The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-05-04
Work of County Agriculturist

Owing to the fact that no account of
the work for the week ending April %
was written, an attempt will be made
to cover the last two weeks in this re-
port. A review of the activities of this
period shows that three main projects
have claimed attention, the Oat smut
treatment campaign, boys and girls
clubs, and the distribution of the beans
and seed potatoesswhich were purchas
ed by the st. Clair County Farmers
Federation last fall. Dat smut treat
ment demonstrations have been held
on the farms of John Conroy and ). Il.
Barr of Brockway township; Charles
Fenton of Casco; Clinton Fleming of
Port Huron; and Wesley Stringham of
Berlin. The work seemed to become
increasingly successful as the campaign
progressed, and the attendance and in
terest indicated that it was we'll appre
ciated by the people Of the county.
These meetings have been attended by
a total of one hundred ninety-eight of
the farmers of the county, and reports
indicate that not only large number
of those present, but others who were
unable to attend have treated their oats
for the prevention of smut. These
meetings have led to the making of
many new acquaintance, and have ex-
tended the influence of the st. Clair
County Farmers Federation to a mum.
Der of the best sections of the county
The meeting of the China Farmers
Club was sattended Wednesday, April
10, at the home of John Schroeppel in
China township where a talk on boys
and girls clubs, and the treatment of
oats was given. Later the men gather
ed at the barn for dairy cattle judg-
ing demonstration. Another important
meeting in that vicinity was held at the
China Cleaner hall Friday evening.
This was attended by about 40 persons
and good live boys corn club consist.
ing of nineteen members was organ
lied. Both the China Corn Club and
the Central Corn Club of Burchville are
made up of wide awake energetic boys,
and the knowledge that the first two
clubs in the county are of such charac-
ter affords much encouragement. 1t is
to be regretted, however, that il has not
yet been found possible to interest the
girls IN this work. A few cooking,
canning, sewing, or daughter
clubs would be of mestimable value to
the girls, and would serve to cultivate
a proper attitude toward the essential
every day affairs of life.
The greater portion of the week end
ing April 10Th was devoted to the dis
tribution of the seed potatoes and beans
which had been ordered through the
st. Clair County Farmers Federation.
The dividing up of carlot shipment
into small lots entailed considerable
labor especially with the inconvenient
facilities that were experienced in
handling the job. This has led to dis.
satisfaction on the part of some, and
the County Agent is rapidly coming to
believe that his duty should end when
he has shown prospectlves seller where
a prospective buyer may be found, or
vice versa, without assisting in making
the deal The beans and potatoes, how
ever, were both found to be of good
quality, and it is hoped that they will
have an appreciable influence in re-
lieving the critical situation caused by
the disastrous season last year.
q. l.. Brody, County Agent