The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1919-10-24
FARM BUREAU NOTES.
". G. Swarner, County Agent.


Owing to the wet condition of the
ground and the unsettled weather last
Thursday, the tractor demonstration
was postponed to Thursday and FRI
day Of this week. The blowing con-
test will be- held from . "a. m. to noon,
Friday. OCT. ~. Ine demonstration
and contest will be near Mound City.
Zig Club Roundup, November l.
The pig club roundup will be held
at Mound City, saturday, November
/. Every member Of the cub Is urged
to bring his or her pig to the roundup.
+. l.. Wright, state leader vi pig clubs,
will be here TO judge the pigs and an
nounce the winners. Each member
will put his or her pig up Tor auction,
with the privilege OF bidding in, II de-
sired.
The pigs all are well bred and will
make good breeding animals.
Holt County Corn Club Members
Win at h. t.--Oakley and Beitram
Cation, sons of A. Is. Cation, near
Mound City, demonstrated again their
ability TO raise prize winning corn,
whcr they Won second AMI third, re-
spcctivcly, on ten cars of Reds Yell
low Dent, entered IN the Boys and
Girls' Clubs Sweepstakes Contest at
X. e.. Oakley will receive 5000 and
Bcrtram $1,000 ~ premium.
The Cation Brothers, no doubt, had
pretty keen competition, fur club mem
Dcrs ~ Missouri, Nan.d s and Ukla-
hOma, who had won IN local SHOW .,
were in the ring. The contest was
held under the auspices oi the n. T..
Chamber Oi Commerce ~ connection
with the International Soil Products
Exposition In Convention Hail.
Ias the GOphcrs.-Ihc writer knows
several farmers IN the county who
have tried German tactics on guphCrs
and other troublesome rodents, which
burrOw In the ground. They attach
one end of "A hose 10 the exhaust pipe
OF "A Ford, put the other end in tnc
rodents buIrow, lamp soil aOand the
cnd OF the hose, turn ON the Juice
Tor few minutes and then move on
to the next habitat of the next pest,
II works; tiy II.
Farmers Eager 10 Form shipping
As-ociai ions. VINO attended
the Live Stock Shipping Association
meetings last week we've deeply inter.
ested IN the project and expressed q
desire TO organize such associations
FIVE meetings were held. IHe tola
attendance was 20. Ram kept manS
away from the Forest City meeting
| and made II necessary 10 cancel III,
meeting in Oregon.
Committees were appointed at cacl
meeting to advertise and create an IN
tcrcst IN the general meetings which
VIII be held some time IN the neal
future. Mi. LOOmis, Marketing Spec
lalist, viii Try To come back To hell
complete two OF three association
when these meetings are held.
Six to Eight Cents Per Bushel fol
liusking torn.-The general opinion
of farmers over the county Is that the,
will pay from q to SC, including boar
and room, bushel for husking corn
the amount paid depending upon loca
conditions, Ihls opinion was Obtain
ed by personal interview with man,
farmers and by requesting farmers a
various meetings over the county /
discuss the matter in their meetings
Generally the corn crop in Holt com
y Is good and corn husNers should b
able To make good wages husking "A
the foregoing prices.
Pleased Win Sweet Clo,er.-I.as
spring Forest Tuck, near Mound Cit,
came TO the Farm Bureau office, seek
ing information Us to what he shoul
do with "A certain patch of land, whic
was too fertile to raise oats and whea,
on account of lodging, and was no
suitable for cultivated crops becaus
of its location.
After learning that the patch wa
well drained and that ii was situate
conveniently for pasture, Mr.. Tucke
was urged 70 try sweet clover.
Trash from 1918 cat crop was the
on the ground. This was removed a
best as possible with harrow. Afte
cultivating with q shovel cultiyato
he broadcasted the seed at the rate q
about 20 lbs. to the acre. He secure
an excellent stand. Within seve
weeks he turned several head of horse
and calves in on it. Later he turne
his sows and pigs in. All the stoc
soon learned to like it and seemed I
prefer the young clover to alfalfa an
alsike clover, which was growing
the same field.
Mr.. tuck says that the stock seem
do as well on 1t as on alfalfa. He G,
poets to sow q larger acreage.
Sweet clover seed is coming on Il
market now. Many farmers would {
well to sow some sweet clover on son
OF their hill pasture land this fall
early winter.
Save Your Show Corn. - Farme,
who have corn of good uuality m,
urged to save some Tor exhibition
the Holt County Corn Show this vii
ter. The committee would like TO ha,
a five acre yield contest. So, if ye
have a field of corn which you b
lieve will make high yield, plea
reserve at least five acres of It az
notify the county agent or your loo
committeeman. The five acres shu
all be in one tract, which should
at least one-half as wide as it is Ion
Holt county produces some his
yields Of corn, but we have very fe,
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