The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-06-16
Farm Bureau Notes
Clover and Prosperity Field Meetings
Arranged. Committees Working
4 to Make These a Success.

From present indications, the fleio
Meetinps of the Clover and Prosper,
ity campaign will be successes. Good
field demonstrations, showing some q
the results of the use OF lime, 1ertll-
izer. incubation, and manure, have
been found and the meetings VIII DC
held near these places. =, =.
On July 9Th, the meeting Will De IN
4he INDEPENDENCE school yard, where
there Is plenty of shade and good wa
ter. In case of rain, the crowd can
ha taken care of in the school house
and al the home of Mrs. Gruner, JUST
across the road. A rock road leads 70
the meeting place. One Of the big
th;ngs of the meeting is the visit to
che field of clover of Fred kollmeyer y
near by. Mr.. Kollmeyer applied nne.
lv ground raw limestone on his wnea,
in the late winter months. he soweo
clover on this ground. A strip was
laft where no lime was used. ihe
difference in the clover where lime
was used. is striking even at the pres
ent time. A greater difference is ex-
nected to show up by July 9TH. ;,
An added attraction to the visit 70
+be demonstration field will be the
two-Aon truck loaded with legumes
furnished by the University OF MIS-
souri,. Also, the legunles conslst,ng
of red clover, sweet clover, ana alIai-
ia. brought in by the farmers attend
inc The meeting, will be interesting,
Every farmer in the southern section
of the county is urged to attend tnlS
meeting and to bring samples OF REQ
clover, sweet clover and altalta
These legumes will make moro
striking exhibit if they are dug up
and the roots showing the nodules leit
on, Prizes of So for LIST and $l for
2nd. will be given for the best sam
pies each of red clover, sweet cloVeI 81
and alfalfa. These specimens are 70
become the property OF the Agrlcui-
tural Extension Service. II.
Mr.. Schowengerdt, Soil Specialist
and Mr., Carter, Field Crop Special,
ist, will be present to give talks ana
lead the discussion on the Importance
Of growing legumes, cultural methods,
including time of seeding, proper SEED.
treatment of the soil, rotation OF
The program must start promptly
ar 10 a. m. as the instruction to De
given will take considerable time. A
bio basket dinner will be held on the
grounds. Baskets, well hned WIN
good things to eat, will be there, w "
are assured by the women, a sPecisi'
attraction for the women VIII be neio
in the morning. s,g. ~,
On July 7th, similar meeting VII
he held at H. Ed Sigman's, 10 IL
miles north of Pennington, on the
old St. Louis road. This is one-half
mile north of the Jay Dee corner and
about eight miles east of Bonnie Terre'
Mr.. Sigman, three or four years ago
applied some lime on field where ne
now has clover. The clover where ne
used this lime is much ranker and
thicker than where no lime was used
He also has field of alfalfa, show,
ing the results of an application oi
lime, the use of incubation, tertlllzei
and manure. Both of these fields will
be visited. There is plenty of shade
and rood water on this farm, to ac.
commodate the people attending. All
farmers in the northern part of the
county are urged to attend this all.
day meeting and to bring samples OF
red clover, sweet clover and alfalfa
and to compete for the prizes. A big
basket dinner will be served on the
ground. Each family is requested tt
come with a basket of eats. A spe'
cial program for the women Will be
held in the morning. The program
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