Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
IOWA GRAIN GROWERS TURN At.
TENTioN TO RETIREMENT OF
CONDITIONS.
BETTER SCHOOLS AND
BETTER HOMES DESIRED
Would Make Country Most Attractive
Place to Livs-Too Much Attention
Paid to Corn Culture and Hog Pro-
duetien and Not Enough to Farm
Home and Farm School.
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Ames. Jan. 10.-Not how to grow
better corn but how to get better coun-
try homes, better country schools, and
how to make the country better place
in which to live. featured the discus
sions at the closing session of the Iowa
Corn and Small Grain Growers Assoc
citation at Iowa State College yesterday.
The man who with his coworkers is
teaching better farming methods to
half million Of the people Of Iowa,
Director w. ]. Kennedy of the extern
ion department, declared that in Iowa
too much attention is being paid to corn
and hogs and livestock, and not enough
to the farm home and the farm school.
'Iowas loss in population in the last
census was loss from the farm to
the city, largely because the living
conditions on many farms are not at.
tractive to the woman and children"
said he. Because the rural schools
are inadequate, people move to town to
educate their children. The really vi
tai problem in Iowa today is life in
the rural communities"
Reorganization OF Schools.
1.-The rural schools Of Iowa must be
thoroughly reorganized and reformed
until under efficient leadership they will
give the boy or girl the kind of educa-
ton they need for their life work on
tf.a farm" said Prof. w. H. Gemmill,
secretary of the state board of educa-
ton.
Asa Turner Of Farrar. Iowa, who was
brought to Iowa as child in 1912 and
has made his home all his life on an
Iowa farm, told of the influences Of the
right sort Of farm home upon the
character and life Of the young.
Whether thing was right or wrong
was the chief consideration with those
fathers and mothers Of the early Iowa
farm homes" said he. LET us contin-
ue to make the farm homes of Iowa the
finest place that a boy or girl can hope
to know"
At the annual banquet, the goal was
sent for a membership of 1000 corn
growers for the corn show next year.
I'VE want 10000 ears Of corn on ex-
hibition instead Of 5000, next year"
said H. L. Eichling secretary of the
corn show. Only fair prices were reali-
zed at the auction sale Of the prize
winning ears, despite the fact that be-
cause Of the change in the policy Of the
association, no corn will be sold at auc-
ton next year.
Creamery Prizes Awarded.
Seventy buttermakers and creamery
men from all parts Of the state We'd
with each other to determine who were
the best Judges Of good creamery but
ter in the annual judging contest which
forms eliminating feature Of the but
termakers short course at Iowa State
college.
Handsome gold and silver medals,
and cash prizes of $40. SIS, SO. $3.50,
IS and 81 were won by the following
men in order: S. G. Klopp, Bedford;
George U. Guthrie, BROOKLYN; H. So
bale, Coulter; ]. B. Frisbie, Water
vile; j. L. Bloomster, Hobart; r. f.
Clemmons, Burt: c. B. Hamilton, Well
man: p. W. Peterson, New Hartford,
Iowa.
More than a hundred creameries in
Iowa and nearby states submitted
samples of their product for scoring by
the official judges in connection with
the short course. Prizes equal In value
to those given in the Judging contest.
were won in each of the two classes as
follows:
Whole milk class-T. E. Sadler, DEL
vein. Iowa: ]. J. Drummer, Strawberry
Point, Iowa: ]. A. Peterson, Chisago
City, Mimi; o. N. Peterson, Rapidan,
Mimi; E. A. Gudvangen, Kiester,
Mimi; W. E. Mittlestadt, Manchester,
Iowa.
Gathered cream class-R. P. Colwell,
River Falls, Wis; F. D. Warner,
Northwood. Iowa; John Christensen,
Thornton, Iowa: Henry Hansen Cylin-
der. Iowa: O. B. Stenberg, Ellsworth,
Iowa: J. Bloomster, Hobart Iowa