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Lectures on home sandtation, bacteriology, food chemistry, house dec- 

 oration and home nursing were all dealt with thoroughly. 



Short course work in horticulture was offered for the first time. A 

 lot of instruction was crowded into a period of two weeks. Orchard 

 management, the general principles of gardening, and lectures on the 

 various garden crops occupied the time of these men. Prof. S. A. Beach 

 was in charge of this department and won much favor with his students. 



An excellent series of lectures were given in the college auditorium 

 by men known all over the country as leaders in their specialties. In 

 this way thoughts were put before the students that they could not 

 obtain any other way, and many of them thought these meetings the 

 best part of the short course. Among the speakers were Dr. Steiner of 

 Grinnell, who talked on 'Russian Conditions;" State Dairy and Food 

 Commissioner H. R. Wright, who gave an informal talk on "Food Adul- 

 terations;" ex-Governor Hoard of Wisconsin, who spoke on "Current 

 Dairy Problems;" Captain Merry of the Illinois Central railroad, who 

 read a very interesting paper on "Rebates and Short Hauls;" E. M. 

 Wentworth of the State Live Stock Association, and the different college 

 professors, who spoke on the larger problems lying along their par- 

 ticular callings. 



During the past years scientific agriculture has advanced wonderfully 

 and with enduring strides. There was a time when the up-to-date farmer 

 would not listen to instructions from the experts of the agricultural 

 colleges. The farmers of this State have reached the point where they 

 realize the value and the necessity of short courses in agriculture and 

 they are fully appreciative of the efforts being made by the school at 

 Ames to furnish the highest ideals and best results of experimental 

 work. It is from such associations as are obtained from coming to a 

 short course that a greater Iowa agriculture is being built. 



PREMIUM AWARDS OF THE CORN GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



CLASS A. 



(Best Ten Ears, Any Variety.) 



District 1 — George M. Allee, Newell; Victor Felter, Washta; J. W. 

 Eral, Pocohontas. 



District 2 — Anton Nelson, Goldfield; Dr. McArthur, Mason City; 

 Miller S. Nelson, Goldfield. 



District 3 — Alonzo Harvey, Ossian; H. A. McCaffree, Janesville; George 

 C. Pashby, Cedar Falls. 



Sweepstakes, Northern Section — Alonzo Harvey, Ossian; George M. 

 Allee, Newell; H. A. McCaffree, Janesville. The $200 gasoline engine 

 was awarded to Alonzo Harvey. 



District 4 — John Sundberg, Whiting; Paul C. Taff, Panora; John 

 Parkinson, Bagley. 



District 5 — Eddison Bennett, Ames; O. Osborn, Maxwell; S. O. Lee, 

 Cambridge. 



District 6 — W. A. Radeke, Luzerne; Fred McCulloch, Hartwick; Neal 

 Bros., Mount Vernon. 



