Decorah public opinion., 1921-11-30
FARM BUREAU
NEWS INTEREST;
Township Meetings and Extension
Projects Begin Thursday,
Dec. 8.
HERDSMEN'S COURSE
ON SOON
l.. s. Fisher, State Director, Will be
Here and Give Valuable
Information.

IL. >. FlSHef, STATE DirectOT, VIII DC
Here and Give Valuable
Information.
Township Meetings and Extension
Projects.
Beginning on Thursday, December
8th, a series of township meetings
will be held in the various townships
throughout the county. The purpose
of these meetings will be to hold the
annual election of officers and CO.
operate and to give information re-
garding the work and plans of the To-
cal organizations as well as the State
and American Federations. l.. S.
Fisher, state director from Edgewood,
Iowa, will be with us and we wish to
urge every farmer to attend at least
one Of these meetings.
The regular program of work for
the township will be worked out at
the various meetings. Assistance
from the Extension Department and
County Agent is available on list of
subjects which cover every phase OF
agricultural endeavor. These in
clude:
Farm Accounting-one day school
Soil Erosion Demonstrations
Tractor Schools
Feeds and Feeding School
Sheep and W.ol Demonstrations
Live Stock Breeders Assn.
g-Demonstration Apiary
BOYS. and Girls Club Work-Pig,
Dairy, Calf, Poultry, Corn, Potato,
Farm Accounts.
Orchard Planting - Strawberry
Pruning and Spraying Clubs.
Dairy Manufacture-Butter and
Cream Scoring-Iowa Trade Mark
Butter.
Dairy Production-Cow testing
Dairy Breeding and Feeding School.
Bull Associations.
Farm Crops-Corn yield test, Pure
Seed Campaign.
Fruit Growing-One day Pruning
school, Summer Spraying demonstra-
tions, Spray Rings.
Woman's Dept.-All kinds of cloth
ing and food projects,
plant disease and Weed Eradication
Poultry Culling and Selection.
Soil Testing for aciditE
Better Seed Potatoes
Veterinary-2 day meeting on farm
sanitation animal diseases.
It is our purpose to be Of real SER
vice to every agricultural community.
Our efforts are enhanced directly in
proportion to the cooperation receiv-
ed by the individuals in the communi-
ty. these meetings will open with the
regular monthly board meeting OF the
Farm Bureau in the Court House on
Thursday, December 9Th at lO:o0 A
M. At 200 p. M. the annual. meeting
for Decorah township will be held. A
schedule of the other meetings will be
published in the Farm Bureau Ex-
change.
If you happen to be one of those
who are luke warm in the support OF
the program of the Extension Depart
ment or of the Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton do not fail to attend one of
these meetings and get some first
hand information.
Herdsmen's Course
The Iowa State College provides
for technical and practical training
that is necessary to fit men to care
for purebred livestock. The first
term will be given from January End
TO March 18th.
Those having the first term
last year may also take the
second terms work this winter
and those who wish to com
plete the entire course will have the
privilege of doing so after March 10.
This course is open to any man OF
boy over seventeen years OF age who
has completed the eighth grade work
or its equivalent in the public schools
| A certificate showing his fitness must
be signed by the superintendent and
| filed with the registrar of the college
before January End.
This is a splendid opportunity for
! farm boys or men who can spend a
J few of the winter months to improve
their opportunity to receive technical
as well as practical knowledge in live
stock work.
| The College also provides for a two
years non-collegiate agricultural
course. In this course a boy or mar
may get the real cream, as far as
practical knowledge goes of the reg
uiar four years course. 1t is only
open to those who have received th'
necessary High School credits t'
make them eligible to the regulal
| four year course.
Further information in regard u
these courses may be obtained from
the County Agent.