Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1919 — READY FOR LIVESTOCK TOUR [ARTICLE]

READY FOR LIVESTOCK TOUR

Farmers and Merchants to Spend June 26 Visiting Farms. Plans are complete for the county livestock tour, which will start from the court house at 9 o’clock‘Thursday, June 26, according to Russell Van Hook, who has been working to perfect the details of the event. Members of the committee of the Jasper County Betterment association, who have the matter in charge, have called upon the business houses of Rensselaer and given each a special invitation to be represented on this trip, and the committee expects to make the day one which will be appreciated by- farmers and merchants alike. Leaving Rensselaer at 9 o’clock, the party will inspect representative herds of each of the breeds of livestock found in the county. As there are nearly 200 herds and flobks of pure-bred livestock in the county, some excellent animals will be shown. Parts of the community infrequently visited will be reached on the trip and the tourists will have an opportunity to inspect a rapidly developing part of the locality. A basket picnic dinner will be featured at noon. The trip will be completed while the sun is still high, so that chores can be taken care of as usual. Livestock enthusiasts state that all who attend the tour will be surprised as to the quality of the stock which will he inspected, and they believe that everyone interested in better farming should load up their families in their cars and take the day for this trip.*