Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04
ANNUAL FARM TOUR
FRIDAY, JUNE Il
EIGHT FARMS IN WESTERN
HALF OF COUNTY TO BE
VISITED.
AMEs EXPERTS TO GIVE
ADDRESSES At EACH STOP
Subjects Of Interest TO Farmers and
Live Stock Men to BE Discussed
Touring Party TO Leave Court
House at 8 O'clock Sharp-Tour to
Cover About Fifty-five Miles.

The annual tour of the Marshall
county farm bureau, covering the
western half of the county, will be
conducted Friday, June II, with a
number of prominent speakers from
Ames and the extension department
appearing on the program. Because
of the long drive in making tour
Of the entire county as has been
done in the past, this years trip will
be confined to the western portion
and next year the eastern half of the
county will be covered.
The speakers will include Rex
Beresford and Tom C. Stone, Of Iowa
State College, live stock expert: NJ.
A. Hauser, Of the extension depart
ment, farm crops and soils: H. c.
Hosinger, Iowa State College, small
growing; Miss Rebecca Atkinson,
Hampton, home economies and Miss
Chandler. state home demonstration
agent Of Oklahoma.
Will Visit Eight Farms.
The first stop. at $40; will be at
the Jensen dairy farm. one-half mile
west Of the city, in Linn township.
Modern Dairy Conveniences" viii be
the subject at this meeting.
The ]. O.. Bisset farm, near La
noble. will be the next visited, at
S:36. where the mems meeting will
| be on the general subject Annual
Sweet Clover" and the women will
hear an address on Scare and Food
! Value Of Milk"
At $40 a meeting will be held at
the Will Gilman farm, in Washing
ton township, with an address on
Soy Beans With Corn" and meet
! Ing for women on the subject Care
OF Clothing.
The Herby Buck farm. near
/ Rhodes, viii be visited At 10:40.
where an address will be given on
Cattle Feeders Problems"
Lunch at Riohsson Home.
Tho r. q. Richeson home in State
Center township will be visited dur
ing the noon hour ana lunch win be
enjoyed. sheep Management q
Home Demonstration Work In Other
States and "Soil Fertility Problems
/ vii be the subjects discussed.
At O'Clock the party will stop at
the A. I. Nolta home, near State
Center. whore the men will hear an
address on Buildings ana Landscap-
Ing the Small Fruits and 'Farm
Bureau Work For Rural Women
win be the subject for the women's
meeting.
The Henry Olson farm. near
Minerva township. will DO visited at
3 o'clock, where an address on '.The
Draft Horse Situation" will be given.
The last stop VIII be at the F. c.
sheep Diseases and Lining Soils"
will be discussed.
Shortsn Length of siTouu
The length Of the tour will be
| greatly reduced this year. the round
trip from this city being about fifty-
Ave miles. The Journey from the
city to the last stop is about ten
miles less.
| Many farmers have requested to be
incvluded in the itinerary this year
but fewer stops win be made than In
former years because the many
meetings held year ago necessitated
short speeches and the speakers were
| not permitted to go far into their
| subjects. The schedule as made will
give speakers thirty minutes on each
subject.
The tour IL for tho public and all
| who participate are asked to bring .
lunch basket. The schedule IL in
charge OF County Agent w. A.
Buchanan, who will furnish any de-
| sired Information.