Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-17
Some Features of the Fair n n
u u Worth Your Time in Seeing


,howed seed that would yield 50 bush
els to the acre, while the five highest
farmers varieties, yield So, gain OF
ten bushels, or profit of S7.50 per
acre in favor of the farmer planting
his own corn. The variation of farm
| ers' seed corn is shown In connection,
ard from seventy-five ears furnished
by three different farmers the range
was from 70 and II bushels down to
2E and %. &kS
After you have finished the corn ex-
hlbit you will be interested in the spec
irnens of insects that destroy the far
miers' crops and orchards, which are
explained by A. E. Nelson, of Harlan,
| who represents the state extension de-
partment. Eighty different specimens
are shown, and one of particular inter-
est, because of it's destructive quail
ties this year above many previous
seasons, is the white grub. The three
stages of the insect are shown, first
as a May beetle, or June bug, which
| lays it's eggs in the sod late in the
summer and dies, matches out the
| white grub in the spring, and then
pupates after working on corn, pota-
| toes, roots of flowers, etc. This is the
grub found in town in potatoes, and
1 also the one that has been working so
extensively on asters this summer. The
| corn is another of it's favorites, and of
course that phase of its destructive
ness Is Of the most interest to the far
mer.
| Another feature of interest is the
demonstration Of 1877 different varie-
ties Of weeds and forage crops, which
are shown by Mr.. Nelson.
| The oats section of this tent is Of
much interest to the farmers, and the
demonstration is given by John Jen-
kins, OF Columbus Junction, l. S. c.,
| '0S. The planting, selection of seed by
1 tanning and securing only the larger
, berries as seed, are shown, demon
strating that gain Of 80 1-3 per cent
is made in the crop by proper seed
selection. The Importance of the oat
industry to Iowa is shown in the fact
/ that last year there were 100000
/ acres seeded to oats, from which 10S,-
| 100000 bushels were raised, valued at
| $41,3S2,000 Last years crop was 10
per cent below normal in quality, and
26 per cent above normal in price, and
yet despite the short crop and the
poorer quality the oat crop of 1907
exceeded anything the state had ever
! produced.
In connection with the oats crop an
interesting array Of specimens are
shown, evidencing the different de-
grees Of Sitting processes the oats
undergo in manufacturing oatmeal.
The first screening shows pieces Of
| nd Of
that comes out Of the oats sent to tho
to the clean oats, from which the hulls
are removed, ending in the manufac-
| tured product.
Numerous bi-products of corn are
also shown. There are 157 different BIZ
products of this staple, but only a
portion of them are on display.
The grain exhibit of the county
farm, which makes a fine display, IS
shown in the short course tent.
Fruit to Make Ones Mouth Water.
| If any one has doubt as to whether
or not Marshall county raises any fruit,
a visit to Agricultural and Horticul-
tural hall will dispel it. Many who
were at the state fair declare that the
display here is even better in quality.
and the only thing in which it differs
is in size. The finest assortment OF
apples, peaches and fruits of all kinds,
even to luscious strawberries just
picked from the vines, are shown to
adrniring visitors. The apple display
| is especially worthy of careful notice.
There are more peaches on display
! this year than ever before, showing
that more attention is being paid to
the cultivation of this delicious fruit.
Harlow Rockhill of Vienna township.
is the exhibitor of strawberries, which
are the result of twelve years work
| in propagating. The variety is styled
eyer-,bearinS.