Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-19


record is the best guaranty of future
conduct. They must be pledged,
for that is the only way to guarantee
the rank and file that its interests
will be subservcd.
The Short Course.
Perhaps what might be called cne
of the most successful meetings
which has ever been conducted in
this city, was closed Saturday after
noon. No one really understood
what the value Of the short course.
as it is commonly called, would
mean to the citize-s of this town
and county, and the instruction
which has been received from the
educators representing different edu-
Gators representing different sciences
from the agricultural college at
Ames will be invaluable to the stud
ents who have been attending,
The marking Of stock. colnpris-
ing the majority of animals kept on
farm, were Judged by the instruc.
tors and classes were formed for the
especial purpose Of learning this
science, as we'll as understanding
how to purchase. The corn study
and other grains, as yell as dairying
1 was fully discussed, and one day a
J, lecture on tuberculosis was given by
DR.. Scott of this city. He had a
number of exhibits from the Sim
clair Packing Company of Cedar
Rapids. which had been detained by
,, government inspectors, on account
! Of marked evidence of tuberculel
glands. A young pig and a beef
we're specimens of this we'll known
disease among cattle and the stage
it had reached in these animals de-
monstrated the absolute necessity of
a close inspection ofall cattle before
being placed on the market. DIR
Scott was in receipt Of letter from
8 the official in charge Of this meat in
spection at Cedar Rapids, in which
p he said that it was important tina
: the meat which he had sent here
9 for use in short course work, be re
: turned to him, as he was held re
: sponsible for its keeping, and late
destruction. by the government a
Washington. Rigid enforcement o
this law has done much to improv,
8 the quality Of meat which is nov
i for sale.
. "A demonstration in the laying O
. stae proved Of interest on one after
. noon, ard the exhibition of stallion
: from the stables Of A. B. Holbert a
y Greeley and other horse importer
n was one Of the features which assist
ed in making the course so success
full.
The value Of the department i
charge Of domestic science is incal
70 cuable, as the lessons on home lif
and the worth Of the wife an
daughter to the family were such a
a would naturally inspire those VIII
it are just beginning to make home
D. and those who may not have reali7
- ed as fully as they perhaps shout
: what they are doing in their respee
" tive places to assist in developing
g nation Of strong men and womer
J. An understanding of food value
il economics in living, the art of say
!. ing a certain portion Of the income
y !, all Of this was ably presented b
l. Miss Charlton. She was assiste
by Miss Boyer, graduate of Amel
who has proved her ability as de
% monstrator Of properly prepare
ct foods and a capable teacher alonI
n certain lines OF work.
On Thursday afternoon at tn
= court house, prior to the demonstra
70 ton and lecture concerning tubercu
W losis in cattle by Dr.. Scott, the al
lie PENDANTS of the short course wer
II called together by Mr. Charles Clut
! and invited to express their view
y in regard to the meetings of this ma
% ture, especially for next year. M,
1t Clute introduced Captain y T
l. Merry, who spoke a few moment
!, relative to the worth Of short cours
work and that Of agricultural col
II leges, both in Northern states an
y and those south Of the Ohio rivel
J. Captain Merry has been close oh
d server Of conditions in this countr,
10 for the past twenty-five years, rela
:. tive-to farm products, and has bee
~ instrumental in establishing diversi
1T fed farming in Mississippi, Louis
n lana and other Southern states, an,
is also well aware Of the splendit
work the Iowa State College at Anne
r is doing in preparing young men o
this state to farm efficiently anil un
derstandingly. Captain Merry va
in favor or continuing the shor
l. course from year to year, and hi
y sentiment was voiced by Mr.. G. W
e Miller, who was called upon to ex
e press his opinions regarding th,
e matter. The secretary Of the loca
# management, which secured til,
v course from Ames. Mr.. F. d. Joseph
e called upon Mr.. Joseph Hutchinson
sfo suggest his plans on the matter
{ which we're in fsvor Of the estab
n lishment Of short course for North
e eastern Iowa at Manchester from
year to year, and in general dis
t cussion which followed, statement
j; was made that work derived from
: similar meetings were worth more
! than a thousand dollars to ONT
i young man, while others were as
enthusiastic for the return of the
4 course in the years to>come, as were