The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-11-05
Farm Bureau Notes.
Nv. G. Swarner, County Agent)
Missouri wheat Costs s2.26 a Bush.

Nv. e.. Swarner, County Agent)
Missouri Wheat Costs s2.26 u Bush.
.I.-An interesting circular issued By
the College Of Agricultucr gives the
average cost Of producing a bushel OF
wheat in Missouri this year aS SIG,
and that il costs the Missouri farmer
~ cents to produce the 1920 oats crop. !
The difference in cost of production
as IL l. influenced by yield Is striking. 7
While the cost OF producing wheat this
wear with an average yield (l2s, bush
eIs) Is 81 20; the cost rapidly increases
as the yield decreases until the farmer
growing 6.bushcl yield Of wheat
would have cost Of 1881. With oats
the comparison Is similar
The circular points out that nj the
October 1T price Of No. , wheat, less
than onc.iifth Of the Missouri crop
would brig price equal To cost OF
production. II states than only 1--we per
cent Of the Missouri wheat growers
would have received cost Of production
plus ten per cent profit II they had
not sold their 1920 crop on October L..
Plans are now under way for IN"
College Of Agriculture and the Mis-
souri, Farm Bureau Federation to CO.
operate in determining the cost ~
production on all farm products. The
Two agencies WORKING together will be-
able 10 determine the cost more nc.
curately and On "a larger scale than
has been attempted before.
Farm bureau Grow inp.--Scveral
membership drives are scheduled
among the county farm bureaus for
this month. The Monroe county cam
paign opens this month with a speak
ing campaign during the first week and
membership drive the week OF Mo-
yembcr s.-i3. In Perry county n speak.
ing campaign begins November Sand
"A membership drive on November To-
The Lewis County Farm Bureau has
decided to put on drive during the
last part Of the month.
Linn county, also, II going to put On
IA membership drive during November
There arc 100 school districts in Linn
county and ~ Of these were not toucn,
ed in the drive last spring. These VIII
he given first attention, The cNecu-
tive committee believes that practie.
,Ily every farmer in the county VIII
bccome a Farm Bureau member.
shipping Association starts Optr-
ations.-The Seneca shipping Associa-
zion, formed recently by the Newton
roun,v Farm Bureau, has shipped IL
first load of stock to market. Every
shipper is fully satisfied with the 10
turns, Persons desiring to avail 'heIh'
selves of the services Of this organlza'
tion can do so by paying Zee oil ~ toi
membership and % cents hundred
weight on cattle and % cents on hoys
Durable Immunity from Cholera Ae'
ouired Slowly. "A longer period II re-
,u,ired 10 develop IA permanent immun'
ity In yaccinated hogs than is common
Nv supposed. The most potent anti
bov cholera serum than can be mace
cannot of itself confer n permanent nm
munity, Serum alone conierS an w,
,,nnity NJ n passive or temporar!
character, the duration pelns ,haro
The use Of the serum alone NJ
fore, applicable only TO short ieea,nt
periods unless the herd Is fe.vae',haVe'
or a thorough diSiniection OF tne p,v",
ises is made, says DR.. J. W. Sonowas
of the University Of missouri SoeS'
of Agriculture. Therefore, wnen
herd is in constant danger OF eNposu,'
10 hog-cholera infection, II rs preie'up,
Ia confer permanent lmmuh,'!' ~
this cannot he secured except py SUI
;.rtinv the animal to the disease P''
Sucing activities Of the virus .,
N IL well known that the hog VINE
,ocnve,s from n natural attack "i ho'
cholera becomes, as rule, permanen,
~ immuhe, aser,,m.yirus" inoculate,
trea'eu nermancnt immunity, |
hog gains living and vigorousl,
the virus 70 +" Tive virus, however, |,
active v,,us; HOG as we'll as in