The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
PRESIDENT WATERS TELLS HOW
TO KEEP MEN ON THE FARM.
AND INCREASE ACRE YIELD.
HOW FARMS WERE DESERTED
highways More important Than Rail.
ways or Waterways, He Asserts
Jackson county's Experience Held
Up as an Example.

Topeka. Dec. I've must keep
the best farmers on the farms and
teach them to increase the acre yield
of their farms In order to prevent the
complete shutting on OF all exports
from other countries OF things We
should produce ourselves" This was
the assertion of President Waters
of the state Agricultural College be.
for the Good Roads Congress mere
today.
President Waters was discussing
the social and economic side of good
roads. Highways are more important
tnan railroads or waterways" he
said Most Of the expense OF trans.
portatiOn Is before the product reaches
the railroads OF rivers. without ease
OF communication among the farm.
cr5 there Is bound To be reduction
of tn" standard of men who till the
fields. We must have good men on
the farms as the acre yield has no,
increased and the limit IN acreage
has almost been reached in many
quarters. The men must be of the
high grade, who can see and will work
to increase the yield IN order To pro
vide sufficient food for our growing
population
AT the beginning ot this govern.
mcnt 80 per cent of the population
was on the farms, and now only 10
per cent remain In the country What
is needed most ia good roads To make
II easy To gee to market. to get to
church and school The Intelligence
Of the farmers boys and girls will
be- increased Just as these facilities
are provided, aud as good roads come.
30 will the farmer improve"
Chancellor Strong of the University
/ ot Kansas made an earnest plea Tor
| the association 10 work on an cduca-
! 'iOnal campaign to get the farmers
aroused to the value OF good roads.
The Romans knew more about roads
than anyone ma they built highways
that have lasted for two thousand
years. hr aid The Romans built
those roads 80 that the farmers could
get their produce 20 market at min.
imum expense. When the farmers
-,
he value of -ood roads they will work
Tor ,hom. and when the farmers set
their minds 10 a thing it is sure to
come.
At the university We are trying 20
make tie school useful TO every com.
muuity ~ 'No stare. We want to help
this good roads movement. We real
izr the value of it, The engineering
part of It is not a part OF our work
now, but there Is mucn scientific
work 90 be- done in determining the
value of materials aud other scientific
tests and We win help m every way to
work out these problems"
W ). Gcarhart. state highway en-.
gincrr. urged that the farmers i'm
prove ,hc dir roads. When they lind
now much easter II Is to haul goods
over an improved dirt road, hr said,
they will soon see tha, 1t would be-
much easter 10 haul farm product
over rock roads and these viii be sure
to come. tie recited numerous in,
stances IN various counties where
rock road, followed the improving Of
dirst roads
r. ! Cauyy. ,aN commissioner ot
the Union PayiGc railroad, urged good
roads because 1t would increase the
business OF The railroad companies rs
II Increased the efficiency of the
farms lie said that the improN cment
ug the highways would reduce the
cost ui transporting farm crops To the
railroads from per cent 20 per
cent OF the value OF the crops, prcsi-
dent TatJ sent a letter in which he
urged good roads work
Mayor Jones OF Independence, Mo,
explained how Jackson County built
its rock roads and how valuable they
had been found tO be-, lie sail the
cuun.y /, adding direct taxes To the
road fund to increase the mileage
Mrs Charles r. Spencer of Topeka
representing the womrn's clubs. urged
good roads work because good rlids
ar" the most important social problem
now beior" the country,
Who has Ia, largest and hest herd
90 dairy COWS IN the state The