Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-28
PROF. CovERDALE OF AMES COL
LEGE TO ADDRESS CITIZENS
ON CROP EXPERT MOVE
CAN GET HELP.
Aid Of Council Of Grain Exchanges
and Of Government Can be OBJ
tanned, Reducing Amount to
Be Raised Locally

A mass meeting Will NC heiu a. Iho
Y. NJ. C. A. auditorium Tuesday after
noon, February 4, at 2 o'clock, at
which Prof c. J. Coverdale of Ames
college will address the people of Of
tumwa and Wapello county on the ad-
vantages to be derived from the estaD-
lishment of farm bureau In this
county. The citizens Of Ottumwa and
Wapello county are invited to attend
the meeting and are asked to be pre-
pared to express themselves as to
whether they are for or against the
proposed move. 1t is the desire OF the
Wapello County Farmers Institute
and the Commercial association, which
are working jointly In the matter, to
establish a farm bureau and employ
crop expert to take charge OF the
bureau at the earliest possible mo.
ment. If prompt steps are taken the
donation of $1,000 offered by the
council of grain exchanges can be
made available, and government ap-
preparation can be obtained, which
will reduce the amount of money 1t
will be necessary to raise from the
people of the city and the county.
The agitation for farm bureau was
begun some time ago and the wa.
pello County Farmers Institute and
Commercial association have been CO.
operating in the movement. 1t Is the
plan to establish farm bureau with
a trained farmer in charge whose
services will be at the disposal OF the
farmers clubs; conducting corn clubs
outline of the duties Of the crop ex-
pert as announced by the Wapello
county farm bureau boosters gives
good idea of the scope Of the work
planned:
His duties shall consist in general
as adviser to any farmer in the coun'
ty requiring his services; organizing
farmers clubs; conducting con clubs
and other agricultural contests; TO
arrange for exhibitions of agricultural
products; to give practical demon
STATIONS and instruction in crop rota'
ton, soil building, farm management,
live stock, dairying, horticultural work.
etc., in various parts of the county
under ordinary conditions; to cooper.
ate with the superintendent or
county and city schools in teaching
the rudiments Of agriculture.
"He shall lay out practical schedule
of farm practice on the county poor
farm upon the request of the county
officers in charge thereof with view
to putting the farm on self-sustaln-
ing basis. 1t shall also be his duty to
establish seed plots both on the coun-
ty farm and on various private farms
to breed up to the highest efficiency
the variety of seed wheat. corn, oats,
rye or other products which may De
best adapted to the soil and climate OF
the county so that eventually uni
form variety of each product may be
established and marketed. free from
the mixture of other grains and weed
seeds.
"He shall be ready at all times to CO.
operate with the existing agencies
such as the breeders associations,
farmers Institutes, county fair associa-
tions. country life associations and
any other associations having for their
object the best agricultural, CONNER
cial. social and material interest OF the
country"
Only a few counties in Iowa have
availed themselves of the govern
ment aid offered through the agricul-
tural department. The aid OF the
council of grain exchanges has not
been generally taken advantage OF.
BEFORE. either the government or the
grain exchanges will take action the
local people must show their willing.
ness to cooperate 1t Is the desire OF
the farm bureau advocates in the city
and county that Wapello county should
90 on record firmly in this matter and
the coming mass meeting, 1t is expect
ed. will give the movement an impetus
that will result in bringing a crop eX-
pert to the county.