The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-09
STOCKMEN HERE.
Their Fifteenth Annual Meeting
Opened Today.

Farmers Week. in Topeka started
off today with the general session OF
the fifteenth annual meeting of the
Kansas Improved Stock Breeders as
ISOLATION. which is being held this af-
ternoon at the supreme court rooms at
the state house.
This afternoons meeting is being de-
voted to the general business of tho
association such IS the naming of the
committees for the coming year, the
reports of the various officers, inclnd-
ing the annual a1dcess by the I.fesi-
dent of the ass3cla' ion, DIR. .. o. W oil,
of Ottawa.
nor, e. w Hoch, eclipses all other
events in Topeka today, and in order
to allow the members of the Breeders
association to attend the inaugural
services the first session today was not
begun until after the regular Inaugural
ton ceremony
Following the presidents annual i'd
dress at the stock breeders meeting the
subject Of "Sheep Breeding as an I'm
portant Industry for Kansas" was ia
ken up and discussed by ]. 7. Tread
well of LaHarpe, Kansas.
The meetings continue this evening
and until wednesday afternoon, AID
the convention closes Wednesday even
ing with a banquet at the ThroOp hotel.
The second annual meeting of the Kan
sas Beekeepers' association viii begin to-
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s at the state house. The afternoon ses-
sion will be taken up with the reading OF
the reports of the various officers ana the
reading of the annual address by Presi-
dent DR.. B. Boyer of Lyons.
The evening session Will be devoted to
a general discussion of bee culture and
how to improve the industry in Kansas
and the regular annual election of offi-
The following is the program for to-
nights and tomorrows sessions at the SUI
81 s. S SIIs { SESSISN 2 O'CLOCK TONIGHT.
How to Interest Patrons of Cheese
Factories and Creameries in the Produc-
ton of Milk" Henry Van Leuween, Sa-
''The Ideal Dairy Cow" c. F. Stone,
profitable Dairy Stock for the General
Farmer John E. Hinshaw, Empo,ria
..Proftabie Dairying," G. G. Burton. To-
sTTqoeSCiKFEEDERs' SESSION, $3.50 A. NJ
TUESDAY.
s.sheep Feeding for Profit" Marion A.
SF'eeding and Fitting Pure Bred Stock
for Show and Sale" Prof. @. G. Wheeler,
Kansas Agricultural college ,,.z.--
Cattle Prof. H. r. Smith, Nebraska Elk
pertinent station.
SWINE BREEDERS, SESSION, 2;Oo z.
NJ. TUESDAY.
Contributed by the Kansas Swine Breed
ers' Association.)
Control of Infections and Contagious
Dfsea ses'' DIT. H. s. Maxwell Salina-
Individuality IN Herd, Geo W. Ber-
~. Enporia.
Topical discussion. led by the following
named breeders: VIII H. Rhodes, Tam
pa: w F. Garrett. Ports; John 0. Hunt,
Marysville: c. W. Freelove, Clyde: W.
r. Peacock, Sedgwick-
The thirty-fourth annual meeting of the
Kansas state Board of Agriculture will
begin Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at
the supreme court rooms at the state
house The sessions will continue until
Friday evening.
The Kansas State Veterinary Medical
assocfat ton will begin its second annual
convention at the city council chamber
The secretaries of the Kansas fair cir !
cults will hold a business session at the |
state board OF agriculture rooms tomor- |
row at 10 o'clock.
The Kansas division of the Red Polled /
Cattle club will hold a business session at /
the state board of agriculture rooms on /
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.