The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-17
The RAIN INTfRFfRfD

! With Attendance at Farmers lnsti-
tute and teachers Meeting. A
List of the Prizes Won.
The heavy rains and almost I'M
passable roads of last week seriously
interfered with the expected attend
ance at the Decatur County Farm
ers' Institute and Teachers Meeting
held in this city in last Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, yet
considering the very disagreeaple
weather, there was very fair at
tendance, and the display of live
stock, corn, wheat, oats, fruit and
other farm products was exception
ally good. The sessions were all
neld at the opera house, on account
of the convenience in having every
thing in one room, which could not
be done at the court house, and the
further fact that the proprietors OF
the opera house, VanWerden & Ogil-
vie, very generously donated the use
of the opera house for the sessions,
the only charge they made being a
nominal sum paid the janitor for
caring for the opera house.
The first session of the institute
was held on Wednesday evening
Mayor Foxworthy making an ad-
dress of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by VIM. Crichton, on be
half of the Farmers Institute. Gur-
ley George, who has had consider
able experience on the subject OF
"Raising Calves on Skim-milk, =
made very interesting and instruc-
tive talk, and was followed on the
same subject by Prof. Mcdonald, OF
the State Agricultural Callege at
Ames, who took the place of Prof.
Vaughn. Prof. Mcdonald also acted
as judge of the live stock exhibits
and warmly praised the farmers OF
this county for the excellent stock
shown.
/, Thursday afternoon Mrs. Louise
Campbell, instructor in Domestic
Science at Ames, gave splendid
lecture on this subject, which was
listened to- with great interest by a
large number of ladies as well as
gentlemen.
The terrific rain storm on Thurs
day evening prevented any session
of the institute being held, and it
was regretted that G. r. Riley's talk
on Bee Keeping" could not be de-
livered, but he was unable to be
present the following day. c. w.
Reeder also had good subject to
discuss, that of poultry, in which
line he has made great success,
and his talk would have been of
interest.
On Friday forenoon there was a
general discussion~of topics Of inter
est to farmers, which was partici-
pated in by number of our best
farmers, and the exchange of ideas
on various lines of stock raising,
good seed and rotation of crops was
of special interest to all present.
Friday afternoon Prof. Herrick, of
the State College at Ames, judged
the fruit exhibit and gave splendid
talk on the subject of Fruit Grow
ing The farmers of Decatur
county are learning that fruit
should be one of the staple crops in
this county, and that as good fruit
can be raised here as anywhere, and
while the crops of all kinds is not
sure every year, there is always a
fair crop of some kind of fruit. The
exhibit of apples and pears at the
institute was a very fine one.
The annual election of officers OF
the Farmers Institute was held on
Friday afternoon; the following be-
ing elected for the coming year:
President-A. E. Cotterill.
Vice President-M. G. Freestone.
Secretary. A. Durell.
Treasurer George.
All of the old members of the
executive committee we're reelected.
The following is list of the
prizes awarded:
Live Stock.
Best draft horse foal-W. D.
Smith, first, $500; j. R. Piper, Sec
ond, $500; Guy Beavers, third, 81.
Best draft mare foal-J. w.
Frost, first, $500; w. M. Frost, Sec
ond, $500; Geo. Dunn, third, $1.0O.
Jasper Record, first. $500, Angus;
A. w. Deck, second, $500, Short at
Horn; A. E. Cotterill, third, $1.0O,
Short-Horn.
Best heifer calf, any beef breed
A. p. Cotterill, first $500, Short
Horn
Best bull calf. any dairy breed
L. A. Durell, first, $500, Jersey; A.
w. DeCk, SecOuQ, $0.OV, SlOTt-f1OTu
Best heifer calf, any dairy breed
&C. Coffin, first, $500, Jersey;J. w.
Scott, second, $500, Jersey; Gurley
George, third, 81 90, Jersey.
Best boar pig, any breed-Lelard
Ackerley, first, $500, Poland China.
Best pen of gifts Leland Acker-
ley, first, $500, Poland-C China.
Best yearling draft horse colt
Dwight Freeman, first, $500.
Special--Best pair of mules under
two years old. ]. L. Robinson,
first, one glass door, $3.50, p. E.
Brady. Sherman Hollinger and
Guy. Beavers, second.
Special Best single mule under
two years ldGuy Beavers, first
$500, e. e. Brady; J. T. Robson,
second, Sherman Hollinger, third.
Corn and Grain.
Best ten ears of yellow corn
Nickel plated coffee pot, $500, j. r.
Bashaw. Barber work, 35 cents,
Riley Buchanan.-B. Brannaman,
Grand River.