Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
HOG PRODUCTION, GOOD ROADS
AND CORN ARE CON-
slpERED
INSTITUTE IN SESSION
Second Annual Meeting of Thriving
Young Organization Attracts Many
vIsitors-Robert Cunningham Wins
First Prize In Corn Exhibit = Prof
Bowman Of Ames Addresses Meeting

From Tuesdays Daily
me concluding session Of the Sec
ond annual meeting Of the Wapello
County Farmers institute is being
held this afternoon in the auditorium
OF the Y. M. G. A. where 200 interested
farmers are giving their attention to
the excellent papers being read on
practical farming. This morning SEES
sion was brief, although two interest
ing papers were presented. r. G. Hof-
mann spoke on Hog Production in
Wapello County" and Supervisor A.
J.. Gardner gave splendid paper on
Good Roads" Both papers were dis.
cussed at some length.
During the noon hour, the Judging
OF corn entered in the exhibit was
made by Prof. M. L. Bowman Of
nloyedp bert Cunningham received
: me Mfst prize Tor thee" e, CT Iy; Wiley
Shoemaker was awarded second prize,
and the third prize was awarded to R.
G. Holman. The prizes were $12, 50
and S. respectively The prizes for
each township, which were So for
first and 81 for second, were awarded
as follows:
Adams townships. A. Cohagan,
first.
Competine township-C. w. Moore,
first; Walter McClung, second
Center township. F. Wellman,
first; ]. Jacobson, second
Highland township-Rober Gun.
ningham, first; Wiley Shoemaker, sec
ond.
Green township-Michael Becker
first.
Pleasant township-Fred McClung
first.
Richland township Charles Bloom
first; John Armstrong, second.
Dahlonega township-R. G. Hof
mann, first; Fred Meyer, second.
Hon. Joseph s. Trigg of Des Moines
who was to address the institute this
afternoon, was unable to be present
owing to illness. Prof NJ L. Bowman
addressed the institute this Afternoon
on Seed Corn Selection and Cultiva
ton" in Mr.. Trigg's place. Mrs. E. E
Moore also addressed this afternoon.
meeting on "The Incubator or the Oh
Hen, which,"
Hoffman, on Pork.
Pork Production in Wapello Coun
ty'' was subject Interestingly deal
with by Ralph Holman, secretary o
the Meat Producers association, befor
the institute this morning. Mr.. Hot
mann's paper follows:
Practically every farmer in tn
county keeps hogs to a greater or les
extent 1t is of great Importance t.
them to grow these at the creates
possible profit. The first question tina
presents itself when one enters tn
field of pork production is, What bree,
shall | use?' 1t is only after thor
ough understanding of the peculia
characteristics of the various breed
and the advantages to be derived from
each variety that a judicious selection
can be made. The beginner has six es
tablished breeds to select from. Eacl
of these can be grown in this localit
at a greater or less profit Thes
breeds as they stand are the Tam
worth and Yorkshire, the true bacol
types of hogs; the Berkshire, the dua
purpose hog as / have him classed
and the fat types of hogs, namely tn
Poland China, Chester White an
Duroc Jersey. 1t was my pleasure
profit and experience to have in charg
the herd of hogs at the Iowa Agricu
tura1 college. This herd consisted a
that time of some 400 head comprise
of the six different breeds just mer
toned. It was an excellent opportunit
to study the different breeds whe
subjected to the same conditions
characteristics of Breeds.
"The characteristics possessed by tn
six different breeds may be safely pu
In three classes. The bacon type i
which are classed the Tamworth an
Yorkshire hogs; the hog that may b
user either for bacon or lard we class
s fed the Berkshire, and for the tru
type of lard hogs we have the Polan
PASTORAL Frlnfants and Child