Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-01

and marketing. This plan Of administra-
TIVE organization will eliminate many Of
the evils that have heretofore resulted
from overlapping functions and divided
responsibility. 1t will leave all educational
and experimental work to the departments
of education. particularly the state uni
versity. Agricultural fairs and expositions
and meetings incident thereto, will be left
to the state and county agricultural So
, cieties, and the subjects of control and
law enforcement will be collected and the
work co-ordinated within the State De-
partment of Agriculture.
Recommends Cooperation.
Mr. McKelvie recommended that the
state Join with the federal government in
the eradication and control Of contagious
diseases in farm animals and that there
should be unrestricted sale of anti-hog-
cholera serum and virus, and, If it became
necessary in order to bring this about,
that an adequate state plant should be
operated within the proposed State Depart
ment of Agriculture. Mr., MCKelvie also
suggested legislation in the interests of
the sheep and wool growers.
Legislation is needed that will facilitate
and extend the work Of the county family
farm bureau so that 1t may include ex
tension work in agriculture and home
economics as carried out through the en-
ployment of county agricultural agents.
home demonstration agents, boys and
girls club leaders. agricultural specialties
and all types of extension meetings car
ried on in the county.
There is need for cooperative credit So
cieties so that the honest. industrious
farmer of small means can be given the
advantage of larger credit and lower
priced money.
Wants Rural High Schools.
Provision should be made for the read
iustment of boundaries of our school dis
tricts so that our rural schools may be
consolidated, and rural high schools
should be established. Vocati onal training
and physical culture should be made a.
part of the course of instruction
Mr.. McKelvie called attention to the fact
that so per cent OF the farms in Ne
braska are now operated by tenants and
that some legislation should be evolved
that will forestall the further develop
ment of such a menacing situation
Experiences of the war period have in
dicated the necessity for rural highways
which are of prime value for marketing.
Nebraska is pledged by the action Of the
last legislature to cooperation with the
federal government in the raising Of funds
and administration of construction and
maintenance of rural highways
Tax On Motor Cars.
Mr.. McKelvie recommended a tax upon
motordriven vehicles in addition to the
property tax as a further aid to road
building. The road work is especially
timely now in order that employment may
be provided for the surplus labor that will
be produced by the rehabilitation of our
military forces.
The following organizations were rep
resented at the meeting:
State Board of Agriculture.
Corn Improvers' association.
Association of State, County and Dis
trict Fairs.
Nebraska Conservation and Public well
fare commission.
State Dairymen's association.
Nebraska Farmers congress.
Nebraska Farmers Cooperative and
Educational union.
Farmers Cooperative Grain Dealers
and Live Stock Shippers association.
Nebraska State Grange.
State Horticultural society.
State Live Stock Improvers' association.
Aberdeen Angus Breeders association.
Dairy Cattle Breeders association.
Nebraska Horse Breeders association.
Nebraska Holstein Breeders association.
Nebraska Potato Growers association.
Nebraska Poultry Breeders association.
State Association of Farm Bureaus.
State Association of Rural School Pa
irons
Growers association.
Nebraska Stock Feeders association.
State Swine Breeders association.
National Non-Partisan league.
Nebraska State Irrigation association.
Nebraska Jersey Cattle Breeders asso-
citation.
Nebraska Holstein Friesian club.
After discussion of several other
propositions, the question was asked
OF Mr.. Johnson what number of peo-
pie of the state would be most
served by the county seat to county
seat road program as laid out by the
department. Mr.. Johnson replied
that 63 percent of the people of the
state lived along the lines of con-
templated road building and that IS
per cent lived within four and one
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