Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-07
STATE SOCIETY AND OTHER Farm
ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET
IN DIES MONIES.
DIRECTORS OF STATE BOARD
TO be CHOSEN SOON
Secretary corey's Report 70 es Feature
Of Gathering County Fair Managers
and Meat Predueers' Association 70
Hold sessiens-Dr. Chapel 10 Pre-.
sent Report on Crops Of Iowa.
Special to Times. Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
On Wednesday OF this week will be
held the annual state agricultural con-
vention of Iowa, at which time the
representatives OF various agricultural
interests of the state will choose the
directors for the state board of agri-
culture and transact other business.
The reports Of the officers will be
presented. The report of Secretay A.
II. Grey will be the most important,
the reports Of President C. f. Cameron
and Treasurer G. s. Gilbertson being
short. Secretary Corey,s report will
present facts regarding the agricul-
tural interests OF the state, statistics
OF state matters, a report on the state
fair OF this year, recommends lions for
the future and other matters of that
kind. The financial report will contain
nothing new. The convention selects
an auditing committee which reports
on the finances Of the board. The
state accountant has, already checked
over all the accounts. Two years ago
expert bookkeepers employed by the
legislature checked over the accounts.
The reports are always printed in de-
tail.
The agricultural convention is made
up OF delegates from all the county
fair associations. all the farmers in
stitutes and from counties where no
lairs are held The following direc-
tors terms expire now: Messrs.
Charles w. Phillips. Maquoketa; Ed
ward ]. Curtin, DEBORAH; Thomas G.
Legoe. What Cheer; Frank e. Sheldon.
Mount Ayr: John P Mullen, Fonda,
Phillips and Legoe have been on the
board several years and 1t Is under
stood neither will urge his own re-
election. Last year two new men
went on the board, Messrs. Cyrus Tow
and c. II. Tribby. There was q good
deal Of feeling aroused at that time
over the defeat Of the old members. 1t
is not known whether there will be
fight for the place this year.
There will be meeting of the as
ISOLATION Of county fair managers to-
morrow with discussion Of all the
various problems that come before
them In the evening there will be a
banquet. H. c. Leach Of Bloomfield Is
president and A. G. Rigby Of Inde-
pendence Is secretary.
During the week there will also be
held meeting Of the Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association. The annual
horticultural convention Is also held
during the week with fruit show at
the state house.
One OF the features Of the week will
bs the annual report Of DR.. Chapel on
the crops Of Iowa. This report Is al
ways much sought as 1t Is regarded as
far more complete and thorough than
that Of the federal department.
The report Of the state dairy COM
missioner was q discouraging one for
this year as to the amount Of butter
actually produced In the state. But the
report closed July last.
Informal reports now indicate that
the remainder OF the year 1914 made a
much better showing than the first
part OF the year In the early months
OF the year the weather was unfavor-
| able for pastures and besides there
was low price for butter so that
many ceased making butter. But later
the conditions were changed.
| The local condenseries here report
that In September and October their
business Increased by at least 40 per
cent over what 1t had been the pre-
vious two months In fact 1t has been
better in the fall months OF 1914 than
ever before. 1t Is believed that this
condition OF affairs prevailed generally
in the state and that the production
OF butter by the creameries OF the
state has been very large in recent
months.
i q q
| Albert F. Dawson, OF Davenport, as
president Of the Scott county farm I'M
prpvement association. visited DR.. I.
Gibson on Saturday for a conference
4 on behalf OF farmers in eastern Iowa
regarding the quarantine. He OBJ
tanned exact Information as to the sit
uation and found that everything is
I being done that e possible to relieve
the situation.
Dr. Gibson recommended to the de-
| partment at Washington that as to
every one Of the counties in eastern
/ Iowa, forming the quarantined group.
THAT special permission be granted for
the shipment OF livestock for slaugh-
ter. and agents be named to issue
the permits. This would bring the
state and federal authorities into en-
| tire harmony. One veterinarian in
each county would issue permits upon
q careful examination OF the herd. and
| the permit would designate when and
how the shipment should be made and
destination. That would give relief in
all but the six counties whore the foot
and mouth disease has actually APP
peared.
Scott county has had none OF the
epidemic, but Is next to two counties
having It.
Tho belief OF the state department
Is that a way can be found OF safe
guarding the situation and yet to per-
NIT the shipment OF the livestock that
Is ready for market. The railroad
companies have co-operated In tho
matter Of tho cleaning up Of the cars
and loading yards and farmers have