The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-11

The board of supervisors of Han
cock county, after three full day $
work, adjourned its March session.
| The following matters were passed
upon by the board during the last
days session:
Reports of committees on pauper
claims; refund tax claims; fees ana
salaries claims; and of miscellaneous
claims were presented and adopted.
] A resolution was adopted directing
/ the county clerk to pay bounty OF
$40 for each wolf scalp presented at
his office during the year.
The board adopted resolution
whereby it was decided to improve the
state aid road, which would not be on
! the route to the hard road covered
by the $60,000,000 bond issue, the
amount appropriated by the board to
be expended at this work being $500.
| County superintendent of highways,
VIM. Burgner, was allowed a sum, not
exceeding $500 per year, for traVehns
expenses in connection with his said
office.
| The clerk of the board was author
lied to secure necessary equipment 10
provide full set of standard weights
and measures, scales and beams Tor
the county, as provided by law.
The county superintendent Of high
ways was authorized to procure oil
necessary to re-oil the state aid roads
| in the county, that have already been
oiled, that the county is required TO
maintain. and fixed sum of $4,000 or
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, to provide for such purposes,
and that the clerk be authorized to is
sue orders in payment for said oil and
the expenses Of procuring the same.
and the cost Of applying such oil on
the said roads, upon presentation of
the claim for the same, properly aud
lited by the superintendent of high
ways.
The Hancock county farm bureau
has reelected County Adviser ]. H.
Lloyd, to remain with Hancock county
for a term of three years, and continue
his work among the farmers of this
county, which he has carried out so
successfully during the past term.
The past year has been prosperous
year for our farmers, the large crops
produced and sold for war prices this
season enabling all to continue their
farming operations without financial
handicap The new conditions have
produced a much more liberal devel-
opment Of the associations work dur
ing this year than formerly, the in
creased crop yields having enabled
the farm advisor to more clearly dem
onstrate the practical value Of the ILL
nois system of permanent fertility as
applied to the farms of Hancock coun-
ty. High prices for livestock products
and comparative freedom from disease
has given added impetus to the work
which has been done along those lines
County Agent Lloyd has conferred
with our legal advisory board in re-
gard to standardization of the system
for filing out the selective draft ques-
t:onnaires Of our farmers, and all have
felt free to seek his advice and as
slstance. large part of his time
during the past year has been devoted
to the farm visit work, which has
been more important this season, be-
cause the majority Of visits we're made
in answer to calls from men who had
some definite problem for considera.
ton. The principal work done has
been in connection with the use OF
limestone, and rock phosphate; the
supply of organic matter through !
of legumes, particularly !
sweet clover; the introduction Of Iowa
1903 oats; the growing Of soy beans in
the corn for hogging down and for !,
silage; the production of alfalfa and /
the keeping of farm account books. /
There has also been conducted the
oats smut campaign; the distribution
Of seed. wheat and other grains; the !
assistance given to our farmers and
TO the district exemption board in con-
nection with the selecive draft and
the organization Of the short course
meetings.
In September thirty-flve members
Of the association took six-day trip
by auto to the experiment station at
stopping enroute at the J. G.
[mboden feeding plant at Decatur, and
he Frank l. Mann farm at Gilman and
spending one day in Mclean and
Tezewell counties with Advisors
Thompson and Robbins.
In January and February, ten four
lay short course meetings and two
programs of two days each were con-
1ucted IN different parts Of the county,
1t five of which meetings were spe
,ial programs for the women. The
speakers on these programs were the
,est available on their respective sub
ects and many Of the members were
tightly pleased with the practical value
cleaned from the meetings,
In January, the home economics
car sent out by the ex-
ension department of the university
spent two weeks in our county.
Farmers clubs have been organized,