Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-11
State College at Ames Holds
Stacking Hay and Flowing
is Not Farming
ANSWER TO BOARD OF CONTROL
Students Equipped for Better Paying
Positions Than F~oremanships on
State Farms-No Stacking of Hay on
Modern Farms - Students Taught
Farm Management and Agriculture.
Special to Times Republican

Special to Times-RepublicaA
Des Moines, Dec. 11.-That the State
Agricultural college does turn out
practical farmers is claimed by the
management of the institution, but
that these practical farmers do not
go out and pillow corn" and stack
hay" ds freely admitted by the man
agement.
Recently it was disclosed that the
state board Of control was in need of
a number Of practical farmers who
could plow corn and stack hay, to go
to the farms about the state institu-
tons and manage them. 1t vas
pointed out that the superintendent
of the state institutions We're most OFT
en- doctors who knew nothing about
farming and that when an attempt
was made to get UGH men from the
State Agricultural college graduates it
was discovered that none of them
could plow a straight furrow or build
a stack of hay SO that it would shed
rain.
Persons connected with the State
Agricultural college say that it is
not to be denied that none Of the stu
dents learn to stack hay because, the
modern way Of taking care of hay is to
put 1t under cover. AS to plowing
they point out that the wages offered
do not tempt the students to tuke up
hat employment. There are such
heavy demands for graduates who un-
derstand stock and grain breeding and
technical matters of farm manage
ment at such high salaries that they
cannot be tempted to accept positions
where they do the blowing for the
reason that such positions do not pay
the proper salaries.
1t is claimed in defense of the coll
lege, however. hat students who grad
uate there are practical farmers. 1t
is pointed out that they are taught
everything concerning farm manage
ment hat 1t is needful for them to
know, including not only the running
of farm machinery, but putting it up
as we'll. and that students of the agri-
cultural college during vacation time
find remuneratjve employment work.
ing for farm machinery companies, put
ting up machinery, some OF them even
going to Europe for the summer for
that purpose.
1t is freely admitted, however, that
the teaching of IL student the science
of agriculture n practical farming
includes much more than how to hold
a plow. To prove this friends of the
institution in it's defense have pointed
out that there Is one course Of farm
management" in which the student is
taught alone the lines that its critics
claim is never taught.
Representative agriculturalists and
horticulturalists. who have made
Iowa famous the world over by their
work, r holding their annual ses-
sion at the state house.
Corn Growers, dairymen and fruit
raisers arrived in Des Moines by the
hundreds from all parts of the state
and surrounding states. They are here
to receive suggestions as how to i'm
prove the quality Of their various prod
ucts. Distinguished agriculturalists
and horticulturalists in the state COL
lege and from other institutions are
here and are delivering lectures every
day to the farmers.
Members Of the state farmers in
stttute and agricultural convention
have brought thousands of ears Of
prize corn to the state house, where
it has been placed on exhibition. The
fruit growers and members of the
Iowa State Horticultural society have
placed many barrels of the finest ap-
pies on exhibition.
The mammoth rotunda of the cap
itol building has been filled with Ia
bles and upon them are samples Of the
best corn and apples that are grown
in the state. Fred Hethershaw Of Des
iMoines is superintendent of the corn
exhibit and John Sunbere Judge in
the contest show. One hundred and
thirteen exhibitors have registered.
b. Stewart Of Des Moines, owner Of
a large orchard north Of here, is the
Judge of the horticultural show and
started the Judging this morning. Mr..
Stewart declared that with eighteen
exhibitors the horticultural display is
larger than ever before in the history
of the society.