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IMPORTANCE OF POULTRY SHOWS IN
AROUSING INTEREST IN INDUSTRY
Developed From Small Begin
nings to Mammoth Propor
tions Today.
Fine Birds and Prize Awards
Inspire Visitors to Improve
Flocks.
Copyright 1914
By Reese V. Hicks,
Manager of Raneooas Poultry Farms,
Browns .Mills. N. J. anil Former
President of American Poultry
Association.
Poultry shows have crown Into
an international institution. Near
ly 1500 such shows are held an
nually In the United States and
Canada.
Such exhibitions bespeak a wide
spread Interest In the poultry bus
iness and In fitet they have been
largely responsible for the rapid
growth of the business In recent
years. They tend toward a higher
standard of poultry breeding for
at these shows the exhibitors see
birds that they would like to raise
and go home Inspired to so Im
prove their own flocks.
The modern poultry show has de
veloped from sn Insignificant begin
ning held, at first, in conectlon with
the old time agricultural fair, until to
day there are held In the United States
and Canada neatly 1,500 shows, de
voted exclusively to poultry. This num
ber does not Include practically s
many more poutry shows held in con
nection with scrlcttlttiral fairs or oth
er similar exhibits. These poultry
shows In size fro > the mammoth ex
hibits in New York Boston Chicago,
St, Ixiuisville. and other large titles,
where as many as 5000 head are dls
played yearly, down to the small lo- al
shows with nol more than 500 head
and sometimes as few as 200.
It has been estimated that the aver
age number of birds entered at the
1500 exclusive poultry shows Is 1000
birds. Including the fairs, which us
ually do not run quite as large in the
number of entries, except a few prom
inent state and county fairs, it is con
servative to state that there annually
exhibited over two million head of
poultry in the United States and Can
ada.
While it Is very difficult to estimate
the average attendance at the many
poultry shows held annually, as no
accurate statistics him' ever been col
lected, yet it can be safely said that
not less than five million people are
interested spectators tit poultry exhi
bitions in this country and Canada.
Million* Spent Annually.
From four to five million dollars are
•pent annually In managing and con
ducting these shows, preparing, hand
ling, and assembling the birds, and for
premium money ns prlxes. As a ma
jority of the poultry shows charge
ftont twenty-five cents to fifty cents
admission,, with an attendance of five
million tlie public, therefore, pays an
nually between one and two million
doll' r* for the privilege of seeing poul
try exhibits
The question naturally arises ns to
the benefit of these shows to the pub
lic as well as to the exhibitor
The general public and the exhibi
tors must get some adequate return
other than the gratification of their
curiosity In seeing a pretty bird and
the satisfaction of winning prizes.
The first and most important work
of a poultry show is that of stirring up
interese In poultry pmdcutlons In its
various branches. The sight of hun
dreds of nicely croomed and uniformly
displayed birds Is In Itself enough to
arouse the desln for ownership in the
chance visitor who strays Inside a
poultry show room for the purpose of
satisfying an Idle eiirtositv
Visitors Study Birds.
The fact tlv t the birds are attrac
tive and entertaining nnturilly leads
the average man or woman to study
their points of beauty as well as utility,
This leads to a stirring up In the vis
itor of a "haek-to-the-soll" feeling.
Poultry naturally heads the list with
every rising thought of agricultural
Instincts. The late Homer Davenport,
the noted cartoonist, who was a lover
of animals in every form, with bird-love
especially, prominent, once stated that
he could wslk down Wall street. New
York city, end that I*9 per cent of the
business men w horn he might accost
would tell hi i that some day they
expected to own a farm and keep chick
ens. This illustrates the almost uni
versal desire of mankind to raise poul
try in some manner.
When the wealthy business men on
the richest street in the world look
forwnrd to the da i.v when they will he
In touch with the soil through the en
chanting hen It is not to he wondered
at that men In the humbler walks of
life, who want to economize In their
household expenses, should also hove
their Interest In raising chickens
aroused by sttendlng poultry shows
A visitor at a well-managed poultry
•how not only admires the beauty of
the birds displayed, but he often comes
In personal contact with the owner or
exhibitor of these fowls. It ia an ac
cepted statement that the average
poultry raiser is always glad to spread
the gospel of good poultry, thereby
giving helpful information and his own
experience with various breeds, meth
ods and any other detail that the be
ginner Is usually so anxious to obtain
to start him along the right path. As
the average poultry raiser simply bub
bles over with enthusiasm and strong
opinions in favor of the Industry, so
trnieh so that he is frequently called a
"poultry crank," the seeker after light
In the poultry business usually goes
away from a poultry show nfter talk
ing with auoh a poultry ratser carry
ing much of the enthusiasm that the
other fellow demonstrated.
