The record., 1913-06-26
To the Members Of the Mems and
Boys Germ Clubs Of MuhIeuberg
County

twice month letters that | shall
write to you on several of the NOR,
pertinent questions that may con
'front.' us from time to time. fee
that We ought to make our clubs |
clearing house, as IT were, where W,
could sit down together and jus
talk things over. Many-of us have
questions that We wish to ask anC
have discussed. Send them In, TO
some one of us will be able to
answer them for you. At times
shall write the entire letter and
sometimes part of the letter will con.
,ist of a message from some member
aud special message from me
while at other times the entire letter
will be from some of our members
Let us take hold of this thing and
make go out of II. am going to
help you every way that | can and
| want you to do as much for me.
Some of the subjects that | feel
should be taken up, are such matters
as, doing more reading, SO as to
keep abreast of the times in our pro-
fession, that of farming. All pro-
gressive business men, lawyers and
doctors read, SO that they may keep
up with latest reports of their pro,
LESSONS. They know what is being
done BY the most advanced in their
particular profession. Agriculture
is the greatest of all sciences, and
now has literature of its own. Let
rs support the county papers, they
are willing to print all the news that
NC may provide. SO let us &c, in
touch with our county papers, let
us read them and be helped.
The matter of having and raising
more aud better livestock should be
we'll considered, and to further this
end, why not organize this fall, hog
and beef clubs among the boys and
poultry clubs among the girls of our
rural schools?
We really should have more and
larger farm machinery, for we must
strive to produce more cheaply than
we are at present. We can do this
by the use of more labor saving
tools and greater horse power and
by combining our brains with our
o. avn.
Then there is the subject of soil
fertility that is at present occupying
the attention of the greatest minds
of the enure country. by adopting
better farming system ourselves,
we can be leaders in this great work
of the conservation of soil fertility.
This will mean better and larger
cops for Muhlcnberg county,
which in the end will mean better
homes, better schools and better
roads. One of the best ways to do
this is to save what we do make and
be careful not to waste anything,
"for waste makes want.n We must
really try to do better farming and
il we combine in this effort, we will
be able to make country life more
alluring here in this county.
Then, too, we do not raise enough
of our feedstuffs for our live. stock
and for local consumption. is a
shame that we should purchase hay
and grain, when we could produce
enough for our own use and then
have some to sell. This county
should be land of grasses, for we
h ave the soil and climate to raise
the best of hays; yet our northern
states find good market for hay
right here in Mhulenberg county.
Let's strive to grow enough hay for
our own use this year and because
of the past dry weather, We shall
have to SOW COW peas. We really
should grow more COW peas and soy
beans for hay, for they Ct in we'll in
nearly all systems of crop rotations.
We ought to work out some form
of cooperation that will help us to
sell at the best advantage and al the
same time purchase our supple.
that we are not able to produce al
home at the lowest possible cost.
II We can organize some form OF
marketing whereby we can sell &c
the consumer, cutting out the umld
die man," hndipg out just what the
pc oPle want, producing 1t and de-
livering 1t at their doors. We shall
be in position to get all the profits.
Just remember that you can get al
the profits il you will it so.
Then there Is another thing thai
we need and must have il We wish te