People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30
The Kansas Experiment Station.

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Willard who is connected with the sta
ton:
The station is established to assist the
farmers Of Kansas. 1t has done much. Il
would do much more if what it has to Of
fer was asked for. Write to them. Get OF
their mailing list. The work done there
and the literature sent out are practica
and useful. 1t costs YOU only posta
card and will be of great interest and val
ue.
There is a great lack of knowledge o.
the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton. Many farmers have scarcely heard
Of it; others who have heard of il do no
know that its bulletins may be had fol
the asking by any farmer in Kansas
The station is department of the Kan
sas State Agricultural College. Its eI'
penses are met by an annual appropria'
ton by Congress, made in accordance
with the provisions of what is known as
the Hatah act. Fifteen thousand dollars
per annum in quarterly payments are
sent direct to the college treasurer. On.
ly per cent of this money may be used
for buildings, and at TIE Kansas station
very little has been so used. The Bal
ance is used for salaries of the staff, APP
paratu,, materials, labor and publication
of results.
The experiments undertaken at the
station are in part Of a kind that yield
immediate returns, and in part Of kind
that must be continued for a series OF
years before results are manifest. Much
attention has been given to feeding, and
the results Of this work, if intelligently
interpreted, cannot but be of great value
to the stock interests of the State. Much
work has been done in the way of testing
new plants and new varieties Of old
plants; in studying the insect enemies of
crops and orchards; in the investigation
of funguous diseases of crops and their
prevention, and in veterinary problems.
Space does not permit even an enumera.
ton of the subjects that have been treat
ed more or less exhaustively at tue sta.
ton. All parts of the work are not equal,
ly interesting or valuable to all. Bulle.
tins which to some would seem worth.
less; and the result Of misplaced energy
are in active demand by others.
Thus far the station has issued So of it.
regular bulletins, covering a wide range
of topics. Many of these can still b.
supplied. Last year it began the issuing
of Press Bulletins, which are long enough
to make about one page of an ordinary
bulletin. These bulletins are usually
sent only to periodicals, but number o
them were sent to the entire mailing list
The object in issuing these Press Bulle
tins is to furnish the press Of the STATE
authentic statements of the work in pro
gress at the station in the hope that mucl
of it may be reprinted in the periodical
Of the State. Forty-seven have been is
sued previous to. this one.
The station desires to be as useful a!
possible to the people of the State. i
wants the farmers to have the benefit o.
its results, and invites correspondence
concerning agricultural topics. 1t would
like to know what problems are especial
ly interesting the farmers at any time
and will do all that it can to solve them
Farmers not now receiving the bulle
tins can have them free Of charge. Far.
mers now receiving them are invited Il
send in the names of offices who are like.
ly to value them. Requests for publica
ton and all general correspondence
should be addressed, Agricultural Exper
iment Station, Manhattan, Kan. Inquir
les upon special topics may be addressed
in the same way or to the department il
charge of such work.