Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20
Stock and -
~ Farm News


workers. In Clinton county during
September, nlnety.tive meetings were
hello in country school houses and
town halls. At these meetings the
need OF good seed corr was point
out and the reasons why early frees-
ing kills or weakens seed were ex-
plsined. The need Of early gather
ing was emphasized and demonstra-
tons Of good methods OF gathering
and hanging the a were made.
These meetings were attended by
about 1900 school children and 1000
farmers. Men who know the county
well tell us that never before in one
year has so much seed corn been
properly gathered and dried in this
community.
NeaTly every one within reach at
tends a good county fair. Headquar-
ters were established In a tent at
the county fair at Dewitt during
TIC second week OF September and
doubtless there were many among
those talked with who would rarely
1. ever be found reading farm papers
or attending Institutes. Bottles Of
preserved corn roots con-
timing corn rooat worms, a
bale Of aEa,fa hay and several
strings NJ seed corn attracted much
attention aud the county advisor wa
kept 'lsv exp'l ring how to get rid
OF varin.s nsedts and weeds, how
to grow alfalfa ami how to care for
The seei corn.
During the winter two short course
schools will be conducted and several
meetings will he held in townships
not in reach ut the short course
schools. These short course schools
and meetings will in most be
held under the auspices of the town
ship units Of the county association.
The perfection Of the organization
Of the township units Of the county
association will occupy the first half
of the winter. When the local organ
i~zations are perfected, It will give
Clinton county a very strong working
organization. These local organiza-
tons are being made up of men who
subscribed to the county fund. In
each township association n direc-
tor is elected for each $40 subscribed.
Since the county association is unit
ed with the Clinton Commercial Club.
as OF its committees, each of
these local directors becomes an ex-
officlo member of the Clinton Com
mercial Club. The chairman Of the
local boards Of directors. together
with, a few city members, make up
the county agricultural committee un
der whose management the county
work Is conducted. The directors OF
the local associations are selected
from different parts Of their town
ships. so that they may take the
lead in their respective neighbor
hoods. Some are already planning TO
organize neighborhood clubs to which
all Of each family will belong. The
directors OF each local organization
will act as an advisory board for the
county agricultural advisor in that
community.
N L. MosHER.
Clinton County Agricultural Adviser.
THE farmers Of Johnson County
met in W~arrenshurg Wednesday and
organized a County Bureau OF Agri-
culture, the purpose Of which is to
work as an advisory with the farm
adviser, created by the County
Court recently. C.. H. Houx, of
C~enteryiew. was elected president, W
B. Wallace, of Holden. vice-presIdent,
B F. Summers, Knob Noster. sec
ond vice-president; G. W. Casing
ham. W~arrensburg, secretary. and
Ben t. Sans. treasurer. Audrain
county farmers are arranging to or
ganIze along this line at once.
Add fire
HON. HARRY RUBEY. a promi-
nent banker of Macon, Mo, was in
Mexico this week. the guest Of the
Lee Brothers to buy a fine saddle
horse. Harry is going across the
country horseback from Macon to Ho
Springs, Ark. and wants a good,
first-elass saddle horse to take him
through Mexico is the saddle horse
center Of the earth and Harry knows
it.
A FARMERS bureau should be or
ganized in Audrain county immediate
ly, the same as in other counties
that have farm experts. In this way
all who receive benefits will have an
opportunity to assist in paying the
expenses.
Cape Girardeau. Mo, Feb. 9, 1913.
DR.. J. F. Harrison,
Mexico. Mo.
Dear sir
Mr.. T. p. Russell tells me you are
Interested in the Farm Adviser move
ment and asks me to give you my
views Of the subject.
The colleges and experiment sta
tons have a accumulated a mass Of
Information that is not being used by
the farmers. Here and there a man
is using such information but as yet
the great Of farmers have no
use for any thing that sayors of
book learning" This plan OF hav-
ing a man live among the farmers
work with them at their own farms,
learn their peculiar problems is go
Ing to give US the solution Of the
problem or at least be a big help.
In this county we are well pleased
with the plan and amount Of work
that can be done is unlimited. Our
got started at hog cholera work