The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-26
Kansans Identified With Every
Task of Uncle Sam.
Graduates of State Schools
Hold Good Places.
JAYHAWKERS' new RECORD
Efforts Have Brought Wealth
to Many Men.
Lands Worn Out, Rejuvenated
Through Their Efforts.

Washington, March 26.-There are
at the present time seven Kansas men
doing big things for Uncle Sam. They
are all specialists in their particular
lines of work and are all employed in
the department of agriculture.
There is no other state in the Union
furnishing such an array of specialists
in this great department. Everyone
of these Kansas men has become
famed for his Investigations and ex-
periments, and a number of them
have travelled for years in foreign
lands and have now an international
reputation for their work. Another
interesting thing about these men is,
that they are products of both the
Kansas State university and Agrtcul-
tural college at Manhattan.
Probably foremost of all is DR.. VIM.
D. Bigelow. assistant chief of the bu-
reau of chemistry. He has made an
admirable record in assisting DR.. Har-
vey w. Wiley in administering the
pure food law. He has been recon-
mended by DIR. Wiley as his successor.
Prof. William Hall, for many years
assistant forester under Clifford Pin
chOt, has for the past year been en-
gagged in conducting experiments near
Madison, Wis, in the manufacture of
paper from wood pulp
Professor Georgeson has been en-
gagged in special line of agricultural
work in Alaska. where he is in charge
of two experiment stations. He is
teaching the people of that far off
land what crops are possible to be
grown there and how to till the soil
to obtain the best results.
Prof David Fairchild, who for
many years has been famous as a
globe-trotter in search of the new
fruits has now become chief of a di-
line of work. His division is known
as the foreign seed and plant introduce
ton division. He is son OF the late
DR. Fairchild, who was a former
president of the Kansas Agricultural
college.
Prof. Walter A. swingle is the man
who introduced the date and many
citrus fruits in this country from
civilized foreign country, and his eff
forts have been marked with great
success.
PROFESSOR Marlatt, who is assistant
entomoIogist in the department, is the
man who found the enemy to eradi-
cate the San Jose scale, which in for
mer years brought an annual ruin to
the orchards of this country to the
extent of millions of dollars. After
travelling in a dozen or more countries
in quest of the desired fruit tree
enemy, he discovered what is known
as the lady bird beetle in orchards
near the great wall separating China
and Japan. He imported several hun
dred of these beetles, and with great
care the department soon raised mil
lions of the insects and later dis
tributed them among the orchardiSts
of the country. Their invasion in the
American orchards has proven success
far beyond expectation of the federal
authorities.
Wheat Expert a Kansan.
Still another Kansan comes in for
great share of credit which has now
long been accredited to his superiors
in the department. This man is Prof.
Mark A. Carleton. He is the cereal
expert of the government, and is ac-
of the world. He is the man who
first found the now famous macaroni
wheat or Durum wheat in Russia and
it in America about a
of the big money makers in drouth
stricken regions. 1t can be raised sue
cessfully in any section with little
or no moisture. As result of this
United States is providing greater crop |
annually than is required for the |
of macaroni consumed in |
this country. We are now exporting |
this wheat at good profit.
Professor Carleton is now down in |
the southern states teaching the farm |
ers how to rejuvenate their wornout |
lands and what crops are best to plant |
for profit.
This is just brief mention of what |
,hese Kansas men have accomplished
md what they are doing. There is
much to be written about scientific
work which has extended over many
TearS past. There is one thing GER
ain, and that is that they have done
more to keep Kansas on the map than |
majority of other Kansans employed
~ Uncle Sam.
Kansas postmasters appointed:
-ames H. Large, Belle PLANE; Clyde
;. Scott, Greenleaf.