Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-19
Corn Expert Asks Legislature
to Appropriate Money For
Experiments
MAKES A STRONG ARGUMENT
Tells Legislators OF His Work in the
State and Claims Average Yield of
Corn Per Acre Has Been Increased
Three Bushels P.r Acre During the
Past Three Years.
Special to Times-laepublican.

4 Des Moines. March 19.-Prof p. G..
Holden appeared before the appropri-
ations committee of the senate Satur-
day afternoon in favor of the bill to
appropriate $4,000 for experimental
work to be done at the State College
at Ames. He made very decided I'M
preston upon the members Of the COM
mittee, and it is likely that there will
| be a strong effort made to find way
to appropriate some money for the eX-
detrimental work Professor Holden
! had figures for the committee. He
showed them that Illinois started out
with bill drawn on the same lines
some years ago with an appropriation
of $4,000 ard was now annually APP
1 propriating s145,O0O and that as a re-
suit the average yield of corn in that
state had gone up gradually every
year. He showed that in Iowa the
average had increased about three
bushels a year per acre during the last
three or four years, during which there
has been agitation of the subject, and
that before that time the average had
remained stationary each year. That
with an acreage to corn of about TO-
0OO, 900 acres. this means an Increase of
| &c, O0O, 900 bushels or an increase in the
/ value of the crop Of about 100000,
with corn at 80 cents BUSH
ell He told them something of
his work and that he had received 3D.
900 letters in year from the people of
Iowa asking questions on corn and 9TH
/ err crops He told them that the ex-
detrimental work reached the farmers
and their boys in the short courses
more directly, and that the experiment
tai work was the most direct means
and quickest means of reaching the
farmers and getting results. He told
the committee that during the year he
met three young men who were going
to take 100000 to Canada to invest, but
We're persuaded by him to remain In
the state and try advanced methods
of farming, and they are still here. He
showed on top of this that during a
year $25, 100000 was said to have gone
out of this country in investments in
Canadian land, and the greater per
cent of it from Iowa, and that with in
creased knowledge on the matter Of
farming from the experimental work
that would be done, a large amount OF
this money and a large number of the
young men would be kept in the state!
Professor Holden showed his deep con-
viction in the subject and his great in
terest by declaring that If the legisla-
ture passed the bill and any farmer or
tax payer objected to the results from
the appropriation, he would pay the
mans taxes out of his own pocket. He
informed the committee that if the
appropriation is not made this year he
promised to appear before the commit
tee every session till it is made.
Would Bring Roosevelt.
Plans are being perfected by the
Walter Wagner Camp, Army of the
Philippines of this city, to bring pres
sure to bear upon President Roosevelt
to attend the seventh annual meeting
of the national society to be held in
this city August 10, Ia and Is. 1t is
expected that there will be an attend
ance of 1900 veterans. from generals
to privates, who saw service in the
Philippines, before July 4, 1902. A
luncheon will be given at the Grant
Club at noon tomorrow to arrange for
the memorial to be sent to President
Roosevelt The committee having the
matter in charge is composed of Gov
ernor Cummins, Congressman j. A. T.
Hull, Col John G.. Lopez, Col. e. d.
Thomas, of the Eleventh cavalry, May
or Mattern and others. The national
encampment of the G. A. r. is to be
held in st. Paul at about the same time
as the meeting here, and it is expected
that the two organizations will work
together in getting the president to
come west then.