Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-28
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= Fam News



Faye.te, No. March a
A GIris Canning Club. an organi'
ration with aims and Ideals similar
to those Of the boys oorn clubs and
other organizations, is being organ
lsscd b. the Missouri Home Makers
Conference, Of which Miss AKA
kinney Of New Franklin Is president
Ability 10 grow tomatoes Is the
only quanncstion for membership IN
This dub.
II Is the aim Of Miss kinney 20
make efficient and interested
eirls and women IN the rurai homes
Of Missouri. These eluh have or
eanIzea in some u The sonthern
states and have done much good
iTho organisation win be started Win
IA tomato growing contest this sum
liner.
aTbe Gins Canning Club win pro
vide means Cor country girls 70
earn money In their homes MISS
kinney SAYS, 10 help furnish the
home With a constant supply Of veg
esabts. both fresh and canned; to
eneoutage all families 10 live BET
tier and at lower cost than they can
under present conditions and q
make The home and the farm more
interesting 70 al members OF the fan
ny. ll
Any girl who Will agree 70 sol
low our instructions in the garden
ing OF one hundred tomato plants
glue reports and cooperate with Che
conference, may become q member
OF tho Girls Canning Club and wall
receive seeds and circulars Of in
struction from the officers Of The
conference. Prizes and awards VIII
be upon EXHIBIT Of the products. Tha
girs are to have an the revenue
from their tomato patches.
Jefferson City. March 49,
Missouri horse breeders met at Tho
Madison Hotel last evening and or
eanized a Missouri branch OF The
Army Remount Association.
The purpose viii be the breedina
Of horses suitable for use by The
cavalry forces Of the United States
The officers elected are: A. W
McAlester, Columbia, president
John Donman. st. Joseph, y~ice1presi
dent; Joseph A. Murphy, st. Louis
/ secretarytreasuner Directors: Jas
/ Houchin, Jefferson City, Mo-; Wal
lace Estell. Howard County; Johi
sssHol, Windsor. ]. G Thompson
/ Butler R. H. Merrill. Greenfield
Jaw L. Taney. Fruitydlle; +. A. Faen
semyer, Wright City; w. H. Smol
\ finger, Iron Mountain; A. R. Nc
E Comas, Sturgeon; R. B. THY, Plato
llW. Nj. Harrison. Marshall.
August Belmont in New York re
GENTLY outlined a plan for a nationa
organization whereby individual mer
beers by paying So & var, would b
. ensdtled to al the publications 0
q the association and such other I'D
{ vantages a such membership woul
] bring. His plan calls also for loc'
branches Of the national burea
wherever horse breeding is a consit
cradle industry. Maj. General Leor
ard Wood, U. $. A.. is said TO hay
= stated he is willing to become pres
1 dent Of the National bureau. 1t IN
met the approval OF Col. Thcodor
Roosevelt, It is said.
&. F. Clark was elected preslder
I OF the Missouri 1--we Stock shipper
Commission Company, by the Boar
OF Directors 1T a meeting held in N
offices Of the Southern nank Thur:
day afternoon. Mr.. Clark also Is pre-
ident OF the Missouri lave stoc
: Association.
Other officers OF the Commissio
Company are, G. w. McAnnich, {
H~ughesvlIle. yicepresident; Chest'
G. starr, Centralaa, Secretary; an
A. Nj. Guthrey. Marshall, treasurer,
The members OF the Board of d
r~ectors who were present 1t the me
ing were a. M. Guthrey. Marshal
II. d. Wilson. Renlck; CIV Meal
mich. HughesviHe; T. F. hurry. NJ
Creole; James n Starr and Chestt
starr. Centralia; and G. +. clarl
Mexico.
The articles Of incorporation adop
ed at the recent meeting of the Mi
aours Live Stock Association. wei
taken up section by section for reg
lar adoption.
C. +. Clark, president, announce
alter the meeting that the compan
expects to be ready for bushes
about June /. The Broad Of Dire
tors compose the committee to S,
licit subscriptions for stock in tn
concern and WIN get to work immet
ateIy toward that end.
The following letter concerning
County Agricultural expert Is wri
ten by VIM N. Lock. whose farm
conducted under the Farm Manag,
T. ment department of the college q
Agriculture and whose results ghol
that experienced progressive farm
/. ing pays and pays well. HIS lette