Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-04-27
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES
Health Demonstration Meetipy

FOur townships and eight farm
bureau project leaders were present
on Friday to meet with Miss Wanda
Przyluska, Extension Health Spec
ialist, O. S. u. Owing to the rail-
road wreck out of Newark, O.. Miss
Przyluska did not arrive until 4
O'Clock. While the leaders did not
get to meet with Miss Przyluska on
this date, most of them have we'll
in mind the plan for carrying OH the
work in their communities. The
first meeting and Demonstration has
been arranged for Wednesday, May
| 3, in the Ladies' Rest Room. Nc
Connelsville. This is an all day
meeting and will consist of training
along the lines of home care of the
sick.
Township Notes
! Westland community, Penn town
ship, held very interesting farm
bureau meeting on Tuesday evening
of last week. The meeting was call
ed in the interest of the boys and
girls club work and was in charge
OF project leader, Ernest Price. The
county agent was present to explain
the rules and plans for arranging
and conducting the work. Two pro-
jects were decided upon-viz: food
club and pig club work. Mrs. F. A.
Dawson was selected as leader for
the food club and MI. Paul Wells for
the pig club. Mrs. Dawson has al
ready secured an enrolment of ten
and set Tuesday, April 25, as
the day for organizing.
Twelve attended the soy bean
meeting held at East Windsor under
the direction of Mr. Howard Patter-
son. project leader. The county
agent and Mr.. Young Of N. & M.
high school were present to discuss
with the farmers the raising of sov
beans and how this crop could be
adapted to the community. One or
two demonstrations for raising SOW
beans for hay will be conducted
this summer.
A food club of eight members
mas been organized in Center town
ship, under the leadership of Mrs.
Miner Morris. 1t is known as the
Willing Workers club and the Off
GERS for the year are: Lulu Hast
ings, president; Belle Wilson, vice
president; Louise Williams, sec'y.
The Ever Ready Food club of
Bristol township has been organ
lied for the year under the leader
ship of Mrs. Sheridan, of Meigs.
This club will have a membership
Of ten and the officers are: Mabel
Ingram, president; Margaret Bone.
vice-president; Mary Embree, sec'y.
Fair Board Meeting
The Morgan County Agricultural
society met in regular session on
Monday, April II, with ten men,
bers present. Premium list revision
was continued and almost COM
pleted. The departments discussed
were Boys and Girls club work and
the race program. Both depart
ments will receive some changes in
premiums and classification. 1t is
the aim of the board to get the fair
book out to the public earlier than
last year.
Schedule of Meetings
May 2-Wool grading demonstra-
ton at B. F. Wells, Millgrove, 10
a. M; May 2-Wool grading DEM
onstration at E. R. Haines', Center
township, 1880 p. M; May 3-Wool
grading demonstration at Geo.
Barkhurst's, Bloom township, 10 a.
M; May 3-Executive committee
meet of sheep and wool growers
. and farm bureau sheep project
, leaders at McConnelsville, 1890 D.
m.; May 3-Health demonstration
Iproject leaders; McConnelsville,
$3.50 a. m. to A. .. M; May e.
I Dress form demonstration at Mrs.
John Springs, Deavertown; May
, 5-Executive committee farm bu-
reau, McConnelsville, 1880 p. m.
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