The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-06-29
Summary of Farm Bureau Activities
for First Months of 1922.

Have YOU noticed in the papers that
Bates county is stil leading i'll the
Better Bulls contest: 1t is your
county and your contest, all your TEL
low farmers and ncighbors are asking
you to help all you can to win the
$500 prize given by the X. G. Cham
Der OF Commerce to the county re-
placing the largest number of grade
bulls with ARE breds. Ii you know
cf farmer who has bought regis
tered bull since January Ist, please re-
port it to the County Agent so he
can trace it down to see if it counts
as replacement.
Three pig clubs have been or
gAnizcd in the county with over 100
boys and girls as members OF them.
About $50 sets OF harness have
been ordered for the farmers, by the
Farm Bureau saving at least $40 a set
or $50 ior these men.
About go bushels OF soybeans have
Teen sold by farmers to other farm
cr5 for seed and most OF these have
changed hands directly through the
FARM Bureau office.
Several Inning demonstrations,
showing results on clover have been
established and have caused 100 per
cent increase in the use Of lime.
Since january 1st 1922 the county
agent has been in practically every
part OF Bates County, has made 4o5
.t.5rlu visits, besides visiting Is d.ttcr~
en-. demon STATIONS holding - dem
on.tration meetings., holding 65 meet
ings in relation to d ftercnt projects,
having total attendance at these
meetings ii 2oo2 people, and has
driven $500 miles covering the coun-
~. Besides these there have been
-o33 business and telephone calls
come to the office. 700 personal let
tcrg were written and sos circular
letters were sent out, and Other
things too nmucrous to mention.
Al this aside from what Miss Rod
crck has been doing,
The Womens' work under the dircc-
ton OF Miss Roderick, Home DEM
onstration Agent, is spreading SO rap
idly that there is, no question about
tic interest Of the women. This
work is for the establishing Of up-to-
date and practical methods of home
practices and the following report
shows that Bates county women and
girls are doing splendid work along
this line. These figures are from
January 1st to the preesnt time:
There have been "a meetings held
with an attendance of 1889.
2IS dress forms have been made; at
least Al fitted patterns and Sc hats.
2S home visits have been made; 5S5
business and telephone calls.
5 clothing and millinery -schoos
have been held in which the women
were trained to go back to their COM
munities and pass the work on to
their neighbors.
L. programs of work have been
planned, with as many or more COM
nlunities organized; OF meetings have
been held by the women without the
assistance OF the agent, with an at
tendance OF 46S, at which dress
fcrms, patterns, etc. were made.
l. vegetable canning demonstra-
tions have been given this spring,
with an Attendance Of $50 women.
; girls sewing clubs have finished
tl,,ir work, and one canning club has
been organized. Plans are made Tor
tie organization Of another sewing
Cub.
s pressure cookers, wheel tray, l
homemade iirclcss cooker have been
established.
Besides this a great deal has been
done in poultry work, helping the
people overcome poultry diseases
and assisting them i'll housing primo
pies.
]. +. Thompson, President,
Bates County Farm Bureaji.