Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31

demonstration Cleanup" day on a.
OF these farms, in cooperation with n
states government Representative r
hog cholera control work 81
Corn stalk disease caused some NOR.
tality last season among cattle. W.
have published information on this dle< 1
ease and given suggestions on how d
proceed II it breaks out.
Farm Management.
No farm account books have been
put out among the members. This Il
essentially work for the second and
third years rather than the first We
have men who will take these books
this season. The new income tax Law
makes the keeping of farm accounts
imperative.
Farm Homes.
A campaign was conducted In ths
south part of the county during No.
yember in the interest of the church
school and the home beautiful. The
advisor spoke on behalf of the home
| beautiful. recommending planting Of
shrubs and perennials and general
Identification program for farm
| homes. While this work is splendid
and should be encouraged. | felt dur
| ing the campaign that American farm.
ers were giving their thought to y
more serious business right now than
| the planting of rosebushes and per-
haps the encouragement OF an in
crease in corn planting would have
/ been better than an increase in shrub
planting
Miscellaneous.
Our office has been headquarters
| this year for farm help. We have sen;
out a large number of farm hands.
and the farmers are coming to look 10
us to get them help. We will con-
tinue this phase another year. In fact
] am now advertising for men so that
/ can make out a classified list OF
available material for spring.
The agricultural exemption claims
Fer the county have been largely ham
died through this office and though
the district board has seen fit to re-
fuse exemption to large per cent Of
our claims. yet the fact remains that
the effort was made and the boys
given a chance to present their cases.
We expect to be called on in the near
future to help in filing out the ques-
tionnaire blanks.
i General Summary.
| An attempt has been made in this
years work to do the things that
seemed of prime Importance First Of
/ all to encourage the Illinois system
j of permanent soil Improvement, be-
cause it is fundamentally correct and
the proper foundation upon which ia
build a bigger and better agriculture.
To emphasize the improved methods
in all lines that have been tried out
and found good. Not caring to spend
{, time or effort on experimental, yision-
airy or unproyen practices.
Our work must primarily stand on
dollars and cents basis. These rec
commended practices must take money
or the movement loses standing. Bel
ter schools, better homes. improved
equipment and general upIift follow
closely in the wake Of prosperity. We
must have the prosperity first
/ Outlook for Future.
The movement has made friends this
first year as shown by an increase in
membership. and a general friendli-
I ness towards the league. A mere be-
ginning has been made towards carry
ing out the policies that underlie the
organization. We can but feel, how
ever, that the first years work has
been Of constructive nature. The
, future outlook is frightened by virtue
of the fact that we have in the county
/ a wealth of good material among our
younger farmers that can be developed
into local leaders and community men.
, The policies for the coming year
t will follow largely the course taken by
the league during the season just clos
ing with such changes as existing con-
, ditions and circumstances warrant.