Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1908 — Farmers Short Course a Grand Success. [ARTICLE]

Farmers Short Course a Grand Success.

The Farmer’s Short Course held at Purduo University January 16, 1908 was a grand success in every way. More than 1100 farmers and their wives registered and took the work. The course was so arranged that lectures and demonstrations on the various phases of. corn, stock, horicnltnre, dairying, poultry and domestic science were given every day. Interesting and popular entertainments were provided for the evening sessions and at these meetings the people were favored with selections from the various musical organizations of the University.

The corn and fruit shows held in connection with the course were successful from every standpoint. More than 133 plates of fruit were entered for the 8300 offered in preu limns. This show did much to Injtorest the young men in horticultural work. Over 225 samples of corn were on exhibit in the com show room. The quality of these was beyond that ok previous years and showed clearly) the effect which prvious corn schools mid the locals shows are having upon corn growers.

John R. Glisby of Aroola, 111., a prominent corn breeder and an expert oorn judge, awarded the pre minms. The four handsome silver

trophies were awarded as follows: Johnson county trophy, valne $150,. for the beet sample white corn, won by L. B. Gore, Franklin, Ind* Gray trophy, valne SIOO, the best sample yellow oorn, won by Harvey Gray, Galveston, Ind. Volgar trophy, value $75, lor best ear of dent corn, won by H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind. American Hominy Company trophy, value SSO, for the best ear hominy corn, won by S. R. Jones, Terre Haute, Ind. Dean J. H. Skinner gave the farewell address Saturday morning in which he expressed his appreciation of the work done. This meeting was the most enthusiastic of all and it was voted that the 1906 Farmer’s Short Course was the most successful ever held and the results aoooftplished more extensive and lasting than those of any previous oorn school.