The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
FARMERS AT A. c..
Farm and Home Week at Man.
haitian Big Attraction.
Boys and Girls Take Prominent
Part in Program.
MANI ORGANIZATIONS MEET
Association of Dairy Men and
Sheep RaiserS Convene.
Attendant Numbers 500 on
Third Days Session.

Manhattan Dec 29.-More than
500 persons were here this morning to
participate in the Farm and Homo
week activities. and a total attendance
of between 1900 and 1.5OO-men. wo-
men and children-is predicted by
Ed tard c Johnson. dean of the divi-
sion Of extension in the Kansas State
Agricultural college. All sections OF
the state are represented
The Jewell county delegation leads
the list with 1S5 registrations. Fifty
others would have come had they not
been the victims of the grippe. This
Delegation is headed by Ambrose
Folker. county agent; Miss Coyner.
county superintendent, and Ira Hoyt.
president of the farmers institute. p.
II. Ross. agricultural agent for Leav-
enWorth county. Is here with 25 per-
sons. II L Popenoe hea0s delega-
tor of "a from Lyon county. w. E.
watkins. agent for Alien county.
brought a large contingent.
The program is comprehensive
'-sonething doing all the time.
BoSs and girls are mere in record
bres king numbers, and naturally the
prize contests for the youngsters are
attzacting much attention. Instruct
i've addresses arc being given st the
special sessions for them The courses
in home economics ana domestic art
are interesting large number of wo-
men.
SONICdCS
Well attended meetings of the Kan
sas Crop Improvement association and
the Kansas Swine Breeders associa-
ticl were held Tuesday afternoon.
The ninth annual meeting of the Kan
sss Horse Breeders association, pre-
sided over by George B. Ross of
Sterling, opened today. The Kansas
Fruit Growers met this afternoon.
The schedule of other important
meetings follows: Kansas State Dairy
association. Thursday afternoon; Kan
sass Sheep Breeders association.
Thursday afternoon; Kansas Beef Pro-
ducers, FriGay afternoon; and Kansas
State Poultry federation field meet
ing. Friday afternoon
Ross on Rural Education.
Manhattan, Kan, Dec 29--"We
need educational preparedness in
ka nsas more than military prepared
ness" declared w. D. Ross, state su-
perfntendent of public instruction. in
speaking on Rural Education in Kan
sasFs Monday afternoon at the open
CONTRARY to a general idea that the
free public school was brought to this
country by tho Pilgrim Fathers, it is
a comparatively modern institution.
The first free public school for all per-
sons was esta blished in Boston in
ISIS.
On the average, Kansas cities are
paying double the tax rate for school
purposes than that which the rural
communities are paying Because the
co,aatry schools have been cheap
schools. not lnucn has been expected
and naturally the schools have been
poor schools.
-sScw that there are two families
in rhe city to every family in the coun-
try--the rural school must become a
better and different one making the |
country life both attractive and effec- |
tive
Peace at Home Is Necessary.
II is 4 waste of energy for men to |
go about talking world peace in the |
opthicn of Walter Burr. assistant di- !
rector. department of rural service in !
the Kansas State Agricultural college. /
who spoke on Community Welfare /
and World Peace at the general ses-
sion Tuesday morning in connection |
with Farm and Home week. Yet the |
speaker emph1tically predicted that |
world peace will come. but not until /
thes small units that compose the ma /
tions get together on n cooperative |
basis.
W. L. Expert Speaks
Manhattan. Kan. Dec. 29.-MiXed |
farming. including the raising of some 1
form of livestock as we'll as crops to |
urged by A r. WhitSon, expert in |
soils from the University of Wisconsin, |
Whe spoke Tuesday before the Kansas |
Crop Improvement associ;4 ton which |
met in connection with Farm and |
Home week
p II. Ross. county. agricultural |
agent. LsavenWorth county, read a /
PAPER on Farm Bureau Activities for |
Crop Improvement" L. a. Fitz, pro- |
fes<or of milling industry in the Kan !
sas. State Agricultural college. read a /
paper on Effect of Field Damage on /
Milling and Baking Qualities of /
WHEAT