Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-02-23
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES
Sheep and Wool Growers Meeting

Sheep and Wool Growers Meeting
The Morgan County Sheep and
Wool Growers association was held
here Feb. Is. Over 100 were pres
ent and it wasFthe largest attended
meeting of the association. OF the
total consigners, $50 shipped their
wool to the central warehouse for
grading and 800 took advantage of
having their wool graded in the
county.
Mr.. L. B. Palmer, Pataskala,
Licking county, president of the
Ohio Sheep and Wool Growers
warehouse addressed the meeting.
He wok up in a very interesting
way, first, the Importance of the
sheep business in Ohio, and second,
the factors that contributed to the
success Of the Ohio Wool Pool. Dur
ing the past season, z millions of
pounds of wool were sold. This
wool was sold on it's merits and at
a handling charge to the farmer of
|2% cents per lb. He expressed the
opinion that the wool cannot be
handled much more cheaply at the
present time. A resolution COM
mittee was appointed and reported
resolutions to rid the country of the
unlicensed dog, and to urge con-
gressmen and representatives to
hasten legislation along the lines of
the Truth in Fabrics Bill and the
Protection Tariff.
Mr.. Em'r Bowman, a former wool
buyer of Chesterhill, made a very
good talk, and showed the advan-
tages of the present marketing
methods over the older methods.
An election was held and the follow
suing year: President, ]. T. Bow
man; vice-pres., VIM. Shilling;
sec'y-treas., R. F. Miller; Executive
committeeman. B. A Carr; B. F..
Wells, A. R. Davis, E. E. Richard
son, C. w. Smith.
Sheep Club
Members of the Morgan County
Sheep Boosters Club, a club of boys
and girls in the county, were guests
at the wool growers meeting in the
afternoon. The following members
of the club, as organized, Saturday,
are enrolled: Willis Greer, Pres. !;
Ralph Spillman, " P; Lewis Strong,
sec'y; Herbert Harman, Frances
Parmiter and Wayne Macklem. Mr..
I G. S. Strong, and H. G. Henderson
are leaders of this club.
Sheep Grading Demonstrations
1 The Morgan County Farm Bu-
reau in cooperation with the O. S.
/ u. extension department and Ohio
Sheep and Wool Growers associa-
ton have arranged seven Wool
Grading Demonstrations for the
will be the demonstrator and the
demonstration will be held as fol-
/ lows: Feb. 27, Bloom township, at
Geo. Barkhurst's 2 p. M. Feb 2S,
Bristol township, at Hardesty Bros,
D. M; March Meigsyille town
ship. at Carl Moore's Farm, / p. M; /;
March 2, Union township, at Cary
Fuller's, Q. m; March 8, Marion
+ township, at \. F. Waener's, at | 0 a.
m; March 3, Penn township, at Carl
Kenrard's, p. m; March 4 Cen
/ ter township, at John Sherlock's S, ?
/ p. m.
County Agents Report
The summary report Of The coun-
j ty agent for January is as follows:
days in office, 10; days in field, 49,;
miles travelled by rail, $50, by auto,
60, by horseback, 127; calls on
agent at office, 1876; letters written
2S; meetings held, 10, attendance,
I LOSS.
/ If you, as Morgan county farmers
have not started your farm accounts
or records for 1922, it is not yet too
late to do so. Get a farm account
book and take your inventory as
soon as you can. If you wait until
April / you will be busy with too
many other things.
Schedule of Meetings
Saturday, Feb. 25, Board of Di-
rectors of Livestock Shipping Co.,
/ p. M, McConnelsville: Saturday
Feb 25, Truck Growers meeting,
p. m, McConnelsville; Tuesday
Feb. 2S, Poultry Demonstration
Farm Owners, 10 a. m, McConnels-
Vile; Tuesday, Feb 2S, Egg Grad
ing Demonstration, l p. M, McCon-
nelsville.