The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-19
YIELD IS GREATER
Treating of Potato Disease In.
creases Crop.
Splendid Results Reported by
Farm Bureau.

The potato yield in Shawnee county
in the last year increased from seven
teen to sixty-fiYe bushels per acre
where q process Of treating potato dis
leases was put into practice. The
treatment process was project of the
Shawnee county farm bureau, and was
used on 1900 OF the 1880 Kaw valley
acres devoted to potato growing.
With the increase in yield the in
crease in return from the crop was
$1,000 per acre. The surprisingly
large growth in potato yield was
shown in the annual report made at
the meeting of the Shawnee county
farm bureau today at the Y. W. C. A.
Biccha Is Reappointed.
f. o. Blecha was reappointed coun-
ty farm bureau agent for 1921 with
an increase in salary. He has been
head of the bureau for three years.
Thru the agency of the county farm
bureau more than 10000 head of live
stock have been sold. 1000 trees have
been pruned and 500 trees sprayed,
the report showed.
Shawnee county is proud of the dis
tinction of being the home of the prize
pig. corn and canning clubs. The pig
club is at Wakarusa, the corn club at
Elmont and the canning club at Ell
mont; also of the fact that Albert
Hadley. who owns the pig that won
first. prize at the Hutchinson, Topeka
and Wichita fairs. lives at Auburn,
Kan. ~
Charles S., Weeks, secretary of the
Kansas state farm bureau, was the
principal speaker before the farm bu-
reau meeting this afternoon. He
spoke on the Importance of organiza-
ton among, farmers.
Organization must be powerful
enough to obtain for farmers the same
returns from capital and labor invest
ed as other organizations now de-
mand," Weeks said. However, the
strength of our organization must
never tempt US to take advantage of
others. In brief. we must organize to
demand economic justice. not econo-
mic advantage.
Those who would keep US apart
say that organization will mean more
salaried help for farmers to pay" he
said. 'Our answer to them is this:
We had better pay salaries sufficient
to hire the best help obtainable to
conduct our business for us and then
be able to fire that help if it does not
handle that business in a way that
satisfies us"
Tells of Hot Lunches.
Mrs. Ray Kiene. in charge OF the
women's section of the Shawnee coun-
ty farm bureau. reported that thirty
three district schools are serving hot
lunches, that many farmers wives are
having the privilege of dressmakfng
schools. Mrs Kiene directs. the first
of the two lessons taught at the school
and an instructor from Manhattan pre-
sents the seond lesson. Poultry GULL
ing is another important part of the
work of the womep's farm bureau. |
Miss Amy Bachelor Of Manhattan |
had charge of the women's section |
of the county orga nization to- |
day.
The question of increasing dues of
the bureau was one of the most I'M |
portant considerations of the after |
noon meeting.
More than one hundred farmers of
Shawnee county are In attendance at |
the annual meeting of the Shawnee |
County Farm bureau in Topeka today |
A meeting of the executive board was |
held at the office of the county farm |
bureau this morning at 10 o'clock. |
The members 1unched at they. w. |
c. A. and assembled in general meet |
ing afterward at the Y. w. c. A.
Scott Kelsey is president Of the |
county farm bureau. [. H. Neiswen-
der is ice-president; Mrs. Hattie Ce |
ell is secretary and W. B. Van Horn Is |
treasurer. A. |
The achievements of the farm bu-
reau in the past year. and the general |
policies for the coming year will be |
outlined at the afternoon meeting, F. |
D. Blecha, Shawnee county farm agent, |
said today. The time will be set for |
the farm bureaus spring drive, |
planned for some time in March, BE |
cha said.