Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-07
PROGRAM OF WAPELLO COUNTY
FARMERS TODAY FEATURED
WITH GOOD RESULTS.
DISPLAYS ARE MANY
Corn, Grains, Fruits and Vegetables
With Products of Women's Depart
ment are Numerous-Prof.
Cable Spoke.

the Wapello County Farmers institute
in the new armory. Senator John F,
| Weber, J. X. Dysart and Prof. L. j
Gable of Ames, were on the morning
program, and D. F. Mo1ey and Prof. w
H. Stevenson of Ames, were scheduled
for talks this afternoon. The address
Of Mrs. S. L. Cohagan on the benefit
Of the institute to the women Of the
farm was advanced on the program
from tomorrow morning to this after.
noon.
Tomorrow mornings session of the
institute will be devoted to children 8
program, and between 10 and II
O'Clock the prize winners in the baby
contest will be announced.
The institute will close tomorrow
afternoon with the business session,
which includes reports from the re-
solutions and nominating committees,
and the election of officers.
Senator Weber addressed the farm
ers this morning on several important
| matters. He urged the agricultural
lists to make known their wants to the
Legislators Of the state and not to be
afraid to ask for something or criticise
some OF the present laws with the end
in view that they might be chang
ed. He referred briefly to the rural
schools. taxation of Iowa property,
the proposed change in the state
schools and the good roads situation.
J. K. Dysart spoke on the benefits
of cooperation, showing in numerous
ways where the farmer and the city
man can work together for the mutual
benefit of each.
Cable Tells of Silos.
Following Mr.. Dysart, Professor L.
J. Cable gave very interesting talk
on "Silos and Silage" Mr.. Cable
illustrated his talk with a number of
charts, which had been prepared from
a business standpoint Of view. Mr..
Cable referred to the time when silos
were first introduced in Iowa, and
how many Of the farmers, who were
then opposed to them, were greatly in
favor of them now. He went into de-
tail telling of the advantages and dis
advantages of the different kinds of
siols. He emphasized the concrete
silo, which is practically a new thing
to many Of the farmers. The wooden,
brick and steel stlos were all dealt
with by Prof. Cable. His talk was
of great interest to those present as
a great number Of farmers were CIV
en- information in what manner they
might improve their silos. The build
ing Of the walls, doors and roofs were
all spoken Of in detail by the professor.
The resolutions committee appoint
ed by President Jay is composed OIL
Madison Warder, w. B. Morrison and
w. A. G. Brown. The nominating
cnrnitfoo ic A1horf p1ybp, Joh, M,
Elroy and Frank Whitcomb.
Sykes Talk Interesting.
A. Sykes, president of the Corn Belt
Meat Producers association with head
quarters at Des Moines, gave an inter-
esting lecture yesterday afternoon to
a good sized audience on Better
Methods of Marketing Farm Pro.
ducts" Mr.. Sykes address was not
lengthy but it contained some good
advice to the farmers. He illustrated
how the middle man made his profit
and said that the farmers must discov-
er way of selling their products, |
eliminating the middle mans profit. |
He told of the shipping Of hogs and
cattle to the Chicago markets. In
part he said:
"Mr. Farmer, did you ever stop to
think how many profits are made off |
your cattle and hogs from the time
they leave your farm until they are re-
turned to your trading town as
dressed meat? Why the profits are
enormous. First, you sell it to a local
cattle or hog buyer; he, in turn sells
1t to the commission houses at the |
Union stock yards and then they sell
1t to the packing houses. The pack
ing houses send it to different agencies
for distribution and by the time 1t
reaches the consumer several have
made big profits off of your hog or
steer. The farmers must cooperate
to make an Improvement. The time
Is coming when the farmers will have
markets to market their
products and not until then will they
get a fair and reasonable price for
their produce"
Mr.. Sykes said that the consumers
had been benefited by the public mar.
ket which was established at Des
Moines sometime ago. He also told
IF the many other disadvantages the
'armer had today in marketing his
produce and pleaded with them to get
together and cooperate for their own
benefit.
Exhibits Arc Excellent.
The exhibits at this years institute
ire not only larger in quantity but
hey are Of better quality. Each exhi-
,itor has taken much pains in select
ne his articles for the contest, and as
result the judges found it difficult
to select the winners.
The apply display this year is better
han ever and there are more varieties
entered than there were in previous
Institutes The persons entering the
Lpple contest took particular pains In
the fruit and when one looks
lpon the excellent display of this
rop one is inclined to think that the
!pples have been imported. The de-
icious apples that are entered in this
ears institute rival the products of
california. One well known farmer
# Wapello county after inspecting
he entries stated that If the Iowa
armers paid as much attention to the
Lpple crop as they do to the corn CROP
t would not be long before Iowa
as the leading apple state in