Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-14
CORN FOR SHORT
COURSE ARRIVING
Study Rooms Being Put in Shape
For Big Mid-Winter County
Fair Next Week
GREAT DISPLAY OF HORSES
Imported Stock to Be Shown in Anima al
Husbandry observation-disclosures Pro-
fessors Will Arrive Saturday Might
Many Are Being Attracted to Course
From Distant Points.
GREAT DISPLAY OF HORSES

Affairs are beginning to shape them
selves for the big mid winter county
fair, to be held in this city next week
under the name Of the Marshall coun-
ty farmers short course. The corn
is arriving in sample sizes from 100
ears down to single ear, and the
study halls in the east court room
kibbey block and Congregational
church are being made ready.
Up to noon today there We're 100
samples of corn already on the ground.
This included seventy-five samples
from the experimental plots Of the
county farm. The majority of these
are ten-ear samples. The samples
range from 100 ears, the highest. down
to one, those intervening being fifty,
thirty and ten ears each.
Paul Taft, of Panora, will have
charge Of the corn judging. Mr.. Taft
is senior IN Iowa State College, but
since last September has been devot-
ing practically all Of his time to ju6
ing corn exhibits at county fairs, in
stitutes, and short courses.
Great Display Of Horses.
One of the most magnificent dis
plays of short course week will be in
the animal husbandry department.
Many imported animals are to be ex-
hibited at the Kibbey block study
room. G. E. Maxfield, of Minerva, who
has but recently returned from visit
in Greeley, says that the Greeley I'm
porting Company is showing with a
large degree of satisfaction the ex-
I1fbit that is to be shipped here for
next week. The Greeley company's
display includes imported Normans,
Belgians, Hackneys and Hambleton-
ians. Mr.. Maxfield says that the
horses are the finest lot he has ever
seen in their respective classes. In
addition to these the Gray Shires and
Clydes, imported from England by
Professor Kennedy, of Iowa State Col
lege, and used for breeding purposes at
the state experiment station, will be
on exhibit.
Ames Contingent Saturday.
The Ames contingent will arrive in
the city Saturday evening, when Pro-
fessor P. G. Holden and his men,
twelve in number, all graduates and
students in the college, will be here.
]. A. King. of Anes, assistant in farm
crops Of the extension department, will
be Professor Holden's chief assistant
Professor r. X. Bliss, in charge of
the animal husbandry department of
~.
Of the stock judging classes, and his
principal assistant will be Professor
r. f. brennan, assistant in the animal
husbandry department Of the extension
department.
Miss Edith Charlton, Of Ames, Of the
department Of household economics, of
Iowa State College, will be in charge
Of the department here, with Miss
Neale s. Knowles, Of Ames, as her as
sistant.
Attracting Many From Distance.
Already the short course is attract
ing many from a distance. Letters to
the committee indicate that several
prominent men of the state will be |
present. Those from whom definite as
surances have been received are Mr.. |
tADI PIcSluSuL VI Tic SUCCESSFUL
Mt. Pleasant short course held in De-
cember, who will assist the local Of
fcers during the week; Asa Turner,
Of Farrar, ex-president Of the Iowa |!
Corn Growers association; and Fred
McCulloch, Of Cedar Rapids, president
Of the Cedar Rapids short course.
Nearly Hundred for Spelling Bee
Nearly 100 pupils in the rural schools
Of the county are now entered for the
big spelling bee, the evening entertain
nent for Friday at the Odeon. To be
exact there are ninety-six contestants
entered. For the declamatory contest,
to be held on the same evening, repre-
,entatives from every graded school in
he county, with the exception Of State
Center and LeGrand, are entered.
Council Chamber Rest Room.
The committee has secured the
council chamber, in the basement of
he. court house, as a rest room during
short course week Here women with
children or any who may desire to rest,
ire welcome to the use of the quarters,
~ will ba- oo,,, fol ,1xy