Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
IONA Is on Dress PARADE
Agricultural Experts from East
Marvel at Richness.
GARDEN OF EDEN, SAYS HAMILTON
TcrtiIIty OF western soil Astonishes
\ Learned Professors Who visit
Amcs and vicinity.


made by the members OF the graduate
ischool to some Of the leading farms Of Sac
county. III IL everything that fertile
soil can be-" he went on Farmers like
these hold up their heads-snd feel that they
are part OF the United states"
This days trip is worth all the eN-
pense Of the graduate school" said Prof.
Rice OF Cornell university. The fertility
of the western soil is a revelation to men
from tie east"
IL is certainly fine, said Prof WORKING
Of west Virginia.
n have seen communities where there
were one or two exceptionally good farms.
said Prof Weeks OF Nebraska. but have
never before seen 70 many first-class farms
together
That is the greatest sight 1 ever saw
said a millionaire agricultural student from
Pennsylvania as he stood at one side OF
$40 acre field OF oats on the Adams farm
and watched the twenty-four binders eat
ing their way in toward the center.
I've never seen better land don
know how It could be improved" said
Prof Lauman OF New York.
1t was a satisfied bunch of agricultural
experts that boarded the special train at
Odebolt al the close OF the trip. They had
seen a tirst-hand glimpse OF some OF The
best Of Iowa's farming country and the
sight was a revelation. They had come
expecting great things. What they saw far
exceeded their expectations.
4 The party of about eighty left Ames by
special train early in the morning Of July
, 49, The going trip was made by way Of
A carroll. giving the visitors bird s-eye
.cw of a prosperous section OF the state.
Elaborate arrangements for entertaining
= Ihe visitors had been made by the people
u Odebolt and vicinity. Twenty seven au-
tomobiles were lined up in front of the
station. The best part Of it was that two
thirds of the cars belonged to farmers
The farmers in the vicinity Of Odeboit have
kgent $4,000 for automobiles since January
81 but they still have over 100000 in tie
Rhree banks Of that town, so their extravs-
Ngance does not need to cause financial en-
barrassment in the east
The entire delegation was loaded into the
autos and taken to the noted Cook farm.
The Cook farm was at one time the larG-
est in the slate but has since, been con
siderably reduced in size, in order that it
might be managed more effectively, MIR
Cook has abandoned his former plan OF
managing the entire farm through foremen
~ Sltm dnu is now ItUllHS a ldISe Sndlt
OF mis- $500 acres to selected tenants, fur
nlshng everything and getting a share of
the crop. All feed grown on the farm is
fed there. Cooks speciality is Herefords
and Brookmoni farm has long been noted
for the excellence Of its whitefaces BY
keeping large amount of live stock the
Cook farm has been raised to high state
!. OF fertility. Mr.. Cook is especially proud
| of lie aqft xXh to
support considerably more than one steer
to the acre
At noon an excellent picnic dinner was
served on the commodious lawn at Brook
|. mont. After inspecting the barns and live
stock the party was taken to the w. A.
Hesell farm west Of Odobolt This Is a
96O-acre ranch owned by a prosperous at
torney with strong leanings toward agri-
culture and Angus cattle. Nh Helsell also
has a number OF fine standard bred horses
and ne takes a great deal more pride in
themN than he does III his automobile. His
farm is a good example of practical farm
management
The next stop was at the Adams farm
With nearly ten sectlons-G, l60 acres to DC
y eNact-lying In one contiguous tract this
is the largest farm in the state. organ
lied and operated on strict business prin-
cpes, the Adams farm is a striking object
lesson of the value of business methods on
the farm The fields, for the most part
are laid off by seetions-corn rows a mile
long and cat fields a nile square sixty
miles Of woven wire fencing and concrete
Y posts separate the fields from the road
ways, The farm is managed from a cen
trail plant and two substations The main
set of buildings is located in the center OF
IA section, with a diagonal elm bordered
Auveway running to each corner. The
corn cribs. elevators and machine sheds,
together with the mess and bunk houses,
the mule barns and the residences, make
an establishment that looks more like a
manufacturing plant than n farm-yard
The largest building is the mule barn. sex
2G feet in size. The motive power OF the
farm is furnished almost entirely by big
Missouri mules, shipped in from St Louis
The farm is under the direct supervision
OF manager. Under him are ten or
twelve foremen AT this time Of year there
are about 100 men employed. They are
housed and fed the place. Although
there is always more or less shifting, Mr.
Adams has very little trouble with the
labor problem Probably one of the main
reasons for this is the wage scale. which
- 81 arIunkeu as 10 make II to a man 5
advantage TO stay as long as he is wanted
Aside from the mules, there is little live
stock ON the farm, with the exception of
sheep The sheep sheds will easily accom-
modate 1900 sheep. which Is the number
mat were fed out last winter A consistent
rotation is followed, consisting OF two
years corni one year. oats; one year, corn;
one year. oats, and one or two years of
clover About one section year is man
ured' The cultivation Is of the best.
scarcely a weed being in evidence on the
whole place. Under this system Mr.. Adams
has laid by 100000 in profits during the
last fourteen years. which is mot so bad.
} lie is stil prospecting, and from all indi-
cations seems likely to do so for some time
20 come.
FROM the Adams place the party went TO
the Henry Hanson farm. This is a place
> that would delight the heart OF Joe WING.
Everything is cement, from water trouehs
ana chicken roosts 10 the dwelling house.
Even the stan partitions in the horse barn
are OF cement. II win take more than an
occasional stray Wind 10 blow away the
Hanson place. MI Hanson has taken
especial pains 20 conserve the li,,tta me-,