Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-09-28
FARM CLUB
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FARM CLUB MEETINGS
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FARM CLUB MEETINGS
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| CEDAR GROVE FARM CLUB
Every Thursday night.
BEAVER DAM FARM CLUB
Every Friday night. V
Molino meets every other Friday
night.
CANADA--Meets first Monday
night each month at 1880. w. H.
3atterton Secretary.
MACEDONIA--First and third
Wednesdays.
PISGAH-First and third Tues
days.
PINE-First and third Mondays.
DANIELr-First and third Tues
days.
FOX-First and Third Friday
nights. D, Miller, President, John
o'Brien, Secretary.
PAYNE - Every second and
Fourth Friday nights.
OAK GROVE-Third Monday
night of each month.
ELM BEND--First Monday night
feach month.
GATEW0oD - President Lewis
Galloway, secretary F. l. McGee.
BENTON CITY-Starting Febru-
larry 9th meets Thursday night every
| two weeks.
| LIBERTY--Meets First and Third
Wednesday evening of each month.
Lon Smith, president; Martellus
Barnes, sec'y.
| PAYNE-Second and Fourth Fri
lay nights.
JACKSON, 1st, and Srd Tuesday
nights.
HICKORY GRovE-Every other
Wednesday night. Carver Brown,
President, Carl Renner, secretary.
CORNETT-Every other Friday
night. Curtis Houehin, president;
Sherman Howell, secretary.
| CAUTHORN--Second and fourth
Friday nights. L. ]. Colon, pres
ident; w. J. Kennedy, secretary.
The Benton City farmers club
meets twice month at the school
house.
BRYAN meets 4th Tuesday each
month. Pres. Ross Ewing, Sec'y.
Iarion Boulware.
/ Erisman meets End and 4th We'd
nesdays each month. Pres. F. s.
skelley; sec'y.Robert Ray.
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| Farm Clubs of the County to Assist
/ in Tuberculin Testing.
tuberculosis greatest menace to
livestock industry
tuberculosis is causing greater
loss to the livestock industry of the
United States than all other diseases
combined. During the past year rec
ords show that 183,385 head of cat
tie slaughtered under government in
spection were infected with the dis
ease. Also fo rthe same period 1885,
305 hogs, or 1875 per cent Of all hogs
slaughtered were infected, This en-
ormous loss which is ultimately borne
Iby the consumers and producers Of
meats can be better realized when it
is stated that this means 100 train
/ loads Of stock consisting Of 26 cars
each sent to the rendering tanks in a
year, or waste of 1000 train loads
Of feed fed to these condemned an
inals.
/ DIR. H. L. .Ragsdale is Veterinary
Inspector in this territory, and is
! trying TO organize the work as far
Is possible through the Farm Clubs
{; in Audrain County. A supply Of APP
plicatioi blanks have been sent to
each club secretary, together with
Especial information so that each
farmer in the community make mis-
application through these men or BY
applying To Dr. Ragsdale, Box 2i4,
| Mexico, Mo. 1t Is of the utmost inn
lportanca chat all applications should
fbe sent in at an esrsy date if the
/ work is to be done IN the most econ
lomical manner as much expense il
| saved If the Inspector can test one
comm1nity alI at one time and not
lnake several trips FOR Individual
lherds at different times. This work
should have the hearty cooperation
of every COW owner in the county as
it il not only 4 matter Of dollars alis
cents and upblic health butt also d
the health of every law owners fam