Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-14
Stock and =
- Farm News

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FORE You sEA. W.T.
MUTUAL Phone s4crrT Phone saS
y. A. Hlghtshoe 4 o.
Fos Poultry and Eeg Prices
J. w. Brewer shipped a carload
Of mules TO Fairbury. H.. Tuesday.
THE general operation Of the Leve
Agricultural Extenslon BIN, which
has passed the House and 10 now
pending in the Senate, will increase
the products OF the farms Of the
country AZ least 20 per cent, This 20
per cent in one year would pay the
appropriation involved for $50 years
The plan means more direct benefit
70 the country than anything nov
before Congress"
The foregoing statement was made
recently by George $. Wood of Chi
cago. assistant to the president OF
the National Soil Fertility League, an
organisation In Chicago backed by
prominent men Interested In the ad-
vancement OF agriculture.
Would Help Consumer, Too
"The bill contemplates the estap
lishment Of a farm manager in every
county in the United states-an ex-
pert ag~riculturist who win take scien-
tific farming right to the farmer indi-
viduaIly,s said Mr.. Wood. The farm
manager will represent the farmers
interests and the consumers inter
ests. From this win grow rapidly in
~creasing farm production, co-opera-
tion, closer relations with producer
and communicable elimination of mi
dlemen.
.The government and state will
support the farm manager. He viii
be affiliated with the Department o
Agriculture and under the direction
of a state agricultural college.
It's a Serious Problem.
"The matter of providing food TO
our population is becoming serious
In ten years, between 1900 and 1910
our population increased Is million
about Fl per cent; our farm area in
creased a little over 4 per cent; on
meat producing animals actually droI
ped off over 20 millions in number
We must produce more and must
get ii to the at less cost.
Every agricultural authority =
the country agrees that in ten years
when the farm demonstrator is !
every county and scientific methods
are in vogue, we win largely increas
il, Ia fact, we do not double, u vie
per acre. Thus both the farmer an
the win profit.
"The Lever provides for q fixed al
! preparation from the federal treasur
Of $40. 900 per year Internationally
every state. The bill passed the Hou
Of Representative Just before It ~
tourned last summer. Congressman !
!" Il. Lever OF South Carolina, an 81
tkusiast on the plan, was assisted
men In the Department Of AgricultuI
by II. II, Gross, president of the "
tional Soil Fertility League, and OF
= ers.
u look for early favorable actor
In the Senate. for this bill has I
party strings.
Great Impetus was given to q
farm movement at Sedalia Monday
a meeting held in that city at the
N stigation Of the Pettis County B
ID reau of Agriculture and others. Th
&c Bureau was organized at the instis
I'll ton Of the Sedalia Commercial Gil
in cooperation with the leading q
gems of the County, the Coun
Court, the school board, State Z
partment Of Agriculture and the n
) tional Grain Exchange. The work
organizing the entire State in a sil
liar manner was launched.
Prominent railroad. bank. Sta
and Government officials as well
prominent citizens representing co
mercial clubs, agricultural and 9th
associations, were in attendance. T
SC Hon. Bert Ball OF Chicago, secreta
NJ. v. Carroll of the Pettis Coun
Bureau of Agriculture. and County
visor Sam Jordan were among I
leading spirits.
iPettis county was the third to
ganize, Kankakee (ilI.) being fir
and Clinton t1a.) second. In
Sc fourteen or fifteen counties have
SC ganized. and every one has been
success far beyond expectation, Is;
Mr.. Ball.
Kankakee is already producing
Kankakee Yellow Dent Seed Coz
which viii sell from $500 to st.
'oc per bushel as long as II lasts. a
many shipments will be made out
the county. Clinton and Sedalia v
follow in this direction In the ord
named. This year the seed &C
.5e raised in Pettis County viii likely
sold as high as $500 a bushel.
AS an example of the impetus
the movement 200 silos were built
!. Pettis County this year.
Dairy herds are being fed at
saving Of ~one-fourth and at the sal
.oc time increases the milk flow o.
third (This is the Dutchman's o
per cent?
Sedalia business men, teachers
school children, It the meeting,
hotels and on the streets, talked