Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF soys AND GIRLS
FORMED TO PROMOTE CORN
CULTURE.
UNION WILL BE STATE
WIDE IN ITS SCOPE
Purpose is to Arrange for and Hold
Annual Grain Contests During Short
Course at Ames-To Cooperate With
State Agricultural colIese-short
Course Prize Winners.
Special to Times-Republican.

Ames, Jan. 17.-An association Of
boys and girls called the Iowa Junior
Agricultural Union has been formed
at Ames. This includes all boys and
girls in the state under Is who will
sign an agreement to boost for the UNI
ion and to show corn or grain at the
next annual contest at Ames. The pur-
pose of the union is to arrange for and
hold an annual corn and small grain
contest during the short course at
Ames. Judging contests of various
KINDS, and junior short course, will
also be held. Attempts will be made to
put on junior contests in connection
with county fairs, Institutes, and short
courses wherever possible. To this end
there will be a county committee in ev-
cry county, composed of the county
superintendent, secretary of the farm
ers' institute, the presidents of the
county fair and short course associa-
lions and any other interested per-
son to be selected by the advisory
board of the union
The union will cooperate with the
extension department of the college in
sending out information on corn and
grain growing to its members. The ex-
tension department also selects a SUI
perintendent to have charge of the an
nual contest at Ames.
List of Officers.
The other officers of the union are
selected by the members. The follow
ing were chosen for the coming year:
George Feazell, Bridgewater, presi-
dent; Mervin Martin, Hancock, vice
president; Albert Clark, Clarion, secre-
tary-treasurer; district vice presidents,
District No. 1, George Crosby Mont
gomery; No. 2, Arthur Hammond
Clear Lake; No 3, Guy Tracy, Nash
ua; No. 5, Eric Hill, Thor; No. 6, L. E.
Thomas, Hazelton; No. Z, Eugene Fink
Deloit; No. 8, Fritz Hug, Polk City;
No. 10, Edwin Sawhill, Clarinda; No
IL, L. e. Shivers; No. 10, Glen Hazen
Denmark.
In view of this excellent work which
Mr.. Macarthur has done in putting on
the junior show this year, the extern
sion department has chosen him to
Corn Judging Prize Winners.
In the junior corn judging contest the
first prize for the best work done by 6
team of three boys under 10 was wor
by the team from Page county. The
boys on this team were Martin John.
son, Bernard Haagland, and Eldwir
Sawhill. These boys won the S25(
championship trophy given by Kim.
balls Dairy Farmer, of Waterloo. Sec.
ond place went to the Hardin county
team. consisting of Stephen Jackson
Willard Wood, and George Hazleton
Stephen Jackson won the highest in.
dividual honors, getting the Shepherd
| $50 medal. The Cerro Gordo county
team, composed of Arthur Hammond
Fay Cooper and Arthur Harrow, wor
third place.
Corn and Poultry.
In the boys corn and poultry judging
contest George Feazell of Bridgewate1
was given first, Glen Richards of Mar.
shalltown second, J.. E. Thomas O
Hazleton third, and Glen Hazen O
Denmark fourth. Each of these boy:
was given a pen of pure bred chickens
Butter Scoring Contest.
A number of contests were held IL
connection with the dairy short course
In the butter scoring contest Thee
Myers, of Royal, won first, getting {
gold medal; o. C. Capper, of West.
gate, won second an da silver medal
P. Sohr, of Manchester, third, with s2t
in cash; P. Peterson. of Hawarden
fourth, with SIS; j. c. Holmes, o
Laudenviile, fifth, with $40, and W. H
Skitt, of Adair, sixth, with IS.
Milk and Cream Classes.
| In the butter exhibit o. c. Capper, o
Westgate, won first in the whole mill
class, and j. j. Drummer, of Edgewood
second. In the gathered cream class F
j. Schroeder, of Modena, won first ant
Watson Schlick, of Volga, second. II
each Of these classes the first and sec
ond prizes were gold and silver media
respectively. The first prize for tn
highest record in class work went t,
Fritz NJ. Claussen, of Goldfield. l.. E
Ferguson, of Laurens, took second, AM
Christian Rasmussen, third. TIL
prizes were three dairy bulls.