The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-14

GROWN POINT IND. March It
I'll agricultural short course nut on
by the international Harvester co
last Saturday was a great success. The
speakers came 10 us NOT with the
knowledge OF single community nor
OF a county or a state. but from the
best practices of the United states and
OF the world. Those are the kind ~
outside speakers to bring some new
thought into community. They are
not preiudiced with the workings ~
any particular place hut give the best
practices they know o. Those ,ybo
put forth tile required effort to come
and help on producing a larger and
better crop this year were wen paid
for the time and effort put forth
There is no real gain without a sac
rifice from somewhere We feel that
we are indebted to the International
Harvester management for the good
they did for us. It was the unanimous
action OF the meeting that vote OF
thanks was rendered the speakers for
the days work. May we have more
of the good work
The county agent started the sneak
Ing with the usual talk on the oat
crop. This work has been published
ia The Lake County Advisor" He
also emphasized the need or producing
ali the grain products possible from
the soil this year to feed the hungry
world and to help make up for the
world shortage. All who SOW oats
should SOW clover with all the acre
age OF oats and feed them phosphate.
1t takes phosphates to make grain and
. oil
we get a rotation OF crops
Mr. Mohley took up the study Of
seed corn He gave a splendid prae-
and the Importance Of having corn that
corn that was true to type and then
corn that would grow After going
over all these points separately lie got
every one to repeat them until they
had them firmly fixed in their minds
First we should ask the corn If it Will
mature. second. viii it Weld? Third. IS
ii true to type? and fourth. will IT
grove When do we start to do these
things? why when the corn is in
the field in the fan before time TO
gather the crop. Some of us have done
that. but how. many? The meeting ad-
journed until l o'clock.
During the noon hour Mr. Hayne
gave denomination on rope-tying
At 1:15 D. m Mr. Hayne took up
the discussion Of the seed bed for
corn. the rotation OF crops to ellmin-
ate insects and diseases the proper
place to store seed corn the cheapest
and easiest way OF hanging seed corn
up to dry Emphasized the attic as a
proper place to hang seed corn If It
was away from the rats and mice. Mr..
n abIev assisted and they showed how
easy it was to string up fifteen earn
of corn on Irvine string which Is
about enough TO plant one acre. The
strings can be hung three inches apart
from the rafters thus making the space
OF one foot support seed enough for
four acres. Five feet for twenty acres.
can We afford not to do this important
piece Of work2 After speaking Of the
different ways that we may test seed
corn. demonstration was given with
the sawdust method Take a box
about thirty inches square and three
TO four inches deep and NIL half full
Of warm vet sawdust that mighE have
come from an ice house and has been
soaked in warm water over night
WITH the aid of a brick or square
block pack it solid. He had good
niece Of muslin divided of inco squares
SO that there were 100 squares that
would represent 100 ears Of corn. The