The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-12
BELMONT FARMERS TO
INTEREST PASTORS IN
Boys AND GIRLS CLUBS
The Governing board Of the Belmon

The Governing board OF the Belmont
County Farm bureau met In the office
If the cot,t.ty aGrn: ut 81. Cla!rsviile.
MIR. Oscar Bailey. Of Tacoma. made a
r-por; Of the State Farm Bureau meet
in: vh.,Ir waa held In columbus during
Farmers Week. Mr.. Bailey reported
.h!s meeting "a icing one OF the most
rr had ever attended. He emphasized
in,. fact that III" County Farm Bureaus
winch hay" not Joined the State Fedora
lion a." decidedly tn" losers thereby.
Mr.. T!aI"y Also commented very fa'4r-
an'y ~, Ia, had Of men who are AZ the
head cf 10th the Stat" and National or
gAriZa;ions "f the Farm Bureau.
The f"il"wiug rrc"nImcndaii"f$ wGie
made bv County Superintendent Geo. NJ.
P"cuc. VIII" IL committeeman III charge
IF Boys AMI Girls' club work
First That an attempt DO made 4"
interest SOM 81 the rural Pastors In
orraniz.ne h"ys' and girls clubs.
S'rnHd--That each boys a"d Eiris
rluh organized IN ~" county be requir-
III /" take out Il membership 10 the
County Farm Bureau. the secretary or
such club /" nc placed on tho Farm Bu-
rrau naiItnc list
Tlird + That. If Ia" tirrratS ~ the
county justify. Beef Calf CLUB be or
EaniEcd.
These recommendations were passed
~ III" board
The county agent, II. q. stevena. pre-:
sented a program OF work in soils and
crcp4 which had been made. out in CO.
operation with the Soils and Crops De-
parimHnt Of the State University. This
program which was presented and on
which the board took favorable action.
rmphas zcd the need Of the greater use
Of III" lcgume crops and recommends
that since clover seed ls so high In
nrice. the amount Of legumes grown In
the county would be greatly reduced
unless substitute crops such as soy
beans. sweet clover and fetch be en-
Farm Bureau. This program also, pro-
vld"s for assistance in the developing
Of local surrcs Of agricultural lime:
letter under date of February 4th from
one Of the large producers CT agricul-
tura1 limestone states:
The l.. S Railway Administration
must furnish more cars for transporting
agricultural limestone 10 farmers or we
will have to retire from the pu!verizing
business Our shipments In January
were COO carloads less than they should
have h"cH Last week We should have
shipped $50 cars. and v" shipped Just
2S cars Of cost Of al at four times
what y" received for IT ,
which the county agent has received
cmphas !zinE the shortage or cars ana
III" need for farmers 10 make early pro-
visions for their limestone this spring.
Record Breaker.
]. VI. James. tester for the Ohio VAL
ley Cow Testing Association. reports
Tnlstein cow owned by l.. w. Cnterzu-
Der. az Jacobsburg. Ohio. which tested
AZ per cent. making 1860? pounds OF
butter fat for the month. This breaks
all records for this section or the coun-
try.
The twelve cows which produced over
40 pounds Of butter fat averaged l.0b4
pounds OF milk and $685. pounds fat.
In commenting on the work or the as
pintes the third month Of testing in this
association. and tho results arc gradu-
ally increasing. Several members are
changing their rations to meet the
needs Of thei- cows.
$500 per ton, slower $500. alfalfa
s3S.No. mixed hay $500. oil meal
$4,000 per ton, cotton seed meal $4,000.
corn $3.50 per bushel. oats poe"