Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-30
FARMERS PICNIC
HELD At L|S|0hB
LlScOMa. BETHEL. Al1iON AGRI-
CULTURAL CLUB AFFAIR A
SUCCESS.
COLT SHOW A FEATURE
OF THE DAYS PROGRAM
Professor o'DonneiI, Of Ames, Judges
Colts and Tells Of Type to Raise
Professor Pamme Talks Of Noxious
Weeds and How to Overcome Them
Sports Program in Afternoon.

Sports Program in Afternoon.
Successful in every particular was
the annual picnic of the Liscomb-
Bethel-Albion Agricultural Club held
Many farmers, especially Of the north
ern part of the county, We're present.
A colt show was a feature Of the days
program. and in lie afternoon spor-s
program was observed.
Prof. Roy +. O'Donnell. of Iowa
State College. Ames, judged the colts
and told the farmers how TO raise
them. Prof. L. +. Panlmel, of Ames,
lectured on noXious weeds, and how TO
overcome them.
O'Donneil Judges Colts.
In judging the colts entered for the
exhibit Professor O'Donnell empha-
sized the importance of feet and legs
as we'll as soundness and size. He
spoke after the judging of each class,
pointing out the main points in which
one colt excelled those placed lower IL
the prize list. He said that the mar
ke1 had shown steady advance in
the price Of good marketable drafters
during the past ten years, While the
inferior class had become drug on
the market. The lighter class of horses
are more subject TO blemishes and
cause a greater reduction in the value
Of the horse. The spirit Of co-opera-
ton shown in the neighborhood of
Liscomb is largely responsible for the
good even class of colts shown this
year and the educational value of such
an exhibit is bound to advertise
community With good marketable
drafters selling at unheard of prices,
and the large teaming firms reluctant
TO invest in motor trucks. the future
Of the draft horse business is excep-
tionally bright.
The men were urged to take extra
good care of the foal the first season
in order to produce the highest class
of drafters. Weight was urged to OBJ
tain the highest prices on the market.
Over a period Of five years on the
Chicago market. $500 pound geldings
have averaged 5000. while the ton
gelding of the same class has sold for
! $500.
Prize Winners For Colts.
| In the pure bred draft colts Harry
/ Early won first on heavy boned,
massive colt with heavy muscllng,
| good action, and acceptable draft type.
! George Lewis was second with colt
! of good pattern. but lacking in mas
! siveness and muscling Of the first colt.
| In the class for grade draft colts ?
! grade Shire owned by c. P. Lister won
1 first, a colt with heavy bone and lots
/ Of action. The second was won by {.
/! IT. Wiley on a Percheron mare colt OF
! good quality, but lacking the bone OF
the winner. Fifteen colts in this class
! made an exceptionally strong show
| ing.
1 The roadster class brought out fine
type in Walter Kinsey's standard bred
(! colt, His action was all that could be
desired in a roadster. and mis- style
and finish would entitle him to recos-
milton in any class. Riley Mckioben
! was second on colt Of a little larger
stamp. but lacking the quality and
style of the first entry.
only two mules were shown. the frst
being won on an entry by NIX
I OBryon. and the second going 10
I o.nonths-old colt shown by ]. L.
! Ulery.
In ALI depa rtments the show was eX-
cep,ionally strong and many o. 'ne
entries would do credit 70 larger sho" :
Pammei on Weeds.
DIR. L. H Pamme!, professor o.
botany of Iowa State college, gave ai
,aaress on the subject Of weeds o
the farm. He said that the suoJecl a.
ono of increasing interest to the farm
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valuable. and the prices are contln
all going I'D. that the farmers o
7o-rs noust decide TO do somewhat pet
~ <or,n,ne to make the farm pay.
,s No longer possible to pay the IN
,os. nm the investment. One way t
40 this is by keeping the weeds down
a,os. ne,sons do not realize tn
amount of damage weeds do to TN
earns OF Iowa. The annual loss
n-ohal,,v in the neighborhood OF $2o'
mo 600 or $4,000, 900 some years. Nor
money is lost to the farmers OF low;
because of the growth Of weeds thai
tho loss from hog cholera in the state
Now all this can be prevented ii tn
farmers will do their duty. 1t is pos
sihle to grow from sixty to eight
/ bushels of corn per acre IN clea'
fields and in good years. but nov
MANY farmers get yields like this. IN
| average yield is much lower, so 10y
that the farmers can not pay the IN
terest on the investment. The presenc
| Of such weeds as auack grass Canad
thistle. will cost the farmers OF low
l millions Of dollars.
How best to get the farmers inter
ested in a difficult problem? We nav
a most excellent weed law, but ther
- .e- tcwnsh!ps !n the state wher
If is enforced In some parts OF IN
, state dock, Canada thisties. quac
} grass and horsenettel are left to see
and infest the farms. Clean cuirlva
ton of land was advised as the remed
3 To exterminate the weeds.
There were 125 varieties OF weeds
gathered from the surrounding couh
try. placed on exhibition to fllustrat
Professor PammeFs address.
The Sports Program.
The afternoon program OF sports wa
held at Gould's race track. A ball gam
between Bangor and Albion was wo
nv Bangor, Is to 10. Holltngswort'
j a.