The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-11

were Col Daniel Needham. president of
che New England Agricultural college,
and Prof hilton Whitney of Johns Aop-
zins university.
When President smith assembled the
convention about forty delegates were I'M
attendance, but this number does not
represent the size Of the audience as ?
large number of farmers and represent
ativea farmers were present
The address Of welcome was delivered
by VT. D. Hanna. president of the state
alliance He said. Perhaps it is a new
departure when g farmer. fresh from the
fields Of h0rny-handed labor, though
a representative Of the largest farmer
organizations the world ever saw, should
be called upon to welcome the most ms
teliigent body Of men, Of agrlculturIsts
of our state.
"We welcome you az colaborers in the
elevation Of our own class as representa-
tives of one of the grandest states of the
union. a state lii which the agricultural
possibilities are exceeded by no other state
either ln available acres, naturally fertile
soil, pure atmosphere and health giving
climates. vast empire OF itself, almost
lncomprehensible, even by its own tarm-
er inhabitants, and which might be made
the very garden of the universe did all
things work together for the good Of him
that tolls.
LAS true agriculture is the base Of all
wealth and prosperity to our state and
nation whatever tends to elevate the
one also elevates the other.
-W e. welcome you as leading agrIcul-
turists whose hearts should truly sympa-
thize with every effort to elevate and
ennoble the leading industry Of our great
state.
"As true knowledge is the source Of
all excellence, SO do we humble tillers Of
the soil feel the need OF tie highest pos
sihle culture in our callings we recOg-
nlze the possibilities of Improvement and
elevation to be derived from the meet
ings of this board Here is an agrIcul-
tural feast to which only com parutIYelw
restricted few are gathered, some effort
IS needed TO pOpularlze TINS movement
eve again welcome you who are the
leaders and instructors in special agricul-
tural topics who come from other states,
even the great government itself, and lay
your free viii offering before us for our
common benefit and instruction.
Farmer Smiths speech.
After Mr.. Hanna's address Farmer A.
". Smith delivered the presidents adj
dress. He said.
SIT is no new departure in Kansas to
detail Q farmer to do any duty and 1 con-
graduate this people that a practical
farmer was called upon to take the place
Of the chief executive and do SO we'll
s-Ihis organization is not restricted in
its mem bership as it used to be. the old
ten does not compose the organization
entirely bnr we can all be here and we
have right to take possession Of the
capital 1t we don't Interfere with law.
There is degree of prosperity
throughout the length ana breadth Of the
state that is encouraging. There is not q
person within the confines OF the state
that is suffering for bread. There is not
much idle labor and we have enough and
to spare
think the STATE hoard of agriculture
has done more to advance the Interests Of
the state than any organization and to
elevate the agricultural interests Of this
great commonwealth. and let me say that
as tillers Of the soil we have every rea-
son to be encouraged, and let us stand
up for Kansas by teaching that ali be-
heye In Kansas men or women ana
preach TO all that Kansas IS the greatest
state in the union and I ct us GO out feel
ing that each county we live in IS the
best one In the state. and let us go little
farther and preach love of patriotism.
love Of our state, and love of home Let
us go out proud of this grand country Of
ours and also Of this great and grand
state of Kansas
"W heat Growing in Kansas was the
subject of paper read by Joshua
Wheeler If II ortonville- III the discus
sion Of the paper some one asked Judge
Sutton of Russell county, what the yield
of wheat i'm Russell county was this year.
NV were just year late this year.
replied Judge Sutton. shut call on me
next year and I'll tell YOU what we did
this year.
A paper on Laying off Land for PlOw-
ing" was read by A. G. Shinn of Ottawa.
Samuel Reynolds of Lawrence. read q
paper ON @Ihe Relation of Horticulture
to Agriculture"
Secretary AIohler of the society, dis
cussed problems for Solution.