The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13

Of entomology, which, through pains
taking work, has conquered the San
Jose scale and a hundred other pests.
and is now at work combating the boil
weevil of cotton that threatened the de-
struction of the south's great staple
The weather bureau, with it's thou
sand eyes ever on the watch for I'M
favorable weather changes. which are
flashed to threatened sections far
enough in advance to allow the farmer
TO take steps to protect his crops. All
VIII be represented at the exposition,
and the methods employed carefully ex
planned to those who care to know.
The United States Land and Irriga-
ton exposition is intended primarily to
demonstrate to the man in the city the
great opportunities offered the am
bilious worker by the country now be-
ing reclaimed and developed. Every
section of the country has responded
to the invitation to be represented
Great Railways Interested.
Inc Santa Fe and other great rail-
way companies have taken space, and
by EXHIBITS of products, by pictures, by
word of mouth and by other forms o.
expression, will inform all who attend
as to the possibilities of the several
sections. Here, in half a day, one ma,
see and understand what NAV be done
In any part of the country from Michi-
gan to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and
California, or from WASHINGTON and
Oregon to Florida.
one interesting feature of the Santa
F'e exhibit will be an adobe pueblo. with
number of Indian blanket weayers.
sllversmiths, potters and other crafts
men at work
A nation wide movement to aid mill
lions Of farmers and wage earners Is
| expected to follow this national farm
congress-
Possibilities Here in West.
thousands of acres of land in
IN h@
the purpose of this congress is to bring
the homeseeker into closer touch Wit h
the geographical location of home sites.
Z. Il: Schmidt, commissioner of i'm
migration Of the Rock Island-Frisco
system in speaking to your correspond
ent said:
"The call of the west should find a
larger answer among the wage earn
ers of the cities. who are compelled to
sacrifice much of the personal in
might easily gain for themselves and
their families on a farm. The ma
tfonal farm land congress will point
the way for people of this class to bet
ter their condition immeasurably'
Millions of Acres Untitled
In Arkansas there are 17,5OOOOO
acres of untitled land. Much of this
is the best soil in the world for fruit
A lot of it is covered by hardwood
timber, which can be sold at profit
enough TO re1mburS the purchaser
for what he paid for the land. In
Missouri there are 100000 acres
of which the same thing might be
said. and 100000 in Louisiana. All
told, there are 251.000,000 acres of
unoccupied lands in the west
Is it any wonder there is a demand
for accurate. unbiased information
concerning this great land of oppor-
tunity when the cry of the day is for
more farms. more grain. more cotton,
more cattle and hogs, when prices for
farm products are soaring higher
and higher and when the small wage
earners of the cities are finding the
struggle for existence more and more
severe?
During the fortnight the land
and irrigation exposition is in progress
there will also be held in Chicago the
Tenth International Live Stock ex-
position, where will be found the
finest stock cattle, hogs, sheep, and
horses in the world. The two shows
go hand in hand and together
demonstrate the many sided equip
ment of the modern farmer.
To aid the splendid work of these
two expositions. the railroads Will
authorize special excursion fares. 1t
is estimated that over half a million
people will be attracted to Chicago in
consequence.