Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-06-09
F. +. Hays ReSerVat i on
An Ayr icul tura1 and
a Normal college

a Normal college
Prot. D. H. OTIS, of the Dairy
department of the Board of In
struction of the State Agricultural
College has the following splendid
article IN their College puper show
ing what a grand use the Reser-
vatIon can be put to as an Exper
mental station of that college if
the Legislature of the State give
them the same encouragement as
other states give their Agricultu-
raj colleges.
Il College Need
and q Kansas OppOrtunity.
KANSAS is acknowledged to be
a distinctly agricultural state, Of
her many interests Livestock con
tributes large share of her agri-
cultural wealth. According to sec.
Columns report for the year end
ing March 1, 80 there were over
$1O6. 100000 worth of crops raised
in the state. During the same time
there were animals worth 1873 mil
lion dollars, and animal products
produced amounting to 5000 600
dollars, a total wealth invested in
animals or invested from their pro
ducts of $196, 100000
This, the greatest Agricultural
College in the world, situated in
one of the best agricultural states
of the Union. should be a represen
tative of the leading agricultural
industries. OF the horses, mules.
beef cattle, mich COWS, poultry,
sheep and SWINE composing the
bulk of Kansas Live stock inter
ests, our College contains no repre-
sentatives except herd of scrub
COWS, and 4 lots of grade steers to
be here only a short time, one lone
lY sheep and a torlorn looking roc
ster Even our work horses are
not such as can be used for class
ILLUSTRATION.
It is always we'll for our EXper
timental stations to show farmers
how to make the most of what We
have. We have shown them PLAIN
that with good feed and care the
annual yield of butter from tho av
erage Kansas COW can be increased
from 80 to go pounds, and some
claim cows that produce 400 to
600 pounds per annum. What is
true of dairy cows is true of the
beef steer The same holds true
of other stock. Here is a Kansas
need, and it depends upon the state
of Kansas whether her Agricultu.
raj College shall have the equip
ment necessary to give her rising
young farmers the information
they desire. Will Kansas rise to
this opportunity? Other states are
doing 1t. Wisconsin has 4 6 5 rep
resentatives each of breeds of cat
tie, horses. sheep and swine. Mich
igan has Z breeds of cattle, eleven
breeds of sheep and of swine.
Iowa Agricultural college has
both light and draft horses, CIYdes
Shires, Percheons & French coach.
1t has over 80 head of cattle. dai
~ and beef breeds. 6 breeds of
sheep & 6 of swine. That safe last
year gave the college S167, 600. 6
has agreed to give $3.50, 600 year
for 5 years to be used for b1ilding
and equipment. Iowa recognizes
the value of Agricultural education
aud stands ready to encourage 1T. :"
Kansas Is not In the habit of ia
king back seat in any line of pro
gress, and it is hoped that she will
not when it comes TO educating
her Agr1culturallv inclined youth
With the ct. Hays Reservation
of Ovel 5000 acres at their call,
some of the grandest farm. alfalfa.
and grazing land in the state. lots
of water, aud building rock mex
haustable on the land. close at
hand, it only needs the approval of
the next Legislature TO give Kan
sas the grandest Agricultural Col
lege Experimental station os any
state in the Union.