Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-26
LECTURES FOR
SOUTHERN IOWA
PROFESSOR HOLDEN WILL TALK
OF SEED CORN TO
FARMERS.
Ares Professor Will Make Tour Be.
ginning at Des Mones Next Week -
Will Pass Through ottumwa Along
Burlington Main Line.

Des Moines, April 25. - Seed corn
special excursions promise to leap into
popularity with greater rapidity than
any innovation ever originated in rail.
road circles
Darius Miller, first vice president
Chicago, Burlington 6, Quincy railway,
has authorized Edward II. Hunter to
make the necessary arrangements for
Professor Holden's tour over the Bur-
lington lines in Iowa.
The present arrangement contem-
plates leaving Des Moines with four
cars on next Wednesday, two parlor
cars and two coaches. They will go
from Des Moines to Burlington, Bur
lington to Villisca, Villisca to Ham
burg by the way of Clarinda and Shen-
andoah. Returning from Hamburg by
the way OF Pacific Junction, Pacific
junction to Osceola. Osceola to Des
Moines. Without making close figures
1t is expected the trip will require four
days. 1t is expected Professor Holden
will talk from one of the coaches and
be assisted by Mr.. Klinck, who will
talk from the other coach.
Director ]. R. Sage Of the Iowa
weather and crop service bureau says
there is yet time anywhere in the state
to preach the gospel Of good corn plant
ing. For southern Iowa, he says, there
rem aims two weeks before corn will be
placed in the ground
Reqults Seed Corn.
Henry Wallace, editor of Wallace's
Farmer, who joined the Rock Island
excursion for the last day, said today:
Unless all the farmers exercise the
greatest care in selecting their seed
corn this year, We cannot expect more
than half stand. The stand last year
when seed corn was much better than
it is now. was only 66 per cent.
IAN examination today of my own
seed corn, selected with unusual care
and kept under quite favorable condi-
tions, shows that at least one-third Of
it must be rejected for lack of germi-
nation, and another third because not
up to the required type.
Needed Advice Given.
"One great advantage of this kind
of an excursion is that it attracts men
who feel the pressing need of sound
advice, and who come inquiring for in
formation on this point and no other.
1t would be great thing for Iowa II
| 1T were possible for every railroad in
the state to conduct excursions Of this
character over Its entire line. To con
duct an excursion of this kind requires
special train or two, and better three
coaches, and will require at least two,
and better three persons competent to
give instructions on these points.
most heartily approve Of the method,
and whatever is done, will have to be
done at once"
A circular just Issued by P S. Eus-
tbs, passenger traffic manager of the
Burlington, says, ut is the desire Of
this company to cooperate with the
farmers in securing increased yield
and improved quality of the corn in
Iowa and the urgent invitation is there
fore extended to them to attend these
meetings which will be held at the de-
pots at the time shown in. the sched-
ule."
| The train will stop thirty minutes at
each station. Two stops will be made
in Wapello county, one at Agency and
one ut Ottumwa Special trains have
| been run on several railroads in Iowa
and the instructive address Of Prof.
Holden has been much appreciated by
| the farmers.
The Schedule.
Following Is the schedule of the train
for Thursday, April %:
Y n.