Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
FARM BUREAU
SHORT COURSES
Second Series Livestock Managers
Two Day Short Courses for
Nine Iowa Cities Will
Be Held.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
is EXPECTED
These Cities Will Hold Schools of
Instruction for Cooperative
Livestock Shipping
Officials.

Ames, Iowa-The second series OF
livestock managers short courses
scheduled for nine Iowa cities will be
held, beginning at Davenport Jan
uary ga and will end at Mason City
January 31-February 1st The towns
in which these short courses will be
held are as follows:
Davenport, Jan. ga; Dubuque, Jan
SIS; Burlington, Jan. 10-11; Ores
ton, Jan. 1918; Spencer, Jan. 17-18;
Sioux City, Jan. 1920; Omaha, Jan
24-25; Des Moines, Jan. 26-27; Ma
son City, Jan. 31-Feb. /.
Other Series Successful
The former series of short course
or schools, held in October and Nov
ember were most successful, the at
tendance being from four to fifty
seven. The total attendance of Off
GERS, manager, shippers and others
was ESQ. Of this number las were
managers, 70 officers, % county
agents, 10 shippers.
The schools were put on by the
Agricultural Extension Department
of Iowa State College, under the
personal direction of Prof. S. H.
Thompson, Assistant Professor in
Agricultural Economics and assisted
by C. w. Hammans and Frank Rob-
Okla, both of the Agricultural Ex-
tension Service.
These schools are said to be the
first of their kind ever held for man
ayers and officers of Cooperative
Associations.
Adopt Accounting Systems
As a result Of these schools large
Of the Associations repre-
sented have adopted the Iowa State
College Accounting System, designed
to bring about uniform
method of accounting among CO.
operative shipping associations. "One
very definite measure of the success
If these short courses will be the
number of associations in Iowa that
adopt the uniform system of ac-
.ounts," said Professor Thompson re-
emily in speaking of the new series
# meetings.
Professor Thompson believes that
While the schools so far held have
lone great amount of good in
bringing to the attention of shippers
md managers of associations the
for better business me-
hods and a uniform system of ac-
that still greater aid can
De rendered by an attendance at the
new series of meetings scheduled
above.
Last This Winter
The present series of meetings
will in all probability be the last
for the winter season, and it is
therefore being urged that every
of a shipping association
and every officer of such association
in the state try and attend the meet
ing, or school to be held in their vic
nifty.
According to Professor Thompson
all of these schools will be held on,
the dates scheduled, provided not less
than thirty managers and officers
register for the work.
Blanks are being sent out TO
County Agents over the state and it
is the wish Of the men in charge
Of these meetings that the utmost
publicity be given the dates of the
in the various Iowa cities.
Expect Large Attendance
It is expected that at least double
the attendance will be had at the
new series of meetings scheduled
than those Of few weeks ago. Re
gistrations from managers and Off
GERS Of associations who did not at
tend the first series of meetings are
looked for, besides officers of asso-
Citations which were represented by
managers only at the first series.
The first series of meetings arous-
ed a great interest among shippers
and others interested all over the
state. The Iowa press gave the
meetings widespread publicity, and
this will undoubtedly help materially
in increasing the attendance at the
new schools scheduled.
Where to Register
If you are interested in better
shipping methods, greater efficiency
in marketing, modern business me-
thods in connection with the CO.
operative shipping business, you may
register for one of these meetings
through your county agent.
Registrations should be in by De-
cember goth.
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