Impression* of Show*.
The first Impression of a poultry
ahow i*. of course, tasting on the nov
ice, hence it is best that the beginner
attend a properly managed and con
ducted exhibition. In order to attract
the novice the fowls should be kept
In good condition and shown In neat
coopa. so they may appear at their
best. Sick and defective birds are. of
course, not allowed. As prizes are
awarded to the best birds according to
a standard of fixed rules the Judges
Who place the awards should know
their business thoroughly in order that
their work may not mislead the be
ginner into a false estimate by award
ing prlxes to birds of inferior quality.
The officers and managers of poultry
shows ahould underst- nd the proper
arrangement of coops and the proper
Display erf the birds in order that the
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WHITE COCHINS
Copyright, 1914.
By Louis Paul Graham,
This is the white variety of the fa
mous Cochin fowl which is given cred
it 1 v a noted Kngllsh writer as the
breed which stirred up and boomed
the rearing and exhibiting of fancy
1 on I try.
Although variously called Shanghais
and Cochin Chinas In their early days
the breed came from Shanghai, China,
and was first introduced Into Kngland
from a sailing vessel, returning from
that port about 1845.
When first introduced the Shang
hai was generally of red color. Skill
ful landers developed the Buff, Part
ridge, White and Black varieties, and
of these the White Cochin la the suh
ject of our sketch.
Their chief utility qualities are bas
ed on their production of large brown
eggs In winter. They are also highly
show n ay be uniform and harmonious,
and thus appear to advantage before
the general public.
While to a rouse interest In stand
ard bred poultry Is the first object of
poulty shows, yet the second Is that of
receiving entrance money nnd door re
ceipts lor the payment of prize money
and Incidental expenses, such as rental,
light, feed. etc.
As the public Is slow to patronlz.e a
poultry show by exhibiting birds and
paying admission to see a show unless
they have confidence In the ability of
the officers to make a first-class dis
play, it becomes doubly important from
a financial viewpoint that men of good
standing nnd reputation In (be com
munity be placed at the head of the
management. Very few poultry shows
aim to make a profit as the hope to
advance the cause of standard-bred
poultry Is the main reason why busi
ness men of reputation and tdahdlng
can and do afford to devote their time
In working up interest, and In the
manage n ent of poultry shows In
thousands of towns and communities
in this country.
The meeting together of neighbors In
friendly rivalry not only causes each
neighbor to resolve that he himself will
POPULAR BREEDS OF POULTRY
Wyandotte* and Plymouth Rocks Head
the List. With Rhode Island Red*
Closely Following.
Of the entire list of breeds, none
meet the demands of Americana so
much as do our American varieties,
and In this class the most porratar are
the VVyandottes and the Plymouth
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Buff Plymouth Rock Hen.
Rooks, with Rhode Island Reds close!;
following Also our American strain o,
Light Brahmas and the leghorns. The
Brahmas belong to the Asiatic class a*
a breed, but the Light Brahma a* bred
by our people Is so different from that
bred in England, that one would hard
ly suppose them to be of the same
family. It Is also so of the White Leg
horns. The Leghorns belong to the
Mediterranean class, but there is such
a change in the present day Leghorn
to the bird introduced years ago, that
we feel we own the breed.
Plaiting Trees.
It Is not advisable to plant a solid
block of 100 trees of one variety un
less there are other trees in the lm
mediate vicinity. Some varieties arc
self-fertile, and will give satisfactory
results if planted alone; but It Is al
ways safer to provide for cross fertlli
ration In large orchards every
third or fourth row should be of a
different variety Two or three varl
•ties are enough for a commercial
orchard, however, and it W seldom ad
visable to plant more
To Soften Grindstone*.
Grindstone* sometimes become so
hard that they are almost useless If
they are burled in the ground for a
while it will soften them. If the stone
la large it wtO require several mouths.
esteemed for large roasting fowls and
are bred pure and crossed In certain
localities for thlH purpose.
The White Cochin Is a handsome
fowl, large and round, with heavfly
feathered legs and feet, long soft curl
ing feathers in all sections. Plumage
should be pure white In all sections.
