Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-04
PRAISES OF TIE CORN SHOW
Comments Of Agricultural Papers
Showing ExpositiOn's Success.
CALLED GREATEST THING OF KIND
"'Dimcuit 20 IT," says One
PaperI "Most Excellent show'
and "GenuIne E~ducatiOn,"
Say Others.

The National Corn exposition, held in
Omaha. has been voted a complete success
by the scientific men and journals who
were interested in IL and took the pains TO
investigate Il. Newspapers and periodicals.
of all descriptions all over the United States
have sung It's praises.
A few extracts from some of the promi-
nent agricultural papers Of the country
have been collected and here reprinted as
rejecting the general sentiment. rueae
papers, which had personal representatives
at the exposition, have looked deep and
far into the exposition and what it means.
They have paid stout tribute to the men
responsible for It and TO Omaha for It's
share Of responsibility:
Can Hardly Be overdravn.
The significance OF the National Corn
exposition. held at Omaha, Neb.. last week
can hardly be exaggerated. It has an i'm
portance far beyond the idea suggested by
It's name, for first OF all 81 means that the
tremendous possibilities OF the soil are
coming 70 be recognized and properly
placed. The farmer Is Just awakening to
the fact that he has only begun to de-
velop the great opportunities for wealth
production before him. In order to make
the most Of these possibilities he must
make careful and scientific study Of his
conditions and employ the most advanced
methods or selection and breeding in the
Improvement of his crop. At the corn ex-
position methods and results from the best
were on exhibition and the opportunities
for gaining knowledge In this direction were
endless. While at the exposition Corn was
king and Alfalfa queen" oats, rye,
wheat, mlllet, clover, timothy all had their
place. for every grass or grain grown
wherever corn IL grown had a place in the
exhibit, 40 600 square feet of floor space
being necessary to accommodate the i'm
mense exhibits. This was made possible,
since the Auditorium proper contains but
one-fourth enough, by housing in one of
the main streets of Omaha and erecting
temporary structures on adjoining lots. All
were heated to a comfortable temperature
by numerous furnaces and Illuminated by
several thousand incandescent bulbs.-Na
tional stockman and Farmer.
Greatest Thing in the World.
The National Corn exposition was the
most important agricultural event in the
interest Of grain and grass crops that the
world has ever known. 1t was far more
than a mere display OF specimens. 1t was a
short course OF study in a great university
where the methods OF intensive farming
WGEb AdhbuL anu uflliOlibAA dNtus ~ JIM
were these lessons taught by the exhibits,
which were comprehensive. but by lectures
and demonstrations, which were delivered
by the most noted men and women in the
United States, No such opportunity as this
has ever existed in the lifetime of the
farmer. II he we're able to absorb but a
small fraction of the information and prac-
teal knowledge that was placed at his dis
posaI and could put that knowledge tc
actual use on his home farm, the result
would be immediate in the increased pro-
duction of his acres.-Kansas CTopekaI
Farmer.
Most Excellent show.
Il was a most excellent show. For those
who attended With a purpose-to learn
something-it was educational; in fact 1t
epttomiEed, in a way. the sum total of
knowledge concerning practical methods of
corn and small grain Improvement. While
the central thought that impressed the OBJ
serving visitor was grain improvement
from a breeding point Of view. many other
features which contribute to the same end
were interestingly displayed. Many expert
ment stations were represented with
graphic examples of some OF their recent
work which were explained by the parties
in charge of these exhibits in a most eff
fective manner. Daily meetings were held
in the Auditorium building at which lee
lures we're given by experts on the many
subjects touched upon by the great show.
These meetings were uniformly we'll at.
tended and much appreciated by visitors