Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-25
SWINE AND CORN SHOW TO BE
HELD IN THIS CITY IN
JANUARY.
FIRST EXHIBITION OF
THE KIND IN THIS STATE
Organization Effected at Meeting at
MarshaIitown Club Wsdnssday-En-
tries Open to Al Iowa - Prizes to
Aggregate About $1,ooo-Iowa's An
swsr to Appeal Fer Increased Pro-
duetion.

Inc nrSt swine and corn snow IN
Iowa will be held IN this city the Sec
ond week in January. 1918. This ex-
an annual event, was made possible
"Wednesday afternoon with the organ
ization OF the Marshalltown Swine and
Corn Congress.
Thirty or more authorities on hog
production and Others Interested in the
industry met at the Marshalltown Club
rooms Wednesday to discuss the ad-
Visibility Of an organization, which has
the object OF improving the industry
and to produce more and better ami
mails. Prominent Marshall county
swine breeders, directors of the Mar
shall County Farm Improvement As
sociation, directors Of the Marshalltown
Club, and members OF the Iowa State
College faculty were In attendance.
Following the monday meeting, at
which w. H. Pew, head Of the animal
husbandry department Of Iowa State
College, was the principal speaker,
steps were taken to form permanent
organization. The plan met the hearty
approval Of all present and was en-
dorsed by J. F. Deems, food director Of
Iowa, who was unable to be present but
sent message to the meeting, in
which he stated that the contemplated
organizat ton was most laudable en-
terprise, especially at this time, when
conservation Of resources Is so highly
important.
Organization Perfected.
An organization was formed to carry
out the plans for the congress, with J.
r Howard, Of Clemens, president,
Clair Mason. city, vice president; E. A..
Franquemont, city. secretary treasurer,
and County Agent w. A. Buchanan,
manager. Another meeting to complete
the organization will be held at the
Marshalltown Club Saturday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. Committees were appoint
ed as follows:
Finance-R W. Scott, chairman; T
J. Shoemaker, city; w. H. Arney, city.
Fat barrow committee-D. s. Collins,
Liscomb, chairman; Ed F'ricke, State
Center; J. o. Bissett, Lamoille.
Hog breeders committee. C. Paul,
Laurel. chairman, Chester Whites; r..
NJ. TweeSit. LeGrand, Duroc Jerseys; r.
J. Paul, city, Poland Chinas; r. L..
Pemberton. LeGrand, Hampshires.
, Corn committee. NJ. Douglas, city
chairman: Wilbur Hilleman, State
Center; w.iJ. Lynch, Green Mountain.
The members Of the executive COM
mittee will be named later.
Object Of Hog Congress.
The object Of the swine congress is
to encourage the increased production
Of pork and Is IN answer to the appeal
Of the government for an increased
supply Of meats and fat.
The congress will be held at Plumb
Bros pavilion the second week in jan
uary and will continue for three days.
The exact date Of the congress will be
decided later.
All hogs exhibited are to be cholera
immune. The show will be divided into
divisions and the entries grouped into
fat barrow classes and breeding classes.
Prizes will be awarded for both sim
gle and pen entries Of pure bred bar
rows and also grades and cross bred
barrows. A pen d to consist Of three
fat barrows. All fat hogs will be Judged
from the finished fat hog standpoint
All OF the bred sows to be sold on the
last day Of the show must be exhibited
In classes included in the premium list
to be published later.
thousand Dollars in Prizes.
About $1,000 will be paid in prem
iums, with liberal prizes in each class.
It is planned to devote the first two
davs OF the congress to hog Judging