The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-24
Win be Held There December ills
for Farmers Of Southeastern Iowa
and Hancock County,
Illinois.
THE FARMERS COLLEGE
Association Offers Liberal Premium
List for the Corn show-6oys
and Girls VIII be
interested.

FORT MADISON, Nov. 24-The
second short course to be held In Fort
Madison will occupy the week from
December IL to 10th and will be IN
der the management of the Southeast
ern Iowa Short Course Association
This is the second Short Course to
be held In Fort Madison. It is under
the manag cement OF the Southeastern
Iowa Short Course Association
This is an organization composed OF
the Fort Madison Commercial Club,
prominent business men and farmers
of southeastern Iowa and Hancock
County. Illinois.
Cooperating with the Iowa State
College at Ames. these men are push
ing the agricultural and commercial
interests Of the community. Judging
from the large list OF premiums offer
ed and the enthusiasm manifested all
over the district, this will be the most
successful Short Course ever held In
Southeastern Iowa.
The Short Course association offers
q liberal premium list for the corn
show but this is only one small
branch OF the Short Course The
corn show is valuable only as people
observe and understand what they
observe. The Short Course is
school of instruction In farming and
housekeeping. It's object Is to make
better farmers and housewives by
helping people to help themselves.
Grain farming, stock farming, dairy
ing and the various problems which
arise in connection with them, viii
each receive due consideration The
farmer. In addition to receiving in
struction from men who are special
lists in various lines OF farming, has a
chance to meet the best farmers OF
his own and neighboring counties, and
to become acquainted with their
methods In brief, the farmer is helped
to improve his farm, grow larger
crops. breed and raise better stock,
make more money, and get more
pleasure out of farming and out Of
life itself
The Business Man.
From the business man who draws
his trade from the farmer, the Shor,
Course affords an opportunity to gel
information which will help him II
converse intelligently with his Gus
toners. 1t opens his eyes to the diff
ference between good and poor stock
1t helps him to buy his own horse o
ha %hoy h.
getting what he pays for. 1t teache
him how to feed and care for hi
stock, intelligently and economical.
But more than all else, it opens hi
eyes to the fact that the modern ia
mer is a business man in ever
sense of the word; man who,
friendly understanding exists, can C
operate with and aid the business
every man in the city.
The Ladies'.
The course in domestic science
arranged to meet the needs of Il
housewife everywhere. The best VIZ
to prepare foods; new ways Of DOH
old things, new recipes, how to coo
more economically and at the san
time set a better table than at pre-
ent are few OF the culinary pro
lens which are studied Home SAINT
ton, simple sewing, selection Of cc
ors and materials for dressing, ca,
of children and home nursing are
few additional subjects that are CO
sidered. A liberal premium list is {
fered for culinary products. Anyol
may compete, but here, as with Il
men, one of the great advantages
be derived is in the associations
the housekeepers of the county.
Boys and Girls.
THE boys and girls of today are Il
men and women of tomorrow Hen
anything which would apply to m
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