The hens get broody, sit, hatch and
rear chicks, making excellent mothers.
The chirks grow rapidly and feather
slowly, attaining considerable size be
fore they are fully feathered. The pul
lets reach laying maturity In from
six to eight months, but neither sex
attains full size until a year old. At
that time females weigh from eight to
ten pounds, males, ten to twelve
pounds anil often more
These fowls are poor foragers and
are hardly suited for farm flocks, but
the small breeder can obtain plenty of
enjoyment and considerable profit
from the sale of eggs, roasting fowls
and hatching eggs If lie has exhibited
and won a few prizes on his stock.
have more and better poultry the com
ing yenr, but it leads each of them to
study lhe success or failures of their
neighbors, with the reasons for same,
and tints often improves the methods
used. This friendly rivalry cements a
neighborhood Into a closer community
of interests, not only along poultry
lines but also along those of a social,
educational and financial character.
Encourages Competition.
The third and last object of a poul
try show is to encourage competition
between the birds in different breeds
and varieties to see whose birds are
the best and who lias shown his skill
to best advantage in breeding certain
breeds Incidentally the winning of
prize money, cups, anil trophies Is an
object, but not the highest object for
which the majority of poultry men
make exhibits. The financial award
nnd immediate cash is not large, but
the honor of winning Is a valuable
business asset In the form of adver
tising. A winning shows a superiority
of the birds owned by the exhibitor,
and thus enables him to sell stock nnd
eggs at prices far above the average
market. The larger the show the
more valuable the winning from an
advertising standpoint.
Dr Thomas J. Clemens, Poultry
Editor of Philadelphia Inquirer,
will contribute an article on “Suc
cess In Poultry Industry Rests Up
on Selection of Breeding Stock,”
next week.
The illustration wil show meth
ods of treating sick poultry and
some devices for preventing dis
ease and keeping the chicken house
clean.
Daily Pattern
1095.—A DAINTY NEGLIGEE.
Ladles' Dressing Sack or Kimono.
Figured lawn In pink and white, with
fnctngs nnd trimmings of pink are here
shown. The model Is cut with body and
s eeve In one. It 1* comfortable and
p.easing. The style 1* good for batiste,
cashmere, voile, crepe orguntdo or silk.
The pattern Is cut in three sl*e»: Small,
nitditim and large It requires three
yards of SS-tnch material for a medium
else.
A pattre-n of this Illustration mailed
lo sny address on receipt of to cents in
silver or stamps.
No. Size
N am e
Street and No.
City Stats
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Scientific
Farming
TO PREVENT APHIS PEST.
Measure* That Should Be Employed
For Destroying It.
[Prepared by United States department ot
agriculture.]
Grain raisers, especially those In
Texas ai d on the southern border of
Oklahoma, are urged to destroy all
volunteer grain by pasturing, plowing
under or burning straw which has been
scattered over It, as it is a fertile
breeding place for the spring grain
aphis or “green bug.” Moreover, ns
the specialists of the department point
out, it. Is particularly necessary foi
grain growers In these two sections
nnd other parts of the south to stop
the (irst developments of the aphis, us
If not controlled in the volunteer grain
it may very well spread to the sown
grain and become a source of damage
The past history of the spring grain
aphis, or “green bug,” one of the mosi
dreaded pests of the wheat grower in
the southwest, indicates clearly that
destructive invasions west of the Mis
sissippl river have had their origin in
central and northern Texas and south
SPRING GRAIN A PHTH OH GREEN RUG (EN
LAItUED); NATUUAL HJ/Ii AT HIOHT.
era Oklahoma, and. in the eastern
country, probably In southeastern
Georgia and southern South Carolina
Farmers have thus come to look with
uneasiness upon the appearance of any
aphis in abundance in their grain fields.
