Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-09
OUTLINES PLAN
Of WORK TOHELP
COUNTY AGE N I
Don Fish of Mt. Pleasant Is
Present at Conference
With Farm Committee

TELLS OF THINGS TO
HELP MOVEMENT
Don q. Fish, county agent and crop
expert at Mt. Pleasant, met with 8
committee from the local farm bureau
at the Commercial club Wednesday
evening and went over program of
work which is to be used az basis to
start of on when Wapello county'a
new agent, c. r. Scott Of Clear Lake,
arrives to take up his duties April 1.
The securing Of a man or party
| from Ames to conduct an oats cam
pa1gn among the farmers of this vicin-
ity was given great deal of attention
but 1t was decided to let this 60 until
the county agent arrived. A seed corn
, week will be planned also.
Must Know People.
According to Mr.. Fish the first thing
county agent must do, upon arriving
at new place, Is to get acquainted
with his people
He should meet them at a general
session. such as will be held for all the
farmers Of the county at the CONNER
! cial club soon after Mr.. Scott arrives,
but he should also visit them on their
farms.
Many OF them will remember him
from the first meeting but the chances
are that there are not many names
and faces he will connect until he has
met his constituents in their homes.
Boosts Club Work.
Club work among the rural school
children of Wapello county was put on
its feet last year by the efforts of
County Superintendent Gardner, Mrs.
A. E. Albertson OF Laddsdale and Mrs.
L. R. Cremer Of Batavia 1t is to be
worked out on far more extensive
basis this year. Organizations will be.
formed for baby beef, baby pork. acre
corn and canning work.
These things. Mr.. Fish consadars
one OF the strongest assets Of the
county agent In his endeavor to get
started in locality. Henry county
has worked it up even farther than 1t
has, been developed in this community
and 1t has helped Mr. Fish in his work
to such an extent that he is unable to
place an actual value upon It,
Need Seed Tests.
The Mt. Pleasant agent is a firm be-
lever In seed tests. He showed tables
to the committee Wednesday eve
ming which proved that there was q
difference Of 1855 in the corn on
farm where tests had been made and
on one where they had not
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done through the schools along this
line and emphasized again the impor-
tance Of having the county agent and
the rural schools cooperating.
Discusses Organization.
AS to the organization OF the farm
bureau. which has $50 members IN
Henry county. Mr. Fish said that there
were committees for each division Of
work. live stock. grain. horticulture.
poultry One director Is placed on the
board for each breed Of stock as soon
as there are three breeders Of that line
represented in the membership
Have Selling List.
An important thing, which has been
worked up heavy in Henry county, IL
the selling list.
This contains stock and other things
for sale by members in different parts
Of the county. 1t Is mailed to all the
others and has been instrumental in
bringing about some quick sales and
exchanges.
1t is planned to incorporate selling
list Of this sort in the Monthly Bulle-
tin which the Commercial club Is to
issue.
Get All Interested.
Another point, which Mr.. Fish EN-
phasized. was the importance of get
ting everyone In the county interested
in the work which the agent Is doing
He should work in direct coopera-
tion with the farmers institute. live
stock show and the oranges.
Five and ten acre contests for the
young men. community clubs, fedora.
ton of farmers thruought country
churches. domestic science courses.
child welfare clubs and three day
short courses held in different parts
OF the county were other schemes and
plans outlined by the Mt Pleasant
man.
The Wapello county grange will hold
a business session in the commercial
club Saturday afternoon and every
member Of the grange Is requested ta
make special effort to be present
The meeting will be called in conneo
tion with the session of the board oi
directors or the farm bureau which is
to be called at l o'clock The deliber
ations Of the two bodies will be join,
and 1t is urged that big attendance be
present