Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-04

feet below the average during the
past year.
Contracts for new cattle barn and
sale ring at the state fair grounds
has been let by the state fair com
mission
Benton county has many success
ful livestock breeders and each year
sees a decided increase in the stock
men who favor the keeping OF only
pure breeds
The farmers of Orange township in
Black Hawk county staged an insti-
tute and Judging contest recently
which was a success in every way
and brought out good crowd
A forty acre tract of land near
Twentieth and st. Joseph streets.
Des Moines. has been chosen by the
Polk County Tubercular commission
as the site for the new tuberculosis
hospital.
The Johnson County Farmers lnsti-
tute elected officers at the recent
meeting as follows: President, r.
P. Adams. Scion; Vice President, C.
M. Fountain Secretary L.. F.. Nor
ford; Assistant Secretary, E. F. Graft
The membership has increased from
40 persons to 100 and this entities the
society to state aid for 5000 a year.
Nearly $3.50 worth of butter, eggs
and chickens have been marketed by
Mrs. John Jensen Of the Arthur road
near Humboldt during the past !, vo
years. These poultry and dairy ns-
ures have been kept by Mrs. Jensen
for a number OF years and the last
she has yet recorded.
A series of sheep and wool demon
strations were held in Sidney re-
Gently, one demonstration on the
Walter Savage farm and the other at
the Delbert Wiley farm near FarrA
gut. There was third demonstra-
ton at the R. Teachout farm Prof
T. c. Stone of Iowa State College
was present and addressed the far
mers.
| Two sheep clubs are to be organ
lied in Davis county this year. Mem
bers are already enrolled in the De-
laine club and Shropshire club is
being formed. Any boy or girl be-
tween the ages of 10 or 10 who wish
| es to enroll in these clubs can do so
Liberal prizes are being offered, be
side those given at the county and
state fairs.
Farmers of the immediate vicinity
/
| farmers cooperative elevator A
meeting was held a few days ago
With NJ X. Culver of Iowa State Col
lege in attendance as the principal
| speaker. Committees were appoint
| ed to sell stock in the proposition and
| a personal canvass will be made over
/ the entire territory
1 At the recent meeting of the Farm
| Bureau OF Union county the follow
| ing men were elected to hold office
| for the ensuing year. Pres, w. J..
| Colbert; V. Pres, A. D. McGeN
Secy, Leonard White: Treas. w. w
| Morrow Seven new members were
| elected from as many townships. A
recent clean up campaign Melted the
/ bureau $50 new members.
The county treasurer has complet-
ed the work of registration OF the
automobiles in Winnebago County
and 2.075 vehicles have been regis
tered. All but seventy-five regis
trants have received number plates.
Il A total of 21,16S.50 has been paid
in, for rnu fra ian md of mt
the county will receive a good share
for road work to be done this year.
i All officers of the Black Hawk
Il County Farm bureau were elected
at the annual meeting. wv. Cover
dale, Ames. secretary of the National
Farm Bureau association, was the
/ principal speaker and he explained
!; the state and national movement
The yearly reports of Miss Clara NJ
Suffer, home demonstration agent
I and A. A. Burger, county agent, were
heard Over $50 farmers were pres
emit
According to Miss Florence Nc
Donald, teacher of home economies
fifty of her pupils are keeping per
i sonal accounts. Record cards. sup
piled by Iowa State College, are be
ing uesd. This form is in genera
use all over Iowa in high schools
4 Miss Ida Aherns, home demonstra
!. ticn agent OF Poweshiek county re
Gently gave a talk to Miss McDonald's
class in home economics on budget
making and account keeping. explain
! ing In detail the record forms to BIZ
used.
The 73rd birthday of the Univer
sity of Iowa, established In 1874 was
celebrated as Founders Day" Wed
nesday, Feb. IS. James B. Weave
. of Des Moines, being the principle
speaker
Arrangements have been made by
the Benton County Farm Bureau viii
the agricultural extension department
= whereby William II. Lapp. q poultr,
expert, and r. S. Herrick, who needs
4 no Introduction to orchard men O