The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-05
FARMERS BIC Day
Experts From All Over Country
Speak at X. s. A. C.
Six Organizations Participate
in Farm and Home Week.

Manhattan, Kan, Feb. 5.-The an
nual Farm and Home week being cell
ebrated here this week at the Kansas
State Agricultural college is featured
by the annual conventions of six or
CARNATIONS composed of farmers. Fol-
lowing the inaugural exercises yester-
day by which President w. NJ. Jar
dine formally became head of the COL
lege, the program today is turned over
to the farmers. Experts from agricul-
tural colleges and market centers in
various parts of the country are here
to respond to their parts on the set
programs. These group programs
take place today and tomorrow.
The Kansas State Dairy association
convened this morning with an adj
dress by the president, William New
lin of Hutchinson. He was followed
by addresses by DR.. L. s. Lawrence
of Kansas City, Kan: H. B.. Dodge,
dairy extension specialist of the Kan
sas State Agricultural college; c. H.
Eckles, professor of dairying, Missouri
university: w. A McKerrow. ~Univer-
sity of Minnesota; f. V. Ellington,
United States Dairy association, and
the days program was concluded with
an inspection of the colleges dairy
herd.
The Kansas Horse Breeders asso-
citation has prepared program. COM
mencing this afternoon, which in
cludes addresses by the following men:
D. F. McAlister, Topeka; A. P. LOOMS.
| Diamond Springs; F. w. Bell, Kansas
"Aggie;" George L. Rommel, chief of
| the bureau of animal husbandry of
the United States department of agri-
culture; Harry McNair. Chicago; A. P.
| Coon, Lincoln, Neb. An exhibition of
prize winning horses will, conclude the
| program.
The Kansas Crop Improvement as
sociation has an all-day program. the
speakers being G. c. Cunningham,
Kansas "Aggie;'. Charles r. Weeks,
| Fort Hays Experiment station super
intendent; DR.. G. w. McCampbell.
Kansas ''Aggie;' Carl Wheeler,
Bridgeport, kan, president; w. E.
Grimes and r. I. Throckmorton, Kan
sas "Aggie," and L. F. Miller, director
of Missouri Experiment station
| The Kansas Improved Livestock
| Breeders association will begin it's pro-
| gram tomorrow with an address by
| the president of the association, r. H.
Hazlett, Ell Dorado; the other. speakers
being Frank d. Tomson. Lincoln,
| Neb.; F.. D. Farrell, dean of agricul-
ture, Kansas "Aggie"; E. L. Barrier,
Eureka; w. A. McKerrow. st. Paul,
| Mimi; Robert Evans. president of the
| National Swine Growers association
| E. F. Ferrin, Kansas "Aggie."
| The Kansas Sheep Breeders associa-
ton will convene tomorrow morning.
row, St. Paul; c. ]. Mustion, Kansas
City, Mo-; Charles Heron, Kansas
| City, Mo.
The Potato Growers association will
| meet tomorrow afternoon. The speak
ers will be Albert Dickens. Kansas
"Aggie''; B. H. Pugh, Topeka; L. 1
Melchers and J. w. Blachly, Kansas
| "Aggie''; Jess Haney, Oakland.
On Saturday the delegates will visit
the orchard and packing shed and
I. - L. i
| DR.. Raymond Allen Pearson, presi-
dent of the Iowa State college. was
the principal speaker at the Inaugural
yesterday. E. w. Hoch. former gov
| ernor, presided. and DR.. Wilbur n
| Mason, of the state board of Kansas
| DIR. Frederick w. Lewis. president O.
the College of Emporia, extended
i greetings to the new president. A
dinner and reception comprised thu
evening program at the college.