The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03
FOR THE STOCKMEN.
Arrangements for Big State Meetings
Are Complete.

That the coming meeting of the Kan
sas Improved Stock Breeders associa-
ton viii be one of unusual interest Is
attested by the fact that H. A. Heath.
secretarv of the association. has been
called upon to write over 3 600 letters
concerning it within the past few weeks.
and applications for membership are
coming in upon him rapidly The past
year has been an unusually prosperous
one for stOckmen, which accounts large
" for the increased interest in the COM
ing meeting
The sessions will be held in the city
council chamber and will begin on Mon
day, January u. and continue three
DAYS. The opening day is the same as
that of the inauguration of the new
state officials
The programme is now complete. and
viii be gotten out in most elegant man
ner as souvenir programme, % pages,
with q handsome cover in colors de-
signed by Albert T. Reid. The Dill or
fare provided by this years programme
is of unusual excellence. and contains
valuable facts and experience for the
breeder the feeder and the farmer.
On Monday night, January L. the pro-
gramme viii be especially attractive to
those interested in dairy industry.
In view Of the Importance of the dairy
industry in Kansas and its rapid de-
VelOpment, the address on "Dalrylng III
Kansas from a Stockman's Standpoint, ;"
by w. F. Jensen manager of the Com
tinental Creamery company, Topeka
The secretary of the Kansas State Dairy
association. Mr.. Z. A. DOrman, VIII give
q practical paper on Individual Sue
cesses in Kansas Dairying." w W
Marble. president of the Missouri State
Dairy association. will give an address
on THE Cream OF the business. Prof.
Ed II. Webster. of the Kansas State
Agricultural college, viii have paper
on Feeding Dairy Cows" and H S.
Mayo state veterinarian. viii discuss
Injurious Foods for Stock.
Swine breeders report the best bust
ness ever known in the west, with more
sales and at better prices than ever be-
fore known, consequently the subject,
Results of Feeding Swine at the KAN
sas Experiment Station to be discuss
ed by Prof. D. H. Otis, will be a very
attractive feature in connection with the
paper on Western Feeds as a Bone
/ Producer" by Prof. H. H. Cottrell. of
/ Trenton, Mo- formerly professor of ag-
riculture at Manhattan
/ The Kansas commissioners to the
Worlds fair have promised to be pres
4 ent, and arrange for big Kansas fine
I stock show at st. Louis in 1904.
J. c. Haney, superintendent of the TT.
+ Hayes branch experiment station of
Kansas State Agricultural college
promises to be at the annual meeting
of the Kansas Improved Stock Breeders
/ association on January u and 10, and
present a paper on Our 1900 Acre Ex-
I perimental Farm and Its Possibilities. =
The trio of Chicago specialists will
| furnish valuable data for constant use
! by all members of the association on
/ their topics, Glass Advertising by
Frank B. White, "Bi-Products of Corn,
I by Roy 3. Simpson, and the Stock
mans Finish by A. c. HalllWel. edi-
tor of the Live Stock World.
+ The Sheep Industry for Kansas" IS a
+ special subject set down for a general
discussion by the entire company. The
+ Kansas Improved Stock Breeders asso-
citation standing committee reports on
/ Needed Legislation" State Fair, The
+ New Live Stock Classification THE
1 Worlds Fair in 1907 are topics that will
Other papers by Kansas experts, sub
ject to discussion, are as follows: Eng
fish Blue Grass Culture. and its Special
/ Value George Plumb, EmpOria; RAN
road TRANSPORTATION Of Fine Stock, its
I Evils" c. W. Taylor. Pearl, Dickinson
+ county: Fitting Cattle for the Show
+ Ring" James Tomson. Dover. "HOnors
Won During the 1902 Show Season., l.
f d. Graham. associate editor of the Kan
sas Farmer, Topeka. Live Stock Pedi~
grees-Value and Abuses George W
Maffet, Lawrence. Abortion in Cattle
the Problem Solved" O. o. Wolf Y. S,
and Z. o. Tudor. Holton-
The executive committee has decided
in place Of the usual breeders banquet
to accent the invitation of the Topeka
/ Commercial club to attend compliment
tary smoker and reception for Wednes-
Gay night at the New oxford hotel
Following the breeders meeting VIII
come the annual meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture, and the nezfsnG
of the Kansas legislature. Excursion
rates or sll Kansas railroads for this
big, busy farmers week at Topeka, jan
Uary 12-17, 1903