Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-06
My FARMERS SHOULD
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President {. L. Arney Gives
Reasons For Interest in APP
preaching Study Glasses
LEARN TO KNOW WHAT'S WHAT
Every Farmer, Stockraiser and Dairy
man Should Become Versed in Up
to-Date Methods in His Business =
State Bears Expense Aside From Ac-
tuaI Cost Of Holding School,

President c. T. Arney, OF the farm
ers' short course committee. in a COM
munication to the Times Republican,
gives q few reasons why a general
preaching short course for this county
one of only ten To be held in the
state--which begins on Monday, Feb
ruary II, and continues turnout the
week. Mr. Arney's communication fol-
lows:
Editor Times Republican: I wish to
give a few reasons why every farmer,
stockraiSer, dairyman, and the boy or
today who will be the farmer of to-
morrow, should attend the short course
to be held soon in this county.
First, no man can afford, at the
present high price Of land. selling from
$40 to $140 per acre. in Marshall and
adjoining counties, to try to farm
without thorough knowledge of the
exact part of his farm that will grow
the best corn, If planted with the right
kind of seed; not in variety, but III
termination power. He should know
the best type of steer that will do the
best in the feed lot, or out on pasture.
He should know the shape of the best
hog to feed and keep on the farm. He
should know the sheep that will pro-
duco the most mutton at the least
amount of cost, and he should by all
means know the COW that will produce
the greatest amount of butter-fat for
a given amount Of feed, and to have a
good handshake with that most noble
of all animals. the horse, that has and
will still furnish the motor power for
the next few generations at least, both
on the farm and road.
Get chance to study a few Of the
most superior classes of brood mares
imported and owned by the Iowa Agri--
cultural College at Ames, giving the
student q chance to see the exact type
he will want on the farm and the
most of all a knowledge to know what
he wants for both work and breeding.
Secondly, the Thirty-second general
assembly very wisely increased the
original $4,000 appropriation to $27.-
900, making it annually, to care for
the increasing demand for this kind of
work. and we. the taxpayers, 1.-The fell
lows behind the whole move" will de-
rive no benefit whatever, unless we
shape our business so we can attend
the course at Marshalltown.
There will only be about ten Of these
schools this winter in the state. The
salaries of the professors are all paid
out Of the extension fund. leaving the
actual expense of running the school
for the short course to meet.
Thirdly. the reason why the boy or
young man should attend the short
couse is that he may get some knoWl-
edge of agronomy, or animal husban-
dry that. as Professor Curtis has
spoken so forcibly to the short course
students. that they might see clearly
the great need of going to Ames and
taking the full course in agriculture"
If the poor seed corn that is now
furnishing only one-half of stand,
and the ear that is producing seed that
is only making forty bushels per acre,
minated. it will be done by the quail
fed man. If the poor dairy cow is
to be banished forever from the farm,
1T will be done by this qualified man.
Farmer. it will be your short course
make the most of it.
Procure your tickets and be on hand
Monday morning, February II, for a
good hard weeks study.
c. f. ARNEY,
President Short Course.