Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-12
'NIN1S CROP EXPERT.
WRIGHT COUNTY suPERINTENp.
EMIT URGES ACCEPTANCE or
GOVERNMENT OFFER.
CALLS MEETINGS TO
PROMOTE NEW PLAN
Series Of Lectures TO Be Given Thru.
out County BY Professor cevsrdals,
Feb. IS and 1s-sssks Support Of
Farmers and Business Men in Rails.
ing Fund to Support Work.

ing Fund to Support Work.
Special to Times Republican.
Clarion, Feb. 12.-Superintendent Of
Schools NJ. L. Howell has issued call
for series Of meetings to promote the
establishment of crop bureau, with
the employment of a county crop ex-
pert, to receive the benefit Of govern
ment aid, in Wright county. Mr.. How
ellis call follows:
The United States government has
created a fund of several hundred
thousand dollars for the pun pose OF pro-
noting the interests Of the farmers Of
the country. The government offers
thru the office Of farm management
$1,000 annually, to counties In the
United States that will carry on, under
the direction of a board CT local men,
careful, agricultural extension work.
Mr.. Rosenthal offers an additional ST.
900 annually, to counties who will or
ganize and promote the came line of
work.
1 have been negotiating with the Of
flee of farm management in the bureau
OF plant industry in the department of
agriculture, Washington, D. c., and
have secured from the special agent
and from the special agent in charge
of the state of Iowa, the promise to
establish in Wright county such an
appointment, provided that the farmers
and business men will organize them
selves into society for the promotion
of agricultural education, and provided.
that they will cooperate with the agri-
culture adviser and that they will raise
at the least, $1,000 annually, for three
years.
The county agriculturist would give
aid directly under four main headings.
T. To rural schools by assisting in
seed selection. boys and girls corn
club work. township pic,iics, reading,
adding and spelling contests.
2. To county agricultural meetings
by assisting with the county fairs, corn
shows, colt shows short courses, etc.
8. To county experiment station
work by conducting demonstrations on
the county farm and on the individual
farms, such as the relation Of yields of
corn, varieties Of grain, study and
growth Of alfalfa and livestock man
agement.
l.. To give aid to individual farmers
by assisting in the study Of soil fertil-
ity, farm management. crop rotation
stamping out of diseases Of livestock
and plants, horticultural Aid and many
other things that the farmers are d.
rectly interested in.
In other words his work among the
formers not only enables him to know
the best practices which will result In
the greatest yield Of crops per acre and
the greatest financial returns to the
farmer but he works towards the or
ganization Of the local people into assoc
Citations and societies for the general
Improvement Of the further financial
educational, and social conditions.
In keeping with the above PROPOSE
ton, 1 have secured the time of the
special agent in charge of county or
ganization work in the state Of Iowa,
Prof ]. w. Coverdale. of the office OF
farm management in the bureau of
plant industry Of the department OF
agriculture OF Washington, D. c., who
will present this matter to the farmers
in the county Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Feb. 10, 10. 20
and q, in the following places:
Program Of Meetings. Fob. 10.
Tuesday, 10 a. M, Woodstock.
Tuesday, p. M, Goldfield.
Tuesday. 8 p. M. Eagle Grove.
Program Of Meetings, Feb. IS.
Wednesday. 10 a. M, Clarion.
Wednesday, p. m.,. Lincoln church
Wednesday, p. M Dews.
Program Of Msstipes Feb. 20.
Thursday, 10 a. M. Boone township
center.
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Thursday. s p. m, Belmcnd
Program Of Mdltings, Fob. Fl.
Friday 10 a. M, epurt house. Clarion
Friday, p. NJ, epurt house. Clarion.
chairmen 81 Meetings.
Woodstock. Frank McDaniels; Gold.
field, s.. D. Kennedy; Eagle Grove. J. G.
Middleton: Clarion. o. p. Morton: Lin
coin, c. w. Van Meter: Dows, r. w.
Birdsall: Boone, J.. N. overbaugh: Nor.
way, H. H. Fritzea Belmond, Prof. H.
Luck; Clarion. temporary chairman. NJ
L. Howell, superintendent schools.