Indiana County Agent official publication notice
The Indiana County Agent announces subscription rates for individuals and clubs, advertising guidelines, and a request for meritorious agricultural articles. It invites inquiries on agricultural topics, livestock, recipes, and household economics, with manuscripts to be mailed to The Indiana County Agent, Plainfield, Indiana.
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Hendricks County
Beginning of the County Agent Movement in Indiana
The Indiana governor formed a vocational education commission in 1911 to study rural needs with colleges and universities. Its work led to a law creating the county agent, now regarded as a top state institution and solid investment. After three years, it is praised as one of the best laws passed for improving soil production and rural living conditions.
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Indiana
Indiana County Agent Lessons in county service and design notes
The passage praises Indiana's county agent and foresees greater value as the scheme matures. It then shifts to advertising guidance praising artist drawn imagery for farm materials and offering design services, urging rough ideas for estimates.
Hendricks County Finishes Fourteenth in 1915 Five Acre Corn Contest
Twenty three counties competed in the five acre corn contest with Delaware county farmer Walter Broyles earning entry into the Hundred Bushel Club on a 105.4 bushel average. The article lists county standings for last year and notes Hendricks County at fourteenth place.
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Hendricks County
Walter Broyles
Delaware
Farm names as branding for modern livestock farms
The article argues that farming is a profession and urges naming a farm to advertise its products, especially pedigreed stock. It emphasizes distinctive letterheads or catalog covers as attractive introductions to buyers, reflecting the farm’s individuality.
Mooresville High School Poultry Club Reaches Students
More than 50 boys and girls at Mooresville High School enroll in the poultry club. About 25 percent of eggs are infertile. some chicks hatched in incubators show varying success. Students Hubert Elliott Branch Shuler and Paul Farmer study confinement feed age breed and care to analyze fertility and chick strength.
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Mooresville
Poultry Club
Hubert Elliott
Branch Shuler
Paul Farmer
Hyacinths Forcing Tips From Old Garden Notes
A fragment advises that forced water hyacinths lose bloom and should be dried gradually in pots. They can be planted in an open border and will flower next year outdoors, though blooms may be small yet still attractive.
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Double Service Tire & Rubber Co
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Hendricks Hotel
Holsclaw’s Meat Market
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