Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-17
FARMERS INSTITUTE
WELL ATTENDED


Texas State Farmers Institute opened
this morning at the A. & NJ. College
with an attendance OF about 1000 per.
sons. OF that number many were
wives and children OF farmers. The
sessions of the institute are being held
In the Bernard Sbisa Hall and are well
attended.
Visitors began TO arrive Thursday
afternoon and by night more than 500
were registered Last night in SbIsa
Hall w. +. Proctor, State agent IN
charge OF demonstration work. con.
Quoted comparatively by the United
States Department Of Agriculture and
the A. & NJ. College, addressed the del.
egates to the institute. He explained
the work OF the demonstration agents
and urged the delegates to the instl.
tute to call upon these men OF all
times for information with reference
to agricultural problems and their
needs on the farm. lie explained the
close co-opertlon that exists between
the A. & NJ. College and the United
States department also.
The morning session opened prompt.
ly at . O'Clock with an invocation by
y. o. Allen Of Naples. This was col
lowed by the address Of welcome by
Il. J. Kyle, dean OF the agricultural
department at the College and director
of Farmers meetings. In his address
Prof Kyle declared that the two big
problems the farmers OF Texas are
facing are, how to increase the pro.
ductiyeness OF the soil and how to pre-.
vent continued decrease In the pop.
ulation Of the rural districts.
He outlined briefly plans for meet.
ing both these problems. He review.
ed the growth OF activities that are in
tended to benefit the farmer and ex.
planned the provisions OF the recent
Smith.Lever bill with IFS federal ap.
preparations for extension work by A.
& NJ. Colleges. The possibilities OF
this work IN Texas for the A. & NJ. Col
lege were thoroughly explained by the
speaker.
Paul Wipprecht. brother of Walter
Wlpprecht of Bryan, representative
Of the State Department Of Agrcul.
ture. with headquarters In Houston, re-
sponded to the address OF welcome.
He told about the consistent growth
Of the A. & VI. College Of Texas and
how II had served the interests OF the
farmer. He declared that the dele.
gates to the institute are here for bust.
ness" and expressed the hope that
every man would get hot in the collar.
In his annual address Ed. r. Kone
OF Austin. State Agricultural Commits
sioner and p.esident OF the institute.
reviewed the operations OF the State
department He spoke Of some OF the
problems that the farmers are facing
and said that the problem Of the rural
school would be solved when Texas is !
covered with good roads, such as many
counties now are building. The man
who doesn't love his work had better !
leave the farm because he Is a precon-
demned failure, Mr.. Kone declared. To !
make success Of farming man
must put his whole life into II, brain |
as well as Drawn, and heart thrown in. !
George A. Smith. Of Beaumont, vice.
president, made one OF the most inter.
esting talks Of the morning when he !
discussed Efficiency on the Farm"
Mr.. Smith urged the installation OF
system Of accurate and thorough-go.
ing accounting on the farm and said
that II the boys could be encouraged |
to take up that work that there would |
be less dissatisfaction on the farm
among the boys and girls. The weed. I
ing out Of all Improbable stock, the !
proper equipping of the farm with !
modern and labor saving machinery |
were other points stressed. The pro.
gramme will be continued this after |
noon tonight, in the morning, tomor- |
row afternoon.