The Holt County sentinel., 1921-09-30

Brown, IVES. Virginia, and Mrs. A. F..
Brigden, New York. A fifth member,
who will represent the West will no
named later. Miss Florence f.. Ward,
head of the women's department of the
States Relation Service in Washing
, ton. ID. c., will act as advisory to the
committee.
This committee was authorized in a
resolution passed at the annual meet
ing Of the American Farm- Bureau
Federation last December.
The committee will meet soon to
outline specific recommendations as to
how the Women's Department should
be organized. The recommendation
will be presented at the annual meet
ing of the A. +. B. F., at Atlanta, Ga,
next November. II Is planned to ere
ate woman's department in the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
with an assistant secretary in charge.
This department in the national or
ganization to take care Of women's
Iproblems Us natural development
1 from the Home Economics Bureau in
the states which have. through their
Tanning clubs, health demonstrations,
and the like, been getting farm women
ready for a national economic organi-
cation. In the Farm Bureau women
! have been eligible for membership and
have been taking an active part for
many months. In at least eight states
New York. Michigan. North Dakota.
lOlio. Colorado. Missouri, Minnesota
and Georgia, women have been or are
membe.' Of the executive committees
,oI the State Farm Bureau Federations.
Mrs. Schuttler whose home 1. at
darlington, has been n member Of the
leNecutive committee Of the Missouri
Farm Bureau Federation since IT, re-
organization. She l. one Of the most
widely known women in the state.
| Items Of Interest.
| Wheat sown the latter part OF this
week shorld be free Of Hessian Fly in
this county, as October I'd and I'd are
fly free dates for this section Of the
state. IL should be remembered that
the female Hessian fly lives only from
three Ia five days, and IL there is no
lgrowng wheat in which she may de-
Iposit her eggs, then she loses her OPP
lportunity for reproduction. Normally
Ithis Il the week IN which she Is active
iuJ we hope that there will he only "a
small percentage Of the wheat sown
and up In which she may work. We
hope that those fields which are sown
early enough 10 be up at this time will
be watched by all farmers in the terri
tory for an outbreak Of the fly. We
are glad to know that u number Of our
farmers are waiting for the "fly free
\ late II SOW.
The poultry culling meetings are
over md the attendance has been very
good considering the fact that this H.
The third season IN which this work has
been carried one Enough people now
Know how Ia Gull hens that IL should
not he necessary for Us to spend more
time on this project. However, II in
| the future "a ncighborhOod feels that
they would like TO 20 over the work
again, We will be glad to render as.
sist,ncc along this line. We hope tha4
all those who have culled their flocks
will give us a report Of the number Of
culls taken out and the number Of lay
ers left In the flock. This will he an
easy matter. 80 please give Us this in
formation.
We have received number of post
erS from the U. $. Grain Growers and
are distributing them over the county.
: Call at your bank and look them over.
, They carry some interesting informa-
ton. We cannot say Just when the
solicitors will he In Holt county. We
would be glad to explain the plan fully
I, N you will come in.
ROSS NICHOLS, County Agent.
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Ray Grimes n0ed ~ yanrs ,Iiod