The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
short Course Notes.

as to be of immediate and far reach
ing benefit to those in the classes.
Beginning with tomorrow,the mems
classes will be divided so that the
corn and grain judging work will be
in progress at the same time as the
stock judging, the classes alternating
and one half doing one while the 9TH
er half is doing the other. The meet
ing time is 8 a. m. and 1880 p m.
The Ames people in the various de-
partments who are conducting the
Short Course are as follows: Domes-
tic Science. Miss Neale s. Knowles
and Miss Phoebe Zimmerman; Live
Stock, Prof. R. K. Bliss. Geo. Godfrey
and Mr. Carter: Corn and Grains.
Prof. p. G. Holden. Clyde Black and
Messrs. White and Brown.
Miss Knowles defined her idea of
the Domestic Science work as a
'shousekeepers' revival" She will
take up not only practical cooking,
dressmaking, fitting, etc.. but all
phases of housekeeping work,-home
nursing and home management
Among the points under the last head
will be such practical suggestions as
How to spend money" The econ
omy of the home is the substance of
the program,
(From Tuesdays Daily.)
Awards will be announced this af-
ternoon in all classes in the entries at
the Short Course and the prizes for
corn and grain judging and domestic
science work will not be awarded
until the close of the week, the mark
ings being made upon the entire
weeks work and upon the written
tests at the finish of the course.
The many details had been arrang-
ed and preliminary work disposed of
before noon Monday so that the rou-
tine work of the famous Short Course
started of in regular order at 100
O'Clock. The class work in live stock,
conducted at the Mcclure garage, con-
sisted of a lecture and of a single
hourse for an hour and a half, follow
ing which the corn and small grain
judging class work was taken up in
the hall over the street car waiting
room. In the domestic science de-
partment a lecture and demonstra-
ton in the cooking of eggs and milk
custards, onlets, ETC., was very inter-
esting.
Prof. Hoiden's Lecture.
The first of the series of afternoon
lectures was given Monday afternoon
at O'Clock in the Farmers Club
room at the court house, by Prof. p G.
Holden, of Ames. Mr.. Holden lectur-
ed principally upon the care and feed
ing of brood sows during the winter
months. He advocated corn and clo-
yer hay as the best combination to
feed the sows. The lecture was very
interesting and the room was crowded
with farmers eager to hear the ad-
vantages as they were pointed out
by Prof. Holden.
Corn Entries Largest.
The largest exhibit of corn in the
history of the Mahaska County Farm
ers' Institute is on display this year
in the room over the street car wait.
ing room, total of seventy entries
having been made. as compared with
fifty-three last year. Of this number
there are fourteen entries in the fifty
ear class, while heretofore the ten-ear
class have been the largest offered.
1t is generally conceded that the quail
ity of the corn this year is not so
good as last year.
Other Entries Smaller.
AS whole the number of entries
this year is smaller than usual, 225
compared with 400 last year. But
more than half of this difference is
made up in apple classes where there
were about $50 last year and only Is
this year. This falling off is due to
an almost total failure of the apple
crop in many sections of the county.
The late frost killed much fruit be-
fore it had been picked and there are
few If any apples left in the country
to exhibit. Then in the bread class
there was a slight falling off, due, it
is thought, to the fact that the women
wanted to come in to attend the
Short Course all day Monday and
wouldn't spend their time Sunday
baking bread for the exhibit. The
butter class shows a considerable
falling OF, there being but seventeen
entries, as compared with So last
year, and this is accounted for large
ly because of the number who were
discouraged last year in not receiving
prizes and the additional fact that
the special prizes heretofore offered
in this department were Withdrawn
this year. The canned goods, bread
and butter are on display in the super
visors' room at the court house and
make very creditable exhibit. The
fruits and vegetables are at the Schee
auto garage. There was slight gem
eral falling of in the vegetable class
es, potatoes and small grains.
Reduction Accounted For.
The conclusion that interest is lack
ing that might be drawn from the re-
duction in the size of the entry list
is as far from the truth as anything.
Never before has an enterprise been