Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-16
Powerful Influence.


As an institute worker he will be
ence will be felt not only at the in
stitution itself, but wherever assist
ance is needed in agricultural matters.
His Iowa Record.
Organized the Agronomy Depart
ment, Iowa State College of Agricul-
ture.
Organized and taught corn work in
the Ames Short Course.
Organized and managed Short
Courses all over Iowa.
Enlarged and extended the Farm
paign in the interest of corn clubs,
oranges, farmers clubs, commercial
clubs, publicity clubs and other de
velopment organizations.
Organized and served as superin-
tendent of Extension Department,
Iowa State College
/ introduced the teaching of agricul-
ture into the public schools in several
counties in Iowa.
Organized and conducted the first
seed corn trains ever operated; now
conducted in almost every state in the
extension is now followed in England,
Scotland and other foreign countries.
Organized and conducted the first
county farm demonstrations; now
widely copied.
Prepared manuscript and illustra-
tions for five different corn books; re-
peated American editions have reach
ed nearly one million copies. One
cloI
the special request of President Diaz
lished by the governments of Spain
and Russia.
Bulletin No. n on seed corn issued
by the Iowa Experiment Station,
based on his Investigations has prob
ably had the largest circulation of
any agricultural bulletin ever pub
lished.
Furnished interviews and prepared
newspapers, agricultural, educational
zines, such as "Review of Reviews"
"The Outlook" "World's Work."
"World Today" and many other pub
locations of national circulation; has
been quoted and his articles have had
wider circulation than any other agri-
cultural writer in the United States.
Lectured at ia Chautauquas in
Iowa and other states. His were the
first corn" lectures ever made suf-
ficiently interesting and instructive
for the Chautauqua platform.
Concerning his Chautauqua work,
Senator Albert B. Cummins says:
Holden for many years, and have
heard him spe.,k many times, Al
ways with interest, always with
deals with those subjects which
are of vital Importance in country
life, but he deals with them in a
way that challenges and holds in
slant and constant attention. His
audiences are invariably delight
ed with his work, for he is one
of the helpful men Of the coun-
try"
Lectured at National Conservation
Congress, National Country Life
Commission Congress, National Edu-
cational Congress, National Corn
Growers Association, National Farm
ers' Institute, National Farmers Con-
gress, National Institute of Expert
ment Station Workers, Northwestern
Bankers Convention, Nat ional
Grange. Was invited by Booker T.
Washington to address his school at
Tuskegee, Alabama.
Mr.. Holden's lectures and writings
have been bigger and broader than
agriculture or education; he has COR
related agriculture and education with
the activities of the home, the bank,
the factory, the shop, and transporta-
ton.
The average annual value of the
Iowa corn crop during the past eight
years is $155,289,1 25.
The average annual value of the
corn crop the eight years previous is
$61, 888,591. Showing an increase of
$50 per cent or 500, 400,544.
The average annual value of the
total Iowa farm crops the past eight
years is $341, Assists.
The average annual value of the
total farm crops not including live
stock for the past eight years is So,
353,976, showing an increase of GO
per cent, or $136,103,899.
A dead in earnest, intelligent, en-.
thusiastic campaign for a "Greater
Iowa" will yield gratifying results in
other directions under Mr.. Holden's
leadership as governor of Iowa.