Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-10
SHORT COURSE
OPENED MONDAY
second Annual Short Course Opens
Auspiciously, With Large Class
ses i'm Attendance.
ABOUT THREE HUNDRED
ENROLLED YESTERDAY
Great Interest Manifested in Domes-
tic Science, With Large Glass.
Other Glasses Large and
Appreciatiye.

The second agricultural short
course for Winneshiek county open
ed in DEBORAH Monday morning, and
its success was stamped at the open
ing hour, because large classes were
organized in stock judging, corn
and domestic science. About $50
were enrolled in the short course
classes yesterday, and 1856 in the do
mestic science classes. OF course
this enrolment will be greatly swell
ed today, and the course promises to
be the largest and best held in the
state. The corn classes are being
held on the second floor of the j. ].
Marsh building and the stock clas-
ses on the lower floor Domestic
Science classes in the Baptist church,
and premium exhibits in the Free
man building. The latter exhibits
are not nearly all in at this writing,
but there are corn, grain, grasses,
vegetables, and farm products OF all
kinds on display and more to come.
Exhibitors of corn SO far, are A. l..
Abbey H. Searsland, c. T. Ander-
son, II. Oryella, Theo. Oryella, w.
G.. Makepeace, A. c. Christian, Ed.
Beard, G. Steine, John Peterson, A.
Womeldorf, F. w. Gross, E. R.
Blount, o. P. Olson, A. Bursheim,
o. o. Lomen, II. H. Evenrud, Orlan-
do Bake, Jof. Jagerson, DEBORAH.
Ole Flaskerud, W. ID. Frye, G. Frye,
Elef Flaskrud, Calmar. Wennes
Bros, Spring Grove; P. Gavle, Ridge
way
Potatoes-Orlando Bake, Wennes
Bros, E. r. Blount, Wm.N. NJ. John
son.
Oats-Orlando Bake, A. Womel-
dorf, Wennes Bros, E. l.. Beard,
Thee Orvella, A. P. Pfister.
Wheat-Ed Darlington, G. Ro-
wang, P. Ode, E. r. Blount, A. P.
Pfster.
Timothy Seed-Wennes Bros.
Rye. l.. Beard.
Barley-P. Ode, A. P. Pfister.
Farm Displays-E. r. Blount and
o. 0. Lomen.
The following professors from
Ames are here, and organized the
classes Monday morning: M. A
Hauser, farm crops, assisted by II
S. Robilliard and M. ID. Whitney;
Roy f. O'Donnell, animal husban-
dry, and Roy NJ Gregg, assistant, E
j. Hauser, charge of stock and j. ID
Rowley, car man.
There are three exhibit cars on the
Rock Island tracks. One is bag
gage car carrying the class material
and another car of exhibits. In thi!
car the outline of the experimental
work at Ames is shown, also mode
silos, handy devices, hog choler;
leison in jars and many varieties o
grains, grasses, etc. The stock ca
carries an exhibit of horses, and cat
tie which are kept at Anderson
Bros barn. There is a Percherol
gelding from the farm of e. II
Schloeman, Sioux City,. who VOL
first and championship at the Inter
state fair, Sioux City. A shetlan,
pony for the evening classes of boy
and girls, held from four to five. /
belongs to II. N. Donhowe, of Stor
City. This pony was first in his elias
at the Des Moines fair. There is ais
Guernsey dairy COW, three bee
heifers and FIVE mutton sheer
Three first prize barrows will be ship
ped here this week from the ia
stock show held in Chicago. TIL
animals are all very fine and prov
interesting studies.
Monday afternoon Prof. Roy I
O'Donnell gave a lecture on drai
horse confirmation and unsoundnes
which proved OF incalcuable valu
to the class of spectators. Prof n
A. Hauser gave lecture to the cor
class on farm management whic
was gem. Yesterday mornin
classes in draft horses and corn judl
ing and soils was held. In the aftel
noon DR.. X. n. Stouder gave a tai
on hog cholera giving a lot of va
liable information to a large class
The Domestic Science classes al
under the direction of Mrs. Louis
II. Campbell and Miss Lillian MoliI
of Ames. ]. S. Williams is superi
/. tendent 200 were enrolled yeste
day, and the Baptist church W