Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-31
ATTENDANCE EXCEEDS THAT or
ANY PREVIOUS MEETING
IN LOWEST.
MORE THAN 1000 PRESENT
FOR SECOND DAYS WORK
Keen Interest in Better Farming Re-
Elected il Both Animal Husbandry
and Farm Crop and Soils Meetings
Farmers Shoot Questions at Speakers
Increased Interest in Special Lines
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Ames, Jan. 81. Iowa never faced
its rural problems more hopefully than
right now--that is perhaps the most
significant thing that stands out in
the winter short course and farmers
week now under way at Iowa State
College, Never before in Iowa or else
where in the midwest have So many
progressive, practical farm men, WON !.
en-, boys and girls come together 20
study farm questions as are now at
Ames. The total attendance on the
second day reached the 1000 mark and
is still increasing. When he looked
over a part of this unusually intelli-
gent host, Prof. G. F. Warren, of Cor
nell University, New York, said in his
lecture on farm management that 1t
was time to quit referring to Germany
as the standard in effective farming.
Then he added: THE people Of the
United States may well say. If we
could farm like Iowa!'"
Shoot Questions at Speakers.
The keen interest of Iowa in better
farming is reflected in both the big
animal husbandry and farm crops and
soils meetings. They are crowded to
the limit and the questions put to
speakers come like rapid fire shots.
Iowa farmers are awake to the fact
that they have been taking more out
Of the soil than they have put back
and they are seeking to change their
farming methods. They are alive 10
the need of new methods Of live stock
production and they are studying
breeds and management as never be-
fore. The special lines of agriculture,
like fruit growing and truck crop
growing, are also getting strong inter-
est, indicating Iowa's increasing inn
portance in those lines.
Corporation was one Of the feature
subjects on the second day, and several
important conferences on the subject
were held. Prof. b. H. Hibbard. of the
University of wisconsin,, discussed
Iowa's needs in cooperation and said
that one Of the next steps to be taken
should be to bring about cooperation
in selling the fine fruits grown. in
southwestern Iowa and other sections
Of the state. He derided the efforts
to limit production to keep up prices
uT8lHS Tie uccus III ucLtST ludIhcllu6.
He added that Iowa also needed a law
against the smooth tongued individuals
who go around telling farmers how to
organize and then collect IL per cent Of
the proceeds.
confsrsnes OF County Agents.
Iowa's county agricultural agents are
holding an enthusiastic conference and
experience meeting this week. Presi-
dent Pearson, in speaking to them.
said that the county agent movement
Is one OF the three most important
forces at work in Iowa today. The
movement has grown rapidly in the
state and the number of agents a.
work has doubled in a year.
The modern farmers interest in pow
err Is shown in the great numbers who
attend the tractor and farm engine
demonstrations. In a large tent agri-
cultural engineers are working with
half dozen or more different types of
farm tractors and students get all the
opportunity they want to handle
the machines The instruction in auto
mobiles for car owners is SO popular
that two sections are held and the
laboratories are open all day long for
personal help.