Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-22
AHEDSCIENTIST MEET HERE
Men Coming Who Have Investigated
"Heredity," Newest Of Branches.
PROMISE BILLIONS TO WORLD
Greater Results 60 Mankind from In
vestigations of American Breed
ers' Association Than from
Discoveries In ELECTRICITY.


Omaha will be called upon to be the
host 10 some Of the best known men In
the world, when the American Breeders
association comes here December s to re-
main four days. II is estimated that 1000
men will be here who have given the
world more knowledge of heredity than
ali the Libraries contained before this cen
fury, these, including scientists from this
country. Canada and Hawaii will be here.
A dozen years ago even the universities
did not teach much on the subject OF
heredity because not enough was known
about IL to Justify instruction.
Divided into more than a score Of COM
mittees, the leaders Of the American
Breeders association have been making a
sweeping Investigation of the laws Of nature
as applied TO heredity. While one COM
mlttee Is Investigating fish breeding, an
other experiments with roses; still another
committee Of scientists seeks information
on breeding fur-bearing animals that they
might be improved, while David Starr Jor-
dan heads a committee on "eugenics,' and
will investigate and report on heredity in
the human race.
Two Billions Added to Farms.
At the meeting to be held in Omaha next
month these committees will report. They
will show how heredity, like electricity, is
coming rapidly into mans hand to in
crease production. They say It is an
energy, which when hRrnessed will give
the United States $2,0OO,OOO,o O Of new
wealth each year on the farms of the
country alone. Electrical energy has given
the world Enthusiastically is a force
capable Of giving the world more wealth
than electricity, says the committees OF
this association.
Secretary Of Agriculture James Wilson,
heads this organization, while Willet M.
Hays, the assistant secretary, Is one Of the
organizers and its executive secretary.
William George OF Aurora, ILL.,, gives 1t his
influence and financial support; Luther
Burbank contributes to the reports, while
James J. Hill, builder Of the northwest, Is
one Of the speakers at the coming meeting.
These are some of the committees which
will report and the men who will be in
attendance to give the reports to the as
ISOLATION:
"The Breeding Of Corn DIR. L. s.
Klinck, Quebec, Canada
Hereford Shorthorn Crosses" p. e.
Fogle, jefferson, N. c.
"Bibliography Of Animal Hybrids," Dean
f. B.. Mumford, Columbia, Mo.
Cow Testing Associations Collin c..
Lille, Copersville, Mich.
Breeding Milking %shorthorns,' DR.. An
drew Boss, st. Paul, MINI.
Facts About Breeding for the 2OO-Egg
Hen" DR.. Raymond Pearl, Orono, Me.
Types to be followed in Breeding for
Meat Production" Prof. w, r. Graham,
Guelph, Canada.
Some Principles in Heredity," Prof. w.
7 CnDpnan ~ abIngtop N ~
Problems in Plant Improvement" Dean
H.. ]. Weber. Ithaca, N. Y.
Influence Of Nutrition on Animal Type"
DR.. H. ]. Waters. Manhattan, Kan.
Breeding of Barley Prof. J. H. shep-
herd. Fargo, N. d.
plan for Breeding and Use of Tree
Crops" Prof. ]. Russell Smith, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Grape Breeding" DR.. t. v. Munson.
Denison. Tex.
ing" DR.. George H. Shull, Santa Rosa,
Cal.
Breeding Of Cotton" Or. d. N. Shoe
maker, Washington, D.. c.
Methods of Tree Seed Selection" RG-
phsel zon, Washington, D. C.
Meetings Open to Public.
All meetings of the association are to be
open to the public, and one Of the objects
OF holding the meeting in Omaha at the
time is to spread the Information to as
many farmers as possible. For this rea-
son the meetings will be held in the Au-
ditorium of the National Corn exposition,
which will run from December 6 to IS and
attract more than 10000 farmers to the
city. as 1t brought 1o6, 900 last year.
At this exposition the members of the
American Breeders association will show
exactly how science has made better grains
and grasses, large exhibits being prepared
showing the parent stock and the improved
varieties some OF which ave pedigrees
running back fourteen years.