Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
chemical Analysis Shows Much on the
Iowa Market Is Vfuelssa
PRIzEs AWARDED Tol cORN GROWERS
HOrticulturists Also Distribute Some
Prise Money TO ExhibitOrs--MeRt
Producers Elect Omcers for
Ensuing Year.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

in Iowa are adulterated wholesale and that
! continental stock foods advertised as hav-
ing valuable medicinal qualities are prac-
tically worthless The matter is to be
taken up by the directors Of the depart
ment Of agriculture, now In session here.
and It IS understood that sensational dis
closures as to the methods practiced in
adulterating stock foods will be made at
the meeting tomorrow. A bill has been
drawn and the legislature will be asked to
enact It into law providing for an inspec-
| ton of these foods by state authority.
Oat husks, corn cob chaff corn hulls and
tree bark are the ingredients most com
! monty used to adulterate the foods. A
saak of bran is on exhibit at the rooms
Of the department today which was pur-
chased by the Agricultural college. The
sack to about three fourths of It's depth is
filled with bran and the remainder Of the
sack is filled with sweepings from the floor
Of the mill and is mostly corn cob char
and oats chaff. The top Is filled with the
worthless material for the reason that the
| farmer is expected to dump it into his bin
and the bran would then be on top. Many
feed mills, 100 in number, were visited by
Prof. Michael of the chemical department
Of the college to ascertain the real .condi-
| tions In many he found the mills in the
process Of mixing corn cob chaff and oats
chaff and oat husks with the bran and
other feed. The greatest frauds practiced,
however, are practiced with the condi-
mental stock foods or condition powders,
according to the state college. These foods
are many of them worthless in the esti-
mate of the chemist. Pine bark, oats husks,
corn bulls, corn cobs ground fine and such
things, with a few drugs to make the stun
smell is what the bulk Of the foods are
made of.
Farmers Leave Today.
The meetings of the various farmer So
cieties closed today with the last meeting
of the State Horticultural society. The
board of directors Of the Department Of
Agriculture will be in session tomorrow,
closing with the perfecting of the arrange
ments Of the state fair. The horticulturists
elected w. A. Burnap of Clear Lake, presi-
dent to succeed himself; Wesley Greene
of Davenport, secretary; w. NJ. Bonn
berger of Harlan, vice president, and Elmer
M. Reeves of Waverly, treasurer. At the
meeting of the board Of directors of the
Department. of Agriculture today Secretary
Simpson was reelected and Treasurer @.
d. Ellyson was reelected.
At the meeting of the horticuturists to-
day 1t was decided that the red cedar
trees which the farmers of northwest Iowa
planted as windbreaks to their orchards
were responsible for the rust that destroys
the orchards. 1t was decided to start ex-
tensive Investigations to determine the
best fruits and products that could be Gull
tivated in the various parts of the state,
dividing the state into districts for that
purpose and in each district give atten-
ton TO the fruits that could be grown
he nd
slopes.
The Corn Belt Meat Producers associa-
tion closed it's sessions by re-electing A.
L. Ames of buckingham, president; A.
Sykes of Ida Grove vice president; Charles
Goodenow of Wall Lake, treasurer, with
directors from each congressional district.
The association refused TO recognize the
| illness of Ames in the selection of a presi-
dent, but instructed the vice president to
act as president till Ames RECEIVERS.
Corn Awards.
The awarding of prizes for the best corn
| was completed today with the awarding
OF the prizes for the corn exhibits from
the central and southern sections of the
state, the northern section having been
awarded yesterday. The awards in the
three districts are as follows:
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
1 Large yellow DenI-flrSl, Ii. l.. Felt0r,
Washta; second Victor Felter, washta,
Small Yellow Dent-First, A. J. Doore,
Greene; second, T: s, Ross, Elkport. -
Greene; second. D. Macarthur, Mason city
Small White Dent-First, A. ]. DoOre,
Greene; second D; Macarthur, Mason City.
nett, Pocahontas; second, Neal Bros,
'1 small Yellow Fellow Dent-rrst, G. NJ Fox,
Dallas Center second, N. Gormly, Bondu-
Large White Dent-F1rst, William DAN
ner, Dallas Center; second, NJ J. Harris,
small H'+ White Dent-First, c. H. banner,
/ Yale; second, NJ ]. Harris, Des Moines.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
oskaioosa; second, G. G. Roe oskaloosa
| OskaloGsa; second, j. A. Mason Carlisle
Large White Dent-First, T. b, White
oskaloosai second, Thomas Thompson
Apple Exhibit Awards.
The prizes were awarded today for the
apple exhibits, the sweepstakes prizes go
| ing to ]. w. Murphy Of Glenwood in the
southern district, NJ. r. d. Parsons OF AL
gona in the northern, and B. Stewart OF
Des Moines in the central On varieties
| in the northern district. c. II. True Of
Edgewood was awarded first and NJ r. d.
| Parson second in the central, on varieties
/ the prizes were distributed among nine
exhibitors, and in the southern, the va
riety prizes were distributed among FIVE
exhibitors. f. o. Harrington won second
and Charles Carrot third sweepstakes prize
in the central district.
Wants Carnegie's Money.
! Drake university Is making an effort
TO get a gift of $4,000 towards the support
Of new library. The gift can be secured
II another $4,000 can be raised to be put
with it. OF this, $4,000 has been raised
and an attempt is being made to induce
the city Of Des Moines 10 raise the other
$4,000.
Doctors Badly Divided.
| The doctors of Still College Of Osteopathy
Of this city are badly divided on the sub
| Ject OF the original cause of all diseases.
I One OF the fundamental doctrines Of the
osteopathic school is that all disease arises
from some trouble with the spine. Recently
] Or. Stephens came 10 still college and he
has been conducting experiments that have
disclosed 70 his satisfaction that this is not
the case. An effort is being made on the
/ part OF the other instructors 70 have him
] .HHsa A.