The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-11

| finished product, carrying as 1t does
comparatively little plant food. The
| most of the food that the wheat has
taken from the soil is in the bran and
middlings. Feed these materials on
the Kansas farms and market them
along with our corn and alfalfa in high
class beef, butter, eggs, pork, etc.
Live stock farming is more profitable
than grain and hay farming in every
section of the United States. The Uni
ted States census shows that the aver
age income from grain and hay farms
for a ten year period was S7.72. The
return per acre on live stock farming
was SLAP or 1870 more. The one sys-
tenn depletes the soil, the other builds
it up. The future of western Kansas
must in particular be based upon mix
ed farming with it's principal element.
live stock, supported by kaf1r, milo, the
sorghums and the silo.'
George H. Hodges in speaking late
Thursday told in eloquent language of
the greatness of Kansas. He told the
bankers that they had been an import
ant factor in the development of the
state. without a bank to furnish CAPT.
tai business would~-not flourish as il
does, he asserted. He reviewed the
banking legislation passed by the leg
islature, and discussed the plan of
having a one-house legislature.
Should Be Cooperation.
Charles N. Sawyer, the new state
bank commissioner, stated that the
bankers and the farmers should work
together. He said in part:
This is essentially an AGRICULTURAL
state and the bankers should awake to
the vast Importance of the widespread
movement for increased yields of
grains through scientific cultivation
and careful selection of seeds.
The bankers are the most influential
of any single class of business men. How
many of you take any interest in the
meetings Of the farmers institutes in
your counties? How many of you even
take enough interest in these meetings to
attend them? Do you know that the same
percentage of increases in yields of grain
in Kansas, as have been made in Iowa
and Illinois and other states, would mean
hundreds of thousands of dollars of in
creased wealth to the state, to say moth
Ing of the increased value of the land p?
The bankers will share in this prosperity
hope that you bankers will rise to the
occasion and help keep Kansas in the
front rank as an agricultural state. In
stead of boasting about the size of our
farms, suppose We bring about a condition
that will enable to boast of the yield
per acre You are going to hear more
from me in the future upon this subject
and serve notice upon you here and now
that if you do not want to be bored about
self defense You will feel like the man
in the audience did when the speaker who
had been prosily Grating wound up by
saying: L want land reform, I want
housing reform, I want educational re-
form, want and a bored voice in the
audience said. 'Chloroform,' and you will
have to administer the chloroform unless
you get busy and boost the movement"
George w. Hanna of Clay Center was
of the opinion that while savings depart
ments require much extra bookkeeping
they are well worth while for the adver-
Using value. Another valuable feature is,
he asserted. that the boys and girls get
the habit of putting money into the bank, |
and they will later become patrons well
worth while. John z. Wagner of Larned, |
second vice president of the association |
reviewed the history and accomplishments |
of the association.
Raise Fund for Widow.
Late Thursday afternoon resolution |