Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
thousands
Of / 'arrners
In Big Meet
Twenty State Agricultural Or.
ganizations Will Hold An.
nual Combined Convention
In Lincoln This Week. g..

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan, 1.-The big
event or the annual meetings OF the
state agricultural associations in
Lincoln January to 7 will be the
joint session of all the, erganiza-
tions in the Lincoln city auditorium
"Wednesday afternoon. Governor
McHelvie will preside, and among
the speakers will be II. J. Waters,
editor of the Kansas City Weekly
Star and an international figure in
agriculture, and Secretary Craig Of
the organization promoting the deep
waterway from the Great Lakes to
the Atlantic ocean.
Mr. Waters was formerly dean Of
the Missouri Agricultural college
and president OF the Kansas State
Agricultural college. He was prom
inently mentioned for secretary of
agriculture in President Wilson's
cabinet and has Been mentioned for
the same position in President
elect Hardings cabinet The gov
crnment sent him to the Philippine
Islands to investigate agricultural
conditions.
Chicago Seaport.
In bringing the. lakes-to-ocean
project before the Nebraska farm
ers at the annual meetings, the COM
mittee in charge of organized agri-
culture says the loading OF ocean
going vessels at Chicago means a
big thing to1he, corn and wheat belt.
1t would place the seaports within
1000 miles of Nebraska farmers and
result in material saving in freight
charges.
The meetings this year will be the
twentieth annual gatherings OF the
state agricultural associations. Be-
tween 5000 and 5000 farmers usu-
ally attend. This is the first year
the railroads have granted reduced
fares, and the committee in charge
believes that this. plus intense inter-
est of farmers in organization. will
mean at least normal attendatce.
Several of the meetings this year
are of unusual importance. The Ne
braska Farm Bureau federation will
meet for the first time as an cffec-
tiye, organization 1t now represents
between 10000 and $4,000 farmers
and campaign is under way to
increase the membership. y
Twenty Organizations.
Other strong organizations meet
ing during the week are the Nebras-
ka Crop Growers association, the,
Nebraska State Horticultural So
ciety, the Nebraska Dairymen's asso-
citation, the Nebraska Home Econ
omics association, the Nebraska I'm
proved Live Stock Breeders .associa-
tons, the Nebraska Farm Equipment
association. IN all about 20 organ
izations will meet.
Some Of the organizations are old,
this being the SD annual meeting
of the State Horticultural society.
Many OF the noted men of the pio-
neer age of the state were members
of this society The Nebraska dairy
men will hold their 36th anrpal
meeting, and the women will have
their 10th annual gathering.
While the majority of the speakers
on the~yarious programs are Nebras-
ka men and women, thereare a num-
,ber from other states and several
With national regulations i'll their
particular lines. The live stock men
will hear some of the noted educators
of the day, such as Prof, A. M.
Paterson of the Kansas State agri-
cultural college, a sheep authority Of
considerable repute, and Prof. L. A.
Weaver OF the Missouri Agricultural
college, a hog authority.
Noted Speakers.
Philip S. Rose. agricultural engi-
neering editor OF The Country Gem
tieman, is on the program of the Ne
braska Farm Equipment association.
G. S. Phillips of the International
Apple GIowers association of Roch-
ester, ~ Y. and r. A. Emerson,
lrurn to Page Five. Column one.)