The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-10-23
Decatur County Farm Bureau Notes.

At special called meeting OF the
directors and officers OF the farm
bureau last Saturday they voted
unanimously to make the member
ship drive IOr new members through
the cooperation and with the aid OF
the state federation. They also at
| this meeting worked out the pro-
gram OF the work as they wished
done next year, or at least a greater
pointed committee to ask for and
get the appropriation as by law pro-
vided in counties OF our population
where the membership exceeds two
hundred members. In making out
the program Of work to be taken up
next year there was a number OF
things that will be of inestimable
value to the farming interests OF the
community as well as the other
branches Of industry. Among some
or the projects to be taken up and
worked out next year are the follow
ing: Farm tours, fair exhibits, agri-
cultural engineering service, tractor
schools, live stock reeds and feeding
service, live stock breeders associa-
ton, pork production demonstration,
sheep and wool production. beekeep-
ing, and Increased honey production,
boys and girls pig clubs, boys corn
clubs, alfalfa demonstration plots,
soy bean variety tests, treatment OF
seed grain for the control Of cereal
diseases, pure seed campaign, one
day farm management short courses,
demonstrations, orchard summer
spraying, farmers free exchange
list, soil fertility demonstration
fields, limestone demonstration and
income tax schools, and many other
things of interest to the farm and
business interests of the county in
general.
We earnestly request for everyone,
whether a member OF the farm bu-
reau or not, to ask for some of the
benefits of the work as proposed for
next year and get a date arranged
With the county agent for any one of
the projects which interests you.
This service, will be free to you and
to you by a specialist in that partic-
ular line. Let us fill up the program
for next year and make it one of the
banner years for results obtained
for the farm bureau. Let us know
your wants. If you should not wish
the work after signing up or request
ing same you can cancel the date at
a later date.
We are putting out two more cars
of limestone this week and there is
another car being made up that will
be shipped in soon. This lime stone
is being obtained free of charge for
the month of November and you can
get all you wish by sending in your
order through the county agents Of
ice for just what the freight will be.
Order soon if you wish some of this
material, as we have no assurance
when the offer will be cut off of the
free material.
We also wish to state that at the
meeting Saturday the officers of the
farm bureau decided to buy the
county agents office. a Truog Test
for the testing of soils and we can
come to your farm and make the
test right on the ground for the acid
ity of your soil, and will only be too
glad to do it free of cost. If you
wish your soil tested for acidity tell
| the county agent and arrange for a
date with him:
We are sending out this week sew
eral sets OF agreements to the cattle
owners of the county to be signed up
for the testing of their herds for tu-
berculosis by the U. S. Department
of Animal Industry, whereby the
herds SO tested may be put upon the
accredited list. The services OF a
veterinary from the department will
be furnished free of cost for making
the test, the only expense being the
local expense of the Veterinary while
here.
Don't forget the Iowa swine feed
ers day at Ames on Oct. 29th. next
Wednesday. We are organizing a
party to go to this swine feeders
gathering. and would like to have
in hog feeding whether you are a
member of the farm bureau or not.
We. can 60 and come the same day
and see all we want to see at cost
Of not to exceed $500 for the round
trip. Provided, however, the roads
are good. Can find you a place in
some ones car if you care to take
tn the trip: Make arrangements with
the county agent and GO, along, He
will guarantee you get the worth of
your money and that you enjoy
yourself while on the trip. Get
ready, we want party Of two dozen
or more to go.
Get your records ready to make
up your income tax reports. We are
planning on holding schools of in
struction on income tax problems in
in January. Have yur records ready
and take advantage of this service;
it will be free of cost Watch these
columns for particulars.
We forgot to announce that all
who attend swine feeders day at
AmeS Will nave a cnance TO see the
latest improved two horse corn pick
err in actual operation and this will
be worth your trip if you get to see
nothing more. Plan to go. Ask the
county agent.
Now is the time of year when
many new farm leases are being en-
tered into and would like to call
your attention to the new farm
lease which is for your inspection at
the county agents office. Look it
over.