The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-09-04


more of the teachers should take the
work with the pupils. Prizes should
be offered for the boys and girls do
ing the best class work.
Preparation for Grain Judging Work.
1. Have good corn-the best the
men have after selecting their own
exhibit corn.
2. Have corn selected from the
farmers Of the community. This is
necessary in order that the instruct
ors and students may know the con-
ditions under which the corn was
grown. Do not secure corn for class
| work from only one or two persons. 1t
must come from eight or ten differ
ent farmers.
8. Have two hundred 1O-ear SAM
pies for class work. Members of the
committee should drive through the
community and collect this corn two
or three weeks before the short course
begins. This will furnish one of the
most effective means of advertising
the short course. 1t will be neces-
sary to have the corn on hand by
Wednesday preceding the short course
so that a termination test of the
samples can be made before the short
course begins.
Those contributing the corn should
be allowed to take it home at the
close of the short course. In other
Words the corn is only loaned to the
short course for class use.
Plans for Corn Show.
The premium list should be care
fully worked out in order that no in
justice will be done anyone. 1t would
be we'll to arrange Junior class for
the boys. Entries should close at noon
of the second day of the short course.
There should be good premium list
for the best corn. Besides the prizes
for single-ear and ten-ear classes,
there should be many special prizes
for large classes, such as 80, SO, 80
and 1OO-ear samples. Buggies, ma
nure spreaders, gasoline engines,
cream separators, calves, pigs, seed
corn, etc., can be used to advantage
in such classes. These special classes
bring out large exhibits of corn which
will sell for good prices and also aid
greatly in distributing good seed.
In the ten-ear samples it will be
we'll to have classes for yellow, white
and also for other than yellow and
white corn. No one except the COM
mittee in charge should be allowed
to examine exhibits until after the en-
tries are closed.
A good room, we'll lighted; good
corn, the very best and lots of it; a
good premium list, published at least
one month previous to the short
course and we'll advertised; every
body on time and ready for business
Monday morning and every other
morning, will insure successful
short course in corn Judging.
Care Of Live Stock.
Care, feed and management of live
stock will be taken up during class
work at the 4 O'Clock meetings.
1t is very essential to have good
stock. No pains should be spared in
bringing together classes represent
ing the best of the different breeds.
In making up classes, two general
things should be strictly adhered to-:
I. No class should be made up OF
animals of more than one breed. (This
does not apply to the fat steer class.)
2. The animals in each class must
be as nearly the same age as possible.
For example: The aged stallion class
should be made up of animals four
years old and over. 1t is not always
possible to do this, but nothing I'M
der three years should 60 into the
aged class. Mixing yearlings, two
year-olds and aged animals together
confuses the student.
The exhibitor of live stock should
know that his animals are to be
Judged and criticised by the students
and those in charge of the work. For
this reason it is best, if possible, to
secure animals for single class from
one breeder, as this tends to avoid
friction. 1t is at least we'll to select
stock from men who will be willing
to have their stock criticised.
Do not offer premiums in order to
have stock brought in. This method
is sure to bring a conglomerate lot
of stock. 1t is much better to go to
the breeders and select the best stock
obtainable, enough to fill the classes.
Generally the local short course pays
the cost of transportation, feed, stable
room and also pays the hotel expenses
of the breeder who donates the use
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