Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-08
ANNUAL REPORTS MADE TIC
STATE AGRICULTURAL socl-
ETY. GRATIFYING,
SMALL BALANCE ON HAND
BECAUSE OF IMPROVEMENTS
Secretary Simpson Urges Agriculture
lists to Get Behind Systematic
Movement to Advertise Iowa and
Maintain Population of the Farms
Missing Our Opportunities


Premiums paid in cash, s45,sS5.41.
Net expense of fair, S1O9.229SS.
Permanent improvements made,
s157, 65O.32.
Special to Times Republican
Des AIoines, Dec. S-The report made
to the annual state agricultural con-
vention today by Secretary John Simp-
son, showed that despite the exceeding
unfavorable weather, the state of Iowa
did fairly well with the state fair of
1909. With the 100000 given by the
legislature, a total of over $500 was
expended in permanent Improvements.
the profits of this year being antici-
pated and used, SO that the balance
on hand now is less than usual. The
total receipts from the fair were $751;
30740. But for the bad weather the
receipts would doubtless have been
$4,000 to $4,000 more.
During the past Two years the state
has expended for permanent improve
ments out of the receipts of the fair
a total of s1l5,S50, and from the same
source the Improvements in eight years
have aggregated over quarter million
dollars
Instead of undertaking to tell of the
fair for himself, Secretary Simpson
quoted from the high class agricultural
journals of the country to show just
how the Iowa fair of today stands
everywhere. Never has better ball
in, oil ja,,o r,ft "a
fair been on exhibition he said.
There were 144S exhibitors in the
thirteen departments an increase of 100
over 1908. The number of entries was
14.32S against 15,0S1 In 1905"
Special reference was made to the
exhibit of horses, which was one third
larger than the exhibit last week at the
international in Chicago. The dairy
cattle exhibit was also notable. While
the threshermen did not exhibit, yet the
mum Der of exhibitors in the implement.
machinery and vehicle department was
larger than ever Commentator was
also given of the educational exhibit
of farm crops.
The report shows that when the final
reckoning was made the total attend
ance at the fair last August was
216,s4o. The actual attendance was
about 5000 less than last year.
"a great deal has been said about
what can be done TO keep the young
people on the farm. in my judgment ii
4 we will collect data and prove 10 these
young people the financial gains to be
had by following system of more in
tensifed soil culture, you will have
solved this perplexing question. For
after all success or failure is measured
at the close of the year by net profits
in dollars and cents. and if he can be
shown conclusively that more dollars
are 10 be had by staying on the farm
+ in most instances there is where he is
going to stay If the young man will
not stay on the farm let him come to
the city but stop him inside the state
boundaries. This can only be done by
4 increasing our factories. What we
want and need is to let as few of them
as possible get outside the state. We
must not only make an effort to keel
our own people at home but induce
! others to come in, for we can not buil6
up our cities and reduce the size OF
our farms within our own limits This
question of publicity is not Theoretical
or original, but is being practiced tbs
world over. and if Iowa is not to suffer
| by the aggressive campaign being car.
ried on by others she must wake VI
and do what others have been doing
for years.
With these words of sharp warning
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riculturists of the state to get bach
of an intelligent movement for public.
ity and advertising for the entire stat,
Of Iowa and especially for maxim;
known to the world Iowa's great farm
possibilities. He referred to the pros
perity of the people and especially t.
the crops and the good prices for mos
products, and reverted to the need 0
publicity which he presented in hi
report a year ago. The last legislator
was Indifferent and nothing was done
Explaining this Mr.. Simpson said:
I'VE have so long drifted along in
happy go lucky, easy manner, growing
corn and raising hogs, while our farm
lands have increased in value by leap
and bounds, never giving thought a
to the future results from our decreas
ing rural population. Not hand ha
been raised nor an effort made in TWEEN
ty years to discourage emigration from
cur state or to encourage new settler
to come in. What we now have mos
to fear is that our awakening will no
come until too late; for just as sure a
the acreage in our farms is not de
creased and a more intensive system Q
farming practiced, the time will com
when land values will decrease just a
they have In all the eastern states"
The alfuring advertisements Of Ian
agents. transportation companies an
state publicity departments with no Ell