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Show 1 WHAT THE DEPARTMENT J OF AGRICULTURE 'S DOING 1 AGREE ON PRICE OF MILK f ' As tho result of a plan worked out ; . by the county agent, of Elkhart coun- ' ty, Ind., a price' has been established .1 for milk which In satisfactory to pro- I , .-V ducecs, distributors and consumers. I'M j f ., A committee was appointed to.lnvos- KmC tlgate the proposed milk price which jiBr:'.:;.: distributors were about to' ask. This WW' --. committee met with representatives i''X. ' ' distributors, producers and con- Iff V Burners and as a result it was mutual- 1 ly agferl that the retail price of milk bo 11 cents a Quart and 6 cents a pint, provided the distributor pay ' the producers an average, price of I $3.05 per 100 pounds of milk con- ' talnlng 3 pel vent butter fat. This wholesale milk price was distributed throughout the year by months as follows: October, $3.15; November, $3.35; December, $3.35; January, 1019, 13.35; February $3.30; Starch $3.15; April, $2.90; May, $2.70; June, $2 70; July, $2.80; August, $2.85; September, $3.95. nOYS TEACH FATHERS WETTER WET-TER HOG RAISING Some of tho boys In tho two De-kabl De-kabl County, Ind., pig clubs aro showing their fathers how rapid 'and economical gains can bo tnado. In raising pigs. Under the direction of the local county agent thes.0 boys , have boon able to almost double tho ' results obtained by their fathots with i In the same length of time and feed-I 'lng pass of the Mine litter. Tho boys usad self feeders and the fath-, ers did not, and tho pigs which I were allowed to select their own feed made gains of 3 pounds a day. i The club members aro proving, beyond be-yond question, the merits of tho self feeder and hog raisers In tho county of many years' cxprlence aro beginning begin-ning to copy the boys' methods. As, a resultof the club work, the county i agent reports, many fathers and sons are now planning to go Into partnership and raise' pure bred hogs IN FOUit WEEKS, 4,000 CANS One canning club In Manatee County, Fla., In four weeks time canned 4,000 cans last summer. The , members organized 'under tho direction direc-tion of the homo demonstration agent ag-ent to cuke care of tho surplus fruit and vegetables in their neighborhood. neighbor-hood. No products tho farmers could dispose of otherwise wero used. Tho results showed an average of 1,000 cans a week saved by their efforts. I H REAL STUFF IN THIS OIRTj At one of the Wyoming boys and girls club conferences held -ecently in Star Valley was a leader of one of the local canning clubs ,who had ridden horseback 15 miles to a neighbor's, neigh-bor's, left her animal to rest borrowed bor-rowed another horse, and continued - I to tho conference many miles farther, farth-er, arriving at Star Valley at 9:1C In tho morning. At 5 o'clock In tho afternoon this girl started on her return, exchanged animals at the neighbor's house, went on to her home, lid the regular chores of tho night and reported on tho happon-' Ings at 'ho conference to the other members of her home. , Traveling thus by relay, tho girl attended all three days of tho conference. SUPHIU'lSOItS IN GARDEN WORK Two cents per capita was all It cots to conduct Iho garden work last season In sovon Indiana cities lit which assistant county agents wcro placed. This amount paid for tho supervision and ofllco work connected connect-ed with the gardening campaign and for tho plowing, etc. In tho seven cities thero wero 129,000 gardens that proluced products .valuud at $1,550,(Q0, ths total cost bolng $11,933, Altohugh tho Increase In total number of gardens In the state over the previous yoar amounted to 28 per cent, the estimated increase in tho seven cities was about 60 por cent, which, it is believed, demonstrates demon-strates tho value of proper supervision. supervis-ion. In none of tho cities In Indiana India-na were tho gardens kept In bsttor codltlo and tho production of vegetables vege-tables per garden gorator than In tho cities which tho assistant county agents operated. In several other cities tho avorago gardona wero Just as good, but theso