The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08
President Waters, X. S. A. G.,
Discusses Problems.
United States Faces European
Peasantry, He Says.
CHANGE CONDITIONS.
Professor Bailey, Is Against
Yegetarianism.
Educators Address Session of
Horticultural Society.

At last nights session OF the forty
fifth annual meeting OF the Kansas
state Horticultural society in Repre-
sentative hail at the state house. IL.
]. Waters. president of X. $ A. c.,
Manhattan. said that. with the increase
of population and accompanying in
crease in acre yields the United states
was threatened with peasantry like that
Of Europe unless conditions change. He
predicted that time might come here
like in Germany when a woman would
be seen hauling products TO town hitch
ed to cart uy the side OF a dog as
may be seen now in Europe.
Prof. L. II. s Bailey. of the Kansas
State university said that a complete
vegetable and fruit diet was not con-
ducive to intellectual growth and cited
the South Sea islanders as an illustra-
tiOn.
President Waters subject was Fun
damental Problems of Farm Life" His
talk in part follows
Pay Too Much Freight
THE great fundamental problem in
farm life is to bring about the increase
acre yield which viii accompany the
increase Of population in the United
States without bringing about peas
antry In Europena countries where
the acre yield has been Increased,
peasantry has followed. This viii
also happen in the United States un-
less conditions are changed. What
woman hitched to a cart by the side
Of a dog bringing farm products to
market as may be seen any time IN
Germany or Saxony.
american people pay too much in
freight rates. I don't know whether
or not freight rates are too high. but
we are paying too much. The trouble
is that our products are moved around
too much. One-fourth Of the cost OF
living last year went into freight
rates. I'll venture to say that you
pay at least four freight charges on
every piece of beefsteak you buy.
Another problem OF rural life are
the farm boys and girls. To keep them
from leaving the farm make It profit
able Teach farming in the grades; as
so many leave school before they
reach the high school Carry II into
the country school. Kansas is taking
the lead In this.
of the 5000 rural schools in the
state. 1000 are teaching agriculture. and
400 of the 800 high schools are doing
likewise"
Food Value of Fruits.
Professor Bailey spoke on Food
Value of Fruits" in part as follows:
Fruit and vegetable diet is healthfuls
but alone It is not conducive to intel
lectual development. For instance the
diet of the South Sea islanders Is prin-
cipally fruit and vegetable and they are
not noted for their brain development.
Fruit may be defined as swcetened
water cont aiming a little flavoring ana
cOloring matter. Two bushels or ap-
Piles weighing SO pounds. when thor
oughly dried leave only ten pounds
Prof. Ira Cardiff. Of Washburn
college, mace a plea for the rearing OK
better children
The convention closes today.
Secretary WelIhouse's Report.
In his annual report to the sessions
Of the State Historical society Secrc-
tary Walter Wellhouse declared that
while the past hot. dry summer had
been hard on the fruit It had been
severe on all the enemies Of the
fruit. The growth OF scab. rot fungus
and blotch had been retarded by the
Try weather. Secretary Wellhouse also
in the PARASITE theory, Which
IS to say he would fight destructive
bugs with other bugs, their enemies.
md believes that this method is even
more effective than spraying the trees.
Along this line Secretary Wcllhouse
said:
I'm its native habitat" he said. "ev-
sry insect. in fact every form or life.
has some other form of life that preys
mon il and keeps # I'm check. and
therefore, the natural enemy OF every
Jest is to be found in that part OF the
world which is it's native home. When
,ver. therefore. a new pest is introduce
ID and becomes troublesome. scientists
ire sent TO the country from which IL
s believed to have been brought 10
iearch there for the bug which preys
mon it. As a rule. each parasite or
lredaceous insect viii attack but one
lind of insect and If IL cannot get this
viii starve before il viii touch any
II her"