Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1918 — The Neighborhood Corner [ARTICLE]

The Neighborhood Corner

Department of Farm Welfare Conducted by County Agent Stewart Learning.

■*ga Brothen Make Good Average. The Sage Brothers Big Type Poland China sale last week made an average Of about >6O per head. As most of the toimals sold were spring pigs and as it *M the young men's' first sale, the Showing was very satisfactory. The taality of the offering was good and it U fortunate that many of the animals Stayed in the neighborhood. Harvey Williams, the only other extensive breeder of this type of hogs in «he county, expects to offer selections of kls own breeding this fall. Farmers' Clubs. The NOrth Union Farmers’ club will hold its regular meeting in the Virgie eehool house Saturday evening. October Sth. The following program has been Primary School Talk Rev. J. B. Fleming Election of President Election of program committee Closing song... Members of Adv. Room Everyone is asked to be present. The Gillam Farmers’ club will hold its regular meeting at Independence Church Wednesday evening, October 9th. Aside from numbers by local talent falls by P. H. Hauter, Chauncey Wood and Jesse Snyder, of the South Marion Club, will be featured. The South Marion Farmers’ club meeting will be held at the Consolidated school house Thursday evening, October 16th. at 8:30 p. m. The following program will be given: Music Kohley Talk ....Extension Speaker Bong .♦... Ruth Daugherty Paper Mrs. Sunderland Music ...Florence and Hazel Jacks Peroration Loretta Kanne A meeting will be held at the Taylor School house in Carpenter township Wedpurpose of considering the organization Keaday evening, October 9th, for the of a Community club. Mr. Clarence Henry, of Purdue, will be the principal •peaker of the evening. While previous attempts to get together in this locality have been foiled by the weatherman, hope has not been abandoned and a good meeting Is an-

ticipated. ■«w Plan for Securing Lime. The government's action in placing lime upon the preferred list has reB wakened a general interest in liming tn many sections of the county. Many, farmers hesitate, however, to purchase, Bn entire carload at one time on account 1 Cf the difficulty in getting it unloaded tn time to avoid demurrage. A number ( Of- farmers, however, have signified their desire to secure a few loads from each car shipped in. Farmers desiring to avail themselves Of such a co-operative plan are invited to inform the County Agent not later than Saturday. October 12th, of the amount that they can take from each ear. Ground limestone can be set down at various points in the county at from *1.16 to $2.00 per* ton. At the present price of fertilizers will probably give greater returns on the investment, if used with clovers, than any other method of soil improvement, with the possible exception of tile drainage. Sorghum Seed for Poultry. A poultryman calls attention to the high feeding value of sorghum seed for poultry and suggests that a conservation program might call for a little more attention in the matter of saving this need. Sorghum seed has about 95 per cent of the value of corn when fed to Chickens. Sorghum will yield up to I" Sr M bushels of seed per acre. While moat of this is saved, the press of work *s causing a few farmers to leave the heads in the fields where they have fsllrr Sheep Club for Young People. The sheep club recently organized offers a fine chance for the boys and girls of the county to enter a profitable line of busines with little or no cash outlay. Goo dreturns are being made, from the aheep business at present and there is little reason to think that the future is Hot bright for it. There are hundreds of could be grown at practically no expense. The boy or girl who starts this fall with a flock of five breeding ewes will not only do a patriotic thing by increasing the wool supply, but will als obe engaged in a work which should prove unusually profitable. Demonstration in Mewton Township. There will be a demonstration on •ugarless recipes at the home of Mrs. Kwi Kennedy next Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, October 9 th. Everybody come.

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