Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 63, Number 4, Jasper, Dubois County, 18 June 1920 — Page 7

'AIM AND VALUE OF FARM CLUBS

One of Important Feature, of Extension Work Conducted by Relation Service. INSTRUCT GIRLS AND BOYS Larger Yields Have Been Obtained, Better Pigs Have Been Raised, and Finer Cattle, Dairy and Beef Have Been Raised. (By E. T. Mi:rti:rITH. Secretary of Agriculture.) Hoys nnd Girls' club work In one of tho Important fVnturs of tho firicultural extension work conducted by the Mnto relation service. United States department of agriculture, In co-operation with the state agricultural colleges and local agencies for the purpose of Improving agricultural conditions and practices throughout tho country. These clubs are organized to Improve farm and home practices by Instructing tho boys In correct agricultural methods and the girls In homemaking; to assist them in demonstrating these methods for the Improveif

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A Pig Club Girl. . inent of the farm and home; to aid in the development of co-operation in the family and In the community; to create a more favorable attitude toward the business of farming and home making by encouraging property ownership and the feeling of partnership; and to make rural life more attractive by providing organization which tends to diminish isolation and develop leadership. Benefits Derived. These objects are in process of attainment. Wherever club work hns t been pushed by our agents, larger yields have been obtained, better pigs have been raised and liner cattle, both dairy and beef, hs;ve been grown. The motto of tho clubs Is "To Make the Best Hotter." Registered animals are now common where only a few years ago they were unknown, and there is a systematic effort to cull out scrub live stock and poultry. Large yields of crops have been made by club members on lands which were considered worthless, and little girls are vying with the best packers In oann5.iv and preserving fruits and vegetables, and are becoming a potent factor In help'ing to make the farm home more attractive and enjoyable. The average yield per acre made by lub members In the growing of field crops Is two to three times as large ns the average yields made In tho states In which the members are located. Many people, seeing a boy or girl here and there engaged in club work, do not realize tho value of the products produced by these young folk In the aggregate. In 101S. while under tho stress of war and responding to an appeal made to club members In tho furrows "over hero' to help feed the boys In tho trenches "over there," tho records In the ollice show that these young people produced food and feed to the value of more than S'JO.rtYUW. Helps Boys and Girls. Tho money value of the products of club members Is only a small part of the value of club work. Manv bovs and girls have had their vision of life enlarged by club membership. Many have taken and are taking college trolnlnc. The agricultural colleges of the country especially have profitcl In enrollment from the clubs. Man boys and girls have made their own money to defray their college expanses In club activities. Many nfrer graduation have returned to the farms or have engaged in extension work as county agents. Rural life has bon greatly enriched In recent years by the trained leadership obtained from agricultural clubs. The results obtained In tNs work Justify i:vuy times the expenditures made in securing them and appeal strongly for a larger development of this useful work.

I NEED WINDBREAK IN SUMMER Protection Given to Garden and Fruit Plantation From Hot Southwest Winds. A farm rn'ds a wlndbmik In summer as much as In winter. Did you ever notice the difference In the garden and fruit plantation on two farms, one sheltered from the hot southwest wind and the other exposed to It? The TIndbrejk pays lr dollars an l cents.

