The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-17
HACKERS OF UNION
COUNTY SHORT COURSE
ASSURED OF SUCCESS

LIBERTY, Ind, Jan. 17.-With the
SUPPORT not only of the farmers or
ganization, but of the business men
and women's clubs as well, and with
an unusually liberal attendance for
the first session Monday afternoon,
the hackers of the Union county three
day short course are assured of its
success. The excellent program which
had been arranged alread~ is drawing
some hearers from nearby counties.
Mrs. Charles Sewell of Otterbein adj
dressed the gathering at the night
session Monday, talking on women's
part in farm life, and received the u.s.
ual close and appreciative attention.
1t will be remembered that she has
been in eastern Indiana before, having
spoken in Richmond a year ago. Miss
Mary Gladwin of Akron, Ohio, spoke
on Near East conditions also. Miss
Gladwin has been identified with re-
lief work in the east for several years
and is the possessor of a number of
medals granted by four different gov
ernments.
Livestock, poultry and farm manage
ment are the subjects discussed in
the mems and the general sessions,
while dressmaking, food selection and
preparation, and serving of meals are
treated in the special women's SEES
sions. ]. w. Schwab, for livestock;
P. G. Riley, poultry; and Lynn Rob
ertson, farm management, with Miss
Boston in the women's department,
comprise the staff furnished by Pur
due for the short course.
Bring in Horses
Horses were brought into the lee
ture hall Monday when Mr.. Schwab
spoke on Work Horse Improvement"
Mr.. Schwab talked Tuesday morning
on hog judging, again illustrating
from hogs brought before the audi
ence, and in the afternoon conducted
practice in placing swine in the show
ring. Mr. Riley spoke on winter feed
ing of poultry Tuesday morning.
The program for Tuesday included
a talk by Mr.. Schwab on livestock i'm
provement, style show and panto-
mime by local talent. On Wednesday
morning at 9:45 o'clock Mr.. Riley will
talk on Matching and Rearing of
Chicks" and on Hog Feeding" In
the afternoon poultry judging will be
demonstrated by Mr.. Riley, and Sc
lection and feeding of cattle will be
discussed by Mr.. Schwab.
Home Problems Wednesday.
Serving a Neal and Home Fur
nishing.' will be the two subjects dis
cussed in morning and afternoon re-
spectively by Miss Boston, on Wed
nesday.
Mr.. Roberton's talk Monday dealt
with types of farming, in their relation
TO profits of the farm. He expressed
emphatic approval of large farms on
account of the economies of buying
and labor management possible.
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church served a liberal dinner at
nominal charge to those who attended
the short course Tuesday.
Advised Poultry Feeding
p. G. Riley in his talk Tuesday morn
ing advised heavy grain feeding OF
poultry for egg production during cold
weather, with a decrease IN amount OF
grain in the spring and summer. he
further advised heavier protein feed
ing in spring and summer to allow
for heavier egg production. Dried
buttermlill should be used as a supStl-
tute for tankage whenever II Is cheap
enough" he said.
Mr. Schwab said that in Indiana
livestock has improved during the last
eight or nine years. I'VE used to go
IN short courses and carry our live
stool: with US in a car, but today one
can flnd good hogs for use in short
courses in any locality.
"lhis is not the case with horses,
however" he said. There were few
good horses in the southern part OF
the state up to five years ago, but
thew are now getting more, and there
is a demand for breeding hogs.
Must Solve Marketing.
Referring to the problem of market
ing meat hogs. he said that that was
A problem vet to be solved by farmers
brganizations through their farm BIZ
reau service. Cured pork is-now sell
ing at four times its price on the
hoor. while during the war the price
cured was only two and one-halt times
the price on the hoof
Price of cured pork and of hogs
on the market will have to be solved
through the marketing departments OF
the various bureaus
Riley talked at the Liberty Coli
scum and Riley's talk was delivered
in Boards garage. The women stayed
at the coliseum for the women's pro-
gram.