The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
FARMERS WEEK. HAPPYHILDEBRAND
Be Held in Topeka January s,
8 and 10.
Farm Experts Here From Ne
braska, s. Dakota, Minnesota.

The program of the forty-second an
nual meeting of the Kansas State
Board Of Agriculture is off the press
today. The meeting will be held Jan
uary S-10-in Farmers Week" Roll
call will be the order of things at four
o'clock. Wednesday, January s. At the
same time the Kansas Improved Live
Stock association will be holding one
of it's concluding sessions.
Governor w. r. Stubs will welcome
the members of the board to Topeka at
the first general session of the meeting
OF the state board Wednesday evening.
On behalf of the city and county James
A. Troutman will speak The response
will be made by I. L. Diesem, of Gar
den City. president of the board.
w. p. Snyder. superintendent expert
ment substation, North Platte. Ne
brasha. will give an address on Econ
omic Rations in Pork Production" -
1.-The Decline in Acre Yield of Kansas
Crops" will be discussed by L. E. Call,
associate professor in soils, Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Breeders of livestock will be particu
1arly interested in the program Thurs
day morning, January 9. THE Place
for Beef Cattle is the subject of a
paper which will be given by w. A.
Cochel, professor of animal husbandry
at the State Agricultural college. Then
will come James w. Wilson. director
agricultural experiment station at
Bookings, South Dakota. and son of
Secretary Wilson, who will speak on
Type VS.. Breed"
Some Factors in High Cost of Liv-
ing" will be discussed in the after
noon by Professor Frank W. Black
mar. of the State university.
Prof. John Detlefsen. of the Univer-
sity of Illinois, will speak on The
Study of Genetics in Our Agricultural
Colleges"
is the subject of a paper that will be
given at the evening session by Miss
Carrie NJ. Watson, librarian of Spooner
library at the State university. Presi-
dent Samuel Avery of the university
of Nebraska, will follow with an ad-
dress ON Education for Farm Life.
.GThe Kansas Hen" will be the topic
of discussion Friday morning by VIII
lam A. Lippincott, professor of poultry
fusbandry. Kansas State Agricultural
college. D. A. Wallace. OF st raul
Mimi. will give some factors in the ue-
velopment of a state
The election of officers is scheduied
for the Friday afternoon session; also
an address on County Demonstration
Agents" by J. H. Miller, director OF
farmers institutes, Kansas State Asrl-
cultural college ..,,--- 49,,
Women are given a particularly ur-
cont invitation to attend the closing
Session. Miss Effie Graham, of Topeka:
will speak on 1.-The Corporation Line.
md the Rev. Charles A. Finch. of the
First Christian church, will discuss
1.-The Measure of Man.
Officers of the Kansas state PoaIu
IF Agriculture are: President. l. L.
D;ase1, Of Garden City; vice president,
a w. smith. of Mcpherson; treasurer
7 T. Tredway, of La Harpe; secretary
= D. Coburn, of Topeka.
IT might be of interest to note that
Mr. Coburn has served nlne'eeIi III ~
serutive years as secretary OF the
board. His election each year is simply
Retiring members of the state board
sre. H NJ. Laing. Russell, Russell
county; Chas. E. Sutton, Lawrence
Douglas county; o. o. VOL t..- Nc
IT,,+chinson. Reno county; J. c. Rob
ison. Towanda, Butler county; James
n Pike. Colby. Thomas county