Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-29
OFFER PRIZE FOR
BEST iowa COW
DAIRYMEN's CONVENTION ADDS
LARGE SUM TO THE MARSH
COMPETITIVE FUND.

Des Moines, April 28.-After formu-
lating plans for an educational cam
paign for the advancement of the Iowa
COW, the executive committee of the
Iowa Dairy association and the Cow
Culture club have decided that the
be given $4,000 in addition to the ST.
900 offered by w. w. Marsh of Water
loo The two bodies met Jointly in
the Chamberlain all day yesterday
Breeders in all parts Of the United
States will be asked to contribute to
the reward for the best educated and
most cultured COW in the state. Many
men yesterday by wire while they
were in session. Aside from cash sub
scriptions for the best thoroughbred
COW breeders in the east will offer cups
| for grade cows which rank well in the
| contest.
Following the decision to increase
| the prize for the best COW to half as
much as that set aside by the legisla-
ture for the general educational CAM
paign, the dairymen resolved to boost
the legislatures $4,000 fund to $4,000
! or $20,000.a The creameries of the state
bill will be depended upon to increase
the budget, and already subscriptions
conduct the big educational project.
Butter Makers to Help.
The Association of Creamery Butter
Manufacturers of Chicago, represent
| ing the larger or centralized cream
cries Of this state, as of other states,
will work with a soliciting committee
appointed by the dairymen with the
view Of increasing the legislatures do
nation.
These compose the committee to
solicit funds from the centralized
/. VIZ wv Mprcb of tor.
loo. w. ]. Smith. Of Waterloo, and
Prof. P. G. Holden, of Ames college.
The following compose the committee
to solicit funds for the educational
campaign from the local or co-opera-
tive creameries in the smaller towns
throughout the state: p. R. shoemak-
err Of Waterloo; Prof. G.. F. Curtiss, of
Ames college, and W. B. Johnson, of
i Des Moines.
! The appropriation Of the legislature
$4,000 Is not enough, the dairymen
decided, to conduct the campaign for a
period of two years, when the legisla-
ture will meet again. At the coming
assembly the dairymen expect to ask
the state for another similar appro-
priation and they declare that they
will make the best Of the $4,000 SO
that they may receive twice that
amount the next time.
Rules on cow culture will be drawn
within day or two by Professor q. L.
Mckay, of Chicago; e. R. Shoemaker
of Waterloo, and Professor c. F. Cur
tiss. They will decide what constitutes
the best COW" In Iowa and will lay
down rules for the method of judging
the bovines.
: Holden to Open Campaign.
Prof. Holden will open the campaign
for the enlightenment and advance
ment Of the Iowa cow in February OF
, March and within month the execu-
tive committee of the dairymens or
ganization and the Cow Culture clui
expects to hire man to carry on the
work. The bodies which met yester.
: day will come to Des Moines on MAY
) 20 to complete arrangements.
Y After a lively discussion LASTING
from early morning until late las
evening the dairymen decided to adop
: the Denmark plan Of educating thu
= Iowa COW. Prof. Holden will start on
in dairy train conducted on the sam,
: plan as his far-famed corn train, ant
will pick out the points throughout TIL
> state where interest can be arouse'
9 among the farmers in the scheme t
:, advance the COW.
!, Prof. Holden will give lectures Il
,. those sections where the farmers wan
e to cooperate in the campaign to In
r crease the output of butter fat fror
a $40 to ITS or $50 pounds year pc
l. cow Dairy institutes will be conduct
ed in conjunction with the shor
!, courses throughout the state and chau
: tauquas will have dairy cows. Clea
Y Lakes is the first town in Iowa. to in
Z laugurate the dairy day in its chau