Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-12-04
MR.. PAC. PRESIDENT
At WHEAT CONVENTION
definite Assurance From Ell
lott That He will be in
Attendance.

Professor George Severance, who
4 in charge of the program for the
meeting of the Wheat Growers, Mill
ers and Shippers, which will be in
pullma next week, has received de-
finite assurance that Howard Elliot.
nresident of the Northern Pacific rail
way will be present at the convention.
It is not likely that James j. Hill,
president of the Great Northern, will
be here, but so far as is now known.
President Elliot will be here.
Just what part the noted railway
president will take in the program is
not vet known, but there will undoubt-
edly be place for him, and he will
have something to asy that will in
terest the farmers.
The work of the convention this
year will be in two divisions. namely
that relating to "Grain Production, 4"
and the Profitable AdJuncts of
Wheat Farming"
The principal lecturers for the
"Grain Production" division are.
The Value of Thorough Tillage, -
D.A. Richardson, Spokane.
The Right Use of Barnyard Ma
nure, 20, M. Olson. instructor in farm
ers anstitute W.S.C.
Eradication of Noxious Weeds, j.
G. Wolfe, Almira, Wash, who is pre-
sident of the Farmers Educational
Cooperative Union.
President Annual Address, Hon.
0.E. Young, Pullman.
Experiences and Obligations in
Wheat Production for the crop of
ssssseeas sIea sc. II sCIosfgy, Garfield.
Dry Land Farming, H. w. Camp
bell. Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Squirrel Problem, DR.. S. b.
Nelson. Pullman.
The Smut Problem, Prof. H. B..
Humphrey, Pullman.
The Education of the Farmers
Son, Prof. Showalter, of Colfax.
How May the Present Conditions of
Rural Life be Improved?-President
E.A. Bryan.
The Wheat Farmer as a Citizen. -
E.A. Smith, Spokane. Editor of the
Twice-a-W Week Spokesman-Review.
The foregoing lectures and address
ses are announced for Wednesday
Dec. 8, beginning at 10:30 am.
On Thursday, Dec. 10th, beginning
at 900 am, the following program
of lectures and addresses will be
given in the division of Profitable
Adjuncts of Wheat Farming:
Opportunities for Profitable Pork
production. W. T. Mcdonald. Animal
Husbandman. w. sc.
The Farm Dairy, Prof. H. I.
French, Moscow. Idaho.
The Corn Crop, Prof. R. E. Hys-
lop, Moscow.
Peas for Forage, D. F. Foster, w.
sc.
Growing Alfalfa, in the ralouse,
Max Hinrichs. Pullman.
Seed Improvement at the Expert
ment Station. Geo. Severance, Pro-
lessor of Agriculture, W.S.C.
Breeding High Nitrogen Wheat, R.
Thatcher, Director of the State Col
lege Experiment Station.
The New Hybrids, CIV. Lawrence,
Verealist, W.S.C.
Ways and Means of Promoting SeeC
improvement, E. E. Elliott, Moscow
PRACTICAL Seed Improvement for the
Farmer, D. o. Hughes, Colfax
Some Practical Results on Seed I'm
provement, P.W. Cox, Colfax.
II is Undoubtedly true that this year
uider the able management of Profess
sor severance there will be presented
Oelore the meetings one of the strong
eSt programs and the most representa-
urVe OF the varied interests of the
s'ate that has ever been given for the
penent of the wheat growers and mill
CTS OF the state. Besides the lectures
" farming experts, there will be
musical numbers by the faculty OF
music at the college, the principal
seiectlons of which will be rendered
" Professor Herbert Kimbrough anc
.ioi' Iunberg, both of the faculty ir
p'ano instruction at the college. A
,eaalng will be given by Miss Jayne,
"Suuctor in dramatic art and elocu'
HOn at the college. and other numbers
III oe thrown in to give the program
anighly pleasing character.