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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
4
Agricultural article urges farmers to plant home grown seed corn rather than imported seed. It advises selecting the best ears from the previous year, drying and testing seed, keeping seed separate from neighbors, and delaying planting until soil warms. It warns that inbreeding degrades stock and outlines a method to prevent self pollination by using two ears from different crops and alternating rows.
The writer describes a cross breeding technique to improve seed corn by arranging tassels and silk rows for deliberate fertilization. Dr Hold en of Ames College Iowa directs the work, noting disciplined execution yields large dividends in time and labor. Success hinges on diligent application and selecting ears from two good parents rather than inferior stock.
Agents wanted for 16x20 crayon portraits at 40 cents plus frames 10 cents and n p. Sheet pictures available single sent. Catalogue and samples free. Frank W Williams Company at 1208 W Taylors St Chicago Illinois seeks agents.
Ross and Supt Ray Witten of the city schools alongside Liter W A Huston of Sesinin So well press head the board and patrons as Prof C W White and his wife are kept on for another year. J Brent of Sweet Springs passes several days in our area. Miss Lula Phillips of Smithton visits the city for a week. Attend the commencements at the New Sedalia Theatre on the 29th. Fourth of July celebration planned at Smithton. Rev C S Webster of the Smithton Circuit visited our Sanc tum on the 24th to leave a neat job printing order and reports good progress in his work.
Mr A J Tompkins a graduate of the College of Liberal Arts George R Smith College has been elected principal of the Fulton Missouri High School. Prof Tompkins is deserv ing of the position and is one of Independence Missouri hustling young men. We are glad to hear of his success and hope to see him become a leading Missouri educator.
Closing exercises of the Washington school in Versailles Missouri were held last night at the Second Baptist Church. A large audience witnessed the event and praised the students’ devotions. Prof. W. G. Smith of Sedalia assisted with the music and Prof. A. H. Gravett B. L., principal of the Tipton School, delivered addresses with Rev. Alexander also speaking.
Chan ku ta wea descends from Sioux royalty and stars in the 101 Ranch Wild West Show on May 27. Renowned for extraordinary shotgun skill, she earned the name Little Shooting Girl, trained from childhood and adopted by whites before returning to her prairie roots with the Miller Brothers' outfit.
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