Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
culture to the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition.

culture to the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition.
Mrs. j. w. Brooks of Raglan
township read a sprightly and
we'll prepared paper by w. S
Kelley of Mondamin upor
"What a wet season has taught
me-" After pointing out inn
perative need of systematized
drainage and calling attention
to the loess deposits carried
from the field to the channel of
the rivers, he stated that three
practical lessons learned were,
that alfalfa will stand as much
or more overflow than Alskine
clover; that cherry trees will
not stand wet feet; that blue
grass where the seed had an
opportunity to fall will come up
after being submerged twenty
days. L. A. Edgerton gave a
number of practical thoughts
along the same line.
The following committees
were appointed:
On resolution: +. f. Beebee,
Mrs. Harvey johnson, Mrs. w.
I. Preston.
On Nomination: j. L. Cox,
Mrs. d. j. Orr, Geo. Pugsley,
A. q. Bessire, C. w. Hunt.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was
opened with a very fair sized
audience. The first topic for
discussion was "High-priced
Lands opened by j. q. Kirk
wood, who advocated the rota-
tion of crops and plentiful en-
riching of the soil as the only
means by which to increase the
yield in proportion to the value
of the land. Harvey johnson
of Logan emphasized the value
of the rotation of crops, making
timothy and clover as the basis
of rotation.
Mrs. Nellie Sarvey gave some
VerV good thOughtS rapardinor
ideal farm life, in her paper
upon "Stray Hints Sown Broad
cast" Two recitations followed,
one by Mary Kirkwood and one
by Louise Carlisle, which were
warmly applauded.
Mr.. Whiting was then given
time to present the Iowa Agri-
cultural exhibit at the St.
Louis exposition. Upon sug-
gestion of the president a com
mittee of three was appointed
from different parts of the
county to confer with Mr.. Whit
ing i'm reference to an exhibit
from Harrison county at the
Exposition. The following COM
was named: f. f. Bee
bee, Beebeetown, Harvey john
son, Logan, and George S. Pugs-
ley, Woodbine.
A paper upon "The Relation
between the Farmer and the
Merchant" prepared by B. w.
Carlisle, was in his absence
read by A. B. Hosbrook. Mr..
Carlisle advanced the idea that
for benefit to town and coun-
try it is necessary that mutual
confidence exist between mer-
chant and farmer in the integ-
rity of each other. Mr.. Car
Isle urged also that the farmer
should not ask for too extended
time for credit, and next he
said, pay the day you have
promised to pay, thus prevent
ing many a sleepless night on
the part of your merchant. j.
ID. Jones gave a good talk upon
the same topic from the farm
er's viewpoint.
P. G. Holden Of Ames, who
was to have spoken upon Good
Roads, not being present, A.
Atkinson of the Ames Agri-
cultural College occupied the
time in speaking upon the
necessity of farmers having
the best kind of seed corn if
they hope for good results
from their farming.
At intervals during all the
sessions the orchestra gave
very much appreciated rendi-
tions.
Dan McCune was able to be
in town today, the first time in
nine weeks.
Married, at st. Patricks Cath
olic Church Parsonage, yester-
day by Father Mullen, Mr.. Chas
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Coffman to Miss Nellie Pagan.
Sylvester Pagan acted as best