The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-04
WEDNESDAY. JAN. 4. 1905
eleventh ANNUAL REPORT
Of DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION
Valuable Booklet IL Now Being Distrib-
utsd-Contains Reports, Proceed
ings Of Convention, Addresses,
and Papers Read.

Ars. f, Carmichael, secretary treasur-
er Of the Washington State Dairymen's
Association, is mailing from Yakima
City the l4O-page booklet containing the
proceedings of the annual convention
held in North Yakima December goth,
3Oth, and 3lst, 1903, to those who are
entitled to them. All who are interest
ed in the dairy industry and who desire
one of these reports, can secure copy
at the Yakima Hardware Company's
store in this city, the price being so
cents. The volume is full of valuable
information pertaining to the dairy and
the farm in general, and is we'll worth
many times the price. It should be in
the hands of every rancher in the coun-
try, for perusal Of the papers and
speeches delivered at the convention will
prove of the greatest aid and benefit
The article on "The Development of the
Sugar Beet Industry" by Prof. f. Full
mer Of tine state agricultural college at
Pullman is one of inestimable value to
those who are contemplating the cult
walton Of sugar beets at this time.
The association is now in flourish.
Ing condition; its membership is large,
and 10 constantly increasing, and in.
cludes, nearly all the dairymen Of prom
inence in the state. The membership fee is
but 81, and entities the holders to all
the advantages of the society, including
all publications undertaken by it. The
publication of the last report was quite
. burden, as the society has Us yet never
received any assistance from the state.
All who are interested in the industry
are urged to lend their assistance by be.
coming members, or at least by purchas-
ing one of the reports. The association
officers are very grateful for the sup
port they nave received from outside
sources, which has been most liberal.
The report includes the following:
List Of officers and members of the asso.
citation; historical review of its exist
ence and accomplishments constitution
and bylaws; President II. l.. Blanch.
ards annual address; paper. clarifying
In Washington" Adam NJ. Stevens; pa.
per, "Shall we Build Silos East of the
Cascadesf" Prof. +. +. Elliott, agricul-
tural college, Pullman; essay, "Home
Making" c. L. Smith, Spokane; paper,
'The Dairy Cow" Prof. +. w. Major,
Berkeley University, California; paper,
Feeding Dairy Cows" c. L. Smith, Spo-
kane; paper, "The True Creamery
Pian," j. A. Vol Dungeness;
paper, "The Development of the Sugar
Beet Industry" Prof. f. Fulmer, agri-
cultural college, Pullman; paper, "The
Variableness Of the Test" B. +. Reed,
Ellensburg; essay, "The Farm and its
National Influence" James Hart, Chris.
topher, Wash; paper, "The Country
Dairyman," j. p. Marks, Ahtanum; pa.
per, "I'ne Business End of Dairying,"
D. s. Troy, Chimacum; paper, "How to
Minimize the Great Cattle Plaques" DIR.
8. B. Nelson, state veterinarian; paper,
"The Dairy Law" E. A. Mcdonald, Uni.
ted States dairy inspector; paper, "The
Rearing of the Dairy Cow" l.. Engleman,
North Yakima; address, President f. A.
Bryan, agricultural college, Pullman. In
addition to these there were a number
Of valuable discussions, comments, etc,
reported in full.
The receipt of one of the reports by
w. A. Henry, dean and director of the
University of Wisconsin brought the fol.
lowing letter:
Madison, Wis, Dec "a, l0O4.-Mrs. f.
Carmichael, Yakima City, Wash.
Dear Madam: thank you most
heartily for kindly sending for our H.
brary . copy of the first report of the
Washington State Dairyman's Associa.
tion. We are endeavoring to have our
library complete in all reports of this
character and hope you will not for.
get US In the future.
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