University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-09-28
AT The 6 Conservation CONGRESS.


the present day as the future conser-
vation of her natural resources.
For the past week the National
| Conservation Congress which has
convened at Kansas City, Missouri
has listened eagerly to the reports
of delegates and representatives from
all parts of the United States who
have been given the oportunity to set
forth the work of conservation as
carried on by various active organi-
cations in these several states.
To one giving only a passing
thought to the subject, conservation
seems to limit itself to few factor
ial conditions such as game, forest,
fish and perhaps half a dozen other
topics of general nature.
To one interested in the work the
| field appears limitless. We find that
almost every human interest is SUBJ
| ject in one way or another to the
needs of conservation and preserva-
| tion.
At the Convention We're men in all
fields of labor and life advocating
conservation of children. education.
fire and health protection, Industrial
and commercial protection. home
life. mothers and farmers wives in
terests, natural beauty and national
patriotism. but perhaps more than on
any other phase of work stress is
placed on the conservation of the
soil.
In letter addressed to the Con-
gress and read yesterday from the
platform Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
expressed his regret at his inability
to be present at the Congress.
Colonel Roosevelt wrote to this eff
feet: 1 most heartily endorse and
sympathize with the work of this
Conservation Congress. for | see
in it the result of what had in mind
when | undertook to appoint
country life commission during my
administration And indeed it is
true that the result of the work Of
this Congress seems primarily to be
the requirement of facts, figures and
fundamental information concerning
our great agricultural common
wealth underlying which is the need
of soil fertility and conservation and
improvement.
At the opening of the Congress Mr.
Henry Wallace, proprietor of the
Wallace Farmer and President of the
Conservation Congress made the fol-
lowing statements which are of de-
cided local interest. Mr.. Wallace
stated that he believes the Missouri
State College of Agriculture to be
one of the greatest agricultural col
leges in this country, if not in the
world. He spoke as follows: This |
Missouri State College of Agricul-
ture does more work on less money |
than any institution with which | am
acquainted"
Wednesday afternoon Missouri and |
the State University were represent
cd by Dean Frederick B. Mumford of
the College of Agriculture who ad-
dressed the Congress upon the SUBJ
ject Of Animal HUsbandry in it's re-
latiOn to Soil Fertility and the ad-
of this method of farming
over that method known as exclusive
grain farming
Dean Mumford said in brief: Sue
cessful farming means essentially
two things-cOnservatio of soil fer
tility and actual profit in the busi-
ness
He gave statistics to show how
farm marurial fertilizing methods
have exceeded the value of the profit
acquired from commercial fertiliza-
ton. Dean Mumford did not deny
that exclusive grain farming was
possible. but he emphasized that it
was not advisable. One of the Deans
arguments used in favor of this
method of farming was the state
mert of one of our country's strong
advocates of grain farming who says:
Farm manure always has been. is
and always will be the most used ar
ticle for fertilization and soil fertil-
ily conservation
Dean Mumford showed clearly
lay the actual increase and
proft-a most important factor -
in animal husbandry farming over
exclusive grain farming.
Today's session closes the Con-
gress and without doubt the thous-
ands who have attended the meetings
will return to their districts and in
filled with renewed spirit