Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-24

Wakefield, OF Sioux City, is the wee
president and presiding officer of the
association this year, the president.
r. NJ. Haines, of Grinnell, having
died recently. S. S. Wright, of Tip
ton, is secretary and treasurer of
the association, and George F. Hen
ry, of Des Moines, is the treasurer.
Looking for a President.
The trustees of the state agricul-
tural college will meet March 26 at
Ames for the purpose of considering
the matter of electing president of
the college to succeed DR.. w. NJ.
Beardshear, who died last year. E.
w. Stanton, acting president, may be
chosen. He has been connected with
the faculty of the college for more
than quarter of a century. His
friends feel that if any member of
the faculty is chosen it should be he.
The institution has prospered since
the death of DIR. Beardshear under
DR.. Stanton's charge, which is suf-
ficient to demonstrate his capacity
to make it grow. C. F. Curtiss, also
connected with the faculty, has
many friends in the institution and
in the board of trustees, but he is a
young man. The trustees do not
wish to go outside of the state for
a president.
President Is Coming.
While in Washington Gov. Cum
minis received assurances from Pres
ident Roosevelt that the latter would
visit Iowa this spring. He contem-
plates trip to the west and will
stop at several Iowa points. He has
always regretted that his tour of the
state and the west, arranged during
the campaign last summer, was I'm.
successful because of the injury to
his leg in Indiana. He does not know
whether he will be able to follow the
same itinerary that he followed when
it was arranged for last summer, OF
not, but expects to visit Des Moines
at least. If he comes to Des Moines
and does not stop at other points
elaborate arrangements for his re
ception here and for the running o.
excursions to bring people in from
other parts of the state will b.
made.
Urged to Raise Alfalfa.
State Dairy Commissioner Wrighti'
issuing circulars to the dairy men O.
the state which go to many ordinar.
farmers, also, urging upon them con
sideration of important and specia
farm subjects. For instance, he ha
issued circular recently urging thu
farmers of the state to give atten
ton to the growth of alfalfa. Thi
crop he regards as extremely val
liable as food. 1t is profitable in
vestment if attempted on prope
kinds of soil. No soil which is no
porous or which is full of weeds will
grow alfalfa, but a soil free from
weedsand through which the, roots o
the grass may grow Is or 20 feet will
produce the crop. It has food quail
tiles equal to that of bran, said Mr.
Wright. Superintendent Powell, o
the institution at Glenwood, ha
long been an advocate of alfalfa ant
has grown the crop successfully OF
the state farm connected with tn
Glenwood institution. Mr.. John Cow
ME, of the state board of control,
practical farmer, disagrees with bot
Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Powell, but ne,
ertheless many farmers of the stat
are trying experiments with the ne,
Iowa crop.
To Erect Iowa Building.
| E. w. Nichols, of Des Moines, ha
been given the contract for erectin
the Iowa building at St. Louis TO
the great exposition in that cit
next year. He will take union labo