Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
DAIR ING IS
THEME OF TALK
CHARLES MAST TELLS FARMERS
INSTITUTE OF VALVE OF
THE COW.
COM MT EES NAM ED
Resolution and Nominating Bodies Ap.
pointed by President Whitcomb.
Addresses Feature Afternoon
Program.

Addresses Feature Afternoon
Program.
The late arrival of many of the
farmers and their wives from the coun-
try this morning delayed the opening
of the Wapello County Farmers lnsti-
tute for an hour beyond the program
schedule. A few minutes after IL
o'clock. President Frank Whitcomb
called the meeting to order and in the
absence of N. C. Johnson, who was
slated for talk on practical Farm
Dairying," Charles Mast spoke on the
subject and dwelt at length on the
principal features Of dairy life as
viewed by the practical farmer. The
matter Of practical dairying, he stated,
was largely evolutionary in this vicin-
ity, and he then gave in detail num-
Der of reasons in support Of the state
ment. The history of dairying here
abouts was gone into briefly, yet in a
pretty thorough manner and the ad-
vance in land values was said by the
speaker to be largely responsible for
the dairy as business or practical in
stitution with the farmers today. The
selection of cows for dual purposes Of
beef and butter fat was mentioned and
the relative value Of raising the animal
fo- either of these dual qualities Of
the COW were dealt with. ShorthorI
CATTLE, as well as Holsteins, were mem
toned, as also the peculiarities of each
as we'll as their relative rank In the
production of butter fat. The care in Sc
lection of the sires to the herd was
said by the speaker to be the most
important, and he likewise urged the
best of care to be taken of the milch
COW of good quality in order to make
it possible for her to be good pro-
Queer of butter fat The wedding out Of
star boarders from the herd, or that
class of cows that fail in delivering
the proper results, after trial had been
given them was advocated
Committees Selected.
The following committees were
named by President Whitcomb at the
opening of this mornings session.
Resolutions-John NJ. McElroy, Gem
ter: Jacob Lowenberg, Dahlonega,
and w. A. c. Brown, Richland.
Nomina ting-L. ]. Newquist, Colum-
bia; Ben D. Randall Richland and w.
IS. Morrison, washington.
Nomina ting women's Department.
Ms. j. w. Hail. Washington: Mrs. Ell
mer Moore, Highland and Mrs. Will
Stodghill, Columbia.
The committees meet this afternoon
for action
A number of addresses of value to
the farmer will feature'the session this
afternoon Among the talks to be made
is one by Prof. M. A. Hauser on Co
operation Among Farmers The care
OF the soil will furnish theme for an
address by j. M. McElroy and discus
sion will follow.
Saturdays Program.
Program by pupils of the rural
schools.
10 o'clock-yocal duet. Harriet and
Helen Evans.
Recitation-Ada Israel.
Recitation-Ruth O'Dean.
Piano sClo-Gail Jones.
Recitation-Edna Enyart.
Recitation--Ava Connolly.
Vocal solo-Lena, Cole.
Observation-Disclosures Anderson
Vocal duet-Mae and Cecilia New
quist.
Recitation-Harold Fulton
Recitation-Ethel Onley.
Recitation-Ethel Warner.
Piano solo-Edna Gardner .s
Observation-Disclosures Baker.
Recitation--Donald English.
Vocal duet-Helen Beal and Ada Is
|rael.
Address-Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess,
superintendt Of schools
Afternoon.
o'clock-"Nalue Of Business Train
ing on the FARM. w. O'Bryan.
Report of resolutions committee.
Election Of officers.
Auction OF exhibits by committee.
Adjournment.
Exhibits are Shown.
The officials of the institute and
many exhibitors were busy yesterday
morning on the first floor of the Com
mercial college building, where great
quantities of corn and other farm pro-
ducts were being put on display on
the numerous tables provided for the
show. From all indications, the ex-
hibits this year will exceed that of any
previous meeting.
In the corner room, which Mr..
o'Bryan is converting into an office,
the ladies were tagging various exhib-
it's of butter, bread, cakes, cookies and
gingerbread. Valuable prizes have
been offered for the best exhibition Of
pantry stuffs and the competition will
be heated "a