Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-09-07
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES


Morgan County Wins Blue Ribbon
First prize was awarded to the
Busy Bee Food club of Penn town
ship, at the State Fair Girls Food
club contest at Columbus. The ex-
hibit consisted of 20 jars of fruit
and vegetables and won in largest
class of it's kind ever exhibited at
the State fair. Many counties were
represented. The prize was SIS.
Mrs. Della Dawson is leader of
the winning club of II members.
Officers: President, Maggie Reed;
v. Pres, Temple Dawson; Secretary,
Olive Abel. The club is located i'll
Westland community, and will COM
plete it's first years work when all
the members will exhibit at the Nor
gan county fair next week.
Unofficial reports give high
placing to the Girls Clothing club
of Homer township. Miss Hazel
Lowell, leader The two clubs men,
toned are the only girls clubs that
exhibited at the State fair this year.
Sheep Club Wins
The Morgan County Sheep Boost
ers' club was represented at the
State fair by exhibits of sheep by
Lewis Strong, Willis Greer and
Herbert Harmon, all of Meigsville
township. A demonstration team
of two members, Ralph Spillman,
Bristol township, and Herbert Har-
mon, Meigsville, represented the
club and demonstrated to State fair
visitors on Thursday, care Of the
fleece before and after shearing,
tying a fleece, and packing a bag of
wool for shipment.
In the club class of ewes exhibit
ed, Lewis Strong won second,
Herbert Harmon third, and Willis
Greer fourth. Of the eve lambs ex-
hibited the winning were Lewis
Strong first and Willis Greer fifth.
And in the ram lamb class Herbert
Harmon stood first. The boys were
accompanied to Columbus by Ches-
ter Strong, and exhibits in the open
classes were entered by the leader.
Herbert Harmon, and L. B. Strong.
Unofficial reports show their win
nings to be Chester Strong 18th in
class of B type aged ram, Herbert
Harmon 7th in class of ram lambs,
and L. B. Strong 8th in class of
pair of lambs.
The demonstration team failed to
place high enough to win a prize.
Jersey Meeting
The Jersey Breeders of Morgan
county have decided that organiza-
tion for advertising and lettering
their product is the sure way to sue
cess. While the Cattle club since
it's organization two years ago has
not been supported by all breeders,
it has been successful in its efforts
to back a calf club and cow test
ing association.
At the meeting held at Hiram
Hart's farm near Chesterhill, Aug.
%, action was taken to place the
club on a better working basis for
the next year. Membership fee for
the year will be 81, and a committee
composed of H. A. Morris, Harvey
Greenhouse, Earl bowman, G. o.
White and DR.. C. S. Dye, was ap-
pointed to solicit membership in
their respective communities. Re-
port of the committee will be re-
ceived and officers elected at meet
ing in McConnelsville, Sept. 80, at
10 a. m.
Club Notes
The Quadruple H Clothing club
met at Louise Wallace's Aug. 25.
All members were present. The
teams demonstrated and judges de-
cided which out of the three teams
were the better. They were Gather
inc Cheadle as demonstrator A,
Idenys Eddleblute as demonstration
B, and Lillian Wallace as demon
strator C. Next meeting will be
held at the home of Flora Morris,
Friday, Sept 8. At this meeting we
will make preparation for the fair.
The Busy Bee Food club met Aug.
%. Meeting was opened by Presi-
dent, Miss Maggie Reed. Reading of
minutes of last meeting by Sec'y
Olive R. Abel. Roll call answered by
in what month, year, and in what
township county, and state, I was
born. Old and new business dis
cussed. Motion was carried to have
all neighbors meet at F. A. Daw-
sons Saturday night, Aug. 26.
Song; Scripture reading, Bernice
Nolan; recitations, Amanda Huff
man and Mildred Reed; song; essay,
Florence GLADDEN.; comic reading,
Temple Dawson; song, Marjorie
Dawson and Pansy Earles. Next
meeting to be Sept. 8, at F. A. Daw-
sons.
Coming Events
Morgan county fair-Sept. 13, IA, j,
Is.
Sept. 49, meeting of all officers
and committeeman of State and In
dependent Farmers Institutes of
the county, at McConnelsville, $50