The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-03-26
completely destroying them.

Professor Thatcher spoke on seeds.
showing the necessity of using clean and
pure seeds. He said this WAS not corn
country, in the sense that Iowa, Illinois,
Kansas and Nebraska are known as corn
states, but the yield could be increased
at least 10 per cent if the proper methods
were employed. People living in Iowa
and other corn states in the east discoy-
cred at an early date that they could in
crease the yield by selecting the most
perfect ears of corn for seed, until now
no farmer thought of planting any
but the best. Most of the corn planted
here il not acclimated. Most farmers
send to Iowa for seed corn, corn that is
raised where the nights are hot, cOndi-
tions that do not prevail here, hence it ia
not acclimated. The corn they had
brought along for free distribution was
raised on the college farm and was ac-
climated.
Professor Lawrence also spoke of the
necessity for pure seed in raising wheat
Most OF the wheat raised in this country
is mixed. Red Russian, Fife, Club, etc.
are frequently sown in mixed quantities,
the result being that the miller rejects
much OF it and pays a lower price than
when 1t remains separate and pure
Farmers, he thought, would find it to
their advantage to carefully select seed
wheat, keeping the different varietics 8
separate, as each have different qualities
and require different methods Of hand
ling.
Mr.. Creath, representing the Swift
Packing Co. of Portland, made a shC !
talk. His subject. OF course, was the
raising OF hogs. He considered this an
ideal country for the raising of hogs,
and marveled that more porkers were
not raised. Most OF their hogs come
from Nebraska, about 80 per cent, leav-
ing 20 per cent bought here. The inter
ests of the raiser and packer are mutual
The packer can't do business without the
raiser, and the raiser goes to the packer
to find market. Over $1,5OO,0 900 was
sent to Nebraska last year for hogs
money that should have been paid out
here.
Professor Mcdonald spoke on stock.
On the fiat car from which he spoke,
fenced in, stood a magnificent COW and
calf Of the Hereford breed, representing
beef qualities, and Holstein COW, show
ing high qualities for milk. Their differ
ent excellences were fully explained. The
professor entered criticism against most
farmers using horses too small for profit
able farm work Their horses as a
rule should he larger. 1T costs no more
to feed and care for large horse than
for an undersized one. A perfect speci-
men of horse for all work was brought
out and the good points made clear to
the audience. A short back is associated
with good horse.
Professor Oscar Nj. Olson spoke on
hogs and sheep. This state, he began
by way of premise, should produce more
hOgs-at least enough to supply the
home demand. Hogs should have pIen-
ty OF pasture. An alfalfa field is an ideal
spot for them. In selecting a hog get
one with long body and smooth skin,
not one with wrinkled skin, one standing
well on it's legs. Three specimens of per-
feet animals we're brought forward, Of
the Berkshire and Poland China varieties,
and their good points noted. He also
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