The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-03-07
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Men and Women Re-organize for
Coming Years Work.

4 Bank to close mp the business of the
year, make. reports, pay premiums
and distribute prizes of the Short
Course held q few weeks ago. The
new hoard also came together for or
ganization and to take up the reins
of the 1912 administration. Having
completed all work and business of
the old year the old board adjourned
sine die and gave way to the new.
Organization was the first business
Everett took occasion to make an
the following officers We're elected for
tho 1912 season: 1'"
President, A. A. Rinden.
Vice-president, w. |. Rice.
Secretary, Hassel Hedge.
Treasurer, J. II. Williams.
The board of directors Is made up
of the officers, A. A. Rinden, w. |.
Rice, Hassel Hedge and j. II. Will
liams, and the following Institute
members: Cy w. Jordan, Terrell
Steddom, W. II. Crozier, Thomas Sose-
man, r. B. White, Willis Petit, A.
r. Hellings, MILFORD Hull, John Fox,
C. w. Randall, Clark Terrell, E. r.
Hanna, j. G. Lyle.
Standing committees will be an,
nounced later, as they are appointed
by the president.
Nj. Rinden is a we'll known and a
popular Institute worker. He was
vice president last year.
Francis F. Everett, who has made
model secretary for eight years,
succeeding J.. H. Williams, retires
from the Office on account of the press
served the Institute faithfully and
well. He was in love with the work
Of the Institute and did many things
! to further its interests that a less
interested person would have over
looked. When MI Evrett declined re-
election to the directory and the Of
flee of secretary, the management
cast about for available material for
the place and in the selection of Has
sci Hedge they have shifted the load
to able and worthy shoulders. He is
yonng man OF capability, has the un.
derstandiDg of the work of the Insti.
! tute necessary to the successful
handling of the position. He is
successful farmer, has a wide ac-
Iquaintance in the county and the in
terests OF the organization will not
lag in his hands.
]. Ilarl Williams succeeds himself
in the office OF treasurer
In closing up his books, Secretary
Everett Ook occasion to make an
analysis Of the cash returns to the
Institute treasury from yellow and
white corn White corn has many
| friends and numerous of the breed.
ers of the white varieties have com.
planned on account OF the smaller
premiums offered for white grades.
Mr. Everett has made figures from the
the yellow varieties over the white
corn. These are made from the rec.
0rds Of the sales of the last corn
show but they repeat the story told
by sales in previous years.
Sixteen,t en- ear samples of yellow
corn brought $74.35, or an average Of
Sage per sample.
Ten, ten ear samples of white corn
brought $lO.9G, or an average of 1886
per sample.
Five, fifty ear samples Of yellow
corn brought $3.50, or an average OF
$11.10 per sample.
Four, fifty ear samples OF white
corn brought $3.50, or an average of
$685. per sample.
| A total of twenty.one samples of
the yellow varieties brought $159.S5.
Average per sample, 1851.
| A total of fourteen samples of the
varieties brought $26.36. Average per
sample, $l.SS.
| Taking the total amount of cash
yielded by the two varieties it is seen
over six times more money to the in
stitute at the auction sale than did the
white corn.
Taking the average of the relative
values per sample, the figures show
the white corn to be worth only one
fourth of the yellow corn.
In the premiums offered on the
white and the yellow corn the com
mittee was generous to the white
samples. While the white varieties
bring only one-sixth of the values de-
rived from the yellow, the premiums
offered are only one-third less. In
other words premiums on yellow corn
for each district in the ten ear com
petition aggregate $500 per district
while those on the white varieties
aggregate $1,000. I'D. .-...
All things considered the white corr
is amply rewarded. ..-... .,,.-a...-
Woman's Department.
officers OF the Woman's Depart
ment of the Institute work were elect
ed at the Woman's Day OF the Insti
tute, February IA. For the con
yenience OF those interested in the
work the names are repeated here.
President--Mrs. A. A, Rinden.
Vice Presldent--Mrs. Wilbur John
son.
! Secretary-Mrs. J. r. McMurray.
Treasurer-Mrs. T. c. Steddom.
Directors-Mrs. A. A. Rinden. Mrs
Wilbur Johnson. Mira. T. C. Steddom
MRS. ]. r. McMnrray, Mrs. A. b, Rick