South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-22
INFORMA TON FOR FARMERS
AND ORCHARDISTS
STOCK-RALSLNG
What the Department of Agriculture is Doing
Little Items About Big War Jobs That Are Helping American
Feed Nations.

pendent administrative agencies o.
the government"
Woman County Agent T. Prize
Gamer
y silver loving cup-iirst prize
for the best exhibit Of special fancy
packs of citrus products at the ma
tional orange show-has just been
received by Mrs. Dora r. Barnes
home demonstration agent OF the
L. 5. department OF agriculture and
the state agricultural college in
Poly county. Fla The exhibit put
up by Mrs Barnes and some OF her
club women was first shown at the
/ Florida state fair where IL took first
prize. At the request OF the Orange
Growers association the exhibit was
sent on to san Bernardino, Calf, 10
the National show. Another ex-
hibit Of special packs from Polk
county has been sent by Mrs. Barnes
10 the Museum National at Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, at the request of DR.
Carlos Moreiro. in charge. Dr.
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tension work, south, that the exhibit
is the finest they have ever seen and
that IL will be given a prominent
place in the museum.
What Old Tin Cans Are Worth.
Many letters in regard TO the ad-
visa bility OF collection and sale of
old tin cans are being received from
private persons by the L. s depart
ment or agriculture. The depart
ment has been informed by a COM
pany engaged in defining work that
cans practically free from rust and
foreign matter are worth SI2 a ton
f. o. b. its factory and that there are
from 1000 to 5000 cans in a ton.
The company stated il believes the
recovery of tin cans TO be advisable
only in the larger towns
Boys an1 Girls clubs Champions
Become Leaders.
Five former club champions have
just been appointed paid leaders in
boys and girls club work in the CO.
operative extension activities OF the
Z. 5. department og agriculture and
the State agricultural colleges in the
north and west A drive for me n
bership is under way, and many
new leaders are being selected 10
help the boys and girls with their
summer projects. April 1 there were
800 men and women leaders enroll
ed in this work in The north and
west. An increase OF nearly 700
emergency leaders since that time
brings this force OF extension work
ers near the 1900 mark.
Cooperation i'm Sleeping Grazing.
Groups OF small sheep growers on
the Minidoka reclamation project.
Idaho. where approximately 500
settlers are producing sheep on
their farms. are consolidating their
fiocks into larger bands for summer
grazing. A field man OF the L. s.
department OF agriculture is assist
ing in the work. The experiment in
cooperative grazing was tried in
1917 with two range bands and the
results were so satisfactory that the
number OF bands has been increased
TO four this season. approximate
~ 5000 sheep, representing "a small
fiocks. make up the four bands,
which will be grazed on the Saw
tooth National forest. The farmers
act as unit in their dealings with
the forest service and cooperate in
furnishing supplies and equipment
and in employing the necessary
herders and camp movers. Through
this cooperation il is possible for
the small sheep growers TO realize
the benefits of inexpensive summer
grazing for their flocks The idea
also is being tried this season on
several other reclamation projects,