Report1908- . ^ man once decided to go into the poultry business. So hebuilt a fine chicken-house and equipped house and yard with themost up-to-date appliances. Then he went to a fancier to get hisstock and was prevailed upon to buy bantams. Much to hisdisappointment the eg-gs were small, and, feed the hens how hemight, he could not increase the size of the eggs. So, one day, henoticed some ostrich eggs for sale down town, and an inspirationstruck him. He bought one of the big eggs, punched holes in eitherend and hung it up in plain view of his bantam hens, and under theostrich egg he hung a
Report1908- . ^ man once decided to go into the poultry business. So hebuilt a fine chicken-house and equipped house and yard with themost up-to-date appliances. Then he went to a fancier to get hisstock and was prevailed upon to buy bantams. Much to hisdisappointment the eg-gs were small, and, feed the hens how hemight, he could not increase the size of the eggs. So, one day, henoticed some ostrich eggs for sale down town, and an inspirationstruck him. He bought one of the big eggs, punched holes in eitherend and hung it up in plain view of his bantam hens, and under theostrich egg he hung a sign, printed in large letters, which read:Keep your eyes on this and do the best you can. And so I say tothe corn growers of Ohio, keep these trophies in mind, and do thebest you can, not only to win the trophies, but to make more andbetter ANNUAL REPORT 43 Inasmuch as this trophy is a cup, it seems to me that an ap-propriate toast would be in good taste, so I wish to offer this one,which occurred to me on the train, yesterday: To Indian Corn—the King- of American farm crops. An inspira-tion to the husbandman when its tirst green streaks of promiseappear upon the fresh ground of the springtime. A solace of theheated season when its rustling blades whisper promises of benefitsto come. A reward for industry, diligence and good judgmentwhen the tented fields show that the harvest has been garnered, andthe sheltering husk yields forth its treasures of white and gold. DONATION OF THE NATIONAL STOCKMANAND FARMER TROPHY CUP BY E. S. BAYARD, ASSOCIATE EDITOR, NATIONAL STOCKMANAND FARMER, PITTSBURG, PA. While I am surprised at being called out to present this cup Imust say that the duty is also a pleasure. It is always a pleasure toencourage an association of this kind, and the National Stockmanand Farmer is always ready to do
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