The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-18
STUBS TO SPEAK
At Annual Meeting State Board
Agriculture.
Fine Program for Session Be
ginning Here Jan. 13.
BE MANY SUBJECTS
Covered by Papers Read by EN-
fnent Authorities.
Other State Meetings in Topeka
That Week.

The thirty-eighth annual meeting of
the Kansas state board of agriculture
| will be held in the capitol building be-
ginning Wednesday, January 10, at 4
o'clock and continue in session until the
| business requiring attention has been
! disposed of.
These sessions are of great interest
| to farmers all over the state. Every
one is invited to attend, both gentle
men and ladies, and everyone is to be
given chance to take an active part
in the programmes. Addresses and dis
cussions upon many subjects will be
given by the agricultural experts of
/ this and neighboring states. The rate
of two cents per mile on all railroads
makes it possible for those in even the
most moderate circumstances to take
advantage of and have the benefit OF
these important discussions.
Programmes have been arranged for
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, jan
Uary IS, II and To-
At the evening session Wednesday at
7:30 O'Clock Governor w. r. Stubs will
deliver the address of welcome. Mayor
William Green will add welcome on
behalf of the city. A response to these
will be made by President A l. Spon-
sor of the state board. Prof. M. L.
Bowman, of the Iowa State college, at
Ames will then discuss Corn Growing
Problems"
day On Friday inspector United States
bureau of animal industry, DR.. L. r.
Baker of Kansas City, Mo-, will dis
cuss tuberculosis Among the Cattle
]. Crumbine, secretary of the state
board of health, will deal with Some
Problems of tuberculosis Control"
In the afternoon, Farming With Elk
plosives" will be the subject of SamueI
7. Crawford of Baxter Springs. Prof.
c G. Hopkins of the University of I'LL
nois will interest the farmers with
How Can the Farmer Maintain the
Fertility of His Soil?" At 1880 T. L.
Bond from Salina explains the relation
of the farmer and the lawyer; and Mrs.
Louise c. Murdoch of Wichita Will
coach the assembly on Artistic House
Building and Furnishing"
Friday morning Prof. Albert Dickens.
K A C., will discuss the "Desirability
and Feasibility of Improving Kansas
Roads With Petroleum" and Prof Z.
H. Eckles of Missouri Agriculture col
lege will discuss Full Feeding the
Dairy Cow" Addresses on THE Growth
and Uses of Alfalfa by John Powers
of Marion and THE Need of Better
Johnston of Lawrence, are to be given
Friday afternoon. A query box for
the instruction of any who wish to ask
questions will be operated at this ses-
sion.
In the evening, Associate Justice A.
w. Benson will speak on THE Farmer
as Seen From the Bench and Mrs
Nellie Kedzie-Jones of Kalamazoo,
Mich, will deliver an address, The
Granddaughter of Kansas Pioneers"
The Kansas Improved Stock Breed
ers' association will hold its regular
annual meeting at Topeka, in the cap
itoI building, in the same week as the
state board of agriculture (Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, January IL,
IL and 49,; the Kansas Swine
Breeders association will be in session
January u: the annual meeting of
the State Dairy association will be
January 1916; of the State Good
Roads association, January IA, Is;
and the State Poultry association will
be holding its annual convention on
Thursday evening. January IA, in the
rooms of the Topeka Commercial
club.
Secretary H. A. Heath, Topeka, will
furnish programs for, and informa-
ton about, the stock breeders meet |
ing: secretary I. D. Graham, Topeka,
about the swine breeders and dairy
mems meetings., Pres. H. w. McAfee, |
Topeka about the good roads meet
ing and Secretary Thos. Owen, sta
ton B, Topeka, about the poultry as
sociation's meeting. 1t is believed
that no man or woman interested in
the agricultural and live stock indus
tries. or in wholesome homemaking,
can attend these meetings without pro-
fit Their sessions and discussions are
open to all