Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-04-12


Iowa, as second class mail matter.
Secretary's Report Of Farmers Institute
The Farmers Institute held on
March 20-21-22 was not very we'll at
tended owing partly to the fact that
the weather was so fine that farmers
did not take the time from their work
to come. The speakers were all good
as everyone that heard them ad-
mitted.
The first forenoon A. E. Bents and
Frank Miller discussed the question
of whether we could raise a good
keeping apple in this section and
Mr.. Miller submitted some we'll pre-
served specimens. John Kakac told
us about what he was doing in es-
tablishing a new nursery and also
gave his opinion on the best vari-
ties of apples to raise here.
Miss Virginia Mitchell gave a
reading America For Me" and Rev.
J.. A. Petit offered prayer. Mayor A.
e. Barker welcomed the institute in
a short but appropriate speech and
gave them the freedom Of the city
which he was safe in doing as all
his hearers nearly were already resi-
dents of Cresco. John F. Murtha re-
sponded and also spoke on the sub
ject of wheat growing and its posi-
bilities for Iowa. Prof. ]. A. Hen
bricks of the Adams Seed Co., De-
corah, gave us a good talk on the diff
ferent kinds of soils in this section
and the best method of retaining and
increasing their fertility. He dwelt
briefly on the subject of raising clover
and alfalfa.
On Wednesday evening Mis-. Hazel
Burr sang in fine style and Bruce
Church gave reading entitled "A
Realistic Novelette," Prof. J. A. Hen
bricks gave lecture on seeds and es-
pecially seed corn. He gave advice on
testing seed corn and general his
tory of the origin of corn and it's
cultivation and value as crop.
Thursday forenoon Walter Ras-
mussen of Freona farm near Chester
and practical dairyman gave good
talk on feeding cows for milk and al
30 the relative value of different
kinds Of foods for cows. A general
discussion on dairying followed.
Thursday afternoon Richard Ora
ham gave q reading ''What Democracy
Means and Rev. John Pless made
the opening prayer. The lecture by
Prof. H. B. Munger Some Factors
That Determine Farm Profits" was q
good one. He showed by the aid OF
charts how farmer can live well and
still not make any real money, only
interest on his capital invested in his
farm and equipment. He would not
get any real pay for his labor and
skill in farming If he only received
enough to allow him interest on hi
capital.
Mr.. E. H. Cunningham of Lime
Springs took the latitude allowed hin
by his subject and talked about tn
need of more attention to wheat rails
ing and then took up the subject o
the need of drainage for especial!
the western part of Howard county
Election of officers for next yea
resulted in c. H. Rice for president
Walter Rasmussen for secretary ant
s. A. Converse, treasurer.
Thursday evening the high schoo
girls sang and Prof. Munger gave I
lecture "Profitable Systems of Farm
ing in Iowa." He gave some good IL
Illustrations of the different systems
of farming and contrasted the profit
able with the improbable kind.
Friday forenoon Prof. r. c. Hub
bard gave good talk on Poultry ant
recommended giving the boys ant
girls q chance to 90 into the poultr!
business on their own account. E. B
Woodland also talked on poultry ant
gave good advice on many Difficult
points connected with the poultr!
business.
Friday afternoon Miss Lois Jone
rave a good reading, "How the HUI
morist Treats Home Gardening.
Rev. E. G. Copeland offered prayer
Miss Florence Watkins Of the Exten
sion department, Iowa State college
talked in a very pleasing manne
about conservation of food and to IL
lustrate her point on conservation
told of man she saw that put thre'
heaping teaspoonsful Of sugar in hi
coffee and being so lazy did not sti
it. .G
In the evening instead of the gle'
club from the high school Maste