Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-13
See Many Fine Farms
on Demonstration Tour
Thru Marshall County

| Inc annual Marshall county farm
tour. conducted Tuesday. was one Of
the most successful ever held in the
county, despite the unfavora BILE
weather and the poor outlook for at
tendance when the first cars left this
city at o'clock in the morning. Most
of the cars making the tour started
from LeGrand. where twenty-one ma
chimes We're assembled at the county
demonstration orchard.
A spraying demonstration was given,
and the apples. which have been
sprayed four times. were found to be
large highly colored and smooth The
party went from LeGrand to the Plum
mer farm. where the Plummer herd
OF Angus cattle was lined up for in
spection.
Lose. Crop But Gets Pasture.
One Of the features of the tour was
provided at the Neise farm, near Green
Mountain. where an oats field. dam
aged by hail. was inspected. The field
made a fair yield for this year. The
shocks were placed in rows wide apart
so that double disking could be done
soon aftert he harvest TO kill weeds and
form a loose mulch for the oats that
had been knocked off by the hail
stones. AS result fine growth of
| green oats from four to six inches
high has grown. which will make ex-
cellent pasture ali fail
Silo construction was explained by
Professor Davidson. Of AmeS. at the
Frank knights farm. emphasis being
placed on good material. good work
manship and smoothness ri the inside
| walls. together with sufficient REIN
| forcements for the various types Of
silos
Fine Alfalfa Field.
| At the W. A. Summerlot farm an al
| falfa field. which has been twice cut
and ready for third cutting in about
ten DAYS was visited. Every foot Of
| this field is solid sod Of sturdy a1fal-
IA. NJ A. Hauser. Of the extension de-
partment. spoke for soil bacteria to tn
partment. spoke. pointing to the va'ro
| Of LINING Of soil and innoculation for
soil bacteria TO insure a good stand.
| At Albion the party visited the ex-
detrimental grounds Of the consolidated
school where It was found EXCELLENT
progress bad been made. Because OF
The rain. lunch was served in the
Methodist church at Albion instead OF
in the park rs planned.
During the noon hour Professor
Davidson smoke on sanitation and Mrs
Campbell. al~o of Anee delivered an
| address on cow Home"
Bishop Herefords Inspected,
After noon the tour was continued
to the p. II. Bishop farm. where the
Bishop Hereford herd was inspected
and TO the George Rader farm. north
Of state Center. where a spacious
feeding lot has been covered with a
concrete feeding floor. AZ the Fl. r
Robinson farm. south Of State Center
the tourists inspected white Leg
horn flock Of more than 1000. and 2Gt
Poland China hogs. At the last stop
at the F. r. Fftz homo. southeast OF
Vancleve. more than thirty cars were
in the tour. At the. various stons dur.
ing the dav s'xty-one cars Of visitors
w2-c ~ attarHancn
MEETINGS. For Women
Special MEETINGS were held for The
ladies' at the several stops. At thu
PInmmer home Mrs. Campbe11 gave E
talk on the proper care. feeding and
clothing of the family. the building III
of strong baby and the need OF bet
ter rural homes and rural community
interests to hold the bows and girls o.
the farm. At the KNIGHTS home Mrs
Campbell urged the study Of foods ant
needs nf tho hodv and proper mea
manning. The hot school lunch MA
discussed at the R'shon farm. and a
the Bader homo Mrs Caropbelrs sub
;ect yar 4Clnthing" At the Rohinso,
home. Mrs. Robinson told the ladies 0
the success of her White Leghor1
fock, and her impromptu talk prove'
nj great interest. From 400 hens. Mrs
pah!rsn-. haa averaged about S110 ,
month income 30 far this year.