Show EXPERIMENT STATIONS Profs Merrill and Hut Speak on the Subject at Salina TRIHUNH SPECIAL Sauna Dec 19List night a meeting was hid horo under l thodirection of the farmers Institute Profs Merrill and lull from the Agricultural college were the shakers Prof Merrill spoke by request on the work of tho experiment station as there Is 1 a movement on foot hero for tho establishment es-tablishment of 1 branch experiment station sta-tion under tho direction of the main talon ta-lon at Logan This movement baa been directed by n feeling that tho northern station on account of Us location Is not ton able to fully solve the agricultural problems prob-lems of thin district 0 Prof Merrill oulllncd tho work of an cxpnrhnfnt rtntlon Knowing Its work In tho Introduction of heavy yielding varieties vari-eties of grain the bcil grasses for increasIng In-creasing the postures d the ranges the work of reclaiming alkali Boll otc Prof Hutt spoke on tho work of the State Agricultural colloKU showing Its value a an educator of farmers sans = L i = E io H o ft I i JLk He dwelt on tho necessity oC tho farmer being an educated man as much as tho I lawyer or doctor Ho further pointed out that boys from tho nature of their trainIng train-Ing on the farm were bettor able to make a success of farming than of other occupations occu-pations TO give an Idea of tho work of Iho col lego as taught to tho boy the professor gave 1 talk on the seed showing what could bo learned by observation and what practical conclusions could be drawn from It lr Thin work Is much appreciated by tho farmers and should bo extended llll every town In tho State Is receiving Just such instruction |