Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-14

Kansas City. Aug. 14.-There will be
little of the usual order Of convention
addresses and less of oratory al tiie
national conservation congress IN Kan
sas City next month, II the plans "
the executive committee are carfleo
cut. The whole policy OF the co'l''''ie
tee is to develop the practical sue VI
farming and to let theory enter oA's
where it is necessary. Inc FARMER ai- !.
his land are TO be considered Hrst' anu
al1,ost every subject to be dlscusseo
on the program will pertain to pIac'A-
cal agriculture, in this sense olnellhs
from any other conservation congress
held up to this time. AT Seattle IN is0o
Forestry" was the main topic "niie
in ST. Paul last year 1t was ruoi! u.
Lands" This year in Kansas City u
is to be The Farm and the Farmer
Subjects To Be Treated.
The Country Child versus the olts
Child" will be one of the subjects
rreated another viii be Child Life on
me Farm" another, Co Operation
Among Farmers" Then there VIII pc
a series of subjects that will come uh :,
der the general head of the hu a.. a.
Home" The Country school, Inc
country Church" The Commui'i'S
Library" and THE community Nlup
Each Of these subjects is. Of course -
be treated by men who nave hia"9
that particular point a STUDY.
Pertaining directly TO inc ia' ~"
will be the matter or son ~,
t;on." which in its various phases
take up the major part Oh 'ie
tons time =
THE Farmer and the Ram oa"' ;.
"rbe Farmer and the Postal service
are subjects that will be tfea'eo
the second day Of the convention
TRANSPORTATION Problems.
,-,der the head of Transportation
Of Farm Products. the secle'a.
war Henry L. Stimson. will tax Oh
THE Farmer and the Navleaoie nv
ers." subject of peculiar interest -
the west and southwest at present
owing to the movement now u1'"ei ""'
70 revive the use Of the missouri NV
as we'll as some Of the western '1aou-
,aries to the Mississippi. Other SUD-
,ects pertaining directly TO this Will De
"The Live stock Industry, and !" ma.
G,,d Roads Do for the farmer. Prac-
.icaIlv all of the farmers west OF tHe
Missouri river are also stock growers,
and as a class may be termed STOCK
farmers The discussion OF me Lise
Stock Farmer and Soil Fertility, VIII
be of special interest to them rms
will he treated by DR.. Frederick =.
Munlford, dean of the College OF @aSfl-
culture. University of Missouri. In the
same line Ex-Governor ". D. Hoard.
of Wisconsin, the authority on dalrElns
will have a paper on 'Dairylng ano
Soil Fertility" Prof. z. y. TenEyck. OF
the Kansas State Agricultural College.
will read a paper on Methods OF Gull
tivation," and Prof. Cyril 6. Hopkins,
of the University Of Illinois. will talk
on Worn Out Soil" Clifford Pincho;
will discuss The Country Life Move
ment.''
These subjects are mentioned here
only to give an idea Of the trend OF
the congress in its various phases IN
Kansas City. Every address will be
open for discussion from the floor, and
as many Of the delegates, perhaps a
ma jority. will be practical farmers, the
discussions Of the convention are ex-
pected to offer some Of its most inter-
esting developments.
This is the first congress in which
the farm and the farmer are given first
Importance in the addresses and the
discussions.