Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-15


Prot. D. H. OTIS, of the Dairy
department the Board of In
struction of tt State Agricultural
College has the following splendid
article IN their College paper show
ing what a grand use the Reser-
vatlon 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 Kansas Opportunity.
KANSAS is acknowledged to be
a distinctly agricultural state, OF
her many interests Livestock con
tributes a large share of her agri-
cultural wealth. According to sec.
Coburn's report for the year end
ing March 1, 30 there were over
$106. 100000 worth of crops raised
IN the state. During the same time
there were animals worth 1913 mil
lion dollars, and animal products
produced amounting to IS, 900 900
dollars, a total wealth invested in
animals or invested from their pro
ducts of S196,O0O.OO0-
This, the greatest Agricultural
College in the world, situated in
one of the best agricultural states
of the Union should be 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 a herd of scrub
cows, and 4 lots of grade steers to
be here only short time. one lone
lY sheep and a torlorn looking roo
ster Even our work horses are
not such as can be, used tor class
illustration
1t is always we'll tor our EXper
mental 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 Weld of butter from the av
erage Kansas COW can be increased
from 80 to 270 pounds, and some
claim cows that produce 400 to
900 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 1t 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. w Ill Kansas rise tC
this opportunity? Other states are
doing It Wise onsIn has I & 3 rel
rcsentatives each of breeds OF CA
tie, horses sheep and swine Mich
igan has Z breeds of cattle, clever
breeds OF sheep and 4 of swine.
Iowa Agricultural college has
both light and draft horses, Clydei
Shires, Perchetons 6 French coach
1t has over $50 head of cattle. ia
rY and beef br eeds, 6 breeGs o
sheep 6 6 of sw inc. That safe las
year gave the college S167, 600. &
has agreed to give $3.50, 600 a yea
for 5 years to tx, used for b1ildint
and equipment Iowa recognize
the value of Agr1 cultural education
and stands ready to encourage It
Kansas Is not IN the habit of IA
kin o a back seat n any line OF prs
orr ,ss, and it is no ped that she vii
not when it com es TO educatin:
he r AgrIculturaliJ inclined yontb
With the TT. . avs Reservation
Iof over 5000 acl'es at their call
some of the grallcIest farm, altalti
and grazing land in the state. lot
of water, and building rock me-
haustable on tire land. close a
Inland. it only neeo Is the approval o
the next Legislature TO give Kan
sas the grandrst Agricultural "a
! lege Experimental station o. IN
state in the Union.
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