The Holt County sentinel., 1919-10-03
FARM BUREAU NOTES.
W. G. Swancr. County Agent.

Agent and the County Agent at Mrs.
+. r.. Meyers and Mrs. u. r. Judy's,
Liberty township, last week. All those
present were deeply interested in the
work and soon learned the distinguish
ing characteristics between poor
layci and good layer.
ANY one wanting assistance In Gull
ing their flock should not hesitate
TO call on the Home Demonstration
Agent or the County Agent. Our SER
vices are free TO any one in the county.
Why Not Remodel That Old Poultry
House? ANY one desiring TO remodel
their poultry house may have the adj
vice OF a poultry specialist as to the
best way 60 work over an old house
and the material needed. Mr.. L. s.
Townslcy. head Of the poultry extern
zion work of the Missouri College Of
Agriculture. will spend the week Of
November 3 to : in Holt county direct
ing the remodcling Of old poultry
houses or the building Of new ones
lot those who want him. His services
viii be free of charge to all. II you
want his valuable advice and assist
ancc get in touch with the county
agent.
Win Sow Roscn Ryc.-rhc follow
INK farmers are sowing Koscn Rye
this week: John T.. Slater, 3 bushels;
Robert A. Brown, : bushels, and A..
Sallcc, b bushels.
This seed was secured from the
Michigan Crop Improvement Associa-
ton b. the county agent. 1t surely Is
good seed. Other things being equal,
We predict that this seed will out-yield
the common variety OF rye two TO one,
and that there will be big demand
Tor the seed another year This IL
tic first Rosen Rye to be sown IN the
county. So far u W. know.
Hogs In SOY Bcans.-Farmcr who
planted SOY beans with corn last
spring are now beginning to realize
the value Of this splendid crop ~ feed.
| The beans are maturing nicely, some
NcIc muturcd sufficiently two weeks
ago TO turn hogs in them.
rhc beans will cut down the cost
Of protein very materially, and they
have been very little trouble 10 raise.
Next year the value of the beans
as soil builders will be noticed In the
succeeding crop. We have examined
SOY bean plants from number OF the
| fields, ana found the root systems To
be covered with big nOdulcs, cspcc-
ALLY the plants grown from inoculated
seed. These nOdulcs contain millions
Of nitrogen gathering bacteria and, II
left in the soil. the bacteria wall be
more numerous next year.
What Il 4 Cooperative Live Stoch
shipping Association? Owing 20 the
inquiries regarding the management
of live stock shipping associations, We
give below an outline of the organiza'
ton Of an association.
The members are live stock produc'
ers. The association Is controlled h!
directors. The directors appoint 1
manager who takes care OF all ship
ments. A certain day is set each wccl
as shipping day. II Is the duty oI
each member of the association to not
tify the manager about how much stool
he has to ship and about when III
thinks II will be ready To ship. Th'
stock Is brought in ON shipping day
Each lot is marked differently. WheI
the car reaches the market, each man
stock is sold or valued separately. Tn,
manager sends manifest to the com
mission man. The latter does no
know to whom the various lots o
stock belong and. therefore, makes i'm
partial returns to the manager of tn
association, The manager then make
out returns to each shipper. The man
ager receives his pay on the basis o
so much per hundred pounds, varying
in other associations from five cent
to ten cents per 100 pounds. Tn
manager is usually nut under bond
The Meadville Association, Lin
county, found that they could shil
hogs a distance Of SO miles to marke
at cost of 5Sc per 100 pounds. Th
cost included freight, insurance, feed
all commission charges, managers fe,
and everything, including shrink il
shipping.
Do farmers of Holt county wan