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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1915
Page
8
A veteran farmer advocates small, well cared for holdings over large flocks and herds. He argues that quality and diligent management yield better net results than mere scale, noting careful winter planning and thorough cultivation as keys to timely, good crops.
A Wisconsin station trial compares cornmeal and cooked potatoes as hog feed. Four hundred pounds of cornmeal yielded 100 pounds gain, while 786 pounds of potatoes after cooking produced the same gain, implying 178 pounds of cornmeal saved.
Ralph Smith serves as Secretary with Wallace Jessup as Assistant Superintendent M O Gentry listed as Superintendent and a judge noted amongCorn Exhibit staff for the event.
Special notice states the Hendricks county exhibit is open only to local exhibitors. The state show rules apply to the corn show held in 1916. Restrictions include one entry per class, three entries needed for best grain display, ten ears per exhibit (one ear in single ear class), and perishable grains like wheat oats and beans require one peck. Exhibits must be genuine property of the exhibitor and raised locally.
A county notice lists multiple towns with planned speaking events from December through February, naming Mr. Thompson Mrs. Meeks and others as speakers at venues in Winchester Hendaiy Dee Stilesville Plainfield Clayton Danville Pittsboro Aime Brownsbace Litton Avon Maplewood North Salem Hazelwood Coatesville and more. It notes additional meetings with speakers to be announced later and promotes countywide institute efforts to boost membership at 25 cents.
The text argues for allocating smaller land plots to fit crops more thoroughly. This approach enables longer cultivation time, better harvest readiness, and larger yields per area than expanding land size. The emphasis is on efficiency over sheer acreage.
Fragmentary note depicts sunlight described as a natural tonic for pigs. The text suggests the animals revel in this sunlight favor, with unclear context and attribution.
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