The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-30
County, AGENT Notes.

Wu!Isv hyuiit hvtu''
Office, Upstairs il the Court House at
Jasper. I will be IN thu Office all day
Saturday and Monday morning and AT
ether times when not busy In tie fields.
Office hours: to II a. 4l. and 20 5 Z.
VI. Phone 22o.
Rosin Rye has been recon
mended as being very success
July grown in other counties 1t
has out yielded other ryes by
about ten b.shels an acre in
other counties when it has been
grown extensively would like
10 know if any farmer s Of Dubois
county have ever grown Rosln
Rye. If you have or would like to
try some along with other varie-
ties please get in touch with the
County Agents Office
Was your wheat field inspected
and recommer ded as source of
clean. disease free seed, for this
seasons sowing? If your wheat
field didnot pass this year ma Ike
liz pass next. If your field was
recommended, please inform thi )
Office at once so We can get the
linforma. ion before wheat grow
ers by next week.
Silo filing time is here. Have
you enough labor? Cali the
County Agents office, phcne 2E6
if you need help or can help in
any way to. conserve the corn
crop. Canned Corn" is mighty
good feed when The snow flies
and he pas ures are gone, and
at any other time you may men
ton.
BOYS anc GIRLS
Did you know that there gre
alre; DIV Pig Clubs and one Poul.
try Club in the County? 1t WI uld
surprise you to know how well
these 48 boys and girls are doing
with their pigs and checkers.
And there are Other clubs going
to be formed coon, not only with
pigs and chick rs but Wi h calves
ard sheep, and next ST ring with
corn and canning contests. Be
watching and waiting and wheI
those times come around take OIL
: YOUR coat and hat and spit in
your hands and get in the ring
for there is going to be some
thing doing.
, With the present urgent neet
for producing incres sed quaint
ties of food he seed supply be
] comes very important, as al
emergency mes it is impo
2 tant that as much seed as posi-
bl, be saved on our farms, AM
in our gardens. 1t has been don
widely in the past and can b
s done widely again. Seeds which
y have been gown and CAREFUL,
r saved should be we'll labeled an'
e stored or al the previous labo
! goes for M thing Every pack
a age should show the kind an
S variety of seed and date wheI
harvested
The continued dry weather ia
not been so good for corn and TO
breaking wheat ground, bit
e has been the means of helpln
l. save a bright clean clover see
e crop. Il your. seed has buckhor
d pIar tain and dodder in it. don
er try to sell any to your nelgh5C
lie and get his farm infested wit
IS those troublesome weeds. Their
at is no tanning mill tt at will t; k
at out all the dodder and the han
to mills on the farm will seldol
IS take out all the plantain. Sc
OF d your weed seed infeste d clover
. the large seed houses for tbs
have, large cleaning mills tn
OF will, turn out a better grade
le seed than can be obtained on tt
- = average farm.
c, Save all the Sorghum. Sug;
III is scarce enough and this cr'
hfwill help a lot next winter.
NJ If the. Old hens shed the
feathers early. watch cut f
er poor layers and don't waste v;
- liable grain on such fowls.
d. expect to hold a series
IS meetings and demonstrations
~ the wheat situation. Watch t
!. announcements.
~ Be a Booster, Swat the Zoe st
IN In the good old Summer Time.
!" H. c.. THOMPSON,