Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1920 — Count Agricultural News [ARTICLE]

Count Agricultural News

Department of Farm Welfare Conducted by County Agent

Ear-to-Row Demonstration The ear-to-row demonstration conducted by R. S. Thomas of the soil and crop department of Purdue was a decided A fair sized group of farmers, headed by the ■ county, agent, were present. This experiment proved without a doubt that each individual seed ear has a value as seed, apart ' from another ear. It proved that in the. selection of 'seed corn, the grower should exercise great care in selecting seed that does not carry an overamount of starch, as the vitality and j yigor of seed corn is largely determined by its freedom from disease and starchiness. Great care should be exercised that no seed be selected that shows signs of f disease, either in ear or stalk, as these defects are absolutely sure to show up in the crop. In this experiment several diseased ears’ were' used as seed, f Fully 75 % of this planting was. found to be affected by stalk root disease, causing stalk to fall, and ears were small and infested by disease similar to the parent ear. The results of the seeding of two eart in this demontsratlon, selected from ope township, was < exhibited in a downtown window and attracted universal attention. The one ea.r

produced 50 bushels to the acre. It had very starchy kernels and the resulting ears were small and consisted of many nubbins. The other ear yielded 80 bushels to the acre and was free from starchiness and well adapted to the soil and climate, which is shown in the resulting corn that has a uniformity of type. Live Stock Association Meeting

There will be a live stock association meeting in the county agent’s office Saturday evening, Oct. 30. All those who are interested in live stock and stock show for another year please be in attendance at 8 o’clock. This will be an Important meeting and it Is necessary that you come with your suggestions and ideas. State Federation Meeting Officers of the federation who have been working on the program of the Uecdnd annual .state convention, which is to be held in Indfanapolis Nov. 15 and 16 at the auditorium of the Masonic Temple, have recedved wofd from J. R. Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau Fedeartion, to the effect that he will attend this meeting. Mr. Howard represents the national organization to which the Indiana farmers are affiliated and his message before the convention, which is to be delivered the first, day of the session, will be received with interest by Hoosier farmers, who are now bent upon perfecting one of the strongest state organizations in the national federation. Rensselaer Live Stock Show The. live stock show this year was a decided success considering the prevailing conditions over the country, such as the labor problem. The stock brought in this year was of a very high class and many of the animals were individuals of outstanding characteristics which are well worth considering in building up any breed of live stock. The breeders should be commended in their efforts and ideals of building up fine pure-bred stock in their county. Many breeders over tiie county had very fine animals, backed upp by good pedigrees, but these animals were not in show condition, which accounts for the entries being smaller than expected. Several large breeders have also moved from the county which also accounts for

the few entries In the cattle end of the show. The swine part of tho show was well represented in all breeds except the Durocs. Walter B. Krueck of Angola was the judge and gave satisfaction throughout the judging. The breeders of the county are

bound to have a larger and better show next year and are going to 1 meet In the court house this Saturday evening to mike preparations for that coming event.