The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
ON 20-YEAR JOB.
Kansas in Long Experiment,
Speaker Tells StOckmen.
Attempt to Discover Effect of
Sex on Beef.
T0PEKANS BOARD DIRECTORS
III. w. McAfee, Louise krig-
baum, G. C. Wheeler, ct al.
Adopt Resolutions Against Mill
tary Preparedness.

Twenty years is long time TO spend
on an experiment but it is being done
in Kansas right now, in order to dis
cover how sex may affect the beef
animal, according to w. A. Cochel,
professor of animal husbandry of the
State Agricultural college. in his
speech this morning before the Kan
sas Stock Breeders association.
Twenty head of pure-bred selected
Shorthorns are being watched at Man
haitian" he said. These cows were
chosen from the best possible herds
in the corn belt on the basis of the
grade of calves they have produced.
of the herd from which they came. At
Manhattan they will be bred and the
heifers saved and bred so that they
will calve when from 80 to SO months
old. This experiment will continue for
twenty years in an attempt to discover
the type of beef COW for the produc-
ton of exceptional beef calves
kansas Breeding Ground for Pure
Bred Beef Cattle was the subject of
the speech by James G. Tomson of
Carbonate. A discussion by George
A. Clark of Topeka, E. L. Barrier of
Eureka and Robert Hazlett of Ell
dorado followed.
Topekans on Board.
Topekans make up the board of di-
rectors of the Kansas Improved Stock
Breeders association entirely for 1916,
being H. w. McAfee, Miss Louise Krig-
baum, G. G. Wheeler. Frank Howard
and w. B. VanHorne.
The officers elected this morning
are: James G. Tomson of Carbonate,
president; H. j. Cottle of Berryton,
vice president; Phil Eastman of To-
peka, secreta ry-treasurer; H. F. Erd-
ley of Holton, Fred G. Laptad of Law
renee, and o. w. Devine of Topeka,
committee on resolutions.
Against Military Preparedness
Resolutions were passed "deploring
the advocacy of military preparedness
by certain sections of the country
Another approved the policy of J. c.
Mohler, secretary of the state board
agriculture, in ascertaining names
and postoffice addresses of each
breeder of registered livestock in the
state.
Legislation for controlling hog chol-
era was advocated by the body: Re
solved, that the Kansas Improved
Stock Breeders association urge upon
their respective legislators to enact the
proper legislation allowing the exist
ing state agencies sufficient funds to
properly enforce the existing laws gov
erning the control of hog cholera and
to meet and cooperate with the Fed
eral department of agriculture in their
work of controlling hog cholera in the
United States"
Last night the association met in
the Commercial club rooms giving the
following program:
Interesting Boys and Girls in Farm
Life" dllustrated) Otis E. Hall, Ex-
tension division of Kansas State
Agricultural college.
Farm Bureau Activities for Agri-
cultural Improvement" P. II. Ross.
county agricultural agent, Leaven-
worth county.
Music.
"A Farm Electric Light Plant" l..
| N. McAfee, of Topeka.
Here and Now" Mrs. H. ]. Cottle
of Berryton.
! Music.
Hog Cholera and Its Control DR..
w. B. Murphy, federal inspector in
charge of Marshall county demon
stration.
| Cold drove the association to warm
er quarters of the Commercial club
today. Following the final adjourn
ment at 12:45 o'clock most OF the
members attended the state board OF
agriculture meetings at the Memorial
hall. Approximately 125 mem ers
were presnt this year, the cold keeping
attendance down.