Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-22
FARM BUREAU
NEWS OF WEEK
Four County Institute to be Held al
Postville. Men of International
Reputation to Speak.
CATTLE INSPECTION
BEEN POSTPONED
Farm Bureau Has Big Program for
the Coming Week, Starting
Friday. Nov. "a

Uses to be one of the best institutes
ever held in Iowa.
The program ON the evening Of
December 18th will be of unusual
interest because the speaker is a
man of international fame and re-
putation. Professor w. II. Stevenson
will speak on the agricultural econ
omic situation in Europe on the
evening Of December 14th. Profess
sor Stevenson was appointed by
President Harding as United States
delegate to represent United States
at the International Institute or
Agriculture which met in Rome last
year. A year was spent at this
institute representing the greatest
agricultural nation in the world and
not only did he study the agricultur-
al conditions of Italy but practically
every agricultural country in Europe
and came n contact with practically
all agricultural representative of ali
foreign countries. Mark the even
ing of December 18th on your cal
ender and plan right now to hear
Professor Stevens's address the eve
ming of December 18th.
In connection with the Big Four
Institute the Big Four Poultry Show
will be held. There will be $500 in
premiums offered at this show and
Institute and should bring out the
best to be showna in the way OF
poultry and agricultural exhibits.
Professor Lapp, the foremost poul-
try Judge and expert in the state Will
Judge the birds and give an inter-
esting talk on poultry management.
Professor Churchill Of the Extern
sion Department at Ames will judge
farm products and Miss Margaret
Baker will be the Judge for fruits,
jellies and bake goods.
A great deal of interest is being
shown throughout the four counties
in the BOYS and Girls Grain Judg-
ing Contest which will be held on
Thursday, December 18th, at 1000
A. NJ. A team Of three will be
chosen from each county to compete
for the silver cup which is to belong
to the county permanently when It
has been won for three years! Goid,
silver and bronze medals viii DE
awarded to the individual boy or girl
receiving the highest score. Any
boy or girl under nineteen years OF
age may compete to Judge corn, nessss
and wheat. Classes to be judged rs
! follows.
3 individual ears yellow corn, pos
sible point 100; individual ears
white corn, possible points 100; 4
samples Of 10 ears each yellow corn,
possible points 100; samples OF
| 10 ears each white corn, possible
points 100; samples of oats for
seed, possible points 100; 5 samples
of spring wheat for seed, possible
points 100.
Written reasons will be required
on all class. The reason viii count
| 10 per cent and the placing 60 per
cent To date, Winneshiek county
! has boys and girls interested at TT.
Atkinson, Calmar, Ossian and Cas-
ITALIA, all Of whom have already re-
ceiyed some special work in grain
| Judging. An elimination contest will
be held during the first week in
December, at which time the three
receiving the highest score and an
alternate will be chosen to represent
the county at the institute, also any
boy or girl wishing to take part in
the contest who will make a cred
liable score at this elimination con-
test will be permitted TO compete
for the Individual honors. Boys and
girls interested in this work should
write the Farm Bureau office for
arrangements for special training in
Judging.
Poultry raisers should write w.
j. Klingbeil, Postville, Iowa, for
premium lists and entry blanks for
the poultry show and for those wish
ing to exhibit other products should
write Lee B. Folsom, Secret
airy, Luna, Iowa.
DIR. Strader's Visit Postponed
We are very sorry to have to
inform our readers that due to bad
condition of roads and weather it
was impossible for DR.. Strader TO
complete the work Of inspecting cat
tie for tuberculosis in Mitchell coun-
tx so that he could be with us this
week. 1t is very likely, however,
that this work will be done next
month
Under the federal appropriation for
tuberculosis eradication, it is nee
essary for the state to furnish the
same amount of appropriation and
the same number Of inspectors as
the government. For some reason
or other Iowa has only been furn-
ishing five inspectors TO the federal
governments nine, and there has
been some talk Of the government
reducing their force so that it would
just equal the state. In some man
ner one of the county agents OF the
state became aware Of this situation
and notified other county agents, VINO
in turn took the matter up with
Governor Kendall and Dr. Malcolm,
of the Iowa Livestock Commission,
through the State Federation office.
We are very glad TO repon. that
instead of four inspectors being
taken off the work, that four addl-
tional men are to be put on by the
state. This is a typical example or
what can be done by Cooperation
and everyone working on the Job.
1t Is hoped with these four aldi-
tional men that the work of testing
Iowa herds viii progress more ra-
pidly.
Farm Bureau Program for the Week
Friday, November 24th, 500 +.
NJ, Canoe township annual meeting