Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-27
STATE DAIRY ASsoclATioN TO
SEND TRAIN ACROSS SOUTH.
ERN IOWA.
TOUR TO eE CONDUCTED
WITH COOPERATION OF TOWNS
Local Interest to Be Increased by Each
Community Having Hand in Prep
aration and Conduct Of Program
Exhibit. to es More Extensive and
Include Dairy Cattle Shows.
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Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo. Jan. 27.-The Iowa State
Dairy Association has just completed
arrangements with the Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy railroad to operate
special dairy train over the branches
of this line in southern Iowa. The tour
will begin Feb. 9 and continue until
March l.
The train will be under the direct SUI
pervision Of E. 8. Estel, state dairy eX-
for the railroad. The special will differ
from those conducted in previous years.
in that the communities will cooperate
to greater extent in the meetings.
Stops will only be made at towns
where local interest is manifested, and
the citizens of the town and the farm
ers OF the surrounding country agree
to advertise, exhibit cattle and assist
in making the meetings large and sue
cessful.
The Burlington railroad has operated
two special dairy trains for the Iowa
State Dairy Association in this same
territory. These have accomplished
great deal, and have created demand
for more thorough information along
the lines Of dairying and intensive
farming. 1t is to meet this demand that
the Iowa State Dairy Association. as
sisted by the various other dairy in
terests of the state, has determined to
carry en- this new kind Of campaign.
Exhibits More Extensive.
Exhibits Of the various kinds OF
feeds, barn equipment and silos will be
carried in an exhibit car. These will be
more extensive than on previous trains.
and will be designed to give the be-
ginner practical illustrations of mex
pensive equipment for the small dairy
farm. In addition, the usual dairy cow
demonstrations will be given. and spec
linens of dairy animals will be carried
in a baggage car. equipped as a model
dairy barn.
All meetings will be held at town
halls. This arrangement will enable
the lecturers to talk to the entire audi
ence at once and therefore give more
information In the same length of time.
Lectures viii be delivered to the city
and rural school children with the idea
Of encouraging them to live on the
farm. The boys Of each community
will be given an opportunity to enter
a dairy COW Judging contest. as well as
a diary record contest. The latter will
be based upon records Of the produce
ton OF milk and fat In the herd three
months from the; date on which the
train passes thru each respective town.
Prizes for these contests will be given
by local merchants and business men.
show Of Dairy Cattle.
In addition. an effort will be made 60
have small dairy show Of the cattle
in each community. These animals
will be scored and the owners advised
as to how their herds may be practical
~ improved by breeding and testing.
Southern Iowa. because OF its natural
conditions, Is admirably adapted to
dairying. Altho this is true, only a
small percentage Of the creameries In
the state are located in the southern
half. The mild climate. the rolling
land with its abundance of pasturage,
soil which will grow alfalfa and all 9TH
er legumes without the attention re-
quired in the north, and ste proximity
to good market. mako this section one
of the best for dairy purposes.
Heretofore the farmers Of southern
Iowa have made dairying only a side
line. They have in large measure sold
their grains directly from the farm, and