Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-07
Ames Arranges For Special
Train to Visit Various
Farmers Meetings
EXHIBITS WILL BE SHOWN
Livestock and Cereals to Be Trans
ported From City to City Whore
Short Courses Arc in Progress ~
Short Course STAFF. to Accompany
Special. 50
Special to, rimes-Republlcan.

AmeS, Dec. i.-IUe IotioWiHS uSIiiiltS
announcement concerning the ship
ment Of blooded live stock from Iowa
agricultural college to all the short
courses of the state will be of special
interest to farmers, published on au-
thority of Professor Holden, In Ames
Intelligencer:
AT the direction OF Professor Holden
Mr. Stayner visited Chicago the first
week in November and interested the
railroad managers in the short course
work for the winter. Arrangements
were completed for the free handling
Of cars. The Chicago, Milwaukee s. st.
Paul railway furnishes one forty-foot
box car to be partitioned off for handling
the stock; and a combination coach
and baggage car for handling the bag
gage, specimens and other exhibits.
All the roads were willing to trans
port the cars free over their lines They
will also provide stock contract for
the attendant in charge Of the stock in
the box car.
legal Objections Overcome.
In order to secure this concession 1t
was first necessary to secure a ruling
from the state executive department
and the railroad commissioners.
These short course institutes will see
a college on wheels. The cars are
fitted UP for. a few days session in
which the best talent to be secured is
drafted into service and years of learn
ing is boiled down for communicating
in the short time the sessions are held.
In addition to these Institutes lecturers
must be provided to many other coun-
ties which hold meetings for instruc-
ton at the same time There is
hardly county which does not have
one or two farmers institutes IN
struetors must be provided and some
times on very short notice. The col
lege and extension department al
ways supplies these demands where 1t
is possible without gripping the regu-
lar work. Senior class students are
frequently used and the good work
goes on. The following schedule shows
the operation for the next few months
of the short courses:
SHORT Course Itinerary 10000.
1'airfield-Dees7-12, '0s:
Mt. Pleasant-Dec 14-19, 'O8.
Pella-iDec. 21-23, '0S.
Nemton-Dec. 2s-Jan, Q, '09. 10,
Cars to remain in Ames from Jar
4 to Is, 'o9.
Red Oak-Jan. 1929, '0s.
Avoca-Jan. 21-23 '09.
Cedar Rapids-Jan $3.50, 'os. !
spencer-Feb 1-6 co.
Storm Lake-Feb. $40, 'o9.
Observation-Disclosures. 11-13. '09.
Manchester-Feb 1920, '09.
Marshalltown-Feb. 1927, '09.
Return to Ames Feb. ~.
Short Course Staff.
P. G. Holden, director and in charge
of farm crops.
G. q. Stayner, secretary.
A. V. Storm lecturer on schools.
r. K Bliss, animal husbandry
R. S. brennan. animal husbandry.
G. R. Bliss, horticultural.
DIR. C. H. Stang, veterinary science.
H. G. Pierce, poultry:
Miss Neale s. Knowles, domestic
science.
Miss Edith G. Charlton, domestic
science.
NJ A. Houser of Liscomb, farm crops.
q. V. Leffler, Of Stockport, farm
crops. u
Merritt Greene, Jr., of Marshalltown,
farm crops
Miss Harriet Boyer, domestic science.
Professors in the regular work will
supplement in the work of these in
structors with occasional lectures. The,
Ames short course, begins Jan ana
continues to the 10th. The Iowa corn
growers will meet here at the same
time.