The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-02
PREBLE COUNTY FARM
BUREAU TO SUBMIT
ACTIVITIES REPORT


EATON, Ohio. Dec. "A review Of
the Preble county farm bureau organi- !
zation, explaining its accomplishments
for the past year and the program
for the coming year, will be submitted
to the board Of directors a their reg
ular monthly meeting in the court
house Saturday afternoon.
The organization follows the usual
practice, with county and township
officials of their respective units, and
with special committeeman or project
- leaders in charge of township projects.
Reviewing the acts of the year. it
Is stated that 1900 bushels of certi-
fed seed wheat were distributed 10
40 farmers Of whom II promised TO
keep their fields pure and get their
seed examined for certification next
year. A Pure Seed Improvement asso-
citation has been formed.
p Poultry Demonstrations
With p poultry culling demonstra-
lions at which there was an attend
ance of 1928: 1921 hens were handled
and 522 culled out with no decrease
in the egg yield. Owners of 16 f1ocks
have agreed to maintain their farms
as state poultry experiment farms, tho
projects beginning Nov. l.
In boys and girls food, clothing, pig
and poultry clubs, there were 1O2
members, of whom Is were sent to
Columbus for a weeks school. County
banks donated $40 savings accounts to
the Is first prize winners and S. &C
counts to the Is third prize winners.
All club members were entertained at
the one day farm bureau picnic.
Fifteen corn and soy bean hOgging
off projects were staged.
Four demonstrations showed meth
DDS of treating hogs for eradication of
insect parasites.
Enlist Three Orchards
Three orchards have been enlisted
as demonstration orchards under the
direction of the horticultural extension
department. and one spraying, prun-
ing and cultural demonstration was
held. by which the yield of fruit was
increased 100 bushels per acre.
In home economies 20 dress forms
were made at a cost of 70 cents each
against a $3.50. cost for commercial
forms.
One general meeting has been held
in regard to dairy marketing and men,
beers are being enlisted in the Miami
Valley Cooperative Dairy marketing
company. Township meetings are be-
ing arranged for
Affiliated organizations working in
cooperation with the farm bureau
are: the Duroc Jersey Breeders with
% members. which conducted a con
signment sale with so eutries; the
Jersey Cattle club with % members,
which put on a cooperative display
of cattle and dairy products at the
al ha
association. including members from
two adjoining counties; and the West
ern Ohio Poultry Fanciers who are
now conducting a one week show with
900 birds entered.
A saving of $1,000 over the cost of
the same amount of dynamite is re-
corded for the $500 pounds of pierre
acid purchased A purchasing agency
composed of five members each from
he farm bureau. Grange and Equity
elevators, functiOned the past year.
1t bought 100 tons Of fertilizer at
saving Of $3.50 a ton over dealers
prices at the same time, and four tons
of twine at a saving of two cents
pound.
County agent office activities show
81 Sc days on special projects % on mis-
cellaneOus, 159 days in the field and so
days in the office. Specialists from
Ohio State University spent II days
in the county. Project committeeman
in the townships spent III days on
their work and project activities dis
played III exhibits. At the 43 dem
Cnstrations, there was an attendance
Of 1873.
The program as contemplated for
next year includes the continuation
Of the Pure Seed Improvement assO-
citation. horticultural demonstration,
poultry farms, dairy marketing asso-
citation, boys and girls club work on
broader basis, cooperative buying
Of farm products on a still stronger
basis and new work, such as estab-
lishment of cooperative live stock
shipping associations, collection OF
crop production cost statistics, con.
Quoting of farm accounting schools
and the working out OF a definite
approved road program.