Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-11
GOVERNOR CLARKE ISSUES PROC
LAMATIoN DESIGNATING \
FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER.
HAS COME TO be ANNUAL
AFFAIR AMONG FARMERS
Governor Urges Preparation and Pub
LEFTY Thru schools-lowa's Apple
Crop This Year SO Per Cent Less
Than Last-crop Short Turnout
Middle West.
special to Times Republican.

special to Times -Republican.
Des Moines, Sept IL Governor
George w. Clarke today issued
proclamation in which he designated
the first week in October as seed corn
week in Iowa. This setting apart one
week in the fall in which farmers have
their attention called especially to the
value Of good seed corn has come to
be an annual affair. 1t is considered
a high tribute to the value of the corn
crop to the state when it thus re-
ceives official recognition. The gov
ernor's proclamation follows:
whereas it has been demonstrated
by years of experience and i1fnumer-
able tests made that the best results
are obtained from seed corn selected
from the fields prior to frosts of any
consequence, and
whereas it has been proved be-
You'd any room for controversy tnat
the seed so selected should be kept IN
a room artificiauy heated and never
allowed to reach the freezing point, to
the end that 1t may be high in vitality
and terminating quality. and
Whereas, good seed corn so selected
and cared for means many hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars to the Iowa
farmers over seed selected and cared
for in any other way and
Whereas, a campaign OF education
thru the rural schools Of the state has
been organized eliminating the hrs'
week in October. and
e +, hnn
those competent to speak on the sub
sect that would be the best week iof
the selection of seed this year.
Now therefore, do hereby an
nounce and proclaim the first week IN
October as seed corn week IN Iowa
and urge preparation and publicity 1or
Il thru the schools as proposed ana
that turnout the state, so far as prac-
ticable. the seed for the next year DE
selected and preserved as intelligent
experience has determined to be pest
to the end that Iowa's great crop may
be made to approach it's wondrous pos
sibilities."
Apple Crop so Per Cont.
Iowa's apple crop this year will total
about $500, 900 bushels which is only
so per cent Of the crop last year wnen
the total yield was around Tooo'ooo
bushels. This is the estimate made by
Wesley Greene, secretary OF the STATE
horticultural society.
Not only is the crop in Iowa SNORT
hut turnout the middle west generally.
The apple crop Of the entire country
viii by no means be up to that OF a
year ago.
Commercial apple growers in Iowa
who have taken good care OF thell
orchards, however, have a SATISFACTORY
crop this year and as usual with thess
men the quality Of their apples is high
They will get good prices.
Commercial apple growers in this
state who have established regulations
as PRODUCERS Of high class fruit do not
need to hunt for a market. Buyers
Who know their products hunt then
ont about this season Of the year and
bid up good prices for their output.
The Iowa apple has flavor which is
not equaled by the apples OF the west
altho the latter are often larger AND
more handsome. If the trees have
been sprayed In the spring fruit grown
in this state has better keeping quail
ties than that grown in the west.
Iowa now has a sufficient number
of cold storage houses so that the
apples can be placed in cold storage
and held for a satisfactory market, IN
case the prices at gathering time are
not satisfactory. The commercial
growers quite generally take advant'
age of these cold storage plants.
In recent years the commercial
growers have become as expert lr
sorting and packing apples as any OF
the western experts. Many Iowa
growers put out their apples in boxes
and in barrels, vel! sorted. and care
fully packed and in this way get the
top Of the market for them.