Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-08
FARM BUREAU
NEWS OF WEEK
Boys and Girls Grain Judging Con-
test Will be Held at Postvilie
on December Ia.
FRANKyILLE INSTITUTE
A BIG SUCCESS
Farm Bureau Women of County Be-
coming Extremely Interested
in Clothing Work by Elk
tension Specialist.

grain judging contest when Is 10
be held in connection with the -Four
County Institute at Postville the
morning of December 14th The
County Agent and Professor Church
ill, extension professor OF farm
crops and soils of the Iowa State
College, visited the schools at Fort
Atkinson, Calmar and Castalia on
Tuesday of last week and found a
great deal of interest on the part of
the students there in the work. A
profitable hour was spent in each OF
the places with the agricultural
classes in giving them the prelmin-
ary instruction so that they may
be better able to make creditable
showing, at the institute. We Will
be glad to arrange to give special
help to any group of boys and girls
who would be interested in this grain
Judging contest.
The premiums at the Postville In
stitute will consist of silver cup,
which has been donated by the Farm
Bureau of the four counties, which
will go to the county whose Judging
team makes the highest total score
and will be permanently owned by
the county which wins the cup three
wears. Individual prizes will also be
awarded for individual scores in the
contest. We want the boys and girls
lof Winneshiek county to make
their plans right now to bring this
silver cup back to Winneshiek coun-
lty. If interested, get in touch with
the county agent at once.
Frankville Institute
In spite of the extremely bad roads
the Frankville Institute which was
held in Frankville Saturday, Novem-
Der 4th, was a decided success, not
so much from the point of number
of attendance but from interest
shown and the quality of the exhi-
bits No prize money was awarded
Ibut ribbons donated by the Winnie
4 shick County Burcau added ns~i,
to the enthusiasm of the exhibitors
and it was voted that at the lnsti-
Itute which is already being planned
for next year, that the same plan
should be carried out, giving ribbons
for the various awards but no cash
premiums.
Il An exhibit which we feel would
be worth while for our county fair
to have in their premium list was
the Individual farm exhibit. The
awards on this exhibit was made:
40 per cent for number of separate
articles exhibited, 40 per cent for
quality of produce exhibited and ~
per cent on arrangements and at
Effectiveness of the display. The first
premium went to Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
mer Rosa, they showing an exhibit
composed of seventy-siN different
articles produced on their own farm.
The display was put up in a very
attractive manner and attracted con-
siderable attention. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c.. Gaffney received the second
award, showing twenty-seven artl-
cles. and the third award went to Mr..
and Mrs. John VanWey, they having
produced twenty-five different arti-
cles of excellent quality on two back
lots.
An exhibit quite unusual in Win
neshek County was one of alfalfa
hay. set up by A. w. OXley Of
Bloomfield township. This was a
wonderfully fine sample Of bright
green, we'll cured alfalfa hay, equal
in feeding value to bran and when
one considers that Mr.. Oxley has
been producing from to AZ tons
per acre of this valuable feed, 1t IS
TO be wondered why more Of our
farmers are not making an attempt
TO grow this valuable feed crop.
Mrs. Elmer Rosa, who was one OF
the farm bureau delegates to the
County Agents Conference, gave a
very interesting and valuable report
on her observations of the confer
ence.
Professor Churchil's placlngS on
corn and his reasons for plac ng
created much interest. Miss Martina
Foster, Extension Specialist in cloth
ling, gave very interesting address
in. regard to the women's projects
Of the Farm Bureau Extension Ser
vice.
All attending considered the day
well spent and voted to begin work
on larger and better institute next
year.
Women Show Great Interest IN
Clothing Work
The Farm Bureau women OF the
county are becoming extremely IN
terested in the clothing work that is
being put on in the county by MISS
M,,.tba Foster. Extension ClothihS