Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-11
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. August & 1aoA

MONIES, has accepted an invitation TO
appear at the state fair on soldiers
gay with SO much of his command as is
located at the fort here, including the
regimental band.
State Dairy Commissioner III. r..
Wright is authority for the statement
that the dairy exhibit at the state
falr this year, both machinery and
appliances as well as products. will
be 90 per cent greater than ever be-
fore. The premiums this year amount
to $685., a comparatively large sum of
money, and this has bad it's influence
in increasing the interest in the depart
ment. But the exhibit is to be dis
played in the new $4,000 agricultural
hall, the agricultural, horticultural
and dairy building. A much larger
space than ever before will be devoted
to the exhibit. The butter will be
scored by the best o5tainable Judge:
a score card in detail, showing all the
criticisms Of the Judge, will be sent to
the exhibitors as soon as the butter
Is sold. Unless otherwise instructed,
the superintendent OF the exhibit will
sell the butter at the close of the fair
at the best obtainable price and remit
the value to the exhibitor.
The state board OF control and SUI
perintendent Lyman d. Drake of the
Eldora industrial school for boys an
nounced that. it is planned to make
the Eldora institution an Industrial
school in fact as well asrin name.
Colonel Drake was here in conference
with the board Of control about it.
1t was his first visit to the city since
he was appointed superintendent of
the institution. He had been here
about three years ago when he read a
paper before the board and the other
state institution superintendent. He
recently was installed as head of the
Eldora school. 1t is the purpose of
the board and himself to install at
the school all of the trade teaching
departments which distinguished the
Missouri school which Colonel Drake
built. The outcome of all this is to
turn out of the school fitted tradesmen.
so that when boys leave the ;nstitu-
ton they will be able to make good
living instead of being compelled, by
idleness, to resume the trade of
criminal.
According to the reports of the
weather and crop bureau the corn
crop of Iowa for 1904 will, under ia
vorable conditions from now on,
reach the enormous aggregate of
S00,O00,00O bushels, against 100000
600 bushels last year. That is the
estimate placed on the crop by Di-
rector John r. Sage.
There are many things between
now and the harvest" said Mr.. Sage
1--WE stand the chances of an early
frost, for the crop is ten days late.
but. IL favorable conditions continue,
believe it is a conservative estimate
to put the crop at 800 100000 bushels"
The official estimates of the percent
age of crops for August /, 1904, as
compared with those of August ],
1903, are given above. Also is ap-
pended the acreage of the different
products for the two years.
Commenting on the estimate, the
official report says:
Compared with the estimates of
condition on July 1, 1904, spring
wheat shows a decline of 16 points on
account of the serious attack of rust
and blight during the latter part OF
July. The estimates are two points
lower on corn and oats as compared
with the July rating. AS a matter OF
fact, however, the general outlook OF
the corn crop is better than it was
about the first of july, though it 10
still relatively about eight to ten days
later than usual"
Secretary Wesley Greene of the
State Horticultural society has issued
the following statement as to the con-
dition of Iowa fruit: .....
"A summary of the reports on the
condition of the fruit crop for August
shows the percentage, on basis of a
full average crop, to be as follows:
Summer apples, 81 per cent, fall
apples, GA per cent; winter apples,
"a per cent; peaches, 10 per cent;
American plums, 60 PER cent; domes-
tic plums, SO per cent; Japanz plums,
45 per cent; grapes, 50 per cent.
"The condition of the apple crop is
about 10 per cent better than it was
at this time last year; the distribution
Of the crop is different also; in 1903
the highest percentage was in the
west central counties, this year it is
in the east half of the state The
distribution of the peach crop is
nearly the reverse of that shown by
the apples; in the southwest the re-
ports range between 10 and 35 per
cent, while in the southeastern coun-
ties only trace up to 10 per cent is
reported. What effect the sleet storm
on January 90 had on the crop the
data at hand is not sufficient to de-
termine. The crop in the area covered
by sleet Is less than that portion ex-
empt from it, but what per cent of
the buds were dead before the storm
is not at hand
"The condition of the plum crop is
the best in the north half of the state.
Pears were omitted from the list. but
where reported on are in the same
condition as the apple"
The lady-"Who would have
thought that bull understood French?
This gown Is cerise!"-New York Sun.
Japanese ladies', on entering rail-
road car in their native country, drop
their little shoes on the floor then
step onto the seat, double their feet
under them, and sit on them. In this
position they ride to their destina-
ton, occasionally lighting their little
pipes, each of which contains only
enOuph tohacco tn make about three