The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-10
Farm Bureau Notes.

more Experimental fields for the
trial of ground limestone and rock
phosphate. One of these fields was
started on the fine big farm Of c.
G. Dye in Woodland township who
ton and growing of alfalfa for a
\ number of years. MIR. Dyes farm is
in a high state of cultivation and
while he is advancing in years, in
fact to the point where most men
would retire, he is running his big
600 acre farm this year with the
help of only one man. Mr. Dye
while being a good roads booster OF
the first water also farms little on
the side you will see, and he makes
specially OF alfalfa, hogs and cat
tie. Watch this experiment in
Woodland township Mr.. farmer; 1t
We have started the other ex-
detrimental plot on the Liberty Home
farm in west Lamont This tract Of
!. land adioins the jefferson Highway
and will surely be in very conspic-
uous spot as the results can be OBJ
ways This plot will be under the
direction and supervision of the
Home farm manager Floyd 7. Lesh,
and the results will be accurately
kept, for Mr.. Lesh is a young man
of ability and push and the Home
farm can be complimented upon Sc
curing as able manager as they
have. This farm is also going to
apply carload OF ground limestone
as the soil shows some acidity.
All parties. wishing some OF the
ground limestone that will come
soon should correspond with Mr..
agent at Leon. Try some of this
limestone in your hog lot; it is the
cheapest stock remedy you can buy.
Your attention is called to the
short course in bee keeping to be
feeders day on April 18th. This vii
be the explanation OF the result of
the feeding test or all the supplement-
tary feeds that have been used at
the station the past year in the
steer feeding f expe ri n5d a+te All
this meeting as il Will be attended
by representatives Of the different
commission firms who will explain
the best types Of feeders and the
course to properly pursue in feeding
for market to obtain the best results.
The Decatur County Farm Bureau
directors at their regular monthly
meeting Saturday endorsed the con-
stitutiOn and bylaws as drawn by
Inter Relations committee of Deca-
tur county and agreed to stand by
the same if endorsed by the major
ity of the other organizations Of the
county. The committee that drew
up this constitution and bylaws was
appointed by the representative of
the farm bureau at the Decatur
county community meeting held at
the library building some little time
Wanted-all the boys and girls in
the county between the ages of 10
and 10 years to join the pig, corn
and garden and poultry clubs. Ask
the county agent fer information.
Prepare. that sprayer and spray
material for your plum, cherry,
s psssh n sef sRes 1se o GsS v
cure all spray materials for mem
bers of the Farm Bureau at cost.
Also all spraying outfits and spray
ing accessories.
Wish to call your attention to the
promotion scheme OF the Farmers
say that it seems to be scheme
whereby the farmer is being cheated
out of his hard earned dollars and
with no chance Of return. 1t is re-
ported that $1,000 of the $3.50
goes to the promoter and only $500
they get the $1,000 the manage
ment of the association is turned
over to the farmers to run them
selves and the result is that it fails
and the promoter has your money
and the farmer has the experience:
Read the articles in Successful
Farming for April. also in the Wal
laces' Farmer for April 4th and the
Homestead for April 3rd which ex-
plains matters more fully. Don't be
stung by these men, join a live asso-
citation, take membership in the
Decatur county Farm Bureau, an as
ISOLATION that is backed by your gov
eminent and is always on the
square.
If,a q pleasS tn see man with