Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-18
FARM CROP AovloGRe 70 HOLD
MEETING 70 ARRANGE ron
FAIR plseLAvs.
NEW pREMiuMs OFFERED
70 PROVIDE FOR WORK
Conference 70 Ad1et Score Gard For
Individual t.N s-c'''".' Promo"
at lowans Farm Doing o~ratviteus
Work in Improving Dairy Cattle
erssds-stats Capital News.

to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. lS.-Early next
month there will be held here . con.
presided over by John Cover.
dale. superintendent Of the government
farm work as lone thru the county ad-
to plan for having at the next
state fair for Iowa q comprehensive
county exhibit Of lowe farm crops. At
its late session the state board Of agri-
culture provided for some new prem
iums to encourage this work. There
are now twelve counties having farm
advisers. It is expected these advisers
gathering of county exhibits 10 be sent
to the state fair. and perhaps also to
be used later at county or district
fairs and at their county farm insti-
tutes. With the premiums to be Offer
ed and the cooperation Of this farm
crops department 1t is believed there
can be renewed interest In the farm
crops of various counties.
Formerly there were extensive
ty exhibits at the state fairs but they
have declined in value. In Minnesota
the counties are directly subsidized
with the result that forty or more
make regular exhibits.
Those interested in farm crops in
believe this has been too much
neglected and now an effort is to be
made to stir 1t up along new lines.
The, conference mentioned will also
adopt u score card for the individual
farm exhibits SO that farmers Will
know exactly what counts in making
these fine exhibits. Also there will be
issued a bulletin telling of the seeds
to plant so that preparations may be
made early for these exhibits. In al
respects there is to be an effort to en-
closer relations between state
and county fairs.
Col. French, Of Davenport, owner Of
the Iowana farms, attended the quar-
terly conference Of heads Of state in
situations and was called on to speak.
II will not speak," he said." but will
tell you we are doing something on
our farms that seems almost too good
to be We are making an efor
to improve the breed of dairy cate n
Of hogs, rather than to make money:
and want you to know that any knowl-
edge we may pick up OF develop Is at
the disposal of the public"
The manager Of the farm, Mr..
Thatcher. read a valuable paper on hog
cholera prevention and declared that
it is no longer a question whether 1t
can be done but solely a question how
to get the farmers to do it.
The conference ave a vote of thanks
to both Mr.. French and Mr.. Thatcher.
State Superintendent A. NJ. Deyoe
will go next Monday to Ellsworth to
speak at the dedication OF a fine new
public school building. The past week
has delivered addresses at Fairfield.
Clarinda, Manchester and elsewhere.
Deputy State Superintendent Frank ID.
has also been out addressing
meetings, as well as the three state
school inspectors. Messrs Mahannah,
Woodruff and Fuller.
III had a dozen men in my Of
fee available for addresses" said the
superintendent, II believe I would
not then be able to respond to all the
calls we have for speakers at school
meetings"
A national conference Of defenders
the Luton bridge patents 10 in
contemplation. This Is outgrowth Of
the visit to Des Moines last week Of
attorney Of a very prominent Arm
at Madison. Wis. employed to defend
suits. The Wisconsin railway
and highway commission
have become interested n 1t Is pro.
bable the state Of Wiscopin will fol-
low the example Of the state OF Iowa
and officially taxi a hand In the fight
to free the concrete bridge business of
monopolistic patents. There are suits
pending in Pittsburg. Cincinnati. st.
Louis, Kansas City. Nebraska City and
1t Is proposed that all OF
the persons interested in independent
construction OF concrete bridges get to-
gether that the defense may have the
more force.