The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-15
John M. Evvard to Speak.


The meeting will begin with the
county short course at Carthage on
Jan. 10. IL and IL. The committee
in charge has planned program and
secured speakers that will be of more
than ordinary interest. 1t is their
idea to hold a meeting that the farm
ers from all parts of the county will
want to attend.
On Thursday. Jan. IL, John M.
Eyvard Of the College of Agriculture,
Ames. Iowa, will explain the self
feeder or "cafateria" methods of feed
ing swine. He will speak at both the
morning and afternoon sessions,
which will be held at the court
house. Prof. Evvard is one of our
leading authorities on hog feeding. A
large number of farmers are follow
ing his methods to their profit. Here
is the opportunity to get first hand
information on this subject.
w. F.. Handschin, state leader or
county agents: Willard p. Graham
OF Rochelle; John G. Imboden Of De-
catur. and Professors w. H. Smith
and J. L. Edmonds Of the University
of Illinois, are other speakers on this
program. Prof. Handschin will talk
on the Work of the Soil Improve
ment Associations" in Illinois. Mr..
Graham's subjects are Good Roads"
and Sweet Clover" Mr.. Imboden
will discuss some of the many phases
of the cattle feeding business. Profs.
Smith and Edmonds are also live
stock men and the latter is one Of
our best authorities on the breeding,
feeding and care of the horse. Their
work will be given on Friday, Jan.
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the subject of Prof Smiths address,
We need more and better livestock
for Hancock county and the best way
to secure it is through cooperation
among breeders. Every breeder or
would be-breeder Of animals should
hear this talk on organization. The
Soil Improvement association expects
to take up the work of forming q
county breeders organization and we
believe that this is good starting
point.
University Short Course at Urbana.
January 1927, the university will
hold its annual two weeks farmers
short course at Urbana. During that
time we will hold few meetings in
the county; partly because all Of the
university men are occupied at that
time, but mostly because we do not
want anyone, who might go, to miss
the trip to Urbana. Any man who
spends two weeks in this school
brings something home with him that
makes him forever q staunch advo-
cate of the better agriculture"
Other Short Courses.
From February SO, the Adrian
people will hold series Of meetings
at Adrian. They have secured,
through their own committee, some
of the very best talent. including
Prof. Bowman Of Waterloo, Iowa, and
Frank I. Mann of Gilman, III. Adrian
has always dad good short course
and it will be even better this year.
Other meetings to be held on that
week are at Warsaw, Illinois. Apoa-
moose church and Dallas City. At
each of these places a four days ees-
sion beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 6,
and ending Friday, Feb. 8. will be
The subjects to be dis.
cussed are Swine Production"
"Dairyfng," Crop Production" and
Farm Management"
On the following week in February,
a circuit similar to the one above
outlined, will be conducted at Ply
Augusta, Bowen and West
Point. Their subjects are 'Datrying,'
Buying and Selling,