Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-31
PROSPERITY At \ FAIR
Exhibitors There Because Farmers
Are-Farmers There Because
They Are Prosperous.
Apple Exhibits Show Progress Made
in Northern Iowa in Apple
Culture.
Senator Finch Will Not Seek Dolli.
ver's Seat-His Friend DeWolf
Wants 1t.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 1.-The state fair
this year has been the most generally
successful in all respects that has ever
been held in Iowa. Every condition
was favorable to the success of the fair
this year. There is practically no limit
to the prosperity that is now being en-
joyed by the people of the state, partic-
ularly the farmers. Every crop has
been good and the promises of good
prices can hardly fail to be realized.
Business activity is such that all In
terests in which the farmer is involved
have thought 1t worth while to be rep-
PRESENTED at the fair, because the farm
ers are able and willing to buy i'm
money in other ways to improve their
conditions and make farming easier
and more profitable. The weather has
been perfect during the entire fair,
something very unusual. All these.
things, combined with the liberal man
agement which assured the people that
lSthey would see good show if they
came has brought an unprecedented
Isattendance. The exhibits in all lines
have exceeded expectations. The agri-8
| cultural and horticultural halls are
Isovertlowing with the exhibits, showing
| the bountiful harvest that is being
gathered by all who have titled the soil
| in Iowa this year The stock barns and
dairy hall have mat:e equally good rec
| ords. In both these departments the eX-
lshibits have attracted the attention of
! thousands of visitors, who have gone
4 away filled with Information that will
| be valuable to them in the management
4 of their own business along these lines.
The compet tition in the stock exhibits
/ has not been confined to Iowa, but
many of the prizes have been won by
exhibitors from other states. The fair
has been thefnedium of exchange thru
4 which many breeders and dairymen
have secured improved stock.
In the apple EXHIBITS the northern
4 part Of the state has made the bes,
4 record this year. The famous apple belt
4 of southwestern iowa did not come uT
4 Ito its average this year. The horticult-
Isurists from northern Iowa, who have
jsbeen fighting for years against adverse
s|sconditions. are now coming into their
4 sIsreward. They have experimental at
4 much cost to themselves to secure the
Isvarieties best adapted to that climate,
lin this work they have been led by
Professor j. l.. Budd. of the Iowa As-
sIricultural college, and to him is due
4 Imuch of the credit for the success OF
4 apple culture in northern Iowa. The
stWealthy seems to be the fayorite vari-
siety in that section and many thousands
4 of bushels of this fine apple have beer
y raised in that section of the state this
A year. Put in cold storage before they
4 become thoroughly ripe, they are: thus
4 converted into a good winter apple ane
& can be preserved without difficulty fol
lsuse during the winter.
The farmers in northern Iowa are be
looming convinced that they can raise
apples and are buying trees to a create,
s extent than ever before. There are
three reasons for this. First. becaus'
8,sthey see that it is practicable to pro
duce apples in that latitude. Second
S l5because they have recovered from tn
bad effects of the deceptions practicet
-sidiers and have learned thatzit is best t
buy trees of reliabie nurserymal
: Whose warranty and stataments can b
{ iralied upon. Third, because they real
, lie the value of fruit trees and can Sc
\ how we'll they repay the little effor
3 that is required to bring them to til
fruit bearing age.
Professor y. r. Hansen. formerly as
n
!. cultural department of the Iowa Agri
!. cultural College, spent his time durin
fair week in the apple exhibit at tn
+; state fair. Next week he goes to Min
nesota to act as judge of the apple eX
hi bit al the Minnesota state fair, an
+ the following week will of1iciate in
!. similar capacity al the South Dakot
] state fair. Professor Hansen is no,
: professor of horticulture in the Sout
!. Dakota Agricultural College at Brook
ings. He has done some original wor
: of great value and is now engaged in a
; Investigation of the characteristics Q
Z the various varieties OF apples. No re
= ,iab BILE work of this character has eve
been published in America, aitho it ha
d been Very thoroughly done in Europea
8 countries. The work consists of a stud
of the physical characteristics of th
fruit, SO that the varieties may he rec
Hosnized and identified beyond douh
: This work requires an enoamou
: amount of investigation to make it re
Eliable. and this is what Professor Han
= sen will give to it. He is also assistin
Professor Budd in the preparation c
his Forthcoming revision of Downing
great book on the fruit trees of Amer
Iica, TO which Professor Budd has bee
giving several years time. Professc
Hansen has been conducting some en-
J. periments in horticulture at his static
! in South Dakota. He5bas been crossin
!. some of the native fruits with the i'm
proved kinds for the purpose of hnall
securing better fruit and one this
4 Twill. have great vitality and will /
v perfectly adapted to the climatic cond
z tions. In few generations of tn
: work he hopes to secure some new a n
valuable varieties that Will be of II
most practical value to the people (
II that latitude.
Z The marble statue OF the Perl mao
ia by Harriet Ketcham. the designer
the soldiers monument, has been =
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