The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
Is BIC ROUND UP
HELL known Speakers From
Entire State to Fort Hays.
Feeding and Growing Expert
ments for Show April 20.

Hays kan, April IA program
fun OF interest to stockmen and
farmers is scheduled for the ninth
annual roundup at the Fort Hays Ex-
pertinent station. April %.
Pres. w NJ. Jardine of the Kansas
State Agricultural college will speak
at 10 a. m. at the morning session Of
the roundup. welcoming the visitors
in behalf of the Agricultural college
and the Fort Hays Experiment sta
ton. President Jardine has keen
interest in the agriculture Of western
Kansas. His long years OF service in
the interest Of agriculture, both with
the United States department of agri-
culture and with the Agricultural col
leze first as agronomist, then direc-
tor and later as president, have given
i.frn an insight into the agriculture.
problems of the day. such as few men
receive in a lifetime.
Mr. M. r. Baker of Sharon Springs
wallace county, a progressive hNe-
cook breeder and farmer of western
Kansas. who has been breeding here
ford cattle for years, Will adure-s IN
roundup visitors on Itls M
ssThe Survival of the F1ttesI- Nj
Raker has been a member OF the nan
sas legislature for several terms ~
has been a co-operatof Win tne .l =
Havs Fxperiment station Tor several
Years and is putting into prac.lcS
$500 ~ the valuable iGeas obtained
fhr1i his cooperative efforts
The presiding officer of the DAY WIN
- NJ q q. Cochran of Hays. a
,,-orofnent western Kansas Hereford
,l8n5.- farmer and banker. Mr..
Cochran is a pioneer in the snort
s-raSs country and knows western
Kansas agriculture. He thoroIy dp-
violates the need for greater DIVER
sification of the agriculture .s,l',S
in this part of Kansas and any move
1nar looking toward improving agTl-
cultural conditions finds him in the
front rank. 49,,
Mr.. Anthony Kuhn. president OF the
T.llfs County Farmers union, IS one
Of The prominent and forward look
ing farmers, taking part in furtherlhg
the activities of cooperation IN agrl-
culture Mr.. Kuhn will make a snort
address at the morning session or the
roundup.
Mr.. Ed Root. a prominent livestock
breeder Of Brookville, Kan. president
OF the Kansas Livestock association
will make a short address on the work
OF this splendid organization.
Mr.. T. W. Tomlinson of Denver,
Colo. editor of THE Producer, VIII
address the roundup visitors on
The Present Livestock situation
As secretary OF the American LNdLAoIiaAA
Livestock association, he has been
making a gallant fight for the live
stock shippers in his endeavors to get
the high freight rates reduced At
the present time Mr.. Tomlinson IS
representing the livestock interests of
the nation in railroad rate hearings
before the interstate commerce COM
mission at Washington, d. c.
The afternoon program will be de-
voted almost exclusively TO discussion
of the results of the feeding expert
ments and inspection of the cattle
and sheep in the lots. L. c. Aicher.
the new superintendent OF the Fort
Hays Experiment station. will give
short talk outlining his program for
increasing the usefulness of the sta
ton to the farmers of western Kan
sas.
Dr. G. w. McCampbell, head of the
department of animal husbandry at
the Agricultural college, will analyze
the results of the feeding experiments.
He has a happy faculty of presenting
such Information in a clear and con-
vincing manner. Doctor McCampbell
has been connected with the animal
husbandry department of the college
for many years and has had a wide
and varied experience in his long term
OF service to the livestock industry of
the state