Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-12-11

Although the attendance at the
wheat convention was not greatly
larger than last year, the interest
taken excelled all past meetings.
Prof. Severance expressed himself as
exceptionally we'll pleased with the
unusually great interest the farmers
manifested in the work that the col
lege ano experiment station is doing
toward better farming in the state.
More than ever before farmers are
realizing that their emperical methods
must make way for those better meth
DDS as taught by the agricultural coll
lege. In the absence of Pres. BRYAN.
Prof. o. L. Waller gave the welcom-
ing address, which he concluded by
bringing before the convention certain
facts that J. j. Hill, the great rail
road builder, brought before the meet
lngs of the governors which was
called by Pres. Roosevelt last year.
The very important point brought out
was the urgent necessity for better
farming methods in order that the
farm production may keep pace with
the present rate of consumption. Mr..
Hill claimed that under present con-
ditions of farming where CONSUMPTION
Is on the increase it will be but few
years when this country could raise
only enough wheat for home use.
Mr.. o. A. Richardson of Spokane
then urged the Importance of thorough
tillage in which he brought out that
this above all other questions was of
primary Importance in successful
wheat farming.
o. M. Olsen, farmers instituete
specialist, spoke on the right use of
barnynard manure, and stated that the
appearance of the barnyard was a
strong indication of a good or a bad
farmer.
Wednesday afternoons meeting.
after a musical number by Prof.
Tunbreg, was opened by very able
address of the president, Hon. 0. E.
Yuong. He was especially forceful
in ihs talk, in urging farmers to bet
ter efforts and more study in their oc-
cupation of wheat production and its
relations to the welfare of our great
commonwealth.
Hon. r. C. McCroskey related some
of his experience and observation in
wheat production for the crop of 1908,
bringing out some very strong facts
of his results in tillage at the right
time and tillage done too late. Not
only thorough tillage, but tillage at
the right time he claims tbs necessary
for the successful wheat grower. His
experiences with smut, he said, were
filled with completely. He has met
with success and with failure, and has
not settled the smut problem definitely
in his wheat growing.
Prof N. D. Showalter opened the
evening session by an able address on
the education of the farmers sons.
He began by giving an idea of the
present condition of our state school
system, pointing out that even though
it be one Of the best in the union, and
money paid for educating our children
being excelled only by California.
there are many opportunities for i'm
provement, especially in our rural
schools.
Pres. Bryan then told how the con-
idtions of country life may be I'M
proved, in which he went into some
detail in showing how the trend of
legislation has in the past been
mainly for the development of manu-
facture, and that no special atten-
tion was paid toward bettering condl-
tions in agriculture. He showed
wherein it was essential in the history
of our country previous to the develop
ment of manufacture that manufac-
ture should be developed so as to give
a place for consumption of the farm
produtts, which were at that time
which were at time produced too abb
undantly. But now the spirit OF
American Legislation is placing IN
increasing Importance the development
of agriculture.
\ The second division of the program
was on profitable adjuncts to wheat
farming, and from the interest taken
by the farmers there is doubtless a
growing and intense interest in GER
tain crops and products which the
wheat farmer can grow in connection