The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-26
Next Week a Busy One at the
Agricultural School.
SPLENDID PROGRAMME
The Most Important Gathering
OF the Farmers Institute.
Dairy Matters and Good Roads
Up for Discussion.

Up for Discussion.
Manhattan, Dec. 2s-The next tie,
days at the Kansas State Agriculture
college will be busy ones. One of the
most important meetings will be the
State Farmers Institute, including the
dates of December So-January 4. Fol-
lowing is the programme:
MONDAY, DECEMBER 80.
Boys Corn Contest Association
Kansas Butter Makers Conference.
Boys Corn Contest Association.
Butter Makers Convention.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 81.
Butter Scoring Contest.
Boys Contest Association.
State Corn Breeders Association.
State Dairy Association.
State Corn Breeders Association.
State Dairy Association.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1.
State Corn Breeders Association.
Inspecting Creamery and Creamery
Supplies.
State Dairy Association Meeting
State Good Roads Association.
Draft Horse Breeders Association.
State Dairy Association.
Good Roads Association.
Draft Horse Breeders Association.
THURSDAY, JANUARY g
Inspection of Road Making Machin-
cry
Special Judging of Stations and
Mares
Good Roads Association.
Draft Horse Association.
State Veterinary Medical Association.
Aberdeen-Angus Association.
Shorthorn Association.
Hereford Association.
Cattle Breeders Joint Session.
Cattle Breeders Meeting.
State Veterinary Medical Association
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8.
Judging Three Breeds of Cattle.
Kansas State Veterinary Association
(clinic).
Poland-China Association.
Duroc-Jersey Association.
Berkshire Association.
Swine Breeders Conference
Swine Breeders Conference
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4.
Judging Hogs.
Swine Breeders Conference
State Dairy Association.
Another interesting event will be the
annual meeting of the Kansas State
Dairy association with. the following pro-
'' TUESDAY, DEC. 1890 P. NJ
observations on Quality of Contest
Butter" ]. G. Wynkjer, agent U s. dairy
Discussion. Improving Cream and But
ter Quality" J. c. Kendall. state dairy
commissioner.
Discussion Announcing Results OF Butt
ter Makers Contest. Awarding prizes. Pre-
sentation of Of silver e9p
Presidents Address. T. A Borman. pres
ident Kansas State Dairy associated
Missouri dairy commissioner.
Development of Dairy and Creamery
president Missouri Dairy association:
WEDNESDAY, JAN. LOCO A NJ.
The New Year and Kansas Dairying."
Kansas Agricultural college
.BuiIdng a Dairy Herd Quickly Ivan and
er, assistant dairy husbandry Kansas
Agricultural college.
.Extension Of Uncle Sans Dairy
Ion y s; De2artmeqt Agricultnre.
.Pra 1oiM bnt Of Milking Machines
wa. Kan.
For Good Roads.
While great attention has been given IN
recent years to methods of advancing our
crop interests, there has been a goodly
11mbeT OF thougntfJhlt men IN IN the STATE e.
good tS H1 roads. they Believe that ps good
roads is matter Of great economic i'm
portance, and shoy that it costs more than
ten times as much to transport ton of
corn on the highways on the railroads.
in western Kansas these natural roads are
still good In eastern Kansas there. is
provernents the good roads advocate say. |
must come through dragging dirt
roads. macadamizing important thorough
fares and building stone or concrete
bridges and culverts-
These same advocates of good roads In |
sist that hundreds of thousands of dol |
lars are actually lost by Kansas farmers |
through bad roads and therefore county |
township trustees, road
overseers and others should give more at |
tention to this subject to the end that we
would have fewer miles of impossible |
roads in the winter and spring.
The State Good Roads association will |
January 1 at o'clock with an
afternoon session, an evening session and |
a Thursday morning session, with the fol- |
lowing programme:
WEDNESDAY FORENOON SESSION. |
Address of welcome. President E. B. |
Nichols.
Response Hon. Bradford Miller
GOOD Roads from a Strangers Point |
OF View" E. w. Westgate
Address. Wesley Merritt, industrial |
commissioner A, T. and 8. F. R. r.
WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION.
1.-THE Draft Horse in the West" T. A. |
Gierens, Lincoln Neb.
Good Roads Law. Breach and observ-
ance," s. A Kimble.
Address, 8. A Lancaster, consulting en- |
gineer office of public roads.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.
Address, Mr.. F. S. White, agricultural |
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