Years of Investigation have given us
some facta which strongly indicate
that, if the appearance of this "green
bug” were to be detected in time and
vigorous measures employed for sup
pressing it, destructive ravages might
be, to some extent at least, controlled
Furthermore, all of the information at
hand strongly implies that If the pesi
could be effectually coutrolled through
out a comparatively small area In Tex
ns and possibly the extreme southern
border of Oklahoma, the enormous de
•truction tor which It Is responsible
farther to the north and northeast
might be nearly or quite eliminated
This is in fact what actually takes
place when an outbreak Is overcome
in its incipicncy by natural enemies
North of the latitude of northern Ok
bihoina, southern Missouri, southern
Tennessee and North Carolina the In
Hect passes the winter in the egg stage
and therefore would uot he able to in
crease In sufficient abundance in
spring to work the serious damage that
It usually does during years of exces
slve abundance. South of this line the
Insect breeds in w heat fields during fa
vorable weather throughout the entire
winter and becomes excessively ayim
daut. Unfortunately the same weulli
er conditions are not favorable for th.
development of the parasites which
prey upon the "green bug Whenevet
an outbreak occurs, especially west oi
the Mississippi river, the pest first
tnnkes Its appearance in the fields in
•[tots, usually circular in area, prlmnrl
ly indicated by the reddening ot the
blades of the wheat, which afterward
turn brown The spots become target
until the Insects spread over the entire
field. In very many cases these Injur
ed spots have been found to coincide
exactly with the locution of the shocks
of grain where the kernels have rat
tied o(T and fallen to the ground, thus
producing volunteer plants. In the na
ture of tlilugs. therefore, volunteer
grain, whether of wheat or oats, con
•tltntes the initial breeding grounds
for the pest If this volunteer growth
could be pastured off in Inte fall or
early winter much of the danger of an
outbreak would be eliminated.
Preparing Celery For Winter.
As it is now time for preparing cel
ery for winter keeping. I wish to tel*
my experience with it during the last
two years writes a contrlbuter to the
Rural New Yorker. In the summer,
when ready to transplant my celery.
I have a deep trench dug the length ot
my garden. As ray garden slopes gently
In that part of it I find it very easy, in
case of a dry spell, to supply the
plants with water by simply pouring
cans of water at one end of the row
and letting it run the full length of the
row. Care must be taken to pour the
water very slowly when the plants
•re small, else they will be washed
out. I grow Golden Self Blanching
•nd begin banking It up in September
1 simply gather each bunch together
and wrap it, not too tightly, with a
short strip of cloth, and then pack the
dirt tightly around 1L The trench fa
cllltntes the first banking; also contln
tions banking goes on until danger of
a freeze, when It is covered for the
winter. I do this by covering it over
very deeply with clover chaflf and Just
let the celery remain in the ground
1 During the winter, when you wish
' celery, pull away some of the chaff
get your celery and for whiteness
crispness aud tenderness It connot be
beaten.
Good Fodd*r For Horses.
Horses like alfalfa sterna. This 1*
one of tl*s conclusions of • Nebraska
: experiment station bulletin, adding
i that “refu«r front the cattle racks is
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READ HERALD WANTS
WATCHFUL WAITING.
Stock owners should sit tight
and not become panicky over the
foot and mouth epidemic, isays
the American Cultivator The
fatuous "watchful waiting" pol
icy applies here. When the dis
ease appears nearby don't visit
the place and vlxirors should t>e
kept away Tie up the dogs.
Shut off the Infected farms so
far as possible, but no need to
get a scare nnd sell all stock as
some western farmers are re
ported doing We have had the
epidemic before and always the
scare hits been much greater
than the damage
HOOF AND MOUTH DISEASE.
Some Facts About Plague That It
Causing Havoc In Many States.
Somewhere in southern Michigan a
few weeks ago a cow became ill. Sin
was feverish, saliva dripped from hei
mouth, her milk supply ceased, she he
came lame and ulcers formed in bei
mouth.
Today fourteen states in the Uniot
are quarantined against the hoof nnd
mouth disease, the most dreaded dis
temper among hoofed animals Mil
lions of dollars have been sacrificed
In the thousands of animals that bavt
been slain to stop the spread of tin
disease. The Chicago stockyards fm
the tirst time in almost half a eenrur?
were absolutely emptied of beef cattle
sheep nnd hogs, and the national ntn
state governments are exerting ever;
effort to stay the pestilence which in
bound to prove so costly and to de
pleie our food supply so greatly.
In England In 1871 there was a sleg,
that cost the country $10,000,000. Get
many in !!H)"> suffered a loss of SIOO
000,000.
The present Is the fifth and most sc
vere out break of the hoof and inoutl
disease that has visited this country
In New England an outbreak in Ilk*
cost 5,000 animals. It is impossible a
thus time to state how many unitnc
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have been slaughtered, us the nutnbe
increased daily as the precautions wer,
doubled.
