The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-22
FARMERS IN MEET
Plans Worked Out for Market
ing Organization.
4 Special Committee VIII Form
Giant Corporation.
THIRTY DELEGATES ATTEND
Extensive Educational Cam
paign Planned in Kansas.
Permanent Headquarters To Be
Established in Kansas City.

Farmer and miller representatives
of the southwest are today attending
a conference in the state house in
volving production of better wheat
and improvement in marketing con-
ditions- Plans are to be worked out
for a thoro crop growing and market
ing organization thru the Southwest
Wheat Improvement association. Thir-
ty men representing grain interests in
Kansas, Oklahoma. Missouri and Ne
braska are attending the meetings.
Most of the talks before the repre-
Eentatives Of farm ana milling inter
ests today concerned the growth and
marketing of grain. A special COM
for uniting the middle west and
southwestern states in giant cor
poration under direction of the wheat
Improvement association.
To Safeguard Farmer.
Greater efficiency in farm efforts as
vel as safeguarding of the farmer in
the matter of mill and elevator Serv-
ice. bank credits. transportation and
freight rates are purposes of the or
ganization. An extensive educational
tons and departments OF agriculture
is planned with cooperation of the
farm press. Several farm publications
were represented in today's meeting
Leo Stuhr. commissioner of agri-
culture for Nebraska; J. G. Mohler,
secretary of the Kansas board of
agriculture: W. W. Cunning. repre-
senting the marketing bureau of the
Missouri board of agriculture, and J.
A WhitehurSt. of the Oklahoma board
of agriculture. attended the meetings
in the state house The sessions were
also attended by w NJ Jardine, presi-
dent of the Kansas state college Of
agriculture; C T. Dowell, director OF
the Oklahoma experiment station. as
well as by men representing milling
and financial interests
Plan Permanent Headquarters.
1t is likely that permanent head
quarters of the organization will be
esta blished in Kansas City. Today's
session is the second meeting to work
out details for the wheat improve
ment program The Topeka confer
ence was called by President w. NJ.
Jardine of the agricultural college,
and Secretary J. c. Mohler of the
state board of agriculture.
General headquarters of the wheat
Improvement organization will prob
ably be opened soon- Arrangements
will also be made to employ gen.
eraI manager or field secretary to di-
rect work of the organization in the
various states. A campaign for bet
ter prices for high grade grain will
be conducted. This campaign will be
extended to the crop grower in an ef-
fort to develop greater farm efficiency
and more intensive cultivation of the
soil Crop rotation and other ques-
Many in Attendance
Persons attending today's meeting
included:
Banner, H. NJ. Kansas City, Mo.
Beeler. NJ. N. Topeka.
Call, L. F. X. S. A. c., Manhattan.
Conner. w. G, Director Of Extension
Cats, Geo. W, Chamber of Commerce,
Cunning W. NJ, Marketing Bureau and
Board Of Agriculture, Jefferson City, Mo.
DeVoss. L. E. Farmers Union & Farm
ers' Jobbing Association, Kansas City,
Doweu, C. T., Director Oklahoma Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, saltwater,
Etheridge, w. C. Department of Field
Crops, University Of Missouri, Columbia.
Farrell. F. D.. TX. S. A c., Manhattan.
Fields. John, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Fitz, L. A, TX. S. A c., Manhattan.
Jardine, w NJ, Pres-, X S. A c..
Kitteii. A. 6. Omaha. Nebr.
Lonsdale, C. W, Grain man, Kansas City,
Mohler. J c. (sec. Board of Agricultural.
Mullen. c. w, Oklahoma City.
Nichols, +. b, Topeka.
Piper G. C. Topeka.
Randall, Harry, Midland Flour Milling
Co. Kansas City, Mo.
Rice, S. O.. Capper Publications. Topeka.
Leo Stuhr. Commissioner Of Agriculture,
Lincoln, Nebr.
sosland. Samuel, Southwestern Miller.
Snyder, RALPH. Farm Bureau. Manhat-
Talbert. T. J., tx s. A. c., Manhattan.
umberger, H, IL S A c., Manhattan.
Whitehurst. Oklahoma Board OF Agrf-
culture, Oklahoma City Okla
Yarnell. Ray, Topeka