communtttos also al-so employed good garden supervisors. supervis-ors. A otal of 150 supervisors wero eniployo.1 In 102 cltlos and towns In tho stale. In addition to this number num-ber the earden work in G5 cities atvJ towns wero supervised by garden committees. INDIAN V MAK1CH GOOD 'garden RECORD .During' the spring and summer of 1918 approximately 040,000 gardens wero planted In Indiana, which produced pro-duced Droducts of an pRtlmntnil vnl. uo of $15,000,000 according to tho report of the Indiana county agent leader. This number Includes both city and farm gardens and Is based on reports obtalnod from 175 cities and towns. The Incrase In tho number num-ber of gardens over 1917 was 28 per cent and the Increase in value 60 per cent. Tho higher percontage of Increase In value can be explained in two wftysT The slzo of tho Individual Indi-vidual garden was Increased In many cases, thus producing more vegetables, vege-tables, and the larger number of people who gardened for tho first time In 1917 were more proficient gardeners during tho 1918 season, and consequently were able to produce pro-duce more food on a given amount of ground. Accrdlng to the report of the county agent leader, people living liv-ing on farms planted one garden for every 'four farm dweller those In towns of less than 2500. population, ona garden for 4.'8 Inhabitants in such toarua, and thoso In cities of more than 2C00, oo for every 5.1 clt-laens. clt-laens. Approximately 100,000 ocroa were' devoted to growing vegetables for homo consumption in Indiana ' during ihe past summor. DEEKEEPI.vb IN NATION-AL NATION-AL FORESTS The possibilities of boifcecplng In the national forestB In southern Calif-ornia Calif-ornia aro being invostlen'od by apl-culturls.3 apl-culturls.3 of tho United States Department De-partment of Agriculture In coopera-' tlon with tho Torcst Service. Dr. E. ' F. Phillips and Mr. GeoiKo S. Do-muth Do-muth have cono to southern Call-' fornla to Investigate the subject, and while thore will assist State authorl- ' ties in conducting extension schools ' for commercial bcokeopors at San ' Diego, Davis, VIsalla and nivorsldo. Each ono of these schools wll bo conducted for six days, and three' cessions dally will bo held. EUROPEAN POTATO WART IN PENNSYLVANIA 1 The JCuropoan potato 'wart, a serious ser-ious dlsaaeo of potatoes which was the subjoctof one of tho first quarantines quaran-tines made by the United States Department De-partment of Agriculture under the pjaivt quarantine act has appeared In a smal district in eastern Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-vania. As potato growing In this district Is confined to small gardens only, and as thero Is no commercial production, specialists bellevo that thoro Is llttlo likelihood of other than local spread of tho disease T!ie source of infestation In this district has been traced to tho distribution of European potatoes of Inferior quality In 1912, boforo tho Passage ,of tho plant quorantlno act of August Aug-ust 20 of that year. Slnco tho pas-sago pas-sago of that act no potatoes have como to America from Europonn countries whe'ro this disease exists. Tho Department of Agriculture and tho Federal Horticultural Hoard aio in actlvo cooporatlon with tho Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania atato authorities In making the nocjssary restrictive measures to prevent infected matorlat from moving mov-ing out of tho district, and aro plan-.nlngto plan-.nlngto take radical steps to stamp ,'out the disease. HOW THREE FARM BOYS WAKENED FATHER I One of tho outstanding results of boys'' agricultural club work In Ten-ncsseo Ten-ncsseo has been Its effect upon the parents of tho members.' Three sons of a Midlson County farmer Joined tho corn club last year, Ono son produced 144 bushels on his acre, another 139 bushels, and the third 120 bushels, tho profit fom tho 3 acres being $464.64. This demonstration demon-stration wakened tho father to tho opportunities at his very door. Ho has pulled out of tho rut, adoptod progressive Ideas and has becomo a "llvo wlro" and a recognized lender In his neighborhood. |