Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15
FARM BUREAU GLEANrNGs.
8eekeepers and Poultry Culling
News Given Out by County Agent
Beekeepers Hold Meeting.

Beekeepers Hold Meeting.
Last Friday, Mr.. E. w. Atkius, eX-
tension beeman from Iowa State
College, discussed among other in
teresting topics in Bookkeeping,
Preparation for Winter" to a group
of Beekeepers at the court house in
the forenoon and at the town hall at
Calmar in the afternoon. The meet
ing at Calmar was we'll attended and
much wholesome discussion entered
into. Beekeeping is becoming very
live and uptodate subject these days
OF high priced sugar
The Winneshiek County Bee
keepers Association has developed
rapidly into an active working or
ganization. They have purchased
supplies. collectively during the bee
season and are ALREADY arranging to
purchase their supplies for 1921.
Plans are already under way for
the annual meeting of the County
Beekeepers Association on Deem
Der list. At that time the subject of
Tequeening will be an important top
&c. Many beekeepers will at that
time enter orders fer young queens
for next summer 1t is time we'll
spent for any beekeeper to take a
deeper interest and attend these
meetings.
Poultry Culling.
During the first three days of this
week a series Of nine poultry culling
demonstrations have been conducted
thruout the county. These demon
STATIONS have been we'll scattered
for the convenience of the greatest
number. For the most part, they
were well attended by people intens-
ely interested in the improvement of
the poultry flock. Over-fat non
layers, diseased and otherwise I'M
productive birds have been culled
from the various ffocks. The people
in attendance at these demonstra-
tions have been taught the funda-
mentals Of successful poultry GULL
ing so that they could return home
to Gull their own ffocks and to show
their neighbors the art of poultry
culling as well.
This line of work has developed a
very popular and profitable extern
sion activity.
Proper Recognition.
Upon our return from the state
fair, we were very busy on account
of accumulated correspondence and
in preparation for our great Farm
Pureau Picnic. On this account, it
vas impossible to give our report of
the county booth as careful write up
as we would otherwise have prefer
red. While much credit is due to the
office force of the farm bureau, much
greater credit is due the o. o. Lo-
men family for their diligent efforts
in planning, in Preparation of, and
in putting on the exhibit at the state
fair. Mr.. H. T. Ramlo also gave
generously of his time in gathering
and in preparing the exhibit. They at
least, deserve special mention with
the exhibit lest anyone be lead to
believe that the Farm Bureau Office
was entirely responsible for our
good showing at the state fair.
Should the attempt again be made
We hope that even larger number
will take direct and active part in
the work 1t would be great pleas
ure and we hope greater success.
Thanks are due the farmers and
gardeners who contributed to the
exhibit, the newspapers for the good
publicity they have extended us and
cur citizens generally. for the inter
est they have shown i'm the project
and for the time and effort they
have contributed toward It.