The Holt County sentinel., 1921-01-21
FARM BUREAU NOTES.
Summary Of Activities and Accom-
plishments Of Holt County Farm
Bureau for the Year Ending
December 1. 1920.
tW. c. Swarncr, County Agent.)

lU'iSHlp UilNC, organized live fain
Bureau Community centers and two
live stock shipping associations, pro.
NOTED and managed tractor demon
stration and held the first annual
J Farm Bureau picnic, and promoted two
community fairs.
Three fields were surveyed for soil
saving terraces, others were inspected
for location Of soil saving dams, and
four tests Of soil for acitlity were made.
Eleven wheat fields were inspected
, for certified seed wheat. Seven OF the
eleven were certified. The seed from
these fields was extensively advertis-
} cd, thus aiding many growers TO get
pure seed which was free from disease.
superior variety Of wheat was in
troduced and will he grown more ex-
tensively in the bottom land, the main
wheat section Of the county. A variety
test Of wheat and test of treated.
J cleaned seed oats versus untrcatcd and
unclcancd seed was conducted on the
test plots of Consolidated No. 6. Pure
Michigan rosen rye seed was was in
troduced for three co.Operators. The
increased yield from this variety of
rye was fifteen to twenty bushels per
J acre more than that from common
rye.
Soy bean seed was obtained for
twelve cp-opCrators who planted n
total Of 100 acres OF more. Assistance
was given 10 the first grower of soy
beans for seed in the county. Bacteria
, Culture for inoculating the seed was
obtained from the L. $. Department Of
Agriculture.
J Information concerning the culture
Of sweet clover. alfalfa and other crops
was given TO many farmers. Bacteria
Culture for inoculating the sweet
clover and alfalfa was obtained from
the government for them. Assistance
was given many persons in controlling
, smut in wheat and oats and in con-
trolling scab on potatoes. Four DEM
onstrations IN pruning apple trees and
two In spraying were conducted. Two
owners Of family orchards bought
spraycrs.
Assistance was given to many In
, locating pure seed corn and other
seeds. Farmers who bought pure seed
through tho Bureau in 1919, not only
, sold all the extra seed they had this
year at II good price. but their yield
was materially increased. ~ result
of planting pure seed.
Five cu.opcEiurs were started in
keeping cost accounts Of producing
pork from breeding timc to marketing
, two IN keeping cost accounts of pro-
ducing wheat. one, uf corn, and two
general accounts. Assistance was Civ
IN tn "a number Of farmers IN filling
, out their income tax papers. Assist.
ancc was given in locating part Of a
l.HH.a 4 r II. a.
age Of ties.
\ county wide corn club and sow
litter pig club were organized. The
work reached thirty-scycn boys in dif-
. fcrrnt PARTS Of the county. Repre-
scntativcs Of the clubs were sent Ia
. Farmers Week nj Columbia, and the
Missouri State Fair. These boys were
coached by the agent for contests,
which they entered NJ both places.
They won honors in all contests 4
Holt county boy won the state cham
pionship at Columbia, another won IL
at the State Fair, and three Of the
boys wcIC selected To- represent the
state NJ the Interstate Fair.
\ corn club show and pig club
show and sale were held in connection
with the Round-un and Achievement
Day exercises. Firty-thrcc head Of
pure bfed hoRS were sold by club mem
poI.'
fHueh poultry ilocks were cullcd'
total oi 1881 hens were handled,
t%o OF Wh!ch were "Siackers' Scvr,-
demonstrations IN culling were held.
Material assistance was, given four
poultry demonstration flock owners,
whose combined proiit on total Of
odd mems lor the year was Si66' lm'
proved methods Of poultry manage
ment We're adopted by the co'opcrators
ana othcr il"ck owners OF the county.
rams wore provided Tor three new
poultry houses and assistance given in
femodcuIng SIN old poultry houses.
Ihfec dcnonstrationS, in poisoning
,ne pocket gopher were held. Special