The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-13
SEC. COBURN's REPORT.
Tells the State Board of Agriculture
What He Has Been Doing.

In his report to the state board of agri-
THE work in the office of the board of
agriculture since your last meeting has
before, to the same ends, and has been
pushed with all their time and strength
ed in its doing since your present secre-
tary has been in charge.
statistics of our agricultural, Horticultural
and live stock professionalism istics
their completeness wherever figures are
read-have been collected, compiled and
1y made to improve the service through
greater thoroughness and accuracy. No
viii be. Kansas statistics have for Is
years been cited as the best of their kind.
viii be better in 1893 than in 1888 AS
showing the conditions in and the re-
sources and productions of our state, the
business world has come to accept and
rank them SO far above those issued by
same subjects, as to make comparison
| Well-nigh out of the question.
ASIDE from numerous press bulletins
giving many facts of public interest as
to the growing crops, the numbers and
etc. the principal p1bications for the
year have been, first, the March quarterly,
ture, as found most suitable in Kansas,
together with information as to better
more profitable production Of beef, wool,
mutton and poultry, and a higher order
addresses and discussions Of the board s
twenty-seyenth annual meeting. OF this
1000 copies were issued. Secondly, the
entirely to a discussion of modern swine,
Swine-rearing and economical and profit
able pork production, particularly under
LEGATION has met with especially great IA
Vor, and is being called for by every mail.
Third, the eleventh biennial report, con-
This volume will probably begin coming
from the bindery within the present week,
and it is, hoped that the legislature will
not be taFdy in providing postage where
with to place the 600 copies early in the
hands of our people whom it is intended
to benefit and help, and those in other
like its predecessor, agricultural, or
rather live stock, book, and deals with
cattle, swine and poultry from nearly
every practical standpoint, but contains
also an account of the states under
ground treasures or mineral resources
specially prepared by Prof. G. P. Grims-
biennial period of 1S97-9S. If none of the
volumes of this edition were sent to the
applicants and inquirers in other states
or to the press, as required by law there
would be one copy available for about
each twelve of our population who are
engaged in agriculture as enumerated by
1.-THE committee of state officers, con-
sisting of Attorney General Boyle, Secre-
tary Bush and Treasurer Hef1ebower who
controlled the orders for printing, have
treated the boards acquisitions with more
than usual consideration and given to
them fully a fair share of the total avail
Your secretary desires to say that nc
officer of the board has interfered or at
tempted to interfere with its conduct OF
the office, and hence, if mistakes have
made, he is blameworthy and not they.
For the uniform courtesy shown and the
generous confidence reposed in him, along
every effort, by both the board and the
public, he is profoundly grateful