Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
CLOSED
State Farmers Institute at Ed
wardsville Most Successful
Ever Held.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Auto Tax for Road Work, Extension
of Soil Tests and Limiting
Hunting.

Edwardsville, Ill, Feb. 25.-Without
failure of any feature of the program,
without abatement of interest, with
the greatest local attendance and APP
probation known In it's history, the
Illinois farmers institute closed its
| sessions here yesterday. The follow
ing resolutions were passed with I'M
| usual demonstration, and show the
serious conviction of the most pro-
gressive farmers of Illinois upon sew
eral matters vital to the whole state
as tc themselves:
Expressing sincere sympathy with
the family of John F. Jolly OF Olney,
whose death this week has taken a
man prominently allied with forward
movements in agriculture.
Noting that automobiles, because of
! the" weight and speed are more de-
structive to macadam and earth roads
| than any other vehicle and that the
state is collecting an annual registra-
/ ton fee of 81 per car. it. is resolved
that all funds received by the state
/ from this source, above the cost of
treasury of the state highway commits
| sion to be used in remedying so far
as possible the evils of modern high
power automobiles upon the public
/ highway
Use the Highway Commission.
| Endorsing the work of the state
highway commission and urging all
road officials to cooperate with and
seek the assistance of the state com
mission. Noting that the commission
has built and demonstrated in a prac-
teal manner the economy of concrete
bridges and that the commission will
furnish free of cost plans, estimates,
specifications and supervision for
bridge construction. Therefore the in
stitute urges road commissioners
throughout the state to build concrete
bridges wherever practicable, secur-
ing this help from the commission.
CoEmending the use of convict labor
in preparing crushed stone for road
building, as such work has been done
successfully, and to increase the num-
Der CT cOnvicts thus employed
Greatly Extend Soil Tests.
The soil is the states greatest nat
ural resource and it is the prime duty
of TIE state to preserve soil fertility
u Insure food permanently. The uni
versity soil experiment fields upon the
several varieties of soil in the state
are solving the problems of permanent
soil fertility. And the Legislature IS
asked to appropriate sufficient funds
to prose this soil investigation
with such vigor that the survey and
mapping of the soil in each county
may be completed and published for
the benefit of the people in the near
est future. Recommending that a soil /
experiment plot be established in ev-
cry county for investigation and dem |
OnstTation to the farmers
Must Help Out Live stock.
1--we stock farming is decreasing in /
Illinois and such q movement is detri- /
mental. therefore the legislature is
urged to provide ample funds for the /.
further development and extension of
live stock farming and that the animal
husbandry department of the univer- |
sity be placed in a position to work |
cut, establish and exploit systems If /
live stock farming by EXPERIMENTATION /
end demonstration on a similar basis (
to the soil improvement plan so well /
known throughout the state
Limiting Hunters Licenses.
Doploring the indiscriminate grant |
ing Of hunters licenses to irresponsi- /
BILE men and boys, who consider them
as permission to hunt on our farms. /
endar gering our lives and property. /
and threatening extinction of the quail 1
and other birds; therefore requesting 1
the legislature to amend the law to |
limit licenses to responsible persons /
and make IT a misdemeanor for any
person TO hunt on any highway. rail /
road right of way, or any unoccupied /
land or to carry a loaded gun or other |
firearms on any street, or road, rail |
way train, or public place
Want Women in County Institutes.
Asking at least one session of cOun- |
t. farmers institutes for the house /
hold science department. and assist
Gnce of institute workers in promOt- /
ing this work
Citing that it is the duty of all /
women interested in household science, [
better health. better home and better
schools in Illinois. to encourage the or
gahization of study clubs and depart
ments of household science in county /
farmers Institutes, and especially to /
assist in arranging programs for
lug all institute officers to insist on |
the cooperation of the women.
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