Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-09-14
NEWS NOTES

| Ine regular meeting OF the COun-
| ty Farm Bureau, Executive commit
tee and board of directors, was held
at McConnelsville last Friday, with
seven townships represented. Pro-
vision was made for ordering, for
the cooperators who wish to buy
and SOW pure seed wheat, the seed
for this fall Trumbull is the va
riety to be ordered. Reports of the
fair and picnic committees were
submitted. The matter of holding
annual township meetings was dis
cussed and it was decided that the
meeting should be held in October.
1t was decided that the president
should call a short session of the
membership at the Farmers picnic
and decide the advisability of
changing the annual county meet
ing to November. Change of the
dates is for the purpose Of taking
advantage of the good roads sea-
son. which heretofore has been a
handicap.
County Agents Report
Following is a summary of the
report of the county agricultural
agent to the extension department:
Days in office, seven; days in field,
20: miles travelled by auto, 90;
letters written, 50: meetings held,
20; attendance, TAO.
Ears from good plants make best
seed corn Selection of seed from
the stalks just before corn cutting
has many advantages, according to
agronomists of the Ohio experiment
station. Ears of good shape, size,
appearance, and of uniform matur-
ity are chosen from healthy, med
ium sized stalks that have success
fully withstood the competition OF
others in the same hill or drill-row.
The ears are husked and placed
where they can dry we'll before hard
freezing weather. Enough seed
should be gathered so that all IN
ferior ears can be discarded. Care
fully selected home grown seed Is
hest. Great care should be exer-
cised in discarding all ears that
show sign of disease. Many char
acteristics of the corn plant are
heritable and can be noted in the
growing plant. Large, chaffy or
very late-maturing ears are not de-
sirable.
Poultrymen leading the summer
feeding drive say that the most ser
ious disease of the average Ohio
flock is "hollowcraw." See what
they mean?
Does the best stock on your farm
GET balanced ration when 1t sits
down to the dinner table? Young
sters. especially, can use lot more
milk and green vegetables than
they generally get.
The man who is writing this par
agraph has heard of your home
town. and so have thousands of 9TH
ers like him who never would know
the place existed if it wasn't for
YOUR home town newspaper. Ii
YOU want folks to know about your
town and county, support your local
papers. |
An associated press dispatch
from Washington says that the war
department has five million more
pounds of picric acid, an excess war
explosive. that farmers can have for
blasting. at cost
And God said, Let the earth /
bring forth grass, the herb yielding
seed. and the fruit tree yielding
fruit after his kind, whose seed Is
in itself, upon the earth, and it was
so--Gen. Ill.
Sam Says: These slow motion pic
lures reminGt me of the last hlred
man / had.
Community Fairs
Substantial increase in the en-
tries made by exhibitors at the
Chesterhill and Cloud fairs helo.
last week, as reported by the secre-
taries. The Chesterhill attendance
showed decided decrease ana
Cloud just about held its own.
At Chesterhill, the livestock en-
tries totalled 1870 sheep, lS
horses, s swine, and 81 cattle, ana
an extensive poultry exhibit. me
entries in farm products, and mousse
hold departments were large anu oi
variety. Boys anu
girls club work was exhlblteo. AZ
Cloud there were horses, ~ cat
tie, 10 sheep, and pens OF poui-
try exhibited. Several exnlpl.s ~
the household and farm prooucts
were shown. BOYS anu
girls club work was exhibited also.
At Chesterhill, E. : X. Raymono'
county agent, Athens county Juus
I'd the cattle, horses and hogs'
Chester Strong, McCoHHcioNiiio,
sheen: R. E. Helt, farm products'
and home economics teacher Ches-
terbill household department.
At Cloud, Mr.. HeIt, O. l.. Young,
and Miss Marian Hutson were
iudges. The fair management nave
in mind for the community ialrs W
offer the opportunity for frlenaly
among the farmers anu
housewives. in classes that repre-
sent best products of the county. ~
is the duty of every citizen TO sup
mort these enterprises, ana lhelr
support is necessary for thelr su'-
cess.
Club Meets
Center Township Willing Wolh.
ers' club met at the home OF theai
loader Mrs. Miner Morris, Sept; o.
to make plans for the fair; iSo;n EaGn
member received labels TOT tnell
iars of fruit. Refreshments "ere
saryed and games played after the
business meeting.-XX.
TRIADELPHlA