The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-07-25

contest.
$3.50 p. M. Farm of Hairy Craw-
ford, Lawrence. Three miles east
and miles south of town, Lawrence
township, Section 25. Inspection of
herd. What the Cow Testing Asso-
citation records show about a herd.
]. A. Waldron
A picnic dinner will be enjoyed at
noon in Mr.. Kennedy's orchard, there
fore, all attending should bring we'll
filled lunch baskets. After dinner a
talk will be given by Mr.. Birmingham
of Hoard's Dairyman, and then a
dairy cow judging contest will be the
next feature, in which cows whose
records for the past year are known
will be used as material on which to
work, those taking part in the con-
test will know hothing about what
the cows performance has been dur
ing the past. All through the day
plenty of time will be given for dairy
questions to be asked of the experts
present, also for discussions between
dairy men and farmers. Let every
man and woman interested in dairy
ing, take in this trip, it surely will
be time well spent.
Pig Club Members May
Go to State Fair.
The Progressive Pig Club of Hart
ford, will train a live stock Judging
team which will try and win one Of
the five free trips to the State Fair
at Detroit, which the State Fair
association is offering to live stock
Judging teams. The Progressive Pig
club is a progressive club indeed, as
we'll as in name and there is every
reason to believe their team will be
one of the five from the State to have
their expenses paid to the State Fair.
The members of the club all have
registered Duroc Jersey pigs and
practically all the members will ex-
hibit their pigs at the Hartford Fair
this fall. The Hartford Fair associ-
alton is offering very liberal prizes
for the best pigs exhibited by pig
club members. This club is the only
pig club in the county at present,
but it is hoped several can be organ
lied next winter.
Results from a Wheat Smut
Control Demonstration.
Mr.. r. V. Hutchins Of Southern
Waverly township put on a wheat
smut control demonstration last fall.
Four acres of ten acre field was
treated for smut with formaldehyde
and six acres were left without treat
ment as check. When the grain
was ripe land before it was cut, the
writer in company with Mr.. Hut
chins visited this demonstration to
note results from the treatment. A
count of the smutted heads out Of
100 treated was made at one point
with the result of two smutted heads
as compared to 48 smutted heads
out of 100 on the untreated row only
IL inches away.
At another point three smutted
heads were found out Of 100 heads
where the seed was treated as COM
pared to IA smutted heads out of
100 heads where the seed was not
treated. If Mr.. Hutchins time had
been worth $4,000 per day he could
we'll have afforded to have treated
his seed for the untreated portion of
the field.
If any one does not know just how
to treat their seed wheat for the
coming crop, get in touch with the
Farm Bureau office and secure, with
out cost, full direction for doing the
work.
Soils Meeting at NJ. A. C.. August 1.
The following has been received
from Prof. McCool Of the Soil De-
partment of M. A. C. regarding the
soils meeting to be held at NJ. A. c.
on August 1st AS many farmers of
the county as possible should take in
this meeting as the soils problem in
Van Buren, County is one of the
most serious confronting the farmers
as we'll as every other person in the
county.
Purpose of Soil Improvement
Meeting at Nj. A. c. August LIST.
1. To bring before the farmers of
Michigan the Importance of soil i'm
provement and stimulate interest in
the same. To present modern met
hods of soii building and to discuss
fertilizers for fall crops. 8. To re-
port progress in soil Investigations.
A. To outline state wide plans for
soil improvement.
Tentative Program for
Soil Improvement Day.
From 1000 to 1900 A. M. Visit