Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-05-28

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Toe BofS and 0zrlz CuA gurk b
RiN ssink aoze euisa isrrpn thrseSh
tAs SCHOOLS W have fsrvone Noys
entered n IL aos< Corn Grcwins
loossest ebt aine k1rs eatsred Il ~
ponaln Cah Ncrk The Noss eacf
have 4 scre ~ naore a. ezra Plant
- wEh pare scea he girls va
ercu a. leaA afV tosnkse plants and
l4ter h H. Seasou I Aape - have =
Hc1ae DccnonscS Instructor 10 kive
lsen lessans 81 cannine Ne arr
seo6lnk SoExeslioes fer tke plAntlnk
~caitseong and harvesting - their
crQs 81 freEaent tcttsva2S They ARE
sezf - tie xHkkoeens sr unaels. I
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frsil
AnctAsr lee 81 Nerk ehtck ~ musl
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crEaasatioa Ne are iisixss Al =
uUe a. wAAh ~ nskAt Wea Speak
Is Ae Az q er~rNnsEattoa Ssa -
.caeruttsa Tae hig hesiasss indaS
irseS e car cites hkse rsslin11 she
afsSaegeS - he gkfneA ~ orsSais-
rg and NorkiNE Akethcr tor eaase
|u1N he Araaes ksye ~ Seea The
eESAatzgeS ~ SoNa nor have they
feH The aeeG q 4 aueA nnta his
freSe1t tinre Ne are eexinnfne n
teci hss neod szd IN Scsae S~cctsuas
81 the cca1trg ar eciSak tosether
a. crKsNisNtsonS ~ Farm GuhA Hrm
RuFsAsS AsS other simiiAr crkssisa-
doaS NJ an Sonesimcx Httle
Sou hst ~ an learntng that in
eAnx there + streaEth~ ana that ~
COOPERATING aith 6eT neskAnerS ~
ukn a. cir ~ReaehhorS and community
s~N ~ Sefi q rssTine personal
eaeNt
Auxaep RHrsaps
Aside fruan me pnaufv Farm Ru.
rsaN = has heen - plan 10 have a.
least one sanitary Rareaa 81 ssch
~ axsiF - ~ kaoRn A. To~nship
esrn RuFeeuS Naers the t~o3hshirS
are i&rSe and the rsopse IL Asy as
trscs wHzs an esganiEattaa. ~ rro
ress the erEsniSasior Il District Fsrm
Sars&aS
Thas thFoakA IRE F4rm Adviser
zAoFeaneat taere Is heing huift m
Sra1E farmers orgazinNt9nuS an az
EktcA are rather CLOSELY connected
SegSnEiAg with the smallest division
Se have the District F4rm Rurean
&hsch n tara is a branch of the Town
sAip Farm Bars2a. which in turn i
/ part af the Coanty Farm Burezn.
Thea we have car State Leader
all the caanfv bureaus in
70 a Stats movement, and finally. ali
the States which have taken M the
gork are connected Elth the q s
Department Of Agriculture On Jan
1sry list there Eere 1se county
agents h the field There are MANI
more al this time.
Aside from the County Bureau here
We have Eve Township Farm Bureaus
and IA District Bureau. Some Of
these are very much alive and max
ing the Q Of their opportunities.
while some are not as active as they
be.
~SupPresses Hog Cholera
Cholera control work has been an
important part Of ny duties during
past year Since my work began
! have yaecinatsd 32SS head Of hogs
against cholera using 1850 doses. or
about 6.eoe injections. A very large
percentage OF the hogs which were
veil AZ the time were saved. while a
lair percentage even Of those sick Al
he time Of vaccination have sur
rived
Figuring from another standpoint
have yaccinated approximately sf7.-
100 pounds Of pork OF which AZ least
" have been saved. which would
amount to 2s5.647 pounds. Now sup
ose only 7s% Of this 1885, was a '
q on account Of my work-and | be-
iexe this is ponserFative-we wouId
q Saving OF 221.7s5 pounds.
ahirh value al 7e per pound
mounts 10 sI5.52I.
! have made a total Of ISL farm
tsits Tor various reasons. In some
theSe visits we're made for the
impose Of : ring 10 locate a suitable
latch tor alfalfa, some for the pnr.
'ose Of helping plan cropping sys-
aui.r9tation, live stock. management
for soil acidity. 10 helm u
ssib hog trouble by vaccination or
sHitary measures, etc.
We have done all ws could 10 a.
ist farmers In procuring pure seeds.
We can often be OF help 10 you In this
Jay II ron will use NIX.
have addressed abost forty-6ye
ieetings with a total attendance az
800 people.
We have had 1900 callers at the
and have written 1890 letters.
] have travelled 1907 miles In an
pen rig ~ team and 2.I90 miles by
total OF 1897 miles.
This will serve To give you A fair
Of what have been doing the
asst yeaT. ! wish nov 10 mention a
~ things which hope we can car
! out this reason.
Plans Future Werk
Anfi-Hog Cholera Campaign-We
do much toward Kidding our
1unty of this disease.
Follower work OF the Boys and
iris Club work.
A eo7tinuanee Of the Stock judy
9 work among the young peopIe.
Home Economics Schools.
Wherever the people SO desire
III help IN organizing AUXILIARY
arm Bureaus and ! am al the ser
&c q those already organized when.
y Is possible for ne 10 attend.
course ! shall continue 10 make
visits for any definite purpose.
] can be Of any service TO anyone [.
the county. ! am at his service.
Saturday viii continue 10 be nv |
day and I shall be glad 20 con /
IL with anyone On that day. How
or, u Secretary. Mr.. Wayne is in
g oilee regularly and is always d
70 s~slai Won IN an wav he ran
Hog cholera work viii continue 10
We precedence over all other work :
DweFer. the burden Of this WORK
u fail upon the man supplied ~ by
e College for some fime after our a