The Columbus journal., 1908-10-07
fA1s1Rs' NATIONAL co1aREss
Albeet Stsagsr Writes IN Interesting
Letter C the Session held ct Had
/. isa. Vleeonan. Last Week.

Albet Stsagsr Writes IN Interesting
Letter e the Seslea held ct Had
len. Wisoonnn, Last Weak.
On Q marrow strip of somewhat billy
land lying between lake Monons and
lake Nandots, With shores sloping to the
waters edge, lee Madison, the capitol Of
Wisconsin. It is city Of solid business
buildings and fine residences. mostly
built Of brick and stone. In this city
took place this year the annual session
OF The Farmsrs' National Congress.
In itself tho meeting OF farmers from
nearly every state in the union is very
interesting and Of great benefit to all
those interested in the advancement OF
agriculture. Add to this the fine aRri-
cultural college, surrounded by build
ings such % the dairy building, machin-
cry hall and Horticultural buildings lie
scattered over ground just rolling
enough to make the buildings show of
10 good advantage, and you have . COM
bination of surroundings hard to excel.
On tho day of our arrival, Thursday,
everybody repaired to tho gymnasium
building, where William II. Taft was to
address the farmers about noon. The
building was fairly we'll filled, and our
prudential candidate admitted that he
did not know SO very much about farm
ing. and while referring to the growing
importance of agriculture, viewed from
Q national standpoint. evidently did not
50 at to pity the farmer, nor to soft soap
him to any great extent. Referring to
the advantages OF country life, which 80
many people seem to ignore, one OF the
greatest, he said, was the quiet life of
the farmer which enabled him to use
moro elaboration in passing judgment
on political affairs, and that he was will
ing to trust in their judgment, and lesv-
ing politics out OF his address he CON-
oluded with few words of we'll merited
eulogy for the Wisconsin agricultural
school and faculty. His speech was
short and was listened to with marked
attention.
A talk on corn and the selection of
proper SEED corn was given in the after
noon BY Prof. Moore of the Wisconsin
university. Evidently Prof. Moore lie
disciple or cousin or nephew to Prof.
Holden Of Iowa, the champion corn
advocate Of this country. So full was
he Of corn cultivation. the seed corn i'm
provemsnt problem, and other subjects
relating to the increase OF corn yield per
acre, that it vas easy to see that he only
stopped talking for fear he might weary
his audience. Loud applause expressed
the appreciation bis words received from
his hearers.
Prot. Alexander's illustrated lecture
On the hoDe and the advantages of
breeding in ono line and with Q fixed
object in view, was . mastery treatment
of To subject, and was carefully listened
to By IN sppreoistive audience.
On Saturday . lecture on tuberculosis
in cattle BY Prof. Runel. was we'll
attended BY tho delegates and . large
number Of other people. After the lee
ture . practical demonstration of the
tuberoulosist test was given in pavilion,
which will soon b completed and used
by the agricultural college for the judy
to- - 1.v~ ~<~nl, . "a tho;, okIo, .tu d;~.r
connected with the live stock depart
msot A COW, apparently healthy.
which, however, had indicated sickness
BY The tuberculosis injection test, was
killed in the presence Of large number
Of spectators, and proved to be badly
affected. The lung showed two Jumps
or sbscesses, ono OF them when cut open
By the professor was mass Of fostering
puss, the other one, not 90 far advanced,
We of the consistency OF cheese. The
glands below the bead on tho throat also
showed signs Of tuberculosis. Not q
very pleasant sight to be sure, but as
conclusive argument a. to tuberculosis
Wa worth more than q dozen lectures.
A meeting Of the Nebraska delegates
for the purpose OF securing the union of
lext years congress at Lincoln and
other sundry sffsirs, took up part OF our
time ono afternoon.
On Monday forenoon, President Won
Hyke OF the Wisconsin university, gave
Q lecture on the preservation of our
national resources, and especially con.
ssrvstion Of the fertility of the soil 1t
vas . mastery affair and greatly ap-
plaudsd BY The audience.
On Saturday afternoon she great Ne
brasks man, w. J. Bryan. favored the
Farmers' Congress with an address. The
gymnasium building was crowded to
su6ocation. He was introduced as the
greatest farmer in America. He, how
ever, disclsimed this great distinction,
and smilingly acknowledged that accord
ing to Horace Greeley's definition of q
farmer and IN agriculturist, he was not
. farmer but IN agriculturist- Is .
man Who made his money in town and
spent il On the farm. Our late arrival
prevented % from getting near enough
70 the great orator to fully understand
his words, and the extreme heat standing
In crowd packed like behring's in . box,
6nally forced ID to retreat without hear
ing much Of the speech of the distin-
guiahed Nebraskan.