The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
This Is Plan of State Agricul-
turaI Society Meeting.
War Spirit in All Speeches
Made Before Big Convention.
NO THOUGHT OF SLOWING DOWN
Everyone Urges High Water
Mark in Production Here.
Minister of Agriculture of Can
ada on TOday's Program.
THURSDAY.
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THURSDAY.
Afternoon Session.
THE Breeder and the War, Duncan
Marshall. minister of agriculture, Alberta,
Can.
Operation of United States Grain
Standards Act E. L. Morris.
"War. time Farming" W; NJ Jardine.
dean of agriculture and director expert
ment station, Manhattan.
Evening Session.
Music. Modoc club, Topeka.
1.-The Side Line-a Mitigator,' Maude c.
Thompson, paragrapher and editor women s
column, The Cou-ant, Howard.
Music, Modoc club, Topeka
pastor First Methoi.s. EpiscoDaI church,
Topeka.
FRIDcY.
Morning Session.
Competition or Cooperation of Farmers
Organization" Edward c. johnson. dean.
division of extension. Kansas State AgricuI-
tural college, Manhattan.
1.-The Federal Department of Agriculture 8
Plan for Handling the Farm Labor Prob
lem E. v. Wilcox office of farm man
agement, United States department of agri-
culture, Washington, d. c.
Afternoon Session.
Dr. J. Paul Goode, University of Chicago.
illustrated with lantern slides)
Election of members.
Report resolutions committee.
Unfinished business.
Installation of Lew board, at the secre-
tary's office.
At $50 a get-acquainted dinner. to which
all delegates, visitors and others are cor
daily invited, will be served at the Cham
ber of Commerce, southwest corner Seventh
and Quincy streets. A program of music
and toasts will be given.
Kansas farmers attending the con-
vention of the state agricultural So
ciety are today planning to throw the
states maximum production of beef
pork, poultry, wheat and dairy prod
ucts against the Hun lines that the
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may do their share to win the war
Every speaker today showed a wal
spirit. He offered a method of aiding
in increased production and speeding
up the farm activities to meet de
mands of the war crisis
There isn't the slightest thought o.
slowing down in any line of farm en-
deavor because of the war situation
speakers today indicated. There arr
things about the draft and the foot
administration and the price fixing
| system that haven't aroused tumul
tuous applause and enthusiasm in tn
rural districts. But the men WHIT
| talked to the farmers today met a rea
response when they urged high waite
mark production on the Kansas farm
With meatless and wheatless days
the Kansas farms will go long wa.
toward producing the needed supple
for the allies and make certain tina
no one at home goes hungry. Will
| the food administration is directing
! campaign for consumption of les
food, the Kansas farmers are aIread
working on their program for create
production. 1t will be the co-opera
ton of the producer and the con
| sumner that will enable the American
farmer to feed the world. speakers de
clared.
Beef Production
| Beef Production as Business
was discussed in paper by Arnol,
Berns, a prominent Peabody cattle
man and stock grower. Berns tol,
/ the farmers a few of the inside fact
| of beef production and methods o
marketing, feeding and caring for live
stock. Bern was. certain the Kansa
blue stem grass w would afford sufficien
pasture to feed the big stock herd
which will later feed the allied sol
| diers in the trenches.
! Berns told the convention ther
was nothing too good for the KaEsa
beef steer and his sister. 1t shoul,
have the best of everything-fron
good feed and tender care to came,
grand opera, if necessary to rellev
the lonesomeness of the meek eye
animal.
With a large crop of poor corn o.
our hands. there will be plenty O
beef made this winter and spring,
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