The Yale expositor., 1920-07-01
About One Hundred Make The
Trip on Friday of Last Week
BY Automobile

Drainage tour made Friday p
red letter day in Farm Bureau az
fairs. At $3.50 automobiles filed
to. capacity with interested people
began TO arrive at the County
Farm at Goodells and a NEST
profitable hour was spent there.
Superintendent and Mrs. Cowies
amply demonstrated their ability
to entertain the guests and during
the short time everyone had an
opportunity to see the infirmary,
barns, stock and crops.
The long line of machines then
left for Smith Greek, where at the
farm of F. p Wilson & Son the
modern method of laying tile was
demonstrated with the large trac-
tion ditcher in charge Of Walter
VanHaitsma, Drainage Specialist
of the M. A. c., assisted by Joseph
Distelrath. Vice-President VIM.
Wurzel called the crowds atten-
tion to the field drained last year
and Mr. Wilson told how it made
crop production a certainty. The
crowd then left for the farm of II.
j. Voght & Son, in Columbus town
ship, where the great value of un-
der drainage on lighter types of
soil was shown. Very interesting
talks were given by Mr.. Voght
and his son Carl. They told how
the flow of water had been meas
ured on their 18-acre tract ana
found that the outlet was dis
charging II gallons per minute
or 548 barrels every "a hours.
Noon having arrived all too
soon, County Agent c.. l.. Brody,
next led the procession to Adam,
where the ladies Aid Society serv-
ed a most luxurious dinner, find
ing it necessary 30 spread tables
for nearly 100 plates.
Following the dinner hour =,
short program was held in charge
of A. j. Smith, President of the St.
Clair County Farm Bureau. Short
addresses were given by Directors
K. j. Baldwin and II. K. Hudson.
OF the Michigan Agricultural Col.
lege, d. l.. Hagerman, County Agt.
of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and President Smith.
The first stop in the afternoon
was at the farm of Orville Lind
say, where a large balloon frame
barn was in the course of con
&traction. Lindsay's explanation
On the building was of the highes.
interest, and Farm Engineer o. s..
RoDey, Of the M A. c. showed the
advantages of a round roof.
Wheat variety tests of the Co.
Farm Bureau were next visited on
the farm of Fred Buchler. in Cot
trellville township where MANY
differences were noted with the
ten different varieties drilled side
by side.
The North Westbrook farm IN
China township was the next place
of interest. The large new house
with all modern conveniences was
a splendid attraction. and a very
able address on home conven-
fences was given by o. E. Robey.
Mr.. Westbrook followed with an
explanation of what tile drainage
had done for him, and the LARGE
field of alfalfa, three feet high.
constituted most forceful illus
tration of the splendid results.
At the Peter Distelrath farm.
Mr.. Distelrath, who put in the first
demonstration in the county gave
a very interesting account of his
experience and stated that under
drainage was the best kind of
crop insurance.
The Chris Stein farm in Stellar
township, where a forty acre tract
was drained last year was the last
stop. Mr.. STEMS account OF how
tile drainage had pulled him out of
the mud was most interesting in
deed, and Messrs. Robey and
VanHaitsma showed by means of
a diagram how the system had
been planned.
AS the people reluctantly sepa-
rated to their homes in the various
parts of the county, they were loud
in their praises regarding the
many benefits derived and wished
their neighbors had been along.
All felt a greater appreciation of
the advantages and opportuni
ties in the agriculture of st. Clair
county and expressed desire for
more frequent tours of this kind
in the future.