Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-11
Farmers Institute
Wants Farm Advisor

put the plan In practice was passed.
without q dissenting vote In the
closing session of the annual two
day farmers institute In the Com
mercial club rooms Saturday after
noon. Under the provision OF the
smith-Lever act, the federal govern
ment will give financial aid to the
states which accept the conditions
named in the act for agricultural
demonstration work. AS the farmers
institute understood the matter, the
federal government appropriates
yearly $4,000 for each of the sew
eral states, without conditions as to
the use of the appropriation. The
Smith-Lever act provides further
that the federal government will ap-
propriate $4,000 yearly for each
state on condition that the state ap-
propriate a like amount for agricul-
tural work. The Kansas legislature
in a concurrent resolution has ac-
cepted the provisions of this act, and
the Lever bill provisions probably
will become effective in this state.
The probable plan to be followed
in this county will be to form an
association Of farmers. The county,
the farmers, the institute and the
banks will be the ones to subscribe
the amount necessary in addition to
that received from the state to pay
the farm advisor. The fund received
from the state is to be apportioned
among the counties which agree 20
form the associations of farmers and
to carry on the work. A farm advi-
sor would get salary of $4,000 to
! $4,000 yearly. sa
A meeting win be held in March
to make definite plans.
Advocates of the farm expert plan
say that 1t has been successful
wherever tried. The farm expert, OF
advisor, or agentThe Is called py
lall three titi9s--is a man trained IN
scientific and practical agriculture
and his business is to help the farm
ers along all agricultural lines.
M. H. Malott, who was chairman
of the committee which prepared the
resolution, is enthusiastic over the
plan. Il believe that all the banks
will help" said Mr.. Malott.
The nominating committee, M. H
Malott, ]. B. Case and c. M. Carver
reported the following nominations
which were adopted unanimously:
President, H. G. Kyle; vice presi-
dents, grain department, Arthur
Merrill; horses, Kelly Allen; vege-
tables, F. L. Blaesi; poultry, Mrs
]. B. Jones; alfalfa, Harry c. Bren-
izer; hogs, ]. D. Shepherd; cattle
John Book; dairy, George Lenhert;
good roads, George A.. Rush; silos'
c. M. Carver; secretary-treasurer
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A. Poe.
The officers, with one exception
were reelected. Kelly Allen succeeds
w. H. Hansen as vice president OF
the horse department.
Resolutions thanking the officers
for their work, P. E. Crabtree, Miss
Addie Root, the agricultural college,
the male quartet and the high school
girls glee club, were passed unani-
mously.
In the rope halter making con-
test Saturday afternoon, six OF the
twenty-five men who entered won
honorable mention from the judges,
who we're J. N. Burton, d. r. Gorden
and w. G. Lewis. The six leading
halter makers as the judges picked
them are E. NJ. Funk, c. w. Taylor,
J. A. Kuntz, ]. Oberhelman, Will
liam Glatt and F. ]. lands. Their
halters were tip top; some OF the
others were first rate, too.
DR.. F. s. Blayney made an inter-
esting address Saturday afternoon.