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SEED CORN DEMONSTRATION - SIOUX COUNTY 1903
(Where county cooperative extension work began)
Radio Talk - R. K. Bliss - Feb. 4, 1953
Extension Service - Iowa State College
This year, 1953, the United States Extension Service and state
extension services are celebrating the golden anniversary of farm
demonstration work. Of course, there were farm demonstrations earlier
than fifty years ago. One of the earliest in this country was when the
Indians showed the Colonists that corn would produce larger yields when
fish scrap was put in the hills along with the seed. However, that may
be, the great farm demonstration movement in the south began on
February 26, 1903, fifty years ago this month, on a farm near Terrill,
Texas.
At almost exactly the same time another significant event in the
development of extension demonstration work began in Sioux County Iowa
on Feb. 18, 1903. This month is the golden anniversary of that event.
Iowa, therefore, has two anniversaries to celebrate. As an Iowa citizen
you will be deeply interested in the significance of the Sioux County
farm demonstration work so pull up your chairs, be comfortable, and let's
get on with the story.
To make this account easier to follow let me say at the outset that
there were two phases to the Sioux County demonstration as follows:
1. Organization - the beginning of permanent county cooperative
extension work.
2. Program a widespread demonstration effort to improve the
yield of corn and other farm crops.
The Beginning of County Cooperative Extension Work
During February 16 to 18, 1903 the annual meeting of the Sioux County
Farmers' Institute was in session at Hull, Iowa. A spirited discussion
had arisen among the farmers as to whether crop experiments conducted on
the experimental farm at the State College, about 200 miles distant,
would apply equally well in Sioux County. It was a problem worth of
discussion.
Professor Perry G. Holden of Iowa State College came into the
institute while the discussion was in progress. B. F. Hawkins of the
Program Committee called upon Holden to give his opinion. Professor
Holden stated that local crop demonstrations close to the people would be
of great value. He expressed the belief that each county should put on
demonstrations and have some one on the county to direct the demonstrations,
advise the farm people as to their problems and work with farm boys and
girls.
Object Description
| Title | Seed Corn Demonstrations - Sioux County 1903, Radio Talk |
| Subject |
Extension Agriculture Corn Demonstration Farms Iowa State College Iowa State University |
| Description | A transcription of a radio talk given by Ralph K. Bliss in 1953 about the 1903 seed corn demonstration farms in Sioux County. Topics covered include an overview of the beginning of county cooperative extension work, the early work of county demonstration farms, and methodology of demonstration farming. |
| Historical Description | Iowa State’s Extension Service carries its land-grant mission beyond campus, providing a research-based educational service to the people of Iowa. Early extension work included educational trains, short courses, farmer’s institutes, demonstration farms, and other activities. The state has experienced significant agricultural progress since its establishment. |
| Creator | Bliss, Ralph K. |
| Date | 1953 |
| Temporal Subject | 1950s |
| Collection | R.K. Bliss Papers, 1904-1971 |
| Location | Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/ |
| Geographic Subject |
Iowa (State) Sioux County (Iowa) |
| Call Number | RS 16/3/13 |
| Format-Extent | 4 pages |
| Format-Medium |
speeches (documents) |
| Type (DCMI) |
Text |
| Type (IMT/MIME) |
image |
| File Type | pdf; |
| Identifier (DOI) | 16-03-013_Bliss_0021-006-001 |
| Rights | U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives at archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/using-our-materials/making-copies/photographs-and-documents |
| Date Digital | 2014-07-07 |
| File Size | 687641 Bytes |
| Language | English |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Transcription | SEED CORN DEMONSTRATION - SIOUX COUNTY 1903 (Where county cooperative extension work began) Radio Talk - R. K. Bliss - Feb. 4, 1953 Extension Service - Iowa State College This year, 1953, the United States Extension Service and state extension services are celebrating the golden anniversary of farm demonstration work. Of course, there were farm demonstrations earlier than fifty years ago. One of the earliest in this country was when the Indians showed the Colonists that corn would produce larger yields when fish scrap was put in the hills along with the seed. However, that may be, the great farm demonstration movement in the south began on February 26, 1903, fifty years ago this month, on a farm near Terrill, Texas. At almost exactly the same time another significant event in the development of extension demonstration work began in Sioux County Iowa on Feb. 18, 1903. This month is the golden anniversary of that event. Iowa, therefore, has two anniversaries to celebrate. As an Iowa citizen you will be deeply interested in the significance of the Sioux County farm demonstration work so pull up your chairs, be comfortable, and let's get on with the story. To make this account easier to follow let me say at the outset that there were two phases to the Sioux County demonstration as follows: 1. Organization - the beginning of permanent county cooperative extension work. 2. Program a widespread demonstration effort to improve the yield of corn and other farm crops. The Beginning of County Cooperative Extension Work During February 16 to 18, 1903 the annual meeting of the Sioux County Farmers' Institute was in session at Hull, Iowa. A spirited discussion had arisen among the farmers as to whether crop experiments conducted on the experimental farm at the State College, about 200 miles distant, would apply equally well in Sioux County. It was a problem worth of discussion. Professor Perry G. Holden of Iowa State College came into the institute while the discussion was in progress. B. F. Hawkins of the Program Committee called upon Holden to give his opinion. Professor Holden stated that local crop demonstrations close to the people would be of great value. He expressed the belief that each county should put on demonstrations and have some one on the county to direct the demonstrations, advise the farm people as to their problems and work with farm boys and girls. |
