Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-06-25
President H. J. Waters Of the Kansas
Agricultural College.

ioieNd, Ndn.. June .H.--F11tN years
ago circuit riders were travelling over
Kansas preaching the gospel of Chris
tlanity to the scattered settlers. Kan
sas today is said To be in the foremost
rank or states AS a result of their
| teachings.
| To-day new kind of circui, rider
Is Is preaching new gospel in Kansas.
MS tline women also are prea ching.
pei OF old, but is said to be an i'm
portam adjunct to it. 1t is the gos-
| pei of increased efficiency and better
! living. The Kansas Agricultural col
, legc and Uncle Sam are sending the
new circuit riders over Kansas. They
! preach to as many people in a year
as the old-time circuit riders reached
| In a decade.
| The Agricultural College is being
! taken TO every back door in Kansas
by these new itnerant preachers of
the gospel Of living. The men are be-
ing urged to properly care for their
| crops and stock: the farmers wives
are being told that they should look
properly to the care of their houses
and the feeding of their children.
All this Is made possible through
the Smith Lever fund and the appro-
priations of the Kansas Legislature.
Through the Smith Lever fund. pro-
vidcd by an act of congress, Kansas
gets $500 from the government for
carrying the gospel of efficiency to
her farmers. This fund is available
only to states where the legislature
provides a like amount Added to
, this is $4,000 which is given the
state. along with others, as an annual
appropriation from the government to
, improve farm conditions The saa,-
600 is The fund that ends the gospel
Of better living broadcast in the sun
flower state. Last Year the means
We're meagre because. a smaller
amount of money was available, but
Ihls year that many are expected to
near 1t within month after the new
lscal year begins on July I.
The County Agent.
In the new scheme the county
agents Office takes the place of the
church of missionary days. The
county agent has all the duties of
parish minister. He visits from
house to house. receiving condolences
advice and acting as the clearing
| house for the family troubles. From
the mysterious disease which alta aCks
the farmers livestock his reports run
down to the mould that has damaged
the wife's canned fruit
Last year there were ten county
agents. There will he fifteen when
the new fiscal year starts. But first
there must be pledge that the coun-
ty agent will be supported by the
community. So bankers. business
men and farmers are required 10 pay
part OF his salary. II is only enough
to require an active interest, as the
state. though acting through the
counties. provides for salary Of
from $500 to $500.
Farmer and Wife Partners.
a other. feot,,ro,. H.. ,,o,,
gospel is the tenet tina, the farm is
| unit. The farmers wife is a full part
ner in everything. the Kansas Agricul-
! tural College insists. Farmers cannot
| be benefited unless their wives and
! daughters also are benefited. AS q re-
suit. Sle,50O will he spent to aid the
rural women of Kansas to solve their
problems this year. A corps of wom-
en- ministers of the new gospel will
cover the state. Every question that
comes up in the life of the average
housewife will he considered Even
the matter of removing stain from
the tabecloth will get attention from
these women
| This work begins in September,
district and state fairs. Viewing the
products of housewives skin, they
make suggestions and give technical
criticisms calculated to bring about
a higher grade of efficiency.
/ Then Kansas is visited. every nook
and corner Of it. by Farmers 1nsti-
| tute workers. who include the wom-
en-. In the winter months "tive-day
schools are organized in the various
! communities. The work OF preach
ing the new gospel is not allowed to
lag In March and April the house
keepers schools are held. and in
May, June and July the women do
missionary work on tho school teach
ers attending county Institutes
Women who don't belong to organ
izations or who wish to get their work
| in another way can receive the same
instruction in a correspondence
course. Willingness to he saved from
the sin at waste. worry and improper
" doing things is all that is neces-
sary. because, the Kansas agricultural
experts say. there is no Kansas wom-
an for whom an arrangement for inn
prove1nent cannot be made