Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-06

IOtal lVO
This score card is arranged for a
number of ears Of corn, ten being the
usual number entered as prize. On
the first requirement of trueness to
type, 1t is required that the ears be
similar in every respect, and any fall
ure means one or more points OFF, and
as to the shape of the ear the same In
color the grain must be uniform and
true to the type, and yellow corn must
be on red cobs, and white corn on
white cobs. The market condition APP
plies to the firmness and soundness Of
the corn on the cob, it's freedom from
mould and injury from insects and the
like. The tips must not be too taper
ing, and should be we'll filed and reg
ular, and on the butts the kernels
should extend well over the butts, leav-
ing a deep depression when the shank
is removed. The kernels should be of
uniform shape and size and should
touch on the cob from tip to crown. In
the northern section of the state the
standard length of ear is S1J to 91s
inches, in the central SA to 9A, and in
the southern 9 to 10. The circumfer-
ence of the ear two-thirds of the way
i
northern section 61a to 7 inches, central
Ga to N, southern Z to 12M, The
proportion of corn should be sc to 81
per cent. A red cob in white corn or
a white cob in yellow corn should be
cut five points; for one or two mixed
kernels, cut of one-fourth point is
made; for four or more mixed kernels
cut of one-half point; kernels miss
ing from the ear are counted as mixed.
Difference in shade of color is scored
according to variety characteristics.
Officers of the Corn Belt Meat Pro-
ducers' Association are making an
effort to get Judge Cowan of the ma
tional cattle growers association to
attend the meeting of the Iowa Corn
Belt Meat Producers Association here
next month. He is the attorney who
engineered things thru at Denver a
couple of years ago and is also a cat
tile grower himself and we'll versed in
cattle matters. In addition to him
men nationally who will attend the
convention. The meetings of the as.
ISOLATION will be held the same week
as that of the State Agricultural So
ciety and the State Horticultural So
ciety.
The mixup in this county over the
position of county superintendent Of
schools is a unique one and probably
a similar situation will not arise again
in many years in the state. Mrs. .Ten-
ME Huegle two years ago was the
democratic candidate for the position.
u. c. Thornburg was reelected on the
republican ticket Failing to get tbs
election on the democratic ticket Mrs.
Huegle this year sought the republic
an nomination. Thinking that her ef-
forts were but feeble and that the
party would not nominate on the re-
publican ticket against the republican
office holder a person who was the
democratic candidate but two years
before the friends of Thornburg made
little or no effort and at the primaries
Mrs. Huegle won out. 1t was a sur
prise, but it was too late then. It was
also discovered after her nomination
that she did not hold a state certificate
and was unqualified then. Had that
fact been made use Of she probably
would have been defeated at the pri-
maries, where many people voted for
her just because she was a woman.
Mrs. Huegle had four months after
her nomination in which to study up
for the state examination. For a Ger
tificate of the grade required to quail
fly for superintendent it is necessary
to make grades of not less than So in
every subject. During the four months
a great many letters by friends of Mrs.
Huegle We're written to State Super
intendent Riggs asking him to give her
a certificate The day of political GER
tificates seems, however, to have pass
ed, and the four months could have
better been employed by studying. One
of Mrs. Huegle's grades was "a and
another %, still another So and one 64