Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-01
SHORT COURSE IN
SESSION At ANES
Prospects Are For an Even
Greater Attendance Than In
Previous Years
WORK IN THE DEPARTMENTS
Unusual Interest in Professor pins-
more's Animal Husbandry Talks -
Tribute to Hoiden's Ability - Dele
gates Present From Each Farmers'
Institute In the State.
,pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames. Jan. 1.-The annual short
course at the Iowa State College start
ed yesterday, with about 400 already In
attendance, and many more expected
on every train for the next few days.
The prospects are that greater crowd
than has ever before assembled here
will register for the two weeks work.
The main features Of the short course
are the classes In stock and grain judg-
Ing, tho about fifty-four students have
enrolled in the dairy course, about
twenty-five in domestic science and
fifteen for the special sessions In hor-
ticulture.
In the animal husbandry section.
Professor Wayne Dinsmore started this
department going with an Introductory
lecture on sheep. The steady level Of
high prices for this class Of live stock
during the past months, Is causing an
unusual interest in Professor Dins-
more's talks. He yesterday gave attention
to the market production OF fat sheep.
Sheep talks will take up two days
time. Beginning with this afternoon.
DR.. j. II. McNeal is scheduled to take
one hour Of each afternoon discussing
the different diseases characteristic of
each class OF live stock that comes
before the students. Cattle, both the
fat and breeding kind will take up the
remainder Of the week
Tribute to Holden's Ability.
Professors Holden and Bowman have
enthusiastically gone after the corn
and grain Judging with larger classes
than ever. It is magnificent tribute
ito professor Holden's ability and repu-
tation, that SO many noted corn breed
ers Of Iowa and the adjoining states
are here to learn more Of Iowa's great
est crop. Especial care had been taken
to get the leading varieties of this grain
from the leading breeders Of the cen-
trail west for laboratory use upon this
occasion, and, as anyone looks up the
enormous collection, he knows what
success attended the farm crops de-
partment in their efforts Mr.. Kettles,
Of the Chicago board of trade, graded
the different kinds of this cereal, and
these and the regular samples are for
use in learning the score card. The
sum Of 1920 worth Of improvements
in the way Of furnishings have been
added to the corn laboratory since last
year and Ames can now boast OF the
best equipped school Of this kind in
the country.
The buttermakers are sixty strong,
and few tail-enders are expected in
after New Years. They are from many
states - Kansas, Missouri, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, California and Iowa.
Ex-C Congressman Hoard of Wisconsin,,
editor Of Hoard's Dairyman, will be
here January 3 and 4. Professor Rob-
ertson of Canada, who was expected
today telegraphed that he could not
come M. p. Mortensen. manager Of
the Hazlewood creamery at Portland.
Ore, came in tonight. He will have
charge of the churning work and will
be assisted by the two assistant state
dairy commissioners, Odell and john
son. This year promises to he very
bonanza for them.
A liberal number of entries have
been made in the specials offered by
the Iowa Corn Growers Association.
The exhibits that already have been
set out on the tables show little
larger in number than those Of former
years and certainly the quality is bet
ter The Montgomery painting, now
hn rhlyO {c hn
ter Of interest. The specials range
from the great picture to clothes wash
ers, and include several 5000 gasoline
engines The state has been divided
into classes and sections. The cham
pionships of the class then compete for
the prizes Of the sections, the final bat
tie being for the grand championship
the Whiting trophy. worth $1,000.
Farmers Institute Delegates.
Perhaps the greatest innovation Is
the presence of delegates from each
farmers institute in the state. One
delegate from each institute was grant,
ed a scholarship by which all his dues
here at the college were remItted. This
is a good movement and each delegate
Is sure to be watched with interest
when he returns home.
AT last nights meeting DR.. Storms.
Professor Holden and Professor Cur
tiss made speeches Of welcome. The
program was started, by Miss Madge
Eldridge with music on the pipe organ.
After this. Professor Curtiss very
briefly introduced President Storms
who gave an address three -kluarters of
an hour long. DR.. Storms spoke of the
great work of the institution in both
long and short courses, and voiced the
hope of good attendance ard interest.
Talk Correspondence Course.
one special note of his speech was
his expression Of desire that Ames
might soon have correspondence
course in agriculture. The nearest
they now approach it is in the agricul-
.tural extension department.. Here sew
en- instructors are busy going to all
parts of the state to deliver lectures
and give demonstrations. DR.. Storms
also spoke very favorably and encour-
agingly of the proposed summer school
at the Iowa State College next sum-
mer. Sentiment is growing in this d.
rection.
Professor Holden followed DR..
Storms with an enthusiastic appeal for
more interest and work of harmoni-
GUS nature.
After these two speeches, Professor
Curtiss spoke on general principles OF
agriculture and voiced the hope OF
several short course schools over vari-