Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-07-21
FARM BUREAU NOTES

Back in 1918 when X. ID. Jay was
County Agent in Carroll county he
persuaded four farmers to each make
little test of one peck each of four
varieties of wheat which had been
found to be high yielding by the Mis-
souri, Experiment station.
This seemed like little thing to
do, but the county agent was of the
opinion that if the Experiment sta
ticn had found out that certain varie-
ties were out yielding others in Mis-
somi that the Carroll county farmers
should find out.
]. D. Hogan, living near Norborne
was one of the men who went to the
trouble of sowing about 20 pounds
each of four varieties of this wheat
which was brought in. This seemed
ike quite little trouble at the Time
and yet the next year one of these
varieties, the Michigan Wonder, look
ed so much better than the others
that Mr. Hogan decided to save it
and plant all he could Of it the fol-
lowing year.
We had almost forgotten this Incl
dent until week ago when Mr.. Frea:
of the Missouri Experiment station to-
gether with the County Agent Brown
OF CarrolItou were visiting fields for
the purpose of certifying the pure
wheat wherever found. They discov-
cred quite a large acreage of this
Michigan Wonder wheat growing in
Mr.. Hogan's neighborhood. Mr..
Hogan tells us that he has never sold
any of this wheat 10 the mills OF
elevators since 1915, but that all of
it has been taken for seed by his
neighbors, and he further states on
his own initiative that this simple
thing of getting him started on this
better variety of wheat has been
worth at least thousand dollars 70
him and that the fact that large
acreage of the Michigan Wonder
wheat growing in lis neighbornood
has been worth enough to that COM
rlunity alone in increased income to
farmers so that they could have paid
the county ageu. themselves for the
four years he was there in the county
and still be ahead.
! Much of the wock of County Agent:
does not bear fruit Immediately, bur
il the work is truly of a constructiy,
nature its value is. apt to show up il
some future years.
An incident similar to the forego-
ing has come to our attention If
Charlton County recently. About
four years ago Mr.. Nathan Clair ship.
ped in about FIVE bushels of pure Full
caster seed wheat. This wheat has
now proven itself to be of great value
in the community near Mendon and
this year We have been able to GER
tify several hundred acres which was
secured at the time Mr.. Jordan was
county agent in Charlton county
Many farmers go ahead year after
year sowing some mixed variety oi
wheat absolutely disregarding the
work of our experiment farm, which
has been testing many leading varie.
ties for the past twelve or fifteer
years. When these leading varieties
are brought into our county and test
! ed right by the side of the wheat
which is of unknown origin they
nearly always yield from four to 81,
more bushels per acre.
i Many farmers of Charlton county
now have the opportunity to prof
by the experience of Mr.. Hogan il
Carroll county and a group of farm
} erS near Mendon and go and do like
: wise.
Why not use the experience of tn
Missouri college of Agriculture an,
, your County Agent and get in one o
: these pure varieties of wheat at
very reasonable cost instead of send
ing away over into Kentucky of Ney
: York for wheat which has not pro
J ven itself here in Missouri?
The following varieties, Furcastel
Poole, Michigan Wonder and Fuft
have proven itself to be outstanding
: ly superior and have yielded from fiv
: to eight bushels more per acre o
the average for the past six or seve
years than any other variety grow
in this part of Missouri. Call you
4 county agent now and arrange for