INFERIOR SALT WILL RUIN COUNTRY HIDES

Hair Is So Set That It Cannot Be Removed Properly. Incident Illustrates Importance of Attentlon to Details In Handling and Curing Alum Is Especially Objectionable. (Prepared by the Unite! States Department of Acrlculture.) Hides should be salted only with clean, pure salt free from alum, according to a recant statement of the bureau of chemistry. This bureau Is making a study of the best methods for skinning farm animals and curing hides in order to produce a high-grade leather. Salt containing alum partly tans the hide and sets the hair so that it cannot be removed. Hides which cannot be unhaired properly bring a loss to the tanner and prejudice him in future purchases against hides from tho same source. Tanners recently submitted to the bureau of chemistry gretn salted hides which could not.be unhaired after liming In the usual way. In order to find out the cause. An examination showed that on the basis of the dry hide unhaired sftots contained 0.8 per cent of alumina and the portions where the Hair was not loosened contained 1.2o per cent of alumina. The portions of the hide which contained 0.8 per cent alumina unhaired with dllliculty, while the portions containing 1.20 per cent could not be unhaired even on the beam. An Inferior salt containing alum had been used In salting the hides and had set tlio hair. This Incident Illustrates the Importance of attention to letalis In the handling and curing of hides and skins. Farmers, country butchers and dealers are advised by the department to use only clean, pure salt In salting bides. Tho presence of alum In salt Is especially objectionable and as little as five per cent in the salt can be detected usually by Its bitter taste. Fanners bulletin No. 10öT. which gives detailed directions for skinning, curing and marketing country hides and skins, may be obtained upon application to the United States department of agriculture, Washington, D. C. VEGETABLES ARE IMPORTANT Most Intensively Worked Field on Farm Is Garden Irish Potatoes Are Leaders. (Prepared by the Unitoo" States Department of Agriculture.) Tho most Intensively worked field (n the farm is the garden. For convenience It Is usually located close to the dwelling. Many farmers have. In addition, truck patches in Garden Should Be Located Conveniently to Dwelling. fields where Inter-tllled crops, such as corn, are grown. These patches are conveniently plowed, prepared, and cultivated at the same time the ground Is worked for the regular crop. In the truck patch potatoes, sweet corn, cabbage, tomatoes, squash and cucumbers are usually raised. Vegetables constitute only about 11 per cent (In value) of all food consumed by farmers, and about SO per cent of the vegetables are furnished by the farm. In general, Irish potatoes are easily the most important vegetable raised, constituting nearly onehalf of the value of vegetables consi mod. In the South, however, about vvice as many sweet potatoes as Irish potatoes are used. SILO WILL PRESERVE CROPS Alfalfa, Cane, Kafir, Corn and Other Forage, May Be Saved by StorIng In Huge Pit. Kalny weather at the time clover or alfalfa should be cut will often make It Impossible to cure tho forage and produce hay of much value. Prolonged rain in the fall will prevent the curing of such forage as cane, kafir. corn, millet, and a late cutting of alfalfa. A silo will save all this feed and preserve it In excellent shape. GIVE TEAM SOME ATTENTION During Exceedingly Warm Weather Horses or Mules Arc Liable to Get Overheated. Those who cultivate crops when the weather Is exceedingly warm should notice the team. It would be a very unfurtunato matter to allow the horses or mule to become too warm. This laicht injure the animals permanently.

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If a woman has no other reason for loving a man she does it just because. SHOES WEAR LONGER When you walk in comfort; so do stockings. A package of Allen's Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder to shake into the shoes and sprinkle In the foot-bath, gives you that "old shoe" comfort and saves wear. Allen's Foot East makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Ladles can wear shoes one size smaller by shaking some Allen's Foot Ease in each shoe In the morning. Sold everywhere. Adv. If It was not for their famous wives many men would never be heard of. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTOKIA, that famous old remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use for Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria A hen that makes a lot of fuss over an egg Is seldom a good layer. To Insure glistening-white table linens, use Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. It never disappoints. At all good grocers, 5c. PROOF THAT STONE GROWS Rock on California Farm Has Increased in Weight Within the Memory of Settlers. On the farm of Mr. James Champion, known as the old home place of his father, John Champion, boys used to meet years ago with the elder Champion, and often tossed a round stone, ball fashion, one to another. The same stone now lies In the yard, at the old place, and men now in their eighties often speak of this rock and identify It as the stone they used to toss about to each other. Today it will weigh about o00 pounds and lies near the spot where it has lain for nearly a century. Some of the most substantial old men of Mercer county who are now living, will vouch that this rock has grown from a small stone to its present size since their babyhood days. Wilmore (Cal.) Enterprise. Fig Culture in United States. It is not Improbable that this country will soon produce all the figs it needs. This statement is made by the chief of the bureau of plant industry, United States department of agriculture, In his report on the progress of Smyrna fig culture in California. Much of the success of this enterprise has been due to the fact that the department has been able to maintain a caprifig orchard at Loomis from which caprifigs have been distributed free to growers. ay. i I7TET

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