The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-22
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or the French expression, "cherchez Ia femme" and so in criminal cases the detectives always try to get traces of feminine footprints in the nope of locating the guilty man.
 NOW l am not going to eIabora te or even try to defend this suspecion which rightly or wrongly has how cred above women for so many cen- turies; but merely used it to say that in the present case instead of look ing for the woman. I am gesng to search for the man.
 
 If every institution is but the heightened shadow of some man." so in the case in point which I wish to snplify I will let it be known that have in mind the discovery of a patient man of science who in the faithful discharge of his daily task uncovered something which promises S to be an untold blessing to his fellow man.
 
 around us, just ordinary, every day men and women each day are playing parts in comedy or tragedy. There are romances in the business world which come to light to illumine the routine of the industry. There are also romances in the seed world, yes very many of them, but just now I'll confine myself to the one which clinss to Hubam
 At this point 1 introduced the hero of this story, Prof. H. D. Hughes, lead of the farm crops department at Iowa college, who Is on a year s leave of absence to act as agricultural ad- wiser to the Alabama Hubam Clover association at Newberne, having un-' der his supervision the growing, in- spection and harvesting and clean ing of the Hubam clover seed sold by the association.
 And who is this nan Hughes? You will not find anything about him in Who's Who in America,' but after many of those whose names loom arge in 1t are forgotten his name will be a household word in happy farm homes throughout these United States, for if tho man be blessed who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, what blessings should be showered on the one who makes a whole plant spring nto life, or rather discovers it and publics good
 I met the wonder worker for the irst time at the barbecue and field lay at Newberne, and there is noth- ng especially distinctive about him either in looks or dress or manner to distinguish him from the county gents or the field staff from Au- ,urn in the extension department or rom Washington. He has the hearty outdoor way. the looks of man of he fields, the straightforward ta.-z If an active busy man. No pose. Just ! pleasant faced, likable kind of a hap.
 Yet this same modest young man s the outstanding. pre- eminent crop breeder, experimentalist, improver tnd discoverer, head of the farm ,rops department at Iowa State col ege, and the place which he holds n the agricultural world is equalled y only a precious few. An editorial n the Iowa Agriculturist says: In he field of farm crops, no other liv- ng man is so we'll known through ut the world" This statement is based upon his work of testing seed ;orn, improving alfalfa yields, treat ng oats for smut, in method of frying soft corn in the crib and in nventihg the Ames hulling and scar flying machine which revolutionized | he germinating qualities of clover 1 leeds.
 
 lis credit, but the thing which has electrified the agriculturists is his | discovery of Hubam, the miracle | ,lant which promises to revolutionize | arming and beekeeping, the story | ,f which is the great romance of | modern scientific seed testing and | It must be something | unusual to have caused the great in- to grant him years leave | # absence to experiment and to | make him willing to leave his labor tory to live in the open fields in a, Iistant state.
 Hughes is a man or I am fooled. Ie and his wife have captured New erne and Hale county. The towns eople follow him willingly, and the 1 armers give him thetr implicit trust. | II never forget just before the great rowd were dismissed to enjoy the arbecue, out under the blue of Gods eaven and the whispering pines, he aid: Men. know it may not be GUS omary, but before we go to the ables won't you join us in thanks o our Heavenly FAther for our daily read and for His love towards us?' here was hush and lowing of eads and in brief prayer he gave tod all glory and honor. If I had etected the slightest false na<s cf eligious demagoguery or h.Rfr risy n what he did and said I would ha.ve l esented it, but like every one pres mt I felt that it was genuine s1 ression from the heart of true { nan.