Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-18
Ames College Professor to Make
Three Days Tour Over
the Rock Island
TALKS ON CORN SELECTION
No Prearransed Speeches Will be De-
iivered. But Rather Those Which
Suit the Peculiar Conditions in Each
Locality Where Stop is Made-Itin-
erary of the Trip.

Des Moines. April 1S.-Starting this
morning in special train over the
Rock Island railway for a three days
tour over the Rock Island thru north
ern and central Iowa, for the purpose
of instructing the farmers of the state
in the science of selecting seed corn
for profitable crop, Prof. p. Holden
instructor of agronomy at Alnes. will
inaugurate new method of agricul-
tural instruction. Prof. Holden arriv-
ed in Des Moines last night, bringing
with him a number of assistants who
it's purpose the task OF showing the
farmers of Iowa how to get the most
out of Iowa soil
Prof. Holden on Trip.
My talks on the trip will be very
general in their nature said Mr.. Hol-
den, ''as l expect to get close to the
farmers of the state in urging them to
be careful in the selection of their seed.
From bests made at the college at
AmeS 1t has been shown that from
corn that has been tested before plant
ing crop of nearly three times the
value of one produced by the INFESTED
seed was picked. The proper way TO
test corn is to pluck two kernels from
both ends and the middle of the ear,
thus gaining fair knowledge of the
whole ear. 1t requires about thirteen
acres to properly seed an acre of land,
so that with very little effort a great
advance may be made in a crop which
would otherwise be practically a fail
ure.
Large numbers of farmers over the
state have written me to the effect that
they know many instances where corn
raisers are picking their seed from the
crop with but little discrimination. If
this is the case there will be poor crops
in parts of the state but on the whole I
look for a very great increase in the
corn crop of the state over that of last
year. The farmers at the institutes
have seen the point of testing their
corn and will take precautions before
they make arrangements for corn
crop which may result in a failure Il
not properly looked after. | will make
no prearranged speeches to the farmers
but will rather suit the talk TO the Pc
culiar circumstances of the section
through which We are passing. / can
not tell what may be of value to the
farmers OF one part of the country I'M
til I have seen the land and know
something of its virtues"
1t is my intention to hold impromptu
meetings in a large car which Will be
carried for the purpose although should
the crowd be larger than can be ac-
conmodated in the car the open air VIII
be resorted to with an address from the
rear platform of the train. Twenty
minutes win be devoted to each station
along the route of travel. with evening
meetings In towns where all night stops
are made.
Following is Holden's itinerary:
Monday-Gowrie, Calender, Moore
land, Tara, Glare, Pioneer, Gilmore
Rolfe Plover, Mallard, Curlew, Ayr
shire, Rutlfven.
Tuesday Sibley, Cloverdale, Melvin,
Plessis Hartley, Moneta, Royal, Ros-
sic, NIaelay, Leverett, Laurens Ware,
Observation-Disclosures Blanden, Man
son. Somers, Slifer, Gowrie Lena, Pa
ton. Dana, Grand Junction, Ripley,
Angus, Perry, Minburn, Dallas Center,
Waukee, 8Des Moines.