Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14
FARM AGENT HAS
SET HIS PROGRAM
Mr.. Gilmore Arranges Series Lectures
to Be Given in Various Town.
ships of County.

ment association, with ]. F. Gilmore,
recently appointed agricultural agent.
at its head, is making extensive prepa-
rations to begin its good work imme-
diately. This association has for its
fundamental purposes the advance
ment of every legitimate interest of
agriculture and general farm husban-
dry in Mercer county. 1t is growing
rapidly and now numbers over 400
members. In Mercer township alone
there are SIS practical farmers who are
members.
Mr.. Gilmore and family arrived in
Aledo on Friday and have located in a
residence at S02 South Maple street.
He comes highly recommended from
Marion county, Missouri, where he has
been engaged in the same work for
the past IS weeks. He left last night
for a four days sojourn at the state
university at Urbana to get in better
touch with the agricultural men of
that institution
On Saturday, March 49, Mr. Gilmore
has arranged to give a lecture at an
agricultural meeting TO be held at Mon
mouth
There will be no rest for the expert,
eradication campaign will be started
and will end with meetings in Mercer
township on April l.
Following is the itinerary Of the
two weeks demonstration trip, which
begins March 20:
Monday, March 20, Perryton town
ship-At 10 a. m. meeting with Elisha
Lee; at 2 p m. with W C. Harris.
Tuesday, March 81, Presumption
township-At 10 a. m, meeting at
Matherville: at p. NJ, with J. R. Sny-
der Presumption.
Wednesday, March %, Richland
Grove township-At 10 a. m, meeting
with c. A. Clark; at p M, with T.
G. Parker.
Thursday, Marc oh %, Green and Tiv-
oil townships-At 10 a. NJ, in Viola
town hall; at 2 p. NJ, with S. C.. Cole
man.
Friday. March "a, North Henderson
township-At 10 a. m, with Art and
George Johnson; at p. m, in village
of North Henderson.
| Saturday, March %, Abingdon and
Keithsburg townships-At 10 a. m,
with l.. G. Duncan; at p. M, with
Samuel Scott, Keithsburg,
| Monday, March 27, Suez township
Entire forenoon will be devoted to get
ting acquainted; at 2 p. m, meeting
| for oat smut demonstration.
Tuesday, March rs, Ohio Grove
township-At 10 a. m, with A L. Dun
! can; at p. m, with W. B. Main.
Wednesday, March 20, Millersburg
/ township-At 10 a. m, with Wilson V.
Marsh; at 2 p. M, with H. L. Thorn
ton; at 100 p. m. there will be a gen.
eral meeting under the auspices of
Business Mems association of Joy.
Thursday, March 80, New Boston
and Eliza townships-At 10 a m,
meeting at Arpee at p, M, with J..
| L. Pulliam.
Friday, March 81, Duncan township
At 10 a. NJ, with Clyde Epperly at
2 p. m. with J. L. Vetter.
Saturday, April l, Mercer township
AT 10 a. NJ, with Frank Baxter; at
2 p. M, at Warnock's sale pavilion,
Aledo.
Mr. Gilmore will be assisted in this
campaign by Clyde Dexter and John
Kerr, agricultural students at William
and Vashti college. This will be a
very appropriate beginning for the
workings of the association, for the
! loss from oat smut is general each
year throughout the oat growing COM
munities. Last year the loss from that
source was large. Mr.. Gilmore states
that the formaldahyde treatment must
be resorted to this year to prevent a
recurrence Of such loss.
With the completion Of this cam
paign a similar one will be started in
the effort to improve the corn crop Of
| the county