The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-08

at either OF the TWO games. Inc
morning game resulted in score OF
9 to and the afternoon 7 to O.
The Redwood Falls band played
preceding the ball game and the two
performances in the Chautauqua
tent, and the merry-go-round did
rushing business for the youngsters
all day.
At 2:30 in the afternoon, after a
preliminary concert by the band,
the Midland Jubilee Singers appear
ed and for more than half an hour
delighted all who heard them with
their plantation melodies and enough
of classic religious music to indicate
that the members of the company
were equal to the task of producing
high-cIass church music as well as
plantation melodies.
Bishop Hartzell was introduced by
Rev. E. V. Dubois of this city, and
in the hour and half given him
gave most of the audience at least
great deal of light on the dark con-
tinent. The subject of Africa as it
is today did not admit of thrills or
climaxes to any extent, being large
ly geographical and statistical, but
the close attention of the audience
in spite of some distractions due to
the celebration noise, indicated that
the larger part of the people were
greatly interested and the express
sions heard afterward showed that
they felt we'll repaid for their at
| tendance.
| Evening brought with it another
chance to listen to the band and the
jubilee singers, and afterward to
Everett Kemp's dramatic recital of
DIR. Hollands story of Sevenoaks.
: The average man, woman or child
never lose the love of a good story,
and Mr.. Kemp told his story well.
On Monday the main feature was
the instruction on corn culture given
by Prof. Bowman of Iowa's famous
agricultural college at Ames. Nat
urally the number of people inter-
ested in the subject for farmer
day was limited, but as Prof
Bowman put it. if ten of the hund-
). reds of farmers who listened to him
will follow the methods described
: by him in the matter of seed corr
selection, his visit here will not be il
J. vain. The professor is a practica
! enthusiast, and when one hears hin
u he readily understands why thu
! pupils under Bowman's instruction
!. have carried away the prizes TO
1 corn production for series of years
: The main point enforced by the pro
. fessor's talk was the Importance o
{ using none but selected and testet
d seed, and we want some of our farm
er readers to set their boys to worl
|. gathering good ears of corn mex
i September and afterwards classify
i ing the ears and testing them q
= urged by Prof. Bowman and the
d try the seed on at least a fve-acr
. plot and satisfy themselves that it
u worth while to take the trouble t
u select and test seed corn that wi
y grow strong stalks and well-fille
II ears. The professors researche
showed that ordinary seed mean
- from Is to 60 per cent of the yiel
= possible with good seed, and thu
III Iowa's average corn production {
y 40 bushels per acre against littl
over 80 bushels per acre on a Unite
acreage in this state, was large
due to better methods in the sele
ton of seed. The professor was en-
phatic in advising against sending
Iowa for seed corn, and though
er that as it takes only 16 good ears I
of corn to furnish seed for an acr
n every farmer should grow and selet
er his own seed. In the morning tt
professor accompanied small nun
all Der of farmers to a cornfeld west
d. this city and gave them an instruc
&c i've object lesson on corn growing.
bel Today is Children's Day, with tt
a wonderful bird and animal traine
SIS Pamahasika, as the strong card. al
IL the Redwood Falls band to furni
ny the music. 1t will be too bad if al
CHI of our youngsters have to miss tt
as treat, and of course their elders W
he want to see the kids enjoy thel