Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-31
COMPLETE
FOR INSTITUTE
GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS COM
MlTTEE PERFEcTs PREPARA-
TIoNs FOR MEETING.
BIG PREMIUM LIST
Various PRODUCTS OF Farm, Home and
School to Feature Exhibits
A Splendid
Program.


All Is now prepared for the holding
Of the annual meeting and exhibit OF
farm products by the Wapello County
Farmers Institute, which annual event
is scheduled this year for December
Ia, s and 9 in the commercial college
building at the corner of Third and
Washington streets The various
committees that make up the general
arrangements committee met Satur.
day afternoon In the public room OF
the Courier and put the finishing
touches to the program and plan OF
exhibits for the annual meeting and
show. The women folks Interested in
the success Of the institute were In
the meantime quite busy in the OF,
fee of the county superintendent
at the court house making their Esep-
arations for the annual show. Prizes
of various kinds and of sufficient value
to make it worth while to exhibit,
will be offered for the better classes
of farm products exhibited. A splen-
did educational and entertaining pro-
gram Is also arranged for that includes
talks, papers and addresses on various
topics Of practical interest to the farm
er and urban resident as well. Con
servation of the soil, the better farm
ing and more practical raising OF farm
products, dairy and other stock, good
roads, culinary products, etc, Will all
be gone into in the carrying out OF
the program.
Exhibits and Prizes.
Glass A, Yellow Corn. Ten ears
First prize, suit of clothes; End,
$3.50; 3rd.' S.; 4th, 81; 9Th, So; 9Th.
81; 7th, 81.
Glass B. White Corn. Ten ears.
First prize, $1O;, End, $3.50; Bird, So;
4th, 81; 9TH, So; 9Th, 81. 7th, 81.
Glass c.
Best single ear Of corn-s5.
Glass D-Boys under Is years; each
township; ten ears; any variety.
First prize, So: End. 81,
Glass E. Township. Ten ears OF any
variety
First prize, So; End, 81.
Special Premiums.
For the best ten ears of corn grown
in township
Columbia, IS. Manning & Epperson
State bank, Eddyville.
Competine, So. Farson Savings bank
Richland, SIS. Kirkyille Savings bank
Agency, Washington and Pleasant
combined, S.. Agency Savings bank.
Pleasant, sack of four-by Austin
Wymore, Bladensburg
Wheat, one-half bushel--
1st prize, S.; I'd prize, 50; 3rd
prize, 81.
Oats one-half buShel-
LIST prize, IS; End prize, 50; Srd
prize, 81.
Barley. one-half bushel-
LIST prize, IS; End prize, 50; 3rd
prize. 81.
Potatoes, one-half bushel-
LIST prize, IS; End prize. 50; 3rd
prize. 81.
Apples, class A, plates OF five, three
or more varieties
1st prize, SIS; End prize. So; 3rd
prize, 81.
Apples, class B, on most varieties ex-
hibited by any one person, 80.
Best farm exhibit
list prize, Dain feed grinder; End
prize, Dain seed corn tester
Farm exhibits to belong to exhibitor
and all other exhibits to belong to the
institute
Sweepstakes in all ten ear classes Of
LIST prize, one gilt, Duroc Jersey; End
prize, water tank,
Sweepstakes, boys
list prize, S.; End prize, So.
Program December z.
IL q. m.-Business meeting.
/ D. m.-Invocation, Rev. T. w.
Jenrey.
1870 p. m.-President's annual ad-
dress.
TAO D. Incorporation Between
City and Country Mayor S. H. Hair
per.
2:15 p. m.-"Hog Cholera and Its
Prevention ]. r. Williams, D. v.
Friday, December 8.
9 q. m.-Corn Judging by Prof. G.. r.
Bliss of Ames
10 a. m.-"Good Roads, How to
Maintain Them N. O. Johnson, Fred
Jones, r. A. Nimocks and John Null
laney.
IL a. m.---"Gasoline Engines and
Their Uses, Fred McClung.
Afternoon.
p. m.-Short talks on Better
Breeds of Cattle, Dairy Breeds and
Others" by David Jay, Charles Mast.
L. Dimmitt, T. D. Foster and Major
T. p. Spilman.
2 D. m.-"Silcs and Their Construc-
ton" Prof. G., r. Bliss, Ames. Iowa.
Specimens of first premium grain will
be taken by Prof. Bliss and he will
tell why they were given that rating.
Saturday, December 9.
1 D. Instrumentation of Soil"
Prof. e. l.. Stewart.
All exhibits must be products OF