Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
COMMERCIAL
CLUB SEEKING
COUNTY AGENT
Big Public Meeting Win 3 3
Held Here December II q
to Discuss Movement
COVERDALE WILL
MAKE AN ADDRESS

. mere Is a movement underway ~
the commercial club to get = Count
agent 1or this county and II the nl.,,Sa1
OF the committee having this ,proiec3sS
ID cnarge are successful. WancIiT3
county will be one of the comna = ts-~ss1
~ lew counties Of the state, to 7hayS33
tnis ~ most valuable agricultural servicS5: )
,,i, uhe committee met Tuesday ~ {
VIII meet again Friday nisht - fIS
ciuD at which time all the memheI5Ss3
are urged to be present for at fhsi7Is
tlne, the hnal plans for the biz ~
MeeIng OF urban and rural residsnf s.
wnicn Will be held December II sSSs9
70 pc perfected. This msstirs
VIII De open for all Of the farmer
the county as well as the Ottnm1;7
residents and will be addresses ~ hi
w. Ioverdale OF Ames. MI. Coyardaix
Is county agent leader Of the stafs ~
headquarters at Ames and work;r~ = s52
conjunction with the department ,7y
agriculture. 'sAe l
The biggest movement ava,
eu ny the Commercial club" was tjs112
seSn. may 'se attempt to secure count
IS ehs i1r CttumWa and Wapello cos
~ tne ottumwa Commercial cIp1
20 20 uescrlDed by member Of the clu5 !
AZ 49, '.e opinion OF some of the membeI
.ne Iuea OF securing an expert advfs1
,n ,Or tne farmers OF Wapello county
ruon plsser than securing factoe -
no matter what its size. "a
L; Il. Clausen. one of the com,,,+t
IN cnarge OF the affair said: "To hesis
Win, county agent, means simnIv
Iarmers advisor There are now on2| =
twenty-four county agents in Iovs
tnongh twenty-five more countiea q Z,
asking the government for them ~
is away behind many other stsfS~
tnls regard Oklahoma. for inafSS:
nas agents IN seyenty-fye .per5 -
ner couniess while F16146a has 49,
IN thlrty-two counties out OF fortv.Ss,sss
iowa Is the best agricuItural no.
tne union. yet 1t Is sadly behind r, r.
movement Tor bettering farms n
reason may be that the people A.
reailze the necessity of fmproyenne ~ Il
rlsures received from counties ~
ing agents were cited to show ths r. :
creased production Of these commit ~
IN one county, in Iowa It il said ~
the gain on hogs alone for one -
was $l5O,00O, where the advice ~
agent was followed. s4
In Wapello county there ara rIon-
100000 acres of land. Mr.. Clan
SAID that people do not realize
much OF the land is untillable, but
posing that half of the land, or 400.
acres, were improved to the extent
showing a gain of IS to the acre
would be an increased productiom
$1.OoO,OC0 which 1t is said would r.
be overdrawing the case at ali
factory or industry that could
brought to Ottumwa, accorijne, to
Clausen. could do the comm,1n,tv
good that this increased produeti
would, for the money received ~
this increase would go directly infn r
pockets Of the farmers themaetv
The town would also reap henn
from the results. for II the fnrr,
get more money they will spend m
since their purchasing power "
be increased by Just the amount fi
Is shown by the increased earninr1i
their farms. = ss5
The expense Of maintaining such
agent is said to be very smaii
compared with the results obtain6
A sum of about $4,000 is required eS
wear to- carry out the plan. buf n
United States government and,
state agree TO furnish from a thfrn
a half of this money. so from 81 800
$4,000 would be the portion to be b
in the county. b.
The commercial club Is hoping th
the farmers will become equally int
ested in the movement and viii q
operate with them In stitutinx
Some organization must OF course
formed at first to carry out the plo
The expert must be recommended
the government and the state, list
available men who have specialized
the work being submitted and :
choice must be made from this II
The Headquarters are usually eithers
the Commercial club or at the cou1
house. but preferably at the club, ~
there are social features to be gott6
there. Later the Improvement orga1
ization is not necessary for the @
penses can be placed in with oth
taxes.
According to bulletins received fr0
counties having the agent plan G
from the government, much good -
been accomplished. Rural boys q
girls clubs have been formed, simi1
to the acre of corn, the better 81
clubs, etc Cow testing assoc.atio
have benefited the farmers gf{
deal and besides increasing their
duction, have raised the standard
their products. Seed corn tests h6
been wonderfully successful. II II r.
and famrers' exchanges have met r
success where ever instituted. III
NEW TAX ON BELGIUM.
Paris Nov 2Q-The German ax1r