Although the hoof and mouth d>
ease has been known in this couiitn
only a generation, it has visited liur.
pean countries for a couple of ten
turies and was imported to our shore
by infected cattle. It manifests Itsel
in ulcers about the mouth and feci
Fever, saliva and lameness are syutp
toms. In malignant outbreaks tin
death rate is high, but in mild at
tacks It is low However, cattle tint*
hogs that survive usually continue it
poor condition. The disease is high!'
infectious, cattle, hogs aud sheep Dt
lug its chief victims.
Like many other diseases, but littb
is known of the hoof and mouth nil
ment and the virus which transmits it
All that science can tell us is that It b
highly Infectious and can be checkc
only by stumping it out. killing dls
cased animals and disinfecting places
where they have been.
IN ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
Scions of apples for grafting nexi
spring may be cut now.
After the first fall of snow Is a good
time to thin cut the neighborhood mb
bits.
Covering the strawberry bed with
straw and mulching the lawn shrub
bery Is in order now.
A little sulphur dusted over plants
that show signs of mildew will often
•top the spread of the disease.
Paper white narcissuses and daffodils
potted early may be brought to beat
and light aud will soon flower.
All roots and cabbages should be in
winter storage now.
Cut off aud burn the foliage of th<
asparagus its soon ns it has been killed
by frost. This will destroy many In
sects and plant disenses.
Unve plans been made for bettet
plantings around the home uext
•prlng? Now is the time to stud?
these things aud decide what plant
to use.
The seed of many of our bervle
•hrnl's, such ns buckthorn, sandthori
and high hash cranberry, may t*
•tratlfled In sand over winter ate
planted n»Tf
READ HERALD WANT ADS.
“BACK TO
THE FARM”
XIV. —Bringing the College
to the Farmer.
By C. V. GimQDRY.
elation.J
THE agricultural colleges, th*
secondary schools and tin
rural schools are doing a gren
deal to educate the farmer
of the future. To educate the farmer
of the present some other system i>
needed. This has been provided It.
many communities through extension
departments of the agricultural eo;
leges. The purpose of these depart
ments is to get as close as possible ti
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the actual farmers and to teach the;
a few of the principles of modern agi
culture.
One of the principal means of ;v
complisbing this work is by shi:
courses held at the agricultural col
lege. They are attended by a lar;
number of farmers. Most of these an
men who could uot leave home to tal.,
a longer course. The instruction a'
these courses is as simple and practiea
as possible. There is very little stud?
ing connected with a course of tin.
kind, it consists mainly of lecturt
and laboratory work.
Laboratory work is given in con
Judging. The farmers learn to distil,
guish between the different varieties
they learn the points that go to malo
a good ear of corn, and they get ;
great deal of practice in placing ear
and samples in order of merit. Th
interest iu this work is heightened ii
many cases by holding a corn show i;
connection with the short course.
Laboratory work is given also i;
stock judging. Most of the colleges
have n large number of representative
animals of the principal breeds. These
are supplemented in many cases b?
importations from leading breeders
Many farmers learn for the first tin,,
just what a sidebone is and how it is
formed. Most of them know a good
horse when they see it. but they learn
at the short course just what points
make him good. They alA> learn to
discriminate between two horses
which at first sight look equally good
At some short courses meat demonstra
tions are held, which prove to be a
very popular feature. The annual
meat demonstration at the lowa Ag
ricultural college, at which Uncle
John Gosling, the veteran butcher of
Kansas City, presides, is famous all
over the middle west. The farmers
who are attending short courses go
over the animals in class until they
become thoroughly familiar with them
Then these same animals are slaugh
tered. and Uncle John points out the
differences in the cuts of meat. Aftei
such a demonstration the student un
derstands more clearly the difference
between a pure bred steer and one oi '
the nondescript kind. The chances ar
(hat he goes home with a determlna
tlon to raise better cattle. One mott
step has been taken to relieve the bee
famine.
The women are not neglected at tb
short courses. They are given won
in domestic science and home manage
meat They go back with an ambitio:
to have more beautiful and more
convenient homos. They also learn
some of the things they can do to im
prove the social life of the neighbor
hood, and the Inspiration they gain li
re fleeted the next year in their horn*
community.
While the work given In the shor
courses cannot be as thorough ns th;.
in the longer courses, the results ar
seen more early The short course sn.
dents are nearly all nctual farmers o
farmers' wives, and the ideas they
learn at the short course are put Into
Immediate izactice on their own farms
and in their own communities.
It is impossible for any very great
percentage of the farmers to get away
from home for even two weeks, how
ever. The short course at the colleg
is good as far ns it goes, but it Is onl;
a beginning To extend the work oi
'he college short course several state
have Inaugurated the plan of putting
on local short courses The commcr
ial club of some live <*ountry town
loins with the farmers to provide a
place for meetings. Wherever stifTi
dent Interesi Is shown the eollege fur
q'thfw j> . -v of Instructors These
READ HERALD WANT ADS.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14
local short courses usually last but one
week. The work given is much like
that of the college short course, al
though, of course, there is not as much
equipment to work with. Every stu
dent is obliged to bring ten ears of
corn for class work. Stock is obtain
ed from local breeders. The lowa Agri
cultural college last winter sent out a
car loaded with some of the best of
the college stock and corn to short
courses in that state. The local short
courses are very popular and reach
many farmers who cannot get away
from home tor more than a few days
at a time
One of the oldest means for taking
information to the farmers is the
farmers' institute. This is exceptional
ly good in that it gives a chance for
a great deal of discussion among farm
ers. which creates interest and brings
out the methods which have proved
most successful. Usually two or three
speakers from the college are present
to talk at these institutes.
The county fair is another rural in
stitution that is a great educator. The
old type of county fairs, that were lit
tle more than racing meets and places
for gamblers, is almost a thing of the
past. The modern county fair has Its
full share of amusements, but they are
for the most part clean. A good horse
rnce Is enjoyed by every red blooded
farmer. A baseball game or a halloon
ascension adds to the enthusiasm. An
opportunity is given to the farmar and
his family to meet their friends from
all parts of the country. The vil
lage and town people mingle with the
farmers ou an equal basis, and all get
better acquainted. Many fair associa
tions have provided groves where pic
nic dinners can be spread.
The best part of the fair, however,
is the educational feature. This is fos
tered by competition. There are corn
growing contests for the boys and corn
and stock judging contests. Often the
boys who come out ahead In these con
tests are sent to the short course at
the college and their expenses paid by
thp fair association. The farmers are
eager to see which can produce the
best colt or best steer. A man from
the agricultural college judges the
stock. After he has placed the rib
bons he explains why the prize win
ning animals were given the prefer
ence. The man who gets a blue ribbon
goes home encouraged to strive harder
than ever, while his neighbor who is
placed further down the line grits his
teeth and determines to have some
thing next year that cannot be beaten.
The county fair Is America's most tru
ly rural Institution and Is one of the
foremost factors In arousing Interest
in country life.
What the county fair does for locali
ties the state and district fairs do for a
larger territory. Perfect cattle vie with
each other for the premier honors, and
the massive drafters divide the popu
lar attention with the high stepping,
flashily moving carriage horses.
Spreading agricultural knowledge by
special train is a new way of reaching
the farmer thtii is just coming into
vogue. The movement began In lowa
six years ago, when the seed corn
trains were run on all the principal
railroads of the state. A regular
schedule was made, the train stopping
for half an hour at each station. The
cars were filled with farmers, and the
college professors explained
of tested seed corn and told ho<v the
testing could be done. A comparison
of the average yields of corn In the
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FA RUE IIS LEAVING CORN QOSPRL TRAIN
AFTER A LECTUPE.
6tate for the five year periods before
and after the first corn trains were
run shows an Increase of 2.4 bushels
to the acre. Careful observers credit
a large share of this increase to the
seed corn trains. Figuring the average
acreage and the average farm value
for the five yenrs, the increase was
worth more than $8,000,000 a year.
The extra 2.4 bushels have done much
to bolster up the diminishing food
supply.
Since 1904 special trains of various
kinds have been run for the benefit
of the farmers. Oregon has ran an
apple train. Ohio has run a dairy
train, and the people of that state have
been taught to test their cows and get
rid of those which are not paying for
their board. South Dakota and north
ern lowa have run oat trains and
taught the farmers how to put the oat
crop od the paying side of the ledger.
Illinois has run a good roads train,
teaching the farmers by the object
lesson how they can have hard roads
the year around. The special train Is
spectacular, but that is one of the rea
sons for its success It reaches mors
people in a given length of time than
nil ether methods of agricultural ex
tension together. In lowa last winter
three weeks - work with special traina
sprend the gospel of corn testing to
more than 50.00 Q farmers.
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