The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-26
FARM BUREAU NOTES.
W. c. Swarner, County Agent.

Executive Meeting-A special meet
ing of the executive committee Of the
Farm Bureau was held September IL.
Members Of the committee present
were: John Slater. president; Robert
A. Brown, secretary; Judge Lawrence,
Senator Click, Frank Walker and JAS
kcnnish.
Mr.. Ralph LOOMS. marketing spec
ialist, of the Missouri College Of Ag-
riculture, outlined plans for organiz-
ing how farmers who have less than
carlot shipments were saving from 2Jc
TO a0c per 100 pounds by pooling their
shipments.
The executive committee invited Mr..
LOOMS to return to the county and
hold series Of meetings in coopeIa-
ton with the County Agent in commu-
mites interested in organizing ship
ping associations. Mr.. LOOMS ar.
ranged TO spend October IL, 10 and lG
in the county. The schedule OF The
meetings will be announced later.
The executive committee decided
that the Farm Bureau should put on
real corn show at Mound City this
winter. Mr.. Slater appointed the fol.
Milne, Harry Pollock, r. +. Markt.
Vim. Pcnncl. VIII Reynolds, Geo. Ter.
hume, Geo. Minton, Frank Walker, I'd
Green, Glenn Schroeder, Harry Row.
land, Harry Lasalle, Chas. Childcrs,
u. +. Praiswater and W. {. Swamcr.
The committee has been instructed
TO formulate rules for the corn show
and to arouse a countrywide interest
in Il. The Farm Bureau wants 10 have
an goodness show, one that
will be- educational and will give the
whole county wide publicity.
Tractor Demonstration In Holt Coun.
~, October II and Is-pursuant to
the wishes II the executive commit.
tee Of the Farm Bureau, the County
Agent IL arranging plans for tractor
demonstration and blowing contest 20
be held in Holt county. October ~ and
IL. Invitations are being extended to
manufacturers Of tractors TO enter
their tractors in the demonstration
and contest. Already n number have
replied that they will enter. The
blowing contest will be- conducted nc.
cording 10 the official rules of the
American Society Of Agricultural En-
ginccrs.
Other modern farm machinery will
be on exhibition. Agents or firms
wishing TO enter machinery or tractors
in this demonstration on contest should
get in touch with the County Agent
ut once. II IL open TO all concerns.
Such demonstration and contest
will he Of grca, value 10 the exhibitor
and farmers in general. Indications
are that /, will be- big day" for
Holt county.
IL Slackcrs, ~ Laycrs--Mrs. Marion
Wilson. Clay township, had the Coun'
| ~ Agent come out and show her how
10 cull hens, one day last week. Fiji
teen culls were found In a flock Of Oh
hens. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their
little boy and two ncighbor boys help
ed TO Gull them. Before culling Mrs.
Wilson got To 10 eggs daily. She IN
now getting 10 10 IL per day. ..
Record OF Holt County Flock Among
the Highcst-1hc ~ Brown Legh0ns,
belonging 10 Mrs. Nelson holland, near
Oregon, laid an average Of l6.l eggs
per hen the month Of July. This was
the highest record of all Brown Leg.
horns IN the Missouri Farm Flock Egg
Laying Contest, and the fourth high
est Of eleven breeds in the contest.
There were "a flocks or total Of
9,4j6 hens in the contest. The highest
record was 1874 eggs per hen, made by
$50 White Leghorns, owned by {. +.
Ovcrficld. Butler county.
| This Is the first month for several
months that Geo. V. lIinkle's, near
Forest City, flock OF White Lcghorns
did not make the highest record. They
averaged lA,2 eggs per hen for the
month Of July.
| Potatoes For Sale-Thc Farm Bu'
reau office Is in receipt of letters from
various County Agents and Potato
Growers Association in Minnesota
and North Dakota, stating that they
will soon be ready to ship out potatoes
in car lots. They solicit orders from
merchants and Others who handle po'
tatocs in carlots. II is their plan tt
ship direct to the consumers, thus
cutting out the commission men as
much as possible. In other words
make 1t a fifty-fifty proposition be-
tween the producer and consumer =.
For further particulars write or call
tho Farm, RIIreau Office Mound CITY