The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-11-06
+. Farm Bureau Notes.

The past week has been one Of
e tha to a has o been u the
week Of the Iowa Swine Feeders
Day at Ames and goodly number
from this county attended the pro-
gram. All the bunch that attended
the program was caught in the rain
though it did cost a little more. Two
of the cars that carried some pas
sengers upon the trip did not return
home until Saturday. p. m. The
county agents car still being in stor-
age in Des Moines, but oh we'll, who
cares fol-: little mud anyway way 49,,
told the story alright and it was not
what some men were expecting, at
least not what some of the COM
mercial feed statesmen were expect
ing, as when they were all lined up
in easy chairs on the rostrum in
hundred practical hog growers of
Iowa, and the results of the expert
ment were made clear by Prof. John
H. Evvard and it was seen that the
lot fed on corn, tankage and rape
pasture had made the most econom-
zeal gains the faces of the com
This is the standard ration Of most
! good hog growers of the corn beltan
it only went to prove that he is as
rule on the right track for the
most economical gains considered
from the market feeders standpoint:
It also demonstrated another point
and that was the fact that no COM
mercial feed used as a supplement-
airy feed in the fattening OF any lot
had returned a profit as yet, al
though some of them may come dan
gerously near it when the, expert
| to nj,
are all fed out the given weight
that is being sought: 225 lbs.)
There will be a bulletin issued at
the end of this feeding experiment
which will beavailable to all who ask
for it and everybody interested in
should be every swine grower in the
county, should ask the county agent
direct to Prof John M. Evvard at
Ames.
We held three more poultry Gull
and they were we'll attended. 1t is
now getting late for this work and
no more culling work will be done
this fall. Next spring (Feb. and
March) the dual orchard and poul-
| try demonstrations will be put on
like this year and all those who wish
some of these demonstrations should
arrange for a date now as we are
arranging our schedule now for next
years work. All this will be free of
cost to the poultrymen and orchard
| ist and the county agent will have
| two specialists from Ames to- aid
him in this work, better get date
much time to this work and you may |
be to late if you do not get in in
time.
Many of the township trustees
of the county have minated that
owing to the fact that it is so diff
work out their taxes in the spring
and summer that it would be a wise
law that would provide for the poll
tax to all be paid in cash: What
are your views on the matter? Let
us hear from you. Their argument
three or four men to grade the, roads
and then when it comes the day to
work only one or two will appear
and then he has to do something |
else and still go back and waste an
other day working out the tax Of the
time. This uses up the cash belong
ing to the township funds in paying
the road boss for two days labor
when one would have done the job. |
What do you say?
Many inquiries are coming now
for cornpickers and many men are
wanting jobs as cOrnpickers. Keep |
in touch with the county agents Of
flee if in need of hand or if look !
ing for job.
The farm bureau would be very |
much pleased if number of corn !
growers of the county would enroll |
in the farmers acre corn contest. |
Any corn growers is eligible to en-
ter Entries must be made before |
Nov. 18th. Select the best acre you
have any place in the field for the !
contest. Plot must be rectangular,
not less than sixty-six feet wide.
measured from center to center of |
rows. Must contain 43.560 square
basis of the largest yield of dry
(12 per cent mosture) shelled corn
per acre. This does not mean that
you will be required to shell the
whole acre. Who is the hest corn
grower in the county? Let us have
a goodlv number enter this contest.
Ask the county agent for entry
blanks.
Did the thought ever occur to
you that by terracing your side hills
that much of the erosin or washing
of soils of this county could be stop
ped and the soil kept up much bet
in itself is small matter of expense
and will be of untold benefit to the
farmer if it was Dracticed here as in
some places in the south or in the
old country. Let us consider this
problem more.
International collectors are max
ing vigorous effort to rectify
of1 in, fhof hc,.