Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-12-12
THE COUNTY FARM BUREAU
The Annual Report of Our County Agent Mr. R. A. Cave
For the Year Ending November Thirtieth
Ninteen Hundred and Nineteen

was explained and the Importance
OF observing the fly fire, date was
emphasized. Other inse Is and
diseases were also discussed at these
meetings as well rs the desirarliitv
OF trying out GLADDEN. wheat.
A Hessian Fly trap was exhibited
at the County Fair the first week
IN September showing that the fly
was coming out at that time.
The trap consisted Of a box with
a lantern globe inserted in a hole in
che top. About a bushel of wheat
stubble infested with the fly was put
IN the box. A few flies came up in
TO the globe during the week. But
few farmers sowed wheat in the
county before September 17th.
Wheat Smut
A circular letter containing direc-
tons for Treating wheat for smut
was sent out to each member of the
Farm Bureau. Directions were also
furnished to drug stores and eleva-
tors.
SOILS
Acid soil is quite common in the
county. Tests with the Truog soil
tester, were made for about 40 diff
ferent men and about 10 or IL car
loads of ground limestone as well
as some hydrated lime was applied.
A circular letter was sent out to-
all Farm Bureau members pointing
out the fact that on most of the
soils of Fulton County it is more
profitable to buy acid phosphate and
provide nitrogen by growing legumes
than to buy low grade mixed ferti-
lizers
Meetings were held in seven town
ships at which the above facts were
brought out.
The Farm Bureau handled about
450 tons of 16 per cent acid phos-
phate for the members at $500 per
ton. This was, about $1.75 per ton
under the lowest retail price for the
same quality of goods. The goods
were shipped to the Secretary of
the Farm Bureau and the men who
were to do the unloading were noti-
fled as the cars arrived at the diff
ferent stations.
The farmers paid cash at the cars
dild d1lSI Il1C CdIo WC1C o1iIOe&oOo
settlement was made with the COM
pany. The fertilizer company paid
the men who unloaded fifty cents
per hour.
The most important result of this
work was the increased use of acid
phosphate by the farmers of the
county.
LIVE STOCK
Poultry is very largely raised in
Fulton County. Cooperative work
was started with the owners Of three
focks, but only one continued it for
the year. The work consisted in
keeping cost records on the flock
and the holding of demonstrations
in care and feeding of young chickens
eIssaSg the flock. and feeding for
winter eggs.
A letter was. written to all wool
growers in the county in regard to
holding a meeting for the organiza
tion of the county wool growers as
sociation. We were unable to OBJ
tain a speaker, however, and it was
thought best to leave the matter un-
til next winter.
DAIRY
Dairy furnishes the principal in
come to the farmers of Fulton
County. There is much dissatisfac-
tion over the manner of handling
and paying for the milk by the con-
densories. An effort has been made
to organize a milk producers asso-
citation to take in several counties in
the northwestern part Of Ohio.
At first an association was con-
templated but later this was chang
ed and it was decided to make it an
incorporated stock company.
Numerous meetings have been held
and progress is being made in the
organizing of such a company.
Three COW testing associations
have been organized. One started
work October Goth and the other two
will start December 9Th.
Considerable testing of milk has
been done by the County Agent due
to the butterfat content averaging
low last spring.
Nineteen Boys and Girls Clubs
were organized with about 95 mem
bers. Considerable time was given
to the organization of these clubs
through the schools last spring but
owing to lack of cooperation on the
part of local leaders the results were
not very satisfactory.
INSTITUTES
Four two-day state aid Institutes
and two one-day independent insti-
tutes were held in the county. The
average attendance at these insti-
tutes was about 125. The County
Agent assisted with the programs
and spoke at some of the state aid
institutes. The independent insti-
tutes were arranged and speakers
were secured almost entirely by the
County Agent.
Five state aid institutes will be
held in the county this coming Win
ter and the county agent has arrang-
ed for seven one-day Independent
Institutes. One to be held in each
township where a state aid institute
is not held.
ORGANIZATION
Two farmers elevators were Or
ganized and are in operation: The
Farm Bureau gave some assistance
to this work.
A meeting of Holstein Friesiar
breeders was held in connection with
the reorganization of the Ohio Hol
stein Freisian Breeders Association
and "a memberships were taken ou1
at $500 a piece.
Meetings were held in each OF the
! twelve townships and Farm Bureal
committees were elected in eleven o.
the townships. This give the Farm
Bureau an organization which shoul5
make the Farm Bureau work mucf
more effective next year.