Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-28
BEST OF ITS KIND
IOWA AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
HAS DEVELOPED INTO A PRAc.
TIcAL INSTITUTION.
Handsome Compliments Paid 10 /.
During Recent Convention Of Ma.
tional Grain Dealers Association
Held IN Des Moines.

Held In Des Moines.
That the Iowa Agricultural college
at Ames is one OF the best if not the
best institution of Its kind in the
United States was one Of the facts
given prominence in the recent annual
convention of the National Grain Deal,
ers' association held in Des Moines
Among the reports made at that meet.
ing which are especially compliment.
airy to the people of Iowa and their ag.
ricultural school is the report of
Chairman, J.. L. McCaull of the. commit.
tee on grain improvement. In 1t he
pays Iowa some extremely handsome
compliments.
The report explains the fact that the
Iowa State Agricultural college is the
finest in the land and that It's work is
unqualiaedly and without any mental
reservation, whatever. indorsed from q
to 2. The agricultural institutions in
both Iowa and Minnesota says the re.
port, have advanced during ten years
from an ordinary state to institutions
intensely thorough in their research
and practical in their application.
Train Scheme Commended.
The work of the State Grain Deal.
ers' association of Iowa in the distri-
button of instructive and entertaining
literature Is commended by the COM
mittee. The special train scheme Is
highly commended.
The report continues: 1.-THE Iowa
state association has taken no small
part In the matter of legislation so
far as 1t, affects the agricultural and
experimental interests of the state.
They have declared themselves as un.
qualifiedly In favor of all rational ex.
penditure IN this direction. It has be-
come very prominent factor in state
politics, with but one end in view,
namely promotion Of the general and
not individual welfare. 1t has, in a
large measure. overcome the preju-
dice OF the press. and Is particularly
allied with the farm journals and 9TH
er agricultural publications, as their
interests are undeniably one and the
same
Relative to seed, the committee rec.
ommends as follows:
We believe that strenuous efforts
should be made by the Grain Dealers
association and by the national organi.
cation to prevail upon the leading
seed houses Of the country to handle
pedig-eed seeds and seeds adapted to
the localities : In which they, will be
used. 1t Is a we'll known fact that
yearly hundreds Of thousands Of bush.
els of attractive seeds are distributed
throughout the country, at high prices.
that are wholly untitled for the re-.
quirements Of the localities to which
they are sent. The seed dealers az
this country are not, In our opinion.
responsible for this condition, for un-
VI comparatively recent years the
breeding OF seed grains was not seri-
ously considered and farmers were at
tracted wholly by the appearances of
seeds offered
Stock and Plant Breeding.
In Iowa." said the committee, "in
addition to the general education in ag-
riculture there has been developed
most wonderful results In stock breed
Ing and particularly In plant breed
ing.
Competent and progressive men in
charge Of this work not being salts
NED with stuff1ng student with mere
facts undigested and thrusting him
with his sheep skin on a defenseless
community have made every detail of
their instruction coordinate with prac-
teal application. Brains and blisters
are there daily associates. A graduate
Of today can boast of deeds along
with diplomas.
Not satisfied with instructing the
young, those In charge of the work
conceived the very commendable idea
of inviting the farmers themselves to
what is known as a short course work
IN stock and grain Judging. This school
OF instruction Is held at the most fav-
cradle time for the farmers to attend,
lasting for about two weeks, and ses.
Hion6 continue from In tho morning
until 10 at night, Very practical lee.
lures are given. The farmers them.
selves engage in the discussions and
the, grain Judging. The outgrowth of
these meetings was the organization of
the Iowa Corn Growers association,
covering all parts of the state, having
streng local organizations, Offering
prizes for the best results in grain
growing and grain Judging. The at.
tendance at the Short course, original
II smsii. has Increased Until now over
enc thousand attend, and the limit of
fsssaat facilities for caring for and
isstE,sat,Rg s;;sh gathering has al.
FsS:tH fssn reached. III their attend.
sase upon sad taasa great interest
manifested In s;se s=erH of such a
ee;.Tgs the mest practical aad aeces.
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land stsIap thesr aaBEs7si upon 1t.
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