The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-12
DAIRY SPECIAL COMING
Special Dairy Train Comes to Leon
Next Wednesday. Cow Judging
andj Testing a Feature.

The Special Dairy tram Wnlcn VIII
visit a number of towns in southern
Iowa, will be at Leon next Wednes-
day, Feb. 18th, arriving at 10 a. m
and remaining here until p. m. that
afternoon.
The meeting will be held at the
court house.
The speakers who will accompany
the train will be Judge w. B. Quar-
ton, dairyman of Algona, Iowa; G.
H. Teller, assistant dairy commits
sioner; w. B. Barney, state dairy
commissioner; J. I. Gibson, state
veterinarian; B. C. Iliff, deputy state
dairy commissioner; E. S. Estel,
Iowa state dairy expert; A. H. Han
sen, assistant state dairy expert; j.
B. Lamson, farm crops expert; H. A.
| Welch of the United States govern
| ment.
The Decatur County Improved Live
Stock Breeders Association have Of
fered $25 in premiums for COWS en-
tered in the test to be conducted in
connection with the lectures.
The dairy train will carry complete
exhibits along all lines, and every
one will have plenty of time to see
all. The dairy cattle carried on the
! special train will be Iowa's best and
an illustrated lecture on the selec-
ton of cattle, as we'll as COW demon
stration, will contain information
that can be applied directly on the
farm.
There are many things of interest
in dairying as we'll as other lines OF
farming that will be taken up by the
speakers on the special dairy train.
All lecturers will be men who have
had practical experience on Iowa
farms. They will tell in clear,
concise manner how improvements
can be made on the average farm.
The question of soil fertility will 1t
self repay every farmer in the com
munity to attend the meeting. The
breeding and feeding Of dairy cows;
the value Of dairy products as human
food; the growing of alfalfa hay and
it's value on the farm; the advantage
of the silo, and the selection OF
good cows are subjects which will be
discussed in the court house. A lee
ture to High School students will also
be given at the same time.
The boys and girls COW judging
contest should prove popular with
the young people, and all are urged
to enter. The local COW show should
be made one of the most important
features. Bring in your cows re-
gardless of breed and the judges Will
tell you their. good and bad features.
F In regards to the contest for cows
producing the most butter fat, Mi.
A. H. Hansen, the assistant state
dairy expert who will be here to do
the Judging has announced the fol-
lowing basis on which the cows will
be judged according to age, SO that
an older animal has no advantage
over the younger ones: two year old,
/ pound Of fat, three years old 1.3
pounds, 4 years old 1.5 pounds, 5
years old and over IL pounds.
1t will pay the farmers of Decatur
county we'll to take a, day off next
Wednesday and come to Leon, and
bring the wife, boys and girls. There
will be something to interest them.
We expect to see the farmers of this
vicinity take enough interest in the
dairy COW contest so that the Farm
ers' Institute will deem it advisable
to hold one every year. There Is
no place in Iowa better adapted to
the dairy interest than Decatur
county, and the industry is going to
be developed. Better get in on the
ground floor and you can learn just
what you need to learn by attending
the special dairy meeting at Leon
next Wednesday.