Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-24
Great Crowds Attend Sessions
of Clay County Farmers In
stitute at Spencer
BRIEF REVIEW OF PROGRAM
Very Helpful Discussions Follow the
Addresses Made on Various Subjects
Of Importance to Farmers-Poultry
Exhibit of Mid Winter Fair Was
Judged by Mr.. F. H. sheIIaberser.

Special to Times-Republican.
Spencer, Jan. 24.--The session OF
the Clay County Farmers Institute.
lust closed, was one of the most sue
cessful ever held here. The good
weather which prevailed turnout the
three days, helped to swell the num-
Der of attendants from the country
districts. the crowds being so great
that the capacity of the opera house
was taxed to its fullest extent.
The program of Friday was an ex-
ceedingly interesting one, "Dairying"
being the general theme of the morn
ing. "Patronizing Home Industry
by w. l.. 3. Killmar and practical
Home Dairying," by Mrs. Lue Louck,
were two very good papers, followed by
long discussion of the subject led by
State Dairy Commissioners Wright.
The afternoon was taken up by the
election OF officers for the coming
year. succeeded by the corn session.
"Cultiyating Corn by r. III. Knight;
"How to Save and Select Seed Corn,
by M. L. Mosher, Of Ames, and u. NJ.
LaBrant, gave rise to much discussion
and many questions from the farmers
in the audience Ii. N. Antisdel, Il
local nurseryman of near Fostorla,
gave an exposition of Horticulture,
followed by Il paper Maintaining the
Fertility of the Soil" by "A. A. Key
nolds. A mixed program furnished
by pupils of the Spencer schools,
pleased large audience Friday even
in5.
Saturday morning f. e. Faville. Of
Des Moines spoke on the subject AL
falfa," also on Success on the Farm
Various topics of general farm inter-
est were introduced informally by the
speakers, and several In the audience
Charles Jacoby gave good tank on
Farm Gardening" with many usetul
hints to the farmer.
Saturday afternoon the topic OF
special interest was the rural schools.
Professor p. A. Head, OF Spencer.
spoke on Capitalization of Sehools.
The discussion Of this was LED by
Charles Nj. Varney. secretary OF the
board Of Lake township school. Where
th~ experiment of Capitalization has
been tried for the past three years,
with increasing success, proving on
much satisfaction to the parents or
pupils, greater educational peheNl W
the scholars in attendance. and a lar
better attendance owing to the mode
of conveying the pupils to the school.
City Superintendent a. II. Avery VI
Spencer, also gave an able talk on
the foregoing subject.
Mayor G. H. Martin gave a splendld
explanation of the new drainage law.
which is of special interest to the
farmers of this section, where much
filing has been done and more planned
for the coming season.
1.-THE Most Profitable Way OF Caring
for Horses" by Mr.. Doty and Ialk
on Cattle Raising" by IL. H. Ho-
berg. a prominent thoroughbred cattle
raiser. were valuable addresses and
were discussed by Frank Mcdowell
and George Martin, respectively, con-
Guiding one of the best sessions OF
very live institute.
The mid-winter fair drew large
crowds at all hours of the day and
was a big drawing card. f. Fl. Shella-
berger of West Liberty, was secured
to score the fine poultry exhibited.
Mr. Shellaberger, man of wide repu-
tation. was present at the st. Louis
fair, the past summer for the same
purpose.