Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-26
FEB. 12-17 DATES FOR ANNUAL
MEETING TO BE HELD AT
STATE CENTER.
AMEs EXTENSION WORKERS
TO CONDUCT THE CLASSES
Live Stock Glasses to BE in Charge OF
Professor Hart and e. J. Haussr-
Crops and Soils and Domestic Sci
ence Work Also to Be Featured-En-
tertainments in Evening.

The premium list and program OF
the State Center Marshall county
short course, to be held at State Cen
| ter Feb. II to II, has just been pub
lished giving the details Of the weeks
| course of instruction.
The instructors of the extension de-
| partment of Iowa State College, who
will nave charge OF the classes, will be
Prof. II. B. Hart and Z. j. Hauser.
animal husbandry; Prof. f. G. Church.
i'll and J. NJ. Douglass farm crops and
soils; Miss Jessie Campbell and Mrs.
| Amy Dana, domestic science.
| The animal husbandry and stock
| judging classes will meet in the GIT.
| Corbett sales pavilion. The farm crops
| and soils and grain judging classes will
| meet in the Grand opera house. The
| domestic science classes will meet In
! the /. o. o. F. hall. Evening entertain
ments will be held in the opera house.
Summary Of Subjects.
The program for the live stock
classes includes the study of dairyins
and COW testing associations. the
Judging Of dairy breeds. the feeding
| and management of dairy cattle, the
STUDY of mutton and the management
Of flocks. and methods of feeding and
Judging of sheep. Under the head OF
beef cattle the types the market de-
mands, the breeding Of beef breeds,
and the judging-of baby beeves, will
be taken up.
Lectures of the live stock program
are: Tuesday, afternoon. Contagious
Diseases of Live Stock" DR.. Stouder.
of Ames: Wednesday afternoon. Hog
Cholera and Its Control DR.. Knowles.
Thursday afternoon moving pictures of
the Shorthorn prize winners Of the
International Live Stock Exposition,
held at Chicago. will be shown AT the
close of the Friday program the prize
winning samples of corn will be sold at
auction.
Soils, Crops, Domestic Science.
Subjects to be taken up by the
classes on soils and crops will include
plant foods in soils. crop rotation, farm
manure and its value. the use Of lime
and commercial fertilizers, study OF
weeds, growing alfalfa, pastures and
farm management.
The domestic science classes will
study nutrition in foods, Vegeta pies
and their preparation, salads. making
and serving soups, meals for special
occasions, home management, public
and home sanitation and the organi-
cation of clubs.
Programs will be given Monday.
Tuesday. Thursday. and Friday even
ings The programs for Monday and
Tuesday have not yet been arranged.
The pupils of the public school will
give the program Thursday night. The
county spelling bee will be held under
the direction Of County Superintendent
C. E Shut Friday night.
The officers of the short course as
ISOLATION are: F. A. Fricke, president
and general manager; NJ. E. HUleman,
vice president; NJ. NJ. Wensel, secre-
tary; c. W. Bachman, treasurer.
The committee chairmen are: Tick
cts, Chris Eggers; domestic science,
Miss Elva Osterson: live stock. f. S.
Cozzens; grains and soils, H. A. Dob
bin: premiums and exhibits, NJ. E. Hill
leman; entertainment, c. w. Bachman.