The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-09
IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS
Farmers Institute and Teachers
Meeting Well Attended. Exhibit
of Farm Products Good.

erS institute ana IeacnerS Meetlng
held in this city last Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, was
a decided success and we are pleased
to see that the farmers are gradually
taking more interest in the institute,
the attendance which started out
rather slim increasing with each ses-
sion. There was quite a large at
tendance on Friday when the live
stock was judged, and on Saturday
at the teachers meeting the large
court room was packed, many being
unable to get inside of the room.
On Wednesday the institute open
ed with an invocation by Rev. E. M.
Hoff, pastor of the Leon NJ. E.
church, followed by an address of
Welcome by Mayor James Harvey,
which was responded to by President
L. w. CARRIER. Prof. A. H. Snyder,
of the Agricultural College at Ames,
gave a splendid address on Soils"
filled with interesting and instructive
information for the farmers as to
how to prepare and fertilize the
different kinds of soil so as to raise
the best crops. We regret that every
farmer in Decatur county could not
On Thursday morning Prof. K. K.
Bliss, of the Agricultural College at
Ames spoke on animal Husbandry'
taking the place of Prof. Mcdonald
who was unable to be present, but
the substitute certainly made good.
Thursday afternoon B. L. Eiker,
president of the State Board Of
Health, made a splendid address on
"Public HEALTH" something in which
he takes deep personal interest,
and his address was enjoyed by all
who heard it. On Thursday evening
Mr.. E. M. Wentworth, of State Cen
ter, 4 member of the board of direc-
tors of the Iowa State Fair, gave an
interesting talk on farm life and the
environments of our boys and girls.
He takes great interest in the boys
and girls and believes they should be
given every opportunity to make
good, on the farm as we'll as in the
cities. Mr.. Wentworth is a pleasing
speaker and his address was one OF
the good things of the Institute.
On Thursday afternoon Prof. Bliss
Judged the exhibits of corn and farm
products, of which there was a fine
display, and the business men of
Leon had hung up a long list OF val
liable prizes. The awards were as
follows.
Best ten ears of yellow corn
Blair Brennaman, of Grand River.
Second best 10 ears of yellow corn
Sipherd, of Grand River.
Benefiel, Leon.
Best single ear of yellow, corn
w. U. Phelps, Lineville.
Best single ear of white corn
C. w. Rogers, Pleasanton.
Sweepstakes, best white or yellow
corn.-Blair Brennaman, Grand
River.
Best SO ears of yellow corn-J.
T. Stewart, Leon.
Best so ears white corn-Frank
Chastain, Leon.
Best half bushel oats-A. F. Beck,
Kellerton.
Best peck of wheat-Fred Wool
ley, Garden Grove.
Best plate of Apples-W. H. Haz-
let, Leon.
Best display of apples-W. H.
Hazlet, Leon, who exhibited seven
teen plates.
Best plate of pears-Frank Hick-
man, Leon.
Best pumpkin pie baked by girl
under 16 years, Hazel Dunn, first,
Marie Goodman, second prize.
Best 3 pound roll of butter-Miss
Lena Cummins, first prize, Mrs. S.
A. Gates, second prize.
The poultry exhibit was judged by
C. w. Reeder, manager of the Leon
Mr.. Reeder had a. num-
ber of coops of his fine chickens on
display, but did not compete for the |
prizes, as he felt it would be unfair /
to pit his world prize winners against |
the local breeders. There were prob
bably twenty-five coops of fine chick
ems on exhibition, and the improve !
ment in the poultry raised in Decatur
in the past few years is a
one. The prizes were won
as follows:
Best pen White Orpingtons-A. J.
Cummins, Decatur, first; Simon .
Goodman, Leon, second. |
Best pen, Barred Rocks-Will !
Chastain, Leon, first, Mrs. c. w.
Dunn, Leon, second.
Best pen Wyandottes- Simon
IOOuudu, LeOl, uISL, Will OAdoIdAus
Leon, second.
Best Pen Rhode Island Reds J. :
Wesley Chew, Pleasanton, first, Il
Simon Goodman, Leon, second. II
Best pen Leghorns-Frank Chas- 4
ain, Leon, first, Blair Brennaman,
Grand River, second. -
Highest scoring pen of any breed
Frank Chastain, Leon, with White
1eghorns. .=
The live stock was judged Friday
afternoon, by Prof. Bliss, and was
by large crowd of farm
RS at the Cesler barn on east Com
nercial street, the showing being a
,ery fine, one. The following is
list of the awards.
Best span. of mules-Vern Kier,
# Center, first. Two entries. i
Best mule under two years-An- !
lrew Barry, Woodland, first two en- ,
ries. -. ,
Best draft horse foal.-John Bar
ett, Eden, first; Gideon Broline, =,
eden, second, G.. p. Swope,g High {
POINT, 3rd, Eight entries. n
Truman Bros. silver cup offered /,