Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-01-26
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
Annual Farm Bureau Meeting

p. church, McConpelsville. Although
the weather was rather threaten
ing there was large turnout, there
being $50 served at dinner.
The meeting started off promptly
at 1890 with a sumptuous dinner
served by the Ladies' Aid society of
the M. p. church. The menu was as
follows: Creamed chicken, mashed
potatoes. baked beans, slaw, pickle,
bread, butter, jelly, blackberry jam,
pumpkin pie and coffee During the
meal, music was furnished by the M
& NJ. high school orchestra. Several
Farm Bureau songs were sung by
Josephine Birch just prior to the
dinner.
Immediately after the dinner the
meeting started off by readii.g of the
minutes and report of the secretary,
j 4 Arthur Hambleton. Next was a
welcome address by President J. A..
GODDARD followed by financial
statement by the treasurer, R. E.
Miller.
The county agent, Mr.. Helt, then
gave his report covering the period
June to January He pointed out
that the three great things that the
farmer has to face are: Production,
marketing and buying. These prob
lens, he believes can only be solved
by starting in each farm community
After his talk the members gave
past work and pledged themselves
to give him their help in the future
After the election Of officers it
was found that the same set of Off
GERS hold over for next year, viz:
j. A. Goddard, president, Oliver Ed
gerton, vice-president, J. A. Hamble-
ton, sec'y, r. F. Miller, treas. The
latter two officers were elected by a
unanimous vote.
In the business meeting it was
voted that the secretary and presi-
dent of the Morgan County Farm
Bureau be sent as delegates to the
State Farm Bureau Federation );
that these men be instructed to
vote, should the matter come up,
that women be placed on an equality
with men in the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton: and that the officers, execu-
tive committee, and Board of Di-
rectors should be allowed $7.00 ard
10c per mile one way, for each time
they meet.
F. L. Shoenberger, head of the or
ganizatioD department of the Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation gave a talk
on the value the Farm Bureau is to
the farmer. 1t makes local, state,
and national organization Of farm
ers which gives them power that no
individual farmer could get. As he
expressed it, it gives the farmer a
national voice" He said tnat we
have a problem of education to
show the city people that the farm
er is not making as much as they
think he is To get the full value
out of a thing, it must be used, so if
people do lot use the farm bureau,
they cannot get full value for the
money paid into it.
O. M. Johnson, State Leader of
County Agents, gave short talk
which was followed by few re-
marks by H. F. Helser, director of
the 18th district-O. L. Young, In
structor in Agriculture, M. & M. H.
IS.
Program Meetings
Activities in the various town
ship Farm Bureau units have been
along the line of meetings with a
group of men and women in the
township who decide with the coun-
ty agent what lines of work will be
attempted for this year. Meetings
of this nature have been held in
Marion, York and Bristol townships.
Livestock and soil improvement are
the chief production projects. Mar
Iketing of wool and eggs are prob
lens that are to be considered this
year also. Most of the townships
are electing a purchasing agent for
the coming year.
The following program was work
led out by the members in York
township, and will serve as an exam
pie for what the townships are do
ing:
Program of Work-1922
Soils-Corn, 2 demonstrations
for field selection of seed, B. For
aker; Legumes: men to grow soy
beans for hay, 1 man to drill clover
Iseede Ira Baringer; Wheat: fields
of certified variety, John Spring;
Pastures: 1 demonstration for pas
ture improvement, B. Foraker.
Poultry Feeding, 2 feeding dem
ionstrations, Mrs. j. Spring.
Beef Cattle, pure bred sires, 2
purchred sires in township, D. P.
Stoneburner.
Sheep and Wool Marketing, Pool
ing, T. W.. ..Stoneburner.
Home Problems, Clothing, l dress
form demonstration, Mrs. J. Spring.
Club Work, Boys and Girls one
general meeting, Tom Fletcher, Mrs
Ed Foraker.
Community Cooperative Pur-
chasing, purchasing agent for town
ship, Mr.. J. Spring.
Livestock Shipping Company Meets
A group of the stockholders of
the Livestock Shipping Co. met in
the forenoon of Jan. IS, and held
an election of board of directors for
the ensuing year. The following
board was elected: H. F. Carter, I'm
ion township; w. P. Chappelear,
Malta; c. C. Barkhurst, Bloom; En-
nest Price, Penn; j. r. Dunkle, Bris-
toll John Greer and Chester Strong,
Morgan; c. e. Chase, Windsor; w.
S. Harris, Marion.
The association has been affiliated
with the Farm Bureau which means
that every Farm Bureau member is
privileged to use this company. 1t
is hoped that this will be a medium
through which all the livestock in
the county can be pooled and mar
keted.
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