Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-06-28
THEFARMERS' TRAIN.
CROWD GATHERS To GET POINT.
ERS ON FARMING.
Experiment Station Experts on Dem
ONStratiOn Train Arouse lntere st.
Agriculture, Horticulture, Dairy.
ing and Stock Raising Are Treated
In Discussion.

About 400 people turned out Fri
day evening to see the much -heralded
milking machine and to hear the
talks on horticulture, farming and
dairying by various members of the
Washington State college demonstra-,
tion party, now touring the western
part of the state.
The train arrived on schedule
time and a good sized crowd was
eagerly awaiting it.
II. L. Blanchard, dairy and poultry
expert of the Puyallup station, dis
eussing conditions necessary for sue
cessful dairying, said:
kindness to the dairy animals is
one of the greatest assets of any
dairy farm, and is one that is with
in reach of every dairyman, whether
he owns Il large dairy or a small one.
Without kindness you cannot sue
ceed. You must get the confidence
of your cows. Don't abuse any one
cow in your herd, for when you once
acquire the habit, you will soon be
abusing all of them
Upon close observation you will
find striking similarity in all the
types of good mixers, regardless of
breed You should study and learn
these general points of similarity,
and pay heed to them in building
up your dairy.
The general appearance OF the
animal should indicate great vigor
OF constitution. She should be angu-
lar in structure, of medium length,
with a roOmy abdomen or barrel, a
prominent, high-dishing face, wide
nostrils and forehead, and thin neck
of medium length. She should be
sharp at the withers, and have a
prominent backbone running straight
tc the line between the hips. then
rising quite prominently, forming the
pelvic arch. The tail should be of
good length, slender, extending we'll
below the hooks, and carrying good
switch.
"Her legs should be of medium
length. Her girth should be ample
lust back of the fOrelegs, to insure
large lung and heart capacity. The
dewlap should not be too large, and
wedge-shaped. The hips should be
broad, and not too straight, curving
prominently from their connection
with the backbone. She should stand
squarely on her legs, which should
be we'll apart. Her skin should be
thin, and have a mellow touch. Her
ears should be active, and lined with
a yellow skin. A cow that possesses
these points will prove to be a good
feeder and an economical milk pro-
ducer."
Prof. r. w. Thatcher. director of
the station, said in part:
Very valuable land in Western
Washington is at present being hand
led with less care and profit than
should be received. From what we
have noticed, we are inclined lOI
western part of the state are more
inclined to carelessness in this re-
spect than they are in eastern Wash
ington. We have seen scores of Or
chards which are not producing
scarcely any marketable fruit, to say
nothing of profitable returns for the
investment. We have seen great
herds of cows grazing on pasturage,
which must certainly be a losing
business
with natural conditions SO favor
able for fruit and dairy work in the
western part of the state, the people
should be in the front ranks, rather
then permitting as great or greater
success in their lines of agriculture
and dairying to be achieved by their
neighbors in other parts of the state
whose natural advantages are much
inferior"