Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-12-10
AGRICULTURE NEWS NOTES
(By County Agent H. F. Eaton)
Morgan County Farmers interested
In Extension Work


Morgan County Farmers Interested
In Extension Work
Slightly over 1000 office calls
were received at the county agents
office the past year. Information
sought: 210 called about informa-
tion concerning legumes and for
age crops; 239 wanted poultry in
formation; 279 asked about sheep
management; sos wanted All club
information; 153 came after infor.
nation on spraying, pruning, fer
tilizing, and marketing fruit; 126
called in connection with nutrition
project for farm women; 73 asked
about growing potatoes; 62 wanted
dairy information; II called in ref
erence to farm account records and
the balance called for information
on a variety of subjects including
grains, home garden, forestry, ro-
dent control, and community ac-
tivities.
During the year, 1897 farm folks
attended $50 method demonstration
meetings such as: Poultry culling
and worm control, sheep drenching
and ram selection and eve culling,
cultural methods for potatoes, le-
gumes and pastures, keeping farm
account records, Identification Of
homes and the cooking and serving
of vegetables. Eight leaders train
inn ho1 OF iph n
the neighborhood of 200 men and
women were trained for leadership
in their community in extension ac-
tivities. Over 500 boys and girls
were enrolled in Al club work, and
each successfully completed a prof.
ect which called for their doing
particular thing, carrying it through
to successful completion and keep
ing an account record as to cost Of
things which they did. In the
vegetable Cookery Project" held
for benefit of farm women, 58 lead
ers held 76 meetings which were at.
tended by 465 women, where they
received instructions in cooking and
serving Of vegetable dishes for fam
lily meals.
service, II community institutes
were held, with total attendance
of 1929 at all sessions. These peo-
pie took part in discussions of home
and community and farm problems.
Economics Situation Meetings Well
At the four economic situation
meetings held last week at Meigs
Valley, Tunnel Hill school house,
Pennsville and Chesterhill. 1870
farmers attended and received facts
concerning trend of prices for agri-
cultural commodities during past
135 years. They were shown what
happened to prices for things they
sell, following the war of 1912, the
Civil war and the World war. If
history repeats itself, during the
next 20 years or more, farmers are
facing a period of relatively low
prices for things they sell. In all
probability, prices of things they
buy will in the near future como
down to the same plane. If they do
not, the agricultural depression
will continue as long as prices for
things they buy remain higher.
If prices for farm products are
to remain relatively low, it will be-
come increasingly necessary that
the farm business be conducted in
such manner as will enable the
farmer to produce what he sells at
lowest possible cost per unit. This
low cost production can only be ac~
complished through greater eff
cheney in farm business. The farm
er will have to use fertilizer intelli
gently, which means having soil
tested. He will have to control
ravages of internal and external
parasites in his livestock; will have
to know production per animal so
that he can Gull quickly and intelli-
gently and in short, will have to do
all things which the extension SER
vice is trying to get him to do if he
will maintain satisfactory farm
income.
The basis for making improve
ments in any business is an ac-
curate knowledge of facts about the
business as they exist. Any farmer
who is not keeping an accurate
farm account record, cannot hope
to know the facts about his business
which will enable him to make
such changes as will stop his losses
and increase his income. Your
county agent will, in the next two
months, start $50 men in he keep
ing Of farm account record. Any
one desiring to start one should
notify the county agent.
Farmers Radio Program
Monday, Dec. IA, 7 to 9 p. M,
station WEAO, o. s. T., will broad
cast: 7, Farm Night Melody Makers;
7:05, Some Farms Still Pay, j. c..
Neff; 7:20, Commercial or Ready
Mixed Feeds, C. w. Gay; 1885,
Livestock Marketing in Northwest
ern Ohio, L. d. Kingsbury; 1850, A
Rural Church Program for goth
Century, B. f. Lamb; sos, Enjoy
ment of Poetry, Adele Koch; 8:20,
Individual Physical Education Pro-
gram, DR.. Harlan Metcalf; 8:35,
Caring for House Plants, G. H.
Poesch; $50, More Farmers Return
to School, j. B. McClelland
John COrdray Exhibits Steer
John Cordray, aged 12, son of
Ode Cordray, bought +. purebred
Hereford calf, weighing $50 pounds,