Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-01-04
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES
FAIInerS' Week NOTES

, AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES
Farmers Week Notes
Farmers Week program fol
1923, as continued by H. c. Ram
sower, director of Extension at o
s. u, includes 200 demonstrations
and recreational features; 13 an
nual meetings of state agricultural
organizations; and six statewide
shows of rural products. Dates
are Jan. 29-Feb. 2.
"Hard times will not cut dowr
attendance at our coming Farmers
Week. We are preparing to handle
$500 people," Alfred Vivian, dean
of the college of agriculture at O.
s. u, made this statement, and
added: II believe that present rural
conditions will bring Farmers Week
more people than they will keep
away. Last year, too, times were
hard, yet we prepared for 5000
people, and 6,124 came.
Having moved stock into several
of it's new barns, the department OF
animal husbandry will be able tc
use at least one of the old barns on
the campus, for display purposes
A poultry show, which will be the
first such exhibit ever held during
a Farmers Week, is to be held in
one of these buildings.
The State Corn Show will be NOV.
ed to the basement and main floOl
of the Farm Crops Building, a bet.
ter lighted and heated place than
the old armory. This will leave
the armory floor free for the recrea
tion period which was held for thu
first time last year at $3.50 daily
and which periods will be repeated
this year. Half of the floor will bt
given to those who like to dance
the old-time square dances, anG
the other half will be given fol
group games.
Another innovation of last year
the statewide old time country fid
dlers' contest, will he repeated. Thi.
the largest auditorium on the cam
pus, rather than in the Home Eco
nomics auditorium. which failed
last year to hold quarter of the
people who came.
Sheep Club
The second sheep club for thu
year was organized Saturday, a
!. Chesterhill. Four boys were en-
rolled and began their work Jan. /
Dwight Thomas was elected presi
dent: Ray Pierpoint. vice pres.
Floyd Bowman, secretary. Ralph
johnson is the other member. Chas
Newburn is leader. but was unable
to attend the meeting on account o
illness. Next meeting will be helt
at Chesterhill A name for the clul
will be adopted and program out
lined for the year.
/ Malta Plan Program
/ A committee of farm bureau mem
bers from Chaneyville communit.
met last week and outlined worl
for the year. One pasture improve
ment demonstration, one field o
certified wheat this year, five mel
to SOW certified Trumbull seed mex
September, one poultry demonstra
tion farm, one feeding and cullini
demonstration. one barn meeting Of
lahaep~ and wDol. marketing of WOO
scoopeFatfyely, report dogs not tag
ged, three dress form demOnstra
tfOns and three session farmers
institute at Pleasant Valley, wer
items arranged.
Il Projects are in charge of Chas
Finley, F. H. Phillips, j. w. Bul
lock, r. e. Scott, F. M. Reed, Mar
celia Phillips, Mrs. Clancy Newburn
and Mrs. Floyd Torbert. r. E
Scott is township chairman.
C. F.. Helser, director from tn
18th district, has planned a meet
4 ing of officers of the farm burea,
and county agents, in district com
posed of Morgan, Perry, Muskingun
and Guernsey counties. Meetinl
will be held in GAINESVILLE, Tuesday
Jan. 8, beginning at 10 a. M. ant
continuing to p. m. Report o
the annaul farm bureau conven
ton, held in Chicago, will be given
as well as a report from all coun
| ties in the district All farm bureau
members are invited to meet witt
officers.
Poultry Hints
| Meat scraps in the home-mixe,
mash for poultry. should be groun,
fine to prevent waste and to insur
uniform distribution to all individ
| udlS Vi LuG HOCA. OT0Gu l6GQ uuT
ing the winter will encourage eg,
production and promote health o
flock. Cabbage or sprouted oats il
recommended. Lights in the poul
try house during winter are an ali
to good feeding methods. When yo,
see frost in the henhouse, look ou
for roup, change the litter frequent
ly, and provide plenty of fresh air.
! Coming Events
Jan. 8, District Farm Bureau
meeting at GAINESVILLE, 10 a. m. tt
p. m.
Jan. IL, Union township program
planning meeting, Ringgold, p
m.
Jan. 13, Annual meeting of Nor
gan County Livestock Company,
p. M, farm bureau office
Wagon Co. WallOps ShamrOcks
Our Wagon Company basketeers
again defeated the strong Sham.
rocks of GAINESVILLE, winning two out
of the three games played between
these two teams this season. The
first two games were played here