The advocate., 1894-12-26
Board of Agriculture.

The Kansas State Board Of Agricul.
ture will hold its regular annual meeting
in Topeka, beginning Wednesday, jan
usFy 8. Following is the program:
Wednesday afternoon will be taken
up with the reports Of committees and
officers.
The following topics will be taken up
and considered, as near as may be, In
the order in which they are given, and
that ample time may be had for discus
sion, papers will be limited to twenty
FIVE minutes, except as otherwise di.
rected by the meeting. Papers will be
subject to pertinent discussion, and dele
gates are expected to prepare for these
discussions. Others present, Of whom
there will be q large number, will, as
heretofore, also have the privilege OF par
tiCipsting in the discussion, and are in
Uted to do 30.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Address Of Acknowledgement L. D., Level
ling.
Response-The President, Thomas NJ. Potter.
Relations and Duties OF Farmers to their
State Board OF observation-disclosures g.
W. Click, Atchlson.
Taxation and Assessment-samusl T. Howe,
Topeka
The Necessity for Meat Inspection, (Illus-
trated) &c. J. Sihler, United States Veterinary
Inspector, Kansas City.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Artificial Forest Growth in Kansas-J. B.
Thoburn. Peabody.
Five Best Grapes for Kansas-Proi. S. G. Ma.
son, Kansas State Agricultural College.
The Kansas Steer and His Brilliant Future
Mayor I. w. Harrison Topeka.
The Creamery Industry-J. E. Nissley, Abb
lene.
The Horse situation and How Best to Deal
With Its Future-O. p. UpdegraR, Topeka.
Further Results OF Chinch-Bug Experiments
chancellor F. II. Snow, State University.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Cornstalks, 1llustrated) )-President Henry
Il. Alvord, Oklahoma Agricultural College.
The SOrghums FJr Forage and Grain-F. G.
Bur5is, State Agricultural College Farm.
Raising. Harvesting and Marketing Potatoes
in Kansas-senatOr Edwin Taylor, Edwards
Vile.
Swine and Swine -Breeding-S. NJ. Shepard,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Fish Production by Kansas Farmers-J. H.
Churchill, Dodge City.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The Farmer In Politics and the Fraternal
Orders-J. L. Hoagland, Whiting.
The Farmer and the Professional Man-Sen-
ator s, o. Thacher, Lawrence.
Our Girls and Manual Training-Miss Ger
trude Coburn. Stout Manual Training School,
MenomOnie, Wis.
Domestic Science-Miss Nellie Kedzle, Kan
sas State Agricultural College.
FRIDAY MORNING,
Fruit and Vegetable Growing under Irriga-
tion-C. II. Longstr9th, Lakin.
lrrigattnR Ftve-Hundred Acre Orchard
George NJ. Munger, Eureka.
Making the Most OF Our Natural Supply OF
Moisture--Senator James Shearer, Frankfort.
Irrigation Possibilities upon the Higher
Lands OF Western Kansas-A. b Montgomery,
Goodland.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Election Of Officers.
Evaporation, and Storage Of Soil Moisture,
(Illu'trated)-H. r, Hilton, Topeka.
The Extent to Which Irrigation Is Possible
in Kansas, (Illustrated)-P E. Haworth,
State University.
Some Irrigation as Done in CLARK County,
(lllustrated)-C. Perry, Englewood.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Some Irrigation Problems--Prof. G. H. Fall
yer, State Agricultural College.
Perlodicity in Kansas Rainfall, and POssibil.
tiles OF Storage Of the Excess in Rainfall
Chancellor F. II. Snow, State University
Roads and Road Making-General Roy
Stone Office OF Road Inquiry, United States
Department OF Agriculture, Washington, d. T..
All railroad lines have granted an open rate
Of one fare and one-third for round-trip tickets
from all points in Kansas, including Kansas
City and st. Joseph, Mo-, and tickets will be
sold January 8, o, and 10, good for return in
Guiding January ~, 1895
Preserve AOur Advocates"