The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-14
FIRST AGRICULTURAL SHORTCOURSE SCHOOL
Held A. vnden this Week. Pronounced Success Hundred
and twenty-five Students Enrolled the Opening Over Two
Hunded the Total Enrolment Banquet Patrons Friday Night

= The Lynden Agriculture Scnooi =
pened at 10 o'clock Monday nlefn'hs
in the Odd Fellows hall, Prof.. 'e'i'p'
calling the meeting to order with !"
hundred and twenty-five menioe'' =
attendance. He explained the use u
the tickets given at the door. Tue 'e'.
ures and the hours of the varioh' i'e'
,res. He also explained the pu'pose =
of the school. which is the first 't ''i'
| kind to be held in the state.
Thefirst lecture was by Prof. NY
strom, of the Washington State ooi-
lege, on the selection of good dails
cows. His remarks were heard Win
great interest by the students prs
cnt. In part, he said: Il urge 'he
practice of weighing milk every uas'
testing at least once a week. a
testing association is found very sat
isfactory, and it has been demonstra-
ted in Wisconsin that it is successful,
and the cost but little If at least
800 farmers are interested. No differ
ence is made in the process OF test
ing either sweet or sour cream
M Ara Af
used for the perfect test, and not too
much acid used. AS soon as it !s put
into the milk, mix thoroughly. The
sample taken will nearly always give
the right reading. The milk should
be between 65 and IS degrees tenn
perature. The ingredients Of milk
should be: water, 81 per cent; sugar,
), casein 81, protein 5, ash. 5.The
pl ice of scales for Weighing milk is
$780,
The milk weighing demonstration,
and the Babcock; test were very inter
esting and instructive.
Mir. Ashbv spoke of the care H
he separator, stating that the sal4e'
amount of water should be used esIh
lime for flushing If the test is not y
be affected.
There was also domestic science
lecture given Monday which was
pto op< t.; onJ Il oI,f,,l
On Tuesday morning Prof. Sever
ance. of the Washington Experiment
al station. gave his very able lecture
On Soils.
Mrs. Nystrom's talk on Domestic
Science was greatly enjoyed by the
aJies present.
Prof. Blanchard, of the Washington
station lectured on
Poultry, and Treated the subject in
| very interesting manner. He urged
making the chicken house very tight
md warm with the exception Of the
'rcnt. which, he said, should be made
Of wire netting, covered with cloth. in
5ery cold weather double curtains may
DO used. Trap nests are not advocat-
I'd by Prof. blanchard. He cOnsid-
,rs Plymouth Rocks the best market
birds, and that they are also good
,gg producers, but Leghorns requireI
ess room than the larger breeds. He
advises culling out the best birds whei
hev are about five months old. All
we're invited to send for the poultry
book which is for free distribution.
The session on Wednesday morning
opened with talk on Soils, by
Prof. Severance. This was followed
,y an address on "The Dairy Cow
md Dairying", by Prof. Nystrom,
which was listened to with great int
,rest by the large class Of students
learly all of whom were present.
The professor also took up the
'JNNe VI iboi SOuSIi iuCtlOh ohN
advised that the same be supplied
With all the light possible, and recon
nended the erection of the so-called
iouble barn, two story building
o be preferred providing the floors
we're made perfectly tight.
Rectangular barns, the speaker said
we're very good providing there was a
way of conveying the feed to the cat
lie. He also recommended cement
'loors providing they were insulated,
md stated that the ceilings should
never be more than feet, and per-
-ectly tight. Light and sunshine, Cf
course, should prevail. Four foot
square windows should be placed be-
hind each COW. He also gave an illus
ustration on the blackboard of
1ind each cow He also gave
he King system of ventilation
Ind recomme nded its use in
'old weather. He dwelt at some
ength upon the necessity of always,
When possible. providing plenty Of sun
light, fresh air and water, and ex-