attend. Meeting in Hanging Grove. Wednesday, June 19, at | o’clock, a meeting will be given by the Food club at the Banta school house. A talk will be given on ‘‘Child Welfare” by Mrs. Gwin, and a talk on "War ancj Woman” bv Miss Geyer. A similar meeting will be held at McCoysburg Friday, Juhe 21, at 2 o’clock. These meetings were arranged hy Mrs. Osburne, a member of the Hanging Grove Township Food committee. Every one is invited.