The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

and the Western Breeders Journal of
Clay Center, with Albert T. Reid as
president, L D. Graham, vice president,
E. w. Rankin, business manager, John
r. Mulvane, treasurer, S. H. Pitcher,
secretary, T. A. Borman. editor-in-ch chief
and E. B. Cowgirl. associate editor.
After the banquet had been served
and cigars distributed, L D. Graham in
troduced the chairman. 7. A. Borman.
editor of the Farmer, and president of
the Continental Creamery company, as
toast master of the evening, who an
nounced an evening of surprises. The
first surprise announced. was that he
should be the chairman. Now if had
been asked to go out and slop the hogs
or pail the COWS could have done that
to the queens taste, but here Pm lost"
Nevertheless he extended a vigorous
and jovial welcome to the assembled
guests and proceeded. with the other
surprises calling for talks upon: J. A.
Berry, retiring president of the Stock
Breeders association; A L. SPONSOR,
president of the state board of agri-
culture from Hutchinson; Senator Clad
Hamilton; Prof. NJ. L. Bowman, Iowa
State college, AmeS; Thomas Hubbard,
of Rome; e. H. Crosby, chairman of the
state fair committee; Senator VIM.
Glenn, Greeley county; Robert Stone,
Topeka; Senator H. NJ Avery, Wake
field E. B. Cowgirl; Frank p. MacLen-
ran and Senator T. NJ. Potter from Pea
body.
The promotion of Kansas state
fair was the much discussed topic of
the speakers. Mr.. E. H. Crosby was
! cited as giving his fullest attention in
his concern as chairman for attain
ment of the fair. Mr.. Crosby spoke of
the possibilities and advantages of a
state fair and announced that this
year all Kansas would get together
and fight for a state fair, dropping
the question of place. Topeka Wich-
ita and Hutchinson all want the fair
but that antagonism must be done
a with with insure state fair
He said Let us pull together and get
the fair and then choose the best
place to have it,
Senator VIM. Glenn spoke of the
great success of the Minnesota state
fair and promised to do anything he
could in the legislature to. make an
adequate appropriation.
Tom Hubbard shamed the kansanS
with stories of the great fair doings
in the little states of Iowa and Mis-
souri,
Another item which the speakers
dwelt upon was the corn testing sta
tions for each county by Prof. Bow
man from Iowa. who insists that the
one experimenting station at Man
haitian cannot test for all the localities
in the state accurately.
Senator Porter closed the pro- |
gramme with hearty congratulations
to the welded Kansas Farmer and |
the Farmers Advocate and thanks for |
their royal entertainm emit
Today's Session.
The session this morning was taken |
up with discussion of the popular |
tuberculosis problem. DR. L. r. Baker, |
inspector of the United States bureau |
of animal industry. at Kansas City, |
Mo, delivered an extended address on |
the subject tuberculosis Among Cat |
tie in the Herds of the West" Dr. |
Baker has had many years of expert |
ence in his work, and treated the sub |
iect in a thorough manner The differ |
ent causes giving rise to tuberculosis |
among cattle We're treated separately |
and different methods of prevention |
and cures for the disease were suS- |
gested-
DIR. Crumbine, secretary of the state |
board of health. filled a prominent
place on the programme. talking on |
the subject "Some Problems of Tuber- |
culosis Control" DR. Crumbine re-
lated his experiences with tuberculosis
to which he has given a great deal OF |
time and research, and his address |
contained many valuable pointers. Both |
speakers received close attention. The |
farmers of the state seem alive to the
need of taking decisive action against
the spread of this dread disease. These |
papers on the tuberculosis question will
be printed in the annual report of the
state. board meeting. with the other
papers and addresses of the convention, |
and will be eagerly read by the farmers
and stock breeders who seem anxious
to see decisive measures adopted
against this ma1ady.
The Delegates Here.
The following are the delegates who |
are attending the thirty-eighth annual
meeting of the board, nearly all of
whom We're at the banquet last night
at the National rendered by the Kan
sas Farmer:
Frank E. Smith, lola: Ira D. Brough-
er, Great Bend; J. w. Robinson, Ell Do
RADIO; c. r. Alger, Douglass; James
Iams, Clay Center; Samuel Grafton
Wakefield: w. j. Armstrong, Burling
ton; j. F. Stodder. Burden; F. w. Side.
Winfield; E. c. Farrer. Abilene; H. b.
Terry, Grenola; Geo. S. Knox, Garden
City; j. L. Finley, Dodge City; H. H.
Greene, Homework; Roscoe Good,
Cimarron; B. NJ. Brown, Fall River;
J. A. Miller, Anthony; Geo. S. HOLSTER,
Newton: E. L. Carter. Oskaloosa; NJ
B. Hamilton Leavenworth; Ed R.Smith,
Mound City; E. L. Miller, Marysville;
II. A Rowland, Mcpherson; P. L Ware,
PaoIa; w. S. GabeL Beloit; Ira n. Tice,
Beloit: w. H. Kingsley. Independence;
L. L. Bingaman, Coffeyville; L. H. Gas
ron Sanaca- H C. DRYDEN ChaQute: