The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-23
WITH SUNKYS|DE FARMERS.
INSTITUTE HELD THERE MOST Sue
CEssFUL OF THE MONTH.
Devoted Largely to the Subjects OF
Dairying and stock Raising
Actively Participated in by Those
Attending-Recent Improvement.

1 Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
| SUNNYSIDE, Dec. 2l.-The farmers In
stitute, which was conducted at this point
! during two days this week by MEM
bers of the state agricultural college stan,
came to a close yesterday evening. 1t
awakened unusual interest 1t was
the most successful farmers meet
ing of the series which have been held
during the present month at various
points in Western and Central Washing
ton. both in point of attendance and in
4 the high degree of interest manifested
/ In the sessions by the farmers Sum
nyside Is an irrigated district, under the
Sunnyside canal, which is the largest
! in the Northwest. The majority OF the
| farms are not large. and intensified farm
/ ing with diversified crops is the rule. In
order to bring the farms up to the high
est state of production.
The farmers here are, on the whole, OF
| very intelligent type, close students
and quick to avail themselves of modern
| methods. They gave the closest atten-
/ tlon to all topics upon which the speak
| ers addressed them. The sessions opened
at a. M. and except for a short respite
! during the noon hour for lunch, continued
until late in the afternoon. When adj
| Journment was taken long enough for the
farmers to drive home do up their chores
and get back to the evening sessions.
The Christian cooperative colony. which
people of this section. We ~ o'~--" =
the arrangements and left nothing un.
done to make 1t success.
Dairying and Live stock.
Dairying and stock raising were the
two topics to which more time and at
tention were given than any other
branches of agriculture.
Prof. w. J. Spillman, the station ag-
rfculturist, was kept upon his feet greatly
IN excess or the time altotte-
the programme In answering the deuge
OF queries for information on these sub
jects.
DR.. Nelson. the state veterinarian, who
devoted himself to the care of and dis
with great attention. and the farmers
showed themselves willing to profit by
his advice.
One of the principal features of the
programme was debate between two
prominent stock breeders OF the state
Adam Stevens. of Ellensburg, and j f,
Shannon. OF North Yakima-the subject
being. The dairy COW is more profitable
than the dual-purpose COW for the farmer
who produces milk in commercial guam
titles" Mr.. Stevens. who is a breeder OF
Jerseys, purely dairy breed, took the
affirmative against Mr.. Shannon who Is
breeder Of Shorthorns. a breed that is
adapted to both milk and beef produce
ton. Mr.. Stevens onened the debate and
made lengthy argument. to which Mr..
Shannon made strong defense. The de-
bate excited much interest. and strong
NhiAiPiVhS Aoi potn spcdheTS were ue-
veloped.
Rev. ]. 8. Harrison. one of the most
prominent farmers in the neighborhood,
made strong talk on the value that
creamery would be at Sunnydale. He
stated that a creamery would mean a pay
roll every month. with the cash flowing in
regularly. It would put every farmer who
went Into dairyino on a cash basis, with
monev always at hand to meet his bills.
Wherever dairying Is found In COM
munity. he said. the people are prosper
with R00d wal1-furptSba1 hp
good literature. good roads, etc There
are not yet enough cows to run a cream
fered by big creamery concerns in Spo-
Kane and Seattle to establish cream
Swimming station whenever enough sup
port could be secured. There is no dan
ger. he continued, of not getting a market
for dairy products, and as soon as there
are cows enough a Swimming station or
creamery will be put in. He urged every
farmer having six or more cows TO pur-
chase hand cream separator. 1t will
pay for itself within a few months by
saving the cream which Is lost by the
old-fashioned pan-setting system in COM
mon use He cautioned farmers to be-
ware of agents who go about the country
selling cheap separators, as they are hum
bugs and the machines do not remove
the butter-fat from the milk; neither is
the skim milk SO available for feeding
young stock.
Marketing Home Products.
r. d. Young. who is one OF the pio-
dress on Home Products" illustrating
in a pithy way the advantages of market
Inc products in such condensed form as
butter. cheese. eggs. beef etc He has
n dairy herd. and with the use OF in
telligence he makes the alfalfa that is
utilized by his stock bring him in a rev.
enue considerably more than 500 per
Mr. Wells. another sunnyside farmer,
! gave his experience with feeding stock
aud Messrs. Krider q Smith also talked
along tho lines. MI Smith ms
/ 10 Sunnyside about six years ago with
very small capital. and since then has
accumulated l6o acres OF land and fifty
| head Of stock This is a remarkable rec
| ord, and shows what a man with energy
and good Judgment can accomplish in
this country
II. NJ Lichty. one OF the leaders Of the
Christian cooperative colony. outlined his
experience and observations with swine
raising. He advocated that the hog was
most valuable adjunct of every sun
nyside ranch.
Prot Fletcher, the hortlculturist Of
the station stan, Was engaged principally
the orchards Of the neighborhood re
stated that Sunnyside Is promising
| and pears ne saw pleased him greatly
! He gave a valuable address on hor,icul-
| tural topics.
! Miller Freeman. publisher Of the Ranch
I ana Range. WAS called upon 10 address
( the gathering. He made eongratula-
! tory talk upon the progress the sunny
, side valley was making and recalled some
! % his experiences upon a visit TO that
section i've years ago. He had never seen
I a ucighborhood IN such hard luck as the
Z Sunnysidr at that time: but the trans
! formation enat had been wrought IN the
, last Eve wears was marvellous ana no
! could hardly believe that IL was the Same
] community 81 farmers who then DEVOTED
/ themselves 90 dilating upon the Crime
I OF lS,T' now prosperous and happy. With
nothing but stories Of their good fur
tune.
THIS winters two closing Institutes win
be held AZ RtzVille and kiGua. from the
18th 70 the sd
To the lover our watch window is n
+ source q consolation. Louis Klodt, S2i
Second avenue