Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-12-21
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES
Dairyrnen Meet

A Jersey Calf club was organized
Dec Is at Stockport, at meeting of
the Jersey breeders and dairymen
who gathered to outline events for
the year. Five members were en-
rolled in the calf club, ald H. A..
Morris, Roxbury, was chosen leader.
Officers for the year are Ralph
Dye, McConnelsyille, Pres; Wilbur
Morris, Roxbury, V. Pres, and ia
cob Stalker, jr., McConnelsville,
sec'y. Some of the boys will do
production work or keep records of
milk and butter fat production on
COWS they have raised in club work
of previous years. Beginners will
raise a heifer calf and keep feed
and labor records on their projects
for the year beginning Jan. /. Any
other boy or girl interested in start
ing a project can do so by applying
to H. A. Morris, or the county
agent, not later than Jan. 1.
Another project that will be un-
dertaken by dairymen is a dairy
feeding school to be held at Stock
port in January. The meeting will
be conducted by Ivan Kellips, Dairy
Specialist, o. S. IT,, and will form
feeding and production records.
Several members were secured for
the Morgan County Jersey Cattle
club.
Sheep Club Organizes
Six boys were enrolled IN sheep
club work and held their annual or
ganization meeting with their lead
er, Chester Strong, Friday evening.
The county agent discussed with
the boys and their parents rules for
this years work which will begin
Jan. l. Fred Whitehouse, Morgan
Twp, was elected Pres; Roy White.
Meigsville, v. Pres, and Willis
Greer, Morgan, Sec'y. Other mem
bers are Louis Strong, Morgan;
Herbert Harman, Meigsville, anu
Tlwood Roberts, Bloom. They will
hold sly meetings during the year
and exhibit their sheep at the Nor
gan county fair
Program Meetings
All dogs in the county will wear
tags If Morgan County Farm Blu
reau leaders carry out plans out
lined at township community meet
ings in the last few weeks.
Meigsville, Center, and Manches-
ter townships planned their pro-
grams last week, which makes eight
townships to map out the years
work to date. Poultry improve
ment, better pastures, lime, health
of family, club work and other
projects are listed for the next IL
months.
Purchases Herd Sire
Athens King Fayne Model
is the name of the Holstein year
ling bull purchased from the Athens
State Hospital Herd by Chas. Chase,
of Stockport. This animal is the
grandson of the world record Hol-
stein bull. Finderne, Holinger
Fayne Korndyke. The sire of the
young bull has many good records
as shown by the pedigree. The
dam has a butter fat record of 73O
lbs. at ~ years of age. Both sire
and dam trace to King Segis, one of
the greatest sires of the breed.
Poultry Reports
The Poultry Demonstration Farms
have submitted their November re-
port which contains remarkable rec
ords for this season. Average price
OIL 6RRS T0CSlF6u IOI LlOAsA Woo -
cents. Summary of report follows:
Center township, Farm No. Z,
White Leghorn, No. Of hens, 81;
No. of eggs per hen, 60. Marion, {,
S. G. White Leghorn, 425; 5.3.
Penn, 8, Plymouth Rock and Brown
Leghorn, 141; 3.77. Marion, 3, S.
C. r. +. Red, 1873; 3.69. Meigsville,
1, White Leghoru. AGO; 2.S2. Mar
ion, 2, White Leghorn, 1O5; 2.34.
Meigsville, A, S. G. White Leghorn,
585; 2.11. Bristol, IL, White
Leghorn, 230; 1877. Manchester, 8,
Brown Leghorn, 275; 1877. Center
IL, Brown Leghorn, 235; 1.35. I'm
ion, 5, Barred Rock. 2O6; 1.19.
Bristol, 10, Anconas, 1875; 0.54.
Deerfield, IA, B. Rocks and w. Leg
horn, 269; 0.51.
Coming Events
Dec. Reorganization of Live
stock club at Cloud, p. m.
Dec. 28-Malta Twp. Program
planning meeting. Place announced
later, 2 p. m.
Dec. 28-Deerfield township,
program planning meeting at Ed
Fouts' at p. m.
Dec. 29-Limestone M ing,
Bloom township, at Geo. Sevalfs,
2 p. m.
Dec. 29-Bloom Twp, program
meeting at G. c.. Barkhurst's, p.