Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1920 — County Agricultural News [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

County Agricultural News

Department of Farm Welfare Conducted by County Agent

Township Meeting Dates. Following are the dates fixed for the first business meetings of the different townships: December 1, Keener township; December 10, Hanging Grove township; December 3, Jordan township; December 2, Union township; December 7, Milroy township; December 8, Gillam township; December 9, Wheatfield township; December 11, Carpenter township; December 14, Newton township; December 15, Kankakee township; December 16, Walker, township; December 21, Barkley township, and January 20, Marion township. Marion Township Meeting. There, will be a meeting of the Marion township federation November 30th at 7 p. m. at the court house. Business of importance will be discussed and the presence of every member is urgently requested. Tri-County Hereford Association. The leading Hereford cattle men from Newton county, in company with their county agent, S. S. Davis, came to Rensselaer Friday and in; terviewed Q. S. Bell and County Agent Mawhorter on the proposition of uniting the Hereford cattle men of Newton, Jasper and Pulaski counties into one large Hereford sales association. Messrs. Mawhbrter and Bell accompanied the Newton county party on their visit to Smith brothers, near Medaryville, and a few of the leading Hereford men in Pulaski county, among whom were Messrs. Williams, Bott and Capper. All the men visited were in favor of the movement, which will be a step forward in assisting the small breeders of Herefords. An organization will be formulated in the near future.

Pick Brood Sows Now. Now is the proper time of the year for the hog growers to give attention to the selection of the sows that are to be used as next year’s dams. The swine grower can not give too much attention to the selection of his sows for breeding purposes. It is a wise plan to select the best individuals from the good-sized litters and especially those litters from good mothers. In this selection attention should be given ■to getting good length, a strong, wellarched back, giving plenty of depth. This frame of body should be supported with good strong bone in both leg and pastern. Another attention that should be given to the selection made is the care and feeding at this time of the year. Breeding gilts should not be fattened nor should they be permitted to run with those fed for market purposes. Their feed should be more of a body building ration, consisting of rather bulky feed that is strong in protein elements. Where It is possible to obtain such a ration, the following makes a good mixture for breeding gilts. Whole corn, ground or soaked oats mixed with shorts and tankage. This ration will give a desirable proportion of frame building elements and when properly balanced makes an Ideal ration. Learn This by Heart. In the shade of the old apple tree, Where the snow and the rain blows free ■ Is no place to store The binder and mower A*hd Implements there that you see; For the fust and the rot, you’ll agree. Are worse than hard usage would be;

And the paint that they wore Is a shade, nothing more — Just the shade of the old apple tree. —Western Farm Life.