Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-14

Country Life Conditions. ~ All Of
these subjects were discussed to
some extent, and after the ad.
journment Of the session there
was a sort Of reunion Of those in
attendance and a general social
session in which every one was
made acquainted with every one
else.
Fridays Sessions.
Friday morning the first session
Of the day was called to order by
Chairman Dorman, promptly al
9 80, with good attendance
Many grain menrailroad men an(
Others interested in handling
wheat had arrived on the evening
trains Thursday evening, and tn,
attendance Of people from distant
parts was much larger than the
first day. Chairman Dorman an
nounced the committees he had
appointed and then the conven-
ton got down to business. Prof
w. II. Mcdonald, head Of the de-
partmcnt of animal husbandry,
was the first speaker. lie talked
on Breeding Draft Horses on
the Farm" and gave some valu-
able information which may prove
profitable to those who heard it..
Byron Hunter. of the United
States department Of agriculture,
spoke on Forage Crops for Hogs
on the Wheat Farm" His address
was full Of information, for he
spoke on subject with which he
is thoroughly familiar and which
he has investigated in all Its
phases.
Farm Demonstration Work
was the theme of Mr.. II. w.
Sparks. who has charge of the
farm demonstration work Of
Washington State College. He told
what is being done, has been done
and will be done by the college
in this line Of wori, and pointed
out many things which the farm
ers might do to improve their con
litions in this state Probably one
of the most interesting features
of the forenoon session was the
exhibition by Mr.. George a. Oh
son. of the experiment station
staff, of a homemade machine for
making flour and testing the glu-
ten qualities of wheat. This Is an
invention of Mr.. Olson. and any
farmer can make one for So or
less. and in short time can learn
TO demonstrate the true value OF
his wheat for -four purposes.
The afternoon session FRIDAY
opened at 80, with a good at
tendance. A piano solo enlivened
the meeting and this was followed
by an address by S. {. Armstrong,
state grain Inspector, on me
Problem of the Inspection OF Hay
and Grain by the State OF Wash
ington." P. w. Cox, the veteran
farmer and stockman of western
Whitman county, delivered an
able address on "Shall We Raise
Corn on the Summer FalloW?
Mr. Cox is one of the most sue
cess corn growers of the Palouse
country. having raised 400 acres
last year, and he is thoroughly,
convinced. after several years OF
effort. nearly all of which have
been highly successful, that corn
can be grown at a profit IN tins
country, and that corn growing
and hog raising are necessary
"side issues" to successful wheat
farming.
Professor r, w. Thatcher spoke
on lessons From Our Boys Corn
Growing Contest, telling what
has been accomplished and giving
the results attained by some OF
fine Young corn growers who rals-
ed small patches of corn last year
under the direction of the eXperl,
ment station. This talk aroused
much interest and many farmers
EXPRESSED desire to try corn
growing next summer, and many
anplications for seed corn were
filed with the college.
Another interesting talk along
the same line was that OF Col. "A.
A. Morse. special representative
of the o. r. & n. company, VINO