The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-01-27
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ALBRIGHT HAS A HOVEL IDEA
COUNTY EXPERIMENT STATION TO n
sTRUCF IN SCIENTIFIC FARNIEG.
Bill tn Empower County Commissioners
20 Aet-TT0uld Hasten Development in
Successful Farming, and Turn the
West into vast Productive Fields.

E. ". Albright, of Sherman county,
now studying agriculture at the kan
sas Agricultural college at Manhattan.
has started an idea that, if adopted,
may revolutionize farming in western
Kansas, and realize for our people the
hope for q golden age of agriculture
upon these rich plains. His idea is to
establish county experiment stations at
county poor farms, under q trained ag-
riculturist, who shall practically in
struct the farmers of the county in the
most scientific and successful methods of
soil culture. grain breeding, and crop
production.
In the course of his letter to the ed
itOr of this paper Mr.. Albright says:
my exit from Sherman county was
prompted by an intense desire for an
agricultural education, with a hope to
be benefit to the county thereby.
ION my way to Manhattan I stopped
at Colby and con6ded in Senator
Charles Buschow the desire of my heart
which took form in the shape of a bill
empowering the county commissioners
of the various counties of this state to
employ a competent person lat least a
graduate of the "ShOrt COurse") to
operate the poor farms of the various
counties, in cooperation with the State
Agricultural college, on a scientific ba-
sis. It viii not be necessary for me to
discuss the merits of the plan in this
letter, but leave It to the people of Sher-
man county for discussion, meanwhile
hoping to hear the results through the
columns of your paper I give you the
Premiss; let Us hear the conclusion.
Senator Buschow gave me his hearty
approval Of the proposed bill, and
promised me his hearty and untiring
energy to secure its passage should it
reach the senate chamber.
&C. R. Warner, of Thomas county,
a scientific farmer, and who has record
well known over the saate, has promised
me to go to Topeka and lobby for the
passage of such a bill.
AFTER approaching the various mem
bers of the college faculty and receiv-
ing promises of their hearty support,
called on the president of the college,
who gave me his most earnest cooper
alton, and told me to have Prof. Tenyck,
head of the agricultural department,
frame the bill and bring It speedily up
for council. Prof. Tenyck endorsed
the plan and Immediately set about
gathering data on the subject, and the
bill will be constructed as soon as pos
sible.
I'VE hope soon to have this bill in
the hands of B. F. Brown, our repre-
sentative, who, we hope, viii be able to
champion If successfully through the
house to the senate, where Senator
Buschow stands ready to push it on
through. There viii be bill urged by
the cOrn-breeders' association, before
the house, carrying an appropriation of
S.. 900 for the breeding of corn in the
corn belt. Now, what is the matter of
US being able TO breed wheat, barley
corn, and such crops, that may be
profitable to our section of country?
''NOw say, come on, boysl Let Us
hold up Sherman county's banner, and
push her along, up the ladder to where
she belongs. It is thought by the faculty
that this bill will be able to absorb the
corn-breeders' bill, as IN It will be
granted the same privilege to the corn
belt that is asked for by counties pro-
ducing a diversity OF crops"