Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-29
SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF
HAMILTON COUNTY FARMS

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the people upon the Baby Beef Club
which is being formed in Iowa. The
scheme is the invention of commits
sion men of Chicago, who offer the
prizes given, but is conducted under
the auspices of the Agricultural Col
lege at Ames. Efforts are being
made to obtain fifty boys in each of
as many counties to join the club.
The boy is to select a calf under s
months of age upon the farm and
send in a detailed description of the
same to Ames College. This de-
'scription should include weight. Re-
ports are sent to the college from
time to time, according to instruc-
tons received by the boys, and
when the calf is marketable the boy
in each county who has shown the
most gain in the raising of his calf,
and has accomplished it the most
economically, will receive free trip
to the Chicago Annual Stock show.
while the boy who in Iowa has won
over all the other prize winners in
the counties, will receive free trip
to Washington.
Mr.. Beardsford stated that it is
now a question whether or not we
can on our high priced Iowa farms,
raise cattle for market profitably.
2,S4O calves fed under observation
sold at $63 per head at market. The
profit per head was $12 only. That
was not much, but was nevertheless
better than raising corn to sell at
the elevator. 1t was the opinion Of
the speaker that it was better for
Iowa farmers to market their crops
on four legs than on four wheels,
for so much produce upon the farm
which would otherwise be wasted,
such as cornstalks, alfalfa, ETC., is
used to good advantage in the feed
ing of stock.
About 3 O'Clock the long line Of
automobiles left for the w. o. Nc
Cornell farm, six miles south of this
city, where the men gathered
around the seed corn granary to
listen to Mr.. McDonald's talk upon
Storing of Seed Corn, and one by Fl.
o. Barker upon Hogs. In the door
yard of the home the women gather
ed to hear Mrs. Richardson's talk
upon the Canning OF Tomatoes. Her
talk was full of practical helps for
the women, and Mrs. Richardson
fully explained the cold pack meth
Cd of canning fruit and vegetables.
She heartily advocated the preserva-
ton of all fruits and vegetables rails
ed upon the farm, for home use.
Pamphlets fully explaining the cold
pack method may be had upon appli-
cation to the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington, d. c., or Ames
College.
Leaving the Mcconnell farm, the
party proceeded through the aven-
ues of waving grain and green
stretches of what promises to be a
bumper hay crop, east, to the Alex
ander Groves farm. The new farm
l,N tod hi st.y,N II r1,,IYN o
the past year is proclaimed state
wide as the model farm dwelling and
through the home, which as one
Ames Instructor termed il, has the
usual comfortable city home backed
clear off the map"
A complete description of this
ideal home appeared in the Free
man-Tribune some months ago. The
party were greatly refreshed here
by liberal supply of iced lemonade
served on the lawn and soon after
the large company sat or stood about
under the trees and listened to the
talk by Mr.. Hoffman upon Improve
ments Upon the Farm. He stated
that the problem of the farm boys
and girls leaving for the city could
be solved by the early introduction
into the farm home and buildings of
modern improvements, chief of
which is an electric system. The
one upon the Groves farm cost about
$500 while fixtures and wiring to
the various barns cost an additional
$500. Mr.. Hoffman said this was
the price of the average automobile
which the average farmer possesses.
If it had to be question of which
of two Injuries the farmer could
possess, it is unQuestioned that he
could do the most and save the most
labor, besides making life more
pleasant, with the electric system in
the home. All women would like to
have running water in their kitch-
ems, and this can easily be aCcomp-
lished with such a system as the one