The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-01-23

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thousands of dollars worth of good
to the farmers Of the county in that
one item alone, in teaching them how
to select their seed corn.
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No other exhibit attracted more at.
tention than that oil the Spencer Cal
ifornia Seedless and !Coreless apple
which was shown by Albert Cooper
While many are skeptItal bis 70 the
success in raising sucEiAa fgnit on a
large scale, yet ii the sanspi@S shown
were fair averageaf what ear be
accomplished by proper me hods of
horticulture, the productiNp 0f TINS
new species has certainly beeu res
markable accomplishments
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The artistic corn display arranged
by Floyd Branson in the corn room
was most conspicuous and deserving
of special mention because Of the
large amount OF work which it repre-
scented.
The Herald is grateful to Mr.. |. N.
Taylor for the present he has made
us of the half bushel of Irish potatoes
on which he was awarded second pre-
MUM They are certainly remarka
bly, large and wen formed and are
most acceptable.
Among the musical numbers rem
dered on the various programs during
the Institute, the effort of the pupils
OF the seventh and eighth grades OF
the Oskaloosa schools at the chill
dren's declamatory contest has re-
ceived particularly favorable mention.
and the musical instructor in the
city schools, Miss Sara Williams, who
drilled this chorus, deserves much
credit for her success.
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Oskaloosa, owing to her unusual
accommodating disposition, favored
the Institute this year with the best
sample of winter weather that the
bureau could afford While it was
not strictly speaking, winter wealth
err" yet it was most acceptable, as a
clear sky and comfortable temporal
lures have made it most favorable for
travel in the country, and the attend
ance at the Institute was larger as
result.
1 The Herald feels well repaid Tor
1.-THE cost OF the premiums offered in
the Herald Special butter contest
lby the prize we received in the three
4 winning rolls OF the excellent butter.
IThey were made BY Mrs. Minnie Rice
Mrs. Cora Pettitt and Mrs. W g. DC.
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] The superintendents of the various
exhibits,--Clark Terrell of the butter.
Mrs. Alva Reynolds and Miss Syn
horst of the canned fruits, honey and
sorghum, Aber Lyle and Earl Hen
ness of the corn, Samuel Branson of
the vegetables, Dillon Stalker OF the
small grains, seeds and wool, j. A.
Stephenson of the apples, and Miss
Mabel Butler of the bread,-have been
faithful at their post of duty from
morning till night throughout the In
lstitute, and while the amount OF their
work has been greatly III excess OF
their honors, yet more appreciation
of their services has been felt than
has been expressed.
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The largest sum paid for single ear
of corn at the auction sale Friday al
ternoon was SIPS. paid for the single
ear of white corn grown by 4. b,
White, which took first prize in that
class, while the highest price paid for
single exhibit of ten ears was S6.25,
paid for the ten white ears grown ny
t B. White and awarded first pre-
MUM in Glass A. The ten ears OF
yellow corn grown by f. F. Everett.
which took first prize in Glass B, sold
for the next highest price, $500.