Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-11-06

security for Kansas farmers upon
which to borrow money from Kansas
banks, to restock not only farms with
cattle, but to buy more live stock. is
the proposition which Charles M. Saw
yer, state bank commissioner, is going
to put up to the county bankers as.
sociations throughout the state.
That Kansas should raise more cat
tie is the general idea advanced by
agricultural experts and business
men. 1t is Mr.. Sawyer's idea that If
a farmer will provide forage for stock
he won't have any trouble to get
money with which to buy cattle.
The past summer, say agricultural
students, taught lesson. For two
reasons many cattle were sold during
the last part of the summer; no feed
| to carry them through the winter, and
lack of water. Not only should the
supply Of cattle be replenished in the
state, say the agricultural experts, but
they insist that more cattle should be
raised; that there should be read
justment of farming in Kansas in
which increased live stock production
is an important feature.
THAT the silo is necessary for the
raising of cattle, as insurance against
drouthy and crop-destroying seasons.
is an idea that this summer has thor
oughly proved" said Bank Commits
sioner Sawyer. Along with that.
where needed, is the building of ponds
to conserve rainfall. Kansas needs
more cattle. The banks will be ready
to help farmers in restocking and en-
larging the number.
Here is the farmers part of the
program. He should raise forage: The
best plan is for him to set aside a
certain acreage and on that grow the
kind of forage which will make good
ensilage. Then he should build pit
silos, or the more expensive type if he
cares to. But he should raise and
conserve the forage so as to be able to
have feed on hand at all times for his
stock. If Kansas farmers who want
to borrow money to buy stock will do
these things they will find it good
security for loans with which to buy
cattle.
kansas farmers should not depend
wholly on one type of farming, the
one-crop idea. If his crops fail and he
has cattle he is assured of a living.
There won't be any trouble ON that
score. What he must do is to provide
certain feed for his cattle, and he can
do. that easily and successfully by
growing and conserving forage in ST.
los. He is sure of feed for his cattle.
can keep them through bad seasons
and fatten them the same way as il
the season was good. He won't have
to sell than at time when he doesn't
want to, If he adopts the foragesilo
plan. believe that this is the solu.
ton of the cattle supply of Kansas"
Professor H. NJ. Cutter of the EN-
poria State Normal school, whose
book on rural school methods and
management will be off the press in a
few days, recently presented to Presi-
dent T. w. Butcher and the board of
administration plan for the standard
ization of the rural schools of Kansas.
Professor Cutter has worked out in
detail set of requirements which a
rural school must meet before it shall
be accredited by the normal school as
standard. 1t will require the co-opera-
ton of county superintendent to
make the plan effective, but there are
few superintendent who do not feel
the value of some outside aid in plac-
ing the country school on a higher
plane. Whenever any district thinks
its school is up to the standard the
normal school will send an inspec-
tor" said Mr.. Cutter. "If the school
is found to be satisfactory, a copper
plate bearing the words STANDARD
School will be affixed to the door.
If the school is lacking in some par
ticular, it will be the duty of the in
spector to show where the deficiency
exists and how it may best be- cor
rected." The plan met with the APP
prevail of the board of administra-
tion and will be put into effect.