Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-11-23

to the progress of agriculture, and
to needs of communities have been
considered, andresponsfble farm wo-
men and men selected to serve as
voluntary leaders to carry on the
work.
Each program will be presented
20 the community at large for con-
sideration and adoption. Some of
the programs have already been
presented. o. c. Croy, Asst. State
club leader, was in the county last
week and assisted in the work of
planning and adoption meetings at
Chesterhill and Pennsville. All
programs for the year will be out
lined before Jan. l.
Value of Club Products
Food, clothing and livestock
products valued at $6,209.34 were
canned, manufactured or raised by
Morgan county boys and girls in the
1922 club work. The food club
products cost $2,019.95 and were
valued at $3,162.69; clothing cost
$9937, and valued at $148.05;
livestock $2,405.75, valued at $2,-
898.60. The youngsters made a to-
tai net profit of $1,68427 on their
work for the year.
Fall enrolment for sheep, and
calf club projects have already be-
gun to come in. This is an oppor-
tunity that is open to all boys and
girls between ages of 10 and 18.
Final plans have been made for
all boys and girls who will attend
club week this year. They will
leave for Columbus on the morning
train Dec. 4, and return Dec. g..
Poultry Records Complete
All records of the demonstration
farm owners have been filed and
summarized for the year ending
Nov. /. Net labor increases ranged
from $113 to $2.53 per hen. Feed
costs ranged from $.91 to S1.65 per
hen. 1t cost in feed from 6 IL
cents to 1872 cents to produce a
dozen eggs.
The following men will keep rec
ords for the year beginning Nov. /
C. H. Mendenhall, Marion town
ship; o. D. Fuller. Union; Walter
Ross, Meigsville: D. w. Llewellyn,
Malta: Frank Hammond Marion;
w. w. Hooper, Meigsville; Howard
Harris, Marion; John Sherlock,
Center; J. R. Dunkle, Bristol; Ray
Smith, Bristol; l.. r. Diest, Center;
F. B. Barrett, Deerfeld; Merlyn
McInturf, Penn.
News Briefs
Coming to an end of a crop labor
inquiry embracing 321 farms in the
four leading areas of Ohio, Exten-
soke
first of all, wide differences in crop
labor requirements of these regions
They find that it takes south
eastern farmers the equivalent of
two solid days and nights of man
labor to raise an acre of corn, and
that hill farmers in northeastern
Ohio put in about 10 hours more
work than that The precise figure
for Trumbull county is 57.2 man
hours.
Lucy" grade Jersey, owned by
p. E. Rawn of >Brice, o., led all
1850 cows under test in Ohio cow
testing association in September,
and a grade Holstein in October.
For two grades to lead in succession
is unusual, says Ivan McKelly,
dairy extension specialist, announc-
ing returns from o. S. U. Usually
registered stock leads the list.
Thirty months is the age limit for
most hens Allowed to live beyond
that point, they do SO at the ex-
pense of their owners.
Small applications of ground
limestone, and shed manure, nearly
doubled the yield of corn, wheat,
and clover in rotation on the Ohio
experiment station test farm at Car
penter, in S. E. Ohio.
One of the most successful sales
seasons in the history of the Ohio
Sheep & Wool Growers association
has just closed, according to ]. F..
Walker of Gambler, field manager
of the organization. All of the
wool is now sold except 100000
pounds of Delaine which is being
held in view of Strengthening